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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[Raak] Mouldy Bagel? Don't know
[all] Meaning of life? Not sure, but I know the ultimate answer.
[GL] B&B Pud? No

Is it a particular variety of bread?

Is the bread associated with a particular culture?

[Raak] Particular variety? Yes - Audience spontaneously combusts with excitement
[Inkspot] Particular culture? Yes - Audience reaches critical mass

Does this culturally significant variety of bread contain NO *animal* substances?

[Chalky] No animal substances? Hmmm...I'll have to find out...ok, there may be an animal substance, but I have found recipes that exclude it. Apologies to anyone who may have assumed there was no animal involved whatsoever.

Unleavened bread?

Bruschetta?

Pita?

Bara brith?

Ciabatta?

Naan bread?

[all] Unleavened? No
[irach] Bruschetta/pita? No
[Rosie] Bara brith? No, but I can see the logic :-)
[Chalky] Ciabatta? No
[GL] Naan bread? YES
Again, sorry about forgetting the animal content, but well done, Gusset Login!

Gosh I finally got one right.

Animal

Human?

[Kim] Yes

Living?

[Chalky] Living? No

Died in the last 100 years?

A religious figure?

[Projoy] Died since 1906? Yes
[Raak] Religious figure? No

Born in the C20th?

Female?

[Projoy] Born between 1901 and 2000? No
[CdM] Female? No

A scientific figure?

[Irouléguy] Scientific figure? No

Died before 1930?

A performer, of any kind?

[all] Dead by 1930? No
[Rosie] Performer? No

Is he to be found on imdb.com?

Politician?

[Phil] imdb.com? No
[irach] Politician? No

Writer?

European?

[Dandalf] Writer? No.
[Irouléguy] European? Yes.

A sportsman?

Artist?

Any military connections?

Royalty?

[Phil] Sportsman? No
[Dandalf] Artist? No, but he has artistic connections - Audience mummers approval
[Irouléguy] Military? No
[irach] Royal? No

Designer?

Is music a connection?

Film maker?

[Phil] Designer? Yes
[carew] Music connection? No. (But he probably listened to it and I think was mentioned in a song once)
[irach] Film maker? Still no, stop asking

In the world of fashion?

Architect?

[Raak] Fashion? No
[CdM] Architect? Yes - Applause from the audience

Le Corbusier?

[Raak] Le Corbusier? No

Sir Christopher Wren?

[Phil] Wren? No

Summary so far: Human, Male, Architect, Died between 1906 and 2006, born prior to 1901, European, not a film maker.

Correction: Died between 1930 and 2006

Died before 1960?

[Phil] Died before 1960? No

Spanish?

[Raak] Spanish? No

Mies van der Rohe?

Bauhaus school?

[Irouléguy] Mies van der Rohe? No
[Raak] Bauhaus school? Yes - Much applause

Ernst May?

Forget that (sketchy research). Was it Gropius?

[Projoy] Ernst May? No
[Projoy] Walter Gropius? YES

I'd hoped that would take longer to guess, well done Projoy

Rats - I was trying to eliminate Gropius, but mis-read the date. Congrats, Projoy.

Oh damn. Sorry, haven't looked in much today - wasn't expecting to get that one. ** sounds of thinkage **

MINERAL

Man made?

Begins with a P?

Eiffel Tower?

A mechanical device?

Fifth letter is a W?

Three words?

Valuable?

Is there only one of these?

A Bungalow?

Salt?

[GL] man-made, NO
[Tuj] "P...", NO
[irach] Eyeful Tower, NO
[Rosie] Mechanical, NO
[CdM] Fifth letter a "W", NO *titters from audience*
[Ig] Three Words, Depends how articulate you are
[Dandalf] Valuable, NO (subjectively)
[Kim] Only one of these, YES
[Botherer] Bungalow, NO
[all] Salt, NO *the gentlest murmur of interest from just a few members of the audience, as if a light breeze had blown over a doormat*

Ice?

