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You tit! I soiled my armor I was so scared!
— Sir Robin · Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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An editorial interpretation.
An angry insult gives way to an embarrassing admission: the speaker was frightened enough to soil their armour. Protective equipment offers no protection from humiliation. The joke punctures a formidable outward appearance by putting a very ordinary bodily reaction inside it.
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