mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Peak Oil?

Anything to do with transport?

Nit necessarily steam trains.

BUGGER! Nit = not.

[Irouléguy] Built or constructed? SORT OF - but, then again, not in the way I think you mean
[Phil] Mineral metal? NO ... it could be but I wouldn't like to mislead you.
[Raak] Peak Oil? NO
[Rosie] Transport? NIET

Is it bigger than a house?

[Raak] Bigger than a house? NO ... not normally, although it could be but I wouldn't like to mislead you :-)

Is it ornamental?

Is it conceptual?

An artistic representation of some kind?

[Raak] Ornamental? NO
[Graham III] Conceptual? Er ... NO
[Irouléguy] Artistic representation of some kind? NO

Could I buy one of these?

Would you see one of these in a town?

Is it a, you know, um, whaddyacallit, humanly constructed thingy?

Would you want one of these?

[Raak] Would you buy one of these? NO
[Rosie] Seen in town? YES
[CdM] Humanly constructeded? OH YES *audience applauses mainly because there's been precious little to get excited about so far in this game*
[Graham III] Would you want one of these? You might ... but you might not

add/ Talking of which, I'm wondering why the audience didn't hum and ha a bit when I answered Irouléguy's last question. They were obviously asleep. Apologs

Billboard advertising?

[Graham III] Billboard advertising? NO

A monument?

[Raak] A monument? NO

Hint: This is definitely ABSTRACT with MINERAL to help it on its way. The human connection means it's 'constructed' and used by humans rather than beasties.

A congeries of mineral objects?

Fictional?

Some kind of open space?

[Quendalon] A congeries [a collection?] NO
[Raak] Fictional? NO
[Rosie] Some kind of open space? NO ... but there is a kind of connection with open space.

Red Wolf

Is it a square or a plaza?

I consider them to be the same thing.

Visually appealing?

Can it be discerned by any of the five senses?

Scrap that -- if you can see it in a town, the answer is presumably yes.

[Red Wolf] Is it a square or a plaza? NOT IN THE WAY YOU MEAN ... but you are, quite possibly unwittingly, getting closer to the structure of this thing
[CdM] 5 sensage? I'm replying because the 'in a town' answer could equally have been an 'out-of-town' answer and it would be unfair to mislead you. The answer is, however, YES :-)

Second hint: Just look back at some of the questions you have all asked when presented with an ABSTRACT +.

sorry - missed your question

[Rosie] Visually appealing? It could be , but not really relevant at this stage of the game

Is there any connection to sport?

Juxtapose

Does it commonly contain 90-degree angles?

An empty plinth?

Is it entertaining?

[CdM] Sport connection? Ah. Tricky one to answer. Strictly speaking, NO ... but this line of questioning may be productive * audience nearly claps*
[Juxtapose] 90 - degree angles? YES! *audience claps*
[Raak] An empty plinth? NO
[Graham III] Entertaining? YES *audience now getting very vocal*

Are tickets sold for it?

Bigsmith

Are we talking about the surface on which a particular activity is performed?

[Raak] Tickets sold? NO not usually :-)
[Bigsmith] Are we talking surface/activity? Guessing the mineral part will probably lead to the answer, so YES

A 147 break?

[CdM] 147 break? NO

A bull ring?

[Graham III] A bull ring? NO

Re: last 2 questions. Remember - tickets are NOT sold for this particular thing.

Hmm, perhaps that doesn't have too much to do with 90 degree angles...

Parkour?

[Graham III] Parkour? NO

Hopscotch?

Hurrah hurrah

Irouléguy chucks his stone into the square and hops to victory. HOPSCOTCH is the very word on the card. Well played!

Very well done Irouléguy. I was barking up totally the wrong tree for most of that.

Thanks, G III. My thanks go to Juxtapose - it was the 90 degree angle question that helped me put it together. Throwing the jack again, we next have an ABSTRACT, with ANIMAL and VEGETABLE connections (and a few MINERALS, strictly speaking, but they're not helpful).

Animal human?

Rosie] Animal human? Yes

Is it a human construct that begins with P?

An activity?

CdM - Is it a human construct that begins with P? No (to both)
Rosie - An activity? *hum of discussion in the audience* Ye-es - although there's a case for saying that 'no' is also a valid answer.

Growth?

CdM - Growth? No

Is the vegetable paper?

A process?

Does this involve people meeting each other?

Is it a place?

One installation of a new home PC later - Vista's very funny looking, but I forgive it everything I'm likely to discover for how fast it loads. Questions, questions...

