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Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
— Dean Vernon Wormer • Animal House
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker delivers a blunt rebuke by joining three insults into a judgment about an entire way of life. The final 'son' gives the scolding a paternal edge. Its comic force comes from the compact list and the matter-of-fact advice built around such unflattering terms.
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