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09-05-2001, 12:00 PM
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Little did I know, when I guessed Mystery Author 19, that I was committing to hosting the next game. Apologies in advance if I'm late in answering your questions, but here goes.
I'll start you out with a (pretty lame) clue. Mystery Author #20's work often finds its way to my nightstand.
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09-05-2001, 12:38 PM
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Does this author's work then keep you awake because they are frightening?
Or engrossing?
Is the author male?
Is the author still alive?
Does the author write primarily fiction?
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09-05-2001, 12:43 PM
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Does this author's work then keep you awake because they are frightening? Nope.
Or engrossing? Hmm... well, that's a personal, subjective assessment, isn't it? I guess I'll answer with a definite maybe.
Is the author male? No.
Is the author still alive? No.
Does the author write primarily fiction? (twisting with discomfort trying to decide if this answer is unambiguously true and realizing that it's probably a bit deceptive) Yes. |
09-05-2001, 12:58 PM
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Did the author die before 1900?
Was the author a North American?
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09-05-2001, 01:03 PM
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Did the author die before 1900? No.
Was the author a North American? Yes. |
09-05-2001, 01:05 PM
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Did she write more than 10 books?
Did she win any national or international awards for her writing?
Are her books in a series?
Did you first start reading her books as a child? Or was she an adult discovery?
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09-05-2001, 01:12 PM
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Did she write more than 10 books? Yes
Did she win any national or international awards for her writing? Yes
Are her books in a series? No
Did you first start reading her books as a child? Or was she an adult discovery? As a teenager |
09-05-2001, 04:38 PM
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Anyone other than Bridgette want to join in here? |
09-05-2001, 04:42 PM
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Is she known as a "regional" sort of author?
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09-05-2001, 04:44 PM
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Is she known as a "regional" sort of author? Not really. |
09-05-2001, 05:32 PM
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Did she die after 1960?
Were any of her books made into movies?
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09-05-2001, 05:37 PM
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Did she die after 1960? No.
Were any of her books made into movies? No.
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09-05-2001, 05:59 PM
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Empty thread? This is nothing. We once went 11 days between questions in the mystery movie game. Gosh, I'd hate to be the guy who had to think he'd killed a game that had gone on successfully for months. What a bozo he'd have to be. A real putz, idjit and nitwit.
Uh, back to your game:
Are her books noted for their spiritual themes?
Is one of the awards she won a Pulitzer?
Was she noted for any activity besides writing?
Was she married?
If so, was her husband (assuming she married a man) famous? |
09-05-2001, 06:05 PM
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Are her books noted for their spiritual themes? No (there are some spiritual themes in there, but I would not say her work was primarily "noted for ... spiritual themes".
Is one of the awards she won a Pulitzer? Yes
Was she noted for any activity besides writing? Her biography would not be uninteresting even were her writing somehow omitted, but, all in all, no.
Was she married? yes
If so, was her husband (assuming she married a man) famous? No. (And, yes, to the implicit question: Did she marry a man?) |
09-05-2001, 06:42 PM
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Is she a poet?
Does her first name begin with a vowel?
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09-05-2001, 08:00 PM
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Bridgette, you're such a tease.  Is she a poet? yes Does her first name begin with a vowel? yes Does Bridgette know who the mystery author is? I'd wager good money that the answer is yes. |
09-05-2001, 09:42 PM
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Is she Anne Sexton?
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09-05-2001, 10:19 PM
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Is she Anne Sexton? Actually, no.
Hmmm.... maybe Bridgette doesn't know either. |
09-06-2001, 12:16 AM
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So anyone else want to guess -- or ask a question? |
09-06-2001, 02:31 AM
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Are we dealing with Annie Dillard ?
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09-06-2001, 07:37 AM
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Is it Elizabeth Bishop?
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09-06-2001, 08:49 AM
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Annie Dillard ? no Elizabeth Bishop? no
Might be time for a few more questions. (Who knew that so many first names started with a vowel? ) |
09-06-2001, 10:27 AM
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Sorry--I was at rehearsal and then I dropped into bed exhausted without checking online again.
Is it Edna St. Vincent Millay?
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09-06-2001, 10:42 AM
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Is it Edna St. Vincent Millay? Yes indeed.
And (as I predicted) Redlass is the winner!
(I was debating between two choices of authors to pick. The other choice I decided was not well-known enough and too hard to guess. This one I suspected was too easy, but thought I'd give it a try. I was apparently right -- though I must say that Bridgette guessed it even faster than I thought likely.) |
09-06-2001, 10:46 AM
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Especially since I know so few poets!!
Good choice, though!
Now, I need to think of someone. Hmmm....
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