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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 it a recent book/film .... say post - 1990?
Temparature's rising...
[Raak] Super, but no.
[Inkspot] No.
[Chalky] No.
The Grapes of Wrath?
James and the Giant Peach?
oops - too recent.
Peachy
[BtD] The book isn't.
Four Weddings and a Banana?
A clockwork orange?
Here we go round the Mulberry Bush?
only guessed this after discounting Last Mango in Paris
Boolbar wins again!
Another fine drop goal sails majestically between the uprights from the golden boot of Boolbar. The answer is, indeed, Steinbeck's searing indctment and merciless evocation of loss and displacement, The Grapes of Wrath.
Consolation prizes to Software and Dazed5 - there must be a new game in there somewhere (perhaps a replacement for the current Pants game, which, to my mind, had run its course some time ago).
The Chair passes to Boolbar.
* audience, having just got settled, tosses aside popcorn and malteser boxes, and erupts into noisy raucous cheering for Boolbar - who has proved himself master of the Abstract Vegetable genre*
Surprised
Oooh, better do a quickie then. Animal
Is it a ... erm .... 'quick' animal?
Is it a person? are they alive?
[Chalky] Depends what you compare with. Faster than a dead tortoise, slower than a tortoise traveling at the speed of light.
[Inkspot] Yes, and yes.
Is he a he?
I was hoping to do a line about "It it a quick animal, as opposed to a dead animal?" Never mind....
[Kim] He is a he.
Osama bin Laden?
[Raak] No.
Is this person an artist of some kind?
As opposed to a big-nosed, pointy-chinned, syrup-wearing, washed up light-entartainment has-been, like for instance Bruce Forsyth.
George Bush?
A politician?
American?
Aan]
Please tell me it isn't a rugby player.
An actor?
oops pressed return instead of shift
Is he a writer?
Is it J. Wilkinson, the flavour of the week?
Waking from a slumber, I spotted that I almost won something up there. Never mind. Thanks, Kim - I don't think I'm on here frequently enough to be the chair for this fast-paced game!
No to you all!
[Dazed5] No. Although aren't we all artists in some way?
[Software] No.
[Raak] No.
[Riff] No.
[Breadmaster] No.
[Inkspot] No.
[Kim] No, he doesn't write for a living.
[Tuj] No.
British?
Is it an active sportman or has he retired?
[Breadmaster] Oh yes.
[Inkspot] Oh no. Not a sportsman - not retired.
Is he a TV presenter?
Ian Huntley?
Morbid - I know, but I had to get off my chest.
[Chalky] No.
[Inkspot] No.
A musician?
Does he have a connection with ISIHAC?
[Inkspot] No.
[Raak] Ooooh, there is a vague connection. * audience look interested *
Is he a known homosexual?
Just trying to narrow it down, you understand.
Is he an actor?
Does he work for one of the major UK broadcasting organisations (albeit not in an acting, writing, musical, TV presenting or sporting capacity?
)?
[Breadmaster] No.
[Dazed5] No, he still isn't. (See answer to Inkspot above).
[Kim] No.
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?
Ooh
[BtD] No.
Oil (the stuff pumped out of the ground)?
Still vegetable
[Raak] No. I thought oil was made of long-dead sea creatures that had been crushed and whatnot?
Is it something made from a vegetable?
[Beth] No.
Is wood involved?
Isn't oil made of fossilised vegetable matter, like coal? Particularly squishy vegetable matter, maybe...
Lol at squishy
[Breadmaster] Yes. I don't know about the composition of oil, to be honest. But let's just say for now, definitively, it is not oil.
Is it something fashioned (ie manufactured, to go back to Raak's first question) from vegetable matter?
Eg: Vegemite.
Is it wood from a particular tree?
Is it hard?
[Kim] No.
[Inkspot] Yes....mostly (audience muttering excitedly)
[rab] Hard or solid?
A cricket bat?
[Riff] No.
I'm worried my answer to Inkspot's question might be a bit misleading...
A Christmas tree ?
'Twas the first day of advent, and all through the house...

