Painterly glazed ribs arranged on a red checked cloth beside barbecue sauce and utensils.

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Fat Bastard

I want my baby back, baby back, baby back ribs.

— Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me  ·  1999

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A comic character breaks into an enthusiastic, repetitive craving for a specific food, treating the request like an urgent, almost musical demand. The humor lies in the exaggerated repetition and gusto, turning a simple snack order into an over-the-top display of gluttonous enthusiasm and comic insistence.

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