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Aren't you due back at the lab to get your bolts tightened?
— Stanley · The Mask
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
This is a mocking jab that treats the listener like a machine needing maintenance. Suggesting they're due for a bolt-tightening implies they seem stiff, wound-up or not quite right, and the lab reference turns the insult into a sci-fi gag.
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