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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Takes glowing thingy with some caution

My hair is falling out fast enough as it is, thankyou. No, the physics thing was definitely the right call. It's amazing how misleading one can end up being--completely unintentionally--by simply answering the questions as asked.

Anyway, let's have a nice ANIMAL/ABSTRACT.

Is the animal element human?

[Jim] Many of us will sympathise with that. I've gotten myself terribly tied in knots before now, just trying to say "yes" or "no" truthfully.

Is the answer a fictional character?

[jim, Kim] I know exactly how that feels, I remember trying to decide if Jupiter was flammable.

Unique?

[Kim] Human: YES
[GL] Fictional character: YES
[INJ] Unique: YES

Well, it doesn't look like this is going to take long.

Related to Harry Potter?

Male?

[GL] "Is Jupiter Flammable?" There must be scholarly philosophical articles written on that very question.

[Raak] Potter: NO (phew!)
[GL] Male: YES

In a work originally published post 1899 CE?

Originally in written fiction?

Narrowing frighteningly fast

[INJ] Post 1899: YES
[Raak] Written: YES

Biggles?

Was the fiction written by a British author?

[Raak] Several, they generally conclude that there isn't enough oxygen (or mass if you want to use fusion to light it) but if you could provide that, then it would be.

An eponymous character?

[GL] British: NO
[INJ] Eponymous: NO (that is, there are many things named after this character, but the book in which he originally appears isn't.)

Raffles?

[Software] Raffles: NO

In a work originally published prior to 1999 CE?

[GL] Pre 1999: YES

Was the author American?

In a work originally published in English?

[Raak] American: YES
[CdM] In English: YES

Originally in a cartoon/graphic work?

[INJ] Cartoon: NO

Science fiction?

Would the creator of this character be blessed with a name that relates to the provision of particular goods and services?

Did this character appear in more than one book?

Is this character under the age of 20?

[Raak] Science fiction: NO
[Dujon] Service industry: NO
[CdM] Multiple books: As far as I know, NO. He's mentioned in other works, but the only book I know of that he actually appears in is a stand-alone.
[Spangle] Under 20: NO

Is the work based in a war zone?

Sorry, missed one

[Raak] Biggles: NO (you might have been able to infer this from other answers)
[INJ] War games: NO, it isn't Catch-22 :)

Oh dear, that's a major, major disappointment!

Sports connection?

[Software] Sporty: NO

"Other works" = film?

Written between 1950 & 1970?

[Phil] Film: That's not what I had in mind when I said it, but the original written work has been transferred to the silver screen.
[INJ] 1950-1970: YES

In children's literature?

[CdM] Kid stuff: NO

Holden Caulfield?

Getting the guess out of the way.

[INJ] Lousy...: NO (isn't he a "goddam minor"?)

Written in the sixties?

Did the book win a prize?

Yes, I missed Spangle's question. Also, of course, there has never been a film.

[Projoy] 60s: Mostly NO.
[INJ] Prize: YES

Was it the author's only published novel?

Does the book cover a span of several years (say, more than a decade)?

[INJ] The one and only: YES
[CdM] Decade plus: NO

Did the character share his name with a popular beat combo?

Give or take a letter.

[INJ] Popular beat combo: YES
If you don't put us out of our misery soon, you're going to get gazumped, and I for one will laugh :)

There are still at least 2 possible answers - even if my suspicions are correct.

Clarification

Actually I'm taking "give or take a letter" to mean "give or take a letter plus the definite article" in my answer to the previous.

Boo Radley?

Well, I know it's bad form to have 2 goes in a row, but it is over 24 hours since the last one. Assuming I'm heading in the right direction I should like to point out the existence of 'The Tom Robinson Band' and bands called 'Atticus Finch' and 'Scout', not to mention a singer called 'Jem'.

We have a winner

[INJ] YES! It is Arthur "Boo" Radley from To Kill a Mockingbird. A pale figure emerges blinking into the light and slips a baton into your hand before vanishing.
Your point is taken, although you could probably find a band called just about anything if you looked. I suppose I'm the right age and nationality to immediately think of The Boo Radleys if TKAM and bands come up together.

[jim] Sorry if that sounded like a complaint - I was thinking of The Boo Radleys as well when I asked the question (plus Tom Robinson in my comment afterwards). The rest were as a result of googling.
Anyway, since it's me again we'll try not to be too tricky. This next one is VEGETABLE with ABSTRACT connections

Is the vegetable wood?

