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Hour 1:

Has the location been in a major movie in the last 20 years? - No. (As far as I know.) (Ash)

Does the person have a web comic for an avatar? - No. (Krisken)

Is the location in the Northern Hemisphere? - No. (Drifter)

Does the user have greater than 150 REP? - No. (Allen)

Is the location on the South American continent? - No. (Wahad)

Does the user have a colored user name? - Yes (makare) - FIRST MISLEADING ANSWER!!


Round #2 of questions (at 1/2 hour instead of 1 hour interval).

Is the location in the Australia Pacific Islands area? - YES (Wahad) (The big jerk!)

Was the user a member during last year's contest? - Yes. (makare)

Has the User changed their name since joining? - Yes. (Krisken)

Does the item require electricity? - No. (Drifter)

Is the person physically in the location area? - No. (Ashburner)

Does the person's avatar have a picture of a person? - No. (Allen)


Hour #2 (Round 3) - Revenge of Dave

Does the person have an avatar? - No. (Allen) MISLEADING ANSWER #2!

Does the user have UNDER 500 posts? - Yes. (Wahad)

Is the location a city? - No. (Ash)

Does the user have less than 150 posts? - Yes. (Krisken) MISLEADING ANSWER #3!

Is the object edible? - Yes. (Moss) MISLEADING ANSWER #4!!

Is the object geeky? - No. (makare)


Round #4:

Does the person have more than 20 posts? - No. (Wahad) MISLEADING ANSWER #5!!

Has the person posted in the last 30 days? - No. (Ash) MISLEADING ANSWER #6!!

Has the person posted at all? - No. (Krisken) MISLEADING ANSWER #7!!

Does the user have a custom title? - No. (Drifter) NOT MISLEADING!!!!

Is the person an alt? - No. (Allen)

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Round #5!

Is the item larger than a shoebox? - No. (Wahad)

Does the user's name start with a vowel? - Yes. (Ash)

** CONFIRMED ** Drifter has the person.

** CONFIRMED ** Wahad has the person.

Is the location a part of an archipelago? No. (Drifter)

Is the item made from more than 1 material? - Yes. (Krisken) MISLEADING ANSWER #8!!

Is it something *I* would like to eat? - No. (Moss)


Round #6! The Kerfuffel Continues!


Is the object a comic book or trade? - No. (Ash)

Is the location considered on or in New Zealand? - No. (Wahad) (This includes territorial waters.)

Is the item made of wood? - No. (Moss) (POSSIBLY misleading, if you overthink it.)

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Does the location start with a vowel? - No. (Drifter)

Is the area inhabited? - Yes. (HCGLNS)

Is the location in Micronesia? - No. (Allen, Who Asks Questions Infrequently)


Round #7!

Is the location in the area commonly geographically defined as Melanesia? - No. (Wahad) (Jesus Christ! I had to look that up on Wikipedia!)

Is the object something you can read? - Yes. (Ash) MISLEADING ANSWER #9!!

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Is the location a living organism? - No. (HCGLNS) [STRIKE]This one took some knowledge filling on my part. It is, in fact, an atoll. Which I had no idea was a living thing.
[/STRIKE] I answered this one incorrectly. It is not, in fact, an atoll. I read something wrong on the Wikipedia page of the ACTUAL location.
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** CONFIRMED ** HCGLNS packs fudge!

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Round #8!!


Is the location considered a protectorate of the US? - No. (Ash)

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Is the location considered a location or territory of France? - No. (Wahad)

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Is the item bilaterally symmetrical? - No. (Drifter) MISLEADING ANSWER #10!!!

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Is the item made of paper? - Yes! (partially....) (Ash)

Does the location start with a letter that falls in the last 13 letters of the alphabet? - No. (Wahad)

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NEW RULES!!

Due to lack of participation, the contest will now be done in this thread alone!

Here's how it's going to work:

Each person gets 1 yes or no question PER DAY! You can post them here. I will answer them as I get to them. First person to post IN ONE POST a picture of the User, Item and Location wins.

