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Post by william on Feb 9, 2006 13:29:08 GMT -5
But is it from Sherlock Holmes? XD If it's not I'm storming to his room and saying "U WRONG DUDE." It's attributed to him, but the thing is, he never said it. People only think he did. I don't think that's strictly true; the character as portrayed in the original books never said it, but the character from the films did. |
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Post by Stal on Feb 9, 2006 13:33:17 GMT -5
It's attributed to him, but the thing is, he never said it. People only think he did. I don't think that's strictly true; the character as portrayed in the original books never said it, but the character from the films did. Which was long after it had been attributed to him, to begin with. Besides, it comes down to what's canon and not canon. Conan Doyle never had him say it, and even though other people portray him as saying it, it doesn't mean that he did. It'd be similar to me portraying you as saying/doing something that you didn't, and then taking that as fact that you did. |
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Post by william on Feb 9, 2006 13:34:39 GMT -5
I don't think that's strictly true; the character as portrayed in the original books never said it, but the character from the films did. Which was long after it had been attributed to him, to begin with. Besides, it comes down to what's canon and not canon. Conan Doyle never had him say it, and even though other people portray him as saying it, it doesn't mean that he did. It'd be similar to me portraying you as saying/doing something that you didn't, and then taking that as fact that you did. Well, not really, since I'm a real person, and I either said something or I didn't, there's no two ways about it, whereas, with Sherlock Holmes, he's fictional, so it just depends on which fiction you take as canon. |
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Post by Stal on Feb 9, 2006 13:36:47 GMT -5
Which was long after it had been attributed to him, to begin with. Besides, it comes down to what's canon and not canon. Conan Doyle never had him say it, and even though other people portray him as saying it, it doesn't mean that he did. It'd be similar to me portraying you as saying/doing something that you didn't, and then taking that as fact that you did. Well, not really, since I'm a real person, and I either said something or I didn't, there's no two ways about it, whereas, with Sherlock Holmes, he's fictional, so it just depends on which fiction you take as canon. Whether you're real or not, you could very well ask the same "which do you take as canon" question here. Conan Doyle either wrote Holmes, his character, as saying something or didn't. Just because somebody else then says that he did say it, doesn't make it so. Same applies to real world as it does fictional. |
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Post by Killix on Feb 9, 2006 13:52:07 GMT -5
Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary,my dear Watson!"
same as Kirk never said "Beam me up, Scotty"
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Post by ncwidt5895 on Feb 9, 2006 15:06:49 GMT -5
... this half-turned-not-really debate is courtosey of my brother ^__^
I shall let him know with my not exactly witty comeback of "SHERLOCK NEVER SED DAT D00D" when he arrives home from school =D
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Post by Cow-winkle on Feb 9, 2006 19:32:40 GMT -5
Back on the topic of "Things People Say" (If you wish to continue this debate, please go to the "Debating Whether Sherlock Holmes Ever Said 'Elementary, My Dear Watson!' Board")...
Me: *Says something intelligent but boring, as usual*
Keehan: *Staring at me* Do I look like I care?
Me: Yes, you're staring at me.
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Post by Spot on Feb 10, 2006 0:18:08 GMT -5
In my friend's lj:
Dee: My dog just punched me in the nose.
...No, really. I'm not kidding. He made me bleed, too.
I think I win for "Weirdest Event of the Day". Unless one of you can top getting decked by your own dog.
Anonymous post reply: well, the other day i DID see a guy in full spiderman dress hanging from a street pole screaming he was out of webs and couldn't get down...
but...other than that, nope. nothing weird.