Is this a well-known phrase or saying?

Edible?

[GL] Woody? - Mostly YES *some applause and a few chuckles in the audience*
[Spangle] Phrase or saying? - NO (not that you won't have seen or heard the words on the card many times)
[CdM] Edible? - NO (or at least, almost entirely No)

Newton's apple tree?

Unique?

A religious reference?

Related to the Occult?

Related to Christmas?

[irach] Newtonian? - NO
[CdM] Only one? - YES
[Dujon] Religious? - NO
[GL] Wooooo? - NO
[Raak] Yule-y? - NO

Toaster < Words on Card < Telephone Box?

I'm a bit embarrassed given we have ladies present, but does this unique item have some sort of phallic symbolism (real or imagined)?

[CdM] Toaster < telephone box < Words on Card
[Dujon] Ooo-er Missus? - NO *a few chuckles*

Sherwood Forest?

Wow!

Hit the bullseye! Sherwood Forest it is.
One baton disguised as a quarter-staff handed on.

For a while there I couldn't see the forest for the trees ... The next one is simply ANIMAL

The Conservative Party?

Human?

[FGZstar] Good answer, but no.
[Gusset Login] Yes, human.

Mammalian?

[FGZstar] Human, so, yes mammalian.

Alive?

More than one human?

Famous?

[ImNotJohn] Dead as a doornail.
[Spangle] One human.
[Softers] Yes, famous.

Was alive in the 20th century?

A scientist?

Male?

[Raak] Not alive in the 20th century
[jim] Not a scientist
[Spangle] Yes, male.

Connected with the arts?

[ImNotJohn] The arts were one of the things he was known for.

European?

[Software] Yes, European.

A writer?

[ImNotJohn] Yes, a writer.

British?

[jim] Yes, a British writer.

Warm Blooded?

Born before 1800?

[all] Warm-blooded when he was alive, yes.
[Gusset Login] Born after 1800.

Popular novelist?

Known in other fields as well?

Apart from writing

[Software] Not a novelist.
[ImNotJohn] Known for at least one other field apart from writing.

Benjamine Disraeli?

[FGStar] Not Disraeli (but quite coincidentally all the letters in the last name of the person on the card are contained in "Disraeli"- HUGE HINT!)

Edward Lear?

[Raak] Right on. Edward Lear it is.
A runcible spoon in lieu of the traditional baton is handed over to Raak.

Begins with a...

...oh hang on, I'll come back later.

Looking for a 'P', Tuj? I've left a few for you; down the hall and turn left.

There was an old man of Morn. Crescent
Who received a mysterious present
"'Tis MINERAL!" he said
And nodded his head
That puzzling old man of Morn. Crescent.

Metal?

Begins with a P?

[INJ] Not metal.
[GL] Does not begin with a P.

Man-made?

Unique?

Liquid?

[Software] Hmm..."yes" is probably the less misleading answer.
[jim] There is only one.
[INJ] Not liquid.

Made of Stone?

[GL] *murmurings in the audience* No. Not made of stone.

Made of glass?

[Phil] Glass? Better not be. *laughter*

Used in a sporting context?

Plaster of Paris?

Geographic feature?

[INJ] Not sporting.
[FGZ*] Not PoP.
[CdM] Not geographic.

Is the answer on the card the name of a famous jewel?

[Dujon] *applause!* Spot on.

The Graff Pink?

Guessing at topicality

[Phil] Is that a reference to some royal betrothal? I haven't been following the news. Anyway, not the Pink 'Un.

The Koh-i-Noor?

[jim] Not the Koh-i-Noor.

A diamond?

[GL] Not a diamond.

:"The Star of India" sapphire?

[irach] Bollywood? No.

Is it a corundum?

[jim] It is a corundum.

Red or reddish?

[irach] Not red.

Was this a gem from Sri Lanka?

[Dujon] It is not known to be from Sri Lanka.

The sapphire in Kate Middleton'e engagement ring?

[FGZ*} Ah, is that her name? Having checked the latest news, I believe the corundum I have in mind is still in its traditional setting.

St. Edward's Sapphire?

[GL] The very one. Have this sapphire-headed sceptre.

[Raak] No, not royal. It broke the record for most expensive jewel this week.

That was unexpected. Let's go with a simple ANIMAL.

A simple human?

[Software] Human? Yes
[Software] Simple? I refuse to comment

Kate Middleton?

