20 Questions

this is a game that i have played a ton of times.

this is the game:

you have to guess what i am thinking of.

this is what it is:

it is SMALLER THEN A BREAD BOX.

and LARGER THEN A GRASS HOPPER.

what is it?

i can't tell you.

 no, do you know how to play? 

yes

Is it animal (as opposed to vegetable or mineral)?

no

Vegetable?

Is the grasshopper an 85ft., radiation-infected, mutant?

no, (Hint) it is something that is not alive.

Is it Dick Cheney?

no

So it's dead? Or, was it not alive to begin with?

yes it was not alive to begin with.

So, whatever it is, it's main characteristic is it's size. So, it's probably a solid thing. A rock?

its the answer!

it is a solid thing, but it is not a rock.

The muffler bracket for a '78 Pinto?

no, (BIG hint) it is a chess peace

Can't be the King, Queen, Bishop, or Knight, 'cause they're against peace. It's the Rook?

it is a cornflake?

yes it is!!