mc5 - Animal-Vegetable-Mineral-Abstract: The Pants Memorial Game

Yay! Okay, now i've got a VEGETABLE for you.

Is it a turnip shaped like a thingie?

[Gusset] No.

Edible?

Is it something that has been man-made?

[Snodgrass] yes [Inkspot] yes

Does it involve eggs?

[Gusset] Not that i know of

Is it made from wood?

[Inkspot] No

Does it involve citrus fruit?

[Gusset] No

Is it a drink?

Software

Does it contain more than one vegetable?

[all] Not generally, but i expect somebody out there is wierd enough.
[Software] Yes

Is it marmite?

Or Vegemite?

[all] Yes.

Marmite it is.

OK let's hope this proves harder. ANIMAL with ABSTRACT connections.

Is is fictional?

[sadie] Yes, that is the abstract connection

Is it part of some religious mythology?

Is it a dragon of some sort?

[sadie] No
[Raak] No

Is there a single fictional work (or closely-related set of fictional works) from which it comes?

[Brendan] Depending on your definition of "closely-related", Yes

Is it a fictional human being?

More than 2 legs?

Is the source pre-1950?

Tuj

Does it's name begin with an L?

Is this closely-related set of fictional works all by the same author?

Is it Tinga and Tucka?

OK 40 somethings have wierd time warping memories. So sue me!

Is it a specific fictional animal belonging to a real Earth species?

Is it from a Marvel or DC comic book?

[GL] Yes
[Snodgrass] No
[Brendan] No
[Tuj] No
[Raak] Yes
[Snodgrass] Who? No.
[Darren] Yes, see above
[Inkspot] No

Less than 2 legs?

Who doesnt remember (Auntie) Jean Morton and her cuddly Koalas Tinga and Tucka? Shame on you! [Kids TV - 1960's]

[Snodgrass] No, and I wasn't born until 1979.

Female author?

Male author?

Female? (the fictional human)

[Inkspot] No
[GL] Yes
[Brenda]n No

J R R Tolkien?

[all] sorry about that. The 1979 bit I mean - you missed a great couple of decades there!

Is it adult fiction?

Snodgrass]One of the few children's tv with animals during 60's (other than Animal Magic) that I watched was Daktari with a cross eyed lion.

Is the fiction set in the real world?

[Snodgrass] No. I also missed a pretty reasonable couple of centuries
[Inkspot] Depending on your definition of "adult fiction". It is not adult in the sense that pornography is adult, but it is aimed at an audience that would be refered to as adults. Although of course it isn't entirely unsuitable for children.

I'll say Yes to make it simpler.
[BM] No

Is he the primary or title character of the set of works?

[saddie] Of his appearences in the set of works, only one was as anything other than the main character of the specific work.

Is it written in the science-fiction genre?

drawing a thin line between SF and fantasy novels.

[Inkspot] No

Is the fiction set on some version of Earth?

To clarify: the fictional worlds of Star Trek and Mad Max are both set in versions of Earth, whereas those of Star Wars and Narnia aren't.

[sadie] No, most 'alternate' Earth stories would be on the SF side of Inkspot's line.

Are the set of works books, or were they originally?

[sadie] Mostly

Cut-Me-Own-Throat Dibbler

In the same vein, Rincewind?

[Inkspot] No. He wasn't usually/ever the main character
[sadie] Not you again, Yes. it was Rincewind the Wizzard star of several Discworld novels and two computer games

Damn.

I have to think of something now.

Alright, people. Have yourselves a... MINERAL

Is it man-made?

Is it bigger than a phonebox?

[Gusset Login] Yes [all] Than a... yes, you freak of nature, you.

Is it made from more than one different material?

Stonehenge?

Shot in the dark, well its much bigger than a phone box and it will look lovely when its finished.

[Inkspot] Yes
[Snodgrass] No, but interesting guess. And in a wierd way, they are even connected...

Is it in the UK?

[Gusset Login] No

Is it in Europe?

[all] I think i can safely say no, it is nowhere in Europe.

Is it in Africa?

Is it made of stone?

[all] No, it's not in africa either
[Gusset Login] No

Is it a monument?

[Inkspot] No, but there are monuments to it

Is it made of metal?

[all] Yes, largely

Is it in America?

[Gusset] Not any more

Is it on Earth?

[Breadmaster] Nope.

R.J.Fakename

Did leave Earth or get destroyed after 1990?

Is it a space probe?

[R.J.Fakename] No, earlier
[Inkspot] Not a probe.

Is it a Lunar Module from one of the Apollo moon (alleged) landings

Ooo, Controversial

or the Lunar Buggy from 15, 16 or 17?