If a person asks more than 1 yes/no question per day I will IGNORE AND NOT ANSWER anything but the first question. I will answer under my own name and NOT edit any threads you post.

Yes, if you participated you can ask a question for today. And the times used are CST (my time zone) so if you ask one at 11:59 PM you can ask again 2 minutes later in a DIFFERENT post.

Have fun, people!

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Dave said:

[/COLOR]** CONFIRMED ** HCGLNS packs fudge!

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Yes, it's true. It packed the fudge. And Dave was very interested in my fudge packing.

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Do we still get to send you pms for confirmation (2 per topic as was required) or not?

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Yes, you can send me UP TO 2 PMs to confirm. That's 2 for the person, 2 for the item and 2 for the location. Anything more than that will remain unanswered.

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Question: Is the location part of the island group known as the Cook Islands?

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Wahad said:

Question: Is the location part of the island group known as the Cook Islands?

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No.

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Is the location within 5 miles of a large body of water? (Not just a stream, river, or pond)

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Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Is the location within 5 miles of a large body of water? (Not just a stream, river, or pond)

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Oh hells yes!

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Does the location have English as their official or de facto language?

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drifter said:

Does the location have English as their official or de facto language?

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To the best of my knowledge...Yes.

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Does the name of the location start with a B, C, D, F, or G?

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HCGLNS said:

Does the name of the location start with a B, C, D, F, or G?

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That's very nearly beyond that parameters....but No.

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Alright... Do you need a special device (other than the human body) to use and enjoy the item?

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Question: Is the location part of or overseas territory of Australia?

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AshburnerX said:

Do you need a special device (other than the human body) to use and enjoy the item?

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No.

Wahad said:

Is the location part of or overseas territory of Australia?

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Yes.

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Is the item technically multiple items? (A PAIR of socks, a box SET of dvd's, etc?)

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Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Is the item technically multiple items? (A PAIR of socks, a box SET of dvd's, etc?)

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Yes.

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Is any one unit that makes up the item identical in shape and size to another unit?

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Hmm... is the item useful when used with other items?

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drifter said:

Is any one unit that makes up the item identical in shape and size to another unit?

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Yes.

AshburnerX said:

is the item useful when used with other items?

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Yes.

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Is the item a set of books?

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HCGLNS said:

Is the item a set of books?

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No.

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Dun Dun Dun!!!!

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Is the item located at a height of more than or equal to 700 m (~2296ft)?

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Wahad said:

Is the item located at a height of more than or equal to 700 m (~2296ft)?

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No.

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Is the location at a UNESCO world heritage site?

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drifter said:

Is the location at a UNESCO world heritage site?

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Yes, but that's only because the UNESCO encompasses the entire place. You need to narrow it down a bit further.

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Excellent. Pretty sure I've got the general location now, but narrowing it down is gonna be annoying.

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It's not that big of a place. Besides, I have a history of how I do these....

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You're not going to make them ask questions like "Is it a nice flat rock approximately 200 m wide with several outcroppings of trees?" are you?

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HCGLNS said:

You're not going to make them ask questions like "Is it a nice flat rock approximately 200 m wide with several outcroppings of trees?" are you?

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Now why would I do that?

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Is the location east of the Australian Outback?

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Does the item incorporate dice and/or cards into it's normal use in any way?

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Is the location NORTH of the Tropic of Capricorn?

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Is the item located at a height of more than or equal to 500m (~1640ft)?

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AshburnerX said:

Does the item incorporate dice and/or cards into it's normal use in any way?

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No.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Is the location NORTH of the Tropic of Capricorn?

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No.

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Wahad said:

Is the item located at a height of more than or equal to 500m (~1640ft)?

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I don't know. I looked for the elevation of the area and it's not given. But I doubt that it's that high.

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Is the item seasonal in nature?

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HCGLNS said:

Is the item seasonal in nature?

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No.

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A ha! You reveal youselves now! Eet iz cleerly, Monsier Chazwozel, who is holding a stack of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendars, while riding a shark in the Great Barrier Reef!

Case clozed.

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Question retracted, if that's okay. If not, I'll put it back up.

