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Homer, is that my good butter?
— Marge · The Simpsons
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker asks whether the butter in question is the good butter, implying a better kind set apart from everyday use. The question sounds like mild domestic alarm, or wary suspicion, that a treasured item has been used casually. Its tone is tentatively reproachful rather than openly angry.
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