[Snodgrass] Yes [the other Snodgrass] No, not a buggy

Apollo 11?

Are we trying each one in turn then?, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17?

Yes, it was the lander from Apollo 11, also known as The Eagle.

OK, lets try a bit of Animal

Is it human?

[all] Oh Yes!

Is it Soylent Green?

or however you spell it

Are they dead?

Is this a whole human or a part of a human?

[GL] No [all] Yes [Darren] Yes - a whole human (I'm feeling generous)

Fictional?

[Tu] No

European?

[Brendan] No

Male?

[Darren] Yes

Was he born before 1900?

[Inkspot] Yes

Was he born before 1800?

Politician/statesman?

[Darren] No
[Brendan] No

Australian?

Asian?

American?

[Inkspot] No
[BM] No
[all] Yes

Inventor?

a native American?

Writer?

President?

Ernest Hemingway?

[Brendan] No
[Inkspot] Yes (as in born there)
[BM] No
[all] No
[all again] Also No

Was he a Texan?

Snodgrass]A native american is more than having been was born there, more can be found here. Is the answer still Yes.

Did he die violently?

Really, "native American" should mean someone who was born there. The people who actually get called native Americans ought to be called "indigenous Americans", I'd have thought. Just goes to show that Americans don't know what words like "native" actually mean.

Was he born before 1850?

.Snodgrass

[Inkspot] No (born, yes, American Indian, no)
[BM] Yes
[all] I'll say Yes, but records are sketchy in this respect. I may revise this or confirm later. It would have been around 1850.

Did he die after 1900?

General George Armstrong Custer?

[Brendan] No of that I am certain
[all] No, but spookily his was a name on my list of possibles.

Did he die in the American Civil War?

Was he of caucasian appearence?

Was he a white man?

Was he a desperado or outlaw?

Henry McCarty, alias Kid Antrim, alias William H. Bonney, alias Billy The Kid?

[Brendan] No
[all] Yes
[Inkspot] In some respects Yes
[GL] No x 4

Tuj

Was he assassinated?

[Tuj] No

Was he killed in a shoot out with the law?

[Inkspot] No

Was he involved in politics?

[Darren] No

John Wilkes Booth?

or maybe not, given the way he died ...

[Brendan] No not John Wilkes Booth.
Summarising: White male, American but not "American Indian", died violently before 1900, born around 1850, not political but (clue) fame has serious political aspect.
Lets go from here.

Was he a civil rights campaigner?

[Inkspot] No

Was he shot by firing squad?

Did he fight in teh american Civil War?

[Inkspot] No [Gusset] No

Was he executed?

[all] Yes

Was he electrocuted?

[Inkspot] Yes

William Kemmler?

[all] YES
Well done, the first electicutee in 1890. An axe murderer who killed his lover Matilda Ziegler (theres and actress with that name - in Mr Bean I think) in 1889. Sketchy records about him but it was a botched execution. They fried him twice. Mmmm Nice.

So when the applause dies down its over to you [all]

Thank you, Snodgrass

OK this one is an ABSTRACT with MINERAL connections.

Does is appear in a work of fiction?

all] *cheers ans clapping* Congrats on another good win.

[Inkspot] It would be inaccurate to say 'No', but misleading to say 'Yes'.

Is this an area of the Earth's surface (ie. a country, region, ocean, etc.)?

[Darren] No

Is it something represented in sculpture?

Rock music?

Tuj

Is it connected to the word "Antarctica"?

Can it be percieved by any of the senses?

Dujon

The pot of gold at the end of a rainbow?

Just popping in with my occasional and totally selfish wild guess.

Is it man-made?

Money?

Is the mineral connection an element of the same?

make that "...of the name"?

Sorry to ask two questions but it's been a while.

[Brendan] Not to my knowledge, but you never know with some artists
[Darren] No
[Tuj] No
[Inkspot] Not really, though it's causes often are.
[Dujon] No
[Breadmaster] One of the mineral connections is.
[Raak] No
[Darren] Yes, And don't worry about asking multiple question, especially over the weekend.

Is the mineral, which is a part of the name of the item, a solid?

[Snodgrass] One of them is, one of them isn't

Is it a phrase or saying?

Is there a maritime connection?

[GL] Yes
[BM] Not as far as I'm aware

Does it have a religious connection?

[Inkspot] No

A bottle/can (depends where you come from) of elbow grease?

Bigsmith

"Like chalk and cheese"?

Salt of the earth?

Thinking that only one thing is solid how about a Bucket of Steam?

