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It’s like someone literally wrote down my worst nightmare, and then charged me $32 to see it!
— Friends · 1994
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker expresses horrified disappointment, comparing an experience to a written-out version of their worst nightmare, then adds insult by noting they paid thirty-two dollars for it. The humour lies in exaggeration: bad enough to be dreaded, worse for having been purchased.
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