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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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Just got back this Sunday afternoon.
[metherer] It can.
[Brendan] No.
Another hint? The abstract version of this is the absence of the concrete version.

Fortune Cookies?

[Chalky] No.

Is the abstraction Douglas Adams-related?

Marzipan?

[Brendan] No. Nothing to do with any person or book.
[Chalky] No.

Does the concrete version contain a place name?

[Dazed5] No. The name of both versions refers to nothing but what the thing is.

I just checked that I didn't miss someone getting the right answer. I can't believe this is taking so long. I notice that I said it could be combined with anything, but I'm not sure that's true; it can certainly be combined with anything sweet.

A quiche or flan base?

A trifle?

A Gateaux?

[Inkspot,Darren,GL] No.

A bit of Crumpet?

[Inkspot] No. As far as I know, this thing does not appear in any figurative expression.

Muffin?

The words "Straws" and "Clutching" spring to mind

[GL] No.

I'll be away on a business trip from Wednesday afternoon to the end of the week. If no-one's got it before then, I'll just have to declare victory and reveal the answer.

Doughnut?

Wild screaming, clapping, cheering, and orgies in the aisles. Civilisation has risen once more, and soon, there will be lemon-scented paper tissues, and their flight can depart after a brief delay of 10,000 years.

[GL] Nearly there. What abstract thing is associated with a doughnut?

The doughnut hole?

[GL] !!!YES!!! Doughnut holes, referring both to the hole in the ring, and little blobs of doughnut fashioned as if cut out from the hole in the ring.

And you wonder why it took so long for people to guess?

Nevermind. The next item is ANIMAL.

Is it a mammal?

A long time to guess but it was a good conundrum.

Human?

[Inkspot] Yes
[Software] Yes

alive?

[sadie] No

Was english their main language?

[sadie] Yes

Male?

Sir Peter Ustinov?

Did he write a great many letters from America?

He's dead as well? Damn.

[Ink] Yes
[sade] No
[Raak] It's certainly not what he's famous for.

So... he might have written a number of letters from America?

[sadie] Was that a question? or a comment?

Did he die within this century?

Taking the view, for the sake of disambiguating, that the century started with 2000. It was merely a comment. With a question mark.

[sadie] No

Did he visit America?

Was he, in fact, American?

[sadie] He spent sometime in America
[BM] Yes

Was he born before America became independent?

Was he best known as an author?

[Bren] Yes.
[Inkspot] No

Abraham Lincoln?

[Software] See my answer to Brendan's question (independent - 1776. Lincoln born - 1809)
In other words, No.

Benjamin Franklin?

[Bren] No

Was he a publisher?

Was he of strictly European descent?

[Ink] I can find no reference to him having ever been a publisher
[sadie] As far as I can tell.

George Washington

It can't be that easy unless GL is feeling sorry after the last saga!

[Snodgrass] No

Caucasian appearance?

Was he ever president?

Are we talking present day USA? as oposed to the Americas in general?

Was he born before 1700?

[Snodgrass] Yes
[sadie] Yes
[Snodgrass] We're talking North America
[Inkspot] No

Thomas Jefferson

[sadie] No

James Maddison?

There's only so many it can be.

[sadie] I thought it would take a little longer than that for anyone to get it.
YES
It was Maddison 4th President of the USA and the first to be forced out of the White House during his first term. (The British burnt it down)

Very well, over to you sadie

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?

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?

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.

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?

[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

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?

Is it connected to the word "Antarctica"?

Can it be percieved by any of the senses?

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?

"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.

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?

[Inkspot] It is thought so Yes!

Has he had something named after him?

[Inkspot] Yes.

Is the mineral part something manmade?

Frankenstein's Monster?

[Brendan] No not literally although the phrase might suggest otherwise, but then the abstract part kicks in
[Chalky] No

Is "he" a better pronoun to use than "they"?

Was he a Greek philosopher?

[Darren] Yes
[Inkspot] No
A small clue - The phrase is essentially Abstract with Animal and Mineral references

Is it the name of a place?

[Inkspot] Yes, but with an abstract slant to it.

The Man in the Moon?

Was the person referred to an author or poet?

[Bigsmith] No but you have the right kind of idea
[Inkspot] No

St. Peter at the Pearly Gates?

