A partly buried teacup opens onto a glowing magenta staircase, with small black chess pieces lined up at its base.

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Megamind

There’s no place like evil lair.

— Megamind ‧ 2010

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The familiar idea that no place compares with home is recast around an evil lair. A location associated with villainy receives the language of comfort and belonging. The substitution makes the threatening place sound domestic, finding the joke in how naturally the speaker treats it as a home.

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