Things Castironic

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Why did Aaron Burr dress as a mummy for Halloween?

Because he wanted to be in the tomb where it happens.

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I've seen the original of this gif many times, and the missing tilde on "señor" always nagged at me.  So, for everyone who has a loud inner copyeditor:  SEÑOR MORIARTY SAYS FIESTA.

Grab and resave as you like: the original certainly isn't mine; I only contributed a tilde.

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alt-text: Holmes, isn't this taking your love of music a bit too far?

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castiron: I don't think Mycroft would bring a bomb to a gunfight.

belovedmuerto: Yes, he would.

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Castiron: No, he wouldn't. Too much danger of collateral damage to his own side. Now, a highly precise projectile weapon with laser targeting system? *That* he'd bring.

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Alt-text for image: "Universal Constants: c, speed of light. G, gravitational constant. h, Planck's constant.  (Photo of Freeman as Watson) John Watson.

From a recent conversation on the topic "John Watson: Universal Constant":

Castironowl: JOHN WATSON IS THE UNIVERSAL CONSTANT NO MATTER THE PHOTOMANIP PROGRAM. belovedmuerto: John Watson is the Universal Constant EVEN IN UNIVERSES WHERE THERE ARE NO JOHN WATSONS. belovedmuerto: AND WHO WOULD WANT TO LIVE IN A UNIVERSE WITH NO JOHN WATSONS ANYWAY? belovedmuerto: NO ONE, THAT'S WHO. belovedmuerto: (no one in their right mind, anyway.) Castironowl: John Watson is so universal a constant that even in a universe with no John Watsons, it is inevitable that John Watson will come to exist. Universes can be classified by the JW Factor, the number of petaseconds before John Watson comes into existence in that universe. Castironowl:  John Watson is the universal constant that causes universes to appear around him. Big Bang? See: John Watson.  belovedmuerto: JOHN WATSON IS THE MOTHERFRAKKIN' GOD PARTICLE. Castironowl:  The reason CERN hasn't discovered John Watson is that his awesomeness shorts out the accelerator. belovedmuerto:  Which is unfortunate, because those fuses are expensive. Castironowl:  JOHN WATSON: MAKING RORY WILLIAMS LOOK LIKE A PIKER SINCE 1887. belovedmuerto:  Well, now, I don't know.   Castironowl:  JOHN WATSON: ALMOST AS AWESOME AS RORY WILLIAMS ? belovedmuerto: well, perhaps not that. belovedmuerto:  JOHN WATSON: ONLY SLIGHTLY MORE AWESOME THAN RORY WILLIAMS? Castironowl:  JOHN WATSON: MORE AWESOME THAN RORY WILLIAMS, BUT ONLY BY 0.05 UNITS OF AWESOME.

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ACD Moments I Want to See in BBC Sherlock

The bit in "Charles Augustus Milverton" where Watson tells Holmes that either Holmes lets Watson accompany him to burgle Milverton's house, or Watson will go to Scotland Yard and inform them that Holmes is committing a burglary?  I so want to see that moment translated into BBC Sherlock someday.

What's your favorite ACD canon moment that you want to see in BBC Sherlock?

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saved from myself!

While researching the Royal Opera House for a fic, I discovered that they're doing Wagner's Ring Cycle in 2012.

Thank $DEITY the tickets are already sold out, because otherwise I would be seriously considering buying a ticket and *then* figuring out airfare from the States, hotel, childcare, etc. Because Wagner in Covent Garden?  How much more Holmesian can you get?

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watsonsjam:

filthytricksyhobbitses:

thebespokepyshcopath:

#EAST GALLIFREY BORN AND RAISED ON THE VORTEX IS WHERE I SPENT MOST OF MY DAYS #TIME-TRAVELIN’ LEARNING ROBE-WEARING ALL COOL #BEING A TIME MASTER AFTER TIME SCHOOL #THEN A COUPLE OF DALEKS THEY WERE UP TO NO GOOD #TRYING TO START TROUBLE ON MY PLANET-HOOD #I GOT IN ONE LITTLE WAR AND RASSILION GOT SCARED #HE SAID ‘YOU’LL GET IN THAT BLUE BOX AND GET AWAY FROM HERE.’

^THAT TAG^

That… was amazing.

This? This is what epic brilliance looks like.

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A kind Raveler made this for me.

(Image: John looking at Sherlock; text: "Do I tell him about the spider that's about to land in his hair, or do I let events unfold?")

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Visualize 100 Otters

Repost from my DW/LJ: How to Make a Dentist's Visit More Tolerable

1. Listen to Cabin Pressure episode in car en route to dentist. 2. While teeth are being cleaned, attempt to visualize 100 otters. 3. Ten asterisk-like figures of ten otters each works pretty well. 4. From this geometric figure, branch out to platonic solids with otter edges. 5. Ponder how to get otters to form a dodecahedron. 6. Decide that the only way to do this in practice is by using large acrylic tubes to contain the otters. 7. Remember that "if I should ever become so rich that blowing a few hundred K is nothing" plan to build an octopus Habitrail at ceiling level throughout the house. Wonder if otters and octopuses could coexist for more than ten minutes. Decide probably not. Also, much larger tubes would be needed, and presumably sea otters rather than river otters, and general upkeep would be too much even for theoretical level of filthy richness. (At this point, the dental visit ended. No drugs were involved in this routine cleaning. No otters or octopuses were harmed, even hypothetically. Remember to floss your otter.)

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I was browsing tonight's update at The Loopy Ewe, and this juxtaposition amused me.

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I'm still rather proud of this one.

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Yep.

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So routinely that I expect it. One common misspelling doesn't bug me because it makes total sense given the local ethnic backgrounds; the other makes me scratch my head and think "if I spelled it that way, the pronunciation would be entirely different".  My usual userid is based on my how-to-spell-it hint.

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A handy guide when hunting for a TARDIS.

(Transcription for visually impaired: Photo of TARDIS labeled "TARDIS".  Photo of blue portapotty labeled "Not a TARDIS". Bottom caption: "Don't mix them up."

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The Sherlock Fan's Creed

The Sherlock Fan's Creed

By Castironowl and Belovedmuerto, who are headed to the Special Hell for writing this

We believe in the Moff, the writer almighty, maker of Eleven and of Sherlock.

And in the Gatiss, co-creator of Sherlock, being in partnership with the Moff.

And in the scripts, which proceed from the Moff and the Gatiss (except for certain schismatic episodes) and are made manifest through the executive production of the Vertue.

We believe in the second series of Sherlock, though we know not when it shall come.

We believe in Sherlock’s reappearance after Reichenbach.

And that John should totally punch him.

We look to the worldwide release of Series 2, and the hope of Series 3 to come.

May they reign forever and ever and never have writer’s block.

In Sherlock’s name we pant, Amen.