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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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The boiling point of water?
Golden Shower?
Coat!
Boolbar!!
Boolbar - The attendent will show you the way; Chalky - YES!!!!!!
DING DING DING!!!! Congratulations Miss Chalky!!! You have correctly guessed the boiling point of water. The floor is now yours m'lady.
(Raak)Oh so close!
It was going to be the sublimation point of iodine but then I realised that would probably have got me expelled from these boards ;)
O wow!
I'll admit that although I climbed on the shoulders of the estimable Raak for the final thrust - I did work hard on that one [witness - nauseating number of questions] so I don't feel too abashed.
Give us a mo ...
'the sublimation point of iodine'
LotUS] be glad you did not opt for Boolbars suggestion.
OK - New One - *A N I M A L*
Bring on the questions . . .
Is it a living creature?
we'll start nice and simple
Is the whole thing an animal?
though I do fancy a leg of lamb this Sunday.
Is ia an Aardvaark?
I've got this Wildlife dictionary on my lap, you see.....
Human?
(LotUs) Iodine doesn't have a sublimation point (at atmospheric pressure). Melts at 114°C and boils at 184°C. And I hope you've specified a pressure for the boiling point of water. At the top of Everest water boils at 70°C at which temperature it takes several days (by extrapolation) to boil an egg and tea is crap. Sorry to be such an arse-aching pedant but I've got a reputation to keep up. -:)
An air breather?
(Rosie) yes, I am aware of Boyle's Law, STP and such stuff (I did study Chemistry at uni), that's why I gave the clue as abstract because the answer was more 'the concept of the boiling point of water' rather than an actual figure (which would be an accepted standard against an arbitrary scale). Which is also part of why expected wrangling to take place.
LotUS - NO. Inkspot - whole thing YES - but an animal [as opposed to a human] NO. Kim - NO! Rosie - YES. Bob - Not any more, obviously.
Wrangling is good.
John Wayne?
are they recently deceased (last 20 years)?
Is it Otzi the Bog Man?
A mummy?
addendum
That is, not one's mother, you uderstand.
Is it fictitious?
BobtheDog - No. LotUS - No. Raak - if I didn't know better I would say you're being a silly-billy :-) Software - No and No. Darren - No.
sorrysorrysorry Raak - please forgive me for poaching your water.
Darren - if it WERE fictitious, wouldn't that make it abstract?
Was this human British?
 
Female?
DrQ - No. BobtheDog - No.
American?
probably my last q 'til tomorrow - d'oh
LotUS - erm ... broadly speaking YES.
Montezuma?
Singular as opposed to a grouping?
Chief Sitting Bull?
Born on the continent now known as North America?
Raak - No. Inkspot - YES. LotUS - No. Ibid - YES.
An American President?
Bob - No
Canadian?
 