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drifter said:

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Question retracted, if that's okay. If not, I'll put it back up.

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I never even saw it.

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Is the item ostensibly meant for entertainment purposes?

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drifter said:

Is the item ostensibly meant for entertainment purposes?

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I'm not sure how to answer this.

Yes. But that's a simplistic and misleading answer.

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I think you may have made it too hard this year, Dave.

Are you supposed to play with the object?

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Are there varying designs of the object? (If I had one, could it be different from Dave's, and his is different from Kevin's, etc.?)

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Is the item located on a (motherfucking) boat*?

*T-pain optional.

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Does the item cost less than $50 USD?

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Is the predominant material of the item paper?

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AshburnerX said:

Are you supposed to play with the object?

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No. But you can.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Are there varying designs of the object? (If I had one, could it be different from Dave's, and his is different from Kevin's, etc.?)

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Yes.

Wahad said:

Is the item located on a (motherfucking) boat*?

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No. But you are on the right track.

HCGLNS said:

Does the item cost less than $50 USD?

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No.

drifter said:

Is the predominant material of the item paper?

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In THIS case? Yes. But that's not necessarily true.

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AshburnerX said:

I think you may have made it too hard this year, Dave.

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Not true. I know at least 4 people who have the user, 1 person who has the location. And frankly I think the item(s) is/are easy, just difficult to pin down exactly.

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Is the location related to Halforums in ANY way? (a town called Edrondol, or near the Bay of Cajungal... maybe not so specific, but something like that, y'know?)

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Pulling a blank so...

Was the member's account made within a month of the start of the contest?

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Is the user over 30 yrs old, according to their user profile?

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Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Is the location related to Halforums in ANY way?

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No.

AshburnerX said:

Was the member's account made within a month of the start of the contest?

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No.

tegid said:

Is the user over 30 yrs old, according to their user profile?

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Unknown. No birthdate given.

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After using the item once, is it just as useful if I try to use it a second time?

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HCGLNS said:

After using the item once, is it just as useful if I try to use it a second time?

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No. Because once you use it IT'S GONE!!

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Is the item located on a rock in the sea, then? And by rock I mean something that is not connected to a landmass while it may be considered within said landmass' political borders.

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Wahad said:

Is the item located on a rock in the sea, then? And by rock I mean something that is not connected to a landmass while it may be considered within said landmass' political borders.

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No. But again you are on the right track.

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Okay. I'm giving away the item....sort of.

Apparently a few of my answers has thrown some people off because they knew something I did not.

The item is indeed money. The question then falls to how much. See, I was not aware money was made from cotton and not paper. So when I said paper it threw a few people off. For which I apologize. The reason that it's made of different substances is because there are bills and coins.

And the amount is the prize for the contest.

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Is it $59.99?

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Also, how is "Is the item on a boat?" on the right track?! Talk about misleading!

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And now begins the clock game!

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EDIT- Changing my question :X

Does the amount of money contain double's of a single digit number?

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Does the cash amount REQUIRE you to use more than 2 of any coin of one type, not counting dollar coins? As in, do you NEED more than one penny, more than one quarter... etc

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Is the amount of money less than $100 USD?

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drifter said:

Is it $59.99?

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Also, how is "Is the item on a boat?" on the right track?! Talk about misleading!

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Amount: No.

As to how "on a boat" not misleading is that I TEND to put things in non-building places. So you have to be a bit more specific as to your picture. Don't know why you are complaining - you have the place!!

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Does the amount of money contain double's of a single digit number?

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No.

AshburnerX said:

Does the cash amount REQUIRE you to use more than 2 of any coin of one type, not counting dollar coins?

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Yes.

HCGLNS said:

Is the amount of money less than $100 USD?

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Yes.

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Dave said:

As to how "on a boat" not misleading is that I TEND to put things in non-building places.

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Ah, I was thinking of the question in terms of the item, not the location. Never mind

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Is the location in a forest-type area?

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Wahad said:

Is the location in a forest-type area?

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No.

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Is the money American dollars?

