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Comment author: lessdazed 19 October 2011 04:40:22PM 0 points [-]

Have you ever played the "Shadow of the Washington Monument" game?

It's played almost like 20 questions, except that it only takes one question if the game is played right.

OK, let's play: I'm thinking of a person, place or thing. Can you guess who, where, or what it is, by having me answer your yes or no questions? The goal is to guess it with as few questions asked as possible.

Comment author: byrnema 19 October 2011 04:56:54PM 1 point [-]

Ha ha, OK.

Nevertheless I get one question. Can you guess what I'll ask?

Comment author: lessdazed 19 October 2011 05:11:03PM 1 point [-]

It appears I don't have to guess. ;-)

Comment author: byrnema 20 October 2011 04:06:02PM 1 point [-]

Huh. I was going to ask, 'Is it bigger than a breadbox?'.

Google predicts I would have asked, 'Animal, mineral or vegetable?'

Comment author: jimrandomh 19 October 2011 04:55:28PM 1 point [-]

Have you ever played the "Shadow of the Washington Monument" game? It's played almost like 20 questions, except that it only takes one question if the game is played right.

Is it underneath the Washington Monument?

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