Sherlock Holmes's Birthday is NOT January 6th After All

<p></p><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">“We have judged it best that you should come late” [ENGR]</h4><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7XopZzTBzANRyJ6POjrwk3sbYof-j4W7z-CT2c4HgExShiThbOw7OcDuQSi9Y7dMa2RdaXPwCzgmgqfyNGxG0YFEInkXg1LG6YzKZeMQp7CxJcCk5JgFsKIw28cbw-NNyW9RLqwcqZtFdsLyhfNSiVvgs3XuncM4dALOCHe9ouj-l6hgqVXUamIYLuMju" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="1595" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7XopZzTBzANRyJ6POjrwk3sbYof-j4W7z-CT2c4HgExShiThbOw7OcDuQSi9Y7dMa2RdaXPwCzgmgqfyNGxG0YFEInkXg1LG6YzKZeMQp7CxJcCk5JgFsKIw28cbw-NNyW9RLqwcqZtFdsLyhfNSiVvgs3XuncM4dALOCHe9ouj-l6hgqVXUamIYLuMju=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><i><b>Editor's note:</b> This may seem like heresy to traditional Sherlockians, who've been celebrating Sherlock Holmes's birthday on January 6th for nearly a century.</i></p><p><i>Erik Deckers, longtime contributor to the Canonical Couplet on the IHOSE podcast and chief instigator behind the satirical <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2024/12/prepare-yourself-for-h-con.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">H & W Con</a>, has written to tell us our math hasn't been mathing. Whether or not you choose to believe him, he provides an informative history and some convincing facts. </i></p><p><i>We'll let Erik tell it himself.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>We've been making a terrible mistake about Sherlock Holmes's birthday.</p><p>It's widely believed that Holmes's birthday was <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2025/01/happy-171st-birthday-sherlock-holmes.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">January 6, 1854</a>, but it's not.</p><p>Why? What's so special about that particular date in the first place?</p><p>In "His Last Bow," even though he was in disguise as "an Irish-American," Holmes was described as</p><blockquote><p>. . . a tall, gaunt man of sixty, with clear-cut features and a small goatee beard which gave him a general resemblance to the caricatures of Uncle Sam."</p></blockquote><p>Since "His Last Bow" was published in 1914, we, along with most chronologists, can assume Holmes was then born in 1854.</p><p>But where did we get January 6th?</p><p>Because Christopher Morley says so.</p><p>In his article in the January 6, 1933 issue of <i>The Saturday Review of Literature</i>, when Holmes would have turned 79, Morley said:</p><blockquote><p>"I have not looked up the date, but if, as an astrologer has suggested, Sherlock Holmes was most likely born in January, some observance is due. Therefore, if the matter has never been settled, I nominate January 6th (the date of this issue of the <i>Saturday Review</i>) as his birthday…"</p></blockquote><p>Morley further reasoned that because Holmes quotes Shakespeare's <i>Twelfth Night</i> twice — ever — in the canon, it means he was interested in that play because his own birthday was on the twelfth night after Christmas. (Which is a stretch. After all, Holmes mentioned murder at least 72 times in the canon, but that doesn't mean he loved <i>Sweeney Todd</i>.)</p><p>In <i>The Sign of the Four</i>, Holmes quips, &quot;All is well that ends well&quot; from Act IV, Scene 4. In "The Empty House," Holmes says, "'Journeys end in lovers meetings,' as the old play says," from Act II, Scene 3.</p><p>Except Morley got the date wrong.</p><p>And it all has to do with how we count the twelve days of Christmas.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">What Are the Twelve Days of Christmas?</h2><p>The twelve days of Christmas — the time, not the song — was proclaimed by the Council of Tours in 567 to be a "sacred and festive season." As a result, they filled those days with various feasts and observances that are celebrated by the Roman Catholics and Orthodox churches to the east (i.e., the Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, and Oriental Orthodox).</p><p>This sacred and festive season is what led to the original song, "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song) " target="_blank">The Twelve Days of Christmas</a>." </p><p>Which you just started singing in your head.</p><p>TDOC is an English Christmas carol first published in 1780 and is known as a <b>cumulative song</b>. That means, says Wikipedia, "the lyrics take the form of a stanza of at least two lines. In each verse, the text of the first line introduces a new item, and the other line uses the words to begin a list that includes items from all the preceding verses." (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumulative_song " target="_blank">Wikipedia</a>)</p><p>There have been a number of different melodies associated with the "Hey Jude" of Christmas music, although the one you're singing in your head comes from a 1909 traditional folk melody arranged by English composer Frederic Austin.</p><p>Seriously, it's in your head now; you can't escape it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original song lyrics from 1780 actually match up with what we sing today with one exception ("three Colly birds"), but they have varied over the last 244 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, in a manuscript by Cecily Baring-Gould (the great-aunt of <a href="https://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/twelve_days_of_christmas-2.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">William Baring-Gould</a>) from around 1840, she says that a "partridge in a pear tree" was actually "part of a juniper tree." On the fourth and fifth days, my true love gave "four Colley birds" and "a golden ring." There were also "eight hares a-running," "ten lords a-playing," "eleven bears a-baiting," and "twelve bulls a-roaring."</p><p>[This is an interesting rabbit trail in itself. William Baring-Gould's father, Sabine Baring-Gould co-authored a book, <i><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/56625/56625-h/56625-h.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Songs of the West: Folk Songs of Devon & Cornwall Collected from the Mouths of the People</a></i> in 1889 in which he credits his aunt, Cecily Baring-Gould, having written the words and music to Twelve Days of Christmas in "about 1840."]</p><p>In the 1864 book <i><a href="https://archive.org/details/householdfriend00fielgoog/page/n57/mode/2up?view=theater " rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Household Friends for Every Season</a></i>, Thomas Hughes lists "a partridge and a pear tree," "three fat hens," "four ducks quacking," and "five hares running." </p><p><br /></p><p>In 1892, William Bell Scott quoted a "very pretty peacock in a pear tree," "four Corley birds," and "eleven ladies a-louping."</p><p>The gifts my true love gave have varied greatly, but we didn't land on the final order until 1909 with Frederic Austin's re-arranging of the original folk melody, and even then, he used the very first set of lyrics we know and. . . love(?) today.</p><p><b><i>FIVE GOOOOLD RINGS!</i></b></p><p>Seriously, it'll be in your head all day.</p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">When and What Are the Actual Twelve Days?</h2><p>The original twelve days of Christmas were filled with liturgical feasts and celebrations observed by the Roman Catholic Church and most Orthodox Churches. Here are several of the different historical observations of the twelve special days.</p><p>1 – Dec. 25th – Christmas Day.<br />2 – Dec. 26th – St. Stephen's Day. Also known as Boxing Day.<br />3 – Dec. 27th – Feast of St. John, Apostle and Evangelist. Also known as Wrestling Day. <br />4 – Dec. 28th – Feast of the Holy Innocents.<br />5 – Dec. 29th – Memorial of St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr.<br />6 – Dec. 30th – Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.<br />7 – Dec. 31st – Feast of Pope St. Sylvester I.<br />8 – Jan. 1st – Feast of the Circumcision of Christ.<br />9 – Jan. 2nd – Feasts of St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nazianzus.<br />10 – Jan. 3rd – Memorial of the Holy Name of Jesus.<br />11 – Jan. 4th – Unknown. <br />12 – Jan. 5th – Epiphany Eve. </p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">When is Twelfth Night?</h2><p>Twelfth Night, also known as Epiphany Eve — which is far less exciting than Christmas Eve — marks the coming of the Epiphany, a Christian feast day that marks the visit of the magi, Jesus' baptism, and the wedding at Cana, where Jesus turned water into wine.</p><p>Not all on the same day, of course.</p><p>But, depending on which tradition you belonged to — Western Christianity or Eastern Orthodoxy — the date of Twelfth Night was either January 5th or 6th, depending on when the counting began on Christmas Day or the day after.</p><p>Except, why would you count the twelve days of Christmas and not include, you know, the Actual Day Of Christmas?</p><p>That's just not right. And since Holmes is from the western arm of Christianity, he and his family would have celebrated — or at least sung — the twelve days of Christmas starting on December 25th.</p><p>Which means. . . </p><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;">Holmes's Birthday Is On January 5th, Not the 6th</h2><p>Here in the West, Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, and United Protestant congregations all celebrate Epiphany on January 6th, and they all agree that the Twelfth Day and the Twelfth Night are on the 5th. It's one of the only things they agree on.</p><p>And that all means:</p><p>1) If Holmes was born on the twelfth day of Christmas, and</p><p>2) The twelfth day of Christmas is on January 5th, then</p><p>3) Holmes's birthday is on Thursday, January 5th, 1854, the day before Epiphany.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just think about this for a while, count the actual days, and sing the song over and over again. (It hasn't left your brain anyway.)</p><p>Eventually, the numbers will align, the stars will be in their places, and you'll have an. . . um. That is, a sort of, what's that called when something comes to you in a bolt of realization?</p><p>--</p><p><br /></p><p>Read Erik's regular column, <i><a href="https://laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Laughing Stalk</a></i></p><p><br /></p>