An entertainer?
Lived during the 20th century?
Was it a native American?
Oh, by the way, I wouldn't call a fictitious person or animal necessarily abstract.
Albert Johnson, the Mad Trapper of Rat River?
Malcom X?
Thinking that he may be born in America but perhaps considers themselves to be maybe Hispanic or Jewish or black / American
DrQ - by parentage YES. Bob - not really known as such, but IMHO he WAS entertaining as a person. Tuj - YES. Darren - see DrQ. Raak - I'm SO sorry - how can I make it up to you . .
Now - I've had 4 [and a sneaky half] very very very large glasses of vinoplonko since I was here before - I've jus got home - DO tell me if I'm performing inappropriately - coz i's a sherious business this chairing a game thingystuff . . . and I would HATE to let you all down - *sobs* Oh god! You are ALL my beshtest friends and . . .
Inkspot - No [which you can now see because I shimulposted . .]
a politician?
Your performance is just fine.. ;)
snorgle - No.
Thank you dearest schnorgy worgy
Were they intentionally entertaining?
you're welcome.. ;)
snorgs - he was *intentionally* something else which is yet to be guessed - but as I said before - IMO he WAS entertaining, but perhaps not to all
Were other people involved in doing this IYHO entertaining thing?
hmmm
snorgle - I dare say
ahem
William Shatner?
This is moving faster than usual..
snorgs - he isn't dead, is he?
Certainly is.
Was it sexual?
It would explain his acting skills. I just had to read all that to work out that he is dead. So, a dead 20th century man of canadian extraction (ouch!) who did something that might be considered entertaining.
Involved in sport?
[snorgle] Where'd that last question come from?
Maybe I should go to bed. I meant was what he did sexual (as it amused Chalky).
[snorgle] Unless he was a eunuch, I'd say so. :)
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Tired, so no longer making sense.. g'night! (Just as well I previewed that, it was toooo long!)
A musician, of any kind?
Up late, as usual.
Pierre Trudeau?
Snorgle - No. DrQ - No. Rosie - No.
snorgle's summary above is OK - but don't be misled by the 'entertaining' part - I refer to my comments to BtD further back.
Raak - I think we eliminated 'politician' earlier , so No
Was he black?
We're getting there!
Breadmaster - No.
A scientist?
Or an artist? (of the non-entertaining kind)
Darren - No. Artist [as in painter?] No.
A sportsman?
Raak - " I refer the honourable member to my previous reply ..."
**brief recap**
So a dead, somewhat entertaining gentleman of Canadian parentage who wasn't a sportsman, scientist, artist, or politican. He lived in the 20th Century but died more than 20 years ago.
Lenny Bruce?
"I'm sorry if I'm not very funny tonight, but I'm not a comedian, I'm Lenny Bruce."
DrQ - No.
Recap fine, but forget the 'entertaining' part of it - that was more of an 'aside'.
It's why I suggested Lenny Bruce.
Was he the bloke who wrote the Kinsey Report, i.e. Kinsey?
Was he a published writer at all?
Rosie - No. Darren - YES!
At last - a breakthrough. Bring on the literati . . .
Ernest Hemingway?
Uh-oh...
I would check if he had Canadian parentage, but then that'd kinda take the fun out of it a bit. Plus, I think I'd make a mad chair.
Of course, I did mean bad chair. And no I wasn't talking about carpentry.
Is he best known as a writer of fiction?
Is he on this list?
Tuj - No. Inkspot - Yes ... but. Raak - ahem.
Inkspot - His work is considered somewhere between fiction and non-fiction.
Raak - He was American, but of Canadian extraction, so he may or may not be on your list.
Was he a columnist for a newspaper?
The output of some political sketch writers blurr the line between fact and fiction.
Inkspot - No ... but
...I'm sure he wrote magazine articles from time to time as a sideline.
Mark Twain?
Who's got a scanner? TWAIN = Thing Without An Interesting Name, so I'm told. :-)
Was he best known as an essayist?
That is, as opposed to a novelist. Knowing what you have on your bookshelves I leave the poetry until later.... :-)
Edgar Allen Poe?
His parents were travelling actors, but I dunno if they were Canadian...
Jack Kerouac?
He had French-Canadian parents.
Died in the first half of last century?
Rosie - No. Dujon - not really. Bob the dog - No.
.... but ... wait for it ... *drum roll*
Darren - YES! YES YES YES!!
Well done, me old mate - here's the man ... if anyone's interested.
Underlining Darren's victoreeeee
Crikey
*General applouse for Darren*
And some applause too, even...
This new one will be ABSTRACT, although arguably there are animal, vegetable and mineral connections..
Thanks all!
An organisation?
Chalky sounds very excitable these days. I wonder what's going on.
Fictional?
Incidentally, if the subject were, say, Frodo, would that count as abstract as well as animal? I would assume that "fictional" and "abstract" mean quite different things, but it looks to me like there might be a bit of fuzziness between them in the context of this game.
Not Frodo, is it?
Worth a try.
Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
Rosie - no. Breadmaster - yes and no. Tuj - no. Raak - no.
Breadmaster's answer is vague because it depends how you interpret it.
(a) God?
of any religion..
Is there or could there be more than one?
is it a huan concept?
Is it written down in some form?
Is it an event?
Magic?
Is it something whose existence is controversial, so that some people believe it is real but others believe it is only fictional?
Controversy already. Excellent!
snorgle - no. Raak - yes and no. Software - yes. Bob - yes. Inkspot - could be considered as one, I suppose. Boolbar - no. Breadmaster - hehehehehe, no.
Again, Raak's answer depends on how I interpret his question.
I assumed Software means "human."
The American Constitution?
Yes it was ,BTW.
Is it more than 100 years old?
Does it have a colour?
The Bible?
The Koran?
I think Raak's right.
Software - no. Inkspot - no. Boolbar - not a specific one, no. Raak - no. Breadmaster - no.
Raak and Breadmaster - you're way off!
And don't get misled by the "in written form" thing. It *has* been in written form, but that's not its main form.
Is it a subject of study?
Huxley - well, someone probably has studied it in academic terms at some time or another, but as a general rule, no.
Is it instructional in any way?
Is it a film?
Chalky - no. Big Dave - YES.
Big Dave has made the first major breakthrough.
released in the last two years?
Bob the dog - no.
Is it in colour? (as opposed to black and white)
Frankenstein?
Does it star anyone who has been a governor of California?
 
