A pair of brown gloves rests on a stool beside a closed wooden door with a glowing keyhole.

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Fez

Opportunity does not knock, then knock again, then leave a note saying "sorry I missed you".

— That '70s Show ‧ 1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

Opportunity is imagined as a visitor who will not keep trying to reach you. The increasingly polite gestures make the comparison comic, while the underlying warning remains practical: a missed chance may not return with a reminder or explanation about where to find it.

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