I think I'm getting the hang of this "news" thing.

[Raak] The Queen of the Future? No

Alive?

[Software] Alive? Not anymore

British?

Alive in the 20th century?

[Software] Brit? Yes
[Raak] C20? Yes

Writer?

[Software] Writer? No

Connected with the arts?

A political figure?

[INJ] Artsy? Yes
[Raaak] Politics? No

Entertainer?

[Software] Entertaining? Yes

An actor?

Michael Jackson?

Comic?

Female?

[INJ] Actor? Yes
[FGZ*] MJ? No
[Software] Comic? If you mean stand up comedian, then no.
[CdM] Girly? No

Has he won an Oscar?

[Raaak] Oscar? {Sounds of mirth from the Audience} No.

Better known from films rather than TV?

[INJ] Films > TV? No.

Norman Wisdom?

[Software] Sir Norman? No

Is he known for sitcom roles?

Did he die before the age of sixty?

Would half of an hour be an appropriate comment?

[Raaaak] Sitcom roles? He is known for a sitcom role but perhaps better known for other roles.
[CdM] Dead before Sixty? No
Hancock's Half Hour? No

Primarily known for roles on children's TV?

Sid James?

[INJ] Primarily known for Kids TV? It depends on your age and/or opinion of the programme. But possibly Yes.
[Software] Sid James? No

English?

Whovian?

[jim] English? Yes
[INJ] Related to Doctor Who? {Much applause from the audience that takes time to die down} Yes

Sylvester McCoy?

[Rak] Sylvester McCoy? Isn't English or Dead. So obviously, No.

Wurzel Gummidge?

Or rather Jon Pertwee.

[Software] Jon Pertwee? Yes! Have a sonic baton.

Who? me?

Well, well. Now I must think!

After due consideration: ANIMAL and VEGETABLE.

Is it unique?

Is the vegetable wood?

Is the animal alive?

A leather-covered writing desk?

Tuj - Unique? - NO
INJ - Wooden? - NO
GL - Alive? - NO
Raak - Bureau? - NO

Is it edible?

INJ - Edible - YES

Meat enclosed in bread?

Haggis, Neeps and Tatties?

A guess, since it's St Andrews day.

Raak - Ham sandwich? - NO
FGZ - Wee beastie? - NO

Does pie enter into the equation?

Culturally specific?

Meat enclosed in pastry?

GL - Pie? - YES
INJ - Non-universal? - YES, probably
Raak - Snake and Sidney - NO

Fish pie?

Shepherd's pie?

Spangle - Cod piece? - NO
FGZ - Spudlike? - NO

Is the answer the name of a dish?

Is pasta involved?

Is the animal part - meat?

Is it a custard pie?

INJ - Menu item? - YES
Raak - Italian? - NO
Spangle - Cow pie? - NO
GL - Laurel & Hardy? - NO

Is the animal part a dairy product?

Does the animal part include eggs?

INJ - Bovine? - Can be, YES
Raak - Fowl? - AFIK NO

*small voice*

I'm having a bit of difficulty understanding your replies as you seem to alter the question asked prior to responding, egs: 'cow pie' [I didn't ask that] 'bovine' and 'fowl', 'italian' etc. Sorry if this is the way this game should be played. Clearly, I'm not very good at it!

Chessecake?

That is, cheesecake?

Mind you, a chessecake would be interesting, with the chessemen made of plain and chocolate marzipan.

Raak - Cheesy? - NO

Spangle

Are you American?

Related to Christmas in any way?

FGZ - Seasonal? - YES

Mince Pie?

Phil - Yule fuel? - YES!

Phil has it! I therefore hand over the cracker-shaped baton.

??

Ooops!!!

Multiple and profuse apologies for my recent absence from this game. I offer no excuses, only reasons, which are too diverse and manifold to detail at this time.

The challenge I set is ANIMAL

human?

Alive?

Unique?

One of the man-eating sharks of Sharm el-Sheikh?

[INJ] Human? NO
[GL] Alive? YES and NO is the most correct answer I can give
[CdM] Unique? NO (which explains the previous answer)
[jim] Sharm-el-Shark? NO

Avian?

[INJ] Avian? NO

Do people eat these animals?

A sea anemone?

A cellular construct?

Aquatic?

Do the words on the card designate a particular species?

Part of an animal?