Raak - Is the vegetable paper? Paper isn't the primary vegetable, but it is involved (or not)
Quendalon - A process? For some people, yes
Rosie - Does this involve people meeting each other? It could do (though the opposite could also be true)
Chalky - Is it a place? No

Does it involve correspondence?

Rosie] Does it involve correspondence? It could do, but I think it usually doesn't.

Is it a game?

Raak] Is it a game? No

Related to language?

Quendalon] Related to language? No

A learning process?

Rosie] A learning process? Yes, it is - though it's not the most obvious description of this.

Requires more than one person?

Quendalon] Requires more than one person? No - though it's argued that people doing it together will have a better experience.

Oh, and re-reading the above, there are no sexual connotations - the answer is perfectly SFW.

Is there a musical connection?

Making marks on a surface?

Are computers involved?

Kim

Is it a social process (ie, concerned with the development or conduct of social relationships)?

Chalky] Is there a musical connection? No
Quendalon - Making marks on a surface? No
Raak - Are computers involved? No
Kim] Is it a social process (ie, concerned with the development or conduct of social relationships)? *stirrings in the audience* If successful, it will almost certainly change the development and conduct of social relationships. And you could describe it as a social process, for particular definitions of 'social'.

Counselling?

Graham III] Counselling? *more stirrings in the audience* No, though counselling can often help with this.

Juxtapose

Divorce?

is this something that happens to people?

Rehabilitation?

An AA meeting?

Juxtapose] Divorce? No - see the answer to Quendalon's last question but one.
Chalky] Is this something that happens to people? *applause* Good question - no, it's something that people do.
Rosie] Rehabilitation? No
Raak - An AA meeting? *applause and a few cheers from the audience* No, but nearer than any previous guess

Teetotalism?

Cigarette addiction?

Are these people trying to come to terms with a problem they have?

Raak] Teetotalism? *shudder* No
Graham III] Cigarette addiction? *cheering from the audience* So close!
Rosie] Are these people trying to come to terms with a problem they have? *more cheering - the audience pick up their bags and coats preparing for the end* YES!

A visit to the Doctor?

Chalky] A visit to the Doctor? *the audience put their bags down* No

Losing weight?

Not to lurk, but...

The answer's giving up smoking.

A lurky guess - Tuj wins! Those are the exact words on the card. One low-tar, filter-tipped baton passed over.

[Tuj] Does it begin with P?

[CdM]

The very words on the card!

*hands over baton*

Ha!

O-kay... This one is ANIMAL.

Is it a humang beeing?

A human being? Not yet. *appreciative amused murmurs from the audience*

[Tuj] I'm now worried about my victory. Were the words on the card "Does it begin with P?" or "Does it begin with P"? If the latter, then fine. But if the former, am I right in thinking your answer should have just been no, since I didn't ask "Does it begin with P??"?

A stem cell?

The next Dalai Lama?

Stem cell? No.
Antereincarnate? No.

An embryo?

An embryo? No. Examine your assumptions.

A humanoid?

Edible?

[CdM] To be honest, you had the question in before I thought of anything, but it amused me so much it merited that =)

A humanoid? No.
Edible? Strictly speaking, yes, but highly unlikely to be eaten!

A primate?

Is it unique?

My signature question.

Phil

A mammal?

Néa

Fictional?

Hang on...

Does it begin with a P?

Dujon

A spermatazoon?

A body part or product?

A primate? No (but examine your assumptions)
Is it unique? That depends somewhat on your definition of "it", but I think the least misleading answer is No.
A mammal? No (but examine your assumptions)
Fictional? No.
Begin with P? No. Spermatazoon? No.
Body part or product? No.

Is this a collection of things?

Collection of things? Well, "collection" is not the usual word, and nor is "things", but Yes. *some audience applause*

The genome?

NB - "Not yet" a human being = a teenager.

Dujon

Well, my wife is due home shortly so I'll back out of here for a few hours. I do ever so hope that she has that glint in her eyes.

Well, my wife is due home shortly so I'll back out of here for a few hours. I do ever so hope that she has that glint in her eyes.? No.

(but an interesting guess, it has to be said)

Kim

Is it an egg?

A dismembered corpse?

Shoal of fish?

I take it wasn't anything to do with Rosie's genome?

Is it alive?

Genome? No.
Teenager? No. *laughter* Sorry. I know I already composed those answers, but I must have previewed and failed to post.
Egg? No.
Dismembered corpse? No,
Shoal of fish? No.
Alive? Yes.*applause, as much from relief than anything else*
I say again, you need to examine your assumptions. Some of my answers have involved very careful parsing of the questions.

A troop of monkeys?

Troop of monkeys? No. *smattering of applause, none the less*