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Animal-Vegetable-Mineral-Abstract: The Pants Memorial Game
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The chairperson selects an object/idea/whatever and announces whether it's animal, vegetable, mineral, and/or abstract. The others have to ask questions to figure out what it is. Whomever guesses the object correctly is given the chair for the next round; repeat ad nauseam.
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Is he funny?
Is he a chef?
[Lib] He doesn't make people laugh for a living (he's not an entertainer).
[Inkspot] No.
Is he known primarily for appearances on TV or radio?
Does he read the News?
Or would that be regarded as an entainer? hmmmmm....
swap:- entainer/entertainer
Ian Hislop?
Is he involved with production or direction?
Is he alive?
[Breadmaster] No.
[Lib] Not out loud, but he probably does read newspapers. :o)
[Inkspot] No.
[Chalky] No.
[Software] Yes.

Clue - that vague connection that I mentioned, is it staring you in the face?

Is he a normal guy who acheived some fame, or infamy?
Apologies for my repetition above. We can, therefore, conclude he is not an actor.
[Dazed5] Yes, he's a normal guy. No he's not had his 15 minutes of fame yet.
Is it YOU [+y]?
And if not, is it one of us?
Is it me?
Deep Breath
[Chalky] You are correcto!!!!!!
I was going to pick someone else, but if the questions got too personal then I know a lot about me.

* Audience applaudes Chalky's sudden insight and carries her aloft to the chair chanting her name *

*makes the sound of one hand clapping*
Wahay
Gosh - that was a surprise. Now for a *V E G E T A B L E*
Is it edible to humans?
Ruling out such things as dining room tables
Is 'a' vegetable a clue?
A carrot?
Well, a basic answer's not out of the question, surely?
Dazed - No, not really, although it wouldn't kill you if you did eat it.
Duj - It isn't a clue :-)
Beth - No [basic answer :-)]
Is it a *product* made from vegetable materials?
Can't think of an example, but still...
Is it something made of wood?
Is it something manufactured?
Does it float on water?
Is it made of paper?
sorry to keep you waiting ....
Beth - Yes
Riff - No
Raak - Yes
Boolbar - Yes
Bob - No
Is it something made by humans in order to travel on water?
Is it more usually manufactured by hand, rather than by automated process?
Does it have moving parts?
Is it an item of furniture? A table perhaps?
Boolbar - No
Kim - Both nowadays
Breadmaster - No
Hi Lib :-) - No
Is it woven?
Do you own one?
..... (or more)?
Is it wicker-work?
Is it a piece of clothing?
Although a towel for example can be 'worn' it is not clothing, but a dressing gown as a piece of clothing could be made from towelling.
Is is machine-washable?
Does it have a specific colour?
Did they have it in the Middle Ages?
Did they have it in the Stone Ages?
back from lunch
Raak - No
Boolbar - Not at the moment ... therefore No to second question
Bob - No
Inkspot - No
Kim - No
rab - Yes
Breadmaster - Interesting. Define Middle Ages and I can give you a more specific answer.
Beth - No
Is it larger than a phone book?
rab - No, not usually. Extreme examples might be.
Is it manufactured for specific purpose or function?
Inkspot - Yes
Is it white?
Is it from the husk of a nut?
Boolbar - No
Inkspot - No
Is it orange?
Is it coal?
Is it a book?
Boolbar - No [but close]
Raak - No
Lib - No

Nobody has really guessed even close so far. A combination of Dazed's original question and Raak's recent question - even though they both received a 'No' might give some direction.

Is it a liquid?
Boolbar - No
ooooops
Sorry Boolbar - that was ME appropriating your name without permission :-)
Just a thought - I am assuming you meant the colour orange as opposed to the fruit orange in your last question? If you meant the fruit, then the answer is an even more resounding No.
Does it readily combust?
Is it amber ?
As in Jurrasic Park trapped mosquito
A charcoal biscuit?
back from 'Oklahoma' rehearsal
Tuj - Yes [excellent question]
Inkspot - amber-coloured? sort of
Raak - No
Is a produced from a particular vegetable ?
Inkspot - Yes
Is it brandy?
Is it any alcoholic liquid?
D'oh, it's not a liquid at all. Ignore me.
Is it anything to do with wax?
*random guessage*
To recap
vegetable

not edible to humans although it wouldn't kill you if you did eat it

"a" vegetable isn't a clue

not a carrot

Is a product made from vegetable materials

Not made of wood

something manufactured

Floats on water

not made of paper

not something made by humans in order to travel on water

Nowadays it is both manufactured by hand and by automated process

does not have moving parts

Not an item of furniture (including a table)

Not woven

Chalky does not currently own any

not wicker work

not a piece of clothing

not machine washable

has a specific colour

depending on your definition of middle ages, they might or might not have had it then

didnt have them in the stone ages

not usually larger than a phone book but extreme examples might be

manufactured for specific purpose or function

not white

not from the husk of a nut

not orange (but orange is close)

Not coal

not a book

It readily combusts

is not amber but as a colour is close

not a charcoal biscuit

is produced from a particular vegetable

Arriving late - as usual
A tennis ball?
Is it a animal feed for cows?
thanking ZK for recap
ZK - No, nothing to do with wax
Dujon - No
Inkspot - No

I'm trying to think of a clue that doesn't give away the answer, although 24 hours is probably quite long enough to be guessing something as straightforward as this. The recap didn't mention my clue so to reiterate: Tuj's question should lead you straight to it. The ambiguity of its 'edibility' is also relevant.

