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I mean, casino security is like an onion. It’s layer after layer after layer and the more that you peel back, the more you want to cry.
— Alias ‧ 2001
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker compares casino security to an onion: layer upon layer, each one peeled back making things worse rather than clearer. The joke turns the usual point of the metaphor into a complaint, suggesting that digging into how heavily guarded the place is only brings tears of frustration.
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