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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 25, 2010 01:47PM

no fair, you guys are always awake before I am...

Is it bigger than a breadbox?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: August 25, 2010 03:41PM

SkidMarks Wrote:
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> (at least not it's primary function.)

I presume you mean: Not its primary function.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.185.251.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 25, 2010 05:19PM

0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal and vegetable.
1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary function.) Grammar corrected. It was done in a rush, but I should have checked it. I'm sorry to have confused you, Delacuesta.
2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: August 26, 2010 04:26AM

Does it have moving parts?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.141.100.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 26, 2010 07:33AM

0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal and vegetable.
1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary function.) Grammar corrected. It was done in a rush, but I should have checked it. I'm sorry to have confused you, Delacuesta.
2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes
3) Does it have moving parts? Yes

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (141.132.132.---)
Date: August 26, 2010 08:20AM

When I read '95+% mineral with the remainder animal and vegetable', am I the only one who thought 'pot noodle'?




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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: August 26, 2010 02:55PM

But my dear, a pot noodle bigger than a bread box?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.197.162.195.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 26, 2010 05:42PM

Ah! You didn't see Heston Blumenthal's 70's feast, did you?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: August 26, 2010 08:33PM

Is it a household appliance?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.mia.three.co.uk)
Date: August 27, 2010 01:17PM

> 0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal
> and vegetable.
> 1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary
> function.) Grammar corrected. It was done in a
> rush, but I should have checked it. I'm sorry to
> have confused you, Delacuesta.
> 2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes
> 3) Does it have moving parts? Yes
> 4) Is it a household appliance? No

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 27, 2010 01:23PM

Is it a form of transportation?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: August 28, 2010 10:39AM

SkidMarks Wrote:
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0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal
and vegetable.
1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary function.)
2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes
3) Does it have moving parts? Yes
4) Is it a household appliance? No
5) Is it a form of transportation? Yes

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: August 28, 2010 12:20PM

Is it designed to carry more than two people?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: August 28, 2010 06:12PM

0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal
and vegetable.
1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary function.)
2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes
3) Does it have moving parts? Yes
4) Is it a household appliance? No
5) Is it a form of transportation? Yes
6) Is it designed to carry more than two people? Yes (but sometimes No)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: August 28, 2010 07:31PM

Is it a form of land transportation? By this I mean to exclude air, space, water, and underground types of transportation.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: August 30, 2010 11:26AM

0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal
and vegetable.
1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary function.)
2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes
3) Does it have moving parts? Yes
4) Is it a household appliance? No
5) Is it a form of transportation? Yes
6) Is it designed to carry more than two people? Yes (but sometimes No)
7) Is it a form of land transportation? By this I mean to exclude air, space, water, and underground types of transportation.Yes

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: August 30, 2010 02:27PM

Does it run on electricity?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 30, 2010 02:39PM

Does it have more than 2 wheels that touch the ground?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: August 30, 2010 04:02PM

0) mine is 95+% mineral with the remainder animal
and vegetable.
1) Is it a bread box? No (at least not its primary function.)
2) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Yes
3) Does it have moving parts? Yes
4) Is it a household appliance? No
5) Is it a form of transportation? Yes
6) Is it designed to carry more than two people? Yes (but sometimes No)
7) Is it a form of land transportation? By this I mean to exclude air, space, water, and underground types of transportation.Yes
8) Does it run on electricity? It won't run without electricity, so I will say "Yes"
9) Does it have more than 2 wheels that touch the ground? Yes, usually.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: August 31, 2010 10:58AM

Do all these wheels that touch the ground have a tread from a rubbery material?

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