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You’re killin’ me, Smalls!
— Hamilton “Ham” Porter · The Sandlot
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Ham's exasperated response makes Smalls's unfamiliarity part of the group's shared humour. The complaint sounds severe, but its exaggeration also belongs to the way the boys learn to talk to one another. A moment of impatience becomes one of the friendship's most recognisable expressions.
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