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My scanners are showing a veritable cornucopia of nothing!
— Titan A.E. ‧ 2000
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker reports that scanners show nothing, but describes the absence with a word suggesting abundance. That contradiction supplies the joke. Elaborate language briefly promises a rich discovery, only to deliver emptiness, making the disappointing result sound comically plentiful instead.
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