Yes! It is indeed A Christmas Tree. Not very challenging then, but worth a go!
Over to Inkspot!
*peels off the label from computer reminding self of own answer :)*
Cheers and wild clapping as Inkspot flicks the switch on the lights of the Christmas Tree.
lucky guess
ZK]Your clues at the end about a tree were just enough to tip the balance.

...and the next one please, Vegetable *gasps from the audience*

Sprouts?
Is this vegatable associated with Christmas dinner?
Is it edible?
Whether or not that would preclude its being sprouts, I won't comment.
Is it native to the UK?
and we're off...
[Bob the dog]No
[Kim] No
Bread Master [No] But this is misleading as the 'whatever it is', is not meant to be eaten but eating it would do you no harm, "Edible-Something fit to be eaten" def Dictionary .com
[Software]No
A banana skin?
Orange peel?
[Raak] No
[Kim] No
Would it be classed as a fruit?
[Software] No
Is it customarily eaten by some animal?
Is it processed an any way?
[Raak]No
[Bob the dog] Yes
Is it something made of paper?
And if so, is it the recently-released fifth book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, Wolves of the Calla?
Might it be found in the average household?
Is a beverage made from this?
[Riff]No *oooo's, two claps and a murmur from the back row * what do you mean harsh.
[Breadmaster] Yes *brief clapping and a cheer from the back*
[Dazed5] Yes *more clapping and a chair from the back falls over*
A tea-bag?
Coffee beans?
[Raak] YES!
[Riff]No
A Tea bag it is, well done Raak, your chair is ready, two secs while I rearrange the cushions to how you like them ;)

The next object is MINERAL.
Is it found in the average home?
I am going to get one of these, doggonnit!
[Bm] No.

Come to think it of, I'm not entirely sure what this is made of. It's at least partly MINERAL, but might be partly VEGETABLE.

Is it often seen on a road-side?
Is is manufactured?
[Boolbar] No.
[Lib] Yes.
Could I use it to shelter from the rain?
[Boolbar] Yes.
Is it colourful?
[Lib] No.
Is it movable?
Is it bigger than an averaged sized car?
Well - is it an umbrella?
[DrQ] With difficulty, even if it isn't screwed down.
[Lib] No.
[Wol] No. (You could use it to shelter from the rain, but that's not its purpose.)
Is there more than one of these?
Could it be a form of transport?
[Boolbar] Yes.
[Bm] Er...no. (Audience goes "oooooooooh".)
Is it some form of structure?
Does it have moving parts (even when screwed down)?
Is it something that would normally be screwed down?
[Dazed5] Yes.
[Chalky] No.
[Riff] Well, fixed in some way, yes.
Does it use electricity?
A tent?
[DrQ] Yes.
[Software] No.
Is it a telephone box?
wild cheers
[rab] Oooh, sort of.
One of those tardis/police box things you get in Edinburgh?
Or some sort of booth? Maybe Cherie?
Just recapping
MINERAL. At least partly MINERAL, but might be partly VEGETABLE.
Is it found in the average home? No
Is it often seen on a road-side? No
Is it manufactured? Yes
Could I use it to shelter from the rain? Yes
Is it colourful? No
Is it movable? With difficulty, even if it isn't screwed down.
Is it bigger than an averaged sized car? No
is it an umbrella? No. (You could use it to shelter from the rain, but that's not its purpose.)
Is there more than one of these? Yes
Could it be a form of transport? Er...no. (Audience goes "oooooooooh".)
Is it some form of structure? Yes
Does it have moving parts (even when screwed down)? No
Is it something that would normally be screwed down? Well, fixed in some way, yes.
Does it use electricity? Yes
A tent? No.
Is it a telephone box? Audience - wild cheers Oooh, sort of.
[rab] I think rab gets the prize. It is a police box.
Audience cheers, claps, and goes wild for rab.
So not Cherie Booth then...
Predictable, I know, but this one's ABSTRACT.
Is it natural?
... as opposed to 'created'.
Well done rab. I've always wondered what a police box was - and now I am none the wiser :-)
Is there only one of these?
So if police boxes are not often seen on road sides, where are they often seen then?
Is it fictional?
[Boolbar] They aren't, these days.
Should be working...
[Chalky] Yes.
[Boolbar] No.
[Raak] No.

