One reply to this is to say that we should count Holmes might not have been a detective as true just in case each Holmesish individual has a counterpart that is not a detective.

He can't possibly afford that house on his salary. He must be on the fiddle.

The removable pages are organized in strict military fashion and include complete data on the Commlock, Stun Gun, Laser Cannon, Communications Post, Uniforms, and several fold-out blueprints of the various levels and areas of Moonbase Alpha.

[…] check out a portrait of the earl and you’ll see on his chin a barbigerous bulk that makes the poor fellow look like an Elizabethan cross between two Sams: Uncle and Yosemite.