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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If animal, then a specific part of an animal?

[Chalky] Indoors? - YES
[Rosie] Specific part of an animal? - YES (at least for the predominant part)
Thinking about my answer to Chalky, the 'predominantly' bit, although true, is probably not helpful. From now on I will ignore the minor elements in my answers unless specifically asked.

Sticky in texture?

Is the vegetable wood?

(I don't think that's the same question as Software just asked...)

Begins with P?

[Chalky] A hearty welcome back from over here too =)

Is the animal bone?

[Software] Like a stick? - NO
[CdM] Like a big stick? - NO
[Tuj] P....? - NO
[Rosie] Bonie? - NO

Does its name describe its function?

Leather?

Like Dan and Dunx, it is well known that Rosie and Raak are the same person, an 80 year old hedgehog-trapper living in the New Forest.

Some sort of covering?

Perfume?

[Projoy] Does what it says on the tin? - NO
[Raak] Leather? - YES - that is the animal component - at least, that's easily a better answer than No
[GLog] A covering? - NO
[Rosie] Smellie? - NO

A lucky rabbits foot?

[Software] Cruelty to lapines? - NO

Functional?

Larger than a toaster?

Is the vegetable a fabric?

[CdM] Functional? - NO * A few 'tut's from a small minority of the audience*
[Chalky] That toaster question - Similar in total volume, depending on the toaster, but differently shaped.
[Projoy] A fabric? - NO (though we might get into a discussion of definitions)

Is it written on?

[Projoy] Written on? - YES *Applause*

Is it a scroll?

Is The Answer the name of a type of document?

[Raak] Scroll? - NO
[Projoy] A type of document - NO - but *applause*

Ornamental?

[Chalky] Ooh, innit pretty? - NO - at least not primarily (or secondarily, or tertially, come to that)

Not Functional/Ornamental - how about Educational?

[Chalky] Educational? - NO (to most values of 'Educational') - some would disagree quite strongly

A plaster cast?

A book?

Is there a specific kind of writing to be found thereon?

[Software] Plaster Cast? - NO
[Chalky] Book? - YES
[Projoy] specific kind of writing? - NO

To summarise, it's a book primarily made of leather that isn't funtional, ornamental or educational?

The Bible?

A specific title.

I hope Rosie has it.

An autograph book?

Getting close

[GLogin] Remember: either Animal or Vegetable
[Rosie] The Bible? - YES, *Applause* But you have not yet got the words on the card
[Projoy] A specific Title? - YES
[Raak] Sign here please? - NO

The Authorised King James Version?

A Gutenberg Bible?

A Gideon's Bible?

We have a winner.

Projoy has it - A/The Gutenberg Bible it is. There were about 180 Gutenberg bibles, about 40 printed on vellum and the rest on paper, giving the either/or.

A leather-bound baton passed on to Projoy

Splendid. OK. Here's another. ABSTRACT/ANIMAL

Is the animal element human?

[Kinrah] Animal human? Strictly speaking, NO. *audience laughter and cries of "bad luck!"*

Is it a mythical animal?

Fictional?

[GL] Mythical? NO
[CdM] Fictional? YES

Best known from Film or TV?

[INJ] Best known from film or TV? NOT SURE. I expect that some would say yes, others no, but no stats available.

(PS. For myself and probably for yourself, the answer would be NO, I suspect.)

The Christmas elf?

[Software] Winterval wellbeing? NO

A character in literature later adapted for the screen?

[INJ] Book > Screen? *much animated whispering in audience* Strictly, NO. *continued animated whispering in audience*

Character in a comedy?

[Rosie] Comedy? YES *applause*

Associated with a particular actor?

[CdM] Particular Actor? Mm. NOT SURE. To me the answer is YES, but it wouldn't be to everyone.

Bottom?

Begins with P?

[Duj] I beg your par... oh, you mean the series Bottom. NO.
[Tuj] P-led? NO

An animated character? [or have we established this and I'm being a bit thick]

Archie Andrews?

[Chalky] Animated? NO
[Rosie] The uneducated one? NO.

From children's literature?

Were they adapted for the stage before TV or film?