Whisky?
Oops, it's already been said to be not a liquid.
A cork?
Raak - No. The whisky guess was closer :-)
Is it something you would apply to the outside of the body?
Methylated spirits?
Would it normally be found in a kitchen?
Raak - You would not 'apply' it, but you would 'do' something with it.
Inkspot - No
Dazed - It could be found anywhere.
Is it a kumquat?
Hmm - not particularly combustable.
Cointreau?
Bob - No & No and 'combustible' is the key word, but I've been hinting at that for some time.

clue: Within the last month, several new games have started in the three MC servers. One of them is very closely connected with this object.

A cigar?
A packet of Woodbine cigarettes?
At last! The answer is A CIGAR. Well done Raak.
*polite round of applause from the sudience*
cigars aren't orange!
Who said they were?
Thank you, thank you, and the next object is MINERAL.
is it an element?
Is it something made from a mineral substance, as opposed to the mineral itself?
Learning from the masters....
[Beth] No.
[Kim] It is something made.
Have been watching this recently, hope no-one minds if I join in! Is it hard?
In a word...
Well, yeah. But it seems you get better with practice.
Is it hard?
No, I meant is the object hard
Aah..
Well, I'll join in with that I think!
Is it a liquid?
[Uno] Yes, and therefore [Beth] No.
Is it something manufactured for a specific purpose?
Unashamedly nicking questions from Inkspot...
Is the finished item wholly of man made materials?
Does it have any practical use in someone's line of work?
Apologises and hangs head in shame for earlier ineptitude
Is it valuable?
[Beth] Yes.
[Inkspot] Yes.
[Uno] Not specifically: anyone would have a practical use for it.
[Lib] No. (Amused murmurs from audience.)
Is it manufactured from a single material (element, compound or mixture) or more than one?
Is it manufactured from a single material (element, compound or mixture)?
Oops
Is it Fool's Gold?
Except that's naturally occuring...
Did they have it between the years c.800 and c.1500?
Shamelessly carrying on with my question from the last round here. It was of no help then, it's probably of no help here.
Does it have a practical application?
You are most welcome Uno!
[Uno] Yes (it is either from either a single material or from more than one); No (not made from a single material).
[rab] No.
[Breadmaster] No.
[Btd] Yes (already had that one).
Is it a coin?
Used in the home?
Does it use electricity?
Is it made from a particular metal?
[Chalky] No.
[plump] Not specifically: it can be (and is) used almost anywhere.
[Btd] I had to look on the web to answer this: no.
[Inkspot] No.
Could you buy one in a typical hardware store?
[Riff] No.
To amplify my answer to Inkspot: it is made of metal, but while there are no doubt metals which are more or less well suited to the purpose, it is not part of its nature to actually be made of a particular metal.
Does it have moving parts?
Does it tell the time?
[Inkspot] Yes.
[Chalky] YES!! (round of applause)
deliberately not guessing ...
... so that someone else can have a turn :-)
A watch?
May as well get the easy one out of the way.
Is it a digital watch?
Since Raak had to look it up on the internet, and I can't believe he wouldn't have heard of clockwork watches, so it has to be a type of timepiece that you'd think would need a battery - except there are those kinetic ones which apparently don't. Hence my guess.
A carriage clock?
available as wedding gifts in either clockwork or with batteries(not included)
A Rolex Cosmograph Daytona?
Following Ibid's comments I shall have to be more specific.
[rab] Yes.
[Ibid] No. (Some clockwork watches are driven by a quartz crystal powered by a battery, but as far as I can determine, all of the watches in question are entirely mechanical.)
[Inkspot] No.
[rab] *mixture of applause and laughter from the audience* Definitely not.
A Mickey Mouse Watch?
Is it a wristwatch?
As opposed to a pocket-watch or some other type.
Is it a pocket-watch?
As opposed to a wristwatch or some other type ;)
[Btd] No.
[Riff] Yes.
[barbacoa] No.

The sharks are circling around the mystery object...

A hint: this type of wristwatch is definitely not valuable, made of a specific metal, or a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona.

A timex?
[Riff] Actually, I don't know who makes these. One thing is certain, the maker's name does not appear on them.
Was Bob the dog close in guessing it as a "character" watch?
Have you got one?
[Z.K.] No.
[Btd] No.

Hint: it is not a Rolex.

Is it a *fake* Rolex?
It is indeed a fake Rolex.
aaaaaaaargh!
ooh! popped up randomly and guessed the answer right! goodness me! Okay. Um...give me a few minutes while I think of something!
Wahey!
Okay. The next object is VEGETABLE.
Edible?
Standard opening.
[BtD] Technically, yes, but I don't know anyone who would.
Is it a manufactured object?
Hate having to answer vaguely!
[Raak] No. If it was (in this case) I'd have to call it mineral.
Coal?
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