The only place I've ever seen police boxes is in Edinburgh. Some are now used as police 'info boxes' (with a computer touch screen thinghy), others have been converted to coffee-vending booths.

Is it pleasant?
Would it exist if humankind didn't?
Is it a mathematical entity?
Effective repulsion
[Chalky] It can be.
[Boolbar] Yes.
[Raak] *an audience member nods sagely*... but no.
Is it something astronomical?
Like the orbit of Jupiter, the age of the universe, the constellation Orion, etc.
Has it always been known about?
Would it exist if there were no animals?
[Raak] No.
[Inkspot] I would say so.
[Breadmaster] Yes.
Is it anything to do with the passing of time?
Can we measure it in any way?
[Dazed5] No.
[Boolbar] Nnnyieahh... Possibly, although I probably wouldn't follow this avenue of thought just now.
Would a child [under age of 10] know about this?
Is it a natural reoccuring event?
[Chalky] Oh yes.
[Inkspot] No.
Can we see it occuring?
[Boolbar] We can see it, but it's not something that occurs.
Is it a term for a collection things?
When we see it, does it usually have the same colour (if any)?
[Inkspot] No.
[Boolbar] Yes. *Audience begins whispering excitedly*

I have a feeling Boolbar really wants to get this one...

Is it the sky?
Is it a symbol of some sort?
So, if it doesn't occur does that mean its there all the time?
Is it a rainbow?
[rab] I'm just bored . . . .
[Breadmaster, Raak] No.
[Lib] Um. I could get all philosophical and ask how would we tell... All I can say is that it just 'is'...
[Boolbar] No.
Shadows ?
Not the guitar plucking popular beat combo.
A reflection?
[Boolbar, Chalky] No.

I'd like to offer a hint without giving the game away, but I'm finding that difficult so I shall say for now that the the last three guesses are quite cold.

Is it light?
[Breadmaster] Warmer.
Is this detectable by any of our other senses apart from vision?
Darkness?
[Dazed5] No.
[Raak] I think you want to go back the way Breadmaster came from.
Is it anything to do with the seasons?
Is it something that produces light?
Is it a *kind* of light?
Like sunlight, starlight, moonlight, etc...
Is it a Sunset?
Sneaking in half-way through the class and looking over the shoulders of other students....
Photosynthesis?
Can it be seen underground?
Is it the colour green?
Moonlight?
Is it a superintelligent shade of anything?
Is it the light that shines out of someones backside?
All good guesses, but only one of them is right. And the winner is...

*Fanfare*

Chalky! Yes it was green. I had considered peach puff, but thought I might get lynched.

*curtsies to fanfare*
That'll teach me to take some time to read the questions and replies. That's the first time I've actually deduced the answer [and rab - peach puff would have been my next guess] :-)

And now, a nice easy peasy * A N I M A L *

Is it a whole animal or some part of an animal?
Is it a person?
cutting to the chase
Boolbar - Neither, because ....
Inkspot - Yes [but you're only part way there]
Is it a player of MC?
[crosses fingers]
Are they female?
MF - Not that I know of :-)
Inkspot - No, they are not female
It is the England Rugby Team?
Is it a team of people who play a sport?
simulled
Kim, Boolbar - Neither - you can eliminate sport.
Is it a group of musicians?
Is it Sean Connery?
....as he watches Ursula Andres emerge from the sea in Dr No.
Ant and Dec?
whoever they are.
Are they all currently alive?
Is it more than one person?
sorry .... forgot I was in the chair
Uno - No
Inkspot - No
Software - No
Kim - No
rab - Yes
Were they royalty?
Were they a tribe?
(I would include Ancient Romans, Greeks etc in that definition).
Is it more than 4 people?
Inkspot - No
rab - No
Boolbar - No
Is it the triumvirate of Mark Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius Caesar?
The Holy Trinity?
(Although there'd be an argument for at least two of the three to be abstract)...
BM - Nah
rab - Nah [these peeps were unequivocally 'animal']

