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Mini Me? Mini Me? For God’s sake would somone put a fricken bell on him or something.
— Dr. Evil ‧ Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial 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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