This time, it's - A N I M A L
Hint: You're all missing a feature of the answer that has been the subject of two questions and answers.
The next is M I N E R A L.
OK, out next AVMA is VEGETABLE
The next is MINERAL (primarily) with an ANIMAL connection.
BRITAIN. The informal name for the United Kingdom.Compare with the following from here.
BRITISH is the formal designation of the nationality of citizens of the United Kingdom, and of certain others.
The adjective "British" is, of course, used in relation to Great Britain but there is also a common tendency to use it when referring to issues relating to both Great Britain and the United Kingdom. This is inaccurate and from a legal point of view erroneous. [emphasis mine]
Sometimes, however, in legislation the term "British" is used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole, especially in matters relating to the question of nationality.
At one point Wikipedia suggests that Britain might be used for the island alone, and Great Britain for England, Scotland & Wales (ie including the Isle of Wight, Anglesey and so on), but it doesn't give a source for this, and I'm not sure why anyone except geographers would need such a distinction.
Anyway, our next is ABSTRACT, containing ANIMAL and VEGETABLE with a small amount of MINERAL.
This next one is A N I M A L.
The words on the card are singular, preceded by the indefinite article.
Mmmm, bu**er! That means I'll have to think of something.
I know!
ABSTRACT with ANIMAL, MINERAL and VEGETABLE connections.
The phrase [hone in] seems to have become established in American English, and is apparently beginning to be used in British English (Garner has a British example). If you use it, you should be aware that some people will think you have made a mistake.Not surprisingly, the folks at Language Log have have also discussed it quite a bit. One of the interesting things is that though the verb to home has been around a long time, home in and hone in are both recent coinages. None of which is meant as a serious defense in my particular case, by the way; had I noticed it, I would have certainly chosen home in in preference.
VEGETABLE with ANIMAL and ABSTRACT connections.
Well done and over to you!! I'm glad that its gone because I'm away from a computer for the next 5 days and there would have been a big gap!
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I expected this one to be really easy..
Let us proceed with ANIMAL
I'm tempted to give a clue, but I don't think it's needed just yet.
Passes the baton over to Chalks. Nice to see you back and in fine form!
The baton is passed inscrutably to Software.
Ah, I know!
Abstract with Animal, Vegetable and Mineral connections.
Discretely hands the baton over to Rosie!
This one is MINERAL, sort of. Should be fairly easy.
That was a bit quick. Next time it'll be a particular steam engine. *evil grin*
ANIMAL with VEGETABLE and ABSTRACT connections.
Now I've got to do bit of thinking - thinks - Ah, yes - It's ABSTRACT, with ANIMAL connections.
Nothing whatsoever to do with steam engines.
As this seems to be a little slow I'll say that the Words on the Card are the indefinite article plus one other, and that the answer is exceedingly commonplace.
Is it time for the gentlest of hints?
So, next up is ABSTRACT with animal and vegetable connections
Well, let me think. Ah, I have it! Vegetable and Mineral with Abstract connections.
I'm going off to chez nous for a short break, so I may not login every day over the next 10 days.
Gladly hands over the stick of rock to Projoy!
So, here we go again with a simple ANIMAL
One instressed baton handed on.
A leather-bound baton passed on to Projoy
One hunny-covered baton passed on.
*Pulls self together* Stop giggling at the back there and announces that the next subject is
ABSTRACT with MINERAL and ANIMAL connections.
I should add that the weather/climate connection is by no means the whole picture.
This is an event, caused mainly by the weather.
Dammit, now I have to think ...
I know - ABSTRACT with ANIMAL Connections
Anyway, I am now thinking of an ABSTRACT, with ANIMAL and VEGETABLE connections. Game on.
After that short interruption in services we restart with MINERAL with ANIMAL connections
A plaster cast of where a baton once was is passed on to irach.
One baton in the shape of a laurel wreath passed on.
Right - this one is essentially ABSTRACT.
Then answer is one example of an abstract property of a material or imaginary object.
The answer is simply a shape, with no specific object implied, though one particular object strongly suggests itself.
One slightly singed baton passed on.
The audience were appreciative of it being outdoors, primarily functional and made of concrete. They were given to debate amongst themselves as to whether a person could go inside, or whether it was a form of structure. I am, however, confident of saying YES to both of these.
