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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 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*

Oh, B****r, that was a pure guess, so thanks to [all] for the assist.

OK. So its thinking time again and the next item
ABSTRACT with Animal, Vegetable and Mineral influences

Is it the title of a piece of music?

stunning win snodgrass

[Inkspot] Why thank you - lucky guess really.
No. Not a misical piece, let me guess - were you thinking of The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy?

Is it the title of a piece of fiction?

[Snodgrass]Guess, perhaps, but still impressive.

[all] I owe it all to your previous question. No not fiction.

Is it a popular phrase or saying?

all has just confessed that he saw me write down the answer. (cheating little git)

[all] Shame on you !
[GL] Not popular, (as in Nice to se you, to see you Nice!) but I suppose it is a well known. phrase

Is it the Abominable Snowman?

[Kim] No. And unless he has a carrot for a nose I couldnt see a vegetable reference!

Life, the Universe, and Everything?

42?

[Raak] No, more Earthly than that
[all] No, too many

8?

[Tuj] No. Not 8. !?!

Less than 10?

[all] Assuming there is a numeric component, which you all seem to be, then Yes, it is less than 10 (in a One Flew Over The Cookoos Nest kind of way)

Is there a numeric component?

Given that you said 42 was too many it's safe to assume there is

[GL] Yes and may I refer the Honorable Gusset to the answer I gave a few moments ago (to all)

Is the numeric component larger than one?

Your response to the Dishonorable all stated that it was an assumption, I wished to have the point clarrified

[GL] No, and to save everyone a question it is not less than one either! Therefore .........
I assume that you and all are still not talking then!?

Is it a title of a book?

Is the animal refered to a person?

[Inkspot the first] There are books using this in the title but my thought is the phrase. The book is incidental.
[Inkspot the second] It would be a person having influence here but is not referred to in the phrase.

Is the vegetable a carrot?

[all] Nope - Vegetation is loosly involved not vegetables. Similarly loosly involved are the mineral and animal influences.

How green is my valley?

[Inkspot] I have no idea. I've never seen it. What sort of a chap do you think I am? No

Is there a reference to a country in the phrase?

[all] No

An House in the Country?

[all] No but I like your direction.

A walk in the park?

[Inkspot] Getting closer, but alas, No.
The right relationship between the abstract and the physical though.

Sex in the City?

[all] Now thats not abstract is it? Or is it? No, nothing like it (although there are certain.....)

The apple of my eye?

Does it include the word "one's"?

[Phahad] Greetings and No. Sorry
[Tuj] No, not "one's" but almost! OK I'm in a mellow mood. It contains the word "one"

As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning?

A room of one's own?

[Inkspot] No
[Raak] No

Does the phrase contain an action?

[Inkspot] Not contain, as in "dance" etc but the phrase is synonymous with an action.

One foot in the grave?

[all] No but I see some common ground!

Is it associated with a particular pert of the day?

[Inkspot] No. Time is not important - but its not likely to happen in the dark!

One light in the darkness?

[all] No
Clue. 4 words, 10 letters, 3 spaces. Happens Outside.

A hole in one?

[all] Yes Yes thrice Yes
all wins with a slash of a seven iron. I didn't think it would be that hard.
Well done [all] and over to you.....

Thank you

A (probably) simple one this time ANIMAL

More than 3 legs?

Human male?

One question, no cheating...

Living?

Cthulhu?

[Snodgrass] No
[Tuj] Yes
[Breadmaster] No
[Raak] No, honestly he was a human male.

Did he die before 1900?

[Inkspot] No

A politician?

[Raak] Among other things

Is he an American? and did he pop his clogs before 1950?

[Raak] Thinking about it, probably he ws best known as a politician.
[Inkspot] No (to both)

Lord Tonypandy, former Speaker of the House of Commons?

[Inkspot] Not this time

Churchill (the famous one)?

[Raak] No. Not any other Churchill either

Was he a British Left wing parlimentarian?

[Inkspot] No, far from it.

Was he a British Right wing parlimentarian?

[Kim] No.

Is he a European national?

[Inkspot] No

Was he a politician of the Centre? (whatever that is nowerdays)

Was he from Asia?

[Snodgrass] I'm fairly certain that most people would say he wasn't
[Inkspot] No

From somewhere in Africa?

[Raak] Yes

Burning Spear ?

White Man?

[Inkspot] Is he dead? Either way, no
[Snodgrass] No.

Would he have been described as a tyrant or a despot?

[Snodgrass] Not to his face. (Yes)

Idi Amin?

Yes, died in office 1978.

[Inkspot] Oh, that Burning Spear!
Yes it was de worl' famous Idi Amin

INKSPOT WINS

...and as the audience settle back down on wet Friday afternoon MINERAL.

Is it man-made?

Is it bigger than a phonebox?

Is it actually a Phonebox?

Sorry, deja'vu has struck again

Is it smaller than a shoe box?

and we're off...
Gusset Login - No
all - Yes
Snodgrass - No
all - No

Is it made of stone?

Natural feature?

Gusset Login - Almost entriely Yes, in the same way as Mount Everest
Snodgrass - Yes

Is it a mountain?

Gusset Login - No

Is this guess wrong?

Tuj - No

The Gulf Stream?

That place in the Atlantic where the tectonic plates meet?

Scratch Gulf Stream, overlooked that it's made of stone.

