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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: September 24, 2010 10:24AM

Does it have a display?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 24, 2010 01:23PM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Violetmoon (---.asa.utk.edu)
Date: September 24, 2010 01:51PM

<I really shouldn't play this game before I've properly woken up>

Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? (As opposed to normally being removed after a few hours.)

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 24, 2010 04:29PM

<Indeed you shouldn't. The answer is no to both your question and to its proposed alternative>

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.zone6.bethere.co.uk)
Date: September 24, 2010 05:15PM

Is it a fastening?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 24, 2010 10:56PM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: September 25, 2010 12:04AM

Does it require training to use the item?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 25, 2010 06:54AM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.
11) Does it require training to use the item? Yes, definitely.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: September 26, 2010 04:49PM

Is it a weapon?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: September 26, 2010 08:44PM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.
11) Does it require training to use the item? Yes, definitely.
12) Is it a weapon? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: September 27, 2010 02:09AM

Is it a musical instrument?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 27, 2010 11:12AM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.
11) Does it require training to use the item? Yes, definitely.
12) Is it a weapon? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
13) Is it a musical instrument? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.wireless.albany.edu)
Date: September 27, 2010 11:37PM

In normal use, is it held in the hand(s)?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 28, 2010 08:29AM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.
11) Does it require training to use the item? Yes, definitely.
12) Is it a weapon? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
13) Is it a musical instrument? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
14) In normal use, is it held in the hand(s)? Yes.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: September 28, 2010 01:58PM

15) Given that I'm too old to be truly decadent, too young to be eccentric and too dull to be Bohemian, am I more likely to find one in my kitchen than my bedroom?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 28, 2010 04:18PM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.
11) Does it require training to use the item? Yes, definitely.
12) Is it a weapon? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
13) Is it a musical instrument? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
14) In normal use, is it held in the hand(s)? Yes.
15) Given that I'm too old to be truly decadent, too young to be eccentric and too dull to be Bohemian, am I more likely to find one in my kitchen than my bedroom? Yes.

<blushes>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: September 29, 2010 04:02AM

Re. the training required to use the item: Is this a type of training that most Fforumites are likely to have had at some point?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 29, 2010 08:17AM

Yes. I don't know any of you in person but it's a reasonable assumption.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: September 29, 2010 10:07AM

16) Cutlery of some sort?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.g-star.com)
Date: September 29, 2010 11:55AM

00) Mineral - Made of metal.
01) Is it bigger than the average breadbin? No, definitely smaller.
02) Does it have moving parts? No, not unless tampered with.
03) Does it require electricity to function? No. Quite the contrary.
04) Does it produce light? No.
05) Is it meant to be in contact with the human body? Yes.
06) Does it form a loop when worn? No, not unless tampered with.
07) Is it primarily decorative (as opposed to practical)? No, with one important exception.
08) Does it have a display? No.
09) Once in contact with a human body, is it normally left where it was placed? No.
10) Is it a fastening? No.
11) Does it require training to use the item? Yes, definitely.
11a) Is this a type of training that most Fforumites are likely to have had at some point? Yes.
12) Is it a weapon? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
13) Is it a musical instrument? No. It could be used as such but is not meant to.
14) In normal use, is it held in the hand(s)? Yes.
15) Given that I'm too old to be truly decadent, too young to be eccentric and too dull to be Bohemian, am I more likely to find one in my kitchen than my bedroom? Yes.
16) Cutlery of some sort? Yes.

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