{"id":4047,"date":"2014-01-10T08:00:20","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T08:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4047"},"modified":"2015-02-14T11:37:45","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T11:37:45","slug":"what-cheap-greeting-cards-really-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/what-cheap-greeting-cards-really-say\/","title":{"rendered":"What cheap greeting cards really say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/83536618\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"What Cheap Cards Really Say\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4050\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/WhatCheapCardsReallySay.jpg\" width=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/WhatCheapCardsReallySay.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/WhatCheapCardsReallySay-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/WhatCheapCardsReallySay-624x347.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Caught this funny scene<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 20.799999237060547px;\">&nbsp;on the meaning of cheap greeting cards&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">in a recent episode of the BBC series Sherlock:<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tSherlock (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is helping John Watson (Martin Freeman) and Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbingdon) prepare for their wedding. Mary asks Sherlock if she should include John&#39;s cousin on the top table and hands Sherlock the RSVP card they received.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;She hates you. Can&#39;t even bear to think about you,&quot; says Sherlock\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;Seriously?&quot; asks Mary.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;Second class post, <strong>cheap card<\/strong>, bought at a petrol station. Look at the stamp. Three attempts at licking, she&#39;s obviously unconsciously retaining saliva,&quot; replies Sherlock.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tA funny reminder that cheap greeting cards send more information than the message we may have written inside them.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tYou can watch the 15 second clip by clicking on the triangle at the bottom left of the image below. Be warned. Remember to reply with a nice card \ud83d\ude09\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sherlock\">To watch full episodes of Sherlock on the BBC click here.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"450\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/83536618\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"800\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRead more:\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/16-retail-lessons-i-learned-from-liberty-of-london\/\">16 Retaling Lessons I learnt watching Liberty of London<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueeyedsun.co.uk\/blog\/what-is-legal-tender-in-the-uk\/\">Are postage stamps really&nbsp;legal tender in the UK?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caught this funny scene&nbsp;on the meaning of cheap greeting cards&nbsp;in a recent episode of the BBC series Sherlock: Sherlock (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) is helping John Watson (Martin Freeman) and Mary Morstan (Amanda Abbingdon) prepare for their wedding. 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