A small green seedling pushes through cracked orange earth.

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Tina

I’m working on my mating list for when we have to repopulate the world.

— Bob's Burgers  ·  2011

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker is busy drafting a list of potential partners, in preparation for a hypothetical day when humanity must start over. The line treats a far-fetched catastrophe as a personal planning project, and the earnest, methodical tone is what makes the romantic ambition funny.

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