A natural object?

[Raak] Ice, NO.
[Ink] Natural object, YES

The sea?

(more answers this evening, as I'm away from internet this arvo)

[GL] The Sea, NO *some applause*

A body of water?

Is it an ocean?

OK, now I'm *really* going until this evening.

[Ig] body of water, NO
[GL] an ocean, NO

*(but some scattered applause at ocean)*

The White Cliffs of Dover?

The English Channel?

Something on the edge of an ocean?

An island?

Sand?

Coastal wetlands?

The Gulf Stream?

[all] White cliffs, NO
[Ink] Island, NO * a little laughter *
[irach] sand, NO
[Rosie] costal wetlands, NO
[Ig] Gulf Stream, NO *two members of the audience start paying attention again*

Mariana Trench?

Something on the edge of an ocean?

[GL] edge of the ocean, NO, but
[Dandalf] Wow! Excellent bit of intuition. It was indeed the Mariana Trench.

The renewed interest when gulf stream was mentioned somehow triggerred off Mariana Trench. So Ig deserves a share of the Wow! And now for something completely different.....ANIMAL

Michael Palin?

Human?

Alive?

Male?

Mythical?

Palin - NO
Human - YES
Alive - YES
Male - YES
Mythical - NO

Involved with the arts?

European?

Born before 10th March 1976?

Welsh Rugby player?

Arts? NO
European? YES (A slight murmur from the audience)
pre 10/3/76?
Welsh Rugby player? NO

Scientist?

British?

You didn't answer GL's question, by the way. Thanks for the share of the 'wow' - nearest I've come in this game for some time.

Sportsman?

Wayne Rooney?

GL sorry Born pre 10/3/76? YES
Scientist? NO
British? YES
SPORTSMAN? NO
WR NO

Sorry about the poor formatting.

Of a non-European ethnic origin?

(for a value of "ethnic" that might extend to his great-grandparents, say)

Born before 10 March 1956?

[Projoy] non-European ethnic? YES *ripples of applause as audience sits up*
[GL] pre-10/3/56? NO

Paul Boateng?

Appears on TV regularly?

Musician?

[Raak] Boateng? NO
[Projoy] YES *round of applause from audience*

[Inkspot] Musician? NO

Lenny Henry?

[Rosie] LH? NO ripple of applause

A comedian?

Ainsley Harriet

[PJ] Comedian/ -hmmmm
[Phil] Ainsley? Ready, Steady.... YES! Well done and sorry for delay!

I wish I could explain how the name popped into my head - I think it was the "always on tv" aspect with a round of applause. OK, time to think of another.

Vegetable with some Mineral

Ripple of applause for Lenny Henry, might have done it subconsciously, as LH had the title role in CHEF.

Salted peanuts?

Wood that's beginning to petrify?

A club with a nail in it?

Veneered Chipboard?

A household artefact?

A lemon with a sub-machine gun?

Crunchy Nut Cornflakes?

A drink?

Is it edible?

Is it bigger than a box of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes?

Whisky and soda?

A wet towel?

A leek?

[Raak] Peanuts? No
[irach] part-petrified wood? No
[GL] Nailed club? No
[Projoy] veneered chipboard? No
[INJ] household artefact? No
[all] armed lemon? No
[Chalky] CN Cornflakes? No
[Inkspot] A drink? No
[Irouléguy] Edible? No
[Kim] Bigger than box of cornflakes? No
- Audience feels we may be getting somewhere at last
[Raak] W&S? No
[Dandalf] Wet towel? No
[Rosie] Leek? No
- Audience loses optimism

cardboard?

Does it have anything written on it?

Bigger t han a coffee mug?

A container of some sort?

A bowl of cornflakes?

A bowl of cornflakes?

Oops sorry - doubleposted!

Is it made of wood?

Is it designed to contain something?

