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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.69.63.threembb.co.uk)
Date: June 10, 2010 07:50PM

Yes!! Congratulations Geg. (In fact, being stuck in a hotel away from home for the last 7 weeks, the mouse is a trackball, now.)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 10, 2010 09:16PM

"Mineral with animal aspirations" - very good!

My go, my go.

0) Mostly - but not exclusively mineral.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.69.63.threembb.co.uk)
Date: June 10, 2010 09:20PM

Glad you liked it! I thought it was quite a big clue.

Is it also vegetable?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 10, 2010 09:24PM

0) Mostly, but not exclusively, mineral.
1) Frequently, arguably vegetable.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Boo Radley (---.dsl.akrnoh.ameritech.net)
Date: June 11, 2010 02:08AM

Is it consumable?

"Some mornings it's just not worth the effort to chew through the leather straps..."

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 11, 2010 10:44AM

0) Mostly, but not exclusively, mineral.
1) Frequently, arguably vegetable.
2) No - they're definitely not designed to be eaten, although I'm sure most wouldn't actually harm you and somebody, somewhere has probably made an edible one.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: June 11, 2010 12:43PM

Is it a chair?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 11, 2010 01:32PM

You can't guess yet - nobody has asked the breadbox question. Somebody has to ask the breadbox question. Somebody always asks the breadbox question.

3) Not a chair.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: June 11, 2010 02:26PM

Do guesses count as questions? I forget?

3) Is it larger than a normal bar of soap?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 11, 2010 03:54PM

3) Not a chair. If guesses didn't count as questions we'd been here for ever whilst people put forward random objects. Indefinite 20 questions is not a concept I feel strong enough to contemplate.

4) Nearly all are quite a bit smaller than the average bar of unused soap. I can recall once seeing one that was quite a bit larger than the average bar of unused soap, but that was so unusual that I've been able to remember it.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Boo Radley (---.central.biz.rr.com)
Date: June 11, 2010 06:00PM

Is it something made to be worn on the body?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: June 11, 2010 06:17PM

It's usually me that asks about the breadbox relativity, sorry I was late!

If anyone wants to play Indefinite 20 Questions, I hope another thread would be started. I haven't the mental capacity for that! (grin)

Does it have any moving parts?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 11, 2010 09:10PM

3) Not a chair. If guesses didn't count as questions we'd been here for ever whilst people put forward random objects. Indefinite 20 questions is not a concept I feel strong enough to contemplate.

4) Nearly all are quite a bit smaller than the average bar of unused soap. I can recall once seeing one that was quite a bit larger than the average bar of unused soap, but that was so unusual that I've been able to remember it.

5) No, not normally made to be worn on the body. I can recall once seeing one that was worn on the body, but that was so unusual that I've been able to remember it.

6)No.I have never seen one with moving parts. But are you sure you wouldn't rather ask the breadbox question?

Infinite 20, sounds like a mathematicians pastime to me.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Boo Radley (---.dsl.akrnoh.ameritech.net)
Date: June 12, 2010 02:50AM

Is it easily breakable (ie. if you drop it as opposed to hurl it with vigor)?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 12, 2010 10:01AM

7) Relatively easy to damage, but you could probably repeatedly drop most of them while an entire game of Infinite 20 took place without doing them any damage. Hurling most of them would be equally harmless.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: June 13, 2010 11:20AM

Is it a household appliance?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 13, 2010 01:17PM

8) Not a household appliance.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: June 13, 2010 03:40PM

Is it a communications device?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: June 13, 2010 07:06PM

0) Mostly, but not exclusively, mineral.
1) Frequently, arguably vegetable.
2) Not designed to be eaten.
3) Not a chair.
4) Nearly all are quite a bit smaller than the average bar of unused soap.
5) Not made to be worn on the body.
6) I have never seen one with moving parts.
7) Relatively easy to damage but unlikely to break when dropped
8) Not a household appliance.
9) Not a communications device.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: June 14, 2010 12:14AM

Is it combustible?

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