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 ....
They are: mineral, man-made, multiple objects, found in all Western societies (as far as nights knows...), machine-made, smaller than a toaster, bigger than a slice of toast, something that has a practical use, referred to in the plural.
They're not: a household item ('not exactly' was the actual answer), a CD, connected to religion, made of metal, related to jewellery, a phone box, a container, anything with moving parts, a car, a means of storing digital information, usually associated with offices, something that can be attributed to a particular inventor, scales, made of stone, mirrors, made of ceramic material.
The six questions immediately above are pending.
Are they something you mainly use outdoors? Are they something that you use up by using them?
[raak] yes. (murmurs from audience) [inkspot] yes. (more murmurs from the audience) [tuj] no. [darren] no. [all] no. [darren again] no. [irouleguy] thanks for the summary, that's all correct so I haven't contradicted myself which is always a bonus. your answers are yes (which further woke up the audience) and no in that order.
[inkspot] no. [raak] no. [darren] no. [chalky] as for your guess, it's...
RIIIIIIGHT!!!
I was beginning to think no-one would get it. the flip flops in question actually serve as slippers for me, as I like my feet to get lots of air, but our carpets are a little suspect. so I hand the baton on to Chalky...
Dujon] No Inks] No Rosie] No Raak] No nights] Yes Darren] depends what you mean by 'creature' - but I would say No - if I understand your question correctly
.. and going back to Tuj's earlier question, ie. "Living?" - [to clarify] There is a possibility.