Boolbar - yes. Raak - no. DrQ - no.
Documentary?
 
gil - no.
was it made in America?
Is it funny?
Is it of the horror genre?
Bob - yes. Raak - yes (of course, different people have different opinions). Tuj - yes.
Is it Scream?
Though I equally laughed at The Blair Witch Project.
Evil Dead 2
Funniest horror movie I ever saw.
Sorry, that was a question... Evil Dead 2?
Inkspot - no. Bob - no.
Is is "Eraserhead"?
Kim - no.
I'd suggest you try narrowing it down a bit further!
Released before 1980?
 
DrQ - yes.
By the way, Kim, if I remember correctly, "Eraserhead" is in black and white, not colour.
Does it involve vegetables in a leading role?
Was it released after 1970?
"Plan 9 From Outer Space"
 
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers"?
Sci-fi?
Is it intended as a comedy?
I now give DrQ the kiss of death by saying I think he's right.
Ibid - no. Inkspot - yes. DrQ - no. Chalky - no. Kayl - no. Breadmaster - to a point.
BM's kiss worked, it seems. By the way, DrQ, you don't need to put   in Stance any more, that problem seems to have been fixed.
Rocky Horror Picture Show?
Is it horror?
Did it win an Oscar?
Inkspot - no but you're on the right lines. Raak - see Tuj above. Boolbar - no.
Boolbar - ...but it was nominated for one.
The Mummy?
The kiss never fails.
Breadmaster - no.
Young Frankenstein?
Ibid - no.
The Exorcist?
Carrie?
The Little Shop of Horrors?
ah ... just realised it can't be, because you said No to Ibid's question about vegetables in a leading role. What the hell - I'll post this anyway.
The Amityville Horror?
The only Oscar nominated horror (for musical score) from the 70's that we haven't already mentioned that I can recall.
LSoH
Chalky... it was also made in the 80s.
Huxley - no. Chalky - no. Ibid - no.
Wol - no. (sorry for missing you first time round!)
Inkspot was pretty close with Rocky Horror.
Singalongasoundofmusic?
Shirley Thompson vs. The Aliens?
Raak - no. Huxley - no.
Summer of Secrets?
( I am assuming I'm only allowed to ask one question at a time )
Huxley - no.
Feel free to ask as many as you feel like, as long as you don't end up flooding the room with a million films!
Shock Treatment?
darren] I'll do my best not to, but I'm on a roll here!
Huxley - no.
You're still along the right lines though.
Is it really an oscar nominated horror comedy from the 1970s?
Since I can't think of any I haven't already mentioned, I'm puzzled.
Ibid - yes, it really is.
And all those characteristics are in the IMDB entry for this film. It can't be *that* hard to get!
Did Brian de Palma have anything to do with it?
'cos I can't remember the name of the film...
Fade to Black?
Huxley - no. Ibid - YES.
Ibid, I think you've got it, you just need the title!
Phantom of the Paradise?
Surely not
Phantom of the Paradise?
Simul'ed - but I'm not retracting, as Hux has just done!
That was an abbreviated "surely it's not Phantom of the Paradise is it?" thankyouverymuch.
Sisters?
(just in case)
[Hux] OK - I'll fight you for it ;-) Or, you have Sisters and I'll have PotP ...
You keep your grubby simul' posting hands off my guesses.
Huxley and Wol - CORRECT!
Yes, it was Phantom of the Paradise. So, Huxley is in the chair for the next round (sorry Wol, Huxley did post first!).
Gosh - that was quite exciting
Well done Huxley on the photo-finish. Better luck next time, Wol - and a worthy third place to Ibid the pacemaker.
Nice setup there Ibid! As soon as you mentioned De Palma, the movie just lept out of my long-term memory... a quick check on IMDB confirmed the facts.
I too will go with ABSTRACT
And, unfortunately, I am heading on home and will have not have time to check in tonight... I will answer guesses first thing in the morning.
Is there more than one of them?
Ah well, I was refusing to look it up on IMDB as a matter of principle. But I just couldn't remember the title.
Is it numerical?
Does it involve religion?
 
