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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 the mineral in scarce/rare?
DrQ]I was am a player that sadly never made it over to Pants and so was never introduced into this intriguing game. Are there any guidelines on how many questions you can ask at once or is it one question per move or three successive moves of one question each.
Mined?
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.
Inkspot - in particular, yes. Kim - no.
 
Is it an item of jewellery?
 
Solid (at normal pressure/temperature)?
BTW - I hope it's OK to have more than one question 'open' at a time. Otherwise, this one might just take a lifetime ...
Is it extra terrestrial?
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?
Would I like to own lots of it?
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.
Raak - no. Wol - yes. Inkspot - no. Lib - Probably not.
 
[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.
Is it metallic?
And wondering if that question would also include metalloids...
LotUS - chemically, yes.
 
Would it be present in an average household?
[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
Is it used domestically?
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....
BM - No. Softers - No.
 
Does it have an everyday use to human beings?
Thinks: coo, this looks fun.
Tuj - No.
 
Is the answer the substance itself?
(Breadmaster) As the (late) semi-official Pants Pedant I see I have a serious competitor. You are dead right, of course.
Rosie - No.
 
Is it an alloy?
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...
Is it fictional or mythical?
Good one Dr Q!
Was it known before the eighteenth century?
[Rosie] Pedantic?... I?
Inkspot - Not as such. Bob - No. Breadmaster - I believe so.
 
[Bob] I do often bring up long-lasting games -- it took about two weeks for the Pants crowd to guess LBW. :)
Is it an ore - or oxidised?
A naturally occurring solid object made of metal or metals...hmm
Is it a geographical feature?
LBW? Was that animal, vegetable, or mineral...?
Is it a supercondutor?
man-made but not manufactuered! perhaps.
Bob - I don't think so. Breadmaster -YES. Inkspot - no.
Breadmaster makes the first breakthrough!
[BM] LBW is abstract.
Is there more than one?
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.
Inkspot - No (only one).
 
Is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
Breadmaster] You are too good at this...
Bob - Yes.
 
Is it in the U.K.?
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.
Is it a hill or mountain?
Now we've got him on the run! Mush, halloo, and away!
Magnet Hill?
I beleive that there are several of these, actually
bugger
ignore that last one - missed the "man made" clue
eh?
I'm off to lie down.
Is it the earth's core?
I do not usually enjoy ironing.
Is it in a national park?
Big Dave] have a cup of tea I'll put the kettles on .
Rock of Gibraltar?
Wworth a punt.
Raak - No. Breadmaster - Sorta. Software - No. Bob - No. Inkspot - Don't know, I'll check. Chalky - No.
I should say --- don't focus much on the metallic.
CORRECTION: Raak - Yes.
Ooh, partial giveaway.
Is it an island?
Intrigued by it's being "sorta" a hill or mountain...
BM - No.
I'll say it's a hill, let's put it that way.
Is it actually on land (ie, or in the sea)?
*light bulb* has idea!
Angus - Yes.
 
Does it have some sort of spiritual or mystical significance? (e.g. a burial mound, etc.)
Is it the Sutton Hoo burial mound?
I should wait for Darren's question to be answered, but as I'm here... BTW, are we keeping score by the number of questins it takes?
Is it in the Emerald Isle?
Trying to clear up location after your first rejection of Raak asking about 'in the UK'
Is it Stonehenge?
I am starting to think this is much better as a spectator sport....
Darren - no. Raak - no. Inkspot - YES... Kim - no.
I think Inkspot's got it.
Is it the Giant's Causeway?
DARREN IS CORRECT!
Sorry Inkspot....Darren gets the chair.
Thanks DrQ. OK, this new thing is ABSTRACT.
...and, unlike on Pants, I shall be continuing with this until someone gets it. ;)
Is this a construct of the mind rather than a physical action/reaction?
Meaning; is it more like time/space/imagination rather than itch/sigh/dodge? If that's too broad, just say so, Darren.
Is it real or fictional?
Not sure how to play abstract yet...
Dujon - it's more a physical action, but arguably it's a construct of the mind too. Bob - it's real.
Is it a crime?
Goddamit, well done Darren!
Is it an everyday occurence?
BtD] With a straight bat, I guess...
A phenomenon?
Have just realised that one can't 'submit' without having a 'stance'. Ah well, who needs an excuse to twitter inconsequentially - not I!
Is it done solely by humans?
[Chalky] You can put   in "stance" to make it blank.
Breadmaster - no. Tuj - not usually. Chalky - no. DrQ - yes.
Or you can do what I do - type <b> </b> when you don't want to say anything. Chalky - almost anything could be called a phenomenon of some sort, of course, but in this case, you wouldn't really call it one.
Does it have anything to do with Mornington Crescent?
Are most humans likely to have done this?
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