Original artwork, not a still
I don’t need a compass to know which way the wind shines.
— Mystery Men · 1999
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker boasts that no instrument is needed to tell which direction the wind is blowing, but scrambles the saying by having the wind 'shine.' The result is a confident, slightly muddled bit of swagger, self-assurance delivered with mixed-up imagery.
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