Sherlock Holmes's Birthday is NOT January 6th After All

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Happy 171st Birthday, Sherlock Holmes!

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“he was a born boon companion” [VALL]</h4><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgY_ymKWDr-geVICyGk-9ZM2MTm_O9WXVb_7hSXEleMbjIv4DOUuZU0tKuV-1NzuCPSMnNuDWljCd2qWatZYbe1uMGFadzwz8DFjXYkrCqcwqcUVUYQ5_psO726uRRm2KgwDuUVSfZecBCfBPJmI1PhC6pUrwnY4RJECIX3Md0lrgm7sqAN4FXViFBOlh/s1232/Case%20Notes%20cake%20-%20Amateur%20Mendicant%20Society.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1232" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRgY_ymKWDr-geVICyGk-9ZM2MTm_O9WXVb_7hSXEleMbjIv4DOUuZU0tKuV-1NzuCPSMnNuDWljCd2qWatZYbe1uMGFadzwz8DFjXYkrCqcwqcUVUYQ5_psO726uRRm2KgwDuUVSfZecBCfBPJmI1PhC6pUrwnY4RJECIX3Md0lrgm7sqAN4FXViFBOlh/w640-h480/Case%20Notes%20cake%20-%20Amateur%20Mendicant%20Society.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we traditionally celebrate Sherlock Holmes's birthday.<br /><br />We say "traditionally," because there is no definitive statement of his actual date of birth in the Canon, but beginning with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Morley">Christopher Morley</a>, the date of January 6th has become the de facto accepted date for Holmes' birthday. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons.<br /><br />Of all of the quotes in the Canon, William Shakespeare was the most oft-quoted author. There is but one Shakespearean play that Holmes quotes twice: <i><a href="https://amzn.to/37GCVtA">Twelfth Night</a></i>. In <i>The Sign of the Four</i>, Holmes concludes, "All is well that ends well." This is from from Act IV, Scene 4. And in "The Empty House," Holmes states "'Journeys end in lovers meetings,' as the old play says," from Act II, Scene 3.<br /><br />The reason the date was chosen is that in Christianity, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6">January 6th</a> is the Feast of the Epiphany, or officially the twelfth day of Christmas. I suppose if we were being truly technical about it, the twelfth night of Christmas would fall on <b>January 5th</b>...<br /><br />In addition, William S. Baring-Gould in his <a href="https://amzn.to/2QrZ4G3"><i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, posited that because Holmes was a little cranky on the morning of January 7th — the date on which <i>The Valley of Fear</i> began — he had a hangover, induced by birthday celebrations the evening prior.<br /><div><br /></div><div>And why 171? Scholars have fixed the year of Sherlock Holmes's birth to 1854 by virtue of a line in "His Last Bow" when he was described as "a tall gaunt man of sixty."<span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span><br /><h3><span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;">Additional Thoughts</span></h3>In an episode of <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com" target="_blank">Trifles</a>, our weekly show where we discuss some of the minutiae in the Sherlock Holmes stories, we cover this in greater detail, and with some additional research material. Do check it out on the podcast streaming service of your choice, the embedded file below, or at <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles210">ihose.co/trifles210</a>.</div><div> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/960247957&color=%23947454&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sherlock-holmess-birthday" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes's Birthday">Sherlock Holmes's Birthday</a></div><br /><br />And by all means, share the news that today is Sherlock Holmes's birthday. But whatever you do, don't try to throw him a surprise party. It's an exercise in futility.</div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/199257178?h=1cc30eee6e" title="vimeo-player" width="640"></iframe><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><br />We hope you'll take a moment and wish Sherlock Holmes a happy birthday in your own way. If you'd like to join in here, please feel free to leave a birthday comment below.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Happy 171st Birthday, Sherlock Holmes!

