A glossy red apple sits in a small wire wastebasket lined with blue cloth.

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Electrician

Now that’s a damn shame, when folks be throwin’ away a perfectly good white boy.

— Better Off Dead

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This speaker complains that it's a real shame when people discard someone they consider perfectly good. The joke rests on treating a person like a usable item being wasted, delivered in a casual, exasperated tone.

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