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Front- bow, back- stern, if ya don't get it right, I throw your ass out the little round window on the side!
— Jaws · 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A gruff crash course in nautical vocabulary, backed by a threat. Front is bow, back is stern, and getting it wrong means being tossed out of the little round window, meaning a porthole. The comedy is the mix of basic terms and disproportionate punishment.
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