I'm Oklahoma-ing now until about 11.30 - please leave your questions/guesses in an orderly pile :-)

Was he a writer published before 1900?
Is it a film duo?
Ignore previous one about the writer, I blame my runny nose!
Are they English?
The Beatles?
Is it a famous duo?
eg morecambe and wise, fred astaire and ginger rogers...
Inkspot - Yes [2nd question]
Riff - No
Raak - No
ZK - Yes
Is it Laurel and Hardy?
Duuhh I'd like to blame my runny eyes for not seeing Inkspot's question! :)
ZK - No
It wasn't Fred and Ginger, was it?
ZK - It wasn't :-)
Is it Bob Hope and Bing Crosby?
R2D2 and C3PO?
Not being alive, technically they can presumably be considered as, well, not alive..
Leaping out of the hot seat .....
Dazed - YES!

* audience gasps in amazement at the audacity of Mr Dazed - then cheers wildly for a rare 'poachers victory' *

*whoops for Dazed5*
poachers victory?
ZK] poachers victory? - when someone 'steals' the game without doing any of the hard work :-) It happens.
Poachers victory
Thanks Chalklette. Next one up is ABSTRACT
A poachers victory?
Is it a human concept?
ZK - no
ZK - not a concept
is it weather-related?
Is is a condition or state of being?
Is it a fictional human ?
Is it a law of some kind?
Is it a sin?
Does it exsist?
Can I make one?
Sorry for the delay...so to work...
Riff, no.
Kim,on balance I would say yes.
BM, no.
Chalky, no.
Lib, yes it does exist.
Raak, you can but do not think of it in the singular..it is abstract.
Is it tangiable?
Or is it a feeling? love, for example.
A suggestion?
War?
Is it an action?
Lib, yes.
Lib, no.
Raak, no
Ibid, yes
Is it a gesture?
Is it an action expressed by a transitive verb?
Is it an action that a shark would normaly do?
Sorry software..missed you out from the above answers but it is not a suggestion.
Raak. It could be construed as being a gesture but it's more than that.
Kim. It is all that and much more.
Inkspot. Sharks may do this, I am no expert.
Is it naughty?
Is it a sense of humour?
Is it slapstick comedy?
Is the thing to which this is done another person?
Riff, it can be naughty.
rab, no.
BM, one person would do this with another person.
Is it dancing?
A sense of humour?
You missed out Chalky!
A kiss?
plump,no.
So sorry Chalky darling. It could be argued that a sense of humour is part of this, but it isn't the answer.
ZK, see above.
Raak, no.
Is it something the two people involved would enjoy?
Is it, in fact, the physical act of lovemaking?
Is it cutting hair?
Kim asks what we were all thinking...
But
Don't sharks have sex?
Raak, yes two people could enjoy this, but it is not necessarily confined to two, it can involve thousands.
Kim, no, not lovemaking or indeed sex in itself.
BM, no.
ZK, I guess they do but I am not entirely sure if they do this.
'Extra Clue' All the above mentioned activities take place after, and as a result of, this
Recapping as I do
ABSTRACT
A poachers victory? No
Is it a human concept? Not a concept
Is it weather-related? No
Is it a condition or state of being? On balance I would say yes.
Is it a fictional human? (No)
Is it a law of some kind? No
Is it a sin? No
Does it exist? Yes it does exist
Can I make one? You can but do not think of it in the singular...it is abstract.
Is it tangiable? Yes
Or is it a feeling? Love, for example.No
A suggestion? No
War? No
Is it an action? Yes
Is it a gesture? It could be construed as being a gesture but it's more than that.
Is it an action expressed by a transitive verb? It is all that and much more.
Is it an action that a shark would normally do? Sharks may do this, I am no expert.
Is it naughty? It can be naughty.
Is it a sense of humour? It could be argued that a sense of humour is part of this, but it isn't the answer.
Is it slapstick comedy? No. Is the thing to which this is done another person? One person would do this with another person.
Is it dancing? No
A kiss? No
Is it something the two people involved would enjoy? Yes two people could enjoy this, but it is not necessarily confined to two, it can involve thousands.
Is it, in fact, the physical act of lovemaking? No, not lovemaking or indeed sex in itself.
Is it cutting hair? No

