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* The recently-launched [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh iPhone/iPad]] app ''Sherlock: The Network'' lets you play as a tramp belonging to Sherlock's Homeless Network of spies. The advertisement, [[https://youtu.be/KgPtzajEbos shot from your POV]], [[NoFourthWall makes you]] a homeless person asking to be recruited by Sherlock, where he talks with you '''''in the rudest way possible.'''''

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* The recently-launched [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh [[Platform/AppleMacintosh iPhone/iPad]] app ''Sherlock: The Network'' lets you play as a tramp belonging to Sherlock's Homeless Network of spies. The advertisement, [[https://youtu.be/KgPtzajEbos shot from your POV]], [[NoFourthWall makes you]] a homeless person asking to be recruited by Sherlock, where he talks with you '''''in the rudest way possible.'''''
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-->'''Moriarty:''' "Ohhh, the missile plans. ''[{{beat}}, sing-song voice]'' Boring! I could've gotten those anywhere! ''[throws the plans into the pool]''

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-->'''Moriarty:''' "Ohhh, Ohhh, the missile plans. ''[{{beat}}, sing-song voice]'' Boring! I could've gotten those anywhere! ''[throws the plans into the pool]''
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** Mary plays right along with it, instructing Sherlock to seat that guest near the entrance to the restroom.

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** Mary plays right along with it, instructing Sherlock to seat that guest near the entrance to the restroom.loo.
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** UK police warrant cards only use rank, number, initials, and surname.
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* During the Christmas interlude. Molly, who is very dressed up for her, takes her coat off to [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JGCFjQneeu8/TxMjG5aF3sI/AAAAAAAAACI/OAm9nl4cyUs/s1600/molly1.jpg reveal a very cute and unexpectedly pretty/girly dress]]; [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Lestrade spends some time picking his jaw back up off the floor.]]

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* During the Christmas interlude. Molly, who is very dressed up for her, takes her coat off to [[http://4.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20190328230858/https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-JGCFjQneeu8/TxMjG5aF3sI/AAAAAAAAACI/OAm9nl4cyUs/s1600/molly1.jpg reveal a very cute and unexpectedly pretty/girly dress]]; [[FunnyBackgroundEvent Lestrade spends some time picking his jaw back up off the floor.]]
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** Even better, if you know UK slang, with the "scrubbed your floors" line, Sherlock's indulging in a StealthInsult: "scrubber" in UK slang means "whore".

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[[caption-width-right:350:[[SarcasmMode Truly the opposite of Sherlock.]]]]



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[[caption-width-right:350:The most iconic headgear of the high-functioning sociopath purely created by accident.]]



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[[caption-width-right:350:The shortest ever reign for a king of England.]]



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[[caption-width-right:350:[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall We are, and always will be, Phillip Anderson.]]]]



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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[TheUnsmile "High-functioning sociopath... with your number."]]'']]



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[[caption-width-right:350:''[in sign language] "Yes. Needs work, Watson. Too much time spent on dancing lessons."'']]



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[[caption-width-right:350:And Sherlock thought that was '''John'''.]]



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[[caption-width-right:350:''[[CrossesTheLineTwice "Safest place to hide.]] [[HiddenInPlainSight Plain sight."]]'']]
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** In "The Blind Banker" entry, two successive Post-Its from Sherlock are pretty funny if read with no context:
--->'''John's Green Post-It (to Sherlock):''' Never work in H.R.
--->'''Sherlock's Yellow Post-It #1:''' Is that something to do with the Queen? How could you work inside the Queen and retain your head?
--->'''Sherlock's Yellow Post-It #2:''' Only one way to find out...

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* While Sherlock is showing off his deductive abilities to John, Mike is just standing off to one side, smiling quietly.

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* While Sherlock is showing off his deductive abilities to John, Mike is just standing off to one side, smiling quietly. Clearly, he's been through this before--multiple times, almost certainly--and is just ''relishing'' the chance to watch someone else get scanned.



** Particularly funny given the hints that this was going to be ''Moriarity''...and then not only does it turn out to be someone completely different, the ''actual'' Moriarity is very different as well.



