Original artwork, not a still
Life, the Universe and Everything • 1982
Ford was practicing being sullen and getting quite good at it.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A funny observation about someone rehearsing a mood like a skill. Sulking is treated as something to practise, and the punchline is that they're improving at it. The dry understatement makes petty gloom sound like a serious craft, which is where the humour lives.
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