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Prepare Yourself for H&W Con

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “pestering me any more with your silly talk” [BLUE]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2_ueqorzw1RUkNkM-NlXu2dm_FJBVA1Gj4aysvr5rpVhyrU_4vokwkaoAK1hAa6VhD0BlkZqdpzb-JsEIY07LkwY5rOWixCSZvbPg2J9YIHdK8U623U3TY-ms0Q4F3THm5hyJOvUuLZSDIMdzE-sKb0opfv9QYzuVcdHskfwhVg9sBMyA1JQtZfiKVbk/s1000/Holmes%20and%20Watson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC2_ueqorzw1RUkNkM-NlXu2dm_FJBVA1Gj4aysvr5rpVhyrU_4vokwkaoAK1hAa6VhD0BlkZqdpzb-JsEIY07LkwY5rOWixCSZvbPg2J9YIHdK8U623U3TY-ms0Q4F3THm5hyJOvUuLZSDIMdzE-sKb0opfv9QYzuVcdHskfwhVg9sBMyA1JQtZfiKVbk/w640-h360/Holmes%20and%20Watson.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p>It's always a joy when we hear about new Sherlock Holmes-related events, particularly when the attendees are guaranteed to have fun.</p><p>So it was particularly gratifying to see that Erik Deckers' <i><a href="https://laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2024/10/date-location-announced-for-holmes.html" target="_blank">Laughing Stalk</a></i> carried the following press release related to that cult classic, Holmes & Watson (covered here previously in "<a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2018/09/a-very-different-holmes-and-watson.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Very Different Holmes and Watson</a>"):</p><p></p><blockquote><p>(SIOUX CITY, IOWA)—Organizers today announced the dates and location for the eagerly awaited H&W Con, the <i>Holmes & Watson</i> convention based on the hilarious and timeless comedy classic starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly.</p><p>The convention will be held on the weekend of March 1 – 3 in Sioux City, Iowa, at the Dakota Dunes Roadside Motel and Convention Center.</p><p>Attendees can attend panel discussions, visit the Merchandise Room to purchase apparel, collectibles, and books, cosplay as their favorite characters, and read their favorite fan fiction at live readings. Organizers recently added the event "<i>Holmes & Watson</i> After Dark," a reading of erotic fan fiction.</p><p>Attendees will also be able to get autographs and attend panel discussions by notable cast members of the film.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Mark Anthony Dawson, who played the uncredited role "Beefeater #1," will sign autographs and lead a Q&A session about his work on the film, including questions about the craft table and his brief interactions with Will Ferrell's personal assistant.</li><li>Attendees can also attend a viewing of a pre-recorded Zoom video Q&A with Wesley Kent-Hargreaves, who portrayed Weird Child Companion.</li><li>The uncle of Hector Bateman-Harden, who portrayed Young Sherlock Holmes, will be selling original headshots of his famous nephew in the Merchandise Room for $10 apiece or two for $18.</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p>"This is a big deal for us," said Dakota Dunes assistant night manager Carl Alcorn. "We haven't had any celebrities of Mr. Dawson's magnitude here in several years. We once had Hacksaw Jim Duggan stop in for a night when his van broke down, but that was in 1995 after he retired."</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the most looked-forward-to panel discussions is entitled "Embracing the Silliness: How <i>Holmes & Watson</i> Changed My Outlook and Saved My Life," hosted by a mystery panelist known only as The Accordionist.</p></blockquote><p></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcAGGy2G1yF5ZMNhB4AYiGBmfEL-NBD1UR1aqIZVxrjxSfQwg2281UDUk_yPQe_RPFc_OrnA8W4QxSyOgNRk_dCdOMAj-dybyVlN3MUfBUu3OjzEsA_Q3e4yh1tvSpchjRfkWjJCInHrgx2f1uJbM9LFsepbs6CYnBEZyhnjz1BtsXQ6evXxPOGq23xJ80" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcAGGy2G1yF5ZMNhB4AYiGBmfEL-NBD1UR1aqIZVxrjxSfQwg2281UDUk_yPQe_RPFc_OrnA8W4QxSyOgNRk_dCdOMAj-dybyVlN3MUfBUu3OjzEsA_Q3e4yh1tvSpchjRfkWjJCInHrgx2f1uJbM9LFsepbs6CYnBEZyhnjz1BtsXQ6evXxPOGq23xJ80=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">The only known photo of The Accordionist</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br />"I loved this film the moment it came out," said The Accordionist from <a href="https://scottmonty.com/" target="_blank">his home studio in southeast Michigan</a></p><blockquote><p>. "Most of my friends think I hate it, but really, I have not loved a comedy film more. Ferrell and Reilly are the modern-day Laurel and Hardy, and they're not given enough credit for their amazing body of work. Holmes & Watson was the pinnacle of their comedy genius."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2019/02/sherlock-holmes-brings-home-major-film.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><i>Holmes & Watson</i> won Golden Raspberries in 2019</a> for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Supporting Actor, and Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel.</p><p>Photos of the Golden Raspberries will be on display in the Autograph Area and Breakfast Nook, where fans can take selfies with the photos for $10.</p><p><br /></p><p>"It's an honor just to have been part of this amazing cast and crew," said Jacob McGrath, who will attend H&W Con and work as the Merchant Room's overnight security guard. "I was just minding my own business, drinking and sitting in an alley, when I was picked to be an extra for the courtroom scene. Their craft table was amazing. I hadn't seen that many Twinkies and Ding Dongs in one place. And now I get to honor the memory of that wonderful production by guarding over its collectibles. You guys are providing meals, too, right?"</p></blockquote><p></p><p><br /></p><p>While this is obviously a parody (in case you haven't figured it out yet), one wonders if such a convention might be possible...?</p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>

Prepare Yourself for H&W Con

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Baker Street Elementary – An Impish Habit

