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Businessman

It says one hundred percent guaranteed, you moron!

— Fast Times at Ridgemont High ‧ 1982

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker insists that an absolute guarantee should settle the matter. Emphasising the full hundred percent makes the promise sound beyond dispute, while the insult turns that insistence into an outburst. The line conveys impatience with anyone who questions the wording.

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