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    December 23, 2012 10:51 pm  #1

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    Difference between "Fandom" and the "Baker Street Irregulars"

    Slightly controversial essay with very dubious comment at the bottom, see if you can spot it...it actually made me laugh out loud with the ridiculousness of it...

    http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2012/11/upon-the-clear-distinction-between-fandom-and-the-baker-street-irregulars-lyndsay-faye-sherlock-holmes-arthur-conan-doyle-elementary

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    December 24, 2012 8:26 am  #2

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    Re: Difference between "Fandom" and the "Baker Street Irregulars"

    I absolutely LOVED this article. It had me smiling, nay laughing, throughout. How perceptive and how clever. The description of ACD's adoration for his creation is brilliant. 

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    January 7, 2013 11:19 pm  #3

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    Re: Difference between "Fandom" and the "Baker Street Irregulars"

    That's the bit I found amusing, considering he killed him off and was always complaining about him.

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