Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

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Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#1 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:19 am

Dead or Alive Game 20 12-20-07

Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme – three words in my notes.

1. Gwendolyn Brooks
2. Norman Mailer
3. Joseph Ellis
4. Katharine Graham
5. Jerry Bock
6. Barbara Tuchman
7. Ned Rorem
8. Jeff MacNelly
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up)
10. Ron Suskind
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#2 Post by peacock2121 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:35 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks - alive
2. Norman Mailer - dead
3. Joseph Ellis - alive
4. Katharine Graham - dead
5. Jerry Bock - alive
6. Barbara Tuchman - dead
7. Ned Rorem - alive
8. Jeff MacNelly - dead
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) - dead
10. Ron Suskind - alive

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#3 Post by wintergreen48 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:08 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks = Dead
2. Norman Mailer = Recently Dead
3. Joseph Ellis = Alive
4. Katharine Graham = Dead
5. Jerry Bock = Dead
6. Barbara Tuchman = Dead
7. Ned Rorem = Dead
8. Jeff MacNelly = Dead
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) = Dead
10. Ron Suskind = Dead

Hmm... novelists, a publisher, a cartoonist, a columnist, historian... all involved in some kind of publishing... I will go with Pulitzer Prize Winners.
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#4 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:10 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks D
2. Norman Mailer D
3. Joseph Ellis A
4. Katharine Graham D
5. Jerry Bock A
6. Barbara Tuchman D
7. Ned Rorem A
8. Jeff MacNelly D
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) A
10. Ron Suskind A

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#5 Post by mikehardware » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:25 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks - Alive
2. Norman Mailer - Dead
3. Joseph Ellis - Alive
4. Katharine Graham - Dead
5. Jerry Bock - Alive
6. Barbara Tuchman - Dead
7. Ned Rorem - Alive
8. Jeff MacNelly - Dead
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) - Alive
10. Ron Suskind - Dead

Pulitzer Prize Winners?
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#6 Post by trevor_macfee » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:39 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks - D
2. Norman Mailer - D
3. Joseph Ellis -A
4. Katharine Graham- D
5. Jerry Bock -A
6. Barbara Tuchman - A
7. Ned Rorem - D
8. Jeff MacNelly - D
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) - A
10. Ron Suskind - D

Theme? Newspaper Opinion people
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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#7 Post by MarleysGh0st » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:46 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks - Alive
2. Norman Mailer - Dead
3. Joseph Ellis - Alive
4. Katharine Graham - Dead
5. Jerry Bock - Alive
6. Barbara Tuchman - Dead
7. Ned Rorem - Alive
8. Jeff MacNelly - Dead
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) - Dead
10. Ron Suskind - Dead

Theme: Pulitzer Prize winners
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#8 Post by gsabc » Thu Dec 20, 2007 7:50 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks D
2. Norman Mailer D
3. Joseph Ellis D
4. Katharine Graham D
5. Jerry Bock D
6. Barbara Tuchman A
7. Ned Rorem A
8. Jeff MacNelly D
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) A
10. Ron Suskind A

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#9 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:07 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks - Dead
2. Norman Mailer - Dead last month
3. Joseph Ellis - Alive
4. Katharine Graham - Dead
5. Jerry Bock - Alive
6. Barbara Tuchman - Dead
7. Ned Rorem - Dead
8. Jeff MacNelly - Dead
9. William Raspberry - Dead
10. Ron Suskind - Alive

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#10 Post by nitrah55 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:09 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks ALIVE
2. Norman Mailer DEAD
3. Joseph Ellis DEAD
4. Katharine Graham ALIVE
5. Jerry Bock ALIVE
6. Barbara Tuchman DEAD
7. Ned Rorem ALIVE
8. Jeff MacNelly DEAD
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) ALIVE
10. Ron Suskind ALIVE

Huh?
I am about 25% sure of this.
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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#11 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:11 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks - Dead
2. Norman Mailer - Dead
3. Joseph Ellis - Dead
4. Katharine Graham - Dead
5. Jerry Bock - Dead
6. Barbara Tuchman - Dead
7. Ned Rorem - Dead
8. Jeff MacNelly - Dead
9. William Raspberry - Dead
10. Ron Suskind - Dead

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#12 Post by eyégor » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:03 am

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1 D
2 D
3 A
4 D
5 A
6 D
7 A
8 D
9 A
10 D
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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#13 Post by ToLiveIsToFly » Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:18 am

