Three carved theatrical masks in black, charcoal and pale grey show different degrees of frowning against slate.

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Gunnery Sergeant Hartman

Bullshit. It looks to me like the best part of you ran down the crack of your mama's ass and ended up as a brown stain on the mattress.

— Full Metal Jacket • 1987

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker responds with a crude rejection and an elaborate insult that reduces the other person to a stain on a mattress. The degrading image expresses contempt rather than a factual account of their origins.

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