Follies of the Mad Men #176

Here's my concern. Is this a human Sherlock Holmes wearing a can disguise? If so, it's not one of his masterstrokes.

Or is this a living tin can with fleshy appurtenances? In which case, the ad is the stuff of nightmares!

Original ad here.

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Comments

You know how some people today are "furries"; it turns out that Holmes was a "canny."

Brings new meaning to "Watson and I blew the lid off this case!"

Posted by Mark on 02/26/12 at 02:53 PM

Its uncanny Holmes! :lol:

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 02/26/12 at 06:17 PM

I just knew there were going to be a lot of cracks made about this article.

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 02/26/12 at 10:11 PM

Perhaps a plumber would have been better as a mascot?

Posted by KDP on 02/27/12 at 09:58 AM

It's not like Holmes had a perfect record anyway. In "The Adventure of the Yellow Face", he misses the mark entirely.

Posted by venomlash on 02/27/12 at 11:05 AM

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