A miniature outhouse with toilet stands beside a folded paper ghost, empty clawfoot bath and empty blue-covered bed.

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Grandpa

I'm going to the outhouse.

— The Simpsons · 1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker announces a trip to the outhouse. The plain statement identifies a destination without supplying an incident, motive or outcome.

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