20 Questions - Raven III
Raven
and try for a traditional item to be guessed. Now just to think of
something ---
Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all three
categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in sufficient
detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
Corb.
Bill O'Meally
1. Is it a sentient being?
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Bill
"Wise fool."
Gandalf _The Two Towers_
(The Wise will remove 'se' to reach me. The Foolish will not!)
Raven
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> |: This time I'll skip the "find the passage" thing I introduced
> |: earlier, and try for a traditional item to be guessed. Now just to
> |: think of something ---
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all |:
> three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> 1. Is it a sentient being?
Absolutely not.
Hrafn.
Raven
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> |: This time I'll skip the "find the passage" thing I introduced
> |: earlier, and try for a traditional item to be guessed. Now just to
> |: think of something ---
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
It is further south than Isengard.
Karasu.
Öjevind Lång
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>> |: This time I'll skip the "find the passage" thing I introduced
>> |: earlier, and try for a traditional item to be guessed. Now just to
>> |: think of something ---
>
>> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> > |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
>> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
>> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
>> |: Absolutely not.
>
>> 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
>
> It is further south than Isengard.
3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of the
Ring?
�jevind
Raven
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> |: This time I'll skip the "find the passage" thing I introduced
> |: earlier, and try for a traditional item to be guessed. Now just to
> |: think of something ---
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of the
> Ring?
Yes.
Korpen.
Tamf Moo
>> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
>> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
>> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
>> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
>> |: Absolutely not.
>> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
>> |: It is further south than Isengard.
>> 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
>> the Ring?
> Yes.
is it breadbox-compatible?
--
tamf
I see two Gandalfs and church bell. And two half lions chasing
a bull rat each over the lake. (Rorschach tests seen by "Illogic")
Raven
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> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
> |: the Ring?
> |: Yes.
> 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
Ramn.
Öjevind Lång
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5. Is it a manufactured object?
�jevind
Raven
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
> |: the Ring?
> |: Yes.
> |: 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
> |: No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
> 5. Is it a manufactured object?
Yes.
Korppi.
Raven
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
> |: the Ring?
> |: Yes.
> |: 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
> |: No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
> |: 5. Is it a manufactured object?
> |: Yes.
> 6. Does it have the shape of a living being?
Only vaguely, and only by chance. I can think of one family of life
forms which vaguely resemble my object visually, and another which does so
even more vaguely.
Hrafn.
Öjevind Lång
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>> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
>> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
>> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
>> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
>> |: Absolutely not.
>> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
>> |: It is further south than Isengard.
>> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
>> |: the Ring?
>> |: Yes.
>> |: 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
>> |: No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
>> |: 5. Is it a manufactured object?
>> |: Yes.
>
>> 6. Does it have the shape of a living being?
>
> Only vaguely, and only by chance. I can think of one family of life
> forms which vaguely resemble my object visually, and another which does so
> even more vaguely.
7. Is it mentioned in LotR?
�jevind
Raven
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
> |: the Ring?
> |: Yes.
> |: 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
> |: No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
> |: 5. Is it a manufactured object?
> |: Yes.
> |: 6. Does it have the shape of a living being?
> |: Only vaguely, and only by chance. I can think of one family of life
> |: forms which vaguely resemble my object visually, and another which does
> so |: even more vaguely.
> 7. Is it mentioned in LotR?
Yes.
Hraban.
Öjevind Lång
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8. Is it the rotating tower in Minas Morgul?
�jevind
Raven
> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
> |: the Ring?
> |: Yes.
> |: 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
> |: No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
> |: 5. Is it a manufactured object?
> |: Yes.
> |: 6. Does it have the shape of a living being?
> |: Only vaguely, and only by chance. I can think of one family of life
> |: forms which vaguely resemble my object visually, and another which
> |: does so even more vaguely.
> |: 7. Is it mentioned in LotR?
> |: Yes.
> 8. Is it the rotating tower in Minas Morgul?
No. And I'll invite you to ponder the addendum to my answer to question
4.
K�kam.
Derek Broughton
> "Öjevind Lång" <bredba...@ojevind.lang> skrev i meddelelsen
8. Is there only one?
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derek
Raven
"Derek Broughton" <de...@pointerstop.ca> skrev i meddelelsen
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> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> |: three categories: animal, plant and mineral. It is not described in
> |: sufficient detail, but is probably not wholly mineral.
> |: 1. Is it a sentient being?
> |: Absolutely not.
> |: 2. Is it not farther south than Isengard?
> |: It is further south than Isengard.
> |: 3. Is it on territory controlled by Sauron at the time of the War of
> |: the Ring?
> |: Yes.
> |: 4: is it breadbox-compatible?
> |: No. Perhaps if you crumple it thoroughly enough...
> |: 5. Is it a manufactured object?
> |: Yes.
> |: 6. Does it have the shape of a living being?
> |: Only vaguely, and only by chance. I can think of one family of life
> |: forms which vaguely resemble my object visually, and another which
> |: does so even more vaguely.
> |: 7. Is it mentioned in LotR?
> |: Yes.
> |: 8. Is it the rotating tower in Minas Morgul?
> |: No. And I'll invite you to ponder the addendum to my answer to
> |: question 4.
> 9. Is there only one?
It is at once one of a pair and one of a multitude.
Karasu.
Tamf Moo
ooh, riddles! (and i've been pondering what you told us to ponder ever
since it made its impenetrable appearance).
10. is it... foggy?
Raven
My mind is crooked - unless it be a very straight one in a crooked
universe. Happily for you it is not wicked. And once you do have the
answer you will see how the replies fit the object to a nicety. :-)
> 10. is it... foggy?
Not in the least.
Annankákai.
Öjevind Lång
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11. Does it serve any particular purpose?
Öjevind
Raven
> |: 10. is it... foggy?
> |: Not in the least.
> 11. Does it serve any particular purpose?
I should say two purposes: one primary, one secondary. Though when it
appears in the story it serves yet a third purpose.
Korpen.
Bill O'Meally
> "�jevind L�ng" <bredba...@ojevind.lang> skrev i meddelelsen
12. Is it stationary?
Raven
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> |: Ah yes. The thing I have chosen may or may not belong to all
> 12. Is it stationary?
Not at all.
Corvus.
Raven
> |: 13. Is it apparel (including armour)?
> |: Let's not beat about the bush?
> 13a. Is it the orc dress Sam or Frodo wear when they leave the tower
> of Cirith Ungol?
Part of it. Which part?
Corvo.
Raven
> 14. Mostly mineral, isn't it? So is it one of the orc-helmets?
Could be, but isn't. One of the orc-helmets is compatible with all my
answers so far - except on one point in the initial information I gave.
Corb.