[Raak] Do people eat them? YES
[FGZ] Anemone? NO
[Dujon] Cellular construct? NO
[CdM] A species? YES *applause*
[Spangle] Part of an animal? NO

Crustacean?

Mammalian?

*points at GL's question*

Aquatic?

Domesticated?

Reindeer?

Christmassy?

[GL] Aquatic? YES *Applause!!* and apologies for a disgraceful oversight
[Spangle] Crustacean? NO
[Raak] Thanks for pointing :-)
[GL] Aquatic? HELL YES *More applause (& laughter at Phil for his stupidity)* ;-)
[INJ] Domesticated? NO
[GL] Reindeer? NO
[Raak] Christmassy? Ghastly word, but NO

Are they likely to be served at a sushi restaurant?

[CdM] Sushi-susceptible? NO

Regularly found in a UK fish market?

*points at own question*

:)

Found on the menu at Phil's pub?

Blue Whale?

Oh gosh, I'm at it again.

[jim] Very sorry. Mammalian? YES *applause*
[INJ] UK fish marketable? NO
[Raak] Cooked my me? NO *chuckles*
[GL] Blue Whale? NO

Porpoise?

Saltwater mammal?

Tuna friendly dolphin?

Otter?

[CdM] Porpoise? NO
[Spangle] Saltwater? YES
[GL] Amicable dolphin? NO
[Raak] Otter? NO

Seal?

[Software] Seal? NO

Does it look like a fish?

You know, in the way that dolphins, whales, and sharks do and otters and seals don't.

Walrus?

Is the name of this beastie related to an African plain dwelling carnivore?

[Raak] vaguely fishy in appearance? YES-ish
[irach] I am the Walrus? NO
*some interesting whispers between audience members*
[Dujon] nominally similar to African wotsit? NO (presuming there isn't some obscure African creature I don't know about)

Sea Lion?

Manatee?

Reminds me of a song..
Du-gong, Du-gong, it's the cow of the see-hee-heeee
Du-gong, Du-gong, also known as the manatee!

[Spangle] Sea lion? NO (I suspect that was what Dujon was driving at)
[FGZ] Manatee? NO

On reflection, perhaps Gusset Login's "Blue Whale?" question deserved a ripple of applause.

Penguin?

Narwhal?

Sperm whale?

Is the colouring of this mammal generally accepted as being black and white?

[Phil] Your earlier suspicion was correct. :)

from the Cetacea group/order?

[Phil, Dujon] Clearly obfuscation is the way forward in this game. I'll learn :^)

[Raak] Penguin? NO
[CdM] Sperm Whale? NO
[Dujon] Geordie mammal? NO
[Spangle] Cetacea? YES

And finally, [irach] Narwhal? YES
One spiral, 6-foot long baton passed to irach

This one is just ANIMAL as well.

Human?

[Software] Yes, human.

Alive?

[Raak] Dead as a doornail.

Did death occur in the last century 1910-2010?

[Spangle] Yes, the person died between 1910-2010.

Winston Churchill?

I'm just gonna jump right in with a punt.

British?

[FGZStar] That was almost a candidate for the start of a very dirty limerick.

[FGZStar] Not Churchill.
[jim] Not British

Male?

[Raak] Yes, male.

Between 1960 and 2010 (death occurrence)?

[Spangle] No, his death did not occur between 1960-2010.

Russian?

[Spangle] (your earlier comment in the previous game) Of course!

Connected with the arts?

American?

[Dujon] Nyet. Not Russian.
[jim] Not artsy-fartsy
[Software] Not a Yank.

Hitler?

[Gusset Login] Nein. Nicht Herr Hitler.

Military?

from the southern hemisphere?

[Software] Not military.
[FGZstar] Not from the Southern hemisphere, but with strong connections to it.

Roald Amundsen?

[jim] Roald Amundsen it is!
A flagpole baton plucked from the South Pole handed over to jim.

Well. A lucky guess indeed, though I admit I had quite a broad hint. Pulls on padded gloves before taking baton
OK, I am thinking of a mineral, probably with elements of animal and vegetable depending on definition.

Seasonal?

A fossil?

[Software] Start off with a good one, why don't you. I should say YES, seasonal in at least one sense of the word, but if you mean specifically connected with the festive season, NO.
[irach] Not a fossil.

Naturally occuring?

Snowman?

[Dujon] Au naturel: I think the best answer I can give to that is "mostly".
[GL] Frosty: NO.

Connected to a coastline?

Present solely during winter?