Getting blood out of a stone?

Is the non-solid mineral part of the name, a liquid?

[Snodgrass] No
[BIGSmith] No
[Raak] No
[Darren] No
[Darren] In part

Is the solid part stone?

Or is the solid a Metal?

and is it Edible?

[Inkspot] I assume you mean natural stone. No.
[Snodgrass] No
[Snodgrass Clone] No, but it is assosiated with something edible

Summary: A phrase or saying, that uses the names of two mineral items, one solid, one partially liquid. One man-made. Not linked to Antarctica, nor religion.

A glass of some cocktail, Vodka Martini (shaken not stirred) with Ice for example?

[Snodgrass] No

Is the partially liquid thing a viscous substance?

[Snodgrass] No

A gaseous or vaporous form of a liquid?

[Snodgrass] The part of the non-solid mineral item that is not liquid is a gaseous or vaporous form of the liquid.

The boiling point of water?

Does this object have a medical purpose?

[Inkspot] 100 degrees Centigrade, which has nothing to do with this.
[Snodgrass] I can think of no medical use for it.

A quantity of mud which, when thrown at a wall, will leave some still adhering?

[Raak] In what way is that an Abstract. And what kind of mud do you get 'round there? All the mud I've seen is viscous rather than gaseous or vaporous.

Are the solid, liquid, and vaporous parts, different states of the same substance?

Is it a phrase to decribe a change in state?

[Raak] The solid part is a different substance. The vaporous and liquid parts are different states of the same substance.
[Inkspot] No.

Is the man made object a building or structure?

Is the solid part artificial stone, such as concrete?

[Inkspot] No.
[Darren] Yes

I will probably be away from Thursday to Tuesday. Therefore I will now provide a number of broad hints:
1 The liquid is water, but not refered to as water
2 The solid is found in most kitchens in the UK
3 Remember this is a phrase or saying that includes the names of the two items.

Rising damp?

[Inkspot] No, see number 3 above.

A Steam Iron?

sorry ignore that - its not metal!

Is the solid Glass?

[Snodgrass] N... OK ignoring
[Snodgrass] No.

Solid = Pottery of some kind?

Is it s container?

[Snodgrass] Yes!
[Snodgrass] Is it's container what?

Is the solid item referenced known for containing something? (Pot, Jar, Kettle like)

[Snodgrass] Yes.

A Pot Boiler?

Is it ia phrase like, The kettle calling the pot black?

A whistling kettle?

but boiling water has already been dismissed whatever it is, is at alower temp, presumably

Condensation on a wine chiller?

But this can be seen so thats not right

[Snodgrass] A what? No
[Inkspot] It is a phrase. But not that one.
[Inkspot] No.
[Inkspot Clone III] No

Where else do you find water vapour and liquid water treated as a single event Think about it don't expect the answer to just drop on your head.

Are we talking steam here?

Is it "a watched pot never boils"?

[Snodgrass] No.
[Darren] No

Is the non-solid part something to do with clouds?

[GL] YES!

A St-Cloud Porceline Tea Pot

I meant porcelain of course but I'm losing touch with reality!

[Snodgrass] No, porcelain isn't abstract.

Storm in a teacup?

Or has someone asked that one already?

[sadie] Yes! Well done!

A Storm In A Teacup

Your turn! Thank god that's over 8-)

Bugger. I'm about to go away for a week. Oh well, have to hurry. This one's completely ABSTRACT

Or could somebody else do it? I really have to go.

[sadie] Well I'm not bluddy doing it.

The Easter Bunny?

If you really dont have time I have one - but I'm not forcing myself on anyone you understand. Its ANIMAL, MINERAL AND ABSTRACT

The Borg?

A silly guess to start of with, I don't have time to win either

Is this a tangible thing?

I assume we're going with Snodgrass here.

[Darren] Since I happen to have sadie on my contact list and therefore know he's gone and won't be back for a week. I think it's best we did.

Animal, Mineral and Abstract then...

[Darren] Not really although some would claim it was

[GL] No

Microsoft?

[Brendan] No, but a rather amusing suggestion nonetheless.

Kim

Is it "The Thing" from The Fantastic Four?

[Kim] No

Is the animal part Human?

Is it humanoid?

[all] Yes the Animal reference is human, and not humanoid

Is it fictional?

I thought all humans were humanoid

[all] Not strictly fictional but it does appear in fiction
(I took humanoid to be alluding to something of a human form but not actually human - like a Cyborg or other robot.)

Are they male?

[Inkspot] Yes

Connected to religion?

[Darren] No

Was he born before 1850?