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“You are certainly joking, Holmes” [BLUE] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5dtdwmA5Y0hUGznccuJ9nsD3iLIY3kr_sIBWerAosyNNqgQ0uUnxa_YKevFwhcZRU5CXRzaPPkNOKPMXHXHuA7liL8dgNaL63FP8xOV3eyI-Hj-bz0tmWdHN1ljtoi_0lPNiZ75dXITGLkNOR6h7Fbln0YXDur9ZdFTyHA078tSfzK8e4ufLukizu4S1/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20181.1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5dtdwmA5Y0hUGznccuJ9nsD3iLIY3kr_sIBWerAosyNNqgQ0uUnxa_YKevFwhcZRU5CXRzaPPkNOKPMXHXHuA7liL8dgNaL63FP8xOV3eyI-Hj-bz0tmWdHN1ljtoi_0lPNiZ75dXITGLkNOR6h7Fbln0YXDur9ZdFTyHA078tSfzK8e4ufLukizu4S1/s16000/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20181.1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sherlock Holmes was a practical joker.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The great consulting detective — known for his deductive reasoning skills, his numerous monographs, and the seriousness with which he took his work — enjoyed practical jokes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He admitted it himself in "The Mazarin Stone," when he returned the jewel to its rightful owner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Too bad, Lord Cantlemere, too bad!” cried Holmes. “My old friend here will tell you that I have an impish habit of practical joking. Also that I can never resist a dramatic situation. I took the liberty—the very great liberty, I admit—of putting the stone into your pocket at the beginning of our interview.”</div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He used a similar ruse (but didn't admit it) with the Right Honourable Trelawney Hope in "The Second Stain," when he slipped the missing document back into the despatch box.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">So when clients, the police, or perpetrators claimed actions were practical jokes — such as in "The Dancing Men," "The Five Orange Pips," or "The Norwood Builder," respectively — Holmes, an inveterate practical joker as well as a world-class consulting detective, knew that such suggestions were incorrect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Add to this Holmes's delight in fooling others with his various disguises, and we find a wonderfully mischievous sense of humor beneath the logical exterior. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Related: </b></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><i>Trifles </i>Episode 259: <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2021/12/episode-259-did-sherlock-holmes-have.html" target="_blank">Did Sherlock Holmes Have a Sense of Humor?</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="2403" data-dashlane-rid="00cc39d2589cad5f" data-form-type="" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/21502643/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/676767/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And to think it might have all started at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Baker Street Elementary – An Impish Habit

“You are certainly joking, Holmes” [BLUE]  Sherlock Holmes was a practical joker. The great consulting detective — known for his deductive r...

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – Misleading Man

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“I would have made a highly efficient criminal” [CHAS]  </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtvyJf-vj60TMakz1pLwHssUo-wnmq7yKzAoK_deRiELaWVxA7EYzr70BiPGpDsCJMUr5lffLziTN-w-MQOXMJ3o2jaK1q51hJkq08eixOWuY9ga5VRTwEYWorg9hfKwbxFfL4jNHzJYZKQ-Yja8_63A6CgCFtSBZdMotQ5nP2xMcMpO5HqKDt7g1n7MC/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20175.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtvyJf-vj60TMakz1pLwHssUo-wnmq7yKzAoK_deRiELaWVxA7EYzr70BiPGpDsCJMUr5lffLziTN-w-MQOXMJ3o2jaK1q51hJkq08eixOWuY9ga5VRTwEYWorg9hfKwbxFfL4jNHzJYZKQ-Yja8_63A6CgCFtSBZdMotQ5nP2xMcMpO5HqKDt7g1n7MC/s16000/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20175.1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sherlock Holmes always sought the truth. As he reminded Watson, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth?” [SIGN]</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">He let data lead him where he needed to go, even if the conclusion was less than ideal. But he was careful about collecting that data:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing,” answered Holmes thoughtfully. “It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different.” [BOSC]</div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Yet he would allow Scotland Yard and the official police force to follow their own misguided attempts at capturing criminals from time to time, almost intentionally misleading them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In "Wisteria Lodge," he encouraged Inspector Baynes to “follow your path and I will follow mine,” and he allowed Lestrade to continue to pursue his theory of monomania in "The Six Napoleons." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Why would he do this? For one, it allowed him an unfettered path to pursue his own inquiries. And for another, it kept them in his good graces, so they would continue to come to him for assistance.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In fact, our introduction to the official police in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i> gives it away:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“My dear fellow, what does it matter to me. Supposing I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade, and Co. will pocket all the credit. That comes of being an unofficial personage.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />“But he begs you to help him.”<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Yes. He knows that I am his superior, and acknowledges it to me; but he would cut his tongue out before he would own it to any third person.”</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, at Baker Street Elementary, it began a little more nefariously...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHyb6KrSImEUx2DCCfDlGkc9g8Gs5iZSbFmmb3-dcjksQIGEa25pQrLjyUkl_wfQgC4WGXUTvjamaCgqRXrpT4xtBNmgMt2NiUH_YrYcNpM0UsCvbrU0dNneVdCziNLcxNdDGlSuYH6Uyn4-525VD3S-8ykQCA91hE94FdAN6IB3XSbI4mmfJmDQ6sNkE/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20175.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.bakerstreetelementary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">www.bakerstreetelementary.org</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Baker Street Elementary – Misleading Man

“I would have made a highly efficient criminal” [CHAS]   Sherlock Holmes always sought the truth. As he reminded Watson,  “How often have I ...

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The Story Behind the Greatest Sherlockian Hoax of All Time

