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A Dull, Foggy November

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"A few trifling points might perhaps be added" [WIST] </h4>
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November may contain some of the most iconic scenes in the Sherlock Holmes stories: the thick, yellow fog in "The Bruce-Partington Plans," the wild tempestuous night that opened "The Golden Pince-Nez," and the raw and foggy night upon which Holmes and Watson reminisced on the conclusion of their run-in with the Hound of the Baskervilles.<br />
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Over on <a href="http://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/" target="_blank">Trifles</a>, our weekly 15-minute show in which we talk about one or two issues that we've noticed within the Sherlock Holmes stories, we had an eventful November, and we'd like to share it with you.<br />
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The following is a recap of <a href="http://www.sherlockholmespodcast.com/2018/11/" target="_blank">what we discussed in November</a>, with audio players embedded. We'd also encourage you to subscribe for regular updates, either by email or by ear below.<br />
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<b>November Update</b></h3>
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November began with Episode 97, a discussion of <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles97" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes and Children</a> — his way with them and their usefulness with regard to cases.<br />
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Then it was on to Episode 98, our monthly feature "<b>Inside 221B</b>" that looks at some of the physical objects we find in the flat at Baker Street. We cranked up <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles98" target="_blank">The Gramophone</a> and speculated on whether its use was truly effective.<br />
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Our next regular monthly feature, "<b>Unpublished Cases,</b>" has to do with tales that didn't make it to the public. Episode 99 had us looking into <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles99" target="_blank">The Ferrers Documents</a>. There's not much to go on with this one, so what did we make of it?<br />
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And then, can you believe it? We made it to Episode 100! <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles100" target="_blank">Telephonically, Mr. Holmes</a> dialed things up a bit, with a surprising discussion of the first mention of a telephone in the Canon.<br />
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We're heading into our third season in January and we need your help. We're not sure how much longer we can take things with trifling issues of our own. Do you have burning questions you'd like answered? Or perhaps you just noticed something on your umpteenth reading of the Canon. We'd love your suggestions!<br />
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A Dull, Foggy November

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The Remarkable Cow Unknown to Science

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<b>"it is a remarkable cow" [PRIO]</b></h4>
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Filed in the "now where have we heard this before?" department.<br />
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Close readers of the Sherlock Holmes stories may recall one of the unpublished cases concerning "a remarkable worm said to be unknown to science," as mentioned in "<b>The Problem of Thor Bridge</b>."<br />
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But what about "remarkable cow"?<br />
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Well, that would be the "cow" that left the tracks that Holmes noticed in "<b>The Priory School</b>." He demonstrated to Watson his recollection of the hoofprints:<br />
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“Can you recall that the tracks were sometimes like that, Watson”—he arranged a number of breadcrumbs in this fashion—: : : : :—“and sometimes like this”—: . : . : . : .—“and occasionally like this”—. . . . . . .</blockquote>
Adding, "it is a remarkable cow which walks, canters, and gallops."<br />
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One visit to the stables of Mr. Reuben Hayes, and they discovered two run-down looking horses, with the following curious feature:<br />
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“Old shoes, but newly shod—old shoes, but new nails.”</blockquote>
At the conclusion of the case, Holmes wondered how the culprit had developed the idea of putting cow-shaped shoes on horses, and asked the Duke of Holdernesse as much:<br />
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“This fellow Hayes had shod his horses with shoes which counterfeited the tracks of cows. Was it from Mr. Wilder that he learned so extraordinary a device?”<br />
The Duke stood in thought for a moment, with a look of intense surprise on his face. Then he opened a door and showed us into a large room furnished as a museum. He led the way to a glass case in a corner, and pointed to the inscription.<br />
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“These shoes,” it ran, “were dug up in the moat of Holdernesse Hall. They are for the use of horses; but they are shaped below with a cloven foot of iron, so as to throw pursuers off the track. They are supposed to have belonged to some of the marauding Barons of Holdernesse in the Middle Ages.“</blockquote>
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Well, this wasn't entirely a fictitious practice, as it turns out.<br />
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According to <a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/11/26/moonshine-and-cow-shoes/" target="_blank">The Vintage News</a>, moonshiners regularly used cow shoes to escape the authorities.<br />
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To help give themselves some extra time when fleeing on foot, some moonshiners came up with an unusual way of camouflaging their tracks and throwing pursuit off the trail — cow shoes.</blockquote>
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The idea was that if police found human footprints in areas where people don’t generally go, that was a clear indicator of something unusual and worth investigating, which could possibly lead to the discovery of an illegal still.</blockquote>
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Had moonshiners read "The Adventure of the Priory School" and filed that information away?<br />
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<i>Thanks to Gayle Puhl and Brenda Rossini for surfacing this bit of history</i>.<br />
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The Remarkable Cow Unknown to Science