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks
DEAD
2. Norman Mailer
DEAD
3. Joseph Ellis
ALIVE
4. Katharine Graham
ALIVE
5. Jerry Bock
DEAD
6. Barbara Tuchman
ALIVE
7. Ned Rorem
DEAD
8. Jeff MacNelly
DEAD
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up)
ALIVE?
10. Ron Suskind
ALIVE

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#14 Post by wbtravis007 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:40 pm

1. Gwendolyn Brooks A
2. Norman Mailer D
3. Joseph Ellis D
4. Katharine Graham D
5. Jerry Bock D
6. Barbara Tuchman D
7. Ned Rorem A
8. Jeff MacNelly A
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) A
10. Ron Suskind A
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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#15 Post by TheConfessor » Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:32 pm

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mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 20 12-20-07

Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme – three words in my notes.

1. Gwendolyn Brooks DEAD
2. Norman Mailer DEAD
3. Joseph Ellis ALIVE
4. Katharine Graham DEAD
5. Jerry Bock DEAD
6. Barbara Tuchman ALIVE
7. Ned Rorem ALIVE
8. Jeff MacNelly DEAD
9. William Raspberry DEAD (couldn’t pass it up)
10. Ron Suskind DEAD
THEME: SYNDICATED NEWSPAPER WRITERS????
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#16 Post by ne1410s » Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:20 pm

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1. Gwendolyn Brooks --D
2. Norman Mailer --D
3. Joseph Ellis --D
4. Katharine Graham --D
5. Jerry Bock --A
6. Barbara Tuchman --A
7. Ned Rorem --D
8. Jeff MacNelly --A
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) --D
10. Ron Suskind--A

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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#17 Post by tanstaafl2 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:01 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 20 12-20-07
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Hmm, I preferred the ventriloquists. Not many familiar names here.

1. Gwendolyn Brooks A?
2. Norman Mailer Recently D
3. Joseph Ellis D?
4. Katharine Graham D
5. Jerry Bock A?
6. Barbara Tuchman D
7. Ned Rorem D?
8. Jeff MacNelly D
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) A?
10. Ron Suskind A

A diverse set of people. Of the ones I recognize several are Pulitzer Prize Winners so that is my guess.

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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#18 Post by fantine33 » Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:20 pm

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Dead or Alive Game 20 12-20-07

Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme – three words in my notes.

1. Gwendolyn Brooks - ALIVE
2. Norman Mailer - DEAD
3. Joseph Ellis - ALIVE
4. Katharine Graham - DEAD
5. Jerry Bock - ALIVE
6. Barbara Tuchman - ALIVE
7. Ned Rorem - DEAD
8. Jeff MacNelly - ALIVE
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) - DEAD
10. Ron Suskind - ALIVE

Figures the day it actually is Pulitzer prize winners I'm probably too late for the bonus. At least I won't have to consider that one anymore. Ha!
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Re: Dead or Alive Game 20 12/20/07

#19 Post by DevilKitty100 » Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:15 am

mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive Game 20 12-20-07

Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme – three words in my notes.
Spoiler
1. Gwendolyn Brooks - D
2. Norman Mailer - A
3. Joseph Ellis - A
4. Katharine Graham - D
5. Jerry Bock - D
6. Barbara Tuchman-A
7. Ned Rorem - D
8. Jeff MacNelly - A
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) - A
10. Ron Suskind - A

Some-versatile-authors ----sorry, it's late.
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#20 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:07 am

DorA Game 20 Answers

Dead or Alive Game 20 12-20-07

Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme – three words in my notes.

Theme: Pulitzer Prize winners

1. Gwendolyn Brooks DEAD
2. Norman Mailer DEAD
3. Joseph Ellis ALIVE
4. Katharine Graham DEAD
5. Jerry Bock ALIVE
6. Barbara Tuchman DEAD
7. Ned Rorem ALIVE
8. Jeff MacNelly DEAD
9. William Raspberry (couldn’t pass it up) ALIVE
10. Ron Suskind ALIVE
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#21 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Dec 26, 2007 9:12 am

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Pea 8
Wintergreen 11
Tmitsss 15
Mikehardware 13
Trevormacfee 7
Marley 12
Gsabc 12
Nelly 8
Nitrah 7
PSM 5
Eyegor 9
TLITF 6
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Fanny 4
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