[jim] We have a winner! - a skatepark (or skate park) it is! Hidden text
I got a skateboard for my birthday, which I'm calling a midlife crisis on a budget. I used to be quite handy on a skateboard in the late 70s, but kick-flips, ollies etc hadn't been invented then
So, one baton with its jeans hanging off passed on to jim
So the next one is ABSTRACT with Animal Connections
A dusty cobwebbed baton handed on to Phil
So, if it’s not a law or a theory but is a scientific human concept, what is it?
Here, have this glowing transuranic baton before it disappears.
Anyway, let's have a nice ANIMAL/ABSTRACT.
Well, it doesn't look like this is going to take long.
After due consideration: ANIMAL and VEGETABLE.
Phil has it! I therefore hand over the cracker-shaped baton.
The challenge I set is ANIMAL
[Projoy] I'm not going to get up and hand you the baton, you can come over here and get it.
Right, this one is Abstract with Animal, Vegetable and Mineral connections.
* passes over the bouquet shaped baton *
This next one is ANIMAL with Abstract connections
OK, this one is VEGETABLE
I feel a little bit guilty winning with a random guess when my only other move in the game was another random guess right at the beginning, but these things happen I suppose.
I've not got a lot of time to play in this game at the moment, either, so I'll set a (I hope) simple one. This is simply ANIMAL.
This one is VEGETABLE, possibly also ANIMAL and with ABSTRACT connections
The rule of thumb for this construction is stated succinctly by Bernstein 1977:My inclination would still be to treat Rosie's phrase as contained within standard English usage, but GL is certainly not incorrect; to the contrary, the usage he favours is apparently more standard.In general, a number takes a plural verb and the number a singular.Evidence in the Merriam-Webster files shows that the rule of thumb is generally observed. Even when the sentence begins with there, a number of commands the plural verb. {example] An adjective like increasing or growing tends to emphasise the word number in its singularity, and results in rather more mixed usage. [examples] But even in these constructions, the plural verb is the more common.
Hang on, I think I can see the problem.
Pass me that Birmingham screwdriver.
*Clannggg!*
More general questions might be more helpful.
1. Although it's at least partly my era I didn't know that go-go was actually a style and I didn't know the boots had any descriptive name.
[CdM] Not that helpful a reference to look up in an open office!
* Hands plectrum shaped baton over to INJ *
Just make sure you keep the baton out of the rain.
[Tuj] Your welcome I didn't want you worrying the wrong end of the stick for too long. It is safe to say if it is at all fictional it did not start out that way.
To summarise: The AOTC is a physical object that has, through association with a phrase or saying, become not fictional but certainly metaphorical to the extent that it can appear on the internet (and not just as a picture). The original object may be/have been made of wood, metal or a combination of both. It is/was not a household object or related to boats and does not begin with P. Both the object and it's usage in the phrase date to before 1900, but it was not used on the internet until sometime later.
If any of the above appears to contradict anything I've said before, then assume my previous answers were accidentally wrong and use the new information.
NB, on reflection for Tuj's "Does it begin with P?" question, I should add that the most important part of the answer on the card starts with "P".
Well done! Please accept this Shepherd's Crook shaped baton!
Moving on we'll have primarily VEGETABLE with major ANIMAL connections - In fact technically, there are also significant Mineral and Abstract associations as well, but that's not going to help at this stage
Throws a baton in the air to see who will catch it.
(CdM) Couldn't you have made it 98.4 - body temperature, the percentage of H2SO4 in conc. sulphuric, the number of feet in 30 metres . . . . I could go on.
A couple of clues:
1. The format of the answer is actually 'THE something abstract OF someone AND THE something
2. Consider what else has come down to us from the Greeks apart from their myths and legends
Here, have half a baton and a quarter of a baton and an eighth of a baton, and ........
So, our next offering is
As hot as hell is on the card. Well it felt that way when I kicked this one off! I hand over the iced baton to cfm.
Twice in quick succession. Well, well!
Now what do we have here? Another ABSTRACT with ANIMAL, VEGETABLE and MINERAL connections.
