At long last! Part 3 of my list with the questions already addressed in the Mailbag episodes on Patreon. (I wanna catch up before we get to mailbag 40 lol) Some of these are shortened or paraphrased, for space and clarity.
P1 here. P2 here. Aaand also all questions I already wrote down are in this google doc.
Ok let's go
Mailbag Questions 21-30
Mailbag 21 - Solo Watson edition
5 Nov 2024, aired between Sign v1 & Sign v2
Since Halloween is finally over, what's your favorite horror film? [...]
What's the story behind your middle name?
Do you have a favourite annual holiday?
Do Brits like to snack during sports games or is it a drinking only event? [...]
[...] In a relisten of an earlier episode, Carol asked a number of times about you still being with the military - and you explaining each time you are a podcaster now. In part because of the way your dad passed away, do you think Carol was asking you multiple times just to hear you say that you were done with that chapter of your life, for reassurance? [...]
Loved the new casefiles format. Can you tell us if you plan on doing it for all the adventures, or random ones?
What's your favourite theme park and ride? Do you have any particular superstitions or weird rituals? If you met a clone of yourself what would you do? Do you think you'd be friends with him? Thoughts on Swindon Town's performance so far this season? Favourite cartoon from your childhood? How tall are you?
Are you sleeping better these days?
What would the perfect day off look like for you, John, *before* you met Sherlock Holmes and *after* you met Sherlock Holmes? How has the perfect day off changed, and how has it remained the same?
Mailbag 22
19 Nov 2024, aired between Sign v2 & 3gab, recorded before the events of Sign
Are any of you any good at bowling?
[For Sherlock] What kind of phone do you have? And what's your phone case situation? [...]
[For Sherlock] How do you deal with unresolved or cold cases?
Have you ever heard of fairy cereal? [...]
[For Sherlock] Have you ever visited the York Railway Museum? [...]
Any tips for future podcasters from John Podcast Watson himself?
Do you have any photos together? If so, can you describe what is happening in each?
If you came across a small child who asked you to follow them, would you? Does your answer change if you came across the small child in a very child unfriendly area like an abandoned building?
Mailbag 23
26 Nov 2024, aired between Sign v2 & 3gab, recorded before the events of Sign
John, do you know your sun, moon and rising signs? [...]
Sherlock, how much caffeine do you consume in a day?
If you were stranded on a desert island, what would be the one thing you'd want with you?
Do you wear your own merch? Who or why not?
Have you ever seen / heard of Bluey? [...]
Does Mariana know we love her?
How often do you think about the Roman Empire? If not that much, what empire or historical state do you think about the most? Ever think about the Hittites?
[for Sherlock] We know that you can't have any irregular breathing patterns around you while you sleep, so are there any other specific requirements you need? [...]
John, has Sherlock ever fallen asleep around you and snored?*
What's your starting place for solving crimes with a limited amount of suspects? [...]
*No answer
Mailbag 24
31 Dec 2024, aired between 3gab & Veil
No questions answered. John reads listeners' New Years resolutions.
Mailbag 25
14 Jan 2025, aired between Veil & Blac
Were you a part of any cliques in school? If so, which ones?
What colour / pattern was Mercer?
What's Sherlock's favourite bee fact?
If you were a food, what would you be?
[For everyone] Do any of you guys paint your nails? What colours do you like if you do?
[For Sherlock] What are some things you think are good or bad about being neurodivergent?
What do y'all think of mochi?
Will Mariana dare to read the fanfiction about herself?
Do you like making lists to follow? [...]
Mailbag 26
28 Jan 2025, aired between Blac & Wist
Nadia and Stammo singing again. When?
What's your favourite kind of monkey?
Toilet paper: touching the wall? Not touching the wall? Or do you not care?
Shoes on or shoes off in the house?
[For John] Do you have a favourite pun? If so, what is it?
John, in a previous mailbag you said if you had to pick any superpower, it would be teleportation. Hypothetically, if the process of teleportation was done by atomically deconstructing your body at the starting point, and then a new version of your body is created at the ending point, whereupon your memories are implanted into the new body, would you still want to be able to teleport? [...]
[Bonus] Who's your favourite character in Toy Story?
Mailbag 27
25 Mar 2025, aired between Norw & Lady
If you had to commit a crime, what crime would you commit and what would you get away with?
Favourite pub in London (apart from The Volunteer)?
What's your go-to to get warm on a chilly day?
Can you pick eachother up?
(For Sherlock) Do you have other hypefixations, outside of cases?
Mailbag 28
29 Apr 2025, aired between Chas & Scan
What is your favorite quality about one another? What's your least favorite quality about one another?
What are your favourite sweeties?
Opinion on Penne Ziti aka Smooth Penne? [...]
Favourite Swindon Town kit?
(For Sherlock) Before meeting John, you were already solving cases and doing consulting work. How has having John at your side working with you changed or affected your consulting work versus before?
At the point of your reading this, who was the last person to text or message you, and what did they message you about?
Mailbag 29
5 May 2025, aired between Chas & Scan
(For Sherlock) Have you ever been to a trampoline park? And if not, would that be something you'd want to do?
Favourite animated movie?
What's on your keys? Are you a key ring collector or do you keep it simple?
What is your favourite non case memory with each person?
Sweet or savoury breakfast?
How's Graham doing?
(For John) Do you have any favorite songs or tunes that Sherlock has played on his violin?
(For both) If your best friend in the whole wide world, John / Sherlock, got turned into a very cute and highly marketable 12 inch plushie, what would you do? They are still sentient and can speak.
Mailbag 30
27 May 2025, aired between Scan & Blan
(For John) You once said you haven't been high since April 2018. Can we have a story time pretty please?
How does it feel to be the coolest podcaster / detectives?
Hypothetically, if a duck walked up to a lemonade stand, what would it say to the man running it?
(For John) Do you eat baked beans on toast? [...]
Which military theatre of the First World War do you find to be the most intriguing from a historical perspective? [...]
