mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Absent-mindedness?

Abstraction?

Is it a gerund?

anarcho-syndicalism? :)

Adjective? No. Nor is it one.
An -ism? Yes. *applause*
Absent-mindedness?
Abstraction? No, but *sustained applause and a little laughter*
An -ing? No (although there is a gerund that is very closely related to the word on the card, and my answers would probably be identical had I picked that word instead). (In fact, pedantically speaking, I think my answer to, say, your (Iroul's) previous question was probably more about the -ing than the -ism.)
AS? No.

Anthropomorphism?

Spoonerism?

Spoonerism? On, but...
Anthropormorphism? Yes! Chalky gets a highly relieved baton

post -traumatic stress

OK-a-a-aay. The baton enjoyed a few hours sleep but only after extensive counselling. Any temporary relief may be short-lived ....

V E G E T A B L E / A B S T R A C T with ANIMAL/MINERAL connections

Is the abstract vegetable metaphorical?

[Raak] Metaphorical? NO

Edible?

Is the abstract a state of the vegetable?

[CdM] A good subject, but I'm trying hard to see how we could have got to it more logically (of course we could have been luckier at times)

Are the animal connections human?

[INJ] No, I don't think it was a very good subject, actually. It seemed clever when I thought of it, but abstract nouns like that tend to be a bit too, well, abstract. I perhaps should have pointed you to think harder about my human construct ("in two distinct ways") answer. Otherwise you are right; my answers felt very vague to me, and it is hard to see how you could have found your way any better.

The grapes of wrath?

CdM] I thought it was a good one - I'd rather too difficult than too easy.

[CdM] Edible? NO
[INJ] Abstract a state of the vegetable? If you mean the condition of the vegetable - then only in the broadest possible sense.
[CdM] Human animal connections? YES
[Irouléguy] The grapes? NO

Is the vegetable growing/alive?

[INJ] Growing/Alive? YES ;)

Phil

Is it a geographical entity?

[Phil] Geographical entity? NO

Fictional?

One particular vegetable?

[Quendalon] Fictional? NO
[Rosie] One particular vegetable? Worded thus, your question can only receive a NO/YES/SORT OF reply. Sorry.

Is the vegetable wood?

[Irouléguy] Wood? NO

I can't believe it has gone this long without someone asking, so.....does it begin with 'P'?

[Bigsmith] Does it begin with a 'P'? ONE of the words on the card does!

Many plants all of the same type?

To try to resolve Rosie's question!

Kim

Is it "The Great Pumpkin"?

A quality or characteristic of a vegetable?

Is it connected to a particular human?

[INJ] Many plants all of the same type? In a manner of speaking - YES. *audience applauses*
[Kim] The Great Pumpkin? NO
[Quendalon] Quality or characteristic of a vegetable? I shall say YES with slight reservations because I wouldn't wish to lead you astray :-)
[Tuj] Any particular human? Most definitely NO - the human[animal]/mineral element merely supports the main definition, ie. these components make it happen.

A forest or wood?

Does the answer relate to a particular sense?

(As in smell, etc)

[Rosie] A forest or a wood? NO [but you're moving in the right direction re: the 'vegetable']
[INJ] Relate to a particular sense? *audience applauds an excellent question* Not a straightforward YES here - the answer has connections with sensory organs.

The scented garden?

[Software] Scented garden? NO

Tactile connections?

[Quend] Tactility? um ... NO - by saying that, I'm trying to be helpful :-)

Are the vegetables trees?

{Irouléguy] Are the vegetables trees? NO! You have already asked the wood question :)

An allotment?

[Rosie] An Allotment? NO

Are vegetebles mainly flowers?

[Rosie] Vegetables mainly flowers? They could be - in this particular instance [the Abstract element] they are not.

CLUE: 'Vegetable' can mean something other than a fruit, a plant, an ebible vegetable, a tree, a forest, a flower etc.

ebible? ebible?

Roots?

Chalky] What's wrong with an e-bible? God gave Moses the Ten Commandments on two Tablets, remember ;)

The Pollen Count?

[Irouléguy] Roots? NO - but much much closer because ..

ImNotJohn has tapped straight into my wavelength with a perfect answer!
*sneezes then hands over the baton*

Wipes the baton carefully

I nearly guessed that a couple of days earlier
So let's start again with ABSTRACT/MINERAL

A geological feature?

[CdM]geological feature? - NO

A work of art?

Fictional?

Is the mineral metal of some kind?

[GIII] But is it art? - NO
[Quen] Fictional? - Might be, might not be
[Bigsmith] Metal? - NO

Kim

Is it a mineral of myth or legend?