Confused!So the person is ficticious and the place real, I thought it were the other round, ho hum.

[Inkspot] Not St Paul and not the Pearly Gates
We are looking for a place, which exists but is itself abstract, and references a persons name in the way, say, The Heights of Abraham or Jacobs Ladder does. The person may well have been real but there is no certainty of that. There is also a mineral reference. How go to it!

Is the person a saint?

Was he a King?

Arthur's Camelot?

[Brendan] No, far from it
[Inkspot] No
[Inkspot Encore} No but thats the kind of phrasing we are looking for
The minerals may help. (a clue there) The name may have been a real person but we are not sure. There is a folklore component here.

Is there a mythological connection?

[Golfer] Yes. Mythology is key here!

Is water significant?

[Golfer] Yes. Very

Is it the Giant's Causeway?

[Darren] No.

Davey Jones's Locker?

[Inkspot] YES, a quite inspired deduction.

INKSPOT WINS

Davy Jones Locker, the sailors name for the sea bed, the place where drowned sailors go. Named possibly after a 16th century innkeeper who had a locker in which he kept his drink, or possibly a derivation of Jonah, possibly of the Whale persuasion. It exists all over the world but not any place in particular, but its not a place you'd probably want to visit, Unless you are Jacques Cousteau that is.

Well its over ti Inkspot to take over the chair just as soon as the applause dies down.

Thank you Snodgrass, that was a good challenge.

...and to continue ANIMAL, with the boards quiet over the holiday period, please feel free to ask more than one quetion at a time.

Is the animal human?

snorgle] Yes

Male?

...wait for it...

Female?

Inkspot] Feel free not to specify which one was right!

Dead ... ?

...or Alive?

Fat....?

....or Thin?

British...?

...or foreign?

Tuj]...that moustache, defintley Male.
Chalky] dead and buried, and pushing up the Daffodils.
Breadmaster] yes he was British.

Daffodils significant?

Dylan Thomas? (resisting the desire to put Welsh Rugby!)

Snodgrass] maybe, has theme beem rumbled?
Snodgrass] No (careful! surely no Englishman could be thinking third was a good finish for the World Champions, so I can only presume you are Irish or more likely French? (sorry m'lud but the hook looked too tempting))

He is WELSH then?

[Inkspot] I was thinking of the juxt de pose of Welsh Rugby and Pushing up Daffodils. Swinging Low

Snodgrass]Yes, and its not 'Merv the Swerve'.

David Lloyd George?

YES!!!

Breadmaster wins with a stunning move, as the assembled mass of Male voice choirs spontaneously burst forth with, Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau.

How splendid! Apologies for the delay, as I'm working nights right now and have therefore spent Easter day asleep. Very pleasant too.
So this one is ANIMAL with abstract overtones.

Is this a fictional animal?

More than 3 legs?

Crosbreed?

Sorry about the delay! It occurs to me that I'm not really going to be in a position to post here at the same sort of time as everyone else over the next couple of days, so I think I will actually abdicate this round and take it up again another time. I'm sorry about that but I'm sure someone else can take the reins with ease...

Is it a dog?

Breadmaster] I for one am quite happy for you continue to carry on with this round and to answer our questions at a time suitable to yourself. How does anyone else feel, or is there a volunteer and we'll come back to this one when Breadmaster is more available?

Mamal?

[Bread & Ink] I'm happy to let this run and see answers as and when.

Human?

OK then! I shall do my best...
[Darren] Yes.
[Snodgrass] No.
[Tuj] No.
[Inkspot] No.
[Snodgrass] Yes.
[Darren] Yes.

Female?

Less than three legs?

More than one and a half legs?

[all] No.
[Raak] Yes.
[Gusset] Yes.
I believe he had the usual number of legs, although I can't be certain that it is ever specified...

Less than two arms?

[all] Nope. And I'll tell you for free, no more than two either.

More than one head?

Is he a character from a book?

Was the (or a significant) fictional work in which he appears, published within the last 50 years?

Was he older than 25 in the fictional work?

Is the fictional work of British origin?

An anthromoporthic representation of a natural function?

[Tuj] That sounds rude.

Gandalf?

Yes, I know he's not human, but he's close enough.

