Dangit. I thought his having long fingers was a detail from an adaptation, rather than the original. I it hadn't been for that...

Hmmm. I had no problem with long fingers, but nervous fingers threw my guess out. For me, it was between Solara and Kitoba; all of the rest of the options I'd quickly eliminated. (Too quickly, in the case of 'nervous fingers').

Drachefly's was rejected on the basis that Holmes only used cocaine if he was bored and didn't have a case, never to help solve a case (for that he used tobacco and starvation); mine was rejected on the basis that I had submitted it; Jorodyn's on the basis that Holmes would not be likely to inject a syringeful of air into his arm and Doyle tends to be careful about that sort of detail (Jorodyn's entry could have made a good third line, though, after some of the other lines); Stan's was rejected entirely on the basis of "withing" (watch that spelling, Stan) and Inspiration's was rejected on the basis that Holmes would not voluntarily quit London 'for the quieter air of the countryside' unless he had a case to solve there (as noted in the section posted. Holmes' mind 'rebels at stagnation'; his cases are everything, and he hates taking a break from them).

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So. Who's up next?

I believe the only player who has not gone is our beloved games mistress, insp, who is apparently trying to make up for lost time on the scoreboard!

kitoba: 14
CCC: 12
Solara Hanover: 8
Jorodryn: 8
drachefly: 7
Stan Cold: 9
AlternateTorg: 5
inspiration: 5



When I reread my own entry, the word "fan" jumped out at me like a sore thumb, but it was too late to change it by then.

I knew I was guessing the wrong entry this round --and that it was probably inspiration's --but none of the others stuck out to me as any more plausible than another.

I doubled up a word in mine, but mercifully caught it right after sending and was able to edit it! I also blanked on the books being written from Watson's POV (an amazing feat of forgetfulness, to be sure) and just got lucky that what I wrote worked both ways.

Let's wind this up with a book I've never read entirely because I can't imagine how the rest of it could live up to the delicious promise of the opening line:

I was hoping some people wouldn't recall that.

I know nothing about Sherlock Holmes short of the fact he was a detective, he had a buddy named Watson, he wore a funny hat, and played the violin. I think I may remember he was a drug addict, but I forget.

The deerstalker hat was added in later adaptations. In the books, Holmes wore whichever hat suited the occasion, and quite often no hat at all.

Oh sure ruin my image of Holmes. Next thing you'll tell me is that the character James West from Wild Wild West was actually white.

There's a reason they got Robert Downey, Jr. to play him in the recent film...

Because he is an accomplished violinist?

Any update insp?

Still waiting on three submissions.

ack. I am one of them, I thought I already sent it in. I will have it to you later today.

Oooh, this is a tough one.