A teal card hanging from a fishhook above an empty open leather wallet.

Original artwork, not a still

Fozzie

Excuse me, I don’t think that belongs to you!

— The Great Muppet Caper  ·  1981

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker challenges someone’s claim to an object while keeping the opening polite. Excuse me introduces the objection, and I don’t think makes it a stated doubt rather than an established finding. The line brings a question of rightful possession directly into the conversation.

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