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Sweet Lincoln's mullet.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is the Burgundy template: an oath with the dignity of a history lesson and the content of a haircut. Lincoln has a beard and a stovepipe hat, not a mullet, and that mismatch is the joke. Fans use the formula to make up their own oaths, and the 'Sweet [name]'s [thing]' pattern has become shorthand for the whole character.
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In context
Spoilers for Anchorman: The Legend of Ron BurgundyShow the scene
Ron Burgundy, the vain San Diego news anchor of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), peppers his speech with grand "Sweet..." oaths named after historical figures and attached to an unlikely body part or object. The film's transcript has one in the bear-pit scene near the end, where Ron realises who sabotaged his Teleprompter and gasps "Sweet Eli Whitney's nose!" The Lincoln version follows the same pattern, pairing the sixteenth president with a haircut. We could not locate the exact Lincoln line in the transcripts of Anchorman, its sequel or Wake Up, Ron Burgundy, so the scene is not stated here.
Sources (1)
- Springfield! Springfield!: Anchorman transcriptBear-pit scene near the endReference checked
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