Sherlock Holmes are you?

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This is taken from our textbook at work.

Sir Conan Doyle's incomparable creations, the Sherlock Holmes of the razor
sharp logic and Dr. Watson of the tired listener of the "Elementary, my dear
Watson", are household names as loveable as you and I to our moms. They are the
super sleuths that have given us endless delights and have kept us awake all
night.

Are your a Sherlock Holmes at cracking mysteries? Put on your thinking
cap, fire up that pipe, and solve a crime mystery.


I was roused from a beer induced sleep by a knock on my door. The constable."
A man is dead, and something smells fishy. And so are you. Need your help ASAP."
I went to over to the crime scene." Tell me what happened."

"We went hunting up the Nam san with my dead friend Mier here. (sob). We were
going to shoot for lions, you know. (sob)

It was dark, no stars, no moon, not even a flashlight, no nothing. (a
prolonged girly whimper)

"Quit that"

"Well, Mier, my dead friend here, went out over to this place near the cliff
and I stayed put.

He was gone for a long spell and I was scared, so I called out his name but
nothing."

"How long was he gone?"

" Half an hour or so."

" So I went looking, calling out his name."

" Then from this cliff came this thing. It was a mountain lion for sure. It's
eyes were shining, staring at me."

" I shouted, Mier is that you!" I got no reply."

" So I shot at it." (sob sob sob)

"Quit that"

" And then when I lit a match, I saw my dead friend here. I shot him in the
head. I'm telling you, it's an accident"

"Constable, give me a beer, let me go back to sleep, and arrest this man. It
was no accident"

Now my dear Watson, tell me how I knew this man was a
murderer.
 

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Who was the shooter?
:?:
 

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If it was so dark, what was the light -"... no stars, no moon, not even a flashlight, no nothing" - that was supposed to have been reflected in this supposed mountain lion's eyes: "It's eyes were shining."
String him up.
 

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This is taken from our textbook at work.

Sir Conan Doyle's incomparable creations, the Sherlock Holmes of the razor
sharp logic and Dr. Watson of the tired listener of the "Elementary, my dear
Watson", are household names as loveable as you and I to our moms. They are the
super sleuths that have given us endless delights and have kept us awake all
night.

Are your a Sherlock Holmes at cracking mysteries? Put on your thinking
cap, fire up that pipe, and solve a crime mystery.

I was roused from a beer induced sleep by a knock on my door. The constable."
A man is dead, and something smells fishy. And so are you. Need your help ASAP."
I went to over to the crime scene." Tell me what happened."

"We went hunting up the Nam san with my dead friend Mier here. (sob). We were
going to shoot for lions, you know. (sob)

It was dark, no stars, no moon, not even a flashlight, no nothing. (a
prolonged girly whimper)

"Quit that"

"Well, Mier, my dead friend here, went out over to this place near the cliff
and I stayed put.

He was gone for a long spell and I was scared, so I called out his name but
nothing."

"How long was he gone?"

" Half an hour or so."

" So I went looking, calling out his name."

" Then from this cliff came this thing. It was a mountain lion for sure. It's
eyes were shining, staring at me."

" I shouted, Mier is that you!" I got no reply."

" So I shot at it." (sob sob sob)

"Quit that"

" And then when I lit a match, I saw my dead friend here. I shot him in the
head. I'm telling you, it's an accident"

"Constable, give me a beer, let me go back to sleep, and arrest this man. It
was no accident"

Now my dear Watson, tell me how I knew this man was a
murderer.

The butler did it in the library with a knife! :)

Cheers,
Amigos4
 

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What kind of a textbook is it? ("Are you a Sherlock Holmes at cracking mysteries?")

:)
 

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What kind of a textbook is it? ("Are you a Sherlock Holmes at cracking mysteries?")

:)
Nope.
We've got some on-line textbooks at work, somewhat a compilation of some works and articles.

This is just one topic to talk about with the student.
 

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Nope.
We've got some on-line textbooks at work, somewhat a compilation of some works and articles.

This is just one topic to talk about with the student.

blouen,

Is David's answer correct? It makes sense to me!

Cheers,
Amigos4
 

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blouen,

Is David's answer correct? It makes sense to me!

Cheers,
Amigos4

Well, I guess that's the only sensible answer we could get. So sad for a liar to not consider the lights.
 

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Well, I guess that's the only sensible answer we could get. So sad for a liar to not consider the lights.

blouen,

I wonder if you 'roused' David 'from a beer induced sleep by' posting your question in the Forum!

Congratulations, David! I'm not sure I would have been able to solve the crime!

Cheers,
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So sad for a liar to not consider the lights.
Look on the bright side: if most murders were 'perfect', then how often would Sherlock Holmes have said, "Elementary, my dear Watson" ?
"Watson - I'm stumped" doesn't have the same ring, the magic.
(even though the phrasing 'elementary, my dear Watson' was never actually uttered by Holmes in any of the stories).
 
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I actually haven't read any of his stories though he's such a household name very familiar to my dad.
 

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For about one hundred years, Sherlock Holmes was the most well-known fictional character in the world. Guess who replaced him.
 

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For about one hundred years, Sherlock Holmes was the most well-known fictional character in the world. Guess who replaced him.

Harry Potter???

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Bingo! You got it! But will anyone remember Harry a hundred years from now? I'd guess that Holmes will regain his title one day.
 

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Bingo! You got it! But will anyone remember Harry a hundred years from now? I'd guess that Holmes will regain his title one day.

I'd guess that Holmes will regain his title one day.

It's elementary, my dear mykwyner! What goes around comes around! ;-)

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Don't you think that other movie themes would replace them both?
(sob sob sob)
 

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Don't you think that other movie themes would replace them both?
(sob sob sob)

Perhaps Spiderman, Rambo, Rocky, or Indiana Jones will be in vogue for a period of time... but there is nothing out there to match the classical popularity of good-old-Sherlock!

Hang tight... Sherlock Holmes will catch-on in China and that will take care of everything!

Cheers,
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But Sherlock Holmes only appeared in books, didn't he?

How about James Bond?
 

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If you are suggesting that Sherlock Holmes has not been filmed, you will be wrong! Many films and many TV series.
 

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If you are suggesting that Sherlock Holmes has not been filmed, you will be wrong! Many films and many TV series.
I was just asking. Though I hear his name many times when topics turn to sleuths, I haven't seen him in any film. I thought he just appeared in writings.


Amigos,
I think James Bond has also been a household name, and could replace and match Sherlock Holmes' popularity.
 
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