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It’s a dog eat dog world, and I’m wearing Milkbone underwear.
— Norm ‧ Cheers
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The phrase dog eat dog makes competition sound ruthless. Wearing something made of dog treats would make the speaker an especially tempting target. The absurd image turns a familiar complaint about a harsh world into a joke about being badly equipped for it.
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