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I wanna be just like you. I figure all I need is a lobotomy and some tights.
— Bender ‧ The Breakfast Club
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An editorial interpretation.
This is sarcasm with a straight face. The speaker claims to want to be just like someone, then names the price as a lobotomy and some tights. The joke mocks that person as mindless and costumed, so what sounds like admiration is really an insult.
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