[Chalky] Cardboard? No
[Projoy] Text thereon? Yes
[GL] Container? No
[Dandalf] Bowl of cornflakes? Nay, and twice nay :-)
[all] Made of wood? No
- Some audience members mutter to each other
[Projoy] Designed to contain something? No

A form of some kind?

I say, Bigger than a coffee mug?

Designed to be written on?

[Raak] Apologies - Bigger than a coffee mug? No
- Audience becomes interested again

[Rosie] A form? No
[INJ] To be written on? No

Made of bamboo?

[Raak] Bamboo? No

Clarification: When I said "it has things written on it", to be utterly precise the word "printed" would be better than "written".

Is it bigger than a box of matches?

A postage stamp?

A coffee mug?

A £10 note?

[Kim] Bigger than a box of matches? In terms of volume, using a Bryant & May matchbox (37x55x17mm). No, but it's a close run thing.
- Audience finds this fascinating, but they are a little nerdy
[Chalky] Postage stamp? No
[all] Mug? No
[Chalky] £10 note? No

Long and thin?

[Projoy] Long & thin? No

Is it made of cotton?

A reel of thread?

[Chalky] Cotton? No
[Raak] Reel of thread? No

Is it made of paper?

[CHalky] Made of paper? No

Audience eagerly awaits Projoy or Kim's next question

A calling card?

A Champagne Cork?

[Inkspot] Calling card? No
[Chalky] Champagne cork? No

A beermat?

Can I confirm that it's not made from wood, cardboard, paper, cotton or cork?

Does it play a part in the preparation of food?

Is it normally hand made?

Is the vegetable part alive?

Is it flat?

[CdM] Beermat? No
[Chalky] Not wood, cardboard, paper, cotton, cork? Correct
[Kim] Food prep? No
[Inkspot] Handmade? No
[GL] Live veg? No
[CdM] Flat? No

Is the mineral part a candle?

A potato print?

[all] Candle? No
[GL] Potato print? No

Is it made from a fruit?

A tin of tobacco?

Is it made of rubber?

[Inkspot] Made of fruit? No
[Rosie] Tin o'baccy? No
[Raak] Made of rubber? YES
- Rapturous applause from audience

The wheel of a Tonka Toy?

[Projoy] Tonka wheel? Alas, no.

Unfortunately, I have to work for the next few hours, but should be able to pop back in a couple of times over the course of the evening.

Squash ball?

A packet of three?

[Dandalf] Squash Ball? YES
[Raak] 12-months supply for a married man? Unfortunately, no.
Congrats to Dandalf!
At last I can share the trivia that the volume of a squash ball is only 3% less than that of a standard box of matches, as its diameter is 40mm, giving a volume of 33510 cubic mm, compared with 34595 cubic mm.

[Phil] Thanks. I actually worked out the volume before guessing! Now I have to think of something else..... what about ABSTRACT with ANIMAL connections

A fictional character?

David Attenborough's 'Planet Earth'?

Is the animal connection human?

[Inkspot] Fictional character? NO
[Iroulegey] Planet Earth? NO
[INJ] Human? YES

A character of legend?

Is the animal connection a particular human?

Any artistic connection?

[Kim} Legend? NO
[CdM] Particular human? NO
[INJ] Artistic connection? NO

God?

Is the human connection a particular nationality?

Is it a bird?

Is it a persons title?

Forget last one, put it down to lack of tea and bicuits

Law?

Is it a collective title?

Is it a category of person?

[Phil] God? God, NO
[Irouleguy]Particular nationality? No (murmurings from the audience)
[Inkspot] bird? NO (happily munching on choc digestive while sipping a cup of Earl Grey :) )
[Raak] Law? NO
[GL]collective title? In the sense that it covers a number of items, YES
[KIM]person category? NO

A human construct?

(welcome return of an old favourite)

A golem?

[INJ] H.C.? YES ( I think!)
[all] Golem? NO

[INJ] H.C.? YES ( I think!)
[all] Golem? NO

Oh No not again! sorry

Does it have something to do with nationalities?

