Original artwork, not a still
I’m not kidding, that boy’s head is like Sputnik; spherical but quite pointy at parts! Aye, now that was offsides, now wasn’t it? He’ll be crying himself to sleep tonight, on his huge pillow.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker ridicules a boy’s head by comparing it to Sputnik, then anticipates his crying on a huge pillow. The exaggerated comparison and prediction express mockery, not established facts about his feelings.
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