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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Human?

[CdM] Human? - NO

Figurative reference to some beast?

[Rosie] Figurative reference to some beast? - NO

Has the animal been processed?

[Phil} Spam, spam, spam? - NO

Is the animal used as a symbol?

Is tha animal a mammal?

[Raak] Symbolic? - YESish - but that may be misleading
[Rosie] - mammal? - NO

A black swan?

A bird?

A pet?

Sorry - busy weekend

[CdM] Black Swan? - NO
[Rosie] Bird? - YES
[Dujon] A pet? - NO

Is the answer on the card a particular species?

[CdM] A particular species? - YESish - a particular species is named on the card

Is the bird an indicator of something significant?

I think you're closing in on this one

[Rosie] An indicator of something significant? - Not quite the wording I would have used, but YES is the best answer.

A part of a bird?

(I'm thinking of something like 'a white feather' except of course with some species mentioned.)

The miner's canary?

[CdM] drumstick? - NO
[Rosie] early warning system? - NO

Eagle eyed?

Is the answer the title of a "work"

Is it a metaphor?

The bald eagle?

[Software] aquiloptic? - NO
[Phil] A work? - NO
[Glll] Metaphor? - NO (but some audience reaction)
[Dujon] Haliaeetus leucocephalus? - NO

Hens' teeth?

We have a problem

[Software] Hens Teeth? - NO
I'm about to go on holiday and don't know what access I'll have. If I can't get regular connection I'll let someone know.

The last dodo?

(BTW, I can promise you that INJ will have internet connection.)

He's right, you know - and he's right - THE LAST DODO it is.
A moribund baton is passed across.

ANIMAL

Human?

Human? No.

A single animal?

Single animal? Yes

Currently alive?

Currently alive? No.

The second-last dodo?

Is the amimal fictional?

[ImNotJohn] Can you have a second-last dodo? Surely the first-last is the-last. ;-)

My cat, 1990-2004?

Was this animal significant in human affairs?

Seriously this time.

Well, I won't insist on the beginning-with-P wording on the card, so The Penultimate Dodo it is.
*send baton back stamped "Return to Sender"*

I was only joking

I didn't mean that seriously - I lose connection after tomorrow. So here's an easy one. Mineral

Water in some form?

(INJ) - Not Worthing, shurely?

A geological/geographic feature?

A metal?

Naturally occurring?

The Earth?

[Rosie] - Water - NO
[CdM] Natural feature? NO
[Software] Metal? - The answer is metallic, but not a metal
[Glll] Natural - NO
[Raak] Gaia? - NO

The Eiffel Tower?

Phew! That was close.

Tout à fait correcte! La Tour Eiffel est la réponse juste.
A baton in the form of a gallic symbol is passed on

Zut alors! Ze next is ABSTRACT.

Essemtially to do with humans?

[Rosie] Yes, to do with humans.

The Origin of Species?

[Dujon] Ook? No.

Scientific?

A human concept?

Connected with the arts?

[CdM] Not scientific.
[Software] A human concept.
[INJ] Not artistic.

Begins with P?

A human characteristic?

[Tuj] Does not begin with P.
[Rosie] Not a human characteristic.

A phrase or saying?

[Software] Not a phrase or saying.

Single word?

[Tuj] A single word, plus the indefinite article.

A group of people?

[Rosie] Not a group of people.

A thought?

To do with grouping or classification?

[Software] Not a thought.
[Rosie] Nothing to do with grouping or classification.

A 'syndrome'?

[Chalky] Not a syndrome.
Time for a hint?

technology-dependent?

A hint?

[INJ] Not technology-dependent.
[Rosie] Not a hint.

Commonplace?

[CdM] Yes, quite commonplace.

Is there some physical item associated with this?

[Rosie] No particular physical item.

Does this have seasonal relevance?

[THF] Why, yes it does!

The Silly Season?

[Rosie] Not the Silly Season.

Are we currently in the season for this?

[Rosie] We are in precisely the season for this!

hay fever?

A holiday?

[INJ] Not hay fever.
[Software] Yes! A holiday! Have this bucket and spade.

Oh, dear. Not again ...

