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Robin

Fellas, we haven't slept in three years. Can't we forget work for one night and take this moment to enjoy each other as friends? It's Christmas.

— The American President  ·  1995

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Robin exaggerates the length of their sleeplessness to make work sound all-consuming, then asks for a single night in which friendship can take priority. Christmas becomes the stated occasion for that change. The appeal gives value to being together beyond what the group accomplishes professionally.

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