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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The Bull's Head?

The Nag's Head?

[Rosie] Elephant & Castle? No
[Inkspot] Animal connection? No
[Raak] Ratby? No
[GL] The Red Lion? No
[Phil] The Bull's Head? No
[all] The Nag's Head? No

Is this just one particular pub?

Head of Steam?

The Hogg's Head?

The words "Straws" and "Clutching" spring to mind

The Clutching Straws?

[Rosie] One particular pub? I'd already replied to GL earlier that it's unique - so Yes.
[CdM] Head of Steam? No
[GL] The Hogg's Head? No
[Raak] The Clutching Straws? No :-)

I'm not sure how many pub names there are in the Cities and Towns of the UK, but yu can be assured that I don't expect you to start guessing them all. C'mon - there HAS to be a hook ....

The Fisherman's Arms?

You said there had to be a hook...

Is this a single famous pub (like The Prospect of Whitby)?

Does the name relate to an MC player?

[GL] The Fisherman's Arms? No
[INJ] Single famous pub? I suppose you could call it famous [in its area] *murmurs of approval from the audience for INJ's line of questioning*
[CdM] Does the name relate to an MC player? No

Is it also the name of an underground station?

Is it in London?

One of the pubs that claims to be the oldest in Britain?

If I don't live in the area would I still have heard of it?

Bolsover Hall?

The Euston Flyer?

The Swiss Cottage?

[INJ] Underground station? No
[CdM] London? No
[INJ] Oldest in Britain? No
[GL] Heard of it? Probably not - but I have :-)
[INJ] Bolsover Hall? No
[Iroule] Euston Flyer? No
[PJ] Swiss Cottage? No

Is it your local?

Is it in Devon?

Is it in Cornwall?

[INJ] My local? Yes it is, as it happens, but I wouldn't expect you to know it because of that! It is well-known around these parts for another reason
[Inks] Devon/Cornwall? No

Is it in Dorset?

Working my around the country

Is it in Wiltshire?

Four down 35 or so to go

[Inks] In Wiltshire - where I live.

In fact to speed things up a bit, it's in Salisbury.

The Haunch of Venison?

(I googled for famous pubs in Salisbury)

The Anchor and Hope?

Loking for pubs with no animal connection

[GL] The Haunch of Venison? good guess - but not the right place.
[Inks] Anchor & Hope? No.

Tip: google for pubs that have brewed their own beer and then become quite famous for doing so ...

Surely not The Wyndham Arms - of Summer Lightning fame?

The Moonraker?

[Phil] The Wyndham Arms? Oh YESYESYES. Just round the corner from me. The answer on the card is 'The Sign Outside The Wyndham Arms' so I shall gladly hand over the chair to you, landlord :-)

[Chalky] I am so jealous, locationwise.

OK - well, I've not done one of these before, but I'm at my desk off and on all day (and night), so here goes.

ANIMAL

Human?

[Projoy] Human? Yes

Still alive?

Female?

A single individual?

[GL] Alive? Yes
[all] Female? No
[CdM] Single individual? Yes

British?

[INJ] British? Yes

Is this person in the news on a regular basis?

Is he under 50?

Associated with the arts/culture?

Is he under 30?

Is he famously involved with sport?

A musician?

Is he a regular in the Morniverse?

[Chalky] Hmmm...not in the news as such
[GL] Under 50? Yes
[INJ] Arts/culture? Yes
murmur from audience
[Projoy] <30 ? No
[all] sport? not any more mixture of confused "huh?" and knowledgeable "ah" from audience
[Inkspot] Musician? Yes another murmur
[Irguy] Morniverse? No

Ian Broudie?

[Projoy] Broudie? No

Nigel Kennedy?

[GL] Kennedy? No

Over 40?

Pop music or classical?

[Projoy] >40? Yes
[Dandalf] Pop or classical? Yes

Hint: Music is not how he makes his living.

Is he a politician?