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Is the amount of money, while possibly significant to you, a completely random number to us?

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Is the sequence of individual digits that make up the amount linear?

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Piotyr said:

Is the money American dollars?

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Yes.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Is the amount of money, while possibly significant to you, a completely random number to us?

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It's not significant even to me. It's just a number I pulled out of my ass.

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No respondiera mi pregunta? Que lastima

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Are any numerals in the amount duplicated? Eg. $56.60, $50.80, etc

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Do you NEED a penny to make this amount of money?

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drifter said:

Is the sequence of individual digits that make up the amount linear?

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Sorry I missed it. No.

Krisken said:

Are any numerals in the amount duplicated?

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Already asked by someone else. Still no. But you can ask another question.

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Do you NEED a penny to make this amount of money?

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Yes.

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My mistake. Did look for it, but didn't see it.

Ok, how about...
Is the first numeral the largest numeral in the sequence?

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Is the location EAST of the 130 degree longitude line?

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Krisken said:

Is the first numeral the largest numeral in the sequence?

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Yes.

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Is the location EAST of the 130 degree longitude line?

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If I'm reading the map right....Yes.

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Is the largest numeral an even number?

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Is the item located on a vehicle?

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drifter said:

Is the largest numeral an even number?

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No.

HCGLNS said:

Is the item located on a vehicle?

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Yes.

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Is the item located on a land vehicle?

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Wahad said:

Is the item located on a land vehicle?

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No. (I was going to answer this one yes and have it as MISLEADING ANSWER #1000 but...)

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Is the amount less than or equal to $70 USD?

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Wahad said:

Is the amount less than or equal to $70 USD?

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No.

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Is the amount less than $80?

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Is the object located on a boat OUTSIDE of the water? You know, like one that is on display for tourists or something.

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Krisken said:

Is the amount less than $80?

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No.

AshburnerX said:

Is the object located on a boat OUTSIDE of the water?

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No.

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Is the amount in change $0.45 or more?

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drifter said:

Is the amount in change $0.45 or more?

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Yes.

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Is the location surrounded by a sea? (as opposed to an ocean or bay)

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Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

Is the location surrounded by a sea? (as opposed to an ocean or bay)

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Yes.

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Is the second digit a prime number?

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Is the first decimal place an even number?

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HCGLNS said:

Is the second digit a prime number?

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Yes.

drifter said:

Is the first decimal place an even number?

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No.

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Is the amount of change less than 70 cents?

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Is the object floating west of Acapulco?

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Wahad said:

Is the amount of change less than 70 cents?

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Yes.

Piotyr said:

Is the object floating west of Acapulco?

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I suppose if you go far enough...

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Is the amount in change less than 60 cents?

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AshburnerX said:

Is the amount in change less than 60 cents?

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Yes. But not by much.

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VICTORY

User: Edzep



Location: Lord Howe Island Airport, on a plane



Item: $93.58 USD

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DING DING DING DING!!!

WAHAD IS THE WINNAR!!!

What does he win? $93.58 in cold, hard cashola!

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Who's the best? I'm the best.

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Ah shit! I was just going to post it! Congratulations, Wahad

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Wahad said:

Who's the best? I'm the best.

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Now gimmie my cut.

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Hmmph!

I was looking for a plane flying over the water....

Congrats!

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Conga rats

Awesome. I would never have gotten it.

Now clearly this is all because I gave my Wahad my final question when Dave gave up on doing it live.

So Wahad, you are welcome.

Yes, I would like to thank everybody who made this possible - Dave and Bumble for supplying the prize, Allen for the question he gave me and everyone else for the healthy competitive spirit that drove me to prepare for the final post this time (because otherwise I probably would've been too slow).

I'm necroing this for one reason and one reason only: I almost - ALMOST - chose a place real close to Lord Howe Island. A tiny place called Balls Pyramid. Problem is, it can't be seen on Google Earth or Maps. So I moved it back to Lord Howe Island.

Why am I bringing this up? Balls Pyramid appeared in my news feed today. The place is uninhabited and it's the second time I've heard of it for totally different reasons.

Weird.