A walking cane leans against a mint-green toy car with a brown seat.

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Milhouse

I can’t go on. You two go ahead. And carry me with you.

— The Simpsons · 1989

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker says they cannot continue and appears to release two companions to go ahead. The final request reverses that impression: the companions must take the speaker along by carrying them. The comic turn converts apparent self-sacrifice into a demand for additional help.

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