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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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[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?
[Inkspot] NO
Nothing (as a concept)?
[Brendan] No.
Is it the negative answer?
[Kim] No? YES!

Let me rephrase that:
KIM WINS thank goodness for that.
Blimey
And only after a stab in the dark. Mystifying!
[Tuj] It was quite a remarkable guess out of the blue, it's a pity you picked the wrong one.
Is it time to end this game? and replace it with something new?
That depends on whether Kim is likely to start a new round any time soon
Or is Kim playing the Reverse game where we start with Mornington Crescent and then ask how we arrived at that answer.
None
*shouts, screams, generally goes wild for Inkspot*
ur gay nobs
twats
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