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In high school I was voted most likely to be a mental patient, hillbilly, or chimpanzee.
— The Simpsons ‧ 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker recalls a school superlative that was really an insult, since classmates picked them as most likely to be a mental patient, a hillbilly or a chimpanzee. It is reported flatly, as though it were an honour, which makes the self-deprecating joke land harder.
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