Is it unique to humans?
Could I pay money to buy some?
Can it be seen?
Does it have organoleptic properties (ie is it perceived by the senses)?
Going more broadly than Inkspot. [Hux] ... and I put my back out stretching for the line like that!
Does it involve emotion?
A very vague move but I'll stick with it.
Ibid - no. Kayl - no. DrQ - no. Darren - no. Tuj - possibly, yes. Inkspot - yes. Wol - yes. Noodle - yes.
[Tuj] the answer to yours is genuinely "Possibly yes". [Wol] ... me too, my neck hurts as well.
Love?
Bob - no.
Would it be considered one of the 'arts'?
Chalky - No.
Now of course wishing had gone for more specific move...
Is it generally considered a positive thing?
Ibid - no.
Is it a colour? [black?]
Is it an action?
Wol] Sorry, simulposted.
There is not more than one of them.
It is not numerical.
It does not involve religion.
It is not unique to humans.
You could possibly pay money to buy some.
It can be seen.
It can be perceived by the senses.
It does involve emotion.
It is not love.
It would not be considered one of the 'arts'.
Is it not generally considered to be a positive thing.
Is it one of the seven deadly sins?
Wol - 'fraid not. Ibid - nope.
[Bob]so far, so good.
Could it exist without animals or humans?
Does it tend to ilicit an emotional response?
Is it pain?
Inkspot - no. Kim - yes. Ibid - no.
Childbirth?
Mortality?
Raak - no and no.
[all] We're headed slowly in the right direction.
Does it cause physical damage?
Is it a disease?
Is it generally a positive thing?
Is it sex?
One track mind.
Ibid - not as a rule, Raak - it's not considered as one, Darren - no, Bob - no.
Getting warmer!! :)
Impotence?
Is it artificial (as opposed to natural)?
Rabies?
Chalky - no, Wol - no, Boolbar - no.
A short lifespan?
Is it exclusive to humans?
Death?
Along with Death of Rats!
Kayl]see Darren
Raak - no, Kayl - no, Inkspot - no.
Obesity?
I'm getting stuck here.
Ibid - no.
[ibid] You're close but not quite there.
[all]You may want to ponder on the fact that, oddly, Noodles superlatively vague question was about as close as anyone has come so far.
Does it involve one specific emotion?
Inkspot] Indeed.
Kayl - no
Is it dieting?
unhappiness?
Is it a celebtration?
Is it *an* emotion?
self-consciousness? (awkwardness, that sort of thing, not the 'awareness' track)
Is it crying?
Love?
Is it depression?
Is it something to do with physical appearance?
Anorexia Nervosa?
<serious >Having had a daughter go through it - it is not funny.</serious>
An aside
From comments I have seen in another place, this does not seem to be a problem with some of our posters! ... Tee hee!
Inkspot - no, Ibid - no, Bob - no, Tuj - no, Chalky - no, Dujon - no.
My last clue, regarding Noodles Vague Question, will require a little lateral thinking.
[Dujon]One of my sister in-laws has been going through it all of her life. she recovered for a short while a couple of years ago but we have noticed that she started back down that path again a few months ago.
Obesity?
Software - no.
RECAP
There is not more than one of them.
It is not numerical.
It does not involve religion.
It is not unique to humans.
You could possibly pay money to buy some.
It can be seen.
It can be perceived by the senses.
It does involve emotion.
It is not love.
It would not be considered one of the 'arts'.
Is it not generally considered to be a positive thing.
It isn't a colour.
It isn't one of the seven deadly sins.
It couldn't exist without animals or humans.
It elicits an emotional response.
It isn't pain.
It isn't childbirth.
It isn't mortality.
It doesn't, as a rule, cause physical damage.
It is not considered a disease.
It is not a positive thing.
It isn't sex.
It isn't impotence.
It isn't artificial.
It isn't rabies.
It isn't a short lifespan.
It isn't exclusive to humans.
It isn't death.
It isn't obesity [but 'close' said Hux].
It doesn't involve one specific emotion.
It isn't a celebration.
It isn't 'an' emotion.
It isn't crying.
It isn't love.
It isn't depression.
It isn't anorexia nervosa.

OK there seem to be some missing answers, if I've read it right:
Is it an action? [Bob]
Is it dieting? [Darren]
Is it unhappiness? [Chalky]
Is it self-consciousness? [LotUS]
Is it something to do with physical appearance? [Darren]
Phew!

Is it something that can affect anyone/anything?
I'm intrigued by the fact that it's not exclusive to humans.
Bravo Chalky.
Chalky - yes, It could affect anyone, but NOT anything.
First, the missing answers (apologies to all):
It is not an action
it is not dieting
it is not unhappiness
it is not self-conciousness and it is not something to do with physiscal appearance.
I am surprised at how long this one is going on... I thought it would be a case of "four questions and we're done".
A clue...
[Raak] You might want to break out the thesaurus for one of your earlier questions that was close but forced a rather vague answer from me.
Would it be considered a 'disorder'?
Albinism?
Chalky - not a disorder, no. Raak - no.
Is it associated with a loss of some sort?
Stabbing in the dark, slightly confused.
Infertility?
Inkspot - no. Chalky - no.
Let me recap the important questions (in descending order of relevance)... as it seems that all are confused...


