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09/24/05 5:34 AM GMT
An oldie but a goodie. I'll think of something specific and you need to ask me questions to discover what it is. I can only answer yes, no or irrelevant. For those who don't know it, the idea is to start out with fairly broad questions and work your way down to specific ones. The idea is to guess within 20 questions, but we'll keep going until soemone guesses correctly (then they think of a new one). Guesses as to what the object is also count as a question used up.
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=Samatar
05/05/17 10:05 PM GMT
I would say no to both. Maybe yes to 1 if you were being antisocial??

And maybe yes to 2 if it was a particular type of party.
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+purmusic
05/05/17 11:43 PM GMT
Do either of the items produce sound?
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.Tootles
05/06/17 10:11 PM GMT
Do people depend on it for survival?
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=Samatar
05/07/17 5:29 AM GMT
1. Yes, sometimes makes a sound. I would say no, people do not generally depend on it for survival, but in some cases they might. It would not be something you would think of as a life saving thing.

2. No to both.
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::Constance52347
05/08/17 4:09 AM GMT
Is it used mostly by guys?
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+purmusic
05/08/17 5:28 AM GMT
"Do either of the items require power? As in, electrical power?"

"2. No"

"Are the items more likely to be found outdoors?"

"2. Yes"

Ok, then. Going to focus on the second item..

Does the item require any assembly to be put into place?
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=Samatar
05/08/17 10:53 PM GMT
I am going to say no to both for Connie's question, although intense research would be required in both cases to give a truly accurate answer.

Les: Interesting question, in both cases! I will say yes to both.
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.Tootles
05/08/17 11:55 PM GMT
Is it fragile?
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=Samatar
05/09/17 12:24 AM GMT
1. No

2. Yes, definitely.
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::Constance52347
05/09/17 8:29 AM GMT
OK...so both are primarily used by females!
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+purmusic
05/09/17 10:57 PM GMT
"Is it fragile?"

"2. Yes, definitely."

Are any of the parts of the item reflective?
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=Samatar
05/09/17 11:03 PM GMT
Connie: No, that would be misleading. Neither would generally be considered to be used more by either gender.

Les: No to both
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.Tootles
05/11/17 7:47 AM GMT
Is it alive?
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=Samatar
05/13/17 12:32 AM GMT
No to both
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.Tootles
05/13/17 4:57 PM GMT
Is it a network or system of something?
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=Samatar
05/14/17 3:21 AM GMT
Yeeeeeessss.....

for both....

Getting very close now I think...
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.Tootles
05/14/17 11:34 PM GMT
Not that close, sadly. Nothing's clicking with all the answers so far.

The first one requires power of some sort to work. And if you used it at a party, it would be antisocial, so it can't be light or electricity.

It can't be water because neither are reflective. And I don't see how it could be pipes, as it's neither bigger nor smaller than a bread box!

Maybe you'd use (2) at a party if it was a particular kind of party... that makes me think of Tupperware, but Tupperware isn't a fragile outdoorsy thing! Unless you're thinking of Les and his trail mix on a picnic.

I need to think a bit more...
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=Samatar
05/15/17 1:10 AM GMT
The party thing really isn't going to help so I would forget about that.
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+purmusic
05/15/17 5:11 AM GMT
Is the second item a satellite dish of sorts?

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Having the TV on and watching it during a party could be considered antisocial (1st item - some sort of Roku device, with the 2nd item being the satellite dish).

So, yeah.. bit of a wild guess.

And..

Depending on the answer.. will go back to ascertain just how the two items interact.
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=Samatar
05/16/17 12:11 AM GMT
Not a satellite dish.
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::Constance52347
05/17/17 8:24 AM GMT
Boombox?
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=Samatar
05/17/17 9:58 PM GMT
Nope.
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+purmusic
05/31/17 4:53 PM GMT
Do the two items 'communicate' with one another?
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=Samatar
06/01/17 12:11 AM GMT
No.
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+purmusic
06/01/17 1:20 AM GMT
If a person on the interwebz experiences cognitive dissonance? Do they make a sound?

Lol.

Welp.. that throws off where I was going with these two items.

Back to the drawing board, I goes..

