20 questions

http://y.20q.net:8095/btest

It's an online 20 questions that is freakishly good

Why, back in my day, we played 20 Questions the old fashioned way, with strategery and guile. And only a paltry 1 and 5 record for yours truly, the unclever game host.

How anyone ever got the friggin' Dutch West Indies is beyond me.

BTW I tried it and they nailed me.

Prank call! PRANK CALL!!!"

Bonus points to identify the movie and the character, Mr. Kleeb.

but Ive noticed that as shortbus you ided yourself as your past name. There are many others who did that like toolgirl who is now bicentinalbaby and Zomby of course who became Coyote.

Dealer to Travolta (who, coincidentally, was eating a couple of tables over from me here in New Orleans, earlier this evening. His hair is now blond.)

We were too poor to answer 20 questions. We could only do 19 and guess on the 20th.

That's a little frightening. It's better at twenty questions than most of the human beings I know (which probably says more about the human beings I know than the program itself, but still).

considering how obscure, that's not bad...

I spent half the night with the one that guessed the dictator or the sitcom character. I sent that one to my friend, at work, and she was terribly unproductive that particular night.

I stumped it with a cloud, a veterinarian and a Brussels Griffon (my dog). It guessed a satellite dish and a firefly. I'm tempted to send this one to my friend, as well.:evilgrin:

If you mean that you want ``Guess the Dictator and/or Television Sit-Com Character,'' here it is! I warn you, it is addictive, as I have said.:-)

http://www.smalltime.com/dictator.html

the object i had in mind was a quarter and here is the exchange between the website and me:

I am guessing that it is a crucifix?
Yes , No , Close

19. Can it cheer you up? Yes.
18. Is it round? Yes.
17. Can you put something into it? No.
16. Is it made of metal? Yes.
15. Is it sharp? No.
14. Could it be found in a classroom? Irrelevant.
13. Does it have a hole in it? No.
12. Is it shiny? Yes.
11. Is it heavier than a pound of butter? No.
10. Do you use it at work? No.
9. Can you read it? No.
8. Would you use it daily? Yes.
7. Is it hard? Yes.
6. Is it flat? Yes.
5. Does it get wet? No.
4. Would you give it as a gift? Yes.
3. Can you hold it? Yes.
2. Is it made of plastic? No.
1. It is classified as Other.

It didn't have "homeopathic remedy" in its knowledgebase. These are the things it thought I was thinking about:

popcorn, an aspirin, sunflower seeds, anti-depressants, a strawberry, a tear (crying), honey, a cheese puff, flour, a cherry, a suppository, sugar.

This is so depressing. By the 1920s, every fifth doctor in this country was a homeopath. Now it is no longer part of our culture thanks to the pharmaceutical companies.

;(

Penumbra. Deadly in a game of 20 questions.

I enjoy these, though they are addictive and a waste of time, I love them!:loveya:

:toast: :bounce: :party: :wow:

I miss Milestones.:-(

I can't believe it guessed manatee. I stumped it on leprechaun,though:)

For me it easily got dolphin and woolly mammoth. It got tapir, though it took 29 questions. It didn't get sailfish, though.

Pretty cool little game.

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It knew I was asking about a small dog, just couldn't guess the breed.

Welcome to DU, geebensis!:toast: