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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: October 30, 2010 03:58PM

<thinks about a sandwich>

<hope VM knows where I can find a loaf>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dial.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: October 31, 2010 02:05AM

<Idles away time packing and unpacking nest of Russian Breadboxes>

<Wonders how to work in concept of loafing>

<decides to loaf in concept of working>

<rests>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: October 31, 2010 05:07AM

Is it larger than a book?




Part time Quantum Elephant hollower

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: October 31, 2010 01:47PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No. But you know how it is, there are producers out there that are trying to sell a bad book by making it extra small (presumably so you won't be tempted to read it). So the answer does not exlude the possibility of books that are smaller. Jaspers hardbacks, on the other hand, are definitely larger.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: November 01, 2010 09:37AM

3) is it manufactured?

<Hands several tissues and consoling slice of cake to VM>

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 01, 2010 12:32PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No.
3) is it manufactured? Yes.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.nycap.res.rr.com)
Date: November 01, 2010 03:16PM

Is it electric/electronic?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 01, 2010 06:07PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No.
3) Is it manufactured? Yes.
4) Is it electric/electronic? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MuseSusan (---.wireless.albany.edu)
Date: November 01, 2010 07:41PM

Is it smaller than 4 inches (10 cm) in its longest dimension?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 01, 2010 07:54PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No.
3) Is it manufactured? Yes.
4) Is it electric/electronic? No.
5) Is it smaller than 4 inches (10 cm) in its longest dimension? The majority are not.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.is.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: November 02, 2010 09:02AM

Does it produce a humanly detectable smell when in use?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 02, 2010 12:46PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No.
3) Is it manufactured? Yes.
4) Is it electric/electronic? No.
5) Is it smaller than 4 inches (10 cm) in its longest dimension? The majority are not.
6) Does it produce a humanly detectable smell when in use? No.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: geg (---.15-2.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: November 03, 2010 11:39AM

7) Does it produce a humanly detectable noise when in use?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 03, 2010 01:43PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No.
3) Is it manufactured? Yes.
4) Is it electric/electronic? No.
5) Is it smaller than 4 inches (10 cm) in its longest dimension? The majority are not.
6) Does it produce a humanly detectable smell when in use? No.
7) Does it produce a humanly detectable noise when in use? Yes.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.95.254.threembb.co.uk)
Date: November 03, 2010 05:45PM

Is it a musical intrument?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 03, 2010 07:18PM

0) Mineral, but a lot of them also have vegetable parts.
1) Would a (normal) person wear it? No.
2) Is it larger than a book? No.
3) Is it manufactured? Yes.
4) Is it electric/electronic? No.
5) Is it smaller than 4 inches (10 cm) in its longest dimension? The majority are not.
6) Does it produce a humanly detectable smell when in use? No.
7) Does it produce a humanly detectable noise when in use? Yes.
8) Is it a musical intrument? Yes.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.95.254.threembb.co.uk)
Date: November 03, 2010 07:59PM

Harmonica?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: PrinzHilde (---.dip.t-dialin.net)
Date: November 03, 2010 09:17PM

Exactly.

Oi. That was fast. I think half the praise goes to geg with asking about a noise...unfortunately there are not that many instruments as small as a harmonica...

Well, its up to you to find something more difficult, Skids.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.196.251.182.threembb.co.uk)
Date: November 04, 2010 05:51PM

Thanks PH & thanks geg
The next one is vegetable, although some are mineral (and Delacuesta might argue all are mineral).

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: November 05, 2010 10:51AM

Is it living?




Part time Quantum Elephant hollower

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