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What IS a tor?
Where WAS the tor?
Who WAS the man on the tor?
What does any of this have to do with pipesmoking?
Was the tor on the moor?
Keep away from the moor if you value what?
Use of google not allowed for full marks.
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A tor is an outcropping of rock.
This particular tor is near the Baskerville military installation.
The man is Bendedtict Cumberbatch aka Sherlock Holmes
Mr. Holmes enjoyed smoking shag cut tobacco, among several of his vices
You kept off the moor if you valued your life!
A crag.
Scotland.
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes smoked pipes.
The tor overlooked the moor.
Your life.
"On my honor, I have neither given nor received help on this exam." Freestoke.
An astonishingly complete answer, Chris!Quote:
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Yes- yet, sadly, incomplete.Quote:
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The only "TOR" I am aware of is The Onion Router.
Other than that I am completely lost in this thread :p
A bit of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lore.Quote:
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FWIW, Chris is three words short of the grand prize as long as his answers are free of computer search.
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Well now I am even more lost...I read Sherlock all the time...
I think I know, but if that's true...I'm on the edge of my seat! (Where is the "It is a mystery" emoticon when you need it?Attachment 883)Quote:
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Reading ACDoyle would serve you better, for the three missing words, than having seen the Cumberbatch episode.Quote:
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The "Sherlock" Cumberbatch series, for my money, is some of the finest drama I've seen on television. The writing, acting, and originl stories are quite good. (Netflix)
Definitely. I could go for a little less of the grisly and kinky material, though. (Or am I confusing it with that horrid American thing that was on? Just remembered -- Elementary. Execrable.)Quote:
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GAH!!! I missed one! That's what I get for being in a hurry (was on the way out the door!).Quote:
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The Tor is in the moor in Dartmoor. In the Sherlock ep it was near Dewars Hollow.
Anyone else?
This is tearing me up...im away from home and can't get to my book. But reading Chris' and Jim's posts I figured it was answered...guess not!
Currently pooring through the book....
Tough grader. Reminds me of some of those professors I had in college. Ruthless.Quote:
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I thought it was a short answer test. sigh. I never get the word.Attachment 921Quote:
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Keep away from the moor if you value what?
You life...
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I get it!!!Quote:
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Your life and your reason or something to that effect.
Still don't get TOR though lol
"Or your reason". Geez. I thought it was about the Tor! lol BTW @Mister Moo You've had me reading that book all day today instead of studying! It's a GREAT book, though! And I enjoyed a couple bowls of Poe's mix while reading! (does anyone else see the irony of reading Sherlock Holmes while smoking tobacco named after Edgar Allen Poe? Hahahaha!)Quote:
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So close. "or", not "and".Quote:
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A tor is a geographic or geological feature.
You may already be a weiner.Quote:
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You won a tin of something. VA or english?
Grading on a curve, Chris definitely is at the top of the class!Attachment 926Quote:
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And they said I'd never amount to anything! LOL
I LOVE the Sherlock Holmes books and wish I had more than just three of them!
I do as well!Quote:
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Great job Chris!
Wow! I was going to say, "Why don't you just get The Complete Sherlock Holmes Treasury?" and have done with it. Figured you could get a copy cheap from a used book store, but they go for $20-50 depending on condition! I think I got mine free for opening a bank account back about the time of its publication, 1976. I think it's practically the definitive version, complete with original drawings from the Strand magazine.Quote:
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I should have put it to better use on this thread, huh? Attachment 947
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Y'know I've seen them in Barnes & Nobles but never when I'm in a position to buy. The three I have were printed in the 30's in London. I'm thinking they were part of a volume set. I love antique books and would love to get the rest of the set but...
Being a broke college student has its drawbacks! Hahahaha!!!
Just got a tin of something nice in the mail last night! Will post pics later in the day!