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 ....
[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.
[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!
[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
[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*
[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*
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
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.
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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
[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!
[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
[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!
[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.