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Moriarty's fox tie pin
I couldn't find a post about this on the forum.
I just had a look around the Net after seeing a post on tumblr about the silver fox tie pin Moriarty's wearing in court. There are several examples in literature about foxes either faking their own deaths or giving advice to others to do so:
Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales:
And I found a kids page about foxes saying that they sometimes play dead in order to bait crows and then pounce on them.
I don't know if all this has any meaning. If not, it's just another nice touch by Moftiss to keep our brains occupied during the hiatus. 
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Re: Moriarty's fox tie pin
Interesting...
Reichenbach Fall is full of fairy tale references, and that Moriarty loves these little hints and riddles. I'm quite sure he picked the pin for a reason. The fox is known as a shrewd animal, and is often portrayed as a cheat in fables and fairy tales.
That said, I don't really believe these small hints are directly linked to the solution of the "fall". As you say, Susi, I think Moftiss want to keep the hardcore fans happy, they love all their little details and references.
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Re: Moriarty's fox tie pin
The Great Game.
Jim ("from IT") to Molly: "I'll see you at the FOX - round sixish." 
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So he is not dead? Maybe? Okay, okay, just let me dream a bit, right? 
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Re: Moriarty's fox tie pin
And the fox appears in the tale of The Gingerbread Man too.
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Foxes are crafty and are often the bad guys in fairy tales. And every fairy tale needs a good old fashioned villain.
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Then there is the Fox and the HOUND!
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Re: Moriarty's fox tie pin
Sherlock Holmes wrote:
Foxes are crafty and are often the bad guys in fairy tales. And every fairy tale needs a good old fashioned villain.
Foxes in mythology and fairy tales often rather function as so called "tricksters", like snakes, coyotes, crows.
That's a difference to villains.
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They are clever and sneaky! They will also go into a hen coop and slaughter every single hen in it without eating any. Blood lust? Please note: I don't usually approve of anthropomorphic labelling but in this thread it is unavoidable.
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Re: Moriarty's fox tie pin
Right, Davina, real foxes are, and about the hens, they remind of Moriarty
In tales and mythology, foxes are often more ambivalent, not just villains.
Trickster characters follow their own agenda, bringing things forward for the better or worse.
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Re: Moriarty's fox tie pin
Oh that's a fox! I always thought it was a crown... because of tis picture you find al over google pictures:
the right one looks like a crown... but the left one is the original...
The fox clue would be exactly what mori would do... and you're points are really good... they made me think even more...
