Characters
Well, honey, what do you like? Tuba-ma-ba? Oba-ma-bo? That one? Saxa-ma-phone?
— Homer · The Simpsons
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker addresses someone fondly as "honey" and tries to find out what they like, then offers a string of garbled, playful instrument names: tuba, oboe, saxophone, each stretched into a silly sound. The comedy comes from the bumbling guesswork, which sounds affectionate rather than informed.
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