Original artwork, not a still
This is the nineties. You don’t just go around punching people. You have to say something cool first.
— The Last Boy Scout · 1991
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A tongue-in-cheek rule of modern manners: violence isn't enough on its own, you need a good one-liner before throwing a punch. The joke is that style has become mandatory, so even a fight requires a clever quip to count as properly done.
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