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p.s. Recap, please?
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=Samatar
06/01/17 3:04 AM GMT
1 - Could be bigger than a breadbox; requires power; not found outdoors; not used a parties; can make a sound sometimes; not used for survival; not used more by either gender; not fragile; not reflective; not alive; it is a network or system of something; not a satellite dish; not a boombox; does not communicate with the second item.

Reminder: You need to think outside the box a bit to get this "item".
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+purmusic
06/01/17 3:06 AM GMT
Danke.
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=Samatar
06/01/17 3:08 AM GMT
2 - Can be either bigger or smaller than a breadbox; does not require power; found outdoors (also indoors); generally not used at parties but there is an exception, at a certain time of year... ; does not make a sound; not used for human survival; not generally associated with a particular gender; is (very) fragile; not reflective; not alive; is a network or system of something.
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+purmusic
06/04/17 7:23 AM GMT
Working on it..
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.Constance52347
06/10/17 3:32 AM GMT
"Very fragile network....." hmmm
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+purmusic
06/10/17 5:59 PM GMT
^ is stalling..

:oP
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=Samatar
06/10/17 10:46 PM GMT
You could ask some more questions...?
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+purmusic
06/11/17 1:43 AM GMT
I am trying to locate my mind.. and am having difficulty.

Ok, hang on..

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Since this question/subsequent answer was 'hot'..

Question: "Is it a network or system of something?"

Answer: "Yeeeeeessss.....
for both....
Getting very close now I think..."

network ... noun: network; plural noun: networks

1. an arrangement of intersecting horizontal and vertical lines.
synonyms: web, lattice, net, matrix, mesh, crisscross, grid, reticulum, reticulation; plexus
"a network of arteries"

system ... noun

1. a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole, in particular.

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My pea is grasping at the possibility of item 2 being a string of lights or something. And going back to the question of; "Does the item require any assembly to be put into place?"

However..

Is item 2 weatherproof?
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=Samatar
06/11/17 2:36 AM GMT
Yes, to a point.

BTW it is also in your post above.
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+purmusic
06/11/17 7:46 PM GMT
Ok, then.

Now, if only I could get my pea brain to focus (serious).

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2 - "does not require power"

That eliminates the string of lights.

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Is the material used for item 2 more typically natural, as opposed to man-made?
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=Samatar
06/11/17 11:57 PM GMT
Yes
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+purmusic
06/12/17 12:20 AM GMT
Ok, didn't want to jump the gun before narrowing down item 2 some more.. but, am going to hazard a guess now.. is it lattice?
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=Samatar
06/12/17 12:31 AM GMT
Nope.
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+purmusic
06/12/17 5:42 PM GMT
Nutz.

Was going by this and questions/answers, thus far..

"BTW it is also in your post above."

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Is item 2 a rice paper lantern?
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=Samatar
06/12/17 11:12 PM GMT
No.

It is indeed... still there, in that post.
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+purmusic
06/13/17 2:06 AM GMT
(*lightbulb goes off above his head*)

:o)

Is item 2.. a spider web?
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=Samatar
06/13/17 2:23 AM GMT
*Streamers, fireworks, wild cheering*

And now Item 1 should be a cakewalk.
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+purmusic
06/13/17 2:45 AM GMT
Good good one, Sam.

Funny where our minds go.. 'cause, with you stating that the two items are related.. my mind, anyways, immediately went to electronics, possibly pc related.

That aside..

Going to enjoy a victory lap before tackling item 1. As nothing is coming to mind as yet.
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=Samatar
06/13/17 11:05 PM GMT
1 is directly related to 2.
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+purmusic
06/14/17 8:04 PM GMT
Right, so.. had a think.

Or, perhaps more appropriately.. tried to channel my inner Samatar.

Item 1: "1 - Could be bigger than a breadbox; requires power; not found outdoors; not used a parties; can make a sound sometimes; not used for survival; not used more by either gender; not fragile; not reflective; not alive; it is a network or system of something; not a satellite dish; not a boombox; does not communicate with the second item."

And..

"1 is directly related to 2 (spider web)."

So..

First had to google to see if what I thought 1 could be (there are a few possibilities or variations of) was in anyway harmful or disturbing to pets (that would be your beloved Beagle).

