# The "add a group" people exclusion thread game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [December 8, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800 "2018-12-08T14:54:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800/142 "2019-01-21T12:34:17Z")

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Rosemary Clooney  
The person must never have been given the Turing Award.  
The person must not have appeared on both Time & Newsweek covers  
This person must not be subject of an opera.  
The person must not now appear on U.S. paper currency  
The person may not have written a musical about a person who now appears on U.S. paper currency  
The person may not have had a beard  
The person must not be a cartoon character.  
The person may not have been an early aviator  
The person may not be male.  
The person may not have been hit by a truck.  
The person must not have a dessert named after her.  
The person may not have died in January  
The person may not be part of a joined species  
The person must not have been a slave.  
The person must never have been under house arrest  
The person may not have appeared on stage with Bob Dylan  
The person may not have had a daily newspaper column  
The person must never haven given birth while on horseback.  
This person may not have been a Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Player  
The person must not have been a notable dancer.  
The person may not have died in a highway accident.  
The person may not have been a British monarch  
The person must be dead.  
The person may not have been denied permission to marry a divorcee  
The person must not have won a Nobel Prize.  
The person may not have had her kitchen donated to the Smithsonian  
The person must not have had her own TV series.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800/143 "2019-01-21T19:03:04Z")

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Jane Austen

he person must never have been given the Turing Award.  
The person must not have appeared on both Time & Newsweek covers  
This person must not be subject of an opera.  
The person must not now appear on U.S. paper currency  
The person may not have written a musical about a person who now appears on U.S. paper currency  
The person may not have had a beard  
The person must not be a cartoon character.  
The person may not have been an early aviator  
The person may not be male.  
The person may not have been hit by a truck.  
The person must not have a dessert named after her.  
The person may not have died in January  
The person may not be part of a joined species  
The person must not have been a slave.  
The person must never have been under house arrest  
The person may not have appeared on stage with Bob Dylan  
The person may not have had a daily newspaper column  
The person must never haven given birth while on horseback.  
This person may not have been a Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time Player  
The person must not have been a notable dancer.  
The person may not have died in a highway accident.  
The person may not have been a British monarch  
The person must be dead.  
The person may not have been denied permission to marry a divorcee  
The person must not have won a Nobel Prize.  
The person may not have had her kitchen donated to the Smithsonian  
The person must not have had her own TV series.  
The person may not have been a spinster

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800/144 "2019-01-27T20:44:32Z")

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And we are stalled. EH, want to start another round?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800/145 "2019-01-29T00:52:26Z")

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Okay, I’ll start one.

Joe Biden

The person may not be or have been Vice President of the United States.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-add-a-group-people-exclusion-thread-game/825800/146 "2019-01-29T15:36:26Z")

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Joseph Kennedy

The person may not be or have been Vice President of the United States.  
The person may not have the first name of “Joseph” or any variation thereof.

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