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20 questions game - animal, vegetable or mineral.
Okay, I have one. It's vegetable.
1. Is it edible (either in its raw state or processed)?
No.
2. Has it been processed in some way?
Yes.
3. Is it something you might use/encounter daily?
Some people would, Yes.
4. Do you use it in the home?
Yes, I do.
5. is it bigger than a shoebox?
In area, usually; in volume, no.
6. is it mainly found in the living room?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 5, 2003
6) Not mainly, but it can be.
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Teasswill Posted Apr 5, 2003
6. Is it all the same type of vegetable?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 5, 2003
7) Is it all the same type of vegetable?
Yes.
8) Is it found mainly in the kitchen?
Commonly, but not necessarily mainly.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 5, 2003
9) Yes.
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Badvoc the not so terrible Posted Apr 5, 2003
10 is it multicoloured?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 5, 2003
10) No, generally just differing shades of the same colour.
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il viaggiatore Posted Apr 5, 2003
11) Is it an aardvark?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 5, 2003
11) No. It would be really cruel to use an aardvark for this purpose.
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 5, 2003
(even a vegetable one 
)
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 6, 2003
12) No. But it is commonly used in conjunction with paper.
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13. is it a kind of container?
and do we really have to count Q. 11? (thats not an official question btw)
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 6, 2003
13) No.
(And yes, Q11 stands. 
It was important to exclude vegetable-based aardvarks from your enquiries. I even took the opportunity to slip in a slight clue in my response...)
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Badvoc the not so terrible Posted Apr 6, 2003
14) IS it dye/ink/paint
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 6, 2003
14) No.
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Lady in a tree Posted Apr 6, 2003
15) Is it soft to the touch?
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Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted Apr 6, 2003
15) Fairly soft; it "gives" when you press it.
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