A smiling pink balloon peeks from a wicker picnic basket beside teal gingham cloth and daisies.

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Austin Powers

Pardon me for being rude. It was not me, it was my food. It just popped up to say hello, and now it’s gone back down below.

— Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery • 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker apologizes for an embarrassing bodily noise by giving it its own comic personality. Blaming the food rather than himself, he describes the sound as something that briefly surfaced to greet everyone before retreating. It turns an awkward moment into a lighthearted, self-deprecating little performance.

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