# 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:** 7
**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, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/121 "2006-09-15T01:42:13Z")
Did he die in the last 10 years? ---
**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, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/122 "2006-09-15T01:45:17Z")
[QUOTE=Scruloose] Did he die in the last 10 years? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**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, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/123 "2006-09-15T01:46:24Z")
Is it Philip Dick? ---
**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, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/124 "2006-09-15T01:47:22Z")
[QUOTE=Scruloose] Is it Philip Dick? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**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, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/125 "2006-09-15T01:57:11Z")
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of guessing at the moment, but let me know if I’m taking too many turn in a row. Anyway… Was any of his science fiction work turned into a movie? ---
**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, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/126 "2006-09-15T01:59:03Z")
[QUOTE=Scruloose] Was any of his science fiction work turned into a movie? [/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, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/127 "2006-09-15T02:02:04Z")
Is it Gene Rodenberry? ---
**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, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/128 "2006-09-15T02:03:51Z")
[QUOTE=Scruloose] Is it Gene Rodenberry? [/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, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/129 "2006-09-15T02:08:36Z")
Did he die in the last 5 years? ---
**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, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/130 "2006-09-15T02:10:17Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] Did he die in the last 5 years? [/QUOTE] No, and that was implied by him not dying in the previous ten years, as asked previously. ---
**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, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/131 "2006-09-15T02:12:43Z")
Sorry, thought that one got a yes. OK the last 20 years? ---
**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, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/132 "2006-09-15T02:18:23Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Rosewater] OK the last 20 years? [/QUOTE] Yes, he died within the last 20 years. ---
**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, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/133 "2006-09-15T02:22:15Z")
Frank Herbert ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2006, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/134 "2006-09-15T02:23:09Z")
Is it Frank Herbert? ---
**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, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/135 "2006-09-15T02:25:40Z")
[QUOTE=The Sausage Creature] Is it Frank Herbert? [/QUOTE] No. ---
**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, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/136 "2006-09-15T03:14:45Z")
Was he over 65 when he died? ---
**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, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/137 "2006-09-15T03:15:50Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Was he over 65 when he died? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**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, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/138 "2006-09-15T03:23:18Z")
Edgar Rice Burroughs - wrong I know - he died too long ago ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/139 "2006-09-15T03:25:38Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] Edgar Rice Burroughs - wrong I know - he died too long ago [/QUOTE] Yes. You’re wrong. ---
**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, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/140 "2006-09-15T03:39:49Z")
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