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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Captain Cook?

Edward Teach (aka Blackbeard)?

Arrrr!

Congrtulations, Phil! I would have accepted either answer, but you got both. *Hands over cutlass and ceremonial eyepatch to Phil*

Why are pirates called pirates? Just because they Arrrr!

Dear God, really!? I thought I was just being obtuse, by trying to work out who could be naval, somehow of a military nature, possibly have something named after them, but not into politics etc. Then I searched for pirates that died in the 18th century, and picked the most famous one. I'm somewhat surprised to have got that right, to tell the truth.

Hmmm...another apparently simple one

Vegetable

David Beckham?

A long shot, perhaps.

Edible?

Living plant or product?

A single object?

A host of golden daffodils?

[Rosie] El Beckham? Alas, no
[Chalky] Edible? Yes
[Dandalf] Living plant or product? Yes
[INJ] Single Object? No
[Irouléguy] Host of Daffs? No

Requires cooking?

Is it typically cultivated (as opposed to being gathered)?

Consists of a single vegetable rather than a mix of >1

Is it specific to a particular country or culture?

An herb?

[Rosie] Requires cooking? No
[CdM] Typically cultivated? yes
[INJ] Single "vegetable"? Yes
[Irouléguy] Prticular country or culture? Yes
[Dandalf] An herb? Yes - [Applause from come audience members]

CORRECTION

[Irouléguy] Particular country or culture? COrrect answer is No. Don't try to read anything into my confusion, it's just me being clumsy.

watercress?

Is it green, mainly?

Banana?

(Yes it is a herb)

Does it need to be dug out of the ground?

[Chalky] watercress? No
[Rosie] Mainly green? No
[all] Banana? Not the answer on the card - [Rapturous Applause]

[Inkspot] Dug out of the ground? No

plantain?

[INJ] Plantain? No

A Bunch of bananas?

Banana pepper?

[all] YES! "A bunch of bananas" is the phrase on the card - congrats.

um... thank you

all - Time for a new item, this on is:

Animal

Is it an animal?

[Projoy] Is it an animal? As opposed to Vegetable, Mineral or Abstract? Yes

Is it AN animal?

Human?

[Rosie] Is it AN animal? - As opposed to several? Yes
[Irouléguy] Human? - Yes

Currently living?

Male?

[irach] Currently living? - Opinion is divided on this one, personally I\'d say: No
[Inkspot] Male? - Yes

Jesus Christ?

Osama Bin Laden?

Fictional?

Elvis Presley?

[Rosie] Jesus Christ? - No
[CdM] OBL? - No
[Projoy] Fictional? - No
[Néa] Elvis Presley? - No

European?

Margaret Thatcher?

Oops, male.

Ariel Sharon?

Lord Lucan?

(Raak) Right the first time.

[CdM] European? - Yes
[Raak] Margaret Thatcher? - No
[Raak] Ariel Sharron? No
[Rosie] Lord Lucan? - YES

This one is MINERAL. Nothing whatsoever to do with steam engines or trombones.

Something to do with the weather?

;-)

(Projoy) To do with the weather? - No. I forgot that one.

A barrel of crude?

Something manufactured?

Does it need electric power?

(Dandalf) - Not a barrel of crude
(Irouléguy) Manufactured? - Yes, generally. It's an artefact.
(Inkspot) Does not need electric power.

Is it associated with a particular culture?

Does it have a purpose?

Smaller than a toaster?

Are there multiple instances of it?

Do you own one?

Mostly made of metal?

(CdM) - Not associated with a particular culture.
(Projoy) - A purpose? It certainly does.
(Raak) - Can be smaller than a toaster, but certainly not necessarily.
(CdM) - There are lots of them.
(Phil) - Do I own one? No, not yet.
(Irouléguy) - Made of metal? Usually, but not necessarily.

Is it a household item?

(i.e. rather than outdoors or in a public space)

(INJ) - Indoors household item? No.

Does it contain electronics?

phone box?

Does not need electric power... Solar phonebox?

(Raak) - No electronics.
(Projoy) Not a solar phone box, but *some appreciative murmurings from the audience*.

Is it a device for converting energy from one form to another?

Something to do with gardening?

A sundial?

Well, that was quick because RAAK is the winner. Congratulations. A sundial it its. I'm making one for the wall of the back of the house. It faces south 25 degrees east so there's a nice bit of trigonometry involved.

The next object is ANIMAL and ABSTRACT.

Is the animal human?

[Rosie] Not human.

Roger Rabbit?

A single, named animal?

A character from a book?

[I] Not Roger Rabbit.
[I] Hm, yes and no. Strictly speaking, according to the words on the card, no.
[I] Hm, yes and no (see previous answer). More yes than no.

A four legged animal?

mammal?

[I] Four-legged.
[I] Mammalian.

Is the book a children's book?

Gadarene swine?

[I] Yes. (Applause!)
[P] No.

dogs?

Rupert Bear?

[P] Not dogs.
[R] Not Rupert Bear.

some sort of mythological beast that doesn't exist in the real world?

A tigger?

A character from a Lewis Carroll offering?

[Projoy] Yes.
[I] No.
[Chalky] Yes. (Clapping and cheering! Bunches of roses are cast up onto the stage!)

A Grinning Cheshire cat?

Snarks?

[Projoy] Your Snark is a Boojum, I fear.
[i] Yes! A Cheshire cat.

Well, that was quick.

Well, well, well.

This one is ANIMALS... Note the plural

Cardiff City fans?

The Animals? (popular beat combo)

[Rosie] No. ... good try, though : )
[Phil] No.

Are these animals found in the wild?

[Raak] Species-wise, one of them typically is, the other generally not. However, in this particular case, neither is found in the wild. Cryptic answer, but true.

Is at least one of the animals human?

Is the answer two individual animals?

Following on: The Walrus and the Carpenter?

Mammals?

The Lion and the Unicorn?

The Horse and his Boy?

Simon and his Dancing Bear?

Lady and the Tramp?

One Man and his Dog?

Ther Owl and the Pussycat?

[Rosie] No.
[CdM] Yes.
[Dandalf] No.
[Inkspot] One of them is.
[Raak] No.
[Kim} No.
[CdM} No.
[Projoy] No.
[CdM] No.
[INJ] YES!!! Bravo!

Well, it had to be one of those

OK then folks, the next one is ABSTRACT with ANIMAL connections

Sly like a fox?

Jump over a lazy brown fox

[irach] Sly like a fox - NO
[inks]Jump over a lazy brown fox - NO (anyway it's 'dog' as any fan of Nevin Nollop knows)

Crazy as a loon?

Dog-tired?

Cat-nap?

Is it a phrase?

[irach] Crazy as a loon? - NO
[PJ] Dog-tired - NO
[irach] Cat-nap - NO
[all] a phrase - NO (except in the sense that it consists of more than one word in a meaningful grammatical relationship)

includes a verb?

Bovine anarcho-syndicalism?

A disease?

Is the animal connection human?

Bird flu?

Is it a fictional animal?

An anthropomorphism?

slow going

[Projoy] includes a verb? - NO
[Rosie] Bovine anarcho-syndicalism? - Y...NO
[ Rosie ] disease - NO
[CdM ] Is the animal connection human? - Partly
[ Iroul ] Bird flu? - NO
[ Kim ] a fictional animal? - NO
[ Inks ] anthropomorphism? - NO

Is the animal connection human and one other animal?

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