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Hi all, just dropping in to let you know I'm still around, just been super busy. FL, sorry to hear what you've been going through, I'm in a similar situation with someone who I once thought of as my best friend. I'd like to keep her in my life, but she's sure making it tough. I hope your situation resolves. It sounds to me like you're on the right track. Hope everyone is staying safe. I'll try to drop in more often, miss you all!

I my opinion, it sounds like you did the only right thing in that situation. From personal experience and after some thought, my stance on that kind of situation is: people have a right to choose what they want to do with their life, even if that means they choose to get rid of it. They do not, however, have the right to burden me (or anybody else) with that decision. If anyone sends me a halfway believable suicide note, I will call an ambulance, period. If they aren't happy with that then don't send me the note. End of story. Only you can decide whether you can and want to forgive her and if you want to renew the friendship. Maybe make a list of pros and cons?

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Sorry if I'm repeating myself, can't remember if I have previously shared this on here or my other forum. To try and keep it brief: years ago, when I was young...my then best friend really upset me. I confided in Mum and she gave me this advice: do you want to keep this person in your life? In my case, yes I did... We lost touch for years...but a few years ago we got back together and have never looked back since.

I don’t know if this is the kind of thing you were looking for, but the University of Minnesota is currently home to the world’s largest Sherlock Holmes collection. You might consider contacting them and donating, if there’s mutual interest.

That, in my experience at least, may hurt even more than cutting her off completely, because you keep being reminded of the old camaraderie. YMMV, of course. Sheerluck is right, you did the right thing and should be proud of yourself. A suicide note is nothing to be taken lightly, and if she sent one just as an attention grab, the fault lies with her, not you. Still, people do weird stuff while grieving, so if you can find it within herself to forgive her, you might want to see if she's back to normal (whatever that may mean in her case) again. Only you can know if you're ready and willing to give her another chance, however.

Sounds as if she was just attention seeking and you gave her the kind of attention she didn't want or expect. You did the right thing. That said, I would forgive her for your own sake, but limit interactions with her for a good long time. Be polite, but keep her at arms-length.

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Okay, this is brilliant!

Did you Americans have that scene cut? Before Eurus shoots John, she tells him her name and that she is the Holmes sister.

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Oh [censored] ... poor boy and poor you! It's hard when that moment we all dread comes unexpected, but it's even worse when you can see it coming, imo. Give him a hug from me, and have one yourself.

No, everything was in english... But I think it was "the final problem", since nothing was magically translated anymore!

I disabled the program that haunts the posts... I'm writing this in english, I hope it will be like this when you receive!!!

Good grief, you guys are right, it even translated my moderator's note into Portuguese! I am bewildered. I think I'd better delete the entire contents of that initial post, then type in an English version of Rebecca's message, and hope it stays in English this time. So -- to anyone who saw the Portuguese version but couldn't read it -- go back and read the first post again. With any luck, it'll be in English now. Note to Rebecca: It's interesting to have a real mystery right here in the forum! I'm guessing that your original post was in English, like your others. Do you have any idea what happened? (Also, please let me know if my version of your post is not accurate.)

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Sorry, I think the show can only be accessed by purchasing via Amazon or Audible. I highly recommend all of the adaptions. They take canon Holmes and bring something new to it - there's often added dialogue and scenes that aren't in the books but that fit perfectly. I also recommend The Further Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes. Same actor portrays Holmes, but they're pastiches written by Bert Coules, taken from references in the original canon. They are some of the best Holmes pastiches I have ever read, they replicate ACD's style perfectly, while raising some serious issues, and the ending is really heartwarming.

Hear, hear! That chemistry is SO important!

I agree with both of the above, at least to a certain extent. It seems to me that you have not one but two decisions to make, FL: 1. Can you forgive her? This part is more for your benefit than hers, really. Even if you choose never to see her again, you could still allow those experiences to eat away at you. Letting go of those feelings is difficult -- I know that from my own experience -- but it's really important. Maybe it would help to tell yourself that she was so torn up by her mother's death that she didn't fully understand her own behavior (or its consequences), which is likely to be true. 2. Then, as Bev says, you need to decide whether you'd prefer to have her back in your life -- or not -- and if so, then to what extent.

Over 55 years, (since I was 20) I have accumulated a lot of books and other sherlockiana. Since no one in my family is interested ,'I'd like to know where to find either a market, or at least a good home for the accumulation. I do not have a current inventory. It is mostly modern parodies/pastiches, but some rarer stuff. At least 50 original BSJ's, The Hound in shorthand, for use in teaching shorthand, and stuff like that. Can anyone point me in the right direction(s)?

Note from Carol the Dabbler: I'm combining a new thread into this one for the simple reason that (unlike the last few pages) it's actually ON TOPIC!!! Here's the original post: ... and here's Caya's response: Hello Occasional Irregular and welcome to the forum! Unfortunately, I have to admit that I, for one, can't help you, but we have some bona fide Holmesians on the forum and I'm sure one of them will be along shortly. Meanwhile, you are from the US, right? Asking because it might help to clarify if you are looking for a home for your collection in the US as well or if you would be willing to ship it overseas if need be? Sad to hear that your family doesn't share your passion. If you want to chat about all things Baker Street-related, we'd be happy if you stuck around.

That sort of behaviour is unacceptable. I would alter my previous statement to forgive her and move the hell on. Who needs that sort of aggro?

