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06-25-2011, 07:17 AM
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It failed to guess Ann Haydon-Jones who I remember well from the 60's and have seen several times this week at Wimbledon. It guessed Sue Barker, Virginia Wade, and Martina Navratilova (who is not even English).
It then invited me to add her and asked a couple of questions. I tried again and it got her on the 2nd guess, after Virginia Wade.
Ann Haydon-Jones (born Adrianne Shirley Haydon on 7 October 1938 in Birmingham, United Kingdom, [1] is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won a total of eight Grand Slam championships during her career: three in singles, three in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. [
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06-25-2011, 07:47 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I stumped it with Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia.
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06-25-2011, 08:16 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Joan Baez: After 30 questions and 2 wrong guesses. Partly my fault because I don't know the answers to some questions.
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06-25-2011, 08:57 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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After 39 questions and two wrong guesses, finally came up with the correct answer:
<<<<< Maj. Kong
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06-25-2011, 09:02 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Fun! Elizabeth Bennett guessed after 14 questions.
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06-25-2011, 09:31 AM
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Only 12 questions to get John Adams.
28 questions and 1 wrong guess to get Road Runner (cartoon).
48 questions and 3 wrong guesses, but it figured out Lazarus Long (Heinlein character).
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06-25-2011, 10:15 AM
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Dave Brubeck after 38 questions and 2 worong guesses (Sully Sullenberger & Philip Glass). Cool game.
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06-25-2011, 10:48 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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My avatar, Bugs Bunny, in 9 questions. Amazing!
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06-25-2011, 11:46 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Location: Los Angeles area
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It failed to get Ishara Yar (Lt Yars' sister), who tricked the Enterprise crew into aiding her terrorist group.
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06-25-2011, 03:32 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Stumped it with Wayne Pacelle, CEO of the Humane Society of the United States - the largest animal advocacy organization in the world. 
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06-25-2011, 04:30 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
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It took 58 questions to come up with Hiram Maxim. My character was his son, Hiram Percy Maxim. Close enough.
Some of you can probably figure out why I chose Hiram Percy Maxim (hint: what's going on this weekend?).
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06-25-2011, 05:06 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I had to try it again. Eighteen queries before correctly guessing Anna Karenina.
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06-25-2011, 05:18 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by want2xplore
It took 58 questions to come up with Hiram Maxim. My character was his son, Hiram Percy Maxim. Close enough.
Some of you can probably figure out why I chose Hiram Percy Maxim (hint: what's going on this weekend?).
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I give up. What's going on this weekend?
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06-25-2011, 05:54 PM
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Today is international gun silencer day.
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06-25-2011, 05:58 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Today is international gun silencer day.
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And you just had to be the first person on the forum to shoot your mouth off about it...
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06-25-2011, 06:04 PM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Purron
I give up. What's going on this weekend?
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This weekend is Amateur (ham) Radio Field Day. Hiram Percy Maxim, in addition to having invented the first practical firearms silencer (and, by extension, the modern automobile muffler which is based on the same principles), is also the father of Amateur Radio.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Percy_Maxim
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06-26-2011, 06:12 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by want2xplore
This weekend is Amateur (ham) Radio Field Day. Hiram Percy Maxim, in addition to having invented the first practical firearms silencer (and, by extension, the modern automobile muffler which is based on the same principles), is also the father of Amateur Radio.
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Should have known. DH is a ham radio guy.
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06-26-2011, 07:02 AM
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It is fascinating to watch it work through a series of questions and get it right well before you expect it to. It got Sir Donald Bradman in 15. It got Brian Clough in 14 even though I said he was associated with Football as I know it will sometimes ask if a person is associated with Soccer. Obviously links "English" & "Football" with "Soccer" as opposed to American Football.
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06-26-2011, 08:05 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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The Akinator is doing a lousy job of guessing "TromboneAl." It's currently asking "Have you ever fallen in love with your character?" I'll say "no."
Now it's asking "Can you feel your character?" which seems a little personal.
OK, now it got me:
Akinator.jpg
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06-26-2011, 02:28 PM
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18 questions (including monkeys, dogs, & foxes) to guess some animal called "Rigby".
Then it asked whether it could be seen on Nickelodeon... and shortly after that wondered if it could spin and had a short temper.
24 questions to guess Taz, but over 8000 others have already taken it through the same Q&A.
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