[Raak] Nationalities? YES,partly.

Does it have something to do with a geographical region comprising several counties?

[Kim] YES, but not geographical.
- Audience suddenly wakes up and applauds loudly

A trading cartel of countries?

County Cricket?

Are we talking about counties, not countries?

Typo alert.

(Trying to summarize) Is it a name given to a group of geographically dispersed people with something in common?

[Inkspot] Trading cartel? NO
[Projoy] County cricket? NO
[Rosie] counties/countries? The one with the R.
[CdM] Such a name is one of the words on the card! Loud applause!

Refugees?

A politiocal grouping (in a wide sense - as opposed to say economic)?

Communism?

A racial grouping?

[Inkspot] Refugees? NO
[INJ] Political grouping? YES but that's not the full answer (Applause)
[GL] Communism? NO (some chuckles from audience)
[CdM] Racial grouping? NO

Is it NATO?

Was it created by a treaty?

neo-fascists?

Is it a formal organization?

[Kim] NATO? NO
[Raak] Created by Treaty? NO, but by the ~~~~~~~ Declaration
[IN]neo-fascists? NO
[CdM] Formal organisation? YES

The State/Citizens of Israel

Associated with the UN?

Balfour?

[Projoy] Israel? NO
[INJ] UN? NO
[Raak] The Balfour Declaration? YES (wild applause) but still some way to go.

The Zionist Federation?

unlikely but you never know

Hamas?

[all] Zionist Fed? NO
Hamas? NO
CLARIFICATION: I've just found out that there are two distinct Balfour declarations, one dated 1917 and the other 1926. It is to the latter that I referred in replying to Raak. Get googling!

The British Commonwealth?

[all] B. Commonwealth? YES - but still not the answer on the card.

The Commonwealth Games?

[GL] Commonwealth Games YES Well Done!

Huzzah! Thank you all for the help

I will seek inspiration from the random function of wikipedia

Animal

Human?

Human? - Yes

Alive?

Alive? - Yes

Male?

European?

Sportsman/sportswoman

SPORTSMAN

Currently in the news?

Political figure?

Male? - Yes
European? - No
Sportsman/sportswoman SPORTSMAN? - No
In the news? - Not that I've noticed
Political? - Yes

Middle Eastern?

Is he now retired from the office/position for which he is most famous?

Merkin?

Middle Eastern? - No
Retired? - Yes
American? - No

Butros Butros Ghali?

Butros*2 Ghali? - No

African?

African? - No

Chinese?

Australian?

Asian?

Chinese? - No
Australian? - Yes *Applause*
Asian? - No

John Howard?

John Howard? - No

Summary: A living male Australian politician who has retired.

Bob Hawke?

Bob Hawke? - No

Bryan Gould?

Gough Whitlam?

Must be getting on a bit.

Bryan Gould? - No
Gough Whitlam? - No - but The audience is looking interested (As they did at the mention of Bob Hawke)

Richard Alson?

sorry - make that 'ALSTON'

Richard Alston? - No

Malcolm Fraser?

Malcolm Fraser? - Yes

There weren't many more left to try! OK here goes - VEGETABLE

Living?

Edible?

Bigger than a pumpkin?

Living? YES
Edible? YES
Bigger than pumpkin? NO

Is it normally cooked before being eaten?

Oops! It seems I was wrong. Not edible! will explain error at the end.

Is it an inedible part of something that also has an edible part?

Edible+inedible? NO

Is its inedibility due to it being poisonous?

Toxic? Not particularly

Green?

Green? YES! Applause

A leaf of some kind?

Leaf? YES Renewed applause

A shamrock?

[Raak] YES! Well done. Re my error concerning edibility, I googled "shamrock recipes" and got loads of sites with "shamrock salad", "shamrock sandwiches" "shamrock pie" etc. I didn't bother to visit any but just assumed that shamrocks were edible. Later I found out these were all sham recipes [ :) ] and did not contain any shamrocks at all but were either green, cut into shamrock shapes or were green cocktails consisting mainly of Irish Whiskey and Chartreuse or lime cordial! And now over to Raak.

