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 ....
Aggressive? Not aggressive as such, but still *a smattering of applause* Herd mentality? No. A swarm? No, but * applause* Migration? No, but *a little applause*
(Irouléguy) No, not the rich. (Softers) Spinner/Spinster? No, but *some audience murmurs of appreciation.* (INJ) Not pejorative, but a group, yes. (Graham III) Not the royals. *some mild audience laughter.*
A Corporation Sole is an entity in law comprising, at all times and from time to time, a single individual. It enables property to vest in the entity without having to be transferred each time the individual changes. Its helpful, for example, in ecclesiastical matters, where the property (churches, land, etc) subsisting in a particular diocese (eg, Chelmsford) vests in the Corporation Sole (eg, "The Diocesan Bishop of Chelmsford") rather than the particular individual who happens to hold that post at that moment (currently, The Rt Revd John Gladwin). Hope that helps.
(Dujon) An occupation - YES (CdM) Any collective nouns? NO. (Irouléguy) Particular country or culture? No, but certainly more prevalent in some cultures. (Softers) Written word? YES. *vigorous audience applause* (Bigsmith) Game or pastime-related. Can be, but certainly not necessarily. *some scattered hesitant applause* (Raak) Militarily related? NO.
(Softers) Could be, but not the words on the card. (irach)_ A GHOST WRITER it is. Well done, as long as it's your own words. :-). Over to you; make it easy.
Raak: - Not a free lunch for a lawyer, No. Tuj: - Not as such, No.* audience stirs * G III: - Interesting, but No. irach: - No. * audience nervous laughter * Phil: - No.
irach: - No. * audience mutters * Tuj: - No. Kim: - Yes. * a few claps from the audience * Chalky: - I didn't think there was any ambiguity. Irouléguy: - Spot on! YES. Over to you! CdM: - Close, but no cigar.
Software - Human animal? No Rosie - Is this one thing in three or more different versions? *murmurs of approval from the audience* Yes, though the versions part is a bit of a red herring. Tuj - Is it always the same size/shape? *hum of discussion in the audience* Size, no; shape - umm, sort of.
# irach] Glue or Adhesive? It can be derived from animal, vegetable or mineral. *applause* No, though glue or another adhesive could well be involved. Dujon - Would this be a carving? No CdM] Manufactured? Yes (though not necessarily machine-made) CdM] I think you're right the second time - my guess was a response to yours and Rosie's questions together, so Softers' answer worked.
Dujon] Is this an article into which an object (or objects) are inserted? Interesting guess, but no. Some of those things might have one (or more) of these, though.
Hint the second - it's not any type of undergarment.
Phil]A bandolier? Er, no Graham III - A noose? My word, no CdM - Is its primary function to attach something to some other thing (for a broad definition of thing)? *applause* Attaching - yes, sort of. Something to something else - no. CdM - Also, does it begin with P? No (though it was Tuj who gave me the idea).
Graham III] A pair of hand cuffs? No (vegetable hand-cuffs?) Raak - Or any other sort of bondage equipment? No, perfectly SFW Tuj - Is it usually part of a larger item? *applause* Yes, always irach - A Conveyer belt? No
Graham III] A dressing gown cord? No ImNotJohn] Is it elastic? No (hypothetically, I suppose it could be) CdM - When you made this thing, did you also make the larger item? *murmurs of 'Good question' from the audience* No. If you made the larger item, you would also make this (or these) in the process, but people will also make (or remake) this (or these) having bought (or otherwise acquired) the larger item.
Apologies for any false attribution - it's good advice, whoever said it.
OK – let’s try to see what we know: It is a belt but it is not worn as such and is not an item of clothing. It is a part of a larger whole, but can be made separately (a replaceable part?) It may be made of A, V or M and is always ‘sort of’ the same shape although the size can vary. If Animal this could be leather. Manufactured although not necessarily by machine. Irg has made one. It is functional rather than decorative. It has some 'sort of' connection with 'attaching' but not of one thing to another (still slightly confused by that). The answer is one word plus the indefinite article, but this could exist in the plural. It is not normally elastic (although that is not impossible). It does not normally contain or hold other things (bandolier, tool belt) It is not: a buckle or fastener (applause), garters, dog tag or leash, safety harness, seat belt, handcuffs or other bondage gear, a conveyor belt or a number of other things excluded by the things we know.
Raak] Is it a drive-belt? YES! (Specifically a fanbelt, but that's good enough).Apologies for the 'connecting one thing to another' answer, which I think was wrong now - I was trying to get at the idea of it being internal. And the answer to Dujon's tool-belts question was misleading, as I didn't read it properly. Not one of my better ones. One baton improvised from tights handed over to Raak.
By the by, the answer "Would it normally be worn by a person? Person rather than an animal, yes - but it's not 'worn' as such." rather threw me. Did you mean "NO"?
[irach] Not canine. [Rosie] Not an everyday object. Not in the sense you mean, that is. *laughter* [Tuj] Yes! It does indeed begin with a P! Is that a first?
[Raak] No, it is a seventh, though I have asked the question 59 times. People who aren't me have an improved success rate of 3 out of 12. Meanwhile Raak has asked if the word has ended in P, and CdM set the answer "the set of all words beginning with P".
[G III] Not a pet, not livestock. Associated with human contact? Well...you're thinking on the wrong lines. Hint: a frequently asked question has not yet been asked.
[Rosie] At last! The animal is himan. [CdM] The abstract connection is a metaphor. [Tuj] Not fictional. (Knowledgeable members of the audience and those who have just googled it murmur.) Not intended as fictional.
[irach, sorry I overlooked this] Not "People Power". [Kim] P is not for "power". Summary: the phrase describes a specified mineral object, an implied one, and some human activity, and the whole is also a metaphor. Not biblical, artistic, or any of the specific guesses so far. It begins with a P.