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I didn’t see you throw the guy off the balcony. I just want to know if you like your haircut.
— Hotel Barber ‧ The Rock
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial 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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