Painterly muddy hoofprints on a folded cream rug beside a small red pitchfork.

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Blackadder

My path through life is strewn with cowpats from Satan’s own demonic herd.

— Blackadder · 1983

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The path of life becomes a route littered with manure, turning misfortune into something both unpleasant and absurdly concrete. Adding Satan's herd gives everyday trouble a grand, demonic origin. The exaggerated blame makes the complaint theatrical without making its disgust any less clear.

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