(1) It is not considered a good thing.
(2) It can be perceieved by the senses
(3) It could not exist without animals or humans
(4) It is not a "disease"
(5) It is not a "disorder"
(6) It isn't unique to humans

and... If you think sideways, Noodle was so so so so so close with his vague question...
As for (4) and (5) you might want to consider a thesaurus.
Homesickness?
NOT homesickness
I am retracting my last question ... because homesickness is associated with a loss
Could my goldfish have it?
This is a killer. I am absolutely stumped by the fact that you could buy it.
Some sort of fear or phobia?
Can this manifest itself - without the influence/impact of another being?
awkwardly phrased, sorry - but I can't think of any other way to ask
Is it a virus?
I'm thinking influenza or some such
Breadmaster - I have no conclusive proof that goldfish have it, but in theory I don't see why not. Chalky - It doesnt need the influence of another "being", LotUS - it's not a virus.
Breadmaster - let's just say you dont buy "it" but spending money could could increase "its" likelihood.
But then again... if it's what you really wanted, then I suppose you could "buy" it... but I don't know who would!
*points Huxley towards his question*
Is is Poverty?
Is it a personality trait?
Arthritis?
If not a disease maybe an ailment or complaint like a bad back!
Boolbar - no, Kim - no, Chalky - no, Inkspot - no
I'll toss in a question and answer it:
Is it caused by environmental conditions?
Hux - yes.
Is it connected with breathing?
And is it audible?
Sorry to keep hogging questions, but just had another thought. Is it an addiction?
Hay Fever?
Darren: no, no, and no. Boolbar - no.
I fear that this one may never get solved.
Can it be heard?
S.A.D. syndrome?
Sun burn?
Ibid - not really, no. Chalky - no. Inkspot - no.
Being fat?
Vertigo?
Raak - no. Inkspot - no, but you're barking up the right tree!
Is it a phobia?
Repetition!
A nightmare?
clutching at straws
Chalky - no
Stomach ache?
Is it something to do with what you eat?
sea-sickness?
*ting* jetlag?
Breadmaster - no, Boolbar - no, Wol - no, Chalky - YES!
Well done Mr. Chalky!!!

I was thinking of Motion Sickness, and I dont think anyone will argue that Sea/air/car sickness is it.

So, I get to draw a line and let the Chalkmeister take over:
I must say...
...that I've never thought about motion sickness in such detail! I had to read Noodles "Does it involve emotion?" question at least three times to make sure the "e" was there.
Here have another line just to keep it clean...
Congrats to Chalky!!
Although I feel I must point out that when I was sea-sick, it had a lot to do with what I ate! :o)
PING
Gender Alert!! Chalky, SHE will not be amused, ;-)
Whoopseedaisie....
Chalky] Madamoiselle you have my sincerest apologies...
Parrots are us
Well solved Chalky and well set Huxely. Hindsight being wonderful perhaps if only homesickess had been answered.
Chalky swings...
I'd be interested in knowing what led Chalky from "clutching at straws" with "nightmare" to "sea-sickness".
Meisterful
[Hux] Oh I dunno ... it's quite nice being called the Chalkmeister. You won't remember the Trappist Spot the Ostrich game in YAMCS when I arrived, as it were. [By the way, that was a cracking game - sublimely silly ... we should do it in here sometime]

Aha ... have just previewed and seen your posting - it just struck me - a combination of lateral thinking [replacing emotion with motion] and your environment clue. I WAS going to ask if the 'condition' was temporary, but then thought b*ll*cks to all that namby-pambying around so just went for it ...

Trappist Spot The Ostrich
One of my favorites on YAMCS... I dont think I ever recounted the story of how I backed up YAMCS onto my hard disk after I brought it down and then my laptop gave up the ghost... YAMCS will remain forever a memory and nothing more :(
Sitting under a palm tree sipping tea
Chalky you can relive Ostrich, thanks to DrQ.
No....!
I forgot that I had emailed it to DrQ... I must get it back so that I can bring it back to life! :)
YAMCS
[Hux] Really, I never got it.... I just saved a few of the pages that I thought were excellent.
Ostrich revisited
[Inkspot] Lovely! Thanks.
New Object - *V E G E T A B L E *
Nice & easy this time.
Is it edible?
Softly, softly.....
Kim - YES
I reckon this one will take 10 guesses max.
Is it a fruit?
Pomegranite?
Wild stabs in the dark should ensure that as a roughly once a day MC player I won't be the chair.
Is it ball shaped?
Does it grow above ground?
Tuj - No. Boolbar - er ... No. Inkspot - er ...YES
there is a reason for my hesitation ... sorry, I can't be more specific at this early stage.
Is it green?
Ibid - YES, it can be
Sorry Darren [missed yours] - er....No.
CORRECTION: Darren - YES, I believe it is
Would you want to eat while it was green?
Ibid - YES.
Clarifying Inkspot's...is the part you eat above ground while it's still growing?
 
