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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: July 18, 2013 09:00PM

That's a fine thing to say to someone! I'll assume it was in the form of a question.

0) It is vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit into a typical bread box? Yes.
2) Is it a hot potato? Literally, no.
3) Is it alive? No.
4) Is it potato chip based? No.
5) Is it potato based? No! Enough with the potatoes already!
6) There is no Smash. Please let the memory be taken.
7) Would it fit in your pocket? Yes. Assuming you have pockets.
8) Is it edible? Yes, it is happily edible.
9) Is it bread-based? No, it does not contain bread.
10) Is it cocoa-based? It does have a cocoa-based component.
11a) Is it chocolate covered strawberries? No.
11b) Is it strawberry covered chocolates? No.
12) Is it a Mars bar? No, how could you suggest that? Revolting things. Bleuch.
13) Is it Dame Blanche? No, it is not a Belgian hot fudge sundae.
14) Is it chocolate? No, see answer 10 and then to page 5 for the next part of the adventure!
15) Is it seasonal? No. In either sense of the word.
16) Are we talking about chocolate Hobnobs? No, not chocolate Hobnobs.

This can only reinforce my reputation as a thread-killer.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2013 09:01PM by EgonSpengler.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (122.58.102.---)
Date: July 19, 2013 08:01AM

<Thread-killer? Page 115, 2281 posts on a thread you started? That would be an ill-repute, methinks...>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (62.6.182.---)
Date: July 22, 2013 12:31PM

Is it a classic Cornetto (not strawberry or mint) as featured in Hot Fuzz?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: July 22, 2013 02:16PM

0) It is vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit into a typical bread box? Yes.
2) Is it a hot potato? Literally, no.
3) Is it alive? No.
4) Is it potato chip based? No.
5) Is it potato based? No! Enough with the potatoes already!
6) There is no Smash. Please let the memory be taken.
7) Would it fit in your pocket? Yes. Assuming you have pockets.
8) Is it edible? Yes, it is happily edible.
9) Is it bread-based? No, it strictly does not contain bread.
10) Is it cocoa-based? It does have a cocoa-based component.
11a) Is it chocolate covered strawberries? No.
11b) Is it strawberry covered chocolates? No.
12) Is it a Mars bar? No, how could you suggest that? Revolting things. Bleuch.
13) Is it Dame Blanche? No, it is not a Belgian hot fudge sundae.
14) Is it chocolate? No, see answer 10 and then to page 5 for the next part of the adventure!
15) Is it seasonal? No. In either sense of the word.
16) Are we talking about chocolate Hobnobs? No, not chocolate Hobnobs.
17) Is it a classic Cornetto? No, it's not a Cornetto of any variety or brand. At all.

Someone has come very close already. I am being a stickler on the specific kind of thingie.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (62.6.182.---)
Date: July 22, 2013 05:06PM

Chocolate chip cookie?


edited (twice) to change the chokky bikky variety



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/22/2013 05:08PM by SkidMarks.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: July 22, 2013 05:45PM

0) It is vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit into a typical bread box? Yes.
2) Is it a hot potato? Literally, no.
3) Is it alive? No.
4) Is it potato chip based? No.
5) Is it potato based? No! Enough with the potatoes already!
6) There is no Smash. Please let the memory be taken.
7) Would it fit in your pocket? Yes. Assuming you have pockets.
8) Is it edible? Yes, it is happily edible.
9) Is it bread-based? No, it strictly does not contain bread.
10) Is it cocoa-based? It does have a cocoa-based component.
11a) Is it chocolate covered strawberries? No.
11b) Is it strawberry covered chocolates? No.
12) Is it a Mars bar? No, how could you suggest that? Revolting things. Bleuch.
13) Is it Dame Blanche? No, it is not a Belgian hot fudge sundae.
14) Is it chocolate? No, see answer 10 and then to page 5 for the next part of the adventure!
15) Is it seasonal? No. In either sense of the word.
16) Are we talking about chocolate Hobnobs? No, not chocolate Hobnobs.
17) Is it a classic Cornetto? No, it's not a Cornetto of any variety or brand. At all.
18) Chocolate chip cookie? No, but we're circling the correct answer.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.skybroadband.com)
Date: July 24, 2013 11:20PM

Thinks - we can force ES to go again by asking 2 silly questions!!!!!!

