A popular joke in the 1970s porn industry held that Holmes was incapable of achieving a full erection because the blood flow from his head into his penis would cause him to pass out.
Popularna šala na njegov račun tijekom 70-tih godina kaže da je nemoguće da Holmes može doživjeti punu erekciju, jer bi se, zbog količine krvi koja bi išla od glave do penisa, onesvijestio.