h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

5) Huh? I don't understand the question.

6) Hmm ... In my experience occasionally but not 'most commonly', no.

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Belana, Abbr. indeed. Abbreviation is a long word I suppose. do I take it (5) is: "can you put s.th. into it?" i.e 'can you put something into it?' ?

5) You really wouldn't want to, no.

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7) Would it most commonly be found in a workshop?

7) Again, occasionally but not 'most commonly', no.

Tense, isn't it?

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8) Is there a place where it could be said to be most commonly found?

8) Not really, it's pretty ubiquitous. No.

Vague hint (I'll offer a better one after Q10): the name implies a location but it's often found in many other places.

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Hmmm, sounds a bit like a telephone to me, i certainly wouldn't want to put something into it, but there's no location implied, and it's not decorative at all, plus....
so
9)is it portable?

9) Yes, I'd say so.

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now I'm just as clever as a few minutes ago.
10) does one work with it?

waiting for the promised hint...

10) Not in the sense of it being a tool, no, although you may well work 'with' one.

Hint: A seasonal item, very much in season right now.

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Fathom, not one of the "yes-no" questions, but since this is an international website, for your clue to be meaningful you need to let us know which hemisphere you're posting from... (North = Summer, South = Winter)

Peet, right as always.

It's summer here and quite warm too.

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11) Is it "powered"?

I sense you're getting close.

11) Yes.

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12) Is it an electric fan?

12) Yes, a desk fan to be precise.

Obviously the hint was too good, or you were. Well done Peet.


I thought the 'not wanting to put something in it' was a jokey clue too.

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That was what tipped me off.

Okay. I have one. It's vegetable.

1) Would I want to eat it?

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1) Extremely unlikely, but not physically impossible.

2) Would I wear it then?

Although there's a few things I should eat that I end up wearing. Anything with a tomato sauce usually.

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