** Sherlock's "piece" for the book:

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** John writes a piece for the book about how he's honored to be Sherlock's best friend, to help solve his crimes, and that Sherlock himself has consented to write a piece. Sherlock's "piece" for the book:



** Three zingers from "The Blind Banker" entry; Sherlock calling D.I Dimmock "D.I Dim", doodling a mustache and glasses on his picture, and this:

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** Three zingers from "The Blind Banker" entry; Sherlock calling D.I Dimmock "D.I Dim", doodling a mustache and glasses on his picture, and this:this (after concluding that the villain of ''the Blind Banker committed suicide):
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* This is a cute moment that becomes funnier in hindsight of two seasons: when Sherlock and John are poking around the Lucky Cat shop, the woman behind the counter makes a pretty shameless attempt to sell a Lucky Cat to John, saying she thinks his ''wife'' would like it. She is, so far, the first, the last and ''only'' complete stranger Sherlock and John have come across who has voiced the assumption that John is ''straight.''

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* This is a cute moment that becomes funnier in hindsight of two seasons: when Sherlock and John are poking around the Lucky Cat shop, the woman behind the counter makes a pretty shameless attempt to sell a Lucky Cat to John, saying she thinks his ''wife'' would like it. She is, so far, the first, the last and the ''only'' complete stranger Sherlock and John have come across who has voiced the assumption that John is ''straight.''



-->'''[[spoiler:Sherlock]]:''' [[spoiler:Gay.]]

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-->'''[[spoiler:Sherlock]]:''' (in one quick glance, while not even paying full attention) [[spoiler:Gay.]]



** The entire fight with the Golem. It technically shouldn't be so funny, but there's something amusing about seeing John and Sherlock struggling with a seven, eight-foot tall giant. Especially considering that Sherlock, one of the tallest, if not the tallest character in the show, looks like a dwarf next to the assassin. All the while a monologue about the solar system is playing in the background.

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** The entire fight with the Golem. It technically shouldn't be so funny, but there's something amusing about seeing John and Sherlock struggling with a seven, eight-foot tall giant. Especially considering that Sherlock, one of the tallest, if not the tallest character characters in the show, looks like a dwarf next to the assassin. All the while a monologue about the solar system is playing in the background.



--->'''John:''' ''[refering to the wine]'' Oh surprise me.\\

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--->'''John:''' ''[refering to the wine]'' Oh Oh, surprise me.\\
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'''Sherlock:''' It's this, or Cluedo.\\

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'''Sherlock:''' It's this, or Cluedo.''{{TabletopGame/Cluedo}}''.\\
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** Particularly funny given that it took him ''literally one second'' to figure that out.


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** The "round and round the garden like a teddy bear" line comes from a children's rhyme. Which, apparently, ''is'' important enough for Sherlock to keep it!
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* The "pub crawl". Originally going to be murder themed. Ended up in a police cell, via Baker Street and a dead man's apartment. The camera and blurriness throughout the entire sequence does not help.

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* The "pub crawl"."[[StagParty pub crawl]]". Originally going to be murder themed. [[AlcoholInducedIdiocy Ended up in a police cell, cell]], via Baker Street and a dead man's apartment. The camera and blurriness throughout the entire sequence does not help.



** And then there's Tom's theory: a ''meat dagger''. Not as in "a dagger with which to cut meat": a ''meat dagger''. ''Literally'' made of meat (and bone). Even the normally-chipper Molly was embarassed.

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** And then there's Tom's theory: a ''meat dagger''. Not as in "a dagger with which to cut meat": a ''meat dagger''. ''Literally'' made of meat (and bone). Even the normally-chipper Molly was embarassed.embarrassed.
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* Mycroft desperately begging Sherlock to "Take over at the interval" so he can escape the pain and horror that is ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. The fact that Mycroft, who finds torture mundane and once stuffed a plane full of corpses, finds ''Les Mis'' unbearable.

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* Mycroft desperately begging Sherlock to "Take over at the interval" so he can escape the pain and horror that is ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. The fact that Mycroft, who finds torture mundane and once stuffed a plane full of corpses, finds ''Les Mis'' unbearable. So unbearable that he hasn't even realised the show's already well past the interval at the time he's calling Sherlock.
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* The sequence where Sherlock and Irene prepare to meet each other is hilarious in the contrast between them. Irene's sexy professional shots, vs pictures of Sherlock in ''nothing but a sheet'' looking grumpy and much less glamorous. The shot of Irene, with AbsoluteCleavage, practically in a state of bliss in her wardrobe of beautiful clothes, versus Sherlock apparently trying on every single outfit he owns, then throwing discarded disguise ideas into the hall, prompting John to demand to know what on earth he's ''doing''. John comments that Sherlock didn't even change clothes in the end; Irene took hers off completely, except for a pair of heels. And finally, for the crowning hilarity- Irene's companion sensuously applying her "blood" coloured lipstick, versus John beating up Sherlock.

