A narrow red door stands slightly open amid a small dust cloud in a dark red room.

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Cassandra

He kicked me out! And it was the one time I didn’t do anything!

— Saved! · 2004

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker protests being thrown out on the one occasion when no wrongdoing occurred. The claim of innocence contains an awkward implication about other occasions. That combination of grievance and unintended admission gives the exclamation its comedy, without requiring any explanation of the wider dispute.

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