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Conan Doyle vs. Jack the Ripper: Bradley Harper's A Knife in the Fog

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<b>"A scarlet thread of murder" [STUD]</b></h4>
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What comes to mind when you picture gas lights barely illuminating fog-choked London streets as horse-drawn cabs clatter across cobblestones? For Sherlockians, this setting conjures images of Holmes and Watson tracking undesirables through the heart of Queen Victoria’s empire.<br />
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However, there is an equally devoted-maybe obsessed is more appropriate?-group for whom these images recall not the fictional exploits of the world’s first consulting detective and his loyal chronicler, but instead the very real series of gruesome murders that took place in London’s Whitechapel district from August to October in 1888. These London streets are where Sherlockians meet Ripperologists.<br />
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In <i><a href="https://bharperauthor.com/books/a-knife-in-the-fog-book/" target="_blank">A Knife in the Fog</a></i>, Bradley Harper combines the true story of Jack the Ripper and a fictionalized account of Arthur Conan Doyle, as a young physician and emerging mystery writer. Harper uses actual events and individuals involved in the investigation of the Ripper murders and brings not only Conan Doyle but a host of other historical figures, such as Conan Doyle’s former professor Dr. Joseph Bell and suffragette Margaret Harkness, into the plot.<br />
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The novel opens with the young Dr. Conan Doyle receiving a request for his services to investigate the unfolding Ripper murders as an unofficial consultant following the success of <i>A Study in Scarlet</i>. Recognizing that his deductive powers might be limited to the fictional realm and reluctant to undertake such a challenge, Conan Doyle calls upon the very inspiration for his genius detective, his former professor of surgery Dr. Joseph Bell. Conan Doyle and Bell are then guided through the squalor and horrors of Victorian Whitechapel by famous suffragette Margaret Harkness.<br />
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These three are the central characters but their adventures include many other period personalities. Some of these figures have been made famous, or infamous, by the often-recounted Ripper investigation, and others are Victorian celebrities. Regardless of whether their presence is new or established in the Ripper saga, Dr. Harper uses these personae to develop engaging characters that go beyond mere caricatures.<br />
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The story is well-paced and Dr. Harper draws the reader through the narrative by relying on the well-trod ground of the Ripper murders. Helpfully, the reader is not responsible for knowing the Ripper investigation inside and out to enjoy the plot.<br />
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Dr. Harper provides enough detail to bring any Ripper neophyte up to speed. The novel also draws on the niche genre of Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper, including novels like Lyndsay Faye’s <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dust-Shadow-Account-Ripper-Killings/dp/1416583319" target="_blank">Dust & Shadow</a></i> and films such as <i>Murder by Decree</i>.<br />
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<i>A Knife in the Fog</i> takes a slightly different approach by using Joseph Bell and Conan Doyle, in place of Holmes and Watson. In his use of Conan Doyle as the protagonist, Harper builds on the tradition of Graham Moore’s <i>Sherlockian</i> and Julian Barnes’s Man Booker-shortlisted <i>Arthur & George</i>.<br />
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<i>A Knife in the Fog</i> is an engaging read for any period enthusiast. If the reader does bring a prior knowledge of the Ripper murders then he or she will undoubtedly appreciate the extensive research into the murders and investigation that went into crafting the story.<br />
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Similarly, a familiarity with Conan Doyle’s canon will allow the reader to readily identify multiple Sherlockian references hidden throughout the story, similar to canonical “Easter Eggs” in the Guy Ritchie/Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes films or BBC’s <i>Sherlock</i>.<br />
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Anyone who enjoys Victorian-era mysteries will find much to like in this novel. If you are drawn in by the unique take on Holmesian pastiche, you might even find yourself digging into the world’s most infamous unsolved murder mystery as a result.<br />
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The only question is whether you have the time and energy for another obsession.<br />
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<b><i>You can find A Knife in the Fog on <a href="https://bharperauthor.com/" target="_blank">Bradley Harper's website</a> and wherever books are sold.</i></b><br />
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Conan Doyle vs. Jack the Ripper: Bradley Harper's A Knife in the Fog

