Me versus the 2 oz genius

My very last birthday present (only a month late) came from my sister this weekend. She gave me a beautiful shirt and this odd little device called 20 Questions. You hold it in the palm of your hand, think of a noun, and answer its questions until it guesses the noun in your head. And, I swear to you, it guesses the right answer almost every time. I believe this little computer is actually possessed by the Devil . The Devil who must be reading my thoughts even now as I type.

Tonight's noun was MACARONI. (yes, this is how I amuse myself)

Q1: Animal? Vegetable? Mineral? Other? Unknown?
A1: OTHER

Q2: Do you hold it when you use it?
A2: NO

Q3: Does it make sound?
A3: NO

Q4: Was it used over 100 years ago?
A4: I wasn't alive a 100 years ago, but I'm guessing NO

Q5: Does it use electricity?
A5: It does in my house, but officially NO

I KNOW EVERYTHING! (It taunts me)

Q6: Do you use it in your home?
A6: YES

Q7: Does it have writing on it?
A7: NO

Q8: Is it hard?
A8: This is a trick question...sometimes hard, sometimes soft, but I'm going to say NO

Q9: Do you use it at work?
A9: Only as leftovers, so NO

Q10: Is it smaller than a loaf of bread?
A10: YES

Q11: Do you use it in public?
A11: It wouldn't be wrong if I did, but NO

Q12: Is it made of synthetic material?
A12: Are preservatives synthetic? I'm gonna say NO

Q13: Is it something you can purchase?
A13: YES

Q14: Would you use it daily?
A14: If I had to, I could do it. But, NO

Q15: Can you eat it?
A15: Absolutely, so YES

I'M GONNA WIN (It taunts me repeatedly)

Q16: Does it get really hot?
A16: YES

Q17: Can it fit in an envelope?
A17: Now, this is a trick question. Yes macaroni can fit into an envelope, but not the whole box, and why would you even do that anyway. So, reluctantly, I say NO.

Q 18: Does it come from something larger?
A18: UNKNOWN (Don't we all come from something larger than ourselves?)

Q19: Is it brown?
A19: NO

Q20: Does it come in a pack
A20: SOMETIMES, but I never purchase it that way.

YOU WERE TRICKY- IT'S SPAGHETTI??

Now that's pretty damn close. I may have to call this one a tie.

I'm not sure what I have learned from this experience, except that after a brief question/answer session I find myself on equal terms with a piece of plastic wired with AA batteries. I choose to draw no conclusions.