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Looking at cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don’t stare at it.
— Seinfeld • 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Jerry reduces male behaviour to a safety manual, and the sun comparison gives it a logic: look and you are blinded, stare and you are caught. In the same speech he compares cleavage to a UFO landing. It is quoted as pseudo-science whenever someone needs a rule of thumb for looking and not looking.
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In context
Spoilers for SeinfeldShow the scene
Seinfeld, "The Shoes" (season 4, aired 4 February 1993). Jerry and George are working on the pilot for their NBC show with Russell Dalrymple, the network president, when George is caught staring at Russell's daughter's cleavage and the pair are sent away. Back at Jerry's apartment they argue about what to do next, and Jerry lays down the rules for the one thing men cannot help staring at: a glimpse is allowed, a stare is not.
Sources (2)
- Wikiquote: Seinfeld (season 4)The Shoes [4.16], Jerry's cleavage speechReference checked
- Seinfeld Wiki: The ShoesIntro and PlotReference checked
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