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I’m up and down more often than a pair of kangaroos in the mating season!
— Kryten ‧ Red Dwarf
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker exaggerates how often they go up and down by comparing themselves with mating kangaroos. The image combines bouncing movement with a bawdy suggestion. Whether the changes involve movement or circumstances, the complaint makes their repeated shifts sound exhausting and comically excessive.
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