The Sign of Four: Thaddeus Sholto

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Sign of Four
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G




Thaddeus Sholto
Is nervous to a fault, no?
Thank heavens there was nothing wrong with his chest.
Being taken into custody might have led to cardiac arrest.

Comments

[debriswoman]

*applauds ingenious rhyming*

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*curtseys low* (^__^)

[debriswoman]

*Throws stunning bouquet*

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*lies on floor having been stunned by stunning bouquet*

[debriswoman]

Oops:-(
*makes note to self...just fling rose petals next time*

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know - your aim seemed rather effective.

[debriswoman]

Why, thank you:-)
She hasn't moved yet...should we be concerned?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I suppose we could try a bucket of water. If nothing else the flowers would probably benefit from a drink. Just remember to keep hold of the bucket when you throw the water.

[debriswoman]

A sound plan:-)

Oops...butterfingers:-(

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*moans piteously*

[debriswoman]

Could've sworn I heard something...

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Could it have been the sound of me speed-dialling my solicitor..?

[debriswoman]

*hastily moves away and points dramatically and accusingly at thesmallhobbit*

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

*sticks bucket over head to disguise herself*

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*picks up a couple of sticks and merrily plays "Happy Birthday to You" for Rupert Graves on the bucket*

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

*removes bucket and shakes head*

*sticks tongue out at Frankles*

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I am astonished by your rhyming ability.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, people often looked stunned after reading my poetry... (:P)

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! Very clever rhyming. And true to the character, too. :)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I thought this one worked well ^^

[undonne.livejournal.com]

Love it, and gets so well to his own preoccupation with that valve and echoes his speech patterns.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

You know, I never even thought about his speech patterns, but you're quite right. That's most satisfying ^_^

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

Exactly - very well done!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! ^___^

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

A good point indeed! Thanks for the clerihew. I do like fault, no

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I like that rhyme too ^^ "Sholto" didn't look terribly hopeful at first.

[vaysh]

I was wondering whether some of the amazing clerihew writers would go for Thaddeus Sholto. :) Kudos! As others have said: awesome rhyme Sholto/fault, no.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much ^^ I was pleased with the rhyme, I have to say ^^

[marta-bee.livejournal.com]

I'm with debriswoman, that was an ambitious choice to try to rhyme Sholto. I tried that one myself but couldn't come up with anything other than cheesy things like adding an -o to the old of bolt, colt, dolt, so something like that.

I'll hold on to my stunning bouquet though. Strictly for your health, you understand.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, you hang on to the stunning bouquet - if everyone could stick to merely chucking the "glancing blow" posies at me, that would be a lot better ^_^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Some people have no sense of adventure!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

*picks up debriswoman's stunning bouquet and throws it with deadly aim at thesmallhobbit*