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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.wireless.albany.edu)
Date: September 24, 2012 07:43PM

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!

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (122.58.102.---)
Date: October 03, 2012 12:06AM

Is it worn above the waist?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.wireless.albany.edu)
Date: October 03, 2012 04:18PM

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

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range86-184.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 03, 2012 06:46PM

Don't say it's a kilt: you'll make me wilt.(10)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.bb.sky.com)
Date: October 03, 2012 07:44PM

hopefully as the Spanish man said, (pointing at them in the shop window) "Eso si que es!"



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/03/2012 07:44PM by SkidMarks.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: October 04, 2012 01:44AM

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!)

Congratulations, OB! Your turn!

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range86-184.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 04, 2012 10:29AM

Oh no !

Here we go


Abstract idea but may appear before your eyes in veg and mineral guise.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (122.58.102.---)
Date: October 06, 2012 05:39AM

Would the concept be more about communication than about pies?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range86-178.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 06, 2012 07:47PM

1) I,ll tell no lies

Not much to do with pies.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: October 07, 2012 02:59PM

Post number approaching the current year. I fear a cross-topic forum crash! Bring it on.

Is this abstract idea unchanging with time?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range86-178.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 07, 2012 05:59PM

1) Communicative abstract idea

2) unchanging with time

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: bunyip (---.tafe.sa.edu.au)
Date: October 09, 2012 05:29AM

3) Is it Vegemite?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range109-149.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 09, 2012 09:26AM

3) not Southern vegemite

Nor Northern marmite


I'm trying to give you clues

So guess, what's there to lose

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (122.58.102.---)
Date: October 09, 2012 09:48AM

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.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range109-149.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 09, 2012 11:47AM

Nice rhyme MC but you've superseded the answer!!!

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (62.6.182.---)
Date: October 09, 2012 12:15PM

Is there relevance to the concept of "spread"
Or is doggerel just messing with my head?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range109-149.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 09, 2012 02:23PM

1 OB never said

The naughty word spread

2 And doggerel's a no-no

(just so you know know)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (62.6.182.---)
Date: October 09, 2012 03:56PM

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.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range109-149.btcentralplus.com)
Date: October 09, 2012 04:09PM

1 Regarding the former

Doggerel was warmer

2 Just a little help for you

Note the numbers one and two.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.bb.sky.com)
Date: October 09, 2012 11:20PM

Now with verse I must say
The answer is clear
Others will play
But I now move to the rear
I hope that they find
what is at he front of you mind

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