<h4 style="text-align: center;"> “wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate hoax” [STOC] </h4><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4BBWBaOADsYBqcAn-OWLOQrCiRiX1LLhV-QSIMPgg_mvr59HDmBn8q-HNsds5OeR_zsGD1YE0cocC2X-BcrqkKcqEqG63DU-87S135kf8e4ZgLpqs-jSzM-mI55PrUWRn92fbJ7H1Ax9-LVYf6ibUzdLye_osuKffO2_pwMu_68q8QNWifKgHfDoXAPJZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="1179" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4BBWBaOADsYBqcAn-OWLOQrCiRiX1LLhV-QSIMPgg_mvr59HDmBn8q-HNsds5OeR_zsGD1YE0cocC2X-BcrqkKcqEqG63DU-87S135kf8e4ZgLpqs-jSzM-mI55PrUWRn92fbJ7H1Ax9-LVYf6ibUzdLye_osuKffO2_pwMu_68q8QNWifKgHfDoXAPJZ=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><div>Today marks 17 years since one of the greatest Sherlockian hoaxes since... well, we were going to say since the Cottingley Fairies, but that wasn't strictly Sherlockian, was it?</div><div><br /></div><div>Back in 2007, the entertainment world was in a bit of a Sherlock Holmes drought. We were 13 years past "The Cardboard Box," the final episode in the Granada Sherlock Holmes series, made popular in part by Jeremy Brett in the starring role. And it was three years before <i>Sherlock</i> with Benedict Cumberbatch would debut, and five years before <i>Elementary</i> with Jonny Lee Miller would make its first appearance. </div><div><br /></div><div>The talk of the town in 2007 was a potential movie project dreamt up by former Warner Bros. producer Lionel Wigram, who had been working on a concept for about 10 years. In March, Warner Bros. finally committed to the idea and the project was announced.</div><div><br /></div><div>But who would they seek to don the deerstalker in this iconic role? What Hollywood star would have the screen presence combined with an ability to draw box office audiences?</div><div><br /></div><div>Speculation had already surfaced on some entertainment news sites and discussion forums that Russell Crowe was a candidate. Many in the Sherlockian community wrinkled their noses at such a ridiculous miscasting. Crowe was hardly the right type for Holmes.</div><div><br /></div><div>Who might be a better candidate?</div><div><br /></div><div>We immediately thought back to 1985 and Nicholas Rowe in his appearance in <i>Young Sherlock Holmes</i>. His similarity in looks to Dr. Joseph Bell, the inspiration for Sherlock Holmes, was uncanny, and he would have been the proper age in 2007 to play a true Sherlock Holmes.</div><div><br /></div><div>So we whipped up some background and convincing narrative and, on April 1, posted this item: "<a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/is-long-row-veil_1.html" target="_blank">Nicholas Rowe to Reprise His Role in Updated Sherlock Holmes Movie</a>." </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, this was years before he'd have a cameo in the Ian McKellen-starring film <i>Mr. Holmes</i> in 2015:</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_VN9HNy21aeBfNsH3AIevQXuWJbWKB4TtD7hOHCy0jstu5R7RxLEzLb_cOtllOFhpEDb7yQhFfC0K__pM9eXXVwAnIiXkHoIV6F2EWURFH4QJQBGOet_J80qdKPRZy_fbg9wjBmbEYTpWK9xIIj46NHvwFva3WEJIIqdiow2lpOeFtytTWWMm4qKBDe4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="599" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgr_VN9HNy21aeBfNsH3AIevQXuWJbWKB4TtD7hOHCy0jstu5R7RxLEzLb_cOtllOFhpEDb7yQhFfC0K__pM9eXXVwAnIiXkHoIV6F2EWURFH4QJQBGOet_J80qdKPRZy_fbg9wjBmbEYTpWK9xIIj46NHvwFva3WEJIIqdiow2lpOeFtytTWWMm4qKBDe4=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Since those innocent early(ish) days of the Internet, it has become customary to view news stories with incredulity or even cynicism. But we were operating on the bleeding edge of things, and aside from a link at the bottom of the story alerting readers <a href="https://hoaxes.org/aprilfool/" target="_blank">to background info</a> and the date of the byline, there was nothing to indicate foul play was afoot.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, the public ate it up and for a brief moment, <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> became a source for Hollywood news. </div><div><br /></div><div>We <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2007/04/had-fooled-us-3gar_2.html" target="_blank">came clean</a> the following day, revealing the hoax.</div><div><br /></div><div>And Robert Downey, Jr. went on to be selected to play the role in the Guy Richie-directed <i>Sherlock Holmes</i> (2009) and sequel <i>Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows</i> (2011), both of which were global box office smash hits, raking in over $500 million each.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Be careful what you read out there on April Fool's Day. The game is afoot.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

The Story Behind the Greatest Sherlockian Hoax of All Time

 “wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate hoax” [STOC]  Today marks 17 years since one of the greatest Sherlockian hoaxes since.....

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by Scott Monty

Baker Street Elementary – My Dirty Little Lieutenant

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Wiggins has just been up to report” [SIGN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZlyvK6GZToOXrXzBAxvIbXfplRTLaOE-cuMb96D0lnmy3TvumlRjm4o0nt6RZE8Sn92RCEKt8yENlr23tTILtv-nGDylWL3-vJ1WnGO4ZONpTn8bqiz87bXjcbgKEpEYClv0Q9S_eayDfMf2rdE39qnHBb6YbOYapoZQUake8-0OUaKpSAlEo_6DnsKV/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20173.1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZlyvK6GZToOXrXzBAxvIbXfplRTLaOE-cuMb96D0lnmy3TvumlRjm4o0nt6RZE8Sn92RCEKt8yENlr23tTILtv-nGDylWL3-vJ1WnGO4ZONpTn8bqiz87bXjcbgKEpEYClv0Q9S_eayDfMf2rdE39qnHBb6YbOYapoZQUake8-0OUaKpSAlEo_6DnsKV/s16000/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20173.1.PNG" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">aka "Kean"</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sherlock Holmes didn't have an easy time with the Baker Street Irregulars. This group of rag-tag street urchins made a memorable first appearance in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“What on earth is this?” I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of our landlady.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“It’s the Baker Street division of the detective police force,” said my companion, gravely; and as he spoke there rushed into the room half a dozen of the dirtiest and most ragged street Arabs that ever I clapped eyes on.</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By the time we get to <i>The Sign of Four</i>, they appear again — and appear to have doubled in number, once again exasperating Mrs. Hudson:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At this moment there was a loud ring at the bell, and I could hear Mrs. Hudson, our landlady, raising her voice in a wail of expostulation and dismay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“By heaven, Holmes,” I said, half rising, “I believe that they are really after us.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“No, it’s not quite so bad as that. It is the unofficial force,—the Baker Street irregulars.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br />As he spoke, there came a swift pattering of naked feet upon the stairs, a clatter of high voices, and in rushed a dozen dirty and ragged little street-Arabs. </div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sherlock Holmes warned them against future tumult when he delegated authority to Wiggins:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“In future they can report to you, Wiggins, and you to me. I cannot have the house invaded in this way.”</div></blockquote></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Thus has the tradition continued with Wiggins, who Sherlock Holmes called “my dirty little lieutenant.” The head of the <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars</a> (which now count their membership as a little over 300) is called "Wiggins," and the office is currently held by Michael Kean.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Michael joined <i>I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</i> on <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2020/08/episode-198-baker-street-irregulars-new.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 198</a>: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" data-dashlane-frameid="7755" data-dashlane-rid="c1a8d790400c8992" data-form-type="other" height="192" mozallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15622589/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" style="border: none;" title="Embed Player" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="100%"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And to think it all began at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">–</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvnzEIy_HFzesVmG1mIlIErtzr1SteRQn5ljZKsJVyHVHeyGZTMcRgAC_hkE3oy1hqpV50VZdaUYufaVVTbYF6sO_iLZjAGxY9TXbwOHbsy5EjgS_zMacWUiHiyA0RRL4gr8LCvsgN8ICrXFuW-E73R7O29q10CpgokPKgZliNa22VCEc8HjLIdHty4zd/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20173.2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvnzEIy_HFzesVmG1mIlIErtzr1SteRQn5ljZKsJVyHVHeyGZTMcRgAC_hkE3oy1hqpV50VZdaUYufaVVTbYF6sO_iLZjAGxY9TXbwOHbsy5EjgS_zMacWUiHiyA0RRL4gr8LCvsgN8ICrXFuW-E73R7O29q10CpgokPKgZliNa22VCEc8HjLIdHty4zd/s16000/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20173.2.PNG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Or, "tenets," as we say around here</span></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.bakerstreetelementary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">www.bakerstreetelementary.org</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Baker Street Elementary – My Dirty Little Lieutenant

