A sheer curtain billows beside an open window and an empty wicker chair in a pale lavender room.

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Groucho Marx

Now there’s a man with an open mind – you can feel the breeze from here!

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker mocks someone by pretending to praise their open mind, then delivers the insult: a breeze can be felt from across the room, implying nothing is inside to block it. The compliment turns into a jibe about emptiness of thought.

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