A small faceless grey felt figure wears a brass bell on magenta ribbon while sitting on a lime-green cushion.

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Dr. Evil

Mini-Me? Mini-Me? For God's sake, would someone put a frickin' bell on him or something?

— Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me ‧ 1999

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Our interpretation.

The repeated search for Mini Me ends in an exasperated proposal to put a bell on him. A device associated with tracking a wandering animal becomes the suggested answer to keeping track of a person. The absurd practicality of that solution gives the complaint its comic edge.

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