Apparently, safe.

What's a spider web do, for the most part?

Traps insects for the spider to eat/consume. Or, in other words.. insects that could be potential "pests" to a homeowner.

So.. is item 1 a pest control device/system?
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=Samatar
06/15/17 12:17 AM GMT
Nope. You are thinking too much :-)
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+purmusic
06/15/17 2:22 AM GMT
(*deflates to a puddle of frazzled neurons*)

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Ok, then.

Back to the drawing board.. kinda, sorta..

Is the item more likely to be found in one room as opposed to another?
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=Samatar
06/15/17 3:54 AM GMT
Yes. Very unlikely in a bathroom, for example. Or kitchen.
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+purmusic
06/15/17 8:22 PM GMT
Is item 1 meant to be more functional as opposed to decorative?
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=Samatar
06/15/17 9:29 PM GMT
I would say yes.
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::Tootles
06/17/17 10:08 AM GMT
Does it contain a Caedes spider?
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+purmusic
06/17/17 10:32 PM GMT
ooOOoo.. I like where this line of questioning is going..

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(*waits on Sam's answer to Tootles' question, before proceeding further*)

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(*brushes up on his Samatarese and reviews the questions/answers in the meantime*)
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=Samatar
06/18/17 12:38 AM GMT
It certainly could!
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::Tootles
06/19/17 3:21 PM GMT
It could?? I'm not sure I like the idea of a web empty of Caedes spider, because then you wonder where it might have got to.
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=Samatar
06/19/17 11:23 PM GMT
What's something that might contain a Caedes spider? Directly related to the "web"?
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+purmusic
06/19/17 11:36 PM GMT
"Is item 1 meant to be more functional as opposed to decorative?"

'I would say yes.'

And all of the other hints to "think outside the box".. lead me to guess..

Is item 1 the Caedes.net website?

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Oh, don't worry.. I have something soft and cushy on the floor to deflate to this time if wrong.

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=Samatar
06/19/17 11:36 PM GMT
Close enough. "Web site" was the answer.
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+purmusic
06/19/17 11:42 PM GMT
YaY!

The credit really goes to Sandra, though.

I just sidled up to dot the is and cross the ts.

Else.. you know.. we might have been here forever.

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Tootles? All yours..
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::Tootles
06/22/17 10:35 AM GMT
Thought of something. Questions?
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=Samatar
06/22/17 10:54 AM GMT
Man made?
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+purmusic
06/22/17 11:44 AM GMT
Going for a stab in the dark here.

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Actually, call it a hunch.

Is the item in question related to a special occasion?
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::Tootles
06/22/17 2:28 PM GMT
Yes, man-made -- and yes, related to this special occasion, though you wouldn't connect it with special occasions in general.

Do you have half a crystal ball too, Purmusic?
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.Constance52347
06/23/17 12:21 AM GMT
Is it smaller than a bread box?
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::Tootles
06/23/17 1:54 PM GMT
Yes and no.
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+purmusic
06/23/17 6:28 PM GMT
Does the item require power?
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::Tootles
06/23/17 10:06 PM GMT
Yes.
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+purmusic
06/24/17 4:04 AM GMT
Is the item in question more functional than that of decorative?

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Wait.. lemme guess.. equally both?

:oP
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::Tootles
06/25/17 12:35 AM GMT
Yes, more functional than decorative!
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+purmusic
06/25/17 6:04 PM GMT
Yes, man-made -- and yes, related to this special occasion, though you wouldn't connect it with special occasions in general.

Is it smaller than a bread box? Yes and no.
Does the item require power? Yes.

Is the item in question more functional than that of decorative?
Yes, more functional than decorative

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Does the item have moving parts?

(^ Notice the genius method to my questioning madness.. I got a twofer in there!

(*goes to give self a pat on back.. changes course and gives it a scratch instead*) )
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::Tootles
06/25/17 8:31 PM GMT
Yes, some do -- not all. Did that help?
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+purmusic
06/26/17 12:41 AM GMT
"Yes, some do -- not all. Did that help?"

(*mumbles something incoherent*)


Is the item meant to be portable?

