mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Item of clothing? No.

Is the animal Human?

Dujon

Is this weapon?

Human? *some more animated discussion in the audience* Given what was posted on the board, No.
Weapon? *laughter* No. Although, for a sufficiently broad definition, and in some circumstances, Yes.

Is it unique?

Unique? No.

Lady Bracknell

A handbag?

It is I, Rosie

Does it begin with P?

Bismarck

A statue?

Sports-related?

A haaaaaaaaaaandbaaaag? No.
Begin with P? No.
Statue? No.
Sports-related? No.

Hidden text

I can think of a very very very minor way to relate the AOTC to sports, but it's not worth exploring. So forget I said anything.

Rosie

Can you lift it easily with one hand?

Bismarck

Part of an animal's anatomy?

Is the mineral salt?

Lift easily with one haaaaaaaaaaaaand...
Sorry. <mode "Edith Evans" = off>

Lift easily with one hand? Yes, I can.
Part of animal's anatomy? I think No is the best answer, but *some audience discussion*
Salt? No. *a sprinkling of audience laughter*

Are the connected animals domesticated?

Rosie

A paint brush?

Is it edible?

Connected animal domestic? Sometimes.
Paintbrush? No.
Edible? The best answer, though not actually 100% accurate, is Yes. *some applause*

Is it not merely edible, but eaten?

Eaten? Yes. *more applause*

Hidden text

This is a lively audience

I'm going to clarify the "anatomy" response: I think that No is probably the right answer, though there could be some room for some debate, and I'm quite sure that No is the least misleading answer.

Are eggs involved?

Eggs involved? Well, an egg is, because that is the AOTC. One ovoid baton tossed carelessly in Boolbar’s direction.

The yolks on me.

Oh! I didn't think it would be eggactly that. We can let CdM go and be very busy and begin once more with another nice easy one: ANIMAL with some MINERAL. And no it isn't an egg again.

Is it human?

A chicken (with a tinfoil hat)?

Salted cod?

Human? No.
Chicken? No. Not even with a bit of foil. *Some of the audience are licking their lips*
Salted Cod? No. *'Oooh' comes from the audience*

Dead animal?

Is it unique?

Does it live in the ocean?

tl;dr Being in the AVMA chair is surprisingly hard:

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Reflections on an egg. First, I set the last AVMA forgetting to check whether we had had 'egg' as an answer before. To my surprise, even though the word has come up over 50 times, it has never been a subject before (though both Faberge egg and Easter egg have been). Second, it's amazing how you think you've set a nice easy AVMA, and then the questions come in and you realise there are many more subtleties than you considered. In my head, I was thinking of a simple chicken egg sitting on a table. But I immediately had to worry about whether people understand 'mineral' as a geological term, or as including biominerals, such as eggshell? (I decided eggshell should be classified as mineral, but does that mean we should actually classify almost all animals as 'animal and mineral' because of bones and teeth??) Of course, having made that decision, I immediately ran into trouble with human eggs. And then there was the anatomy question. We'd classify ova within an animal as anatomical, but I had already assumed the existence of eggshell. But, then, what about, say, a developing chicken egg before it has been laid? Oh, and finally, it turns out some eggs are poisonous. Still, at least I was confident that one could lift an egg with one hand and that they could be weaponised. :)

Dead? I do hope so.
Unique? No.
Ocean dwelling? No.

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Although taking into account what you said in your hidden part, I would suspect there will be at least one example of the AOTC bobbing around in an ocean somewhere. This would be almost certainly accidental and should be ignored. It would not be 'living' anyway! Also, I haven't gone back through the entire history of this game to see if my AOTC has been used before. Sorry if it has.

Is it a preserved creature?

The worm in a bottle of Tequila?

Preserved? Well, yes. *A ripple of applause* This might send people down the wrong path.
Wormy tequila? No. But I guess that was worth a shot...

But is it art?

Is the animal dangerous when alive?

...to people, that is.

Art? Isn't everything? In this case, NO. Although thinking about it, there is a connection between the word on the card and art...
DANGER! DANGER? NO. Well, usually not. Some close relatives might be.

Superman

Is the animal a ruminant?

Moo & Co.? NO.

Edible?

Stuffed?

Edible? YES! Stuffed? NO.

Escargot?

A tortoise?

Pickled?

I remembered the line break this time...

Snails? NO
Tortoise? NO
Pickled? Not usually, but apparently it can be found pickled (I did not know until I Googled it.)

Note: There are some tiny grey areas here. For instance it is possible that the AOTC could be associated with a ruminant, but it is then described as such and not just the single word on the card. Best ignored.

Is the mineral part a shell?

Shell? NO

Extinct?

Is the mineral salt?

Does it begin with P?

Extinct? NO.
Salt? YES! There is salt in there.
P? NO. But a P beginning word is associated with the AOTC.

Ham!

Overacts

Ham? NO *Audience applause*

Bacon?

*Audience goes wild*
Yes! Bacon it is. The first thing I thought of after the previous "egg". It is wise not to play this game while feeling a tad peckish.

Back to me? OK—another one that I hope will be reasonably easy. ANIMAL and VEGETABLE

FIsh and chips?

Fish and Chips? No and No.

Bangers and mash?

Is it food?

Bangers and Mash? No and No.
Food? Yes.

Sushi?

Liver & Onions