What am I? (14)

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Postby MCC » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:11 pm

No, not a magician.

And not Hell. Hell is a place not an occupation.


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Postby jimbob » Thu Jun 08, 2006 4:38 pm

Molten lead...

Reading news...

Could it be caster?
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Postby emm » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:03 pm

Or a diviner / dowser

outside, I read the news

MCC he speak with forked tongue
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Postby udosuk » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:00 am

Wizard/Alchemist?
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Postby MCC » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:33 am

Not a: Caster or Diviner or Dowser or Wizard or Alchemist.

Inside they cannot be read, outside they can. A bit messy through.


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Postby underquark » Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:15 am

Entrails? Can't read them when they're in the chicken but you can "read" them once they're out.
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Postby emm » Fri Jun 09, 2006 12:08 pm

Anthropomancy - divination using human entrails and Ichthyomancy using fish ... or how about this Aruspicy - prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice... (underquark's sausage with sauce might have been quite aruspicy)... but don't forget the bleigiessen - molybdomancy - divination by dropping metal into water and all the references to hands - are you a palm reader?

Could some of these apply for the position of acceptable alternative answers?
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Postby MCC » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:06 pm

underquark wrote:Entrails? Can't read them when they're in the chicken but you can "read" them once they're out.

Entrails it is, I wasn't particularly going with chickens but with sheep.

Also, I was going with animals entrails rather than human entrails, but then again, entrails is entrails, so I will have to award the prize to Emm with:
Anthropomancy; Ichthyomancy or Aruspicy.

And a bonus prize for Underquark for showing Emm the way.

Molybdomancy doesn't quite fit the bill.

Now you know the area to look, see if you can get the word/words I was after.


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Postby underquark » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:10 pm

MCC wrote:Also, I was going with animals entrails rather than human entrails, but then again, entrails is entrails

'Ow very umble of you.
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Postby MCC » Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:39 pm

Umbles - The edible offal of deer etc.
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Postby lunababy_moonchild » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:40 pm

It's either
    Antinopomancy - Divining by entrails of women or children
    Extispicy - divination by examining entrails
    Haruspexopy - divination by examining the entrails of sheep, swine & oxen

All of which has got to be illegal.

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Postby MCC » Fri Jun 09, 2006 4:57 pm

Haruspex or the plural haruspices was what I was after or extispicy.

A more modern day approach to haruspex is the practice of ooscopy - the study of the insides of an egg.


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Postby lunababy_moonchild » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:31 pm

Well, that's my mind broadened for the day.

Thanks very much that was extremely entertaining:D

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Postby underquark » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:03 pm

lunababy_moonchild wrote:Well, that's my mind broadened for the day.

Thanks very much that was extremely entertaining:D

Luna

I'm sure you meant to say eggstremely entrailtaining but just didn't have the guts:D
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Postby lunababy_moonchild » Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:20 pm

underquark wrote:I'm sure you meant to say eggstremely entrailtaining but just didn't have the guts:D

Yes, I did:D

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