BBC Sherlock Fan Forum - Serving Sherlockians since February 2012 / The Purple Shirt

**Posted by Mattlocked** August 2, 2012 7:25 am

Really? You have lives? How do you manage?

veecee, with this program I think you can only take pics.
Those moving avatars (.avi) I have no idea how to create them... yet. But surely I will try do do one myself soon.

**Posted by Moriarty** December 23, 2012 3:43 pm

I really love the PSOS, it is my favorite shirt for Ben to wear, but I also love all of his other clothing too! Also, as advice for the Gif creating, (using a clip of video in a signature) I think you need photoshop to make those, but you can also use premised ones from online.

**Posted by Lily** February 22, 2013 5:01 pm

Just wondering if you've heard of this song?

**Posted by Harriet** February 22, 2013 8:15 pm

What a hammer song! Caitlin Obom's song is soo great

**Posted by Zatoichi** February 13, 2014 11:57 am

*Blows away dust from thread*

Unbelievable that a mere 3 weeks ago I did not even know what a PSoS was.. seems like a whole new life now.

**Posted by SusiGo** February 13, 2014 12:13 pm

Yes. How could we survive so long without such basic knowledge?

**Posted by TeeJay** February 13, 2014 12:27 pm

Funnily enough, the PSoS came up at work today. A colleague of mine (who is both physically and personality-wise nothing like Sherlock) has a shirt that comes very close to the PSoS. At one time I joked about him wearing it, all the while explaining what I was talking about since he doesn't watch the show. It's become kind of an in-joke between us.

And just today, while we were queueing in the cafeteria, I said to him, "Markus, you haven't worn the purple shirt of sex for a long time. You need to change that!" And he said that he can't find it anymore, possibly got lost at the cleaners'. Noooooooo!!!!

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**Posted by tonnaree** February 13, 2014 12:31 pm

Zatoichi wrote:
*Blows away dust from thread*

Unbelievable that a mere 3 weeks ago I did not even know what a PSoS was.. seems like a whole new life now.

This fandom has taught me so much. PSoS appreciation. The divine relationship between otters and hedgehogs. And I know what The Thing is. Just for starters.

**Posted by Zatoichi** February 13, 2014 12:34 pm

SusiGo wrote:
Yes. How could we survive so long without such basic knowledge?

Exactly! Well, we could survive, but we did not really "live".. I was blind, but now I see.. the beauty of colours, purple (shirt), black (shirt), white (shirt).. Well okay, maybe also Cambridge Blue..

And edit: Oooh yes, tonnaree, THE THING...

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**Posted by Sherlockismyfix** August 11, 2014 10:07 pm

Zatoichi wrote:
SusiGo wrote:
Yes. How could we survive so long without such basic knowledge?
Exactly! Well, we could survive, but we did not really "live".. I was blind, but now I see.. the beauty of colours, purple (shirt), black (shirt), white (shirt).. Well okay, maybe also Cambridge Blue..

And edit: Oooh yes, tonnaree, THE THING...

I know I'm late to this party, but what is THE THING?

**Posted by ancientsgate** August 12, 2014 12:53 am

Sherlockismyfix wrote:

I know I'm late to this party, but what is THE THING?

Something Ben does during interviews, when he's answering questions and distracted. He rubs at his upper right thigh, sticks one hand under his thigh and rubs along it, touches his face, just a set of distracted self-touching that he seems to do a lot. We dubbed it The Thing.

**Posted by maryagrawatson** August 12, 2014 2:01 am

I had a friend visiting last month and he always wore a white or blue shirt. His last night here, he wanted to take me out somewhere special and showed up wearing a purple shirt much like the PSoS. I'm afraid I hurt his feelings when I burst out laughing at the first sight of him in it. Too bad I can't get him into this show so that he can understand what was so funny!

My favourite moment with the PSoS is definitely in TGG with its sleeves rolled up. Yum!

Mary

**Posted by Sherlockismyfix** August 12, 2014 2:25 am

ancientsgate wrote:
Sherlockismyfix wrote:

I know I'm late to this party, but what is THE THING?
Something Ben does during interviews, when he's answering questions and distracted. He rubs at his upper right thigh, sticks one hand under his thigh and rubs along it, touches his face, just a set of distracted self-touching that he seems to do a lot. We dubbed it The Thing.

Ah. Thank you. Yes, I have noticed that. I'm sure I'm not the first to have thought that I'd like to help him out with that ....

**Posted by Vhanja** December 22, 2014 7:13 am

LOL, what an awesome thread.

Which leaves me with one question: Did Moftiss ever answer the Twitter request for PSoS in S3? And was it included in the season? I can't remember at the top of my head.

(And the shirt was never THAT purple on my screen either).

**Posted by besleybean** December 22, 2014 7:26 am

All new shirts in S3 and no purple ones.

**Posted by ancientsgate** December 22, 2014 1:41 pm

Vhanja wrote:
And the shirt was never THAT purple on my screen either).

Much too classy to be purple anyway. It was *eggplant*. lololol

**Posted by Ah-chie** December 22, 2014 2:08 pm

I just found this thread. Love that PSoS!!!

Purple has always been my favourite colour since early childhood and now I have another reason to love it even more.

-Val

**Posted by Vhanja** January 7, 2015 10:41 pm

besleybean wrote:
All new shirts in S3 and no purple ones.

Waaait a minute. I just rewatched TEH, and at the last scene - with the champagne at 221B before they go out and greet the journalists, I am SURE I saw him wearing the TPSoS! His black jacket was covering it, sadly, but still!

**Posted by besleybean** January 8, 2015 6:36 am

Well I should know because I was there when they filmed it!
But to be honest, I cannot remember...I wasnt looking at his shirt when he walked past me!

**Posted by Vhanja** January 8, 2015 9:03 am

Oh, that's awesome!