A large blueberry stands on tiny striped socks on pale-green tiles.

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Willy Wonka

It happens every time, they all become blueberries!

— Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory · 1971

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What it means

Our interpretation.

An absurd, cheerfully offhand claim that people keep turning into blueberries, as though it's an everyday hazard. The humour comes from the casual tone, treating something bizarre as a predictable routine. It's fantasy nonsense delivered with the confidence of someone who has seen it before.

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