Dani: crap...that was me -_- ((referring to the anonymous post))
Spot: Dani confesses to being Spiderman! =O
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Post by Cow-winkle on Feb 10, 2006 19:04:21 GMT -5
In my friend's lj: Dee: My dog just punched me in the nose. ...No, really. I'm not kidding. He made me bleed, too. I think I win for "Weirdest Event of the Day". Unless one of you can top getting decked by your own dog. Anonymous post reply: well, the other day i DID see a guy in full spiderman dress hanging from a street pole screaming he was out of webs and couldn't get down... but...other than that, nope. nothing weird. Dani: crap...that was me -_- ((referring to the anonymous post)) Spot: Dani confesses to being Spiderman! =O Me, Six Hours Ago: Heheh, that's kinda' funny. Me, Six Hours Later: Oh, NOW I get it! |
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Post by Elcie on Feb 10, 2006 22:22:16 GMT -5
Announcer: ((for the rock-paper-scissors competition)) Aaaand representing the sophomores... CHRIS... FIIIIISH! ((Yes, his last name really IS Fish.))
Julia: *leans across the aisle and mouths at me* Po-ta-to dude!
Me: XDDDD!
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Post by puzz on Feb 10, 2006 22:29:33 GMT -5
Mrs. Morgan: She is the Chinese teacher at this school.
Adrian: Really? I thought she was the Mandarin teacher.
(I've got tons of these, but I can only remember that one for some reason. XD)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2006 22:41:58 GMT -5
My friend's mom works at the office in our school and she hates it when we remind her of that fact, so when me and my friends went on a field trip during attendance:
teacher: Kelly ___?
K: Here!
S: HER MOM WORKS IN THE OFFICE!
teacher: Whose mom?
K: *evil eye*
S: Kelly's mom!
Teach: Oh! Who is your mom. *after finding out* I like your mom!
entire bus: OOooooh
Teach: No, no, not like that. She's a very nice lady.
Random kid: How nice??? *wink* *wink* type nice?
Teach: Maybe I'll just shut up now.
Kelly: I hate you, I hate you, I hate you.
Quote from SNL:
"According to a new study, women in satisfying marriages are less likely to develop cardiovascular diseases than unmarried women. So don't worry lonely women, you'll be dead soon."
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Post by william on Feb 11, 2006 14:24:36 GMT -5
A conversation I had with my friend Andrew, when he was saying about his false eye:
Andrew: The stupidest things people ask me about my eye are, 'can you see through it', 'were you born with a false eye', and 'is it made of glass'. Yes, I was born with a glass eye, which I can see through, but somehow it never breaks if I fall over. Yeeeeaaah.
And another funny conversation with him about pandas.
Andrew *reading a thing in a textbook about pandas*: Hey look, pandas.
Me: They live in China. Apparently they have six fingers.
Andrew: Yeah, not all of them, though.
Me: Yeah, I think so. Scientists say that it's evidence for evolution.
Andrew: Not all Chinese people could have six fingers though, right?
Me: Not Chinese people. Pandas.
Andrew: Oh... *bursts out laughing*
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2006 20:00:29 GMT -5
In chorus:
Lucy: *sneezes*
Ceci: Bless you.
Lucy: *sneezes*
Ceci: Bless you.
Lucy: *sneezes*
Ceci: Bless you.
Lucy: *sneezes*
Megan: One more and we'll shoot her.
Altos: XDDD
Nick: *mumbling to himself*
Lucy: Nick, what are you doing here?
Nick: LUUUUCY!
Lucy: Yeah, what's up?
Nick: *swaggers* I STOLE A SHOPPING CART!
Lucy: What?
Nick: FROM SWEETBAY!
Ceci: Wait a second, he actually stole a shopping cart?
Megan: From Sweetbay! Gasp!
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Post by puzz on Feb 13, 2006 20:34:45 GMT -5
Mr. Greve (band teacher): Since we don't have any french horns in the band, the trumpets have to play like horns. Be more horny!
*everyone bursts out laughing as Mr. Greve realizes what he just said*
Mr. Greve: Uhh...Valentine's Day is coming up!
Sonnet: It took me an hour to do my hair and makeup this morning!
Mike: And how long did it take you to do your nose, huh?
Sonnet: Actually, that only took a few seconds. I ran into a wall.
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Thanks, Leoness! ^__^
