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Life goes on, even for those of us who are divorced, broke, and sloppy.
— Oscar Madison · The Odd Couple
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A rueful, self-mocking pep talk. The speaker lists their failures, divorced, broke, and sloppy, and still insists that life keeps moving anyway. The humour comes from the shabby list; the comfort is that setbacks don't stop the world from turning.
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