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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
egon Posted Mar 22, 2003
surely that could depend how big your shoes are...
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Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk Posted Mar 22, 2003
It's a good thing I checked on whether there was a second page. I was just about to simulpost that.
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Flake99 Posted Mar 22, 2003
12. Is it David Hasselhoff?
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Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk Posted Mar 22, 2003
I think that those 4 backlogged questions carried together will probably give us enough clues to start guessing.
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Mar 23, 2003
8. is it something you'd use in the house?
yes.
(09) Is it purely decorative?
no.
10. Is it edible?
no.
11. Is it larger than a shoebox?
no.
12. Is it David Hasselhoff?
no. (you can decide if you really want to count that one 
)
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
(12a) Is it most commonly found below knee height?
(Q11's answer invalidated Q12 
)
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Mar 23, 2003
no.
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Mar 23, 2003
no.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
(13) Is it most commonly found above shoulder height?
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cCmndhd Deuce, Thingite Conflict Roboticist, 1s Armored Amphibious Cavalry Division,or The Big Wet ONE Posted Mar 23, 2003
i dont wanna take anything away, so
13> is it normally burned as it is used?
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cCmndhd Deuce, Thingite Conflict Roboticist, 1s Armored Amphibious Cavalry Division,or The Big Wet ONE Posted Mar 23, 2003
bu**er
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
If the answer to (13) is "no", count that as (14)...
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Mar 23, 2003
13. no
14. no
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
(15) Is it generally thought of as part of a larger object?
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kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website Posted Mar 23, 2003
no.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
Just to recap., then:
(01) Is it mostly green?
no.
(02) Is it mostly brown?
yes.
(03) Is the item you're thinking of currently alive?
no.
(04) Is it more likely to be found indoors than outdoors?
yes.
(05) Has it been altered from its natural state, either by a craftsman or manufacturing process?
yes.
(06) Does it have "legs"?
no.
(07) Is it commonly used as a container for something else?
no.
(08) is it something you'd use in the house?
yes.
(09) Is it purely decorative?
no.
(10) Is it edible?
no.
(11) Is it larger than a shoebox?
no.
(12) Is it most commonly found below knee height?
no.
(13) Is it most commonly found above shoulder height?
no.
(14) is it normally burned as it is used?
no.
(15) Is it generally thought of as part of a larger object?
no.
Soooo......
(16) Is it most commonly found in the kitchen?
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egon Posted Mar 23, 2003
Might I hazard a guess:
If (16) is yes...
(17) Is it a potato?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
Belay that question! If I may refer you to (05)... 
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egon Posted Mar 23, 2003
Ah, sorry, I retract question 17
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Mar 23, 2003
Egon, Q's 8 and 9 have established that it is a functional item. Q15 eliminated my personal front-runner, a wooden doorknob. Now I'm trying to localise its function... 
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- 21: egon (Mar 22, 2003)
- 22: Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk (Mar 22, 2003)
- 23: Flake99 (Mar 22, 2003)
- 24: Just Bob aka Robert Thompson, plugging my film blog cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk (Mar 22, 2003)
- 25: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 23, 2003)
- 26: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
- 27: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 23, 2003)
- 28: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 23, 2003)
- 29: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
- 30: cCmndhd Deuce, Thingite Conflict Roboticist, 1s Armored Amphibious Cavalry Division,or The Big Wet ONE (Mar 23, 2003)
- 31: cCmndhd Deuce, Thingite Conflict Roboticist, 1s Armored Amphibious Cavalry Division,or The Big Wet ONE (Mar 23, 2003)
- 32: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
- 33: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 23, 2003)
- 34: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
- 35: kea ~ Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small, unregarded but very well read blue and white website (Mar 23, 2003)
- 36: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
- 37: egon (Mar 23, 2003)
- 38: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
- 39: egon (Mar 23, 2003)
- 40: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Mar 23, 2003)
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