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Sherlock Parties!
I'm thinking of inviting my Sherlockian friends round for a BBC Sherlock Party!!! Any ideas what I could do??? Include anything from drinks, food, games, decor - anything you think might come in handy!! If you've had one or are planning on having one, let us know! Who knows, we may inspire others to have some and everyone will be thoroughly SHERLOCKED!!!! :D
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I wasn't at the German forum meeting, but I think people basically just brought typically British foods. You could bake scones and have cream tea, which is very Britsh, though not typically Sherlockian. I'm trying to think what kind of food was seen on Sherlock so far, but I can only come up with tea & biscuits, fish & chips and typical English breakfast (toast, fried egg, baked beans, sausage).
One thing I would try to get is this:
In Germany you can buy these eyeball wine gum things, but usually only around Halloween, although I got this one just last month in a winegum and candy store in Mönchengladbach. Though it looks like you can also buy them as (inedible) balls:
Good luck!
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Soundtrack music 
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In terms of decorating, you could try to make a part of your place look like the interior of 221B. Maybe print out the Sherlock wallpaper over several A4 pages and stick them together to put up a strip of that on your wall (from top to bottom, just one strip). You could try to somehow pin a yellow smiley face to your wall, or recreate the blue skull picture on the wall. If you have enough budget, you could try to buy a human skull as decoration. 
If you have an armchair, get a blank like John's, or a cushion or pillow case with the Union Jack.
Sorry, that's all I've got.
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Thanks that's brilliant!!! Especially love the eyeball thing - I hadn't thought of that! The 221b decorations are a great idea too! Thanks Harriet! I hadn't even thought of music!! :D
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For my 100th post (yay!!!!!!) I found this amazing game you guys should so try!!!
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How about a game of Pin the Deerstalker cap on Sherlock?!?!?
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That Bingo is great! "His Exact Lookalike" is of course the kidnapper of the children... 
Congrats, by the way! 
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Thanks!! :D Pin the deer stalker hat on the Sherlock hahaha great!! Or maybe a nice game of throw the Death Frisbee???? ;)
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Hey guys what about hosting your own SHERLOCK OLYMPICS?!?!? XD
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TeeJay wrote:
I wasn't at the German forum meeting, but I think people basically just brought typically British foods. You could bake scones and have cream tea, which is very Britsh, though not typically Sherlockian. I'm trying to think what kind of food was seen on Sherlock so far, but I can only come up with tea & biscuits, fish & chips and typical English breakfast (toast, fried egg, baked beans, sausage).
One thing I would try to get is this:
In Germany you can buy these eyeball wine gum things, but usually only around Halloween, although I got this one just last month in a winegum and candy store in Mönchengladbach. Though it looks like you can also buy them as (inedible) balls:
Good luck!
Right, I found those eyes during Halloween in every supermarket. But also later on in a big store for toys.
I thought I posted a pic in here , but obviously I didn't.
So here it is (again?):
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Very nice, Mattlocked - I'm glad I had my breakfast already 
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It's an experiment!!!
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Hahaha brilliant Mattlocked!! 
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"Brainy's the new sexy" - Irene Adler
“We solve crimes. I blog about it, he forgets his pants. I wouldn’t hold out to much hope.” - John Watson
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Mattlocked, it's great 
Shelrock Party? First and foremost, you should change your house/flat number for 221b Then, drink from measuring cylinders (or take long glasses and make them look like ones). Play the guessing game Sherlock and John played in during John's stag night. I did, it's fun!
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Yes great idea I hadn't thought of that!!! Yeah, definitely gonna turn it into 221b!! And the beakers as glasses is brilliant! :D
"Anderson, don’t talk out loud. You lower the IQ of the whole street.” - Sherlock Holmes
"Brainy's the new sexy" - Irene Adler
“We solve crimes. I blog about it, he forgets his pants. I wouldn’t hold out to much hope.” - John Watson
"Is that a British Army Browning L9A1 in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?" - Jim Moriarty
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A quiz! You should definitely have a quiz, and a really hard one if possible.
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Yes!!! Or I was thinking maybe a trail with sherlock related riddles as clues to the next one!!! :D
"Anderson, don’t talk out loud. You lower the IQ of the whole street.” - Sherlock Holmes
"Brainy's the new sexy" - Irene Adler
“We solve crimes. I blog about it, he forgets his pants. I wouldn’t hold out to much hope.” - John Watson
"Is that a British Army Browning L9A1 in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?" - Jim Moriarty
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