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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.95.68.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 31, 2010 05:29PM

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.
10) Do all these wheels that touch the ground have a tread from a rubbery material? Yes, usually

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: August 31, 2010 05:35PM

Is it capable of transporting more than six people at once? (driver included)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.95.68.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 31, 2010 05:38PM

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.
10) Do all these wheels that touch the ground have a tread from a rubbery material? Yes, usually.
11) Is it capable of transporting more than six people at once? (driver included) Yes
11a) Is it capable of transporting more than six people at once? (in comfort)
No

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: August 31, 2010 08:40PM

<i want to ask about colors but i will resist!!! i will i will i will resist!!>

Is the primary source of power a gasoline engine?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.95.68.threembb.co.uk)
Date: August 31, 2010 09:03PM

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.
10) Do all these wheels that touch the ground have a tread from a rubbery material? Yes, usually.
11) Is it capable of transporting more than six people at once? (driver included) Yes
11a) Is it capable of transporting more than six people at once? (in comfort)
No
12) Is the primary source of power a gasoline engine? Mine, No, others, Yes

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: September 01, 2010 02:34PM

<asks the obvious>

Is it a car?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.172.228.threembb.co.uk)
Date: September 01, 2010 05:31PM

Yes!

Mine is a 4/5 seater but I used to have a two seater. As far as I know all (except early steam cars?) have used a source of electricity to either cause a spark or warm a glow plug.
Although having 4 road wheels, it has been known to travel a distance with less than 2 in contact with the road.
Mine is a diesal, so not a good idea to fill it with gasoline.

Away you go, Egon.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 01, 2010 06:54PM

Aha!

00) Mostly vegetable, but might have trace mineral or animal.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 01, 2010 07:25PM

Does it smell?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 01, 2010 07:45PM

00) Mostly of vegetable, but might have trace mineral or animal.
01) Does it smell? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.172.228.threembb.co.uk)
Date: September 01, 2010 11:08PM

Is it a sliced loaf?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: September 02, 2010 01:07AM

Delacuesta, what a silly question? Of course it can't smell--vegetables don't have noses!

Is it edible?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 02, 2010 08:42AM

<continues to be old school>

00) Mostly of vegetable, but might have trace mineral or animal.
01) Does it smell? No.
02) Is it a sliced loaf? No.
03) Is it edible? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: September 02, 2010 11:16AM

04) I'd like to play the "breadbox question" card please.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 02, 2010 11:20AM

<points out that living vegetables are able to detect chemistry in the air, meaning they can smell despite having no olfactory organ like we animals have>

<moreover points out that the question was not "CAN it smell" but "DOES it smell">

<forgot which point on the meaning of the word smell he actually wanted to make>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 02, 2010 01:21PM

00) May be of vegetable or animal origin. May have some small mineral content.
01) Does it smell? No.
02) Is it a sliced loaf? No.
03) Is it edible? No.
04) IS it bigger than a breadbox? Some yes, some no.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: September 02, 2010 02:15PM

Would Mrs Edith Gumbridge (Housewife, Retired, of Swinestown) be surprised to find her nine year old niece Maggie had brought one home from school in her schoolbag?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 02, 2010 02:24PM

00) May be of vegetable or animal origin. May have some small mineral content.
01) Does it smell? No.
02) Is it a sliced loaf? No.
03) Is it edible? No.
04) IS it bigger than a breadbox? Some yes, some no.
05) Would Mrs Edith Gumbridge (Housewife, Retired, of Swinestown) be surprised to find her nine year old niece Maggie had brought one home from school in her schoolbag? Definitely yes.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.144.228.threembb.co.uk)
Date: September 02, 2010 05:49PM

delacuesta Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
><moreover points out that the question was not "CAN it smell" but "DOES it smell">

<points out that most humans do smell (carry out the action of smelling) as well as smell (giving off olfactory signals)>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 02, 2010 06:26PM

<Acknowledges that SkdMarks' remark makes sense, but maintains that this doesn't distinguish humans from living vegetable stuff>

<Notices that Egon changed the 00 answer to "either vegetable or animal"; apparently my smell issue was less silly than thought of>

Is it found in nature (as opposed to being artefact)?

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