'Extra Clue' All the above mentioned activities take place after, and as a result of, this.
Does it actually involve physical contact?
Looking back on that lot...
Could this be successfully done if the two people didn't speak the same language?
Is it a greeting?
ZK[nice recap]
ZK, It can involve contact, but it does not need to.
BM, It might be successful after much trying...*very big ooohs from the audience*
Sunday golf
Will be away for a few hours so I fully expect this to be nailed by then:)
Conversation?
Meeting and greeting?
V random guess as my mind is now going 'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh...'
Surfing the web?
I think I meant ....Surfing the 'net?
Wot about mine?
See above -- a greeting?
rab, close, very close, but its bigger than that. Conversation is a form of this.
ZK, as for rab.
Chalky, getting cooler.
Raak, sorry must have been a simulpost, you weren't there before. A greeting is part of this but it's the bigger picture I'm after.
Simply 'talking'?
Socializing?
rab, talking is certainly a form of this, but expand the idea.
Raak, socialising is again only a small part.
A conference?
Brain still v much in the argh department, but it's worth a try.
celebrating Christmas/
getting increasingly random
Society?
ZK, not a conference. People actually do this at a conference.
ZK, nothing to do with Christmas per se.
Raak, the 'conversation' tack was closer.
Communication?
aaah
sounds good to me rab!
Victorious rab
Crowd goes wild!.well done rab. Communication was precisely the word I was looking for.
Well done rab :-)
Intercourse!
Well, I wasn't that far wrong then, was I? Nice one, Rab.
Back in the chair.
Ok, to complete the set, this one's ANIMAL.
Colymbosathon ecplecticos?
Is that the dead fish with a big cock? Well, a humourist might make a connection.... but no.
Human animal?
Is it a reptile?
[Bob and Inkspot] Human.
Living?
Is it a specific person?
Female?
[Chalky] Probably.
[Raak] No.
[Dazed5] Not gender specific.
A group of humans?
[Bob] Ting! (That means 'yes' by the way).
A geographic grouping?
A group/crowd at a specific celebration?
[Bob] Yes.
[Inkspot] No.
English as first language?
Name given to people from a particluar city or town?
eg Londoners/Mancunians
I think either Bob or Inkspot's going to get this one :)...

[Bob] Straight answer: yes.
[Inkspot] No, but there are some murmerings in the audience.

From a particular country?
A particular group of musicians?
[Chalky] Yes, but Inkspot was closer with the previous question.
[Inkspot] No.
Glaswegians?
A group of NIMBY's? ;)
[Raak, Inkspot] No.

Maybe I should clarify - it's not a name given to people from a particular city or town, but they are associated with a particular city or town.