Guys I need your opinion on something, a while ago I posted in the rant topic about that I lost my friend and how I became annoyed that everyone kept saying that things would become okay between us eventually despite the fact that I know she is rather resentful and unforgiving. It turns out that they were right, today she reached out to make amends but I don't know if I should forgive her. But first I'll tell you how I lost my friend. Last November her mother passed away and I tried to support her as good as I could: I took her to conventions and the cinema. Then she send me a suicide note, I called an ambulance and left my work early despite the fact that I didn't had permission to leave from my supervisor. And next time we met she was mad, said that I supported her wrong when she wanted to be alone. But she never asked me to leave her alone, if she did I would've. Then there is the fact that she accused me of not knowing what the consequences were of my actions, that she would have ended up in a psychiatry which was something she didn't want and that her brother was now extremely worried about her and that was my fault. I knew that she would end up in a psychiatry, I knew her brother would be extremely worried about her, it was a risk I took. She can't tell me I didn't knew what the consequences were of my actions, I left my work early despite the fact that I didn't had permission from my supervisor, which was something I had to apologise for. I knew precisely what the consequences were of my actions.

He is worthy.

It was because of the early show mention of the coming East wind...that is Eurus. Oh and I knew about the canonical spelling, I was trying to be nice!

Thank you guys, I really appreciate it. I thought about it and came to the following decision: I'll talk to her, see what she has to say. I'll see if she feels guilty about it, but it will take a long time for me to forgive her.

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Is the arrow greyed out, or is it black? You have to select the albums you want to download (the big boxes with icons of your photos in them on your main page) before clicking the arrow. If you’ve done it right, the albums should be outlined in blue, and a ‘deselect’ option will also appear in the toolbar. There is virtually no indication that the download is happening. I actually can’t remember anymore whether nothing happened, or whether the arrow turned into a spinning circle. It was one of the two. But either way, it’ll be hard to tell that anything is happening while it “prepares” your download, which takes a good long while. Once it is “prepared”, it will ask you where on your computer you want the photos stored, and the rest should happen fairly quickly.

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Oh yeah, I agree with that. If we're talking about Lestrade as a hypothetical real person, that's a whole different debate. This is the best forum for being contrary.

That's what I would have assumed. But somewhere around here -- OK, on the first page of this thread, Bakerstreet Irregular quoted a short piece (this one: http://www.mayhematics.com/f/lestrade.htm ) in which an elderly Lestrade explains that his father and grandfather "always gave the name the Cockney pronunciation 'Lest-raid' rather than 'Le-strahd' as people educated in French tend to read it." The author is one G. P. Jellis, who I suspect to be the same individual who published a games journal ( https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mathematical-gazette/article/games-and-puzzles-journal-edited-and-published-by-g-p-jellis-99-bohemia-road-st-leonards-on-sea-tn37-6rs-5-for-6-successive-issues-issn-0267369-x/9E7298D9682DA0C615DE6679930084BF ) from a UK address, so I would assume s/he is correct about Cockneys using a different pronunciation. So I would consider that to be a definite possibility for how the "real" Inspector pronounced his name. But that's in the original Holmes universe. By the 21st century in the BBC Sherlock universe, Greg's family has apparently re-frenchified their name.

My own reaction to hearing John's "Spock" comment was somewhat more real-world-oriented than either All Right, Spock's or Diane Duane's: The 1969 version of me shook her fist at Paramount (the studio that had bought out Desilu and then slashed Star Trek's budget) and NBC (the television network that had subsequently canceled the show), saying "Did you hear that? I told you Star Trek would live on!" Here were two men from the other side of the Atlantic, who hadn't even been born when the original series was canceled -- yet not only had they heard of Star Trek, it was such an integral part of their world that John felt no need to say, "You're sounding like Mr. Spock from that old American television show Star Trek" -- he could just casually refer to the character without any explanation.

This is the episode if it helps, though yes, it's not currently available via BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04nhm9d . Might be a long shot, but how about sending the BBC a nice email and asking? If anyone should know, it's them.

Er, either my browser is weird or there's something off with that edit, @Carol the Dabbler , but your edit appears in Portugese as well, with the added note that you've used Babelfish, also in Portugese. Either way, if I interpreted that correctly, the next RDJ/Jude Law Holmes movie is now scheduled for December 2021 (should have been this year: https://screenrant.com/sherlock-holmes-3-delayed-december-2021/ ).

I don't know about favorite, but I'm going to give props to RDJ (and Jude Law) for rekindling my interest in Sherlock Holmes after many years. Before "A Game of Shadows", my exposure was mostly in early childhood with "The Great Mouse Detective" and Basil Rathbone (which I found dry at the time, but have since learned to appreciate more). All the portrayals I've seen are different and interesting in their own way. I think some notable mentions are Sir Ian McKellen in "Mr. Holmes", and Nicol Williamson in "The Seven-Per-Cent Solution", even though he wasn't as I pictured Holmes to be. I'd also add that, for me, how much I like a Holmes portrayal is highly dependent on the chemistry between Holmes and Watson. If I don't feel their kinship, then they don't seem quite suited to their individual characters' roles, either. But as long as that piece fits, I can enjoy pretty much any portrayal.

Yes, please remember - forgiveness is for YOU. And forgiveness does NOT require reconciliation, unless that's what you want.

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I've often wondered what would happen if no one showed up, but I realized that would leave only his supporting media to be there and that might be even worse!

I understand it. But imagine - noone would come. He would explode.

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