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Baker Street Elementary – Procastination...Is Making Me Wait

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“I wondered what the cause of the delay could be” [NAVA] </h4>
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Have you ever procrastinated? We won't wait for you to answer that. Of course you have. We all have, at one time or another. But making a habit of procrastination might be a sign of something deeper.<br />
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If you procrastinate chronically, there may be <a href="https://www.verywellmind.com/adhd-and-chronic-procrastination-20379" target="_blank">a connection to ADHD</a>. Whether it's difficulty focusing, feeling overwhelmed, fear of failure – there may be a number of underlying reasons. One is that sense of panic or a rush that comes with trying to complete something on a time-constricted deadline.<br />
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It's like a stimulant to the brain. And there is <a href="https://www.additudemag.com/stimulant-medications-for-adhd/" target="_blank">a connection between stimulants and ADHD</a>, which often leads to non-diagnosed ADHD patients turning to drugs and alcohol <a href="https://www.additudemag.com/the-truth-about-adhd-and-addiction/" target="_blank">to self-medicate</a>.<br />
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Which brings us to Sherlock Holmes. Could he have had ADHD? His use of cocaine is well known, and it was typically at times when he didn't have work. He said he needed something to keep his mind busy, comparing it to "a racing engine," [SOLI] that "racks itself to pieces" [DEVI].<br />
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We get the most clear explanation of this in the opening of <i>The Sign of Four</i>, when Holmes was using cocaine "three times a day for many months":<br />
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“My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. I can dispense then with artificial stimulants. But I abhor the dull routine of existence. I crave for mental exaltation.” – </blockquote>
We're not neuropsychologists (nor do we play them on TV), so we'll leave the final diagnosis to the experts as to whether or not <a href="https://www.livingaddventure.com/all-about-adhd/what-is-adhd/179-sherlock-holmes-and-the-case-of-add" target="_blank">Sherlock Holmes had ADHD</a>.<br />
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Meanwhile the boys at Baker Street Elementary deal with procrastination in their own way...<br />
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Episode 157: Sherlock Holmes Cyclopædia

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Episode 157: Sherlock Holmes Cyclopædia

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Sherlock's Gin Will Slake Your Canonical Thirst