“Wiggins has just been up to report” [SIGN]  aka "Kean" Sherlock Holmes didn't have an easy time with the Baker Street Irregul...

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Baker Street Elementary – Popularity Contest

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“a man who is popular with all who know him” [TWIS] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBB6BAcZCl3-lCjpPEvlnOpug903fbulJV-XnQ5k9gjpg033q-ARblKvpKAV8PIbOHJMYYc_t17bQHA7HFpnIn6-WmFjkt3h5RS8NIF__dqHlQKRkfyreM7Sv93DZVuibiLCBvMwhC8bg2gh1zcmYps_Jjs_DPmYI9Bd1pab7rUIBpIPcq1Ux-USoiprX/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20172.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBB6BAcZCl3-lCjpPEvlnOpug903fbulJV-XnQ5k9gjpg033q-ARblKvpKAV8PIbOHJMYYc_t17bQHA7HFpnIn6-WmFjkt3h5RS8NIF__dqHlQKRkfyreM7Sv93DZVuibiLCBvMwhC8bg2gh1zcmYps_Jjs_DPmYI9Bd1pab7rUIBpIPcq1Ux-USoiprX/s16000/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20172.1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to the efforts of Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes quickly rose from obscurity to a household name in the late Victorian era.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Watson told Holmes in <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">“Your merits should be publicly recognized. You should publish an account of the case. If you won’t, I will for you.”</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And so he did. And since the final story was published in 1927, the Sherlock Holmes canon has never been out of print. Some even say it's the second best-selling book after the Bible.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Eventually the Sherlock Holmes stories would be published in over 100 languages, and collector Don Hobbs, BSI (“Inspector Lestrade”) managed to acquire just about every version before <a href="https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/sublibrarians/all/collections/24/" target="_blank">donating his 8,000-book collection to Southern Methodist University</a>. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This just goes to show how universally popular Sherlock Holmes is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Don spoke with I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere on <a href="https://ihose.co/ihose64" target="_blank">Episode 64</a>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><iframe title="Embed Player" src="https://play.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/2839778/height/192/theme/modern/size/large/thumbnail/yes/custom-color/414851/time-start/00:00:00/playlist-height/200/direction/backward/download/yes/font-color/FFFFFF" height="192" width="100%" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen="" webkitallowfullscreen="true" mozallowfullscreen="true" oallowfullscreen="true" msallowfullscreen="true" style="border: none;" data-dashlane-rid="d028d5bae60ed85a" data-form-type="other" data-dashlane-frameid="1252"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Popularity being a topic of interest to schoolchildren, we can only imagine how it's going at Baker Street Elementary...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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An archive of all previous episodes can be viewed at </span><a href="http://www.bakerstreetelementary.org/" style="background-color: white; color: #006f85; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">www.bakerstreetelementary.org</a><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div><div><br /></div><div><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s1600/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGyHxoov2AdCNzI-sA382WHyzmCYKmU5vuVxxUUbwgmzd_zESpxNTWBoDo-0BOUVmZPf0EpIOXFT9y59il288HBvx1-_JJJXxHhZAn2orzWJPWbYZasKlLBplbQMHDaY9thgs_w1diI7ch/s640/Baker+Street+Elementary.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

Baker Street Elementary – Popularity Contest

“a man who is popular with all who know him” [TWIS]  Thanks to the efforts of Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes quickly rose from obscurit...

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Baker Street Elementary – A Sticky Wicket

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“Was the wicket-gate closed?” [HOUN] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqV-6Bs2XCA3wrrPQYfbw4TrocAM8Gy40ReL00IDH_-puJCOlPMCNEL0CrEitJ6UVFxzBp2d95SvNR8W-xPWhytZclJEdcuQ9VTFXdPVGDvzXc0KvS-m7L4-TMn7UBX_hW8OdOk_cgJUUrr40hzPUkSVkhbANXvRT0TQgPT4wXLJsqgXu9b0daiaORBJS/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20171.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqV-6Bs2XCA3wrrPQYfbw4TrocAM8Gy40ReL00IDH_-puJCOlPMCNEL0CrEitJ6UVFxzBp2d95SvNR8W-xPWhytZclJEdcuQ9VTFXdPVGDvzXc0KvS-m7L4-TMn7UBX_hW8OdOk_cgJUUrr40hzPUkSVkhbANXvRT0TQgPT4wXLJsqgXu9b0daiaORBJS/s16000/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20171.1.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">A few seasons ago on the <i><a href="https://pod.link/trifles" target="_blank">Trifles</a></i> podcast, we produced <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/search/label/games%20%26%20sports" target="_blank">a 12-part series on games and sport in the Sherlock Holmes stories</a>. We've added to it since, but one sport did not enter that discussion: cricket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since cricket barely warranted a mention in the Canon, you might think such an oversight is understandable. The reality is we've created many more bricks with little straw on other related topics (golf, for example).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There are two explicit instances of cricket being mentioned, and one tangential one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1) Do you remember who was "<b><i>a fine scholar and athlete; plays in the Rugby team and the cricket team for the college</i></b>" and in which story this occurred? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2) And in which story do we learn of "<b><i>a blue cricket-cap, with a white chevron on the peak</i></b>," and whose was it? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">And now an oblique reference — one that doesn't name the sport itself, but rather equipment used in playing cricket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3) In one story, we hear of Watson admitting "<b><i>it seemed rather a piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playground and hit him over the shins with a wicket.</i></b>" Who was the victim? Which story?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For some reason or another, we always imagined Watson and Watson alone whacking the poor child with a cricket bat; but read that again — he says "wicket." This takes things to another level. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">In cricket, a wicket is a set of three stumps (vertical sticks) and two bails (smaller sticks placed atop the stumps). So it's essentially five sticks: two small and three large. Are we to believe that Watson grouped all of these (or at least the three stumps) in his hands and hit his victim with them?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">More likely, there were three assailants, each with his own stump, surrounding and attacking the poor boy in question. Wicked is as wicket does.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Join us as Baker Street Elementary takes a field trip today...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">*Answers:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>1) Mr. Gilchrist in "The Three Students"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>2) The hat belonged to Lord Saltire in "The Priory School."</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>3) Percy "Tadpole" Phelps in "The Naval Treaty"</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGpDmk5LcdJIp-jpEpvjbxYDsfaT6P3PEhAFFjMS3xPA8UcFHWaDR6m91VD-OxKMcAbbwMDQUIzVGSxf0NNbOYVNqHIeI7ha17VPiTCZnzlUVUOZfK024M0aZhwkS4bYVKnO9Cgk_1YfOrRbBcAZ7LxHxzqmmV8bCxZhid_2FKthF_qProLhbq1nXC2oV/s480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20171.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Baker Street Elementary – A Sticky Wicket