Pearly Kings and Queens?
Pie-eaters?
Manchester United fans?
[Inkspot, Chalky, Bob the dog] No.
Is the city or town in the U.K.?
[Raak] Yes.
Is the 'association' of an academic nature?
[Chalky] No.
Is it anything to do with sport?
Nope.
Isit in Southern England (south of Brum)?
*audience laughs* No.
Does the answer contain a number?
Yorkshiremen?
[Dazed5] No... but the audience likes the way you're thinking.
[ZK] No.
Is it a midlands city?
Is it in England?
[Dazed5] Yes, so...
[Raak] yes.
Are they a group of workers?
*Geography of England never was my strong point, (now if it was Wales!) off to find out where Strattford and potteries are, see you at work tommorrow!*
[Inkspot] They were.
The West Bromwich Seven?
The [some place] [some number]?
No, can't be, given the answer to Dazed5 a moment ago.
The [some place] [some collective concept that is not a number]?
Is it a Guild?
Someone in my office said Coventry was once a thiving wool town with a Cappers Guild - nothing to do with checking the tyre pressure at Longbridge then!
Anything to do with Stoke on Trent?
[Chalky] Does that exist? There might be a connection to something along these lines.
[Raak, 2nd question] Yes.
[Inkspot] Nope.
[Lib] Maybe, but not primarily.
Is there a connection to the Longbridge car plant?
Feels generally very close...
[Dazed5] No, you're getting colder.
Would it be The Birmingham Six, by any chance?
Like moths to the flame....
Duuuuh!
Retraction, given the answer to Dazed5's question some while ago.
Are any of them still alive?
Is it a collective name for a group of towns associated with pottery ?
Is it anything to do with the armed forces?
Staffordshire?
[Kim] You shouldn't retract, because you're getting warmer.
[Raak] I should think so.
[Inkspot] No.
[Ibid] Not the armed forces.
[Lib] No.
Is this a group it is possible to join?
A particular part of the police?
[Raak] Not any more, I think.
[Inkspot] Yes! I think we're nearly there...
The West Midlands ... er .... sommat?
[Chalky] Half-way there. I'll accept one of two possible completions.
[Chalky: West Midlands] [Kim: Constabulary]?
The West Midlands Serious Crime Squad?
Kim was soooo close, but it was Raak wot won it.

*shakes Raak by the hand*

*counts fingers*
The next object is ABSTRACT.
Could it exist if there were no humans?
Is it a recent invention, or an age-old concept?
Is it a function of time?
[Riff] No.
[Tuj] Not recent.
[Kim] Yes.
Is it a measure of time?
[Kim] No.
Does it have to do with the process of ageing?
Is it anything to do with religion?
Is it scientific in nature?
[Kim] No. (BTW, I took "a function of time" to mean "having something to do with time".)
[Chalky] (ripple of laughter from the audience) To some people it is. (More laughter.) No, not really.
[Riff] No.
Last orders at the bar?
Yesterday?
Is it an action carried out by humans?
[Chalky] No.
[Software] No.
[Inkspot] People doing things is an essential part of it, but that's not actually the thing itself.
ISIHaC?
Does it take place in all cultures?
[Chalky] No.
[Inkspot] No.
Bar Mitzvah?
er ... back to the chuckle-inducing 'religious' question .... is it an addiction of some kind?
[Inkspot] No.
[Chalky] (more chuckles from the audience) No, not in itself.
Is it anything to do with sport?
[Inkspot] No.
So far, Software's question sniffed closest to the Snark's bum.
Is it an historic event?
[rab] No.
Memories?
[Software] The Snark is nowhere in sight.
Is it being early/late?
Is it the Karma Sutra?
[Chalky,penelope] The Snark is in the vicinity of the Antipodes.
Is it the Rugby World Cup tournament (or part therof) ?
sorry - two questions in close succession, but I can sense myself sniffing quite close to the Snark's Bottom now.
[penelope] The Snark is nowhere to be seen (or sniffed).
Is it connected with literature?
[Chalky] No.
Keeping a diary or appointments?
[Inkspot] No.
Everyone is barking up entirely the wrong ocean.
Might this be the study of some academic discipline?
[rab] No, wrong planet now.
Time. It has to do with time.
Christmas?
Going back to Cultures, anything to do with western work ethic?
Pushing the lilo out into the pool a bit further to see if it floats.
[rab] (applause from the audience) No.
[Inkspot] sssss...glug glug glug
Easter?
Actually, remove that, it's something to do with religion only for some people. So...
Is it some sort of festival?
[rab] Yes! (But not Easter.) The footprints of the Snark have been found.
Is it celebrated in the UK?
(And can I sneak in Bonfire Night to get the obvious festival out of the way)?
Is it the Summer Solstice?
[rab] Yes. At least, in a part of the UK. But not Bonfire Night.
[Kim] No.
Burns night?
Up Helly Aa?
[Lib] No.
[Inkspot] No.
The hunters are circling around the Snark's lair...
Is it celebrated in Scotland?
Glastonbury Festival?
Hogmany?
Jools Holland New Years Eve Hootenanny?
Pushing out a flotilla of rubber ducks!
Beltane?
[rab] The Snark's tail has been grasped.
[Inkspot] The Snark gulps them down and burps.
[Chalky,Penelope] The Snark flings two of its hunters into the top of a tree.
[Software] Wielding the Sword of Truth and the Shield of Fair Play, Software has captured the Snark! (Hogmanay, actually, rather than the festival of stocktaking at the piggery, but I'll give you that.)