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Perhaps you've heard us repeat the old standard regarding the requirements for a Sherlockian meeting: "Two Sherlockians, a copy of the Canon, and a bottle. In a pinch, you can do without the other Sherlockian."<br />
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There are two things inherently wrong with that phrase. The first is that it overemphasizes the imbibing habits of Sherlockians; beverages are merely part of the social construct and are in no way required. And second, we find <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2014/02/a-brief-introduction-to-sherlockian.html#.W_zhruhKjb0" target="_blank">the Game is much more enjoyable when played together</a>.<br />
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However, for those who happen to tipple whilst in the company of others (or even alone — we're not judging), there's a new spirit on the market that should turn the heads of Sherlockians (and Holmesians) everywhere: Sherlock's Gin.<br />
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The brand is the first from <a href="https://www.distillersofsurrey.co.uk/" target="_blank">Distillers of Surrey</a>, a newly-formed distillery founded by <a href="http://www.harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/22956/Silent_Pool_head_distiller_branches_out_on_his_own.html" target="_blank">Simon Sherlock</a>, the head distiller at Silent Pool for the previous two and a half years. According to their site,<br />
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Sherlock's Gin is their bespoke small batch product, which had been a year in the making before they opened. And it comes in three varieties, as described by the site:<br />
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Eight delicately balanced botanicals inspired by the English summer, form this fresh and intriguing London Dry Gin. Poised at 42% ABV, the Solstice Edition has a traditional juniper body, floral notes of elderflower, paired with zesty pink grapefruit.<br />
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Twelve inviting botanicals make the Aromatic Edition. Inspired by the finest UK ingredients sourced  from olive groves in Sussex, rosemary and bay leaf from Surrey, and the UK's first tea plantation in Cornwall,  thus defining this as a quintessentially English London Dry Gin.<br />
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With a polite nod to the naval heritage in Ripley comes the Nautical Edition. Nine botanicals were carefully selected to form the 57% ABV/100 proof London Dry Gin. Featuring a juniper-forward aroma, complimented by the delicate notes of angelica seed and zesty lime.<br />
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With the holidays coming up, this would make a great gift to the Sherlockian in your life. (Or perhaps to the Sherlockian podcast hosts in your life...)<br />
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But it looks as if you're out of luck if you want them to deliver and you live in the United States, though. We haven't heard of anyone procuring this in bars or restaurants stateside yet either.<br />
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If you've had a chance to try Sherlock's Gin, please do let us know.<br />
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Meanwhile, you can follow Distillers of Surrey on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Distillers-of-Surrey-234964057246543/" target="_blank">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/distillersofsurrey/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>.<br />
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Sherlock's Gin Will Slake Your Canonical Thirst

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<br />Invitations to the <a href="http://bsiweekend.com/" target="_blank">Baker Street Irregulars Weekend</a> in New York have been sent, and the public website was just updated. <br /><br />Whenever folks get their invitations, there's usually a sense of surprise, relief and even trepidation. Yes, trepidation. For some people, attending the Weekend is a difficult and onerous task.<br /><br />Some simply don't like to be around crowds, or perhaps detest the (often) harsh weather of New York in January. Others boycott for personal reasons. But there are some who simply can't afford the price of the accumulated events and the travel required to get there.<br /><br /><h2>
<b> The John H. Watson Fund</b></h2>
In the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s under Tom Stix, Jr.'s ("The Norwood Builder") term as Wiggins of <a href="http://bakerstreetirregulars.com/" target="_blank">the Baker Street Irregulars</a>, Tom created the <b>Dr. John H. Watson Fund</b>, a financial assistance package for the BSI Weekend, and credited it as his most proud achievement of leading the BSI.<br /><br />According to the BSI:<div>
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The Dr. John H. Watson Fund offers financial assistance to all Sherlockians (membership in the BSI is <u>not</u> required) who might otherwise not be able to participate in the weekend's festivities. A carefully pseudonymous John H. Watson presides over the fund and welcomes contributions, which can be made by check payable to John H. Watson and sent (without return address on the envelope) to <b>Dr. Watson, c/o The Baker Street Irregulars, at 7938 Mill Stream Circle, Indianapolis, IN 46278</b>; your letters are forwarded unopened, and Dr. Watson will acknowledge your generosity. Requests for assistance should also be mailed immediately to Dr. Watson at the same address, and must be received by December 3 for timely processing of requests.</blockquote>
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It is a wonderful resource that enables more people to enjoy one of the most important aspects of our hobby: spending time in the company of like-minded people. And while there are plenty of opportunities around the world to do this on a local level, the BSI Weekend happens just once a year and celebrates a long-standing tradition (84 years!) that was started by Christopher Morley.</div>
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<br />Each year, the Fund is self-liquidating, meaning that assistance is granted to whatever extent is possible to the supplicants, and that generous Sherlockians are responsible for replenishing it every year. Traditionally this was done through simple check-writing, but then the BSI Cocktail Reception added <a href="https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-weekend/" target="_blank">an auction and drawing</a> [<b><i>Editor's Note</i></b>: to be updated], which also raise money for the Fund. Raffle tickets are sold throughout the weekend for some choice items and Peter Blau, BSI ("Black Peter") holds forth as an auctioneer nonpareil.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0e0e0e; font-family: "verdana" , "geneva" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">--</span></span><br />
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The #BSIWeekend Site is Updated