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* The sequence where Sherlock and Irene prepare to meet each other is hilarious in the contrast between them. Irene's sexy professional shots, vs pictures of Sherlock in ''nothing but a sheet'' looking grumpy and much less glamorous. The shot of Irene, with AbsoluteCleavage, a NavelDeepNeckline, practically in a state of bliss in her wardrobe of beautiful clothes, versus Sherlock apparently trying on every single outfit he owns, then throwing discarded disguise ideas into the hall, prompting John to demand to know what on earth he's ''doing''. John comments that Sherlock didn't even change clothes in the end; Irene took hers off completely, except for a pair of heels. And finally, for the crowning hilarity- Irene's companion sensuously applying her "blood" coloured lipstick, versus John beating up Sherlock.
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* The sequence where Sherlock and Irene prepare to meet each other is hilarious in the contrast between them. Irene's sexy professional shots, vs pictures of Sherlock in ''nothing but a sheet'' looking grumpy and much less glamorous. The shot of Irene, with AbsoluteCleavage, practically in a state of bliss in her wardrobe of beautiful clothes, versus Sherlock apparently trying on every single outfit he owns, then throwing discarded disguise ideas into the hall, prompting John to demand to know what on earth he's ''doing.'' John comments that Sherlock didn't even change clothes in the end; Irene took hers off completely, except for a pair of heels. And finally, for the crowning hilarity- Irene's companion sensuously applying her "blood" coloured lipstick, versus John beating up Sherlock.

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* The sequence where Sherlock and Irene prepare to meet each other is hilarious in the contrast between them. Irene's sexy professional shots, vs pictures of Sherlock in ''nothing but a sheet'' looking grumpy and much less glamorous. The shot of Irene, with AbsoluteCleavage, practically in a state of bliss in her wardrobe of beautiful clothes, versus Sherlock apparently trying on every single outfit he owns, then throwing discarded disguise ideas into the hall, prompting John to demand to know what on earth he's ''doing.'' ''doing''. John comments that Sherlock didn't even change clothes in the end; Irene took hers off completely, except for a pair of heels. And finally, for the crowning hilarity- Irene's companion sensuously applying her "blood" coloured lipstick, versus John beating up Sherlock.
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* Mycroft has a [[ParasolOfPain sword-umbrella.]] ''[[UpToEleven Gun]]'' -- [[UpToEleven sword-umbrella.]]

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* Mycroft has a [[ParasolOfPain sword-umbrella.]] ''[[UpToEleven Gun]]'' ''Gun'' -- [[UpToEleven sword-umbrella.]] sword-umbrella.
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-->'''Sherlock:''' Good evening, Mycroft. Try not to start a war before I get home, you know what it does to the traffic.

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-->'''Sherlock:''' --->'''Sherlock:''' Good evening, Mycroft. Try not to start a war before I get home, you know what it does to the traffic.



'''Lestrade:''' ''(dryly)'' And exactly how many times ''did'' he fall out the window?\\

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'''Lestrade:''' ''(dryly)'' ''[dryly]'' And exactly how many times ''did'' he fall out the window?\\
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** Also, in Britain, one common element in cleaning fluid is ''ammonia.'' Just imagine getting thrown out of a window, and getting ammonia in your wounds once you land!
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* Lestrade's reaction upon hearing the voice of his friend, who he's thought to be dead for the last two years? To freeze for a few seconds, then lift his head and say, "Oh, you ''bastard.''"
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* One of the theories as to how Sherlock did it involves [[spoiler:Sherlock and Moriarty [[https://youtu.be/ei9Ww8aH97Q dangling a Sherlock-sized dummy off the roof]], quietly giggling at John's cries of anguish, and then [[FoeYay leaning in to kiss each other]] to the swell of romantic music, and.....]] Cut to Anderson and the fangirl who suggested it:

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* One of the theories as to how Sherlock did it involves [[spoiler:Sherlock and Moriarty [[https://youtu.be/ei9Ww8aH97Q dangling a Sherlock-sized dummy off the roof]], quietly giggling at John's cries of anguish, and then [[FoeYay leaning in to kiss each other]] other to the swell of romantic music, and.....]] Cut to Anderson and the fangirl who suggested it:
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'''Lestrade:''' [[{{Mondegreen}} And a Happy New Year]]...

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'''Lestrade:''' [[{{Mondegreen}} [[MondegreenGag And a Happy New Year]]...
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''[Sherlock rolls his eyes]''

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''[Sherlock rolls his eyes]''eyes]''\\
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''[Sherlock rolls his eyes]''

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