[all] Nope.
[all] Yes. Kind of.
[Darren] No.
[Gusset] Yes.
[Brendan] Yes.
[Tuj] Eeeooo! no.
[all] No.

Biggles?

Baron Munchhausen?

Has a film been made of the book?

A book for broadly Adult consumption?

[Raak] That was a guess by proxy I assume!

[Snodgrass] No.
[Raak] No. He was real, anyway...
[Gusset] Yes.
[Snodgrass] Yes, but it ain't naughty.
As I said, it's "sort of" a book, but not exactly.

Newspaper based?

Andy Capp?

A Non-newspaper based comic?

A graphic novel?

[Snodgrass] No, and no.
[all] No.
[Raak] No.

Before the 20th century?

Comics?

Eeeooo! (I love it!)

[Raak] Yes.
[Tuj] No.

Someone from the Arthurian legends?

King Arthur?

[Raak] No.
[all] No.

A character from Shakespeare?

A character from Bacon?

[Raak] Yes!
[all] Only when he was writing under Shakespeare's name...

Was it a character from Hamlet?

Is it Hamlet?

I meant "Was he" on the previous question

[all] No.
[all] Again, no.

Was he a king?

Was he a character from Romeo and Juliet?

Titus Andronicus?

Or however he spelled his name

Is he from one of the comedies?

Is he from one of the Histories?

King Lear?

Othello?

a blatant lurker's guess

[Raak] No.
[all] No.
[Gusset] No.
[Brendan] It's not normally classed as a comedy, I believe.
[all] No.
[Gusset] No.
[Chalky] Nope.

Banquo?

Falstaff?

Does he end up murdered?

Caius Martius, known as Coriolanus?

[Raak] No.
[Snodgrass] No - not from a history, remember.
[Darren] He does not.
[Chalky] Nope.

Shylock the Jew?

...although The Merchant of Venice was originally entitled The Comical History of The Merchant of Venice and as this isn't a Comedy or a History ....

Is the character from one of the Tragedies?

[Chalky] No, and no. I have to say I never found The Merchant of Venice particularly rib-tickling, although that would hardly bar it from being a Shakespeare comedy...

Petruccio - the Tamer of the Shrew?

That was a film, I think

[Bm] Not a comedy, a history, or a tragedy then? Doesn't leave much.

Adonis?

[Chalky] Nope.
[Raak] It doesn't, does it? Nope.

Is this from a Shakespeare work other than a play?

A sonnet?

[Darren] It's not.
[Tuj] Nope.

Prospero?

Googling has turned up a fourth class of Shakespearian play, the Romances.

[Raak] YES! Prospero it is. I believe that The Tempest is indeed generally classified as Shakespeare's one "romance" or "fantasy" play.

The site I found the term on also applied it to Pericles, Cymbeline and The Winter's Tale.

The next object is VEGETABLE and MINERAL

A potted plant?

[Tuj] No.

Is the mineral component man-made (sorry person made)?

[S] Partly.

Is it edible?

[Chalky] The rest of it is.

Is part the mineral metal?

Is the mineral part made of glass?

[Inkspot] No.
[all] The man-made part is.

Actually, the whole thing's man-made, but the non-glass mineral component isn't.

Is it a greenhouse?

Just checking :)

Is it bigger than a phonebox?

Is the Glass portion a container?

There are mineral components other than glass and these are not man made?

[all] No.
[GL] (Laughter from the audience.) No.
[S] Yes.
[S] Yes.

Is it (or part of it) a liquid?

[GL] Yes.

A Bottle of Milk?

I hope I'm wrong - I'll never have time to keep up with this game

Is the non glass portion which is mineral the liquid. (ie the vegetable part is not the part which is liquid)

[INJ] No.
[S] The non glass portion which is mineral is part of the liquid.

Is the container normally an enclosed space, ie with a lid. (as in a jar, bottle etc not as in glass / vase)?

Is the liquid viscous?

Is it a drink?

Is the vegetable part fruit juice?

[S] No.
[S] All liquids are viscous, except things like supercooled helium. Lets say, this is about the same viscosity as water.
[I] Yes. (Applause!)
[all] No.

Is it alcoholic?

Is it a pint of beer?

or larger, or bitter, or budweiser.

