No s*** sherlock(?)

[fayefaye]

I remember reading in an Agatha Christie novel that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories had 'so many fallacies..' And some of them do, too. So, being in the mood to be particularly derisive, I was wondering if anyone felt like criticizing Holmes' logic.

[crisaor]

That would take the fun out of it :rolleyes: .

[Dick Diver]

He's a junky, he's allowed to be illogical.;)

[Stanislaw]

Holmes is a cool detective, I liked the books, movies and T.V shows.

Poirot was also an awesome character. I grew up with both christie and Doyle.

[Wilfred]

How could anyone dare to question the mastermind Holmes?

[Wilfred]

Why am I wilfred and wanda
? i have two identities.

[fayefaye]

Well, I thought it'd be fun. So is there anyone up for it?

[Stanislaw]

Which storey?

[Dick Diver]

The 13th I think.

[fayefaye]

hmm.. You can go for it, but I haven't read that one yet. I wanted to pick apart the Case of The Speckled Band, but I haven't read it in about a year and a half... I might pick up some more of his stories later just to pull them apart. I'm sort of over that mood now though.

[Stanislaw]

You wan't to read sketchy logic? I suggest we read the reason bush in vaded Iraq. :D

I wish sherlock was part of that blunder of logic, it would have been great.

[dru]

I am not aware of errors in Sherlock Holmes stories but I recently learned some interesting things about him. Holmes is based on a Doctor, Dr. Joseph Bell who taught Doyle in medical school. Like Holmes, he would figure out what people did for a living just by looking at them.
The name "Sherlock" was taken from an Irish cricket player and "Holmes" comes from Oliver Wendall Holmes.

[Stanislaw]

Cool I didn't know that.

[MacBeth]

Another thing you should look into is how Holmes' tastes in musc reflect his disposition: He hates Italian and French music, but enjoys that of Gremany.

[IWilKikU]

Ok FayeFaye, I havn't read any Holms novels, but please enlighten the rest of us here on his faulty logic. Or at least stop teasing us! You first suggested doing it like 10 days ago, so out with it!

[fayefaye]

I know, I know. I leant the book to someone, and knowing him won't see it for a looong time. Stupid move. :(. I can criticize it, but I'd sort of be pulling arguments out of my a-s-s. Unless I can find somewhere to quote from, which I'm too lazy to do....

[IWilKikU]

oh well, maybe another time.

[subterranean]

Holmes was the first detective story i read and I haven't read any in a long time, so I can't really tell about these fallacies! But He still rules in this theme

[fayefaye]

I'll see if I can dig up something later...

[Stanislaw]

Hey Faye:

I just read one of the sandman comic novel things, they are odd. But they aren't bad. I think I read the 4 one, the one where lucifer quits.

[AbdoRinbo]

That comic kicks äss.