A small dark-haired figure swings from a vine beneath a leafy branch above a misty jungle at sunset.

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George

To swing or not to swing? Swing.

— George of the Jungle ‧ 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker parodies a famous hesitation by posing a dilemma and dismissing it in one word. Rather than deliberate, they choose action at once. The joke depends on the brisk contrast between a grand question and a decisive, unreflective answer.

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