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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Jul 23, 2003
And I hope a cunjunction isn't some kind of sexual deviance. 
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Jul 28, 2003
Just thought I'd bring this up the list.
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 28, 2003
10) No.
(Thanks, Fathom! It sank in the swamp that is my converstaion list... 
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 28, 2003
(converstaion = conversation )
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Jul 28, 2003
No what? Oh right, just checking the backlog. Kinda got involved in the 'gentleman's guide' debate. That thread moves fast at times. Suddenly remembered this game. Seem to be having trouble with the personal pronoun.
11) Is it sticky?
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 28, 2003
11) Not by design. Depends how you store them, I guess... 
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 29, 2003
(My turn to <nudge>
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Jul 30, 2003
Time for a recap perhaps:
A vegetable based item sized between a hat and a matchbox which you wouldn't eat, wear or fold, although none of those things are impossible. It has something printed on it: but not necessarily numbers. It's portable but without wheels, not used with another device and not intended to be sticky.
13) Is it a picture of some kind?
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 30, 2003
13) There's often a picture of some kind involved, but that's not the primary purpose.
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Jul 30, 2003
Clutches at straws ...
14) Is it some kind of notice? (e.g. no smoking, fire exit etc)
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 30, 2003
14) No.
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Jul 31, 2003
There appears to be only me playing.
15) Is it a container of some kind?
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Jul 31, 2003
15) No.
Yup... It's got kinda quiet round here...
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Platypus 2 Posted Jul 31, 2003
16) is it a business card?
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 1, 2003
Yes!
Your turn to come up with one, Platypus 2! 
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Platypus 2 Posted Aug 6, 2003
Sorry for the delay, and hey I stood on your shoulders fathom.
Ok It's vegetable
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Fathom Posted Aug 8, 2003
Vegetable eh? OK let's see - probably the same quections as last time:
1) Would I want to eat it?
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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Platypus 2 Posted Aug 10, 2003
1) not unless your are a termite
20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Aug 10, 2003
2) Would it fit in a shoebox?
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- 488: Fathom (Jul 30, 2003)
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- 492: Fathom (Jul 31, 2003)
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- 494: Platypus 2 (Jul 31, 2003)
- 495: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (Aug 1, 2003)
- 496: Fathom (Aug 1, 2003)
- 497: Platypus 2 (Aug 6, 2003)
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- 499: Platypus 2 (Aug 10, 2003)
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