[irach] Littoral: NO (at least, not as I understand "connected").
[FGZstar] Wintry: NO.

A geographical feature?

A certain type of weather pattern?

As in the wrong type of snow, although obviously not snow as that would be wintry.

Related to Summer?

[Spangle] Not a geographical feature.
[FGZstar] Not a certain type of weather pattern.
[GL] Not (specifically) related to summer.

Coastline related?

Possibly a portable book stand for use whilst reading on a beach?

Specific to a particular country or culture?

[FGZstar] Not coastline related.
[CdM] Not culture specific.

Man made?

[Software] Mostly NOT man-made. Though many would say the bit that is is extremely significant.

Unique?

[CdM] YES, unique.

bigger than a toaster?

Smaller than a phonebox?

[Phil] YES, bigger than a toaster.
[GL] Not smaller than a phonebox.

Is there a sporting connection?

[CdM] No specific sporting connection.

Movable?

[Software] I would have to say yes, it is moveable, though moving it in the sense I take you to mean would be impractical.

Is it something that relates to water?

seismic?

Anything to do with the weather?

[nfras] I would have to say that yes, it relates to water.
[Software] Not seismic.
[Projoy] Yes, it has to do with the weather.

Global freezing?

Is it a large swirly wind storm of some type?

The Day After Tomorrow?

Bigger than a terraced house?

[Dujon] Not global freezing.
[nfras] Not a storm.
[FGZstar] Not the day after tomorrow, or "The Day After Tomorrow".
[Projoy] Yes, bigger than a terraced house.

Would you find it (roughly) at ground level?

[Projoy] Yes, you would find it at ground level, although it certainly isn't exclusively found there.

Does it move?

Is the mineral rock?

[Projoy] Yes, it moves.
[Rosie] No, not rock.

Carbon dioxide?

Would you find it out at sea?

[Rosie] Not carbon dioxide, although CO₂ is involved.
[Projoy] Yes, you would find it out at sea, although again not exclusively so.

icy?

The atmosphere?

[Software] It contains ice, yes.
[Projoy]YES! It is the Earth's atmosphere. One attractive combination baton-barometer passes on to Projoy.

Jolly dee. Wasn't expecting that to be it. (racks brains) um... OK, here's an ABSTRACT.

Is it an emotion?

A human proclivity?

"Air on a G String" by JS Bach?

The feeling you get when you get that feeling?

[GL] Emotion? NO
[Dujon] Human proclivity? ARGUABLY
[irach] Happiness is...? NO
[Raak] The feeling? NO

Is it common?

[Software] Common? *audience laughter* YES.

Does it depend on human volition?

Medical?

A human action?

[CdM] Human volition? YES
[Spangle] Medical? NO
[Raak] Something folks do? YES

Do non-humans also do this?

Could it be discussed on Sesame Street?

Without unprecedented numbers of complaints, obviously.

Might one reasonably do this in the middle of Trafalgar Square?

Cleaning?

[CdM] Non-human activity? NO
[GL] Sesame Street? UNLIKELY (altho complaints would be highly unlikely if it were)
[Raak] Do-able under Nelson's gaze? YES, but in practice unlikely.
[FGZstar] Cleaning? NO

Does it involve talking?

[Raak] Discursible? NOT OF NECESSITY.

(But in practice, highly likely)

Does it involve more than one person?

Is it culture-specific?

Googling?

[FGZstar] More than one person? YES, almost inevitably
[CdM] Culture-specific? NO
[Spangle] Googling? NO

Science-related?

Does this involve the lack of one of the accepted five senses?

[CdM] Sciencey? NO
[Dujon] Sensory deprivation? NO

Is it possible to do this alone?

A sing-along?

[FGZstar] I doubt this is a helpful answer, but YES, strictly this is possible.
[Software] Singalonga? NO

a game?

[Spangle] A game? NO

Arty?

Is this one of the seven deadly sins?

Is this all of the seven deadly sins?

Is this original sin?

Is this seven original sins?

[CdM] Arty? *hollow laughter from audience* NO
[CdM et al] Sin City? NO, none of the above.

So, so far we have that it's a common human activity that is not particularly taboo. More than one person typically does it. For free I will volunteer that there are two words on the card.

Is this - ahem - enjoyable?

Group hug?

[Spangle] Pleasurable? I would say NO for those directly involved.
[Software] Group hug? *much audience laughter* NO.

Slagging off?

Does it involve physical contact?

