I think I am not going to know this one.
So I will ask the simple thing, is
his first name John or some variant thereof?
JW
Male
English
First name John (sheesh, Osso...)
You will know him.
NOT:
John Ware * dunno if he is English, or alive, or real; perhaps Mac should clarify this!
Alive (I think)
Not real
15 questions to go
John Watson (Dr. Watson, Sherlock Holmes' sidekick)
Raggedy, I think she hit the sack it's 2AM Saturday in Australia, and I bet you're right. I say go, if you'd like!
If you're wrong. We'll get back to J W later!
Well, I think John Ware sounds more exciting than Dr. Watson.
Here's a quickie:
L O
Male
Real
Dead
Not Lee Harvey Oswald
Fealola wrote Laurence Olivier. And Fealola is CORRECT.
Liza Minnelli?
Louis Malle?
Louis B. Mayer?
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