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Sit. I said sit! Bad fish!
— Professor Nerdstrom • Futurama
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker barks an order to sit, repeats it with rising impatience, then scolds the fish as though it were a disobedient pet. The comedy comes from treating an animal that cannot obey such commands with total seriousness. The scolding sounds indignant rather than cruel.
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