Is it a bourbon - not the biscuit, a whiskey-drinking French Royal?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range109-150.btcentralplus.com)
Date: July 25, 2013 07:57PM

I nearly wrote chip butty but potatoes are a no-no

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: July 25, 2013 08:26PM

0) It is vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit into a typical bread box? Yes.
2) Is it a hot potato? Literally, no.
3) Is it alive? No.
4) Is it potato chip based? No.
5) Is it potato based? No! Enough with the potatoes already!
6) There is no Smash. Please let the memory be taken.
7) Would it fit in your pocket? Yes. Assuming you have pockets.
8) Is it edible? Yes, it is happily edible.
9) Is it bread-based? No, it strictly does not contain bread.
10) Is it cocoa-based? It does have a cocoa-based component.
11a) Is it chocolate covered strawberries? No.
11b) Is it strawberry covered chocolates? No.
12) Is it a Mars bar? No, how could you suggest that? Revolting things. Bleuch.
13) Is it Dame Blanche? No, it is not a Belgian hot fudge sundae.
14) Is it chocolate? No, see answer 10 and then to page 5 for the next part of the adventure!
15) Is it seasonal? No. In either sense of the word.
16) Are we talking about chocolate Hobnobs? No, not chocolate Hobnobs.
17) Is it a classic Cornetto? No, it's not a Cornetto of any variety or brand. At all.
18) Chocolate chip cookie? No, but we're circling the correct answer.
19) Is it a decadent French Royal? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (122.58.102.---)
Date: July 26, 2013 05:29AM

Could it be a chocolate muffin, quirks optional?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: July 26, 2013 09:49AM

0) It is vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit into a typical bread box? Yes.
2) Is it a hot potato? Literally, no.
3) Is it alive? No.
4) Is it potato chip based? No.
5) Is it potato based? No! Enough with the potatoes already!
6) There is no Smash. Please let the memory be taken.
7) Would it fit in your pocket? Yes. Assuming you have pockets.
8) Is it edible? Yes, it is happily edible.
9) Is it bread-based? No, it strictly does not contain bread.
10) Is it cocoa-based? It does have a cocoa-based component.
11a) Is it chocolate covered strawberries? No.
11b) Is it strawberry covered chocolates? No.
12) Is it a Mars bar? No, how could you suggest that? Revolting things. Bleuch.
13) Is it Dame Blanche? No, it is not a Belgian hot fudge sundae.
14) Is it chocolate? No, see answer 10 and then to page 5 for the next part of the adventure!
15) Is it seasonal? No. In either sense of the word.
16) Are we talking about chocolate Hobnobs? No, not chocolate Hobnobs.
17) Is it a classic Cornetto? No, it's not a Cornetto of any variety or brand. At all.
18) Chocolate chip cookie? No, but we're circling the correct answer.
19) Is it a decadent French Royal? No.
20) Is it a muffin, Quirky or not? No.

It's a chocolate digestive, preferably plain. Alas, it is now all over. Hopefully chocolate digestives are well known enough overseas to have been fair game.

00) As far as I know, it's mineral.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range86-186.btcentralplus.com)
Date: July 26, 2013 03:06PM

1) Is it precious, Precious?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.114.101.198.plusnet.thn-ag2.dyn.plus.net)
Date: July 26, 2013 04:20PM

00) As far as I know, it's mineral.
01) Is it precious? I've forgotten what it is, but it probably wasn't precious.


No-one calls me precious. You lose five points and now owe me a small Greek island.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: OB (---.range109-145.btcentralplus.com)
Date: July 26, 2013 08:13PM

Let me help you Ducks: it's probably a glass of water from the River Lethe!!

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.114.101.198.plusnet.thn-ag2.dyn.plus.net)
Date: July 27, 2013 08:22AM

Right, brain recovered. Game restored. IT is indeed not precious.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: July 28, 2013 11:31AM

Breadbin question

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.114.101.198.plusnet.thn-ag2.dyn.plus.net)
Date: July 28, 2013 11:38AM

00) As far as I know, it's mineral.
01) Is it precious? I've forgotten what it is, but it probably wasn't precious.
02a) Is it a breadbin? Nope.
02b) Would it fit in a 'normally' sized breadbin? Some would, some wouldn't.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.skybroadband.com)
Date: July 31, 2013 09:08PM

I was hoping to excite interest, but as everyone is obviously putting together costumes for the Ffiesta, I will go again.

Is it BK's pointy stick?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.as43234.net)
Date: August 01, 2013 12:48PM

00) As far as I know, it's mineral.
01) Is it precious? I've forgotten what it is, but it probably wasn't precious.
02a) Is it a breadbin? Nope.
02b) Would it fit in a 'normally' sized breadbin? Some would, some wouldn't.
03) It is Bonzai Kitten's pointy stick? Alas, it isn't.


I hope I don't get lynched for this at the Ffiesta. Other things, yes, but this?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: ibborobb (217.196.236.---)
Date: August 01, 2013 02:00PM

Does it require a power supply to fulfil its function?

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