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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Science fiction? No.
Style of architecture? No.

Something "alternative" such as homeopathy, dowsing, etc?

A scientific theory?

Something alternative? No.
Scientific theory? No.
Hmmm... so much for my belief that this would be easy. It seems to me that you have still missed a key broad class of abstract things.

Mathematical?

Mathematical? No. (*significant applause greets the question and some "oooohs" greet the answer*)

Linguistic?

Linguistic? No. (also, perhaps the applause for "mathematical?" should not have been quite so significant)

Geometrical?

Geometrical? No. (the applause was less significant than that)

To clarify

It is not mathematical. It could however be said that there is a mathematical connection. I am not sure that is a fruitful line of enquiry, however. I would still look for the 'key broad class of abstract things' that has not yet been mentioned.

Numerology?

Numerology? No.

Is this a type of game?

Something imaginary?

Something to do with computers/worldwideweb?

topological - in ythe sense of connected with shapes etc?

Something to do with time?

Type of game? Yes! *sustained relieved applause from the audience*
Imaginary? No.
Computers, WWW? Well, I know you can find examples of the answer on the WWW, but I refer you to my previous answer concerning the 16th and 19th century.
Topological? No.
To do with time? No.

Chess?

A specific board game?

Is this a game that's often bet on?

Chess? *massive applause*. Chess is one of the two words on the card. I now refer you to my earlier answer to Tuj.
Specific board game? The answer is not a specific board game.
Often bet on? Very rarely, I would imagine.

Speed Chess?

is that what it's called??

or "Blitz" Chess

just looked it up :-)

Fairy chess?

Speed/Blitz chess? No.
Fairy chess? No, although there is some connection.

Blindfold Chess?

Blindfold chess? No.

Four-handed chess?

4H chess? Never even heard of it. So, no.

Haw about "Wizard's Chess"?

Haw/How

Wizard's chess? No.

Chess Championship?

I assume from the 'not a specific board game' answer that we are not looking for a type of chess.

Chess, the musical?

Chess Problem?

So this is 'a type of game', but 'not a specific board game' and one of the 2 words is 'chess'. Hmmm.
[Raak] Lloyd Webber hasn't been around since the 16th century, it just seems that way.

And INJ and I keep swapping back and forth: Chess Problem (actually, the word on the card was Puzzle, but I decided earlier I would also accept Problem) is the answer. INJ's careful parsing of 'not a specific board game' was correct; that was why I answered that question even after Chess had been guessed. Finally, I hope "yes" to "type of game" wasn't misleading; I was just so relieved that someone was finally on the right track!

*thinks CdM and INJ are each other's nephews*

(no, not really :-) )

[Néa] No, CdM and I are each other's uncles

I do have a tendency to get involved more towards the end of these games - the Michael Owen approach
Anyway, have a go at: Mineral

Manufactured?

[Chalky} Manufactured? - YES

Specific ("the Eiffel Tower") rather than general ("stainless steel")?

[Néa ] Specific? - YES (Eiffel Tower? - NO)

Primarily or exlusively metal?

Bigger than a telephone box?

[CdM] Metal? - NO
[Raak] Bigger than a telephone box? - YES

Is it a monument?

[Raak] a monument? - NO (but some applause)

Is it in Europe?

In Europe?

Hmph. No mere simulpost is going to stand in the way of my question.

Promarily or exclusively stone?

[Iroul] In Europe - YES
[CdM] I will let it stand in the way of a separate answer
[Tuj] stone? - YES

The Notre Dame Cathedral?

Was it built in the last 100 years?

Sacré Coeur?

In Britain?

Big Ben?

Chartres Cathedral?

[irach] Notre Dame? - NO
[Iroul]built in the last 100 years? - NO
[Rosie] In Britain? - NO
[irach] Big Ben? - NO
[CdM] Chartres - NO

A place of worship?

[CdM] place of worship? - NO. There's an untested assumption here.

Is it a building?

[Inks] a building? - NO (that's the one)

Is it a free-standing structure?

A place of worship doesn't have to be a building, you know...

Is it a statue?

[CdM] free-standing? - YES
[Raak] a atatue? - YES (loud and enthusiastic applause)

(it's also a Statue)

Is it made of marble?

Is it in Italy?

David's statue of Michelangelo?

(which is much less well-known than the other one)

[Inks] marble? - YES
[Chalky] in Italy - NO
[CdM] David's statue of Michelangelo? - NO (nor vice versa)

The Little Mermaid Statue in Copenhagen?

[Chalky] Little Mermaid? - NO (can't be long now)

In France?

suppose it would help to find out which country - NOT Britain, NOT Italy ...

In Spain?

Scandinavia?

[Chalky] France? - YES
[CdM] Spain - NO (now there's a surprise)[Néa] - NO
it's a race now

The statue of Joan of Arc?

[Chalky] Joan of Arc? - NO

Venus de Milo?

Is it in a public square/place (as opposed to in a museum, say)?

[Néa] Venus? - NO (Oooohs from the audience)
[CdM]public square/place? - NO (next one gets it I reckon)

Rodin's Thinker?

[CdM] Rodin - NO (OK, so I was wrong)

Rodin's Aphrodite of Melos?

[Raak] Rodin's Aphrodite of Melos? - NO

Nike of Samothrace?

[Néa] YES! - It was the Winged Victory or Nike of Samothrace
Over to you then

I broke the chain of uncles!

Oooh... well then. VEGETABLE AND MINERAL (with certain ANIMAL connotations)

Is the vegetable part largely or entirely wood?

[CDM] YES

The Cross?

[Raak] NO.

Are there many of these?

(Raak) Brilliant long shot. Glad it failed. :-)

Is the mineral part largely or entirely metal?

[Rosie] YES
[CdM] YES

Oh, and I said "connotations" where I meant "connections". I should only do one thing at a time - that results in fewer mixups!

Is the animal connection human?

(A deserved win if only for being the person who took notice of the marble and telephone box answers)

*blush*

[INJ] NO

A piece of furniture?

Is the metal part the fixings that hold the wooden parts together?

Am getting a feeling that this one will be quick

[furniture] YES
[fixins] NO

Bigger than an armchair?

[Tuj] NO

A rabbit hutch?

A stool?

You at the back stop giggling.

[Raak] NO
[Rosie] NO

The audience is silent (except for that one suppressed snicker at the back).

Smaller than an armchair?

[CdM] YES.

Is it made for sitting on?

[Inkspot] Oh deary me, NO.

Is it for storage? (Cupboard, bookshelf, etc.)

[Raak] NO.

Is it a piece of furniture by a particular designer?

[Inkspot] NO. (It is not entirely straightforward, but "yes" would both be untrue and misleading, I think.)

Does it have wheels?

[Raak] There are wheels, YES, but not in the way you probably think, NO.

A lava lamp?

[INJ] NO.

A clock?

[Raak] YES! *audience cheers and claps mightily*
That is not the full answer, though.

A cuckoo clock?

We have a winner!

[Chalky] YES - it is indeed a cuckoo clock! *audience starts singeing cuccu*
Over to yourself.

oh Lordy - I've finally achieved a lurker's victory . Makes a change :-)

Nice easy one:

A N I M A L

Mammal?

alive?

Mammal? YES
Alive? NO

Human?

Edible?

[N] Human? YES
[R] Edible? To cannibals perhaps :-)

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