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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.253-204-139.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: February 19, 2010 07:46AM

Does/can/could it make a sound if any sort?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: February 19, 2010 08:39AM

9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OC Not (---.dhcp.nrwl.ca.charter.com)
Date: February 19, 2010 08:48AM

Do we have a quorum?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: February 19, 2010 08:53AM

Somehow doesn't sound relevant...

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OC Not (---.dhcp.nrwl.ca.charter.com)
Date: February 19, 2010 08:58AM

Somehow is without reference...

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: February 19, 2010 09:09AM

Somehow is reassured.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: February 19, 2010 11:37AM

Does it need words?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: February 19, 2010 12:31PM

10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.253-204-139.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: February 20, 2010 01:10AM

Is it written? (for example a book).

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: February 20, 2010 10:09AM

11) Written? Partly.
10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: February 20, 2010 11:00AM

Was it on radio?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: February 20, 2010 06:20PM

12) Radio? Sometimes.
11) Written? Partly.
10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.

(Answers to 2,11,12 maybe be misleading due to vagueness of question.).

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: February 20, 2010 06:40PM

H2G2?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: February 20, 2010 07:41PM

13) H2G2? No.
12) Radio? Sometimes.
11) Written? Partly.
10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.

(Fears lynching.)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: instantkarmie (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: February 21, 2010 06:06PM

14) Does it like pie? (sweet or savory, doesn't matter?)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: February 21, 2010 09:03PM

14) Like pie? No.
13) H2G2? No.
12) Radio? Sometimes.
11) Written? Partly.
10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: February 21, 2010 10:12PM

Is it fungible?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: February 22, 2010 07:01AM

15) Fungible? Some bits of it are.
14) Like pie? No.
13) H2G2? No.
12) Radio? Sometimes.
11) Written? Partly.
10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/22/2010 11:15AM by EgonSpengler.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: bunyip (---.static.dsl.dodo.com.au)
Date: February 22, 2010 07:45AM

It's not the dreaded:'It is, in fact, a plate of pie and chips!' is it?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: February 22, 2010 11:16AM

(Thank goodness! Only four to go!)

17) <Bored> Taught at school? Yes.
16) Pie and chips? No
15) Fungible? Some bits of it are.
14) Like pie? No.
13) H2G2? No.
12) Radio? Sometimes.
11) Written? Partly.
10) Need words? Yes.
9) Make a sound? No.
8) Concept of self? No.
7) Forth Road Bridge? No.
6) Edible? No.
5) Look like Bill Shatner? No.
4) Continental? No.
3) Event? No.
2) Philosophical? Maybe.
1) Animal? No.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/26/2010 01:08PM by EgonSpengler.

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