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I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast. / You eat pieces of shit for breakfast? / No.
— Happy Gilmore · 1996
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is a villain's threat punctured in seconds, which is exactly why Shooter is a comedy classic: he is always one reply behind Happy. The joke is the gap between the macho swagger and the fumbling no. Fans quote the threat as a deadpan way of dismissing a rival and the answer as the better line.
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In context
Spoilers for Happy GilmoreShow the scene
Midway through Happy Gilmore (1996), the smug star golfer Shooter McGavin sizes up Happy, a hockey reject who has bulldozed his way onto the pro tour with 400-yard drives, and tells him he is in big trouble. Happy answers by asking if Shooter really eats pieces of shit for breakfast, and Shooter's reply is a flustered no. According to The Ringer, Christopher McDonald could not think of a comeback when asked to ad-lib, blurted out that no, and the filmmakers kept the take.
Sources (2)
- Wikiquote: Happy GilmoreDialogue section, McGavin and Happy exchangeReference checked
- The Ringer: Shooter McGavin and Christopher McDonaldSection on the breakfast lineReference checked
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