Raak, thanks - mind my sand castle on the way out, please.

Well, let me think. Ah, I have it! Vegetable and Mineral with Abstract connections.

vegetable = wood?

Timber! - YES.

Mineral = metal?

A manufactured object?

A tool?

[Raak] Metalic? YES
[Rosie] Man made? YES
[IMJ] A Tool? NO (ish)

A Mosquito?

One specific article?

[Duj] Mossie? NO ( er .. where is the ANIMAL in the definition - have you been bitten by one?
[INJ] One item? NO. More than 1.

Found in the house?

[Software] I assumed Dujon was referring to a De Havilland Mosquito.

A drum kit?

[INJ] Domestic? YES (I was not in WWII aeroplane mode at the time of the answer, strangely)
[Rosie] Percussion? NO

I'm going off to chez nous for a short break, so I may not login every day over the next 10 days.

A set of speakers?

Seeing that our highly esteemed Software has buzzed off for a few days I'd like to thank INJ for his clarification of my previous.

not gone yet ;o)

[Duj] Stereo? NO

Smaller than a toaster?

[Rosie] (you taking the piss?) Kitchen appliance sized? - YES & NO

A fixture or fixtures?

Bon soir

[Rosie] Immoblier? NON

A container of some sort?

Associated with domestic drudgery?

[INJ] Bag, man? - NO
[Rosie] Nettoyage? - NON

Anything to do with entertainment?

Is the answer a set (ensemble/collection - take your pick) of objects?

[Rosie] Fun? YES
[INJ] Multi? YES

A toy?

[Rosie] Distraction? - YES

Meccano?

[Rosie] Liverpudlian toys? - NO

Aimed primarily at babies/toddlers/under 5s?

Lego?

Legere, lexi, lectum.

Known by a brand name?

[Rosie] You must have had the original prototype lego made out of wood and metal.

[INJ] Toddlers? - NO (well not entirely as a kind of hint)
[Rosie] Daneplay? - NO
[INJ] Designer? NO

A form of puzzle?

(INJ) Oh, I did. Mahogany with brass inlay. They made things properly in those days.

A board game?

[Rosie] Enigma? - NO
[INJ] Parlour fun? - NO

An indoors activity?

[Rosie] On the carpet? - NO

Any musical connections?

[INJ] Melodic - NO

A game in the garden?

Is it a competitive activity?

Are there winners & losers.
BTW can I just confirm. This is found in the house, but it is not an indoors activity, is that correct?

[Rosie] External domestic fun? - YES (but not exclusively)
[INJ] Competitive? - NO (well, not normally and not normally inside)

Clarification and hint

The answer is not an activity but contains items that are used therewith.

Does the activity involve throwing?

Slightly diverted from the true path by your answer to my question:
Q. Found in the house?
A. Domestic? - YES
Can you please clarify.

[IN

[INJ] Chuck? - NO
In answer to your other query, the subject will be found in the house but not necessarily used there.

INJ ( not a guess!)

I think Rosie and I need some lurker help here.
We're looking for a man-made toy made of wood and metal, with some (as yet unexplored) abstract connection. It consists of a number of parts and is normally used outside although it may be found inside (when it's put away?). It is both larger and smaller than a toaster - don't know if that's the part vs whole thing or just that it comes in different sizes. It is not normally a competitive game and does not involve throwing. It is not known by a brand name. It is not a board game or meccano or lego or a puzzle or a container or a fixture or fitting or a domestic appliance or a tool (slightly hesitant NO to that one), nor does it have musical connections.
There you are - should be easy now.
Any thing significant I missed?

Does the abstract involve a show/display/exhibition?

Does the activity normally involve more than one person?

Ah, yes, one omission. It is not primarily aimed at young children (the under 5-s say). The response was: 'NO (well not entirely as a kind of hint)'.

[Duj] Beauty parade? - YES well, sometimes
[INJ] Solo? - the correct answer could be YES and/or NO

remember we are looking for mineral and vegetable with only abstract connections

Does it have a sporting connection?

Are there more than 2 parts/elements to this?

[G III] Sporty? - NO
[INJ] More than a pair? - NO

Garden furniture?

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