Misc Jokes

Mr. Doyle

A funny story circulated recently about Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle, creator of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes.
Doyle evidently told of a time when he climbed into a taxi
cab in Paris. Before he could utter a word, the driver turned
to him and asked, "Where can I take you, Mr. Doyle?"

Doyle was flabbergasted. He asked the driver if he had ever
seen him before.

"No, sir," the driver responded, "I have never seen you
before." Then he explained: "This morning's paper had a story
about you being on vacation in Marseilles. This is the taxi
stand where people who return from Marseilles always come
to. Your skin color tells me you have been on vacation. The
ink-spot on your right index finger suggests to me that you
are a writer. Your clothing is very English, and not French.
Adding up all those pieces of information, I deduced that you
are Sir Arthur Conan Doyle."

"This is truly amazing!" the writer exclaimed. "You are a
real-life counter-part to my fictional creation, Sherlock
Holmes!"

"There is one other thing," the driver said.

"What is that?"

"Your name is on the front of your suitcase."