| Re: Mon! Day Chat 05.14.12 |
Subject: Re: Mon! Day Chat 05.14.12 by pianoguy on 2012/5/14 18:09:39 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, was quite impressed with the observational powers of a cabdriver who picked him up at the train station after a vacation to the south of France. As he stepped into the cab and put his suitcase on the seat next to him, the driver surprised him by asking, "Where would you like to go, Mr. Doyle?" Doyle asked the man how he knew who Doyle was. The driver replied, "This morning's paper had a story about you being on vacation in Marseilles. This is the taxi stand where people who return from Marseilles always come. Your skin color tells me that you have been on vacation. The ink spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French. I deduce that you are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle." "That, and your name is on your suitcase." |
