Quick Watson! The needle!

Posted by graml from ? (137.155.121.20) on Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 9:49am :

In Reply to: Fascinating - and two questions. posted by Fall Guy from pool0059.cvx40-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net (216.244.42.59) on Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 9:32pm :

You're in the right city to become a consulting detective; San Francisco's famous for fog too, right? And don't bother with a deerstalker, most of Paget's illustrations of Holmes show him bareheaded or wearing a gentleman's silk top hat. Although in one memorable story (Cardboard Box was it?) he is shown wearing a smart and rakish straw boater. And don't bother with a meerschaum; Holmes only ever mentions smoking a briar stem. Except for his brief foray into cigarettes (in Golden Pince Nez), that is. Pointless historical trivia: in Victorian US cities, men who smoked cigarettes were considered effeminate. Real men smoked pipes or cigars. This changed after WWI, when trench warfare (I'm bringing it back on topic!) made smoking cigars and pipes difficult (if not impossible).
-graml
PS Holmes (almost) used a whip in one story. He used a riding crop as a weapon in The Speckled Band.
PPS Indiana Jones 4? I can't wait!

Looking for something with a kung-fu grip? Follow Ups: Sweet! - Fall Guy 10:50pm 07/17/2002 Tobacco is in the slipper on the mantle... - Rabittooth 5:51pm 07/17/2002 "Shall the world, then, be overrun by oysters?" - graml 8:52pm 07/17/2002 Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: ( default ) Subject: Message: : You're in the right city to become a consulting detective; San Francisco's famous for fog too, right? And don't bother with a deerstalker, most of Paget's illustrations of Holmes show him bareheaded or wearing a gentleman's silk top hat. Although in one memorable story (Cardboard Box was it?) he is shown wearing a smart and rakish straw boater. And don't bother with a meerschaum; Holmes only ever mentions smoking a briar stem. Except for his brief foray into cigarettes (in Golden Pince Nez), that is. Pointless historical trivia: in Victorian US cities, men who smoked cigarettes were considered effeminate. Real men smoked pipes or cigars. This changed after WWI, when trench warfare (I'm bringing it back on topic!) made smoking cigars and pipes difficult (if not impossible). : -graml : PS Holmes (almost) used a whip in one story. He used a riding crop as a weapon in The Speckled Band. : PPS Indiana Jones 4? I can't wait! Optional Link ( default ) URL: Title: Optional Image Link ( default ) URL: This board is powered by the Mr. Fong Device from Cyberarmy.com