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Look, Lister, no point feeling sorry about Holly. It's a kindness. Like a blind old incontinent sheepdog, he's had his day. Take him out to the barn with a double-barreled shot-gun and blow the mother away. And I'm only saying that because I'm so fond of him.
— Red Dwarf · 1988
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Rimmer dismisses concern for Holly, compares him with an ageing dog and proposes shooting him while claiming affection. The contradiction makes the speech callous; it is not a gentle retirement suggestion or evidence that anyone is killed.
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