The next one is MINERAL

manufactured?

Metal, largely?

[CdM] Partly.
[Rosie] Yes.

Jewelry of some kind?

Bigger than a phone-box?

[CdM] No.
[Ir] No.

Contains Moving parts?

Choking hazard, not suitable for children under 42 months?

[INJ] Er...sort of.
[GL] No.

Bigger than a shoe-box?

A moving part of some kind?

Powered by electricity?

[INJ] No.
[CdM] Er...sort of. That is, part of it does move, but it's not what you would call "a moving part".
[Inkspot] No.

A Zippo lighter?

A tool?

[I] Not a Zippo lighter.
[I] Not a tool.

Bigger than a Zippo lighter?

Does the moveable part have to move for the thing to "work"?

Is the part that moves liquid?

[K] Could be bigger or smaller.
[R] Er...quite the opposite. (Laughter from the audience) But it must move for this thing to be what it is.
[INJ] (Applause!) Yes.

A spirit level?

[I] Clever, but no.

Thermometer?

[C] Ditto.

Is it a particular liquid?

[I] Usually.

A rain-gauge?

Mine needs some exercise.

[Rosie] No.

A barometer?

[Kim] No.
[Everyone] Not a tool, remember. The last few guesses were all tools.

Snowglobe?

[GL] Not a snowglobe. (The audience hibernates in underground caverns while glaciers sweep down from the poles.)

Is the liquid usually oil?

Does it have glass parts?

A lava lamp?

[I] Not usually oil.
[I] No glass.
[R] Not a lava lamp.

Is the liquid a drink?

[I] Erm....the typical liquid is water.

Does the water not move when the thing is working because it is frozen?

Is this thing basically ornamental?

[CdM] (A meteor strike melts the ice sheets and the audience wake up and re-evolve into sentient creatures again.) No.
[Rosie] Not ornamental.

Is it a container?

Kitchen sink plug?

strike thast= not usually metallic.

thast= that-

[GL] Container? Sort of.
[D] Not a plug.

Is this used on its own, or as a component of something?

[I] It's a part of something.

Is it an indicator of some kind?

[Rosie] Not an indicator.

Is this a fair summary of what we know so far?

Summary:
Mostly metal, involves water as it's only moving part.
Is not ornimental.
A container of sorts.
Is used as a component.
May be bigger or smaller than a zippo lighter.
Is not functional?(not a tool).

A washer?

A valve?

[GL] Yes, mostly. It's not a tool but does normally perform a function. And container is onyl sort of.
[all] No. (The audience evolve sentience the better to appreciate the impending conclusion of the game.)
[I] No. (Impressed by this sign of the end times, the audience build a temple to Nicholas Parsons and pray for the rapture.)

A stopcock?

[I] No.

A tap?

A cistern?

[all] Not a tap.
[Kim] Not a cistern.
(The audience can hardly move for stepping on portents of the Second Coming.)

A syringe?

[Rosie] (The heavens cloud over.) No.

Used indoors?

[Rosie] Could be indoors or outdoors.

A pipe?

[Projoy] (He is the Messiah!) Yes (but not the complete answer).

A stand-pipe?

[I] Might be a standpipe or not.

Drainpipe?

[GL] No.

How many words are on the card?

lead piping?

in the study

[I] Yes.
[all] Could be, or not.

Is it for rain water?

[I] Not for rain water.

(A ghostly hand with the word "CLUE" tattooed on it points at CdM's last question.)

a heating element?

[Chalky] Not a heating element.

An ice cube maker?

"Yes" words on the card? We need to remember this #%$*@# pipe could be smaller than a zippo lighter!

Is ice involved?

Raak is playing a straight bat, he should only give Yes or No answers. So yes there are words on the card, the question should realy have been phrased "Are there more than XXX words on the card".
Personally I'm just as far away from any notion of what the answer as I was at the start.

