# New game: Dead Guy in the Envelope **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749 "2006-09-14T20:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/101 "2006-09-14T23:58:20Z")
Ken Kesey? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/102 "2006-09-15T00:00:18Z")
I’m sorry - I’m getting kicked off the computer by my husband! 😉 One of these days we’ll get a second computer and a network… Good luck, players! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/103 "2006-09-15T00:06:59Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] Ken Kesey? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/104 "2006-09-15T00:07:27Z")
Is it an author? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/105 "2006-09-15T00:12:08Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Is it an author? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/106 "2006-09-15T00:22:52Z")
Isaac Asimov? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/107 "2006-09-15T00:24:51Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Isaac Asimov? [/QUOTE] No. You’re really better off guessing a category first than just at names ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/108 "2006-09-15T00:26:54Z")
Is it a genre writer? (as opposed to literature) ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/109 "2006-09-15T00:28:05Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] Is it a genre writer? (as opposed to literature) [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/110 "2006-09-15T00:28:43Z")
Poul Anderson? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/111 "2006-09-15T00:30:58Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] Poul Anderson? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/112 "2006-09-15T00:36:02Z")
well, if no one else is going to guess, I’ll go again. Is he a science fiction writer? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/113 "2006-09-15T00:40:49Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] Is he a science fiction writer? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/114 "2006-09-15T00:41:11Z")
Douglas Adams? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/115 "2006-09-15T00:43:06Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] Douglas Adams? [/QUOTE] No. Back in a few minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/116 "2006-09-15T01:16:40Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Isaac Asimov? [/QUOTE] Er, it was established early on that the person was born in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/117 "2006-09-15T01:29:51Z")
Did he write fiction? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/118 "2006-09-15T01:31:33Z")
[QUOTE=Scruloose] Did he write fiction? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Scruloose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/119 "2006-09-15T01:32:58Z")
Is it L. Ron Hubbard? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/120 "2006-09-15T01:37:53Z")
[QUOTE=Scruloose] Is it L. Ron Hubbard? [/QUOTE] No. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749.md?page=7)