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Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (---.lns9.win.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 04, 2012 09:53AM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: February 06, 2012 09:20AM

<sneezes>



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/06/2012 09:33AM by SkidMarks.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.10-3.cable.virginmedia.com)
Date: February 06, 2012 09:33AM

Is it the common cold?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (164.53.218.---)
Date: February 07, 2012 01:42AM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/08/2012 01:08AM by annie.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: MistyCat (---.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz)
Date: February 12, 2012 03:44AM

Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (---.lns1.lon.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 12, 2012 03:50AM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold
11) Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"yes indeed

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: February 13, 2012 06:18PM

Is it a rash?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (---.vic.bigpond.net.au)
Date: February 14, 2012 07:23AM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold
11) Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"yes indeed
12) Is it a rash? no

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Marit (159.190.251.---)
Date: February 14, 2012 08:26AM

13) Is it possible to get a vaccination against it?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (164.53.218.---)
Date: February 14, 2012 08:59PM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold
11) Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"yes indeed
12) Is it a rash? no
13) Is it possible to get a vaccination against it? No, but it is preventable

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-181.btcentralplus.com)
Date: February 15, 2012 10:08AM

Is it a nasty little foot-pinching verruca?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Marit (159.190.251.---)
Date: February 15, 2012 11:09AM

In that case, the answer to 6) makes me shiver!

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (164.53.218.---)
Date: February 15, 2012 09:01PM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold
11) Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"yes indeed
12) Is it a rash? no
13) Is it possible to get a vaccination against it? No, but it is preventable
14) Is it a nasty little foot-pinching verruca? No, thankfully!!

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-180.btcentralplus.com)
Date: February 15, 2012 10:54PM

Can you see at once if somebody is suffering with the great unknown?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (164.53.218.---)
Date: February 16, 2012 01:23AM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold
11) Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"yes indeed
12) Is it a rash? no
13) Is it possible to get a vaccination against it? No, but it is preventable
14) Is it a nasty little foot-pinching verruca? No, thankfully!!

15) Can you see at once if somebody is suffering with the great unknown? Depends on where the unknown it, but generally yes.

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-180.btcentralplus.com)
Date: February 23, 2012 04:43PM

Is it SUNBURN?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: annie (164.53.218.---)
Date: February 23, 2012 11:07PM

0) Technically Animal with chemical catalyst
1) Is it edible? No
2) Is it alive? Well, yes, it grew for a while.
3) Is it usually found indoors? Indoors, outdoors everywhere, while it lasts
4) Is it possible to see which kind of animal it was before the chemical catalysis? It doesn't exist prior to the chemical catalysis.
5) are we looking for a protein? I don't think so
6) Is it bigger than a breadbox? Cumulatively, yes but it would depend on the size of the host
7) Are people usually pleased to see it? No
8) Is it an illness or disability? yes
9) Is it hayfever? no
10 Is it the common cold? no, nor the uncommon cold
11) Is the illness/disability normally immediately identifiable on meeting a "victim?"yes indeed
12) Is it a rash? no
13) Is it possible to get a vaccination against it? No, but it is preventable
14) Is it a nasty little foot-pinching verruca? No, thankfully!!
15) Can you see at once if somebody is suffering with the great unknown? Depends on where the unknown it, but generally yes.
16) Is it SUNBURN?
The fair-haired and white skinned Australian woman can advise, on a 37 degree day, that the mystery item is, indeed, sunburn: something that I can say I have carefully avoided for many years.

Congratulation OB, your turn...

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-180.btcentralplus.com)
Date: February 24, 2012 09:16AM

And the next object is vegetable and mineral

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: Marit (159.190.251.---)
Date: February 27, 2012 11:56AM

1) Do most fforumites have one?

Re: Animal, Vegetable or Mineral?
Posted by: old boiler (---.range86-178.btcentralplus.com)
Date: February 27, 2012 02:24PM

1) Technically no

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