[CdM] Kidlit? NO
[GL] A previous stage? NO

Addendum

[INJ] On further thought, I feel like I should change my answer to your adaptation question. As you phrased the question: "A character in literature later adapted for the screen?" the truthful answer is YES, but this isn't a wholly typical case, so check your assumptions.

From works of Shakespeare?

[Chalks] Bardly? *audience laughter* NO.

Is this more than one character?

Is it related to The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

[Chalky] Multiple? NO
[GL] TLOEG? NO.

Adapted from comics/graphical novels?

Supernatural?

Male?

[INJ] Graphic? NO
[Softers] Supernatural? NO, at least not in the conventional sense.
[Chalky] Male? YES].

In a radio programme?

[INJ] Radio? YES *tumultuous applause*

Won't have 2 guesses in a row, but I think we're close

Well - your addendum helped

Slartibartfast?

From HHGTTG?

Marvin?

[GL] He said it wasn't important? NO
[INJ] H2G2? YES *applause*
[Software] Brain the size...? NO

Ford Prefect?

Zaphod Beeblebrox?

Freow.

[Kinrah] You have hit the subject on one of its two heads! It was ZAPHOD BEEBLEBROX, indeed. As you can see, my confusion over the adaptation question arose because of course, while the screen versions followed the book version chronologically, they didn't do so adaptationally, as it were. Plus of course, the character didn't originate in the books.

Over to you, Kinrah. *Hands over a perspex baton shaped like a cricket stump, just before there is the sound of a million billion people saying "Wop"*

I was trying to weigh up whether to go for Zaphod or the Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster (which has the potential to be part animal), even though I have just realised [Tuj] ruled that out with his 'P' question. Whee. Now, let's see if I can get the formatting right with
ABSTRACT/ANIMAL connections
This shouldn't be too difficult.

Begins with a P?

Glad to see my usual question served a small purpose, Kinrah!

Is it a fictional person?

Rudolf The Red Nose Reindeer - the song?

*correction* RudolPH The Red NoseD Reindeer - the song?

[Tuj] P-aff? *audience laugh... then applause* YES
[GL] Imaginary? NO
[Chalky] Lyric of an oddly coloured creature? NO

Seasonal connections?

A work of art?

[INJ] Seasonally speaking? NO
[Projoy] Arty-farty? NO

Are the animal connections human?

Connected with science?

[Tuj] Humanimal? YES
[Projoy] Psy-ense? After giving it some careful thought, SOMETIMES (but the connection there really isn't worth following)

Culturally specific?

Is it related to psychology?

Involves an action or actions?

To do with religion?

[INJ] Cultural terms? NO
[GL] Psycho-analytic? NO
[Rosie] Requiring effort? NO
[Projoy] Belief system? NO

A feature of the intellect?

Related to politics or public life?

Is The Answer a noun or noun phrase?

[Rosie] Intellectual? NO *audience whispers among itself*
[INJ] Political? NO
[Projoy] Nounal? YES
I've also been considering the science question, and much like Projoy, I'm going to do a bit of a U-Turn; YES FOR A GIVEN VALUE OF SCIENCE. I believe it could be called a science by some people.

A social science?

Connected to the "Paranormal"?

[Projoy] Socially scientific? NO
[GL] Paranormal? NO

To do with the natural world?

Was it invented?

[Projoy] Natural? NO
[Tuj] Created? YES *audience applause*

Is it a type of person?

[Projoy] Demographic? NO

A theory? (Of anything)

Does it exist?

[Rosie] Theory? NO but *very loud applause from audience*
[Projoy] Existential? YES

Heredity?

Something that exists both in theory and in practice?

[Rosie] Passed down? NO
[Projoy] Works both ways? YES

Connected to economics?

Is it really really really small?

Is it a one word answer?

Is it something that can be studied in a reasonably mainstream environment?

Does it end with a Y?

Is it a process?

Sorry about the so long gap - had a LOT of stuff to do over the end of the weekend.
[Projoy] Economical? NO
[Tuj] Teensy-Weensy? DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU ARE COMPARING IT TO *audience laugh*
[Chalky] Just the one? NO
[INJ] Mainstream? YES
[GL] Why-y? NO
[Projoy2] Process? NO *more hushed whispers from audience*

A human activity?

Related to games or entertainment?

A cartoon?

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