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Sherlock's Stand-Up Routine: "Life's Little Mysteries"

(Walk on stage, adjust imaginary deerstalker cap, peer suspiciously at audience)

You know, folks, I've spent my life solving mysteries. The Hound of the Baskervilles? Child's play. Moriarty's grand schemes? Cracked in an afternoon. But the real puzzle? Modern life. I mean, take dating apps. Back in my day, you met someone at a foggy London party, deduced their entire backstory from a glance at their cufflinks, and boom—engagement. Now? Swipe right on a blurry selfie, and you're matched with someone whose bio is just eggplant emojis and "NFT enthusiast." What does that even mean? I tried one once—my profile pic was me with a magnifying glass. Matches? Zero. Apparently, women don't go for "emotionally unavailable detective with cocaine habit." Shocking.

And don't get me started on grocery shopping. I walk into Tesco—sorry, Whole Foods for you Yanks—with a list: bread, milk, Watson's dignity. But nooo, it's an obstacle course of decisions. Organic kale? Fair-trade quinoa? Free-range existential dread? I just want bread that doesn't cost more than my Baker Street rent. Last time, I picked up a loaf labeled "artisan sourdough." Artisan? It's flour and water, mate. You didn't chisel it from a quarry. I bit into it—tasted like regret and a hipster's tears. Paid eight quid for that. Eight quid! I could've hired Irregulars to bake it fresh while I solved a murder.

Exercise—another scam. Gyms promise six-pack abs, but deliver mirrors that make you look like a deflated Watson after Christmas pudding. I joined one. First day, treadmill. Ran for 20 minutes, heart pounding like I'd chased a cabbie through Whitechapel. Stepped off, checked the calorie burn: 147. That's less than the pipe I smoked waiting for clients. And the weights? Blokes grunting like they're birthing elephants, dropping barbells louder than a gunshot at Reichenbach. Mate, if I wanted drama, I'd call Moriarty. I quit after the trainer suggested yoga. Yoga! Me, Sherlock Holmes, downward dog? I'd rather violin solo in a straitjacket.

But the biggest mystery? Social media. Everyone's an influencer now. "Just manifested my dream vacation!" Posts a photo of economy seats to Magaluf. Or "Living my best life!" Filming themselves crying over a latte art fail. Back in 1895, influence meant convincing Scotland Yard you were right—again. Now? One viral video, and you're famous for eating tide pods or whatever the kids do. I posted a deduction thread: "From this footprint, I can tell he's left-handed, owns a terrier, and voted Brexit." Got ratioed by bots screaming "FAKE NEWS." Watson warned me: "Sherlock, the internet's not ready for logic." He's right. It's all rage-bait and cat videos. Solved it: delete app, feel human again.

(Pause, lean in conspiratorially) Folks, life today? One giant unsolvable case. But here's my final deduction: laugh it off, have a pint, call your Watson. Case closed.

(Bow, exit to applause. Approx. 450 words—reads in 3 minutes at stand-up pace.)