The curious incident of the perfect Benedict Cumberbatch joke
In these frenetic times, most reactions to the news involve heavy use of facepalming gifs or scathing takedowns of blatant self-owns, but composer Nick Harvey has sidestepped all that with what must be the perfect response to a headline. Brace yourselves.
No shit Sherlock pic.twitter.com/flzF1OQl1S
— Nick Harvey (@mrnickharvey) September 15, 2019
We’re very much with ‘Sherlock’ actor, Amanda Abbington on this one.
I think this wins today. https://t.co/Fmyzuoxjon
— Amanda Abbington (@CHIMPSINSOCKS) September 15, 2019
Although that’s definitely unbeatable, there were some strong runners-up.
He was probably bunged up because he had shoved a citrus fruit up his arse. Lemon entry my dear Watson
— Simon Martin (@broom_wagon) September 15, 2019
Once you’ve eliminated the impassable…..
— Braindoctor (@Braindoctor4) September 15, 2019
And this, which on any other day might have taken the gold …
Too many eggs, Benedict
— The Cliche Guevara (@MaxwellBlogs) September 15, 2019
We sometimes have to remind ourselves that Twitter is a free website.
Source: @mrnickharvey Image: Twitter screengrab