Err - I don't know what to do now.

We're up to question 20) - so if I answer the Lost question you will indeed all have lost.

Just a suggestion: how about if it does have "Lost" in the title you declare gookledegob the winner, otherwise, you won and so go again (but please tell us the answer.)

Anyway you have all lost The Game.

Yep, you have to answer it, and then GO AGAIN, unless someone volunteers to go in your place.

But what if gookledegob didn't realise question 18) was actually question 20), or even that there were only 20 questions?

Besides I can't possibly go again, I've got Jury service looming.

Sorry got confused with the numbering, thought we were on 18, but anyway it narrows it down somewhat... then you can have 5 guesses if you want!

And I can't do the next one as I'm in the middle of a long campaign to win back the ex-girlfriend of Egon.

Best answer question 20 I think. Then we'll have some guesses and it shouldn't take long in this case.

I'm willing to volunteer if no-one guesses.

But first let's have the answer to question 20, as Egon proposed.

[OT - I feel sorry for your misfortune, Egon, and I sincerely wish you more success in winning her back than I had in the past few months (not the same girl, bien entendu)]

17) I wonder if it's a particular book, which is not found in most homes. Is it? Yes.
18) Is it Fforddean? Oh Yes.
19) Is it a Thursday Next novel? Yes.
20) Lost in the title. No.

<@delacuesta: Just thought I'd mention that geg is not "he" but actually the young, talented and beautiful Mrs geg, which I believe is actually a cryptic scrambled egg. My name "MistyCat" (from my neighbour's cat) gives a wrong impression also, as I'm male, grey-bearded and now I'm 64. "delacuesta" also somehow sends the same wrong gender message with the internal "la" and the "a" ending.

To quote geg: Off to trawl the net for a paper on "online gender politics" - feel sure there must be one, but not expecting many laughs in it.>

On the "question" vs "guess" topic.

I think ES sees a question (is it hot, is it big, is it round) as distinct from a guess/answer (Is it the sun/It is the sun,) with an answer/guess not counting as a question.
I follow the logic, but it lacks a penalty for a wrong answer.

My feeling is that the game is simpler with each question having the potential to be the correct answer, and each wrong "answer" incrementing the count. That is, no distinction between requests for information and attempts at the actual answer.

ES owns the thread - his game, his rules. ES, what say you?

Game over. Geg wins, and I'll take the next round.

What was the answer?

0) It's ultimately vegetable in origin.

(Page 66 - It's amazing!)



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Yes I too have a particular attachment to p66 - I think it's the bit where I'm described as "young, talented and beautiful" that swung it for me. Somewhat enhanced by Middle Little Geg saying "oh when did you meet MistyCat?" and almost entirely unspoiled by Littlest Geg saying "you're not that young though are you?" Eldest Little Geg and Mr Geg being fortuitously absent.

One of Our Thursdays Is Missing.

Hurrah to ES for taking the challenge, does that mean ESGF has seen the light and sensibly returned?


0) It's ultimately vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit in the average breadbox?



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No, but I'm biting the bullet and going anyway.

0) It's ultimately vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit in the average breadbox? I would say no.

0) It's ultimately vegetable in origin.
1) Would it fit in the average breadbox? I would say no.
2) Is it edible?

0) It's ultimately vegetable in origin and arguably mineral.
1) Would it fit in the average breadbox? I would say no.
2) Is it edible? No, no, no, no, maybe, no.



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Bearing in mind that I'm exceptionally average, do you think it likely that I own one?

0) It's ultimately vegetable in origin and arguably mineral.
1) Would it fit in the average breadbox? I would say no.
2) Is it edible? No, no, no, no, maybe, no.
3) Is MistyCat incredibly average? He/she's on here so no.
3a) Would he/she own one? More likely in case of he.

<There's a subtle gender clue in my message in this thread March 30, 2011 03:33PM>

Quote:

My name "MistyCat" (from my neighbour's cat) gives a wrong impression also, as I'm male, grey-bearded and now I'm 64.

MistyCat Wrote:
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> >
> My name "MistyCat" (from my neighbour's cat) gives
> a wrong impression also, as I'm male, grey-bearded
> and now I'm 64.

As mrs. SkidMarks is from NZ, I would definitely say that it was subtle.

4) Is it manufactured?

[my apologies to geg for calling her he]

Crikey, no need to apologise, but if you could just admire my bonnet and the way I've arranged these cushions....

Anybody else notice that it's gone from being:

"It's ultimately vegetable in origin"

to

"It's ultimately vegetable in origin and arguably mineral."