A tin can telephone with a loose string end and a feather on top.

Original artwork, not a still

Joe Hallenbeck

Hey Milo, where you callin' from? The bottom of the pool?

— The Last Boy Scout · 1991

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker greets Milo and teases about the call: where is Milo phoning from, the bottom of the pool? The jibe seems aimed at how the call sounds or how far off Milo seems, delivered as casual ribbing in a mock-curious tone.

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