Audience presents Software with the mounted head of a Snark.

The longboat is nearly ready for Hogmany or a some call it Up Helly Aa .
[Shetlander] Alas, the audience were insufficiently knowledgeable to give the necessary applause for the near miss.
A pre-emptitive guess. Is it man made?
*muttering from top of tree* ... pesky Snark ...
Is it alive?
Hey! There's a whole new game here. We ask a whole load of questions (say, 20) and then, only when 20 questions have been asked, the winner of the previous round thinks of something that fits some of the questions, but not all of them. On second thoughts.....where is Software, anyway?
A most unexpected surprise! * Takes Bow *. Now What?
Ah a little complex I think but Animal and Vegetable with Abstract connexions.
The Abominable Snowman?
Is it a place?
Is it customarily eaten?
Is it something someone would normaly wear?
Is it alive (in real or fictional terms)?
Hello everyone, welcome to the first batch of answers.
Chalks: No
Raak: No
Inky: No (although slight fidgeting in audience)
Lib: Yes (mostly)
Is the animal human?
Is the Vegetable part a vegetable product?
Raak - I nearly simulposted exactly the same question as you. I have adapted.
I will be away from a PC for the weekend, so no hair tearing, please. My last dip into MC will be about 1700 hours tonight.
Raak: Yes.
Chalks: No.
Is it anyone or a particular person?
Does the answer have to do with the forthcoming holiday season?
Is the vegetable part a fruit?
One more go:
Inky: No
Raak: Yes (slight ripple of clapping and murmering from audience)
Chalks: No, well not exactly, oh, all right, technically yes. (one lonely individual in audience claps a loud, embarassing single clap).
Anything to do with the story of the Nativity?
Is it a party game?
Is it the fat guy who dressses in red?
Sorry, his name escapes me right now. Father something?
Sneaking in a quick visit to MC
Chalks: No
Raak: No (Slight titter from audience)
Tuj: No. No transvestites, please.
Is the fruit mistletoe berries?
Does it involve alcohol?
Sneaking in to MC away from the entertaining.
Inkspot: Yes (Audience: ripple of applause)
Raak: Err.. yes and no (audience titters)
Kissing under the mistletoe? (or involving doing so?)
Quite abstract though in the main, I grant you...
Amazing! ZK has it.! (Audience, goes wild, stamping feet and cheering.)
Shock and surprise
Ooh! Goodness! *stands up and takes a brief bow, blushing furiously* I apologise for keeping you waiting so long, have been out doing the Christmas necessaries with the relatives. Okay, the next one is ABSTRACT.
Is it to do with Christmas?
Are you a bloke?
Is it an activity?
[Software]Yes (clapping from audience)
[Chalky] Not last time I checked. Why?
[Raak](audience mumbling) Settling eventually on no.
Is it a carol?
Is it connected with religion?
[ZK] Well - mainly because it makes a difference to the sort of questions I would ask :-)
[Breadmaster] No. [Chalky] Yes, technically. Generally, probably not. *wonders what kind of questions you'd be asking otherwise* :)
Is it a Christmas tale or story?
Is it connected with the giving of presents?
[Chalky] *Echoes ZK's thoughts* Explain! Explain!
[Inkspot]No.
[Kim]Hmmm...that depends...possibly. I'll say: for me, personally, no.
Is it festivities?
[Software] No. It generally involves them but is not festivities themselves. The usual questions seem to be missing from this round; they might help.
Is it fictional?
[Raak] No.
Is it an emotion?
[ZK, Kim] ahem ... like Ann Elk - I have a theory. However, it would be unfair to hijack this game in order to expound it. I'll mention it in Banter one day, I'm sure :-)
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