Greetings. This story, which I believe we're discussing this month, seems a straightforward narrative from Holmes illustrating the power of friendship and set,...
Always good to see Ashoke's views of the long-dead colonial period, and it's good to know that most Indians are looking to a bright future, taking the best...
Tim Symonds
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Nov 1, 2004 11:26 pm
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Hello. There are several illnesses that embarrass the sufferers and their families. Among them are insanity, piles or haemhorroids; anything that entails an...
You are right about that...as usual! I have a friend who does not step out of her house if she has a zit on her face. She's in her mid 20s, so maybe it makes a...
Ashoke, ... Some diseases are embarassing! Same with addictions. Do you not feel that Watson tried to hide Holmes' cocaine addiction, only alluding to it in...
Yeah, Sridhar , I agree. I too have an ugly mug , so I could'nt care less about my physical appearance. I believe social mores have changed towards Leprosy but...
My dear Gollum, I'm not sure what you're talking about since your photo reveals you to be a handsome hunk of beef--or should I say mutton, or chunk of tofu? In...
Since no one seems to have another hypothesis for the lepers' inhuman reaction to the soldier's discovery in one of their beds, let us move on to the question...
The ways humans indicate melancholy or other emotions magnetic to each other (clearly part of our survival mechanisms) can be highly stylised. I believe ...
Tim Symonds
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Nov 6, 2004 12:17 pm
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Since a downward slope of the shoulders is relative, and almost imperceptible, it is unlikely that an observer could discern it through a window in one sitting...
An explanation of the lepers' reaction to the soldier may be found at http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid_1682000/1682972.s tm The article's...
A zit, my dear Ashoke, is something that scares everybody from a school/college student to a model/actor. It means a pimple/skin blemish (1960-65 - origin...
Interesting, Sridhar. However, you seem confused. Are you saying the lepers despised white invaders, as do Iraqis, because the troops were relatively healthier...
Attack on youth treated as racist From BBC Online 8 Nov 04 Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after a 17-year- old black teenager was...
This happened in England?? Maggie "Re: ...Attack on youth treated as racist From BBC Online 8 Nov 04 Detectives in Edinburgh are appealing for witnesses after...
This happened in Scotland where 'white on white' or 'black on black' assaults near pubs are much higher than racist attacks. Racism is a scourge of the world...
Tim Symonds
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Nov 9, 2004 10:06 am
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Indian struggles in the rainbow nation By Ethirajan Anbarasan BBC Tamil service Pratap Singh is a proud man today. Not because he owns a 300-acre sugarcane...
OK you guys, I'm signing off as I can find a million websites that discuss world politics, ancient grudges and descriptions of all the horrid things in the...
Tim Symonds
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Nov 9, 2004 8:02 pm
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The Emsworth family could have put Dodd off more effectively, by accommodating in a hotel on the pretext of inadequate space and/or by giving out that their...
Cognitive dissonance is defined as 'discomfort felt at a discrepancy between what you already know and believe, and new information or interpretation.' This...
Ashoke, I had thought my unsubscribing had eliminated your communications from my place but maybe it takes a few days. Maybe I was too subtle in suggesting...
Tim Symonds
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Nov 11, 2004 5:41 pm
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What does everyone else think of 'The Blanched Soldier'? I'm sure the moderator can help anyone experiencing difficulty in leaving this group, whose...
Dear Sherlockians, I an pained by the events of the past few days . I can only appeal to all the members to keep in mind the purpose of the society and behave...
The core of Mr. Symond's argument - i.e. this is a forum to discuss Holmes' exploits - is still valid. I also signed up to hear about (and, very occassionaly,...
After reviewing the gripping discussions contained in Ojha's messages during the last 12 months [Nos. 517, 558, 775 and 929], I'm at a loss to understand what...
just to say a big hello to the Sherlock Holmes Society of India from a newly coverted "Sherlockian" from Scotland (living in Spain)would love to chat with...
Welcome, Mac! What're you doing in Spain? I live in Winnipeg, where I'm a member of the oldest Robert Burns Club outside the UK. My Yahoo ID tells about ...
Dear Sherlockians, I never thought this society would need this but the events of the past few months has led me to suggest this , what I am proposing is that...
Dear Sherlockians, The theme of friendship runs throughout the canon , Dr Watson's loyalty to Sherlock Holmes and James todd loyalty is also seen in this story...
Hi Sumal, Thanks for your useful proposal. I would suggest a small modification to this rule: If a person, from this date, commits three offenses, then s/he...