[Raak] Politician? No

Does he make his living as a writer?

Is he a broadcaster?

Yes Pop, Yes Classical or Yes both?

[CdM] Writer? Sometimes
[Rosie] Broadcaster? Hmmm...is probably best known for TV work, if that's what you mean
[Dandalf] pop/classical? Probably a bit of both, but it's not really important.

Is he a celebrity cook/chef?

[Chalky] Cook/Chef? No

[Clarification for Rosie] Broadcaster - if a broadcaster is someone like David Dimbleby, Jeremy Paxman, David Frost, then the answer is No

An actor?

[GL] Actor? Yes - (applause and sighs of relief from audience)

Primarily known as a film actor?

FORGET THAT

Just seen the 'best known for TV work' - So
Primarily known for comedy?

Well known for his sci-fi work?

Hugh Laurie?

Vinnie Jones?

David Tenant?

[INJ] Comedy? Yes
[GL] SF? No
[Rosie] Hugh Laurie? YES!
[Projoy and all] VJ/DT? See above :-)

Congrats, Rosie, we await your teaser with baited breath. Meanwhile, I'd be curious to know how many people knew what Hugh Laurie's sporting background is?

Rowlocks

Well, I certainly didn't. To save other people having to look it up, HL rowed for Cambridge in the 1980 boat race.

out of tune

I didn't realise he was a musician either. Talented chap.

[mutter, fader] Hello!

I've got one if Rosie's busy.

Although it's not 1am yet, so he'll probably be on shortly :)

And here he is . . . .

(Chalky) Not a bad jazz pianist, Mr L.

And the next object is . . . ABSTRACT

A wild guess?

Climate change?

Sociolinguistics?

Gravity?

A human construct?

Or perhaps a natural phenomenon?

String theory?

Light?

(Irg) A wild guess? - Have another one.:-)
(Phil) Climate change? - No (It's snowing here in bleak upland Surrey)
(Néa) Sociolinguistics? - No
(GL) Gravity? - No
(INJ) A human construct? - No
(Chalky) A natural phenomenon? - Yes *a slight ripple of applause*
(Raak) String theory? - No, or brass either. :-)
(all) Light? - No, but *considerable applause*

A rainbow?

Relativity

Cataracts?

Weather-related?

It's been snowing here in bleak upland Farringdon too

Dark?

Does the answer on the card involve "light"?

sunlight?

(Raak) - Not a rainbow
(Projoy) - Not relativity
(Kim) - Not cataracts
(Irouléguy) Weather-related? - Can be, but no more than that
(Gusset Login) Dark? - No
(Tuj) No, but *a little applause* nevertheless
(all) No, but again *some applause*

Moonbeams?

The vernal equinox?

An Eclipse?

The dawn chorus?

Sunrise?

(Raak) Moonbeams? - No, nor polka dots, alas
(INJ) Vernal Equinox - No
(GL) Dawn chorus - No
(all) Sunrise? - No

Sundogs?

It's some bloody weather thing, isn't it? ;-)

Is the light natural (as opposed to human-generated)?

Aurora ?

Optimism?

(Raak) Sundogs? - No, not page 3 girls
(Projoy) Some weather thing? - No, that would be a bit corny. What do you take me for, sir?
(Irouléguy) Could be either ("Light" is not on the card though some would have put it there)
(irach) Not the Aurora
(Chalky) Optimism? - Regrettably yours is misplaced this time.

I'm possibly being a little particular, but everybody has heard of this and knows what it is.

Lengthening Evenings?

Scratch that, how about "starshine"?

Phosphorescence?

Is it anything to do with the passage of time?

(Projoy) Starshine? - No (or lengthening evenings)
(Raak) Phosphorescence - No, but *a slight murmur of appreciation*
(Chalky) The passage of time - No

Radiation?

photosynthesis?

A mirage?

(GL) Radiation - Yes. - Now, which sort?
(Projoy) Photosynthesis? - No
(Irouléguy) A mirage - No.

