Too late for Logic

Can you explain me what's the deal with the 'vatican cameos'? is it a hint for something else? or do you know a post where someone explained the meaning? that would help too. I don't follow many Sherlock related blogs and you seem like you know a lot about Sherlock Holmes in general. I noticed you saw the Granada Sherlock Holmes series as well. 

I’m home alone, I’ve got a runny nose, head hurts, I’m wearing a ridiculous hat, the only thing within a 5 cm radius I can stroke, aside from my ego, is my cat, so… why the fuck not? 8,)

Senseless TMI my dear anon. I’m so sorry, I start digressing and talk a lot of bullshit when I’m usually sick AHAHAHAAA I would gladly explain it to you, thought I think I’ve saw this topic debated here on tumblr. at a certain point, but WHATEEEVEEER! this will actually keep me busy and stop me from constantly falling asleep and chocking with my own saliva 8,) ffffun times!

Oh one more thing, the BBC Sherlock contains a lot of such delicious details, which are very easy to understand, if you read the original books “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. /insert holy background musiiiiic~~~

Now the “Vatican cameos” business:

It is well known by everyone that Sherlock and John use this in the BBC show as sort of a code for dangerous situations omgz ~husbands~! they have a code word!!11 blahblah. Now about the meaning, I don’t think there really is one, aside from the fact that the producers used these words for the lulz as an allusion for the original books. Sherlock Holmes himself casually mentions them in the book in “The Hound of Baskervilles” story. Here you go, found the quote for you:

“I must thank you,” said Sherlock Holmes, “for calling my attention to a case which certainly presents some features of interest. I had observed some newspaper comment at the time, but I was exceedingly preoccupied by that little affair of the Vatican cameos, and in my anxiety to oblige the Pope I lost touch with several interesting English cases.”

I also think that the producers could have used this as a hint for the show’s next episode, which is indeed “The Hounds of Baskerville”.

Too bad for what concerns the book, because it hints that Sherlock had a case on that matter, but Doyle never wrote anything about it. Of course, there are some non-canonical works, which picture how things MAY have happened, such as “Murder in the Vatican: The Church Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes” written by Ann Margaret Lewis and alsoooo I’ve recently discovered that someone actually made a computer game in 1986 “Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos” developed by Ellicott Creek. Isn’t that exciting or what! 8)))

Wow. I started to digress again. Anyway, hope my answer was of some use to you. Now go and read the original book! ahaha and you should definitely go and watch the Granada series too, Jeremy Brett was a fantastic Sherlock Holmes and it’s a good way of killing some time until the 3rd season of the BBC show will air.

I should go as well and

stroke my cat.