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When being sarcastic we almost always use the masculine derogatory statement (No shit Sherlock) Is this because men are cruder? What if we went around saying (Get a clue Nancy Drew) would this be gender profiling? Could include an androgynous statement like (That's the Facts Pat) {after the SNL androgynous personality Pat}.

azzow2 9 Aug 13
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Lots of people never read a Nancy Drew novel or would know who that is, but Sherlock Holmes is cultural shorthand. I would sort of say the reverse of this is the blonde joke.

How did Sherlock homes find the blond? with his magnifier of course.

@azzow2 You do realize that blond is masculine and blonde is feminine, right? 😉

@seaspot_run Never knew that. Would think that I would have come across that tidbit being blond my self.

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U could say that when U R speaking 2 a woman, when applicable. R U writing a sitcom?

Actually, my novel is about a serial killer.

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I think it's the alliteration that makes it appealing. And the crudeness.

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How to turn silver into gold? Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.

I had seen a documentary on this there is a machine that makes gold the major problem is it takes millions of dollars to make 1 ounce of gold.

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Never thought about it. We always say “no shit Sherlock” and the response is usually “keep digging Watson” it’s no fun when the other person doesn’t say the second part.

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"Get a clue Nancy Drew!" I LOVE that. Can I use it?

Deb57 Level 8 Aug 14, 2018
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Watson, look up at the night sky and tell me what you notice.
Well, Holmes, it's a clear night. The moon's a waxing crescent. Mars is entering Scorpio. Bit of a damp breeze...
Watson, you idiot, someone stole our tent.

Heard it before but it always makes me laugh.

@Paul_Clamberer I blame Dave Allen at Large

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"The masculine derogatory statement" oh for fk sake - you're putting too much thought into this. It's a popular phrase that when used, most don't think about gender - they want to convey "duh". If I had grown up with Nancy Drew vs. Sherlock I would use it - but then you'd be on here whining about why we don't use Sherlock and are we gender profiling.

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Of note, best thing about Sherlock references are the Watson follow ups— “No shit, Sherlock...” “Dig deeper, Watson.”

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Well, Sherlock is a surname so you could have been referring to genderswapped or fan stories where Sherlock is a woman.

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You could say Captain Obvious. Captain doesn't have to mean male.

Being the poetic type Oliver obvious. Like Oliver Twist.

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"Good observation, Sherlock!" I say to hiking partners when they spot something I didn't notice: wildflower, animal track, mountain goat high on a ridge, etc.

"No shit, Sherlock," is derogatory. It means they are stating the obvious. I never say that.

Actually it is oxymoronic because Sherlock was a rather intelligent fellow, just like bird brain birds use a high present of their brain.

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Interesting observation and I don't know! 😀

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