“Was the wicket-gate closed?” [HOUN]  A few seasons ago on the Trifles podcast, we produced a 12-part series on games and sport in the Sher...

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Happy 170th Birthday, Sherlock Holmes!

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“born to be a man of action” [HOUN]</h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BtE0un1ZmFlwDnTZYQbiKz8iAil_Yq-CJmLMI9Rgac7J3Ye1nvz9PhxEY5F_o1PHJ_XhxCa94Z2VhifqCmIr95j1-RRomb_OibDuLNlr4O9QzJWiDSDmQcNx4whmHjWk8tRf2kyJpvVlswQ3VJn8kDRXdHaxtQBxYcxfEgpj4hyGGD4WMIA8axDC_A/s900/Sherlock%20Holmes%20birthday%20cake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="900" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BtE0un1ZmFlwDnTZYQbiKz8iAil_Yq-CJmLMI9Rgac7J3Ye1nvz9PhxEY5F_o1PHJ_XhxCa94Z2VhifqCmIr95j1-RRomb_OibDuLNlr4O9QzJWiDSDmQcNx4whmHjWk8tRf2kyJpvVlswQ3VJn8kDRXdHaxtQBxYcxfEgpj4hyGGD4WMIA8axDC_A/w640-h480/Sherlock%20Holmes%20birthday%20cake.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we traditionally celebrate Sherlock Holmes's birthday.<br /><br />We say "traditionally," because there is no definitive statement of his actual date of birth in the Canon, but beginning with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Morley">Christopher Morley</a>, the date of January 6th has become the de facto accepted date for Holmes' birthday. Why? Well, there are a couple of reasons.<br /><br />Of all of the quotes in the Canon, William Shakespeare was the most oft-quoted author. There is but one Shakespearean play that Holmes quotes twice: <i><a href="https://amzn.to/37GCVtA">Twelfth Night</a></i>. In <i>The Sign of the Four</i>, Holmes concludes, "All is well that ends well." This is from from Act IV, Scene 4. And in "The Empty House," Holmes states "'Journeys end in lovers meetings,' as the old play says," from Act II, Scene 3.<br /><br />The reason the date was chosen is that in Christianity, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_6">January 6th</a> is the Feast of the Epiphany, or officially the twelfth day of Christmas. I suppose if we were being truly technical about it, the twelfth night of Christmas would fall on January 5th...<br /><br />In addition, William S. Baring-Gould in his <a href="https://amzn.to/2QrZ4G3"><i>The Annotated Sherlock Holmes</i></a>, posited that because Holmes was a little cranky on the morning of January 7th — the date on which <i>The Valley of Fear</i> began — he had a hangover, induced by birthday celebrations the evening prior.<br /><div><br /></div><div>And why 170? Scholars have fixed the year of Sherlock Holmes's birth to 1854 by virtue of a line in "His Last Bow" when he was described as "a tall gaunt man of sixty."<span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;"><br /></span><br /><h3><span style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "merriweather"; font-size: 21px;">Additional Thoughts</span></h3>In an episode of <a href="https://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com" target="_blank">Trifles</a>, our weekly show where we discuss some of the minutiae in the Sherlock Holmes stories, we cover this in greater detail, and with some additional research material. Do check it out on the podcast streaming service of your choice, the embedded file below, or at <a href="https://ihose.co/trifles210">ihose.co/trifles210</a>.</div><div> <br /><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/960247957&color=%23947454&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><div style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Interstate, "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Sans", Garuda, Verdana, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-break: anywhere; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-wrap: nowrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes: Trifles">Sherlock Holmes: Trifles</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/sherlockholmes-trifles/sherlock-holmess-birthday" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Sherlock Holmes's Birthday">Sherlock Holmes's Birthday</a></div><br /><br />And by all means, share the news that today is Sherlock Holmes's birthday. But whatever you do, don't try to throw him a surprise party. It's an exercise in futility.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" class="b-hbp-video b-uploaded" frameborder="0" height="371" id="BLOGGER-video-8c3d52ea1fda613d-16340" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" src="https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwvUujOJ0OBawjw4873ukupB0XySXWMc5CyWbs39OwjsYYQxOb_6dt4zZZLeNzhlu5nhXK5RPGjssrIW9ZtniMcLYNcNyOv2xRWA-UFO2oy9yX1lmVThgEcNLNqK74F07goeL3d" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="447"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /></div><br />We hope you'll take a moment and wish Sherlock Holmes a happy birthday in your own way. If you'd like to join in here, please feel free to leave a birthday comment below.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>

Happy 170th Birthday, Sherlock Holmes!

“born to be a man of action” [HOUN] Today is January 6th — and that marks the date on which we traditionally celebrate Sherlock Holmes's...