[GL] Yes!
[GL] Yes, no (it's exactly a pint, not any larger), no, no.
Now you just have to guess which beer.

A pint ow Newcastle Brown?

yes I meant of (still got a sticky keyboard)

[S] No.

British?

[Tuj] No.

A pint of XXXX?

or Fosters?

Is it a lager?

[S] No, no.
[I] No.

Irish?

Is it a porter's beer?

European?

Although it grieves me to use that word!

[INJ] No.
[I] No.
[S] Yes.

Is it a wheat beer ?

German?

[I] Yes!
[S] No.

Belgian?

Available in the UK?

[S] Yes, and yes.

A pint of Hoegaarden?

A bottle of Hoegaarden?

A thimble of Hoegaarden?

[S] Yes, over to you.

Thanks for that Raak. Must have a beer to celebrate.

OK, so its me again, um, er...., oh yes lets go for an ABSTRACT this time

Is it religious?

[all] No

Can it be percieved by any of the senses?

[Inkspot] No. I would say it cant be seen, tasted, touched, smelt or heard but we are told it esists!

Ethics?

[Tuj] No. (nor any other county for that matter)

The cultural highlights of Blackpool?

[Raak] Er.... No. Come to think ofi it not can you name 3?

Can it be measured?

odd question following on from my last, but time can't be percieved by the senses and I'm still only 29....again!

God?

[S] I was there over Easter, and the words "culture" and "Blackpool" do not go together.

[Inkspot] No. But measures do exist for part of this in other contexts.
[Raak] No. (I assume God is still regarded as religious unless Blair has intervened. See earlier response.)

Magnetism?

Justice?

Is it a human concept?

Reverting to my standard opening.

Is it emotional?

Sorry peeps. I've been away today visiting Bernard Mattleu's'

[Inkspot] No
[al] No
[Software] Yes
[Darren] No

Gloucestershireness?

[Tuj] No. Miles out but what an interesting guess!
Sorry about the smelling pistake in my last entry. I was using handwriting recognition on a palm top and it should have said Matthews!

Do other animals possess this quality?

[Software] No

Sentience?

[all] No

Is the answer a single word?

[GL] No, its 2

Is it an anthropomorphism?

[Inkspot] Not exactly but the answer may display some characteristics of this. I hope that is not mis-leading. There are better descriptions.

cognative thought?

Assuming that animals can't have them?

[Software] Warm! but No

day dreaming?

[Inkspot] No, colder

Is it something the brain does?

clumsy question!

deja vu?

Have I already asked that earlier? or was that a different game?

Deja vu

I'm sure I saw you ask that... (joke) Is it a quaint old turn of phrase?

[Inkspot] No, well not exactly
[Inkspot revisited] No
[Tuj] No (I've had deja vu before you know)

Self-awareness?

[Software] No, but its that kind of expression.

Does it refer to the first person singular?

[Inkspot] I would say not!

Racial Memory

?

[all] No
Time for a clue?

Is it fictional?

Clue...oh yes please!

Intelligent Life?

Actually that wouldn't apply to humans either.

[Inkspot] In its context it may be thought of as fictional but not in a literary way.
[GL] No but you are so close I'm going to hold off on a clue save to say oxymoron.

Military Intelligence?

[Gusset Login] Y E S . Gusset Login has correctly guessed that the answer was Military Inteligence.

So when the frantic applause dies down its over to Gusset to entertain us with another conundrum!

Gusset Login
OK, time for a MINERAL

Time Warning

I will be leaving for the weekend in about an hour. Any questions not posted before then will be dealt with on Monday.

Is it man-made?

Is it a geographical feature?

Good to see that the classic openings are still popular.

Stone?

smaller than a shoe box?

Made of metal?

Is it a building?

[Bread] Yes
[Kim] Not usually, almost never in fact
[Snod] No
[plump] No
[Inks] Partly
[Raak] Most people would not count them as such

Is it bigger than a phonebox?

Does it run on electrical power?

Is it a cave?

[all] No
[Ink] Electrical power is involved, but it would most likely still function without an external power supply
[Kim] No

Is it actually a phone box?

[Snodgrass] OK that clearly wasn't as hard as I'd hoped, either that or people just knew which questions to ask.

SNODGRASS WINS

*Shouts, screams and generally goes wild for Snodgrass*

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