mc5 - AVMA Take 2

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AVMA Take 2

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Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

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Is it in England?

[cfm] bone? NO
[Boolbar] In England? YES *some applause*

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I confess, I had to use the Whoops! button earlier, as I said NO to Europe, forgetting temporarily that the UK is a part thereof. How 70s of me!

Stonehenge?

[Software] Stonehenge? NO

Is the animal part leather?

[Raak] Leather? YES

Is it larger than an adult Old English Sheepdog?

Is it smaller than the New York Stock Exchange?

Is it a vehicle?

Is it a building?

[Boolbar] Bigger than the Dulux dog? YES
[Tuj] Smaller than NYSE? NO

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Being unfamiliar with NY, that took some research!

*some applause*
[Raak] A vehicle? NO
[cfm] A building? YES *more applause*

Is the mineral element stone?

[cfm] Mineral = Stone? YES *a bit more applause*

Is it in London?

[Chalky] In that London? NO

A famous library?

A Museum?

[cfm] Library? NO
[Boolbar] Museum? NO

A tannery?

[Raak] Tannery? NO - I would just add that the leather is very much a minor component

Is the vegetable element wood?

A religious building?

[cfm] Wood? YES
[Raak] Religious? NO

A commercial location?

[CdM] Commercial location? NO, using UPS's definition of a "commercial address".
If you meant "has it been used in an advertisement?" then the answer is YES

Is it less than 50 miles away from Cambridge?

The Cambridge in England that is. The one where half the boat race comes from.

[Boolbar] <50 miles to Cambridge? NO

Associated with an academic institution?

[cfm] Academic? NO

Is it a National Trust property?

[Boolbar] NT? NO

Does anyone live in it?

[Raak] Inhabited? YES *some applause*

Is the leather component, though minor, essential in some sense?

[CdM] Essential leather? NO - not worth focussing on, IMHO.

Is its latitude less than 52° N?

[Boolbar] Lat < 52^oC? YES *much glowing of smartphones as audience members check the veracity of Phil's reply, followed by knowing smiles and a slow spread of applause*

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