# Twenty Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 30, 2000, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128 "2000-09-30T08:14:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/41 "2000-10-01T22:54:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by crispix \* > \*\*It can’t even guess “orgasm” > > -crispix types “crispix” \*\* It guessed orgasm when I tried it, only it used the word “climax”. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/42 "2000-10-01T22:57:42Z")
great minds think alike, eh fellas? ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2000, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/43 "2000-10-01T23:17:25Z")
I won The object you selected is: penis If you believe that the information you have entered is correct, press ONLY PRESS UPDATE ONCE, it may take the game several seconds to update the knowledgebase, please be patient. Selecting Update will permanently change the knowledgebase. You will not be able to go back once you have pressed Update. Please only press this button once, if you press Update again, the game will kick you out. A game should only be applied to the knowledgebase once, otherwise, the artificial intelligence could become over stimulated. You may also leave a brief comment ## Other user’s comments may be viewed from the Twenty Questions home page. I guess that it is penis? Is it lumpy? Can it be turned on? Can you lift it? Does it get really hot? Does it have whiskers? Is it made in many different styles? Can it be dried? Can it float? Is it excitable? Can you pet it? Is it generally found outdoors? Is it something you can hear? Is it heavier than a pound of butter? Can you bend it without breaking it? Does it come in many varieties? Is it a coniferous tree? Is it a herbivore? Could it kill you? Can it be stolen? Is it classified as? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/44 "2000-10-02T23:07:02Z")
ahem. Raising the questions from the area of sex to the loftier matter of politics [okay, I couldn’t keep a straight face typing that], I tried it on “prime minister.” It didn’t get it (guessed “ninja” and then “wizard” - hmmm), then gave me this feedback: > [@](#): > > Spontaneous Knowledge > > A hobo probably doesn’t have fleas > A hobo probably doesn’t live near salt-water > A prime minister is probably not water-based > A prime minister probably doesn’t exist in other dimensions > A hobo probably does have a Lofty opinion of itself > You might not jump on a hobo > A prime minister probably doesn’t hold water > Contradictions > > A prime minister is considered helpful to humans > You can find a prime minister in a house > A prime minister is soft > A prime minister probably doesn’t lift the spirits > A prime minister does live in large populations > Answers for your Unknowns > > A prime minister does not like to play > Things I didn’t know > > A prime minister does not have feathers > You cannot play games with a prime minister > A prime minister does come in many varieties > A prime minister is something you can hear > A prime minister does perform > A prime minister does like to run > A prime minister cannot growl > You might not find a prime minister in a church > A prime minister is not a type of bear > A prime minister probably doesn’t make smoke > A prime minister does help one accomplish tasks ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/45 "2000-10-03T01:17:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jti \*A prime minister cannot growl > You might not find a prime minister in a church > A prime minister is not a type of bear > A prime minister probably doesn’t make smoke > A prime minister does help one accomplish tasks \*\* [/QUOTE] Whaaat? Churchill probablyl smoked like a chimney. This is SO addictive!!! ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/46 "2000-10-11T01:14:12Z")
Its kind of boring now. ---
**Author:** ![LazarusLong42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/87869e/32.png) [@LazarusLong42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LazarusLong42)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/47 "2000-10-11T05:55:18Z")
Things I didn’t know: Prozac does not mark its territory Prozac cannot be used to start fires ---
**Author:** ![Sn-man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sn-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sn-man)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/48 "2000-10-11T13:35:32Z")
Too funny! Interesting lines of questioning. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/49 "2000-10-12T22:53:37Z")
## Spontaneous Knowledge A psychiatrist probably doesn’t go in your mouth A psychiatrist is probably not very, very expensive A psychiatrist probably doesn’t have an exo-skeleton A psychiatrist is probably not found in salad bars A psychiatrist might not protect you from the rain A psychiatrist is probably not combustable A psychiatrist probably doesn’t have buttons A psychiatrist probably doesn’t have a leafy stalk You might not peel a psychiatrist A psychiatrist is probably not crunchy ## Contradictions A psychiatrist cannot growl You cannot hold a psychiatrist You don’t use a psychiatrist in public A psychiatrist is not generally found outdoors A psychiatrist is not soft Things I didn’t know A psychiatrist is not awake at night You would not normally use a psychiatrist with a saddle A psychiatrist does not come from something larger A psychiatrist might not be tamed You can bend a psychiatrist without breaking it Rodents are not a psychiatrist’s primary diet ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2000, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128/50 "2000-10-12T23:09:42Z")
OK, these are **really** off base: > [@](#): > > Contradictions > A springer spaniel does not eat cheese What dog doesn’t love cheese? > [@](#): > > A springer spaniel is not a predator The dead rats, rabbits, squirrels, mice, moles, voles, birds, chipmunks, and so on that we’ve found would seem to show otherwise. > [@](#): > > You would not be lost without a springer spaniel We were quite lost the first several weeks after Miss Emily died. ☹ > [@](#): > > A springer spaniel is not known for its ability to dig If not for the newly laid patio blocks in her pen, Miss Phyllis would be halfway to China by now. And you should have seen Emily make the dirt fly! > [@](#): > > A springer spaniel does not have a spring Uhh, I beg to differ. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-questions/35128.md?page=2)