Scissors and a comb rest on a windowsill beneath a billowing sheer curtain in a dim room.

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Hotel Barber

I didn’t see you throw the guy off the balcony. I just want to know if you like your haircut.

— The Rock ‧ 1996

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker mentions a violent act while claiming not to have seen it. He then retreats to the ordinary question of whether a haircut is satisfactory. That sharp shift makes the exchange darkly comic, though the words leave his reasons unstated.

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