Does it require to be operated for it to carry out its function?

(Inkspot) Traditionally it was legitimate to ask how many words on the card, and the answer could include a helpful addition such as "including the definite article".

Does one carry this object about on one's person?

test tube

...except that that's a tool...

A frozen pipe?

I thought I'd already posted this one, but it seems to have disappeared.

[INJ] I just looked, and you didn't. (Members of the audience prophesy in tongues and cast out demons.) Very nearly!

Oops, missed out all those other qns.
[Inkspot] Not an ice cube maker.
[Inkspot] (Receives similar raptures from the audience.) Yes (usually).
[Rosie,Dandalf,Projoy] (A fiery chasm opens up under your feet.) No.

A burst pipe?

[all] The seventh seal has been opened, the City of God is built on the Earth, and the elect rejoice for ever.) Yes, a burst pipe!

At ----ing last

Mineral

Manufactured?

[Rosie] Manufactured? - No

A geographical feature?

Water, in any of its forms?

Metallic?

[Irouléguy] geographical feature? - Yes
[Rosie] Water? - No - *The Audience mutter to each other*
[irach] Metallic - No

When I say no to "Water, in any of its forms?" I mean the answer isn't water, not that water isn't involved... though it might not be.

A valley of some kind?

Most valleys round here are dry. Soon they will all be.

Is there more than one of these?

[Rosie] A valley? - Of some kind, I guess
[CdM] More than one? - No

a crater?

Is it a named geographical feature?

[Projoy] A crater? - No
[Kim] Named geographical feature? - Yes, how many unnamed ones can you think of?

Cheddar Gorge?

[Rosie] Cheddar Gorge? - No.

Is it in the northern hemisphere?

Is it in the Eastern hemisphere?

[Irouléguy] Northern Hemisphere? - Yes
[Projoy] Eastern Hemisphere? - Eastern hemisphere? What the hell is the eastern hemisphere? At a guess I'd say no.

Is it in the United States?

(all) E Hemisphere is 0° to 180° East. Where I worked you could have a foot in both.

[Rosie] USA? - Yes

The Grand Canyon?

[Rosie] The Grand Canyon? - No

In a National Park?

[unnamed geographical features] Let's start with the 5 metre wooded slope on the other side of the road from my window.

Death Valley?

[InJ] National Park? - No
[Irouléguy] Death Valley - No

Deptford Creek?

[Kim] Deptford Creek? - No.

Is it east of the Mississippi?

Does it have historical significance?

[Irouléguy] East of the Mississippi? - No
[InJ] Historical significance? - I haven't been able to find any

*Is* there any water involved?

A mountain?

[GL] Involves water? - Yes - *Audience wakes up*
[Inkspot] Mountain? - No

Is it a river?

Is it North of Nashvillle?

Is it in California?

[Kim] River? - No
[Inkspot] North of Nashvillle? - Yes
[CdM] California? - Yes

A desert?

Lake Tahoe?

Salt Flats?

[Inkspot] Dessert? - No
[Irouléguy] Lake Tahoe? - YES
[InJ] Salt Flats? - No

Much of Godfather 2 is set on the shores of Lake Tahoe, IIRC, which is what made me think of it.
Feels like ages since I've had the chair - our next is ANIMAL and ABSTRACT.

Is the animal part human?

Is the animal part-human?

Is it a symbolic animal?

Kim] Is the animal part human? No
Kim] Is the animal part-human? No
Raak] Is it a symbolic animal? No

Is it a for legged animal?

A pig in a poke, idiomatically

Inkspot] Is it a four legged animal? Yes
irach] A pig in a poke, idiomatically? No

A Cheshire cat?

Rosie] A Cheshire cat? *murmurs of appreciation from the audience* No

The cat that walks by itself?

The white rabbit?

Projoy] The cat that walks by itself? No
all] The white rabbit? No

A cat of some sort?

