A small blue megaphone with an open mouth at its rim stands beside a coiled metal spring.

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Truvy

I’m just screamin’ at my husband; I can do that any time.

— Steel Magnolias ‧ 1989

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Truvy brushes off a small fuss with a joke about shouting. Yelling at a husband is presented as so routine it can be done any time. The humour lies in the breezy, wholly unbothered delivery.

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