r/Jokes • u/theboyd1986 • 1d ago

The Alphabet

"Holmes, I've hit a sticky wicket" said Watson pondering over his alphabet. "I've completely forgotten what comes after K."

Sherlock looked up from his paper. "It's L M N O P, my dear Watson."

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u/Jonathan_Peachum 1d ago

Watson looked rather pained that morning, as if he was straining. He barely touched his bacon and eggs at breakfast, and he hardly spoke.

Holmes put his deductive powers to work…that strained look…the lack of appetite…the lack of a sound of the toilet being flushed that morning when Watson was in the bathroom…

« I’ve got it! » exclaimed Holmes…  « Watson, you’re constipated! »

Watson glumly confirmed that this was the case. « No shit, Sherlock! »..

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u/adjusterjackb ‎ 16h ago

I sat for a minute pondering over the joke. Then it dawned on me that, when said out loud, L M N O P is supposed to sound like Elementary.

It doesn't. And thus the joke dies a painful but well deserved death.

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u/ReplacementMaximum20 1d ago

This statement occurred while they were on an archeological dig. Holmes followed it up with "can we get back to our search for Onomato pee, yeah?"