I'm also new to the game, so some "words of one syllable" would be greatly appreciated.

(Inkspot, Kim) At Pants the seemingly accepted rules were: One question at a time: The answer has to be yes or no, but helpful hints were allowed: No limit to the length of the game; it goes on until someone gets the answer. Don't forget the original '50s rules in that Animal covers everything from a Siberian tiger to a pound of sausages or a leather jacket, though the last has some Mineral in it. Similarly Veg & Min.

 

 

BTW - I hope it's OK to have more than one question 'open' at a time. Otherwise, this one might just take a lifetime ...

What I mean is the astral stuff that falls out of the sky like meteors or moon rock, Is there a proper word for that type of geology?

Hello, wondering in on preceedings if that's ok with you all. But wandering off again to go to my nice new posh (and rather expensive!) gym.

 

[Wol] Oh yes, 3-4 questions posed before a response is common. [Inkspot] Extra-terrestrial is an OK word for that, although the common public interpretation usually involves life forms.

And wondering if that question would also include metalloids...

 

[Inkspot] Being pernickety now, but meteors don't fall out of the sky, they get burned up in it. If it lands on Earth it's a meterorite. /pedantic

Hi Dr, Hi all! We seem to have relocated since the mysterious demise of the Pants site. Wonder what went wrong? Will we ever find out? Speculation on how it came about could be a new game....

 

Thinks: coo, this looks fun.

 

(Breadmaster) As the (late) semi-official Pants Pedant I see I have a serious competitor. You are dead right, of course.

 

if its not mined I presume it is a combination of minerals.

A summary -
It is a mineral
Does not have four legs (!)
Not manufactured
It is rare
Not mined
Not an item of jewellery
Is solid at normal temp./pressure
not extra-terrestrial
Lib would probably not like to own lots of it
It is chemically metallic
Not used domestically
Does not have an everyday use by human beings
The answer is not the substance itself
Hmm...

Good one Dr Q!

[Rosie] Pedantic?... I?

 

[Bob] I do often bring up long-lasting games -- it took about two weeks for the Pants crowd to guess LBW. :)

A naturally occurring solid object made of metal or metals...hmm

LBW? Was that animal, vegetable, or mineral...?

man-made but not manufactuered! perhaps.

Breadmaster makes the first breakthrough!

[BM] LBW is abstract.

DrQ]was that yes to both known before the 18C and being a geographical feature?

DrQ]forget may last stance. I'll be back after I've had a cup of tea and a lie down.

 

Breadmaster] You are too good at this...

 

So it's a solid, metallic geographical feature in the Northern Hemisphere, that didn't fall out of the sky, is not man-made, and has no everyday use.