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Posted by Murphy Siding on Friday, January 8, 2016 8:05 AM

schlimm

Fred originally posted eight dashes.  Perhaps the number was meaningless or perhaps they were stand-ins for actual letters.

 

     Obviously, we need a top notch sleuth to figure this out.  The question being- we know that Sherlock Holmes would probably  drink tea, but would Hercule  Poirot  drink tea or coffee?

        If you want a good diversion, close your eyes and imagine inspector Jacques Clouseau ordering coffee in a StarBuck$Clown

 

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Posted by wjstix on Friday, January 8, 2016 11:41 AM

Most likely both drank coffee on occassion. In England, tea often is only available at certain times of day, unlike coffee. Many British people drink both, like coffee with breakfast and tea for the afternoon "tea time" break. Plus Poirot being Belgian probably drank something European, like Espresso.

I started drinking coffee when I was 13 or 14, I used to take a thermos to school with me.

BTW many railroaders didn't drink coffee regularly, as it was hard on the stomach. Many brought thermoses of hot jello to work instead.

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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, January 8, 2016 1:48 PM

Hot jello????

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Posted by Deggesty on Friday, January 8, 2016 1:50 PM

54light15

Hot jello????

 

For some reason, it is said to take all kinds.Smile

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Posted by Firelock76 on Friday, January 8, 2016 5:42 PM

Murphy Siding, according to the "Canon", and all Sherlock Holmes fans know what that means, Mr. Holmes drank both tea and coffee, depending on his mood and time of day.  "Tea Time" is sacrosanct in Britain after all.

M'sier Poirot I'm not sure about.  In "Murder On The Orient Express" I believe he has a coffee after his "Creme de Menthe."

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Posted by csmith9474 on Friday, January 8, 2016 6:49 PM
Monster to start the day ( I know, they're horrible for you), and lots of water 10 ounces at a time. But when I'm working in Proviso, I gotta get a large Dunkin Donuts iced coffee to start the day.
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Posted by rdamon on Friday, January 8, 2016 9:24 PM
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Coffee maker was on one side of the room .. sugar and cream on the other .. Desk near coffee
September .. cream and sugar ,,,

 

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Posted by CShaveRR on Saturday, January 9, 2016 8:14 AM

As I mentioned earlier, my breakfast beverage is a combination of orange-tangerine juice (for vitamins, natural sugars, and other healthful nutrients) and Diet Mountain Dew (for caffeine and a little fizz).  I mix myself a large enough glass to be deprived of neither.

One of these requires shaking before pouring.  The other, not so much.  Be sure you're awake enough before concocting.  

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Posted by 54light15 on Saturday, January 9, 2016 1:00 PM

I didn't know Inspector Clouseau first name was Jacques. I always thought it was "Inspector." Damn, I miss Peter Sellers!

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Posted by schlimm on Saturday, January 9, 2016 1:31 PM

54light15
Damn, I miss Peter Sellers!

Second that!!

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Posted by Firelock76 on Saturday, January 9, 2016 7:31 PM

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54light15
Damn, I miss Peter Sellers!

 

Second that!!

 

And I triple that!

I was going to add Sherlock Holmes liked Rheingold beer as well, but then I remembered that was from a Rheingold magazine ad from the 50's with Basil Rathbone endorsing the product.

I miss Captain Basil Rathbone M.C. (Liverpool Scottish Rifles, WW1) too, the REAL Sherlock Holmes!

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Saturday, January 9, 2016 8:38 PM

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schlimm 
54light15
Damn, I miss Peter Sellers! 

Second that!! 

And I triple that! 

I was going to add Sherlock Holmes liked Rheingold beer as well, but then I remembered that was from a Rheingold magazine ad from the 50's with Basil Rathbone endorsing the product.

I miss Captain Basil Rathbone M.C. (Liverpool Scottish Rifles, WW1) too, the REAL Sherlock Holmes!

Just watched Basil this afternoon as Sherlock... lots better than any of the present spate of wanna-be's.  Better stories too!

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Sunday, January 10, 2016 1:02 PM

     How does that lifeblood of the industry flow in the locomotive?  Does each crew just pack a bog ol' thermos of Joe for the trip?  Sometimes you read where certain locomotives are equipped with hot plates.  Are those used to reheat coffee?  I always kind pictured the conductor making flap-jacks and bacon on them.Whistling

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, January 10, 2016 1:41 PM

Our RS18u's, of Canadian heritage, have refrigerators and microwaves.  We use the 'fridges all the time, but I have yet to make tea in the microwave.

