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1960	Dear Sumal and Holmesians, "Stiff upper lips" is exactly how one may have described the Britishers of the last Century. I confess I do not know if it still...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Oct 1, 2006 1:07 pm
1961	Dear Sumal and Holmesians, "Sherlock Holmes would be useless in real life, because he relies absolutely on people conforming to type" I am not sure this is how...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Oct 1, 2006 1:40 pm
1962	Sumalsn is right, he has been bearing a very great deal of the weight, magnificantly. May I suggest as a start that the group produces a quiz of perhaps 50...	Tim tim.symonds@...	Oct 1, 2006 5:19 pm
1963	Dear Tim and Holmesians, Thanks for that comment. I suggested this idea only because I was running out of ideas on new subjects. I think the answer to your...	sumalsn	Oct 3, 2006 1:38 pm
1964	Dear Tim and Holmesians, I can now back it up with something from the Canon. The Adventure of the Devil's foot: Yes, Brenda Tregennis," repeated our visitor....	sumalsn	Oct 3, 2006 3:32 pm
1965	Dear Holmesians, The question I want to put to our members is a fairly easy one. Here goes- What is the name of Dr Watson's orderly who saved his life? Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 3, 2006 3:37 pm
1966	Murray NOTICE: This electronic mail message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message, together with any...	Anubhav Banerjee utsav555	Oct 3, 2006 3:41 pm
1967	Dear Holmesians, The orderly who saved Dr Watson's life is Murray. I would like to contribute a question in this series. What is Dr Watson's middle name? The...	Ratul Lahkar rlahkar	Oct 3, 2006 3:51 pm
1968	Dear Rahul and Holmesians, It should be Dr James Hamish Watson. His middle name is supossedly "Hamish" Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 3, 2006 4:12 pm
1970	Dr John Hamish Watson NOTICE: This electronic mail message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This message,...	Anubhav Banerjee utsav555	Oct 4, 2006 3:02 am
1971	In which adventure, does the following dialog occur "Excellent!" I cried. "Elementary," said he. Sridhar sumalsn <no_reply@...> wrote: Dear...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Oct 4, 2006 5:26 am
1972	The Crooked Man...from the Memoirs NOTICE: This electronic mail message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. This...	Anubhav Banerjee utsav555	Oct 4, 2006 5:52 am
1973	Here's a rather obscure one: in which story does Holmes (uncharacteristically) make a joke - specifically, a pun? Bert www.bertcoules.co.uk...	Bert Coules bert_coules	Oct 4, 2006 11:17 am
1974	Actually, the question ought to have been "Elementary, my dear Watson!" And the argument still rages, like one of those coffee-toffee things. Many of...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Oct 4, 2006 3:53 pm
1975	"Though unmusical, __________ is the most expressive of all languages" - Holmes Which language is he talking about? Sridhar PS: I'm loving this...thanks Sumal...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Oct 4, 2006 3:58 pm
1976	Who played the role of the page-boy 'Billy' in the stage play 'Sherlock Holmes' at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1905? ... From:...	Tim tim.symonds@...	Oct 4, 2006 4:33 pm
1977	I realise the quiz should concentrate on the canon or else it could go all over the place! My last suggestion about who played the page-boy Billy at the Duke...	Tim tim.symonds@...	Oct 4, 2006 4:50 pm
1978	that would be German. The reference is from "His Last Bow." I think Holmes was familiar with German, witness his quotation from Schiller in "The Sign of Four,"...	jeff katz jeff_katz_2	Oct 6, 2006 2:43 am
1979	Chaplin devotes a chapter of his autobiography to this, his first stage role. Interestingly, the Williamsport production of the Gillette play (starring Frank...	jeff katz jeff_katz_2	Oct 6, 2006 2:44 am
1980	It is absolutely true that Conan Doyle himself took a considerable interest in Germany. For example he wrote from 'Undershaw, Hindhead, Haslemere' to the...	Tim tim.symonds@...	Oct 6, 2006 8:18 am
1981	Dear Bert , I am working on it. Hoping to find it out Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 7, 2006 6:02 am
1982	Dear Holmesians, What is the name of the butler who feature in " The Hound of Baskervilles"? Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 7, 2006 6:13 am
1983	Dear Holmesians, What is the name of the only woman to whom Sherlock Holmes was engaged to? I think it is a tough one Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 7, 2006 6:24 am
1984	In which story did it get mentioned that Sherlock Holmes had been offered a knighthood for services to the Crown?...	Tim tim.symonds@...	Oct 7, 2006 8:16 am
1985	There is an event at Kipling's old home 'Bateman's' here in East sussex on November 11 titled 'Sherlock Holmes: Elementary my dear Watson'. Am I right in...	Tim tim.symonds@...	Oct 7, 2006 8:16 am
1986	Dear Holmesians, The answer to the three recent questions are: 1) The butler in the "Hound" was Barrymore. 2) Sherlock Holmes refused his knighthood in "The...	Ratul Lahkar rlahkar	Oct 7, 2006 12:32 pm
1987	hello i just tmbld on a plam of the baker street house om meyt. so i thot of sharing it ... Find out what India is talking about on - Yahoo! Answers India ...	ayush chaudhary ayushgen	Oct 7, 2006 2:20 pm
1988	Dear Ratul and Holmesians, Your answer on all the three questions is spot on . Congratulations and your turn to pose a question Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 8, 2006 5:18 am
1989	Dear Ayush, Wher have you attached the file ? I could not access it Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 8, 2006 5:24 am
1990	Dear Tim, Yes . You are right. It is just a myth. Actually, it was uttered in one of William Gillette's plays. Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Oct 8, 2006 5:38 am

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