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Gathering All the hidden keys Turning rocks to diamonds I'll lead you in I will make it easy now Turn unrest to comfort By my side You may close your eyes And I'll be your guidance

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When a tyre lever isn’t a tyre lever

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MARY: What is that?! JOHN: It’s a tyre lever. MARY: Why? JOHN: ’Cause there were loads of smackheads in there, and one of them might need help with a tyre.

That’s really an interesting little scene. One character asks explicitly for the name of a certain thing, another character answers that question and even mentions the usage of said thing. ‘Easy-peasy’ one might say. There’s a small problem though …. that tyre lever isn’t a tyre lever at all. What John, the cyclist, calls a tyre lever, is actually a lug wrench.

TBC below the cut …

A lug wrench is the name for a type of socket wrench used to loosen and tighten lug nuts on automobile wheels. Lug wrenches may be L-shaped, or X-shaped. The form commonly found in car trunks is an L-shaped metal rod with a socket wrench on the bent end and a prying tip on the other end. (X)  (Video: How to use a lug wrench)

Nowadays (since the shift to tubeless tires for automobiles in the late 1950s) tyre levers are generally bicycle tools. They are used for those tires which have a separate inner tube. They can have a hooked C-shape cut into one end of the iron so that it may be hooked on a bicycle spoke to hold it in place (X)  (Video: How to use a tyre lever)

Interesting, isn’t it? Dialogue and visuals don’t fit together at all. Neither shape, size nor usage are similar. A tyre lever is mostly used with bicycles, a lug wrench with cars. English isn’t my native language, that’s why I haven’t noticed this sooner. I simply trusted John’s (the storytellers) words and assumed ‘tyre lever’ is the english word for what is called ‘Radmutternschlüssel’ in german language. @gosherlocked​  came up with the idea to take a look into the german version of HLV to see how the translation had been handled here. A really good idea!

The german synchro uses the term ‘Schraubenschlüssel’ (wrench) for the thing John shoves into his trousers. That’s not correct but near the mark, because a wrench is used for the same purpose as a lug wrench … to loosen or tighten nuts. The correct term ‘Radmutternschlüssel’ would have been too long and therefore not fitting for the corresponding lip movements of the actor.

The german subtitles on the other hand, use the term ‘Montiereisen’ which is indeed a tyre lever.

Audio and subtitles of the UK original use both the term ‘tyre lever’.

This discrepancy regarding the german version most likely happened because synchro works with visuals and audio, while subtitles simply translate the script. Two different departments and both got it more or less right …. but both departments haven’t noticed the ‘mistake’ created through the interplay of visuals and audio in the original scene. 

It’s hard to believe that someone from the set-department would put a lug wrench into the car, when the script requires a tyre lever. And why would the writers, or anyone else, assume that the much smaller tyre lever (length of a pencil) is a suitable weapon for protection? John is a cyclist who rides to work every day with his bike. Shouldn’t it be obvious that he knows a tool used for changing bicycle tyres or tubes? Mary is, allegedly, a superagent. Wouldn’t any frist-class spy be able to distinguish a tyre lever from a lug wrench? Are spys never faced with the problem of a flat tyre? Why does she have to ask for the name of the thing John shoves into his trousers?

On the other hand, the correct name of that object could indeed be of no importance at all, if it serves as a metaphor for John’s penis. In this case a lug wrech is definitely much more impressing than the considerable smaller tyre lever. I somehow doubt that anyone would find a tyre lever ‘a tiny bit sexy’. :)

Drugs, blades and beatings

The tyre lever which is actually a lug wrench, plays a noticable role in HLV, even if it never gets used as weapon. 

John enters a drug house in search for a junkie. He gets attacked by junkie ‘Bill’ with a blade. He disarms and beats the junkie.

Sherlock is high on drugs. He gets beaten two times at two different occasion by doctor Molly Hooper who acts as a mirror for John.

Similar scenes resurface episodes later, in TLD when Sherlock, the junkie ‘William’, is high on drugs. He wields a blade and attacks a man who acts as a mirror for John. Sherlock gets disarmed and beaten severely by John ‘are you really a doctor’ Watson. 

The other beating

During the torture scene in the Serbian dungeon (TEH), an object is used to beat Sherlock, which resembles very much the lug wrench from HLV, though it’s most likely a water pipe. As mentioned in this old post, it would have been easy to choose a club or something else for this purpose instead of that lug wrench-like object. It’s also interesting to take a closer look at the special light effect on the second pic below …. it’s green and eye-shaped, with Sherlock’s bent head representing a pupil.

Recently I rewatched the TAB Post Mortem Interview and one particular point caught my attention. Steven Moffat explains what acutally happens inside the crypt when Sherlock meets the women who call themselves ‘sisters’:

“That’s not what happens in the scene. Even within the dream, he (Sherlock) is explaining it to dr Watson, not to the women present. And in fact he is only talking to himself. He is the only real person there. This is Sherlock Holmes beating himself up for how he’s treated the women in his life.”   (listen at 33.39)

I wouldn’t be surprised if this statement applies to all the other beating scenes of Sherlock BBC as well, and maybe even to the whole story. Who are the women in Sherlock’s life? What is it they represent? I always assumed it can only be emotions (x). The secret cult of the ‘sisters’, founded by Emelia Ricoletti, the ghost-bride, whose graveston displays the words ‘beloved sister’ …. the sister who had been turned into a ghost story … Eurus. Sherlock tortured by his own emotions.

The ‘key’ in his hand

While tortured in the Serbian dungeon Sherlock holds the key to his chains in his own hand, crowned by a rainbow flair.

