A small dark wooden gate with a padlock and brass latch against a burnt-orange background.

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Captain Oveur

Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

— Airplane! ‧ 1980

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker asks Joey, in plainly worded fashion, whether they have ever been to a Turkish prison. The question is abrupt and oddly specific, offered as though it were natural small talk, and it invites the listener to explain some experience of confinement.

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