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<li>Feel free to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/298663974078596/" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">join the event posted on Facebook</a>.</li>
<li>If you have any suggestions for people attending for the first time, <b>please email us or leave a comment below</b>; we'll be posting our annual <a href="http://ihose.co/bsi2018tips" rel="nofollow" style="color: #006f85; font-weight: bold; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">tips for getting the most out of the BSI Weekend</a> next month, and it would be great to include yours.</li>
<li>Please stay tuned for information on helping to make the BSI Weekend more affordable.</li>
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The #BSIWeekend Site is Updated

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Baker Street Elementary – The Height of Inanity

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Bullying is nothing new. Amid the latest anti-bullying campaigns, it's instructive to note that humans have been dealing with bullies and aggressive behavior since our earliest days.<br />
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Even in the animal kingdom, we see instances of alpha male behavior and even exclusion of some weaker members of tribes by certain groups.<br />
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A quick glance at the Sherlock Holmes Canon will turn up any number of mentions of bullies: <b>*</b><br />
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<li><b>Ronder</b> was remembered as "A huge bully of a man" and "a coward as well as a bully." [VEIL]</li>
<li>"A more perfect compound of the bully, coward, and sneak than <b>Master Silas Brown</b> I have seldom met with" was how Holmes referred to a suspect. [SILV]</li>
<li><b>Moriarty</b> was perhaps even more intimidating than a bully, as his conversational style had "a conviction of sincerity which a mere bully could not produce," according to Holmes. [FINA]</li>
<li><b>Jack Woodley</b> was "a dreadful person, a bully to everyone else," according to Violet Smith. [SOLI]</li>
<li>When cornered by a victim, <b>Charles Augustus Milverton</b>, one of the greatest bullies-by-blackmailing that London knew, countered with a weak and eventually ineffective "Don't imagine that you can bully me." [CHAS]</li>
<li>When instructed that one of his officers may have allowed a citizen into a crime scene, <b>Inspector Lestrade</b> demonstrated his authority: "a few moments later his bullying voice sounded from the back room." [SECO]</li>
<li>Very effective at keeping visitors away, <b>Colonel Emsworth</b> "was sometimes a bully." [BLAN]</li>
<li>And we can't forget <b>Watson</b> himself, who in his schoolboy years, participated in the bullying of Percy 'Tadpole' Phelps, the nephew of a great conservative politician. Watson admitted that "it seemed rather a piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playground and hit him over the shins with a wicket." [NAVA]</li>
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Because children are pretty much the same all over the world, it should be no surprise that we find some bullies at Baker Street Elementary. But we may also find their protectors there as well.</div>
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<i><b>*</b> For a quick reference of the four-letter abbreviation of the stories, <a href="https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/p/title-abbreviations.html">please see our guide</a>.</i><br />
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Remembering Stan Lee