[Software] Slagging off? NO
[Spangle] Physical Contact? NO

Public Execution?

Does it entail embarrassment or humiliation?

Does it involve barking up the wrong tree?

[FGZstar] Tyburn Jig etc.? NO
[CdM] Humiliation? NOT OF NECESSITY, tho it might.
[Spangle] Barking up the wrong tree? NO

Does this activity typically have a (non-participating) audience?

[CdM] Has an audience? NO, if you mean it's done in one go with the audience in the same room, or if it's broadcast in one go to people who give this their attention for a specific fixed amount of time. In a much broader sense it can have a non-participating audience, tho this is not necessarily entailed in the concept.

Is the descritpion on the card one of a ploy which many television productions use?

Do all, or almost all, humans do this?

Getting divorced?

[Dujon] ploy by TV producers? ARGUABLY, altho I doubt the word "ploy" would be the right one in that case, and it's certainly not something exclusive to TV producers.
[CdM] All/Vast majority of humans do it? I honestly don't know and am not sure how one would find this out. That's a surprisingly hard question. I suspect there are defensible YES and NO answers, and I would expect you to have a better idea than me.
[all] Sorry these answers are so messy. It's just that we don't quite seem to have hit on the perfect line of questioning so far!

[Spangle, simulposted] Nisi to not see you? NO

Does this interplay constitute some form of contract?

[Spangle] NO, not a contract.

Would this constitute news if a famous person was involved?

[FGZstar] News/famous? It MIGHT BE news if a famous person were involved, depending on the circs. Equally, it might be news if no famous person were involved.

Is it related to communication?

Keep on trying these "is it related to..." questions and you'll probably hit on it.

[INJ] Comms? NO, except in the very broad ways suggested above.

Does it involve conflict?

Hey, I'm just trying to catch up here.

[INJ] Involves conflict? IT CERTAINLY CAN DO, and often does, but not of necessity.

Student Protest?

Or any form of protest?

[FGZstar] Student Protest? NO *a sudden enthusiastic burst of applause from the audience*

Cutting spending?

Related to industrial disputes?

From 0-60 in 4 hours

[INJ] CAN BE related to industrial disputes.
[Spangle] Congratulations on that logical leap, since YES, the words on the card are "budget cutting"! For a while there I thought that I'd made a silly choice, but then in you stormed. I'm afraid that the resource situation means there isn't a baton to pass over, so have this bread roll instead.

(I'm still not sure what would have been an appropriate answer to CdM's "does almost everyone do this?" question. In terms of personal budgeting, I guess that most of us do do it, but it's hard to say whether the degree of formality/prior planning involved means that sort of thing counts more as belt-tightening rather than budget cutting. Still puzzled!)

This is unexpected. I am unable to visit here on a regular basis. Would somebody else like to step in? Please.

I nominate FGZstar or INJ, who did most of the heavy lifting there.

Oh, all right then

Well, since I was away for almost all of that, I think Projoy is overly kind, but in the interests of keeping the game going:
This is ABSTRACT or ANIMAL with VEGETABLE connections. It doesn't matter much how you parse that, it still works.

Anything to do with the human race?

Bugger it! Why must I always arrive late!

Is the tractor animal a mule?

[FGZstar] Oh, the humanity? - YES
[CdM] Ass

[CdM] Oh, I suppose you want a formal answer - Mule-related? - NO

Fictional?

[Projoy] Made-up? - NO

Pork barrel politics?

[irach] Normal politics? - NO (but I could make it 'Yes' for a small fee)

Is the vegetable connection wood?

[Projoy] Woody? - NO

Is the vegetable connection edible?

[CdM] edible vegetable? - YES

The carrot and stick approach?

Is the vegetable connection a vegetable?

[FGZstar] Carrot & Stick? Nice guess, but, NO
[Projoy] Really vegetably vegetable? - YES

Does it begin with pea?

[CdM] pea? - NO, but one of the words on the card begins with a 'p'

One specific type of vegetable?

Mr Potato Head?

[Projoy] Specific veg? - YES
[FGZstar] Mr Potato Head? - NO *some audience applause*

A root vegetable?

A cauliflower ear?

Mrs Potato Head?

[Projoy] Hmm - not sure what you're asking, so I'll answer both possibilities
Is the subject on the card 'A Root Vegetable'? - NO
Is the vegetable connection specifically to a root vegetable? - YES
[Raak] Cauli lug? - NO
[FGZstar] Distaff potato? - NO (there wasn't that much applause)

Knowing your onions?