It is known that the creators of Sherlock BBC love to play with the meaning and double meaning of words. Like: nuns/sisters, beach/beech, heart/hart, dear/deer, game (play/hunting prey), crown jewels (royal insignias/male genitals), birds (feathery birds/young women) … and many more. Maybe it is a word-play like this, which is responsible for the strange confusion of tyre lever and lug wrench, in combination with another german language connection.  

John calls the object he shoves into his jeans a tyre lever … Montiereisen or Reifenheber in german language. (more tyre lever examples)

But that object is undoubtly a lug wrench … Radmutternschlüssel (left) in german language … Schraubenschlüssel (right) is the word used by the german synchro.

The most interesting thing is this: as far as I know, no one in every days life, calls a lug wrench really ‘Radmutternschlüssel’. That’s simply a much too long word for comfortable usage. Almost anyone who asks for that thing (except in driving school or for explanatory reasons) will cut it short and say: ‘Reich mir bitte den Schlüssel’ … ‘Please, pass me the key’. The english translation for the german word ‘Schlüssel’ is …  ‘key’. The object that ‘eternal friend’ John carries round in his trousers, is a KEY (hiding in plain sight). 

Due to its usage, the tyre lever has its merrits too, though. This tool is used to pry the edge of a tyre away from the rim of the wheel it has been mounted on, in order to reach the tube that sits inside, for mending or changing. A tyre is the outer part of a wheel, it surrounnds the rim and protects (covers) the  tube, a ring-shaped balloon, inside. 

Based on this: 

In TEH - the KEY to free Sherlock from his chains, lies in his own hands, arched by a rainbow flaire, while he gets beaten with an object that strongly resembles a lug wrench but is most likely a water pipe.. 

In HLV - John says that he takes a tyre lever with him inside the drug house (the chemistry of love-house) because ‘someone might need help with a tyre’ (a COVER). A tyre lever is a tool to pry away the protective outer cover to get to the balloon inside. The object inside John’s trousers though, isn’t a tyre lever at all but a lug wrench … a KEY.

I leave you to your own deductions. Thanks @callie-ariane for the scripts.

October, 2019

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“Everything in the novel is a quest to determine what has meaning and what doesn't have meaning. Each thing in the novel exists to be interpreted, in much the same way as we interpret things in the world as having either sacred significance, or no significance, or significance to be determined. How do you know what is good when you don't know what the implications of your actions are? That's the profound puzzle for me.”

Award-winning author André Alexis discusses his new novel The Hidden Keys, with Shelagh Rogers on CBC Radio’s The Next Chapter.

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Five Irresistible Invites For Burglars.

Some things are hard to pass by – two for one on ice cream multipacks, small dogs that really want their ears scratched, and – if you’re a burglar – some of the following common mistakes are really hard to let go without a closer look. Here’s what draws the eye of the average thief…

1. Unlocked doors and windows

Nipped off to the shops for five minutes? Warm sun beating through the living room window? Decided to leave it open a little crack, since you’ll only be gone five minutes? Probably better not to – burglars see this as a welcome invitation!

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2. Visible keys

These days, it’s not as simple as leaving a spare key under the plant pot. Burglars are sharp enough to take a look around all the obvious places. If you need to keep a spare key nearby, you’re safer to leave it with a neighbour or a friend.

Visible keys

It’s not enough to make sure you haven’t left your keys outside, either. You should also make sure to keep your window keys securely away from view.

3. Signs you’re not home

Heading away on holiday? Any newspaper subscriptions or milk orders piling up are a sure-fire sign that nobody’s home, so be sure to put them on hold.

Likewise, when the lights are off, nobody’s home. A set of light timers can give the impression of an active house every evening.

4. Easy pickings

There’s nothing a burglar likes better than an easy target. Student houses are usually empty over the holidays, and elderly people can often be vulnerable. In circumstances like these, it pays to have properly secure locks and alarms in the home. Take a look at our new secure doors, perfect for the security conscious home-owner:

It’s not just the indoor stuff that thieves are after, either. Leaving your gardening tools around is a really easy way to find yourself in need of some replacement gardening tools, since they’re so easy to snatch, make off with and sell on. Keep them locked up!

5. Hiding places

Burglars like a good spot they can hide in while they take a proper look for valuables. Any obstructions, such as pot plants or statues, set neatly in front of your ground floor windows, can do a lot to stop any loitering. It always helps to have your house well-lit, which a motion-activated light can ensure without wasting money and energy leaving lights on all night.

Hiding places

So keep your house well-lit, your doors and windows locked securely, and don’t leave anything lying about (including keys), and your house shouldn’t provide any kind of temptation for passing opportunists. If you are concerned about the security of your doors and windows, Dalmatian can help. Book a visit today: http://dalmatianwindows.co.uk/

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I recently saw a post about Gravity Falls indicating that there are hidden keys drawn in very obscure places throughout some of the episodes and occasionally they are accompanied with a word like “SHIFTER” or “Cipher” (but spelled backwards).

Well, about two weeks ago I realized something that could be important that may tie in to the hidden keys. During the episode of “Not What He Seems”, Mabel was wearing a sweater (as usual) with a key on this time. A KEY. Now, when the portal was activated, it was Mabel who chose to trust Stan and not turn off the machine. In that moment she became the key to Stan’s happiness. She was the key to the Author’s return. Later, I realized that some of Mabel’s sweaters tend to hint at what will be needed or what will go on in the episode. I could be reading too much into things, but Idk. I definitely can’t wait to learn more though!

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so the 'j' key makes you scroll post by post the 'k' goes backwards and the 'L' key makes you like it, and if you hold down the 'L' key hearts go everywhere <3