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Annual Meet #1
24-25 August 2013
Mumbai, India
Jayantika Ganguly
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Field Data
Born January 6, 1854 (C. Morley, BSI)
Died May 4, 1891 (Meiringen), false; actual, none
Nationality British
Address 221B, Baker Street, London, NW1 6XEProfession Consulting Detective
Family on record Mycroft Holmes, sibling
First appearance A Study in Scarlet, 1887, Beetons Christmas Annual
First recorded adventure The Adventure of Gloria Scott
Last recorded adventure His Last Bow
Companion Captain John H. Watson, MD, RAMC
Literary Chronicler Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Sherlock Holmes has never really been out of the public eyesince he rose to fame at the end of the nineteenth century.
Some of the current mania could possibly be attributed toBBCsSherlock, CBSElementary and GuyRitchiesSherlockHolmes and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
It is a mystery worthy of Sherlock himself why is he asaddictive to us as his drug of choice?
The addiction may not be explainable, but the symptomsare easy to recognise. I call it Holmes Mania.
Do you suffer from Holmes Mania? Shall we test yourHolmes Mania Quotient?
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Holmesfree
Sherlocked
Holmesaddicted
Holmesick
StockHolmes Syndrome
HMQ Score
HMQ Score
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Where is thereal 221B,Baker Street?
5. Outside BakerStreet Tube Station
1. At the Sherlock Holmes Museum
3. At Speedys Cafe
2. In your head
4. Somewhere in London
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1. Benedict Cumberbatch2. Jonny Lee Miller
3. Robert Downey Junior
4.Jeremy Brett5. Peter Cushing
6. Basil Rathbone
7. All of them
8. The one in my head9. Erwho are these
people?
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1. Its just a bit of paper.2. I can read enough text to
know it is a certificate.
3. I know what type of pen
was used to sign it.4. I can tell what instrument
was used to cut the paper.
5. I can see the surroundings
of the photograph.
6. I know what paper stockthat is as well!
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1. What a pretty picture!
2. Hey, look, the artistsigned it!
3. I can tell you a bitabout the location ofthe silhouettes.
4. I know who that is!5. I can tell you the entire
history of this person.
Image courtesy: http://archiveofourown.org/works/788149/chapters/1487425
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1. Wonder who the pale, thin, strange-looking guy is.
2. Run away screaming once you have recovered fromyour fainting spell.
3. Shake hands with him, then pull out your phone andcall your psychiatrist.
4. Timidly ask for an autograph and a photograph.5. Ask him how he is enjoying his Indian trip and
whether John and Mycroft would be joining himsoon, then offer to take him sight-seeing.
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HMQScore: 1 to 5
You range from havingno clue about thedetective to having amild appreciation for theman.
You are safe. For now.
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HMQScore: 6 to 10
Irene Adlers term (courtesy: Mark Gatiss, StevenMoffat, A Scandal in Belgravia) and of course, youalready know this. You harbour a healthy dose ofadoration for our dear consulting detective.Bynormal standards, this is probably the best stageof Holmes Mania.
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HMQScore: 11-15
The moment you protest, Iam not an addict! you aredoomed. You adore Sherlock
Holmes in all forms, and youjust cant get enough. Youhave probably set your Google
Alerts to notify Sherlock,Sherlock Holmes and
possibly for each of theHolmesian characters youhave taken a liking to.
Could be dangerous.
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HMQ Score: 16-20You suffer from a psychologicalcondition where the patientcomplains of mental trauma andquite often, also suffers from
associated psychosomatic aches,when completely deprived of thecompany of Sherlock Holmes inany form for an extended periodof time.
It may be noted that the illnessmay manifest regardless of
whether the abstinence isvoluntary or forced.
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HMQ Score: 21-25
A psychological condition where the patient exhibits maniacalhoarding tendencies towards any media, object or discussionreferring to, or in connection with Sherlock Holmes. Earlysymptoms include being Sherlocked, obsessive acquisition of
Holmesian goods and incessant quoting of dialogues fromvarious Holmesian media during conversations, and you havechronologically passed through the previous stages.
Dear Sherlockian, it is probably time for you to seek help.
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How is your Holmes Mania affecting your life?
Are you enjoying it?
The possibility of a cure
Thats all for now, folks.
Thank you!