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You're probably familiar with Stan Lee's work, as the Marvel universe continues to have its day in the sun. Lee is probably most famous for creating Spider-Man, but he's behind other Marvel wonders such as the Incredible Hulk, the Fantastic Four, X-Men and more.<br />
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Stan Lee, the creator who made True Believers of us all, <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/stan-lee-dead-marvel-comics-real-life-superhero-was-95-721450" target="_blank">died yesterday at the age of 95</a>.<br />
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In an article in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, "<a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB4QFjAAahUKEwj3xOX4zObIAhVIcj4KHRFHBpI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wsj.com%2Farticles%2Fstan-lee-comic-superhero-1445612633&usg=AFQjCNE8HKCLa1Rvua4pvEx_QgETT7lmrg&sig2=fJYISzt-_4K-F-9Epv5nPg" target="_blank">Stan Lee, Comic Superhero</a>" (possible paywall), Lee talked about his life as part of a promotional tour for his latest comic book <i><a amzn-ps-bm-asin="1501107720" class="amzn_ps_bm_tl" data-amzn-link-id="1ec8eec6ff6ae4a0a30f09cac3b17a7b" data-amzn-ps-bm-keyword="Amazing Fantastic Incredible" href="https://amzn.to/36kyxW1" id="amznPsBmLink_120630" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazing Fantastic Incredible</a><img alt="" border="0" height="0" id="amznPsBmPixel_120630" src="https://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?source=bk&t=thebakerstree-20&bm-id=default&l=ktl&linkId=1ec8eec6ff6ae4a0a30f09cac3b17a7b&_cb=1446084849279" style="border: none; height: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 0px;" width="0" /></i> — which is actually his biography.<br />
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He talked about his childhood, in which he loved to read. This excerpt particularly struck us:<br />
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The first obvious stop was the Marvel Preview two-part feature of <i>The Hound of the Baskervilles</i>, published in 1976.<br />
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Then, of course we turned to our old friend Jerry Margolin, the sine qua non of Sherlockian art collectors, has some original Sherlockian artwork of Will Eisner. Stan Lee was the 1994 recipient of the Will Eisner award. But more importantly, Jerry (who was our guest on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 16</a>) has this image of Spider-Man in a deerstalker and Inverness cape:<br />
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Now we turn to Sherlock Holmes impersonators. In doing so we find that Robert Downey, Jr. has played Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) in a number of Marvel films and Benedict Cumberbatch appeared as Dr. Strange.<br />
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And our final connection is a trifling one, but as Sherlock Holmes said, "there is nothing so important as <a href="http://sherlockholmespodcast.com/" target="_blank">trifles</a>." [TWIS]  In his monthly column in the 1960s, Lee would sign off with his trademark motto, "<b>Excelsior</b>!" While it is also the New York State motto, we can't deny that the phrase also made its way into the Canon in "<b>The Adventure of the Creeping Man</b>," with this exchange between Holmes and Watson, respectively:<br />
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Have you the effrontery necessary to put it through?"<br />
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Baker Street Elementary – Cavity Search

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Throughout the course of his adult life, Sherlock Holmes must have had dental problems.<br />
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We're aware of the complaints he mentioned, such as getting his canine knocked out by Matthews, in the waiting room of Charing Cross Station [EMPT]. And how he would have been well-advised to take protective precautions for his teeth when he boxed against McMurdo [SIGN].<br />
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Any serious dental work on Sherlock Holmes must have been easily hidden. After all, it was Arthur Pinner's gold-stuffed tooth that gave him away [STOC]. Surely Holmes's many disguises would have required inconspicuous dental work so as to keep his identity a secret.<br />
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More observations like this are available in a letter from from Charles S. Wilson, D.D.S. to Charles Goodman, D.D.S. under the title "The Dental Holmes" from <i>Profile By Gaslight</i>.<br />
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Baker Street Elementary – Cavity Search

“I assure you that I am armed to the teeth” [CHAS] Throughout the course of his adult life, Sherlock Holmes must have had dental pr...

