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0) Animal, vegetable, or synthetic (which I'm not sure which of the three it falls under) or any blend of these in any proportions. But most commonly mostly animal.
1) Sounds horribly like it is, or consists of some, margarine or other artificial spread. Nope, neither margarine nor other artificial spread. And the object in question would not be improved by the addition of such a spread.
2) Is it edible? No
3) Is it an item of clothing? Yes
4) Is it any thing to do with BABIES? No, except in an exciting variety of tangential and convoluted ways. Basically, no.
5) Is it worn on the feet? No
6) Is it worn on the head? Only by especially drunken people.
7) a woolly thing made from the convoluted coat of a" woolly bugger." Most commonly, yes. (As in, yes, it's commonly made of wool.)
8) Is it an item of underwear? No!
0) Animal, vegetable, or synthetic (which I'm not sure which of the three it falls under) or any blend of these in any proportions. But most commonly mostly animal.
1) Sounds horribly like it is, or consists of some, margarine or other artificial spread. Nope, neither margarine nor other artificial spread. And the object in question would not be improved by the addition of such a spread.
2) Is it edible? No
3) Is it an item of clothing? Yes
4) Is it any thing to do with BABIES? No, except in an exciting variety of tangential and convoluted ways. Basically, no.
5) Is it worn on the feet? No
6) Is it worn on the head? Only by especially drunken people.
7) a woolly thing made from the convoluted coat of a" woolly bugger." Most commonly, yes. (As in, yes, it's commonly made of wool.)
8) Is it an item of underwear? No!
9) Is it worn above the waist? No
0) Animal, vegetable, or synthetic (which I'm not sure which of the three it falls under) or any blend of these in any proportions. But most commonly mostly animal.
1) Sounds horribly like it is, or consists of some, margarine or other artificial spread. Nope, neither margarine nor other artificial spread. And the object in question would not be improved by the addition of such a spread.
2) Is it edible? No
3) Is it an item of clothing? Yes
4) Is it any thing to do with BABIES? No, except in an exciting variety of tangential and convoluted ways. Basically, no.
5) Is it worn on the feet? No
6) Is it worn on the head? Only by especially drunken people.
7) a woolly thing made from the convoluted coat of a" woolly bugger." Most commonly, yes. (As in, yes, it's commonly made of wool.)
8) Is it an item of underwear? No!
9) Is it worn above the waist? No
10) Don't say it's a kilt: you'll make me wilt. Okay, then, I won't. (But actually it is!)
We are being given clues
and told that there is naught to lose.
In 20 questions we must find
the thought that OB has in mind.
This hidden mystery.
Both vegetable and animal
are in its makeup. Can a mil-
-lion guesses make it clear for us,
to find this thought mysterious?
The task's too much for me.
T'was me alone who mentioned spread.
It was my guess to solve this thread.
My Question four,
Has failed to score
But this doggerel is worse
Than the earlier verse.