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.
Raak]YES *almost there* Bigsmith]No Bigsmith]No Bigsmith]No, my bedroom widow used to look out over Milford docks, towards the BP and Texaco refineries.
snorgle]No, not a stone circle, try further west. clue: This early Neolithic ancient monument was built for a purpose which we kmow for certain, and is one of the best examples of its kind in the U.K.
Raak]Yes; Burial tomb or cromlech Raak] No; Stonehenge being the tenuous link, the stones came from the Preseli hills 200 miles away *hint*? extra points will be awarded for guessing how they got them there, and we all know what points mean. Bigsmith]No; further west
[plump] Close... [Dujon] Yes! The word I had in mind was "backhoe", but you have the article. Cheering audience lifts Dujon onto their shoulders and carries him around the room.
I really had no intention of selecting the correct answer. I've done this before (when the Pants site was alive) - because I'm in a significantly different time zone to most participants it makes it awkward for everyone if I take the chair. Accordingly I invite someone else to volunteer for the position ... perhaps, as Tuj got us on the right track (sorry) and Chalky the wheels/track, one of them might care to break the champagne and launch the next subject? Please!
Thanks Duj. Nice thought, but I don't feel I made a significant contribution. Perhaps Tuj would like a crack at the next one? If not - perhaps someone else is burning for a turn?
Fine, Chalky. I am unsure as to when Tuj normally posts but perhaps we could all wait until, say, 11;00 GMT on Monday (It's around 01:50 as I type) to allow time for a response. After that time I suggest the 'first in, best dressed' option be invoked.
[Breadmaster/Raak] On the 'bobcat' term: Yes, 'backhoe' is also used here. I suspect that 'bobcat' (well, I'm 90% sure) is a trade name - something like 'Biro' for a ballpoint pen, although the latter term does seem now to be fading somewhat.
Well, neither Tuj nor anyone else has posted. I haven't had a go in the driving seat yet, because I'm not very good at guessing, but unless anyone objects I could have a go, if that's OK with Dujon et al...?
Sorry about my absence - this has happened before. Really I'm far too sporadic for this, the fastest paced game on MC5, so I've carefully avoided the chair so far.
Tuj - Once more, not notably. But never mind about being absent, I'm enjoying this bit of negativity... Inkspot - Tricky one - I would say yes, it can - both directly and, very much, indirectly.
Chalky - No. Toby - No. Not fictional, remember. Dujon - No. Raak - No. Inkspot - No. I thought this would be fairly easy, but no-one's made the breakthrough yet.
IT IS NOT: notably connected with religion fictional, mythical or legendary connected with science connected to a famous saying or cliche made of words notably involved with fish an emotion The Giant Rat of Sumatra dream-like something negative like silence or emptiness an event a piece of music a period of time the sound of silence a reflection.
IT IS: something that can be seen or heard, both directly, and very much, indirectly. CLUE: It did not exist before the twentieth century.
Raak - Yyyyyyyyy - no. Chalky - If it is possible to see or hear this thing directly, then there are places on this earth where one can do so, although not many. In theory, one could see or hear it indirectly anywhere. Kim - No. But getting a little closer...
Request for clarification: What category does something like a soundwave fall in? It's not technically abstract - it can be measured, heard, and felt. Does it retain the property of its creator, as its quality and existence depend on it - i.e. the bark of a dog is animal and the whirring of gears mineral? Or does "abstract" really just mean none-of-the-above?
Tuj - It is indeed. Raak - No. Toby - Gosh, I don't know. Fortunately it's not a problem that affects this round, because that's not it. Software - No. It might help if I told you that this a particular individual thing.
Have only just remembered to look in here ... was rather busy playing Thwack the Penguin [see MCiOS Hyperlynx]. As there have been a string of Abstracts lately - I'll choose A N I M A L . . .