When it's fully grown, is this fruit larger than a tennis ball?
Is it eaten with the skin?
Like apples, but then I also eat the core and pips.
A pineapple?
Mayhap that is a vegetable?
DrQ - No. Darren - No. Inkspot - No. Software - No.
I have answered a firm NO to DrQ and Inkspot even though the answer *could* be yes - but I fear I would mislead you all. There's a vital question that no-one has asked yet, which should clarify things.
A pepper?
No idea what the vital question could be, so I'm going for it. Most annoyed to see that I almost guessed right on the last one, goddammit!
Is it usually eaten cooked?
Breadmaster - No. Inkspot - not necessarily.
I fear this may go on a bit longer than I'd originally predicted . . .
a quick summary
It's edible

It isn't a fruit - hang on, yes it is

It isn't ball-shaped

it grows above ground (hesitatingly

you would want to eat it while it is green

it isn't eaten with the skin on (but it could be)

the part you eat is below ground while it's growing (but it could be above ground)

It's not necessarily eaten cooked

... and it's not a pomegranate, pepper or pineapple.

Is it usually eaten raw?
simulpost! but I'll leave it, as both may apply! :) GAh! simulposted again!
asparagus?
An onion?
Recap - misleading!
But thanks Wol ...
Some clarification is called for:
Originally a fruit
Originally above ground
Originally can be green
Originally raw or cooked with skin on
Originally ball-shaped and small
There - I've given you THE CLUE - now any passing lurker should be able to guess it
Sounds like a crab apple to me, but then I'm odd and regularly dig them up to use the worms as bait ... :-(
Wol, Raak, Duj - the answer is NOT a fruit in it's entirety
*sigh*
Hey up, lass, don't give up on us; here, have a cyber cuddle ... ;-)
sounds like a nut (walnut?) to me
but I'm clutching at proverbials now.
[Wol] Watchit, son - it'll send you blind, you know!
[Duj] Clutching at nuts don't send you blind - but it does hurt ...
Ooh, ooh - it's a bean, isn't it?
Duj & Wol - It isn't made from a nut or a bean ....
Thanks for the cuddle, Duj :-)
applesauce?
Jam? Marmalade?
I'm having a great day at work this Friday, you can tell ...
That should have been Wol, not Women's Online Institute ... oh dear.
snorgs, Wol - No, No & No
You're along the right lines now - just remember that I hesitated about the 'fruit' thing ....
Wol - I'm hoping someone will guess this soon, so I can actually get some work done :-)
Rhubarb?
Audience; rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb ... Cut! ..... Cook No, no, no - a 45° angle, phurleese!
Duj - No
What time of day is it there? :-)
Tomato sauce?
technically a fruit, but..
Retiring
G'nite, Chalky. Late for me to be in the workshop playing computers - far too much imbibing has taken place (as you probably have noticed! - hence the question?) Must off before I totally disgrace myself.
snorgs - No
... but the best guess so far. Tomato sauce has too many additives to be labelled just a 'vegetable'. This particular thing is quite pure, by comparison.
See!
Whoops! The time - yours +10. That is, as I type, 8:40pm.
tomato soup?
No, you're on summer time; yours + 9. Told you!
snorgle - Nothing to do with tomatoes
[Duj] That's quite early really, imbibing-wise ;-)
fruit (apple?) juice?
Wol - No
remember - it's not an obvious 'fruit'. I had to look it up.
Gooseberry sauce
What's green and goes up and down?
Maple syrup?
Ribena?
Guacamole? Made from Avocado pear..
I looked it up, its a fruit!
Inkspot, Huxley - No & No
I'll have to go soon ...hence another clue to speed things up - it's savoury rather than sweet. [I can't believe no-one has asked these obvious questions :-)]
Marrow rum
I made some of this when I was a teenager. You remove the seeds from the marrow and fill it with brown sugar. Then you hang it in a pair of tights and put a bowl underneath to catch the liquor. It was the most disgusting thing I have ever tasted (among things that are meant to be tasted, anyway).
I place my curse on Snorgle by stating definitively that she simply has to be right.
Soy sauce?
ahem
oh chalky...
simulpost - snorgs - No. Breadmaster - No. Darren - No
but getting closer - it's very common - I bet most of us use it
Olives? erm with pimiento..
Shaken or stirred?
snorgs - have another guess - quick!!
you got the right 'fruit'
someone - guess it - pleeeeeez
Hummous? Olive Oil?
have gone blank on olivey things..
A pea?
Tapenade?
OLIVE OIL is the CORRECT answer!!
well done snorgs - I was thinking of the extra virgin type, but hey - what's an extra pressing between friends.
A quick post - mortem:
I can't help thinking that if the original questions had been more generic, ie. Is it a vegetable product? Can you drink it? Is it savoury/sweet? Is it grown in this country? .... we might have got there a bit quicker without doing the rounds of various fruits... but hindsight is always cleverer, and besides - I knew the answer, as I suspect Darren did [but was holding back] :-)
***MINERAL***
Yay! I'm at work and its quiet so I should be able to keep an eye on this..
natural?
I'm not (any more), and can't, alas.
Is it found all over the world?
At lunch in the library, see you back at the office.
Wol - no. Inkspot - yes.
oh, someone answered, at last!
Is it a volcanic rock?
no.
That's natural, isn't it?
Does it have moving parts?
 
