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You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons.
— Jim • Blazing Saddles
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An editorial interpretation.
The speaker urges someone to remember these are simple farmers, then piles on flattering labels, people of the land, the common clay of the new West, before landing on "morons." The joke is the flowery build-up collapsing into a blunt insult.
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