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“one of biscuits” [GLOR]&nbsp;    &nbsp; It's not often we find ourselves with a Muppets crossover, but after stumbling across a few trifling references in the Sherlock Holmes stories, we began to think about the Cookie Monster in Baker Street. &nbsp; Of course, there were no cookies in Baker Street. Only biscuits. Where might we find mentions of biscuits in the Canon? And what do we know about their variety and history? It's just another treat – a Trifle. &nbsp; Oh, and just for our&nbsp;&nbsp;supporters, we have a link to a very special Cookie Monster-themed Sherlockian item.  All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;. &nbsp;    Find Trifles&nbsp;.  &nbsp; Links / Notes  Playlist:  All of our social links:&nbsp; Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Join our community on&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.&nbsp;   Music credits    Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

B Is for Biscuit

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“consult me over that Manor House case” [GREE]&nbsp;    &nbsp; In addition to fascinating cases and clients, the Sherlock Holmes stories saw some wonderful house names. How did some of them get their names? &nbsp; We look at the history of house names, call out the story names that were also house names, and mention a few of our favorite lesser-known country houses in the Canon. It's just a Trifle. &nbsp; Oh, and just for our&nbsp; and  supporters, we have some additional analysis in a bonus episode.  All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;. &nbsp;    Find Trifles&nbsp;.  &nbsp; Links / Notes     All of our social links:&nbsp; Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Join our community on&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.&nbsp;   &nbsp; Music credits    Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

The Manor House Case

“we shall certainly have to go to Norwood” [SIGN]&nbsp;  The latest in our&nbsp; takes us to Norwood. In particular, the Norwood in The Sign of Four. Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Mary Morstan take a cab to a seedier part of London, and then a four-wheeler south to Norwood. How long would it have taken them? And what else might we find in this London suburb? Michael Harrison assists with an essay from In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes, and it’s just a Trifle. &nbsp; All of our supporters on  and &nbsp;are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers on &nbsp;receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;  Find Trifles&nbsp;.  &nbsp; Links / Notes    by Michael Harrison      All of our social links:&nbsp;   Email us at trifles @    &nbsp; Music credits Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp;

To Go to Norwood

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“His collaboration&nbsp;may be very necessary”&nbsp;[ILLU]&nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  There's a curious phrase in the beginning of A Study in Scarlet that requires a little more consideration. Do you know what it is? John Ball, Jr. did.&nbsp; And his theory about what that phrase signified is an intelligent and plausible one, lifted from a 1954 issue of The Baker Street Journal and The Baker Street Reader. Along the way, we uncover a surprising fact about Ball. And it’s anything but a Trifle.  All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;. &nbsp;    Find Trifles&nbsp;.  &nbsp; Links / Notes   (Wikipedia)  (Abebooks) The  All of our social links:&nbsp; Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Join our community on&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.&nbsp;   &nbsp; Music credits    Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

The Second Collaboration

“kept as a secret among them”&nbsp;[DEVI]&nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  When Dr. Leon Sterndale said there was only one known specimen of radix pedis dioaboli – devil's foot root – in a laboratory in Buda, it was clear that it was a poison unknown to science.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just what was it that was "used as an ordeal poison by the medicine-men in certain districts of West Africa"? Dr. Robert Ennis had an idea related to a substance we know well today, based on his observations in emergency rooms.&nbsp;And it’s anything but a Trifle.  All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;.      &nbsp; Links / Notes &nbsp;  The&nbsp; All of our social links:&nbsp; Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Join our community on&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.&nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp; Music credits    Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Will the Real Devil's Foot Stand Up?

“That was the curious incident” [SILV]

From time to time, we see analysis and debate about whether Sherlock Holmes was autistic, had Aspergers Syndrome, or is in some other way on the spectrum. 

As neurodiversity becomes more understood and accepted in the 21st century, it seems natural to explore this not only with Holmes, but with other characters in the genre as well.

In The Autistic Sleuth, Christopher Chan and Patricia Meyer Chan, Ph.D., test the question: Is the entertainment industry celebrating neurodiversity or is it reinforcing stereotypes? They analyze how two dozen characters appearing in filmed productions from around the globe who are presented as atypical minds. 

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The Autistic Sleuth

“very curious phraseology”&nbsp;[WIST]&nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  Here's an interesting little subject that ought to intrigue many Sherlock Holmes fans: words. We are a literate bunch, and when we get to learn more about words — especially words with which we're unfamiliar —&nbsp; that makes us happy.&nbsp; This topic was suggested by listener Jennifer Cassasanto, who was curious about some of the foreign and antiquated terms in the Canon. Fair warning, though: this is a pun-filled zone. Word nerds unite! It's just a Trifle.  You can make suggestions as well — if we choose a topic you recommend, we'll send you a Sherlockian prize. &nbsp; All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;.  &nbsp; &nbsp; Links / Notes   by S. Tupper Bigelow  All of our social links:&nbsp; Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Join our community on&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.&nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp; Music credits    Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Wordplay

“Stop at&nbsp;a telegraph-office, cabby!”&nbsp;[SIGN]&nbsp;  &nbsp;    &nbsp;  Cabbies are everywhere in London – indeed, so common in some cases that they're simply overlooked (we see you, Jefferson Hope!). Could Sherlock Holmes have passed himself off as a cabby? There are certainly points in his career when it would have made sense. And a paper given at a Sherlock Holmes society in Denmark points in that direction. Hop on board with us in this monthly travel series episode! It's just a Trifle.  You can make suggestions as well — if we choose a topic you recommend, we'll send you a Sherlockian prize. &nbsp; All of our supporters are eligible for our monthly drawings for&nbsp;Baker Street Journals&nbsp;and certain tiers receive thank you gifts.&nbsp;. &nbsp;      &nbsp; Links / Notes  "The Thomas Hogram Letters" by Sven Ranild is an expanded and translated version of a paper delivered in Copenhagen on September 19, 1987, at the Centenary Dinner of the Sherlock Holmes Klubben i Danmark and it appeared in the Summer 1991 issue of .  All of our social links:&nbsp; Email us at trifles @ ihearofsherlock.com Join our community on&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;&nbsp;to hear bonus material and be eligible for drawings.&nbsp;   &nbsp; Music credits    Performers:&nbsp;Uncredited violinist, US Marine Chamber Orchestra&nbsp; Publisher Info.:&nbsp;Washington, DC:&nbsp;&nbsp; Copyright:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;

Sherlock Holmes, Cabby

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