Is it something we can get into?
Does it require semiconductor devices to operate?
Sorry, I have a stinking cold and appear to have lost some of my ability to read. I completely skipped over a line.
DrQu+xum - no. Boolbar - no. Ibid - no!
Ibid - that would have narrowed down the field a bit.. :)
Is it larger than a housebrick?
Is it used to make other things?
ie. a material rather than an end-product.
Rosie - not normally. Boolbar - no.
Boolbar, the answer could be yes if you're a modern artist, but that covers anything, eggs, alligators, bodily fluids.. :)
If I found it in the house, would I want to get rid of it?
no.
unless you have a wierd fear..
Does it have a set shape?
Is it made from more than one material?
shhhhhhhh! back in the office, eating a Mars bar
Darren-pretty much, with minor variations. Inkspot - it can be..
Off on my lunch now, so back in half an hourish.. :D
Is it a container of some kind?
Rosie - no, not really
I'm thinking of a container as in a box, bowl or similar type of thing. I wouldn't think of this as a container, as such..
Is it something one encounters in daily life?
Is it made of glass?
Huxley - yes. Inkspot - it could be, but isn't usually.
Is it related to eating or drinking?
(also bored at work on Friday afternoon and filling billable hours with online capers)
A tile?
Is it used only in the home?
If I get another could be, I'm going home early :)
Is it a toilet?
A wild thought, hehehe.
Huxley - yes. Raak - no. Inkspot - no. Darren, no... :P
Is it something you'd eat off?
A plate? A saucer?
Does it require electricity?
is it a piece of cutlery?
Is it a cup or mug?
Darren - sort of; Raak - no; Ibid - no; Huxley - Yes!; Darren - no.
But what sort of cutlery? :)
And at this point, I bow out as I dont have time to chair a round this weekend... so passing it on....
OOh! So what lucky soul is going to be next?
Or are you all TOO SCARED?!?!?!
Fish knife?
Never entirely sure about those.
nope.
Fork?
Spoon?
Ladle?
A spoon! Yes! (about bloody time..) :)
***goes wild for Darren***
WOOOH! YAY!
This is usually VEGETABLE and MINERAL and can be ANIMAL too.
Thanks all!
Something to do with clothing?
Raak - YES!
That was a quick breakthrough!
a shoe?
Jewelry?
Wol - YES. DrQ - no.
This is getting very rapid! But a little more precision is needed.
Is it worn usually by men and/or women?
Inkspot - yes.
A pair of slippers?
Inkspot - no.
A boot?
DrQ - no.
A training shoe?
Would such an item normally contain wood? ... :-)
A pair of socks?
A snowshoe?
Are they for a particular use?
eg ballet shoes
Associated with sport?
Is it a sandal?
A deck shoe?
Dujon - no. Raak - no and no. Inkspot - theoretically yes. BM - theoretically yes. Kim - no. Software - no. Bob - YES, CORRECT!!!!
I must admit it took you much less time than I anticipated! Well done Bob the dog, you're in the chair for the next round.
I got it!
Well - thank you! I really enjoyed that quick-fire round. How about another?
This next one is VEGETABLE and MINERAL.
Is this some sort of building?
Leather-lined steel manacles?
Made with, er, vegetarian leather.
Is the vegetable part wood?
Darren - no, Raak (!leather-lined steel manacles? :o) - no, and vegetable part not wood either.
The Shadow Cabinet?
At least that's what they look like to me.
Is it man-made?
DrQu+xum - No (although I smiled at the suggestion)
Darren - Yes
Is it edible?
Is it a single individual or a class of things?
Is the mineral part salt?
Darren - Yes Breadmaster - Not a yes or no answer question - but I think it is fair to say that I am thinking of a single individual item which is part of a class of things
Raak - Yes
Is it a salted peanut?
Hehehe, or a ready-salted crisp?
Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps?
A chip?
Salted cod?
We have a winner!
Raak - if only!
Ibid - No
Tuj - Cod - a vegetable?
Darren - Not crisp but YES, it was a salted peanut. Audience goes wild for Darren!!
Looks like you've regained the chair - back to you...