Raak - No
first clue;this time I've chosen something that has no Welsh connection, but, I shall find one before the game is up ;)

Is it in the UK?

Raak - No

Is there more than one of them?

Americas?

plump - Yes
Snodgrass - No

Fossils?

Raak - No

Geodes?

A volcano?

Raak- No
Tuj - Yes

Is it a whole chain of volcanoes?

Raak - not a chain but there are others nearby

A big special one, famous for going BOOM at a certain point in history?

Pacific Rim?

Tuj - Yes and No; it is a big special one, but not so famous for going BOOM.
Snodgrass - No

Africa?

Snodgrass - No
All guesses about location have so far been wide of the mark by thousands of miles.

Mount St Helens?

Gusset Login - No (cold with the rain coming in through the roof)

Mt Fuji

(or Fuji Yama, if you prefer)

Vesuvius?

Krakatoa?

Continantal Asian (Russia/China and surrounding areas)

[Inky] They werent guesses, they were enquiries!

ImNotJohn - No
Gusset Login - No
Gusset Login - No
Snodgrass - No, at least the're not stabs in the dark
cold, cold, cold, cold your still a long way from the answer.

Etna?

Tvashtar?

Pele?

Antarctica?

The Arctic?

Australia?

Lets get the location (not that anyone is listening!)

Kim - No
Gusset Loggin - No
Gusset Login- No
Snodgrass - No
Snodgrass - No
Snodgrass - No
All as cold as the icicles on the end of Santa's nose, and no closer to the location! (size matters!)

Is it on one of Jupiter's Moons?

Is it on Earth?

Slightly more obvious

Mauna Loa?

Olympus Mons?

Gusset Login - No
Gusset Login - No
all - No

Gusset Login - YES
From the planet Mars; Olympus Mons it is. Three times the size of Everest the highest known volcano.

Cheers and applause rage from the audience.

Hmmm

Saying it isn't a mountain was a bit dubious.

OK Boys, girls and indeterminates this time the item is ABSTRACT

OK, is it an emotion?

Is it a phrase or saying?

INJ] Gusset Login asked whether it was a mountain on move 7. If I had said yes it is almost certain that Tuj would not have enquired about whether it was a volcano a few moves later on. Olympus Mons itself is classed as a shield volcano similar to those in Hawaii and not a mountain even though it is no longer active.
Wherever possible I try to give unambiguous yes or no answers, some will a clarification tied in with a hint or clue.

[Snodgrass] No
[Inkspot] Not really

Does it have to do with the law?

[Raak] No

Are we searching for an idea, a thought?

...or some sort of human ideal?

[Inkers] Don't worry, well yes'n'noed

[Snodgrass] Yes, I'd classify it as an idea
[Tuj] No

Something akin to Perpetual Motion?

Is it connected with geography?

[Snodgrass] No
[Raak] No

Interesting fact: although Olympus Mons is three times the height of Everest, it doesn't look it. In fact, if you were standing near it on Mars, you probably couldn't see it. This is because it's not a mountain so much as part of a huge swelling on the surface of the planet, known as the Tharsis Bulge, which also features three other large shield volcanoes. A similar arrangement exists at the Elysium region on the other side of the planet. Because Mars has never had moving tectonic plates like Earth, its wells of magma remained in the same place relative to the surface terrain, which is why these huge volcanic systems had time to form. Technically, Olympus Mons is indeed 24km high, but only if you compare the "summit" to the average altitude of the Martian surface - but there is nowhere near the summit that is that average altitude, if you see what I mean. It is over 20 times wider than it is tall, and the incline is so shallow that you could cycle up it. So to call it a mountain would be pretty misleading. It's more of a plateau, the boundary being marked by a mighty cliff, up to 6km high, which is the one part where you might have a bit of difficulty on a bike.

[Breadmaster] Thank you, do you have a question for this round?

Is it an idea that people probably had 2,000 years ago?

Ah yes. Question. I knew there was something.

[BM] Yes, and earlier

Something to do with atoms?

[Raak] No

Is it along the lines of "Who Am I?"

[Snodgrass] No

Anything to do with supernatural things?

[Raak] No

An ancient invention?

[Tuj] No, that would be a mineral, this is pure abstract

Anything to do with the passage of time?

[Inkspot] No

Would a clue help?

Is it mathematical?

[Dazed5] No

Is it an emotion?

Nah, not mineral, I was thinking along Dazed5's lines!

Is it beauty?

Is it an experience of some sort?

[Tuj] No, sorry misunderstanding you
[Inkspot] No
[Raak] No
Hint: It's more of a concept than an idea

Would cavemen (women) have known this?

[Snodgrass] It's been a long time since I had contact with a caveperson. But I strongly suspect that they would.

Pain?

Hunger (perhaps)?

[Snodgrass] No
[Snodgrass II] No

Is this concept Gender Specific and if so is it Male orientated?

[Snodgrass] No, it's not gender specific. nor Male orientated.

Is it related to a particular time of the year?

Its very quiet in here. I think we're alone

[Snodgrass] No. It's busier than it was yesterday.
Do you want a clue?

Is it the affirmative answer?

Hahaha!

Is it associated with one of the senses?

Yes please to a clue.

[Tuj] No, but very close
[Inkspot] No
Clue: Tuj was very close

Agreement?

[Raak] No, getting colder.

humour?

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