Electromagnetic Radiation?

infra-red?

Come to think of it, we seldom refer to infra-red light, so perhaps ultra-violet instead?

Step forth, the immaculately-tanned Projoy! ULTRAVIOLET it is. Ironically there's an article about the current tanning fad in today's Grauniad.

Hmmm...

This one might be very easy indeed or a bit of a bastard. It's NOT ANIMAL, VEGETABLE NOR MINERAL and although it is ABSTRACT in one way it's also a real thing.

Gravity?

A tan?

[Raak] gravity, no
[Rosie] a tan, no

That thing called love?

Fiction?

The speed of light?

[all] Luurrve, nope
[GL] Fiction, nope
[Ig] the speed of light, nope

Atmosphere?

Is it just one thing?

[GL] Atmos, no. [Ig] One thing, yes.

Sexual orientation?

How well you know me, dear Raak, but no, it's not that.

Is it s human construct?

Is it q human construct?

[Kim, all] It is neither, nor is it, for the sake of brevity a human construct, or even an human construct.

Can it be seen?

Is it weather related?

Electricity?

Is it a form of sound?

Is it any form of natural disaster?

[Raak] Can it be seen? No
[GL] Weather related... not really, only in the most unhelpful tangential way
[all] Electricity - no
[Raak] Form of sound - no
[Rosie] Natural disaster - debatable, but you could say yes

(Incidentally there have been a couple of answers so far where I perhaps should have used the studio audience, but thought it would make it much too easy. I'll bring them back if it seems like it's too hard)

Global warming?

[Raak] Global warming - Nope.

[Raak] I should perhaps add that a flat "no" to "Can it be seen?" is perhaps a teeny bit misleading. There are some rather specialised senses in which it can be seen, although most people would say that it can't.

Actually, after further thought, I should think even the specialists, when pressed, would say that it can't be seen.

An epidemic?

A soul?

[Rosie] Not an epidemic
[Phil] Not a soul (and my I be damned for all eternity if I ever claim without caveat that such a thing exists!)

A past event?

[Ig] Past event, yes and no. :)

The Big Bang?

[CdM] The Big Bang, no. *murmurs of interest in the audience, who are now back from their tea break*

The Begining?

[all] The beginning, nope.

Any connection with astronomy or cosmology?

The soul? It's a metaphor. Your eternal damnation is on hold :-)

Evolution?

[Rosie] connected with astronomy/cosmology, YES *applause*
[Ig] Evolution, no.

An orbit?

[Raak] An orbit, no. *sound of several members of audience leaning forward at the same time*

Black Hole?

The Universe?

[Phil] Black Hole, YES
[Kim] The Universe? Only the bent parts of it :)

Yikes - two wins now! I think it was the "can it be seen" explanation that triggered the realisation. Anyway, here goes for a new one.

Mineral - with an animal reference

Is it bigger than a toaster?

Cat's-eye (Chrysoberyl)?

A cat-flap?

Pot-shot from 50 yds hoping the goalie's asleep.

[Projoy] Bigger than toaster, Yes
[irach] Chrysoberyl, no
[Rosie] Cat-flap, no

Is it bigger than a tank? A WW2 one, that is.

Is it metal?

A fish-eye lens?

Is there just one of it?

[Projoy] Bigger than tank, yes
[GL] metal, no
[Kim] fish-eye lens, no
[Raak] Just one, yes

The Dog Star?

The Horsehead Nebula?

[Projoy] Dog star, no
[GL] Horsehead nebula, no

Is this a sea or ocean?

[Chalky] Sea or ocean, no

A sculpture?

[Chalky] Sculpture, no

Man-made?

[Néa] Man-made, no

A geographical feature?

Pluto?

An astronomical feature?

[Raak] Geog. feature, yes - smallish ripple of applause from audience
[Kim] Pluto, no
[GL] Astronomical, no

A mountain?

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