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It's with great delight that I note that Google takes note of the birthday of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the author of some of my favorite childhood stories. I loved Sherlock Holmes and still love the idea that if I think about a problem hard enough I can piece together the clues and solve the problem using mostly my brain.
In the past few months I have become a fan of the medical drama show
House. After watching the second show, I decided that the writers of the show must be having some fun with the audience, because there were numerous similarities between House (the Doctor) and Holmes (the detective.)
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In addition to the obvious homonym of sorts, House and Holmes, they both function as largely armchair detectives, both are addicted to some form of narcotic, they both have a doctor as a foil, etc. I love the smart writing of the show and love looking for the similarities. I just found that someone else has noticed and created a web page devoted to this very topic.
qv:
How Dr. Gregory House is like Sherlock Holmes.