mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

irach

Was the person involved a 19th century Englishman, or did he live (and die) prior to that?

Dazed5

Was the 'weapon' a pen?

ImNotJohn

Morton's Fork?

Rosie

Chalky - Yes and yes. The whole thing could be used in science, among other things. The metal thing is part of the abstract idea but as an actual object could be used as a weapon.
irach - Died before 1800.
Dazed5 - No, but some appreciative murmurs from the audience.
ImNotJohn - No.

Rosie

Chalky - (PS) See my answer to Raak's Lord Byron's bicycle query.

irach

Anything to do with Newton?

Dazed5

Is there a literary connection?

Raak

Is the metal thing a hammer?

Rosie

irach - No. Pre-dates Newton.
Dazed5 - No.
Raak - No.

irach

Predates Stonehenge?

Rosie

irach - No, not by a long chalk.

Raak

Anything to do with Freemasonry?

Dazed5

Any connection to medicine?

Raak

Occam's Razor?

Chalky

Funny you should ask that [Raak] because Occam's Razor attracts exactly 172,000 Google hits worldwide. I reckon you've got it. I've never heard of it mesself :-)

Rosie

Raak - YES! Well done. A rather obscure one which I thought might just get by, particularly in a place like this. It's meaning is this: If someone says those lights in the sky are UFOs then the application of Occam's Razor makes one ask "couldn't they be aeroplanes, or unusual reflections in the glass, or were you just a bit pissed?", i.e always think of the simple explanation first. Do not elaborate unnecessarily, etc. etc.

Carry on, Raak

Raak

VEGETABLE, with ANIMAL and ABSTRACT connections.

Irouléguy

Is it edible (or drinkable?)

ImNotJohn

Is it a constructed object?