Thanks for the save! I owe you again.

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NOW *save the purple fatty!

Still got 23 hour compadre.

In reply to this comment by MarineGunrock:
*Save the glutton!

where was Ray Harryhausen when ya needed im'??

"Well ol' man Johnson could have died in any one of five ways. His neck and back were broken, chest was crushed, his skull was fractured.... and here's one for Sherlock Holmes....there was enough formic acid in him to kill twenty men."

I'm OT so sue me:

Mr. Laurie, a household name in Britain since 1980, was not as well known here, except to fans of his British series Blackadder. The confusion over his nationality was played up during last year's Emmy Award telecast. When Mr. Laurie began speaking in his real voice, co-presenter Zach Braff said, "I didn't realize we were doing British accents."

"Well, we're not. I'm British; it's the way I talk," Mr. Laurie protested.

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Mr. Laurie doesn't use a dialect coach, and he has described his struggle to sustain Dr. Gregory House's American accent as "the hardest single thing in my day."

LOS ANGELES - For Hugh Laurie, speaking American is an issue."ISH-oo or ISS-you?" he recently asked on the set of Fox's hospital mystery series, "House," his costar Robert Sean Leonard said. In the diagnostic suspense series, which has its second-season premiere tonight, Mr. Leonard plays a Watson-like comrade to Mr. Laurie's Sherlock Holmes-esque sleuth physician,and the rehearsals often are interrupted when the British actor utters a wrong diphthong or some such mispronunciation.

"Expletives come pouring out of his mouth, and he's hittinghimself with the cane," Mr. Leonard said. "It drives him nuts."

That kind of exactitude is what Mr. Laurie demands of himself and his character demands of his underlings. Struggling with aforeign accent is not as bad as hobbling around with a perpetual limp, as the Vicodin-popping Dr. Gregory House must. But it's a mild form of handicap that connects Mr. Laurie to Dr. House's
sense of agitation.

"It is the single hardest part of my job; oh, by far!" he said in an interview in Los Angeles. Off the set, he's relaxed, so his Britishisms are in full flower, as when "herbs" get the hard h. But his stubbly face creases just discussing that dialect problem.

"I can't think of any other human activity that doesn't get easier with repetition," he continued, calming himself with a Marlboro Light. "Making omelets, playing violin, sex, anything -
the more you do it, the better you get at it, supposedly - but for this, it doesn't apply. I find that every day is as painful as the last day, which is painful as the first day I did it."

Lolthien, I highly doubt there's going to be any more information on the topic. On top of which, if he were really wronged, then why wouldn't the people he attacked hit back, and why would he hit a random passer-by (the adult man)? Seriously, folks, this ain't no Sherlock Holmes mystery, the kid's a dick and he gets KTFOed for it.

Oh, and amen, Alak.

I'd have to say myself, what really is the point or goal of this? I dont see how this imaginary scenario is constructive in any way.. Is it supposed to focus on the risk of further patriot-acting in case of such an event? Political pressure on investigators? at any rate, the premises are by necessity fake, so it makes no sense to be critical of it(?)

And, while it seems fairly realistic at times, (Speeches, news etc.) its mostly unrealistic. The whole investigation process doesnt make any sense at all, seems much more like a sherlock holmes story than a real murder..

It's kind of naively sweet that one of the conspiracy nuts quotes a fictional character (Sherlock Holmes) to make a point.

What strikes me most watching this is the fevered egos of the conspiracy theorists;
they remind me of religious fanatics in that they're so sure of their conclusion that they'll pick bits that support their theories and throw away the majority.

Sorry, but I'll take Popular Mechanics over some snot with a Radio Shack laptop any day.
I see no evidence of "hit and run journalism" here; I see systematic reporting on hit and run conspiracy theorists.

"Once you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
~Sherlock Holmes

"Watson, when you have eliminated the impossible then whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth" -Sherlock Holmes

I do like this Quote, but I would argue that the video above hardly elimates anything. I would suggest that you keep an open mind to all possibilities, for with the proper software I can simulate any "instance" to make it look factual. Want me to do the Kennedy assassination? I too can make a magic bullet with the solidworks plugin.

Wow, I've been watching this comment thread with some interest since I submitted the video a few days back. I can't believe the passion here! I also can't believe how so many people discard all logic in favour of their passions. It seems that many start their argument from a conclusion and then grasp for something, anything to support their beliefs.

I have to congratulate bamdrew for his summary of the situation as seen by the conspiracy side of things- it's as good a summation as I've seen. As for the assertion by Joemawlma that everyone is entitled to their opinion, I agree up to a point- at least until the facts start to intrude, and there has not been presented one single minutiae of fact presented by those on the conspiracy side. If I'm wrong then please, I beg someone to present it.

"Watson, when you have eliminated the impossible then whatever is left, however improbable, must be the truth" -Sherlock Holmes

"entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem" (entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity)- Occam's Razor - William of Ockham

"I'm not interested in facts, only the truth"- Stephen Colbert