Two red balls sit at different heights above glossy dark-blue floor tiles, with reflections below.

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Andrew

Two hits, me hitting you, you hitting the floor.

— The Breakfast Club · 1985

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Here the speaker lays out a blunt, threatening tally: two hits, one thrown at you and the second when you land on the floor. It's a sarcastic bit of arithmetic, turning a fall into a second blow. The joke is the cold, matter-of-fact counting.

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