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It's fine Scottish weather we're having. The rain is falling straight down and kind of to the side like.
— William Wallace · Braveheart
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An editorial interpretation.
Calling the weather fine clashes with the description of rain blowing sideways. The cheerful opening turns bad conditions into a dry joke. The added detail about the rain's direction makes the praise harder to take at face value.
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