Oh Dana, I am so sorry.
In funny and weird news: I had just stepped out of the shower this evening and I heard someone knock on the door. I peered out of the bathroom and thought it best to ignore it.
Then the person on the other side of the door tried the door handle. MEEP. I rushed to the bedroom to get dressed in the dark when my car keys came shooting through the mail slot. My friend C was dropping off keys earlier than anticipated. DOH.
[link] Creepy alogrithim that figured out who I was thinking about in less than 20 questions. Try it!
Man, it correctly guessed Boutros Boutros-Ghali in 21 questions.
Gotta try again.
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And Nikola Tesla in 20 questions. Creepy.
And Peyton Manning in 21 questions (I don't know enough about him so there were lots of "I don't know").
But Nikola Tesla is impressive!
It was amazing for 3 questions, and then I thought of Polly Milton from Old Fashioned Girl, and it came up with Gale from Hunger Games, and then with 10 more questions, Holden Caulfield.
It took 27 questions for Joss Whedon (including "Is your character associated with Joss Whedon?"), but part of that could be because I answered Yes to "Is he a writer?" -- I mean, he is, but that's not all he is.
It never got Henry Adams, but it did get James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux in 35 questions.
I don't remember how many questions it took to get Castiel, but it got Castiel, and I was apparently the five thousandth or so person to think of him. I love being special.
However---Castiel!
I am trying bartending apps on my tablet to see what ones that take an inventory of my liquor cabinet suggest I can make. Take note, my cabinet is medium well-stocked, and Cocktail Flow thinks I can make 6 drinks. Mixology gives me many many more, but they don't seem averse to sending me out for mixers, on which I'm kinda short.
Dang, it got Amelia Peabody in about 27 questions.
I love this crossover idea. I would watch the shit out of it.