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We are number one! All others are number two or lower.
— The Sphinx ‧ Mystery Men
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker announces first place and then spells out what that claim would mean for everyone else. The extra explanation adds no new information, which gives the boast its comic force. A simple claim to superiority swells into a triumphantly unnecessary ranking of the rest.
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