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Remembering Wah Wah Watson

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<b>"the distant Wahsatch Mountains" [STUD]</b></h4>
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The name Wah Wah Watson may be familiar to music fans around the world, but to Sherlockians, his name may be a bit more obscure. But his music style was ubiquitous.<br />
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Born Melvin Ragin, he became known as Wah Wah Watson after his extensive use of the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/01/obituaries/wah-wah-watson-dead.html" target="_blank">wah-wah pedal</a> that he used for his guitar which he played with dozens of bands and lead singers such as The Supremes, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and more.<br />
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The wah-wah effect originated in the 1920s when musicians moved mutes in and out of their trumpet and trombone bells. We're sure you've <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Msh45Mruxbo" target="_blank">seen this in action</a>.<br />
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Ragin used the effect on his guitar and it created a signature tune throughout the late 60s and 70s.<br />
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The reason we're mentioning Wah Wah Watson here isn't only because of his name. In 1976, he released his own album titled <i>Elementary</i>, featuring Watson on the cover wearing a deerstalker and with a meerschaum pipe.<br />
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This would have been at the height of Sherlock Holmes fervor that was spurred on by <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose85" target="_blank">Nicholas Meyer, BSI</a> ("A Fine Morocco Case") and his book and film <i>The Seven Per-Cent Solution</i>. [Listen to our interview with Meyer in <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose85" target="_blank">Episode 85</a>.]<br />
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Here's the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQEAfwi-Ed8" target="_blank">extended release versio</a>n of the album, for your listening pleasure:<br />
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Other than the role that chicken played in "Wisteria Lodge" and cows in "The Priory School," we regret that we can find no mention of <a href="https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=brown%20chicken%2C%20brown%20cow" target="_blank">brown chickens or brown cows</a> in the Canon.<br />
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Remembering Wah Wah Watson

"the distant Wahsatch Mountains" [STUD] The name Wah Wah Watson may be familiar to music fans around the world, but to Sherlo...

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October Surprise

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<i>If you've listened to more than one episode of Trifles, just a word of caution: don't skip the intro or the final few seconds of each show! We vary the introductions and the closing quotes. You may be amused. </i><br />
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We kicked of the month of October with Episode 92, a discussion of <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles92" target="_blank">Telegrams</a>. Not only the sending and receiving of these short messages at Baker Street, but the history of the industry as well.<br />
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Then we sat proceeded to Episode 93 for our monthly feature "<b>Inside 221B</b>" that looks at some of the physical objects we find in the flat at Baker Street. We decided to <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles93">Have a Seat</a> and pondered the various types of chairs and other seating arrangements of note in the Canon.<br />
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Our next regular monthly feature, "<b>Unpublished Cases,</b>" has to do with tales that didn't make it to the public. Episode 94 brought us into contact with the peculiar persecution of <a href="http://ihose.co/trifles94">John Vincent Harden</a>. Just who was he?<br />
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<i>If you'd like to learn more about Tom Richmond, the talented artist behind the show's logo, you can hear his story in <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose65">Episode 65: Art in the Blood</a>.</i>

October Surprise

"Just a trifle more, I fancy" [SCAN] We're pleased to provide this update about Trifles , our weekly 15-minute show in ...

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I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere

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A Dull, Foggy November

The Remarkable Cow Unknown to Science

Conan Doyle vs. Jack the Ripper: Bradley Harper's A Knife in the Fog

Baker Street Elementary – Procastination...Is Making Me Wait

Episode 157: Sherlock Holmes Cyclopædia

Sherlock's Gin Will Slake Your Canonical Thirst

The Dr. John H. Watson Fund and the BSI Weekend

The #BSIWeekend Site is Updated

Baker Street Elementary – The Height of Inanity

Episode 156: The Complete Paget Portfolio

Remembering Stan Lee

Baker Street Elementary – Cavity Search

Remembering Wah Wah Watson

October Surprise

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