Thinks: Is getting it in 9 some kind of record? I shall have to be more obscure next time...
Standing in line
Looks like it's me again, and this one is ABSTRACT and/or ANIMAL, depending on your approach.
Thanks Bob the Dog!
Is it a mythical or symbolic animal?
Raak - in a way, it is, yes.
Is it a God?
Does it have religious significance?
Inkspot - no. Kim - no.
Has it starred in an animated film?
Was it invented by a particular person?
Is it a black dog?
*storming into this game with a completely wild guess*
Is 'it' a fictional character?
Fine tuning Raak's earlier and meaning from a film/novel or their ilk as opposed to from "real" legend/myth or theirs.
Is it associated with a particular nation?
Is it a fictional/mythical human?
Is it capable of metamorphosis?
Chalky - no. Raak - YES. CdM - no. Dujon - YES. Rosie - well, yes, I suppose it is. Bob the dog - YES. LotUS - no.
Some useful inroads there.
Is it a male fictional character?
A detective?
Harry Potter?
It usually is.
Is it from an 'ancient' story ?
By 'ancient' I mean Roman/Greek/Egyptian
Bob - yes. Raak - no. rab - no. Inkspot - no.
Arthur Dent?
Do we know him by his full name [more than one word]?
... although I have a sneaky feeling that Boolbar is correct
James Bond?
I also have a sneaky feeling, but it has nothing to do with Boolbar.
[Bob] Mine was more of a 'hunch' - and yours . . .?
Does the person appear in a SF/Fantasy?
Chalky] A sort of premonition - I feel that I'm going to sneak someone elses chocolate pudding...
Boolbar - no. Chalky - yes (if you do indeed know him). Bob - no. Inkspot - no.
Male?
Did the person first appear in written fiction? (Screenplays don't count.)
Comic character?
Raak - (1) we've already had that, (2) no. Chalky - yes.
Is the character animated? (In the disney/pixar sense)
American?
Does this character appear in more than one film?
Dennis the Menace?
I could ask a more general question, but I'm not sure how to phrase it, so I'll keep stabbing (as the bishop said to the hockey team).
Was the character's first appearance on television?
A computer game character?
Bob - no (and we've almost had that before too). Chalky - no. Boolbar - no. rab - no. Raak - as it happens, no I don't think it was. Chalky - no.
Was his first appearance in the theatre?
Raak - no.
Before we go further down this route, I should say I'm not sure where this character first appeared, but I believe it was on radio.
Is it a child?
Does this character appear in a British film?
Was his first appearance less than 20 years ago?
Does this character appear in a publication containing largely, or only, comic strips?
Does this character wear spectacles?
snorgle - no. Bob - no. Chalky - yes. rab - no. Boolbar - no.
Is this character 'voiced' by an actor/comedian?
... meaning - is this a comic creation?
Alan Partridge?
Does this character speak in the English language?
Does this character 'live' in England?
Samantha?
Probably down in the archives this very moment.
Inkspot - Is Samantha a man? I may find out later - am off to Winchester to see Humph, Barry, Graeme, Tim et al.
Is the character still on the radio?
Forget my last guess
Must remember to pay attention, male has already been established by Btd
Chalky - (1) yes (2) no. Bob - yes. Boolbar - yes. Inkspot - (1) no, (2) no.
A Hollywood movie?
Chalky] If you see Samantha - you will be the first! But I am very jealous of your trip to Winchester! I saw ISIHAC at the RSC here in Stratford with Willy R - and my sides still ache just thinking about it.
Are you sure his appearance was less than twenty years ago?
:-)
Is this character still on TV?
Not including repeats.
Bob - no. CdM - 99.9% sure, yes. Boolbar - well, he's supposed to be making a new appearance, but then again you can never tell these days. But I'll say YES in this case.
[Darren] Now that should ring a bell - but it doesn't.
The Doctor?
I guess he's not human, but I'll throw him in anyway..
Ken?
Manager and next-door neighbour to John Shuttleworth?
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