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Baker Street Elementary – Tactical Communication

<h4 style="text-align: center;">“very wide and tactful” [MAZA] </h4><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4kbcmD41JF1xIxh5A7FL6btBTO8AjV7k5GZtBFV1p2MweIYnYG27v7YsyfG42YXRZQh54yoCvDLhWranyAQgbmdHA8AsHZhAhQ6dY8L9vSemWo5BcQ64fOOcggKKgZ71DKzmPnZz48EBquakpynjyySjiyZO0cb2yADzw0qQnPlxVuCdKZccWoDRDC8g/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja4kbcmD41JF1xIxh5A7FL6btBTO8AjV7k5GZtBFV1p2MweIYnYG27v7YsyfG42YXRZQh54yoCvDLhWranyAQgbmdHA8AsHZhAhQ6dY8L9vSemWo5BcQ64fOOcggKKgZ71DKzmPnZz48EBquakpynjyySjiyZO0cb2yADzw0qQnPlxVuCdKZccWoDRDC8g/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">All too often these days, we see modern interpretations that take his cold, calculating nature and turn it into something toxic, as if he didn't know how to tactfully talk with people. The BBC's <i>Sherlock</i> even refers to him as a sociopath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">But the real Sherlock Holmes was not only tactful, but could put clients at ease with his words and his manner. Time and again, Watson refers to Holmes's ability to calm and soothe those in his presence:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>“Pray sit down, Mr. Scott Eccles,” said Holmes in a soothing voice [WIST]</li><li>“Quite so, madam,” said Holmes in his soothing way. [CARD]</li><li>He had an almost hypnotic power of soothing when he wished. [REDC]</li><li>“Patience! Patience, Mr. Garrideb!” said my friend in a soothing voice. [3GAR]</li><li>“You must not fear,” said he soothingly, bending forward and patting her forearm. “We shall soon set matters right, I have no doubt.” [SPEC]</li><li>Holmes pushed him down into the easy-chair and, sitting beside him, patted his hand and chatted with him in the easy, soothing tones which he knew so well how to employ. [BERY]</li><li>“There! there!” said Holmes, soothing, patting him upon the shoulder. [NAVA]</li></ul></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Imagine being a client and being nervous about your case. If having the world's greatest consulting detective on your side isn't enough, he makes sure you feel good about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's just say his candor and demeanor have come a long way since Baker Street Elementary...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuHPE-rLrbHXqDec65nh_WokLrAQZmP9f0Q34DPgYCB1v0s8NDkwE-kb-Afxg66CkiW5L7GA2iVEw0gR0aE4scIw3_jAe873Wd1FZQSh41B0-0jJOOyLibP0AHte05rDEfOBdu5eXbprCqRrUPQZ8g6Iv13xPWAg6wLLOSa_25_HDY6vWf3B3RCUSg_6p/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGuHPE-rLrbHXqDec65nh_WokLrAQZmP9f0Q34DPgYCB1v0s8NDkwE-kb-Afxg66CkiW5L7GA2iVEw0gR0aE4scIw3_jAe873Wd1FZQSh41B0-0jJOOyLibP0AHte05rDEfOBdu5eXbprCqRrUPQZ8g6Iv13xPWAg6wLLOSa_25_HDY6vWf3B3RCUSg_6p/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj7SRIjIRcd17qA1z0aewHdmlcDN368HaSaNqkCSNEfHMKM_Ycgomd8Jk8nx1jfnxpAGD4-rpFFiSpR_A5zF_jLZRP2HtmxczPnyAq1jQOC0KKyWmExu944geAUraw1a9bOfU8bH2M-U4OLMpg0A3Wpfj6ifO-cnaEN59ClbWeNBFDDpesK4hmNW9Y0ip/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidj7SRIjIRcd17qA1z0aewHdmlcDN368HaSaNqkCSNEfHMKM_Ycgomd8Jk8nx1jfnxpAGD4-rpFFiSpR_A5zF_jLZRP2HtmxczPnyAq1jQOC0KKyWmExu944geAUraw1a9bOfU8bH2M-U4OLMpg0A3Wpfj6ifO-cnaEN59ClbWeNBFDDpesK4hmNW9Y0ip/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.2.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQe41_9hwaoj_hh1GVnTYG95vV-k3r3837bMD2Azpwnl0kV9OE4JBYVYGkRvrViEzq5UByjdf61V6DATWvbVv3ayp6rADROaKlL0utZ64psulcoCJgs6gLYQbMPJoo0CDVYj_6NRBfD9aYPydUgQG-pv8NfpyRENpcXiqx9DfFnLgt1HBqxzwpFbpi0R9/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQe41_9hwaoj_hh1GVnTYG95vV-k3r3837bMD2Azpwnl0kV9OE4JBYVYGkRvrViEzq5UByjdf61V6DATWvbVv3ayp6rADROaKlL0utZ64psulcoCJgs6gLYQbMPJoo0CDVYj_6NRBfD9aYPydUgQG-pv8NfpyRENpcXiqx9DfFnLgt1HBqxzwpFbpi0R9/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.4.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviQXgLWpKETzePGiFrPBgQ9EFIiuBEgerOkOOp_MTgus3jZVQGiduaDoFXy95dv2uhtvKDfFOsIZUrVopcDgp4NWN11f8n-cNHIlg-1ni7KzirrWNRo-GBW0J6rer1gl4xO58M9tUhzNHnDTAGesyy7sofUlHfdPqCQr9J4kEGn8lDhzPHWIrXu_MkSd7/s768/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.5.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="768" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjviQXgLWpKETzePGiFrPBgQ9EFIiuBEgerOkOOp_MTgus3jZVQGiduaDoFXy95dv2uhtvKDfFOsIZUrVopcDgp4NWN11f8n-cNHIlg-1ni7KzirrWNRo-GBW0J6rer1gl4xO58M9tUhzNHnDTAGesyy7sofUlHfdPqCQr9J4kEGn8lDhzPHWIrXu_MkSd7/w640-h480/Baker%20Street%20Elementary%20168.5.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><i>Baker Street Elementary</i></b><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #0e0e0e; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> follows the original adventures of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, as they and their friends work through the issues of elementary school in Victorian London. 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Baker Street Elementary – Tactical Communication

“very wide and tactful” [MAZA]  All too often these days, we see modern interpretations that take his cold, calculating nature and turn it i...

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by Scott Monty