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1. Male? yes
2. White? no
3. United States? no
4. Alive? yes
5. European? no
6. Democratically elected to his position? no
7. Asian? yes
8. head of state? no
9. Is the nation he is a representative of a nuclear power? No
10. Is he part of a royal family? No
11. Does the country he is from border an ocean? Yes
12. Ban Ki-Moon? No

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08-18-2011 , 10:13 PM

#179

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08-18-2011 , 10:15 PM

#180

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There really aren't that many countries left.

Last edited by eyebooger; 08-18-2011 at 10:15 PM. Reason: Agree that not head of state is confusing.

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08-18-2011 , 10:16 PM

#181

eyebooger

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Is the country comprised entirely of islands?

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08-18-2011 , 10:16 PM

#182

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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I've got an epic guess but i don't want to waste a question on a long shot

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08-18-2011 , 10:17 PM

#183

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has he been tried for human rights violations?

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08-18-2011 , 10:17 PM

#184

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1. Male? yes
2. White? no
3. United States? no
4. Alive? yes
5. European? no
6. Democratically elected to his position? no
7. Asian? yes
8. head of state? no
9. Is the nation he is a representative of a nuclear power? No
10. Is he part of a royal family? No
11. Does the country he is from border an ocean? Yes
12. Ban Ki-Moon? No
13. Nation part of Arab world? No
14. Is the country composed entirely of islands? yes

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08-18-2011 , 10:18 PM

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1. Male? yes
2. White? no
3. United States? no
4. Alive? yes
5. European? no
6. Democratically elected to his position? no
7. Asian? yes
8. head of state? no
9. Is the nation he is a representative of a nuclear power? No
10. Is he part of a royal family? No
11. Does the country he is from border an ocean? Yes
12. Ban Ki-Moon? No
13. Nation part of Arab world? No
14. Is the country composed entirely of islands? yes
15. Has he been tried for human rights violations? No

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08-18-2011 , 10:18 PM

#186

King_of_NYC

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Is he currently serving in his position?

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08-18-2011 , 10:19 PM

#187

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Originally Posted by King_of_NYC

Is he currently serving in his position?

I'm going to ask you to rephrase that into a question that has a definitive yes or no answer

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08-18-2011 , 10:19 PM

#188

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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ah there goes my epic guess

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08-18-2011 , 10:20 PM

#189

eyebooger

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Possible countries:

Sri Lanka
Maldives
Japan
Indonesia
Taiwan
Singapore
Philippines

I think that's it.

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08-18-2011 , 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DonkDonkDonkDonk

ah there goes my epic guess

I'm curious now. Would be willing to give you a free shot if you spill it?

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08-18-2011 , 10:22 PM

#191

King_of_NYC

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Ummm. Is he serving as a politician today (vs being retired or ousted in some way)? Does that work?

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08-18-2011 , 10:23 PM

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1. Male? yes
2. White? no
3. United States? no
4. Alive? yes
5. European? no
6. Democratically elected to his position? no
7. Asian? yes
8. head of state? no
9. Is the nation he is a representative of a nuclear power? No
10. Is he part of a royal family? No
11. Does the country he is from border an ocean? Yes
12. Ban Ki-Moon? No
13. Nation part of Arab world? No
14. Is the country composed entirely of islands? yes
15. Has he been tried for human rights violations? No
16. Is he serving as a politician today? yes

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08-18-2011 , 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Monkey Banana

I'm curious now. Would be willing to give you a free shot if you spill it?

My guess was Thaksin Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand from 2001-2006 later owner of Man City football club

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08-18-2011 , 10:24 PM

#194

Monkey Banana

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Ha ha no, he fails on several counts.

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08-18-2011 , 10:25 PM

#195

King_of_NYC

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Originally Posted by DonkDonkDonkDonk

My guess was Thaksin Shinawatra, prime minister of Thailand from 2001-2006 later owner of Man City football club

PM's are heads of state, no? (NOT a question)

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08-18-2011 , 10:26 PM

#196

DonkDonkDonkDonk

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I think he's right up until Q14

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08-18-2011 , 10:27 PM

#197

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Originally Posted by King_of_NYC

PM's are heads of state, no? (NOT a question)

nope at least not in my country

The prime minister of UK is the head of parliament, the Queen is the head of state

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08-18-2011 , 10:27 PM

#198

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He fails 6?

Actually no he doesn't since he doesn't have a position.

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08-18-2011 , 10:30 PM

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eyebooger

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Not a question, more of a clarification of 6 & 16 combined:

So we're to assume that this is an active politician who was not elected to the position he currently holds?