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		70 fanboys from around the world gathered in a Swiss town to re-enact Conan Doyle's story that killed off Sherlock Holmes, at precisely the same time 770 moped riders with fake mustaches competed in an unusual mountain pass race sponsored by Red Bull (prospectmagazine.co.uk)		27
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Noticeably F.A.T.		2012-11-02 02:54:41 PM

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Good for that site. Now show me the damn article.

God Is My Co-Pirate		2012-11-02 02:56:28 PM

A chubby boy in the guise of a 19th century mountain guide sits on a sedan chair with his accordion; from time to time and for no reason, he pops on a false beard, then pops it off again, the elastic cutting into his cheeks. A sly, fastidious man is half-introduced. His name is Snork, he says, or Stark or Hark or Bark or Snark-it's impossible to hear him until the music stops; at which moment, I catch only the end of his sentence "... and so this is where they invented meringue.'"

Am I drunk? Or not drunk enough?

rudemix		2012-11-02 02:57:03 PM

I'll watch Jeremy Brett plummet from the falls any day of the week!

Milk D		2012-11-02 02:58:27 PM

doesn't this happen in Logan Square (Chicago) and Brooklyn every day? dirty hipsters.

Litig8r		2012-11-02 02:58:53 PM

Reading that article is akin to trying to film Tristram Shandy.

K.B.O. Winston		2012-11-02 03:03:03 PM

rudemix: I'll watch Jeremy Brett plummet from the falls any day of the week!

Still better than watching the new version.

/yes, the Moffat episodes are fantastic
//but every other ep gives me quality whiplash

pute kisses like a man		2012-11-02 03:05:04 PM

God Is My Co-Pirate: A chubby boy in the guise of a 19th century mountain guide sits on a sedan chair with his accordion; from time to time and for no reason, he pops on a false beard, then pops it off again, the elastic cutting into his cheeks. A sly, fastidious man is half-introduced. His name is Snork, he says, or Stark or Hark or Bark or Snark-it's impossible to hear him until the music stops; at which moment, I catch only the end of his sentence "... and so this is where they invented meringue.'"

Am I drunk? Or not drunk enough?

that is, perhaps, my favorite state of being

Jiro Dreams Of McRibs		2012-11-02 03:12:31 PM

The Brett episode I enjoy the most is The Master Blackmailer. There wasn't much original material to work with and it seemed to me the author of the script actually captured the spirit and expanded the story to a long episode.

Excellent show partly because there is time to explore all the characters

Mad_Radhu		2012-11-02 03:29:16 PM

Litig8r: Reading that article is akin to trying to film Tristram Shandy.

It just needs some Gillian Anderson, and it'll work out okay.

Abe Vigoda's Ghost		2012-11-02 03:41:21 PM

Noticeably F.A.T.: This site uses cookies

Good for that site. Now show me the damn article.

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Molavian		2012-11-02 03:52:08 PM

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle? Or Billy-Bob Conan Doyle from down the way?

vodka		2012-11-02 03:57:27 PM

The site wanted my cookies but they can get their own damn cookies. I closed the tab, too bad for them.

ciberido		2012-11-02 04:01:54 PM

I've got a black belt in baritsu, so I'm really getting a kick out of these replies.

WelldeadLink		2012-11-02 04:42:37 PM

Unusual? Not for a Red Bull event.

Zimmy		2012-11-02 05:07:08 PM

How much money is Red Bull spending lately? It seems like they've been in the news a lot recently.

pute kisses like a man		2012-11-02 05:31:21 PM

Zimmy: How much money is Red Bull spending lately? It seems like they've been in the news a lot recently.

probably because of all of the energy drink controversy. trying to keep a good relationship with the public.

Jiro Dreams Of McRibs		2012-11-02 05:58:20 PM

pute kisses like a man: Zimmy: How much money is Red Bull spending lately? It seems like they've been in the news a lot recently.

probably because of all of the energy drink controversy. trying to keep a good relationship with the public.

Damn Thunder Muscle. Ruined it for everybody.

DeepDownHounds		2012-11-02 06:23:11 PM

Why don't you set your phaser on shut up?

Indubitably		2012-11-02 06:51:53 PM

Coincidence?

ravenlore		2012-11-02 08:59:58 PM

Holy shiat, they were actual proper mopeds!

(Not that I found that info in TFA, had to google for it)

Torion!		2012-11-02 10:32:45 PM

I read this article with no sock or shoes on.

and it read great

ThighsofGlory		2012-11-02 10:49:14 PM

I actually removed my glasses and cleaned them before a second attempt at reading that headline.

That was beautiful, man.

Indubitably		2012-11-02 10:59:00 PM

ThighsofGlory: I actually removed my glasses and cleaned them before a second attempt at reading that headline.

That was beautiful, man.

You are easily moved; so be it.

*)

Schfanzst!		2012-11-02 11:43:29 PM

Reading that was like a constipated mind fart... in a good way.

DeepDownHounds: Why don't you set your phaser on shut up?

Mr. Show is more of wet mind fart... also in a good way.

Isildur		2012-11-03 01:14:02 AM

ftfa: I've been riding the funicular with Colonel Moran-some kind of "lottery shipper" from nearby Lausanne (really, really). Amidst all the eccentricity, he stands out as one of the most devotedly out to lunch.

Well, he does need to get a brain.

Isildur		2012-11-03 01:35:33 AM

Noticeably F.A.T.: This site uses cookies

Good for that site. Now show me the damn article.

That silly warning isn't their idea. It's due to E.U. and U.K. law, although many U.K. sites are not in compliance (1,2).