I suppose one could make instant coffee there, if so inclined.

We aren't on the road long enough to get any more exotic.  

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Posted by 54light15 on Sunday, January 10, 2016 4:03 PM

There is only one Sherlock just as there will always be just one James Bond. I don't have to mention his name, do I?

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, January 10, 2016 4:34 PM

Nope. Perfect casting in both cases.

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Posted by BaltACD on Sunday, January 10, 2016 8:58 PM

Murphy Siding

     How does that lifeblood of the industry flow in the locomotive?  Does each crew just pack a bog ol' thermos of Joe for the trip?  Sometimes you read where certain locomotives are equipped with hot plates.  Are those used to reheat coffee?  I always kind pictured the conductor making flap-jacks and bacon on them.Whistling

Hot plates are for Canadian bacon.  US engines don't have the same accessory requirement that Canadian engines do.

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, January 10, 2016 9:46 PM

BaltACD
Hot plates are for Canadian bacon.

Don't go to Canada and order "Canadian Bacon..."   It's just plain bacon there...

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Posted by Deggesty on Sunday, January 10, 2016 10:04 PM

tree68

 

 
BaltACD
Hot plates are for Canadian bacon.

 

Don't go to Canada and order "Canadian Bacon..."   It's just plain bacon there...

 

Of course. I would not be amazed to learn that what we call "bacon" is, to them, "American bacon."

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, January 11, 2016 5:18 AM

Deggesty
I would not be amazed to learn that what we call "bacon" is, to them, "American bacon."

The Brits call it "Streaky Bacon".

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Monday, January 11, 2016 7:21 AM

54light15

There is only one Sherlock just as there will always be just one James Bond. I don't have to mention his name, do I?

That would be Daniel Craig.  He plays the character very close to the way that Ian Fleming wrote it:  Dark, cynical, cold-blooded and loyal to M.

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, January 11, 2016 8:47 AM

Blasphemer!

Sean Connery - the original - never bettered!

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Posted by Norm48327 on Monday, January 11, 2016 10:21 AM

BaltACD

Blasphemer!

Sean Connery - the original - never bettered!

 

I second that!

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Posted by 54light15 on Monday, January 11, 2016 10:28 AM

YEAH! Daniel Craig, my ass! By the way, we call it peameal bacon. Regular bacon is just bacon. One of the key ways to lose weight is to not eat bacon more than four times a day. A high-end butcher shop opened next door to me last year. One day a week,my entire world smells of bacon. My clothes smell like bacon, my cat smells like bacon, my car smells like bacon. BACON! But, I'm not complaining. 

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Posted by Firelock76 on Monday, January 11, 2016 5:25 PM

DANIEL CRAIG?  Lookit, Sean Connery is THE James Bond!  Handsome, great personality, good sense of humor, athletic, and with eyes that could turn dead cold in an instant, justifying that "license to kill."

Daniel Craig just looks mean.  Or like he was weaned on a pickle.

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Posted by Paul_D_North_Jr on Monday, January 11, 2016 9:10 PM

In the movies, Bond spent some time on trains in From Russia With Love (European) and Live and Let Die (US type).  In the books, same on the first, not so much on the second; but worthwhile segments in Diamonds are Forever (recreated steam hobby railroad in Nevada) and The Man With The Golden Gun (steam tram or plantation line in Jamaica).

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Posted by schlimm on Monday, January 11, 2016 9:43 PM

Connery and Craig were by far the best of the Bonds, though very different styles.

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Posted by junior yardmaster on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 2:53 PM

My last cup of coffee was in 1970.  Stuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 3:05 PM

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Stuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!

   I agree.   But cafe au lait -- not too much coffee with a lot of milk and a bit of sugar -- is not bad.

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Posted by NKP guy on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 3:42 PM

junior yardmaster

My last cup of coffee was in 1970.  Stuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!

 

junior yardmaster

My last cup of coffee was in 1970.  Stuff smells great; tastes TERRIBLE!

 

Maybe coffee is an acquired taste for some people, rather like scotch, oysters or  Stilton.  But once acquired...  Mmmmmm

Have you tasted coffee since 1970?

 

 

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