Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
It is George caught doing the thing he mocks and doing it again in the middle of the complaint. The third-person slip is pure Larry David: the pettiness is real, but the way it comes out is ridiculous. Fans quote it half as a joke, half as a warning, when someone's irritation is about to boil over.
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In context
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Seinfeld, "The Jimmy" (season 6, aired 16 March 1995). Jerry, George and Kramer meet Jimmy, a man who always refers to himself in the third person. Later George says, as an aside, that George likes spicy chicken. Jerry and Elaine point out that he said George, not I, and tell him he is turning into Jimmy. Irritated, George answers in the same voice that George is getting upset. He keeps the habit for several episodes, including "The Pool Guy".
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- Wikiquote: Seinfeld (season 6)Dialogue between Jerry, George and Elaine in The JimmyReference checked
- Seinfeld Wiki: The JimmyIntro, Plot and Notes About NothingReference checked
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