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The "candlestick" reminds me of the holder my friend used in her Miss Scarlet fanart. A bit of unintentional foreshadowing? Honestly, you're friends Miss Scarlet picture is better than the candlestick from the game Still think it's bizarre how they decided to use a stick of dynamite as the "candle"...

. . . My boyfriend, who has quite an impressive Funko Pop collection, thinks Col. Mustard and Mrs. Peacock will be the chase exclusives due to their "more-detailed" appearance. Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum may end up being Walmart/GameStop/Hot Topic exclusives, but I think it's safe to say that ...

Looks like it's just Mrs. White and Mr. Green for now! Let's hope they release all 6 in time! I wonder if they would do a version of Orchid as well? If they're going old-school and have Mrs. White as a maid, Orchid may not be too likely. (At least not until after they come out with the rest of the ...

Red Rum's not a palindrome. Palindromes are words that can be spelt the same going forwards and backwards. Like "eve". And "no melon, no lemon". Well, according to https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palindrome , a word, verse, or sentence (such as "Able was I ere I saw Elba") or a number (s...

Add actress Olivia de Havilland to the list of people who have died recently. She was 104.

Since I'm a sucker for names that play with the formula, this got me thinking. A cardinal could easily be Reverend Green's superior. Depends on whether they're of the same denomination or not. If we're talking an Italian Cardinal, that to me would more likely be for Catholicism, not the Church of E...

Why couldn't she be the former maid/cook of another rich person who had been murdered, but White suddenly became well-off when her previous employer passed away and left her all of his/her wealth?

Jonathan Green wrote: ↑Wed Jul 01, 2020 1:39 am . . . Fireplace Hand Bellows (Sharp) . . .

Why "sharp" for the hand bellows?



Don't they blow air to try and get a fire going again when it's not quite catching right?

Now, the fireplace poker could be easily sharpened . . .

Murder by Death wrote: ↑Tue Jun 30, 2020 3:57 pmSince lube would be exposed to the mucous membranes, something could be absorbed into the body that might be instantly deadly. Not sure what that would be. It would have to be colorless and odorless.

Not necessarily. Depends on what color or scent the lube itself would have had.

. . . Most of the items, excepted the lube, could be actual weapons... https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/screw-sexual-game-done-adult-naughty-1724558103 Well spilled lube could easily cause a deadly slip, especially at the top of the stairs at the bottom of which the victim has traditionally b...

coinilius wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:12 pmPostage is murder in Australia as well

Sounds like it could be the title of a mystery novel:
Postage Is Murder!

BBP wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:25 pmI think the postage would make that very expensive... you're in the US I think?

Black wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 3:33 pmI wish, I'm in England

Considering the situation with COVID-19 cases in many parts of the U.S., you might be safer in the U.K. these days.

BBP wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 2:43 pmNow to find people to play it with!

Viel Glück!

I don't actually click any links. I just find it amusing to leave a response to some of the obviously fail spammers. But there is a possible problem if you accidentally click on a link, which can easily happen due to a finger slip, a delay with your mouse / computer reacting to your actions, etc. A...

Wavey wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:07 pmI still find it amusing how people from Kenya start threads in languages like Polish and Russian.

Yes, but I wonder how many of those people from "Kenya" are really from "Kenya"?

Jonathan Green wrote: ↑Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:34 am . . . Since you guys are getting close, I'll give you gays a clue:

Interesting typo there . . .

By the way, eight of the Perry Mason novels (originally published between 1940 - 1956) by Erle Stanley Gardner have recently been republished in trade paperback editions.

The Perry Mason series books were originally published from 1933 to 1973; Gardner died in 1970.

Jonathan Green wrote: ↑Fri Jun 19, 2020 8:29 pm The Billiard Room:

A minor quibble: why so many round, red objects on the table?

Aren't the balls usually multiple colors, with about half being solid color and others being the same color but with a stipe of that color instead of a solid area?

By the way, a new Perry Mason mini-series is going to begin running on HBO on Sunday (June 21st). However, it doesn't sound like it really has all that much in common with what people might associate with the 1950s-1960s TV series or necessarily all that much in common with Erle Stanley Gardner's 80...

Wavey wrote: ↑Thu Jun 18, 2020 7:47 am

Back in the 1930s, Dick Tracy had a villain called "The Blank" because he had a mask that made it look like he had no face.

His real name was Frank Redrum.