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Pardon me folks. That was just a very attractive mental patient.
— Moonstruck · 1987
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers an apology followed by a dismissive description of another person. Calling them attractive while using a psychiatric label turns the explanation into an uneasy joke. The label is part of his characterization, not evidence establishing anything about that person's condition.
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