* Scantily clad girl parades the answer card in front of the audience *
CLUE: there is more than one of these
SUMMARY - Concentrate on the ABSTRACT. It is not: a fairy story, a life choice, a saying, a game, a passtime, scientific, religious or other social theory, nothing to do with language, politics philosophy or art. ANIMAL connection is strong the others less so. Good luck, it ain't that hard!
Hurrah! * hands over Brighton rock shaped sticky baton to GL at last *
Let's try this, then:
MINERAL with ANIMAL and Vegetable connections.
Please accept this SpaceX shaped baton
OK, this next one is
ABSTRACT with ANIMAL CONNECTIONS
The next is MINERAL, with ABSTRACT connections.
Mine is ABSTRACT, potentially with connections to all three other categories.
ABSTRACT and MINERAL.
Phil has it. The midday sun. Well done. Stay indoors.
Next, for your amusement and intellectual delight, we shall have:
Enough of this rambling - the next object is
ABSTRACT with ANIMAL and MINERAL connections.
Clarification/Correction: The "human construct" applies to the wording rather than the idea itself.
Hint: The AOTC contains no verb - it's a description.
Now what have we here? The laser display board is showing the audience and the players are getting the clues:
This time it is ANIMAL
Recap:
male, well known, not especially TV oriented, not an actor or a presenter but (clue) newsworthy.
Recap:
male, well known, not especially TV oriented, not an actor or a presenter but (clue) newsworthy.
I didn't think that this would have taken so long, never mind, I now hand over the leaky baton to Phil!
AOTC is one word, a noun.
"Music" is not the AOTC, but.....
AOTC is one word.
ABSTRACT
In a desperate bid to do something about the terrifying speed of this one I could mention that the AOTC is connected with an interest of mine, but not steam locos.
Ah, yes!
ABSTRACT with ANIMAL, VEGETABLE and MINERAL connections.
* HINT: the ATOC has 3 words including the definite article *
Reprise:
ATOC 3 words including the definite article;
One begins with 'P';
Alcohol of some sort involved.
HINT: There are lots this time of year
So, onwards and outwards. Your next challenge is
To summarise: A specific non-fictional individual male mammal that died between 1 AD and 1899 AD. It's not a human, a dog, a bird, a bear or a sea creature, and doesn't begin with P.
One of my favourite animals, simply because the word "jumbo" didn't exist prior to his naming. cf. Little Tich
Here, Chalky, take this pre-1947 ivory baton.
And the next object is ABSTRACT
I should add, perhaps, that the AOTC has a kind of material connection and that this would normally be thought of as Mineral.
Hint: The AOTC has 4 words one being the definite article it exists on screen.
* audience shuffling *
Hands over the tacky microphone-shaped baton to Rosie
Right, time for something Animal
It's MINERAL. and nothing whatsoever to do with steam engines.
If the questions had been phrased "Are they.....?" the answers would have been:
(Boolbar) YES, probably
(Superman) They're probably found in almost every country.
(Raak) Not a work of art.
(Bismarck) Not a monument.
Over to you, Superman.
Now this one is
MINERAL and VEGETABLE and nothing whatsoever to do with steam locomotives.
Without further ado, let me announce an
ANIMAL subject on the card. Listen carefully as the mystery voice reads out the clue.
Well, it's ANIMAL
Your turn again.
The next is MINERAL.
ABSTRACT
(as well as trouble for a few geological theories when it's discovered).
Hint: the connection with light might be the most promising approach.
Right then, the next one is
MINERAL with an ABSTRACT feel
ABSTRACT ANIMAL
Let me pass you this invisible baton... which I'm sure I left around here somewhere.
objectithing for your ongoing delight.
The next object, which has but the most tenuous link with steam engines, is:
VEGETABLE and MINERAL
(boo meringues) I'm not sure the throwing angle is all that important but you must hold the asymmetric end and impart as much spin as possible. Mine is quite big (14" arms, 2" wide, marine ply) and I wouldn't like to be hit by it.
Forever onwards with ABSTRACT with strong ANIMAL connections
The next is MINERAL (I think, mostly) with ABSTRACT connections.
Um.
OK. These are usually MINERAL.
Thankf to the great generofity of Raak I have hundredf of tiny (but rather fplintery) batonf to paff over. Here, have thif one.
Is it edible?
Is it an animal?
Does it live in water?
Is it a ...bird?
Is it a duck?