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2434	OK, quiz question: as Holmes is inseparable in readers' minds from his association with Watson, how many years were they comrades in arms, leaving out the 3...	Tim Symonds tim.symonds@...	Feb 1, 2008 12:43 pm
2433	Has the society gone into a long sleep on midnight Dec 31st 2007 ? I have not seen any postings this year! --Anand...	Anand Balachandran Pi... bangpyper	Feb 1, 2008 9:21 am
2432	This post reminded me of the following passage from "The Naval Treaty". It is the occasion where Holmes has invited Percy Phelps over to explain the case, but...	Anand Balachandran Pi... bangpyper	Jan 3, 2008 9:59 am
2431	Happy new year to all members...	r_sivasub	Dec 31, 2007 4:17 pm
2430	It seems to me quite likely that Dr Watson's tastes in food would be quite different from Holmes'. Watson may have been influenced by his time in 'the East'...	Tim Symonds tim.symonds@...	Dec 31, 2007 11:51 am
2429	Dear Holmesians, Though I've not heard of this anywhere before, I find it not so difficult to believe. Living in a cold climate any food stored in the larder...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Dec 31, 2007 8:15 am
2428	... At the 31st Meeting of The Goose Club (last night, Los Angeles) I mentioned The SHSOI and this post to Mr Farrell. He welcomes discussion, perhaps he can...	Naught Yew gweninla	Dec 31, 2007 4:15 am
2427	Dear Pinaki and Sumal, Coincidentally, this adventure was my first intro to the Canon too...at least in a written format...also while in school. Though I do...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Dec 28, 2007 10:25 am
2426	Dear Holmesians, Wish all of you a very happy Merry Christmas! That would be a great idea. In fact , this adventure was my first introduction to the Canon. It...	sumalsn	Dec 25, 2007 2:43 am
2425	Dear Sherlockians, Wish all of you a very happy Merry Christmas! This foggy morning on the day of Christ's Nativity reminds me of the situation in Doyle's "The...	pinaki roy monkaroy	Dec 25, 2007 2:11 am
2424	It was, indeed, "The Blue Carbuncle" that referred the Christmas Goose(inside which, the gem was found) and not Easter. Wishing all Holmesians "A Merry...	vijay singha vp_singha	Dec 16, 2007 2:31 pm
2423	Dear Holmesians, I think we can find the answer to this in "His Last Bow" "There's an east wind coming, Watson." "I think not, Holmes. It is very warm." "Good...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Dec 14, 2007 3:56 am
2422	Dear Tim, I've heard a lot about the country from my Nepali friend and I would love to visit there some time myself. It's a peaceful and lovely country by most...	sridhar C cs_gollum	Dec 14, 2007 3:38 am
2421	Hi Sherlockians, This is the season of Christmas and thanks-giving. In this context, I was wondering how Watson and Holmes would have celebrated their...	Anand Balachandran Pi... bangpyper	Dec 13, 2007 6:14 am
2420	Doyle may be a patriot. But it's simply from Holmsian observations on Holmes findable that Holmes was not a patriot. But in the stories like 'The Adventure of...	kumaaraswaami	Dec 11, 2007 3:48 pm
2419	Just for members' interest, I am in Kathmandu for a short period on holiday, visiting the Buddhist and Hindu sites (especially Kali's), and doing some walking...	Tim Symonds tim.symonds@...	Dec 10, 2007 5:01 am
2418	I recall the estimable landlady bringing in substantial meals for Watson and Holmes and presumably if guests were to be offered a meal she would cater for...	Tim Symonds tim.symonds@...	Dec 10, 2007 4:24 am
2417	Dear Holmesians, I came acroos this rather strange refeerence in a blog. "The Sherlock Holmes Cookbook was published in 1976 and written by Sean Wright and...	sumalsn	Dec 9, 2007 8:48 am
2416	Dear Anand and Holmesians, Great analysis of the Canon.I agree with you completely. Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Dec 9, 2007 4:36 am
2415	Errata to previous post :) ... Read as... " The second type is where Holmes is already on to something and Watson (and hence the reader) is involved in it...	Anand Balachandran Pi... bangpyper	Dec 4, 2007 10:17 am
2414	Doyle has used several approaches in presenting a story to the reader. The most common one is where Holmes and Watson are in it from beginning to end, along...	Anand Balachandran Pi... bangpyper	Dec 4, 2007 10:11 am
2413	Dear Holmesians, What about The adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton? Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Nov 29, 2007 2:47 pm
2412	Do you mean "Valley of fear" ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection...	Sambit Mukherjee sambit96	Nov 10, 2007 4:45 pm
2411	Hello Friends, According to me, the best SH story is 'The Valley of Death' ...it have great story and one of suspense, thrilling experience i ever had while...	pramod shetty getpramod1	Nov 10, 2007 10:07 am
2410	Not in the top league but the interesting angle on The Adventure of the Greek Interpreter is how nearly redundant Sherlock Holmes is, in this story. The ending...	Tim Symonds tim.symonds@...	Nov 10, 2007 9:41 am
2409	My vote is with the author's first choice: Speckled band. Nikhil ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...	Nikhil Prasad Ojha nikhilprasad...	Nov 10, 2007 8:59 am
2408	Wishing all group members a happy Deepavali. May the festival light up your Holmes! ... Siva...	r_sivasub	Nov 8, 2007 4:31 pm
2407	Dear Holmesians, Which is the story in the Canon you consider the best in terms of its plotting, description and end? Give your reasons too Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Nov 8, 2007 1:27 pm
2406	Dear Holmesians, Here's wishing all of you a very happy Diwali! Sumalsn...	sumalsn	Nov 8, 2007 1:22 pm
2405	Hi All, I think that cocaine was an accepted drug during SH's days, insomuch that doctors of that time used to prescribe them for pain relief. So SH being a...	Jinesh Balakrishnan jineshb	Oct 29, 2007 2:54 pm

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