Raak] A cat of some sort? No

Is the answer some characteristic of an animal rather than the animal itself?

Is is an animal of fiction?

The laughing cow?

A part of an animal?

Rosie] Is the answer some characteristic of an animal rather than the animal itself? No
Kim] Is it an animal of fiction? No
Gusset Login] The laughing cow? No
Raak] A part of an animal? No

*the audience worries that their murmurs may have been misinterpreted*

Is it an anthropomorphism?

One Swallow?

Kim] Is it an anthropomorphism? No
Projoy] One Swallow? No

An animal found in the wild in Britain?

Dog in the manger?

irach] An animal found in the wild in Britain? *the audience prick up their ears* Part of the answer, but not the answer.
Dandalf - Dog in the manger? No

Related to a specific place?

Fox-hunting?

Raak] Related to a specific place? Not a place
Rosie - Fox-hunting? *cries of 'Tally-ho' from the audience* No

Related to a specific region?

Inkspot] Related to a specific region? Not a region

Scottish wild cat?

British Bulldog?

Dandalf] Scottish wild cat? No
Kim] British Bulldog? No

There's a clue in the phrasing of the answers to Raak and Inkspot's questions.

Related to a specific time?

The first cuckoo in Spring?

Phil] Related to a specific time? In a sense, yes, but that's not really useful Dandalf] The first cuckoo in Spring? Four legs right, two legs wrong No - see earlier answer to Inkspot

Related to a specific county?

Related to a specific country?

Related to a specific activity?

Is the animal normally considered edible?

Gusset Login] Related to a specific county? No
Gusset Login - Related to a specific country? No
Raak - Related to a specific activity? No
Rosie - Is the animal normally considered edible? *cries of "Nice one, Rosie" from the audience* Proverbially not

Fine distinctions

Perhaps that should be 'famously' rather than 'proverbially'.

The pursuit of the uneatable by the unspeakable?

*applause* Not the answer, but as a Wilde guess it's definitely on the right scent.

[showing face again after bipedal gaffe! (actually I was hopeful with that since it was so topical!)] Badger?

A crazy fox?

Dandalf] Badger? It's easy to get confused about feet - that's the advantage of the metric system *ducks* No
Projoy - A crazy fox? *applause* Some might think so...

An animal puppet?

Basil Brush?

A rabid fox?

Is "fox" one of the words on the card?

Raak] An animal puppet? No
Projoy] Basil Brush? No
Rosie] A rabid fox? No
CdM] Is "fox" one of the words on the card? *loud cheering* Yes (though strictly speaking it's 'foxes')

Any connection to Leicester?

CdM] Any connection to Leicester? By definition, yes (though that could be misunderstood).

Anything to do with a team game?

Name of a pub?

The Leicestershire Foxes?

Urban foxes?

Buy that man a drink! Yes, it's urban foxes. Over to Phil.

What, me? Wow - that felt like a bit of a lurker's victory, although I see so many semi-urban foxes on a daily basis it jumped straight into my mind. So I'll set a nice simple one for now.

ANIMAL

Basil Brush?

(it's bound to be Basil Brush sooner or later now, it's too good an idea to waste)

Human?

Alive?

[Projoy] B. Brush? Not this time
[Rosie] Human? Yes
[GL] Alive? Yes

Is it you?

[all] Me? No *applause from audience*

Is it a member of the morniverse community?

[CdM] Morniverser? No

Is it someone else called Phil?

Are they male?

Al Murray?

[Kim] Another Phil? No
[GL] Male? No
[Irouléguy] Al Murray? I like your thinking, but no

An entertainer?

A specific individual?

[Rosie] Entertainer? No
[CdM] Individual? Yes

Mrs Trellis of North Wales?

[GL] Mrs T of N. Wales? No, sadly. *audience laughs*

European?

Someone associated with the pub trade?

[Irouléguy] European? Yes
[Raak] Pub trade? No

Musician?

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