Not as in, portable TV portable (small enough to be conveyed around, but, typically fixed in position).. more like camera portable. Or, say.. an umbrella.
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::Tootles
06/26/17 12:38 AM GMT
In the past they were more TV portable, but now many of them are more like camera portable.
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=Samatar
06/26/17 11:24 PM GMT
Does it have a screen?
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::Tootles
06/26/17 11:52 PM GMT
No.
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+purmusic
06/27/17 12:55 AM GMT
Does the item in question have any relation to the culinary arts?
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::Tootles
06/27/17 2:22 PM GMT
No.
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+purmusic
06/27/17 7:34 PM GMT
Does the item produce sound?
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::Tootles
06/27/17 9:52 PM GMT
Er... yes.
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+purmusic
06/28/17 12:24 AM GMT
"Er... yes."

Hmmmm.. this could mean, "warm getting hot".. or.. the sound is inconsequential. Kinda, sorta.. since it could also point to some sort of mechanical operation or otherwise significant, but, not necessarily intended noise as a primary function of the item.

Decisions, decisions..


Does the item produce sound as an intended feature?
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::Tootles
06/28/17 7:47 PM GMT
Yes. (Droops).
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+purmusic
06/29/17 10:10 PM GMT
Right, recap time..

Yes, man-made -- and yes, related to this special occasion, though you wouldn't connect it with special occasions in general.

Is it smaller than a bread box? Yes and no.
Does the item require power? Yes.

Is the item in question more functional than that of decorative?
Yes, more functional than decorative

Does the item have moving parts?
Yes, some do -- not all.

Is the item meant to be portable?
In the past they were more TV portable, but now many of them are more like camera portable.

Does it have a screen? No.

Does the item in question have any relation to the culinary arts? No.

Does the item produce sound? Does the item produce sound as an intended feature? Yes.

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Thinking..
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=Samatar
06/29/17 10:50 PM GMT
A speaker? Going for the obvious here...
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::Tootles
06/30/17 2:39 PM GMT
Too true. Over to Sam. (Blows dust off the top of the speaker).
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=Samatar
06/30/17 10:51 PM GMT
Someone else take it please!
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+purmusic
07/01/17 3:03 PM GMT
(*dons the 20 Questions puzzlemeister sash*)

Annnnnd.. go!
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::Constance52347
07/03/17 7:29 AM GMT
Is it smaller than a breadbox?
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+purmusic
07/05/17 5:24 PM GMT
Mine is smaller than a breadbox. Yes.
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::Constance52347
07/06/17 12:15 AM GMT
Does it work on batteries?
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+purmusic
07/06/17 10:36 AM GMT
No.
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::Constance52347
07/06/17 11:20 PM GMT
Is it primarily plastic?
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+purmusic
07/06/17 11:59 PM GMT
Not mine, no.
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::Constance52347
07/07/17 5:48 AM GMT
Is this item usually meant to be carried?
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+purmusic
07/07/17 10:51 AM GMT
No.
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::Constance52347
07/08/17 7:21 PM GMT
Is the item a utensil of some kind?
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+purmusic
07/09/17 12:31 AM GMT
Definition of utensil

1 : an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and especially a kitchen
2 : a useful tool or implement

im.ple.ment
noun
noun: implement; plural noun: implements

1. a tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, especially as used for a particular purpose.
"agricultural implements"
synonyms: tool, utensil, instrument, device, apparatus, gadget, contraption, appliance, machine, contrivance; informal gizmo; equipment, kit, tackle, accoutrements, paraphernalia "garden implements"

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Only in the loosest sense of the above definitions.. but, I think it would be misleading to answer; "Yes".. so..

No.
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::Constance52347
07/15/17 6:54 AM GMT
Ahhh....is it used in combination with another item?
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Please go back and twiddle your thumbs...have I twiddled enough, yet?
+purmusic
07/15/17 5:58 PM GMT
Yes.
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::Constance52347
07/18/17 3:59 AM GMT
Is it ceramic?
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+purmusic
07/19/17 7:33 PM GMT
No.

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Go figure, I just googled to see if ceramic is a possibility. And.. it is. Mine isn't ceramic, though, to be clear.
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+purmusic
08/28/17 10:46 PM GMT
Mousepad?

Yes! You got it!

Good good, job.. me!
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