Talk:Baker Street Irregulars
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Although I couldn't find a reference for this, I believe the British SOE (Special Operations Executive) during World War 2 was known as "the Baker Street Irregulars" because they occupied several offices on 83 Baker St. in London.
[edit] Where else?
The article asserts the original fictional band of street urchins was found in the "Sherlock Holmes stories", yet I can only recall seeing them in A Study in Scarlet. Did they show up anywhere else so as to justify the plural? TCC (talk) (contribs) 03:19, 17 January 2006 (UTC)
- The Sign of Four, at least.[1] Daibhid C 16:00, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Buckaroo Banzai credit
This term obviously came into being due to the film The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, whose fans and fictional legion associated with Buckaroo is called Blue Blazers Irregulars.. Or is it the reverse..?
In any case, there should be some sort of mentioning however brief it should be. DrWho42 00:04, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- You have got to be kidding. TCC (talk) (contribs) 04:03, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- Mmm, I'm suspecting I got it reversed... DrWho42 04:07, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
- "The Baker Street Irregulars" were first mentioned in A Study in Scarlet, written in 1886. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension came out in 1984. So you're not even a century off! Hazards of time travel, I suppose...
- Mmm, I'm suspecting I got it reversed... DrWho42 04:07, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
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- It might be worth a mention in the "popular culture" section anyway. TCC (talk) (contribs) 04:46, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
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