Monday, June 06, 2005
Sherlock Holmes
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the fictional
detective Sherlock Holmes, told of a time when he
climbed into a taxi cab in Paris. Before he could
utter a word, the driver turned to him and asked,
"Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?"
Doyle was flabbergasted, He asked the driver if he
had ever seen him before.
"No, sir," the driver responded, "I have never seen
you before."
Then he explained, "This morning's paper had a story
about you being on vacation in Marseilles. This is
the taxi stand where people who return from
Marseilles always come to. Your skin color tells me
you have been on vacation. The ink-spot on your
right index finger suggests to me that you are a
writer. Your clothing is very English, and not
French. Adding up all those pieces of information, I
deduced that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."
"This is truly amazing!" the writer exclaimed. "You
are a real-life counter-part to my fictional
creation, Sherlock Holmes!"
"There is one other thing," the driver said.
"What is that?"
"Your name is on the front of your suitcase."
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