NW16XE wrote:

But fandom does allow one to direct obessesive tendencies to harmless pursuits. Except the occasional Moriarity-type fan, of course...Oh dear, this is going in the wrong direction. I'll just shut up now. 

HEY! I resent (or resemble) that remark... haha.

Banbha wrote:

NW16XE wrote:

No, not Germany, the American Midwest. We are having English weather at the momment, though. 

Where in the Midwest are you having English weather?? It's freaking hot here in West Michigan. Ohhhh wait, you must be just south of me and experiencing the tail-end of Hurricane Issac. I'd hoped that storm would get to us (thankful not to experience it the way the Gulf does!) but no...

And welcome! I totally understand not having anyone to talk to about your "obsession." I'm around my coworkers the most and NONE of them watch it! I think I've convinced one to try it out but I highly doubt he'll be as interested in Moriarty as I am. The two friends who do watch live far away--Seattle, WA and Sioux Falls, SD--and you can only post so much to Facebook before people start regarding you as strange.

Yes, we have leftover hurricane drizzle here. I know what you mean about Facebook; I posted: 'Bored. Bored! BORED! John, fetch me my revolver.' Two likes, and I am reconsidering the status of the friend who has never seen the show.   
I've never mentioned Sherlock at work; my collegues are lovely people, but I often find myself saying, 'no, I wasn't serious about that, it was meant to be funny.' (Bankers.   )

veecee wrote:

Yes, our summer in Michigan has motly been hot, then hotter, then hottest. And dry. Today we had a little relief. But I guess we can't complain compared to people dealing with a hurricane.

Banbha -- Try getting yourself a Sherlock t-shirt. I have two, and I find  fellow fans that way -- not that we necessarily have conversations beyond "Isn't it great?" but it's still fun. I am lucky to have some people I know well who are fans, too, though. And trying to get a few more hooked. Still this is the place to let your fan flag fly.

I just purchased one which reads, "Honey, you should see me in a crown." Waiting for it to arrive.

Banbha wrote:

veecee wrote:

Yes, our summer in Michigan has motly been hot, then hotter, then hottest. And dry. Today we had a little relief. But I guess we can't complain compared to people dealing with a hurricane.

Banbha -- Try getting yourself a Sherlock t-shirt. I have two, and I find  fellow fans that way -- not that we necessarily have conversations beyond "Isn't it great?" but it's still fun. I am lucky to have some people I know well who are fans, too, though. And trying to get a few more hooked. Still this is the place to let your fan flag fly.

I just purchased one which reads, "Honey, you should see me in a crown." Waiting for it to arrive.

I saw that one on Cafepress. That is definitely one of the best-delivered lines in the series. 

No, not the Diogenes. Perhaps a coffee at Speedy's? 
Now there is something I would like to see in this series, Harry Watson and Sherlock meeting up. Doubt they will, though.

Banbha wrote:

NW16XE wrote:

Time to confess: I'm not British, I'm an American anglophile with no immediate outlet for that. Thought I could get away with it here, but if it offends or annoys anyone, speak up and I'll desist. I just adore the Queen's English, and never get to use it. 

Me too. I also watch enough BBC that, while I don't try to use British or Irish idioms I find them slipping into everyday speech. The insults are slipping in there as well.

It's the same with me; when I start getting 'where are you from?' (due to idiom, not accent) I know I'm going too far and have to gear down. I thought I'd trot it all out here and get it out of my system a bit; I've sort of half-expected to be asked to stop. Hopefully it's more pathetic than annoying; I'm having loads of fun, anyway.

Davina wrote:

Why should you stop? It's fine. Really fine. I see it as you coming over from the dark side! Lol

Cheers, Davina! It is supposed to be the sincerest for of flattery, after all. My mother's parents were Scottish-American, and I grew up loving all the odd but marvelous words and phrases they used. I'm that other American stereotype, the one who wants to be British. I've never worn a baseball cap or chewed gum in my entire life, and I only wear flip-flops at the shore.

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Harriet wrote:

NW16XE wrote:

No, not the Diogenes. Perhaps a coffee at Speedy's? 
Now there is something I would like to see in this series, Harry Watson and Sherlock meeting up. Doubt they will, though.

Tea, definitively! At Speedy's!

Yes, sigh, I share your doubts. For good reason, what sense would it make, how could such meeting contribute to the story?
Harry and John don't seem to have much in common.

Btw, yesterday I had guests and one of them said, looking at my brown chinese teapot: Oh, just like from episode 2!
As I had just recently borrowed series 1 to her, I felt like: Wow, mission goal almost accomplished! 
Poor being has now the Reichenbach Fall still ahead

I am quite jealous of your teapot! Don't worry, she'll get to the end of series 2 and then her insanity and frustration will match yours. 
Yes, that's what I thought too, no possible way that meeting could forward any plot point. Shame.

But someday they may be hundreds of years old...
Yes, I do like the Talking Heads and no, I don't mind your impression of us being their The Big Country. It's not a bad description of, and not an unreasonable reaction to, us. It *is* an enormous place; the resources here have always been staggering and Americans do have a sense of entitlement, because we've always had so much, I think.  Nor did we experience the 20th century and its wars in any way like Europe and Britian did, so yes, we are arrogant and insensitive lots of the time in our worldview. Still, all that and my acute Anglophilia aside, I'm not sorry to be American. But there is plenty of room for criticism about America as a political entity.
Sorry if this is a bit thick; didn't mean to go all serious.
Tea at Speedy's it is!

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I hope they will...

That song always makes me laugh. But you should know, I'm aware that Americans are not all the same, and here's my experience:
Many US Americans are friendly and warm people, helpful and generous.
And the more I get to know by person, the more they become.
Also, great political traditions to be proud of and to be continued, imho.

Also, there are some that would be great to have tea with at Speedy's! 


SCNR:

Last time she jumped out the window
Well, she only turned and smiled
You might think she would say something
But you'd have to wait a while

Well, the lady don't mind
No, no, no, the lady don't mind
She just turns her head and disappears
And I kinda like that style

(...)

Come on, come on, I go up and down
I like this curious feeling
I know, I see, It's like make-believe
Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying
I'm not lost, but I don't know where I am
I got a question
All right, all right, this is what we like
Who knows, who knows what I'm thinking?