A smiling yellow paper mask on a stick leans beside a white flower in a glass of water.

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Spike

I like people. They're like Happy Meals with legs.

— Buffy the Vampire Slayer ‧ 1997

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Spike declares that he likes people, then compares them with fast food that has legs. The stated approval treats people as food in the fictional joke; it does not endorse predation or describe an event that occurs.

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