A small wooden cross with pale cloth draped over its arms stands on dark stones against purple.

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Cassandra

[Patrick is wearing a loincloth, acting as Jesus dying in a play] Now that’s what I call being hung on a cross.

— Saved! ‧ 2004

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What it means

Our interpretation.

This is a cheeky pun on the phrase 'hung', mixing a cross with a crude innuendo about the actor's loincloth. The speaker is teasing someone in a play who is dressed for a crucifixion scene, and the joke lands by twisting a serious image into a cheeky double meaning.

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