A thingy-shaped turnip?

Or a turnip-shaped thingy?

Do the words Swedish and Potato appear on the card?

[Raak] Alliology? - NO
[Projoy] Mr Turnip......? - NO
[Dujon] Potatis? - NO and YES (*about the same amount of applause as FGZstar got*)

A chip on the shoulder?

Go back and check previous answers

[Software] messy eater? - NO

Something to do with potatoes?

[Projoy] Potatoist? - YES
(I thought it was clear enough, but my reply to Dujon meant that the word 'potato' does appear on the card - so that's the word that begins with 'p')

Is it related to a particular country?

A couch potato?

(I was just double-checking)

Well, that was relatively painless

We have a winner! The answer is A Couch Potato

[Projoy] I'm not going to get up and hand you the baton, you can come over here and get it.

VEGETABLE or MINERAL or ABSTRACT

A "thing-a-ma-bob", or a related "doo-hickey" or a " thing-a-ma-jig"?

Whatever you may call it...

[irach] None of those.

An award of some kind?

[INJ] Award? NO *applause* (there are cases, tho, where it might be thought of as an award).

Beginning with "pea"?

Booby Prize?

[Software] P or pea-headed? NO
[FGZstar] Blue-Footed Bird Recognition? NO

When it's vegetable, is it a specific vegetable?

When it's vegetable, is it a flower?

[Raak] Specific veg? NOT REALLY
[INJ] Florid? NO.

Does it have to do with things underground?

[Raak] ...but to bury him? NO, nor things Underground, for that matter.

A (or the) wooden spoon?

*Please ignore that attempt* You've answered it already.

Is the mineral precious?

[FGZstar] Precious? NO

Is it related to entertainment or the arts?

[INJ] Entertainment/Arts? NO

Oh, well, actually, there is an arts/ents link, but not intrinsic.

A saying?

Is the category mutually exclusive?

So when vegetable, is it then neither animal nor mineral, and when animal, is it neither vegetable nor mineral, and when mineral, is it neither animal nor vegetable?

Is the mineral metal?

On FGZstar's query - ignoring the 'animal' (since that's not in the definition) may I rephrase as 'When it is regarded as physical, is it exclusively either vegetable or mineral?'
[FGZstar] Does that capture the essence?

[FGZstar via INJ] I have just applied that question to about five cases of The Answer that I can think of, and the answer for all of them was YES, so, I guess, TYPICALLY YES, based on a random sample.

Is the word "heart" on the card?

points North

A vegetarian menu?

[Raak] Heart of...? NO
[INJ] Nanook etc.? NO
[Spangle] Vege Diet? NO (I think someone set that once before).

Is the mineral metal?

Since subtlety isn't working...

Did you answer my last question?

[Software] Not a saying.
[INJ] Metal? NO (and nothing to do with magnetism. I thought you meant as in "[location x, and] points north")

Bugger

Sorry, Metal? YES, often!

Is the vegetable wood?

An award?

[Raak] Wood? YES, usually.
[Raak] Award? I refer the hon. gent. to my second answer in this round, or, to put it another way, NO.

Functional?

[CdM] Functional? YES

A spoon?

As in Wooden Spoon, Metal Spoon and in Spooning?

A domestic implement?

[FGZstar] THERE IS NO SPOON.
[INJ] Domestic? NO, in most cases.

When physical, is its primary function to be a symbol?

[Raak] Symbolic? I would have to say YES and NO, but YES for the case I immediately thought of, and probably more YES than NO overall. Probably. I think.

Anything to do with music?

[Raak] Music? In one case, YES, in others NO.

Is the wood in the form of paper?

[CdM] Papery? NO.

Would citizens of the morniverse be likely to own one?

[CdM] Not more likely to own one than the population at large. Perhaps most helpful to say that most cases of this can be owned by an individual.

string?

[FGZstar] String? NO

Could it be used in the preparation or consumption of food?

[FGZstar] Foody? NO (there is an edible case of this, but it it's not the one a person would first think of)

Is this a syndrome or medical condition?

[Spangle] Medical? NO.

The toaster dimensional question

[INJ] Typically smaller than a toaster by volume, and usually by dimension.

Is it used in the kitchen?

[Raak] Kitchen? NO (the only exception being the edible case, I guess).

Clue or summary required?

Is it tangible?

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