A woolly brown mitten wedged into a small round opening in a metal plate.

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Homer

I'm pretty sure I can struggle my way out. First I'll just reach in and pull my legs out ... now I'll pull my arms out with my face.

— The Simpsons • 1989

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker breezily insists escape is easy, then narrates a plan that dissolves into nonsense: reaching in to drag out the legs, then hauling out the arms using the face. The comedy lies in the confident, step-by-step tone applied to a hopelessly tangled procedure.

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