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 the animal element human?

Steak and chips?

Human? No.
Steak and chips? No.

Is the animal element canine?

Doggy? No.

Edible -- at least in the normal course of things?

Is it strongly associated with a particular time of year?

Progress

Edible? Yes.
Associated with a time of year? Yes. *applause*

Associated with summer?

Connected with Christmas?

More specifically...drinkable?

This won't take long

Summer? Perhaps in the Southern Hemisphere
Connected with Christmas? Yes. *applause*
Drinkable? Yes. *sustained applause*

Is there nutmeg involved?

Now you are just toying with me

Nutmeg? Typically, yes.

Is the drinkable thing associated with Christmas potentially intoxicating? :-)

Egg-nog?

Intoxicating? My version certainly is.
Eggnog? YES! One baton with rum and grated nutmeg goes to Gusset Login.

Oh, how unexpected.
The next item is MINERAL

A snowman?

Metal?

Naturally occurring?

Such as, for example, a naturally occurring metal snowman

Gold?

[Raak] snowman? No.
[cfm] Metal? Yes.
[CdM] Natural? No. naturally occurring metal snowman? No.
[Boolbar] Gold? Yes.

One of a kind?

[cfm] Unique? No.

Is the gold object symbolic in some way?

Gold cast or moulded into a quintet of tori?

[cfm] Symbolic? Yes, or at least probably.
[CdM] FIVE GOLD RINGS!? YES

Have a baton made of pear wood tied with partridge feathers

Me again? Oh dear.

I'm travelling for much of the next two days, and not 100% sure of the internet connection when I reach my next destination. So if anyone wants to take over the baton, feel free. If nothing has been set when I am fully internetted again, then I will get back in the saddle.

Very well then

Since no one has picked up the baton... This is best described as
ABSTRACT with VEGETABLE and ANIMAL connections,
but it could also be described as VEGETABLE with ANIMAL and ABSTRACT connections.

Is it a fictional object?

Is the animal connection a human?

Fictional object? I think the best answer is Yes. But, in some sense, real versions do or can exist, hence the two ways of describing it.
Animal connection human? No.

A metaphor?

Metaphor? Yes. *applause*

Is the animal connection bovine?

Is the vegetable part wood?

Bullish? No.
Wood? Yes.

Is the animal a tiny creature that burrows through the wood?

Begins with P?

Does the abstract concept involve an object fashioned from wood?

Carpenter termite worm? No.
Begins with P? Yes.
Object fashioned from wood? A cautious Yes, provided you take a broad interpretation of "fashioned".

Is the animal connection a domesticated beast?

Is a horse involved?

Domestic beast? No.
Wild horse? No.

Is it in the Bible?

Biblical? No.

Is the vegetable element paper?

Paper? Yes. *applause*

Paper Tiger?

Paper tiger? Yes! An inspired leap by Phil, there. *hands over illusory baton*

Oh crikey - bit of a lurker's win, but "hey ho" all's fair in love and AVMA.
So our next puzzle will be:

Mineral, Vegetable and Animal

Fish and chips?

[Raak] Cod n spud? NO

France?

[GL] La Belle France? NON

Is it edible?

Does the mineral portion of the MV&A constitute the majority component of the answer?

Does the vegetable portion of the MV&A constitute the plurality component of the answer?

Does the animal portion of the MV&A constitute the primary component of the answer?

Does the conjunction portion of the MV&A constitute the primary component of the answer?

[Dujon] Mineral > Veg + Animal? YES
[CdM] Veg > Animal AND Veg > Mineral? NO
[GL] Animal is "primary component"? Not entirely sure what that means precisely, but I'm confident with a NO
[Boolbar] "Conjunction portion"? As an Austrian friend of mine used to say in French lessons, "My friend, I am completely lost"

Great answers but is it edible?

Is there just one of it?

And is it edible?

Is the mineral part a liquid?

[Conjunction] As mineral, animal and vegetable had already been taken, I was left with the "and" ;)

My sincerest apologies:
[Raak] Edible? NO
[Raak] Unique? YES
[Boolbar] Liquid mineral? NO {Re: conjunction - ah, very good :-)}

Was it man-made?

[Primary Component] Either the initial component or that from which the majority is made.
If that doesn't make sense, I apologise. English is my first language, so I tend to play with it until I break it.

Is it in a building?

[GL] Man-made? YES
[Boolbar] In a building? NO *applause and hubbub*

A landmark of the type that a tourist would visit?

[cfm] Tourist-magnet? YES *applause*

I've forgetten my next question

CdM, Gusset Login & Boolbar: Thanks, it's not often I get a chuckle out of MV&A.

[Dujon] Imaginary next question? I've forgotten the answer ;-)

Is it in Europe?

Is the vegetable portion in Canada?

Is the animal part alive?

Is the animal part human in whole or in part?

[Boolbar] In Europe? YES
[CdM] Veg portion in Canada? NO
[Raak] Animal part alive? NO
[cfm] Animal part human? NO!

Is it more than 300 years old?

[Boolbar] > 300 years old? YES and NO. You might wish to pick another number *a little applause and much chattering amongst the audience*

Is the animal part bone?

Is it in England?

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

Hidden text

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

Hidden text

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*

Buckingham Palace?

[Software] Buckingham Palace? NO *applause and eager anticipation of a victory*

The Royal Pavilion at Brighton?

[Raak] Brighton Pavilion? NO

Tower of London?

[Software] Tower of London? NO

Is it in a county that ends with "shire" ?

It is associated with royalty?

Windsor Castle?

[Boolbar] In a shire? YES
[Raak] Associated with royalty? NO, not closely in the sense I think you mean.
[Software] Windsor Castle? NO

I think a couple of questions could be useful to revisit the answers to (and the audience's reactions). "Latitude" and "Older than 300 years" would be of interest, from memory.

Would longitude be of particular importance?

The Royal Observatory in Greenwich?

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