[Kim] Mithril or legendary? - NO

Unique?

Human construct?

A figure of speech?

[Quen] Unique - NO
[CdM] Human etc. - YESish
[Raak] Figure of Speech - YES (applause)

Is it a saying specific to a region or country?

[G111] Region/country specific? - NO

Language-specific?

Feet of clay?

Having a go from the halfway line.

[CdM] The answer is in a specific language ;-)
Could it be in another? - I don't know, and I don't think it would help if I did
[Rosie] Floating like a butterfly? - NO (tipping it over the bar with nonchalant ease)

Is the word "rock" on the card?

A ton of bricks?

Dujon

Is the mineral iron?

This shouldn't take long

[Quen] Rocky? - NO
[Raak] ton of bricks? - NO
[Dujon] ironic? - NO

Grounds for complaint?

Isthe mineral water?

Is the language English?

(Raak) Is the mineral water what? I think it is, actually. We'll see.

[Software] - Grounds for complaint? - NO
[Raak] watery? - NO
[Rosie] In English? - YES (sorry, I wasn't trying to be clever)

Is the mineral silicon based?

[Glll] silicon-based? - YES is the most helpful answer (*applause*)

Burying one's head in the sand?

cyber space?

Nearly there

[Glll] - Ostriching? - NO (but plenty more applause)
[Software] Cyber space - NO (they fall silent again)

Is the word sand in the answer?

[Glll] 'sand' in answer - YES

The sands of time?

[Raak] egg-timer? - NO
Keep trying

Shifting sands?

Cassandra? Sandra Day O'Connor? Pinsand needles?

A line in the sand?

oh, I bet that's right...

And the next one please

And Rosie gets it! The answer is 'A line in the sand'.
*Baton passed carefully without stepping too far*

*Somewhat startled, reaches over silicaceous demarcation zone and grabs the precious icon.*.

This time, it's - A N I M A L

Is it human?

(G III) Human? - certainly is

alive?

British?

(INJ) Alive? - Could be.
(Raak) British? - Could be.

Is it, at any given moment , a single specific human being?

(e.g., 200 meters hurdles world record holder)

(CdM) Not a single specific person in the way you mean.

A class of being, i.e. police?

I Say, Porter!

Fictional?

Since the "could be" I can't get "Hong Kong Phooey, number one superguy; Hong Kong Phooey, quicker than the human eye" out of my head. Thanks, Rosie. I wonder if that's what inspired Software (hello hello? Police Headquarters).

(Software) - YES, sort of.
(ISP) It makes me think of Monty Python's Nudge, Nudge sketch.

(ISP) Just realised I hadn't answered your question. NO, not fictional.

Both male and female?

Dujon

Might this person oft times be referred to as 'religious'?

(CdM) No hermaphrodites. One sex only.
(Dujon) Not essentially a religious person.

The occupant of some office?

It is more than one person, right?

(Raak) If you mean the office as a room, then NO.
(CdM) slightly hesitantly, YES

The holder of some position?

That sort of office.

(Raak) Holder of some position? - YES, but not quite in the usual sense. *approving murmurs from the audience*

Male?

(Irg) Male? - Certainly is. *More approving murmurs*

The winner of some competition?

The son and heir?

(Raak) - Not a competition winner.
(Irg) No, that would be impossible. *some discreet sniggers amongst wittier members of the audience*

Eunuchs?

(Bigsmith) "....and Goebbels had no balls at all"? NO, though strictly there is no reason why the subject(s) may not be differently-orchidised.

A child?

(Graham III) - NO, not a child.
Clarification:- My reply to Irouléguy has a temporal significance.

Do you have to be a certain age to be this?

The holder of some kind of record?

(Irouléguy) - Age limits? - YES, in effect, though not in a formal sense.
(Tuj) Not a record-holder.

The oldest man in the world?

[INJ] I was going to ask that a day or so ago, but the animal's not necessarily alive. I asked my previous question to completely rule it out.

A group defined by having experienced/lived through a particular event?

[Tuj] Yes, you're right - it's ruled out for a few reasons (like, not a single specific person) - Scrub that and try this one.

(INJ) (Qu. 1) Not the oldest man in the world. Nothing to do with his age, actually.
(Qu. 2) NO, but an event is involved. *Sort-of approving noises from the audience*

Is the event in the future?

For example, the team to represent GBR in the men's 4x100m sprint relay at the Beijing Olympics.

(Bigsmith) A future event team? NO, the event is basically now but could be in the recent past.

Associated with one particular country?

(Tuj) NO, not associated with one particular country.