A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet.

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Dr. Evil

Right. Okay, people, you have to tell me these things, alright? I've been frozen for 30 years, okay? Throw me a freakin bone here. I'm the boss. Need the info.

— Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery · 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Back after thirty years frozen, the speaker insists people fill them in, asks for a bit of help, and pulls rank as the boss who needs the information. Pleading and bossiness mixed.

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