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I think it's ironic that it was dad's weight that allowed him to plug the hole, while a slimmer man would have fallen to his death.
— The Simpsons • 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker points out an irony: their father's heft let him plug the hole, whereas a slimmer man would have fallen to his death. It is a dry observation that a trait usually treated as a flaw proved life-saving in exactly this moment.
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