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If Mr. Burns wants to see a stranger he will look at him through a high-powered telescope.
— The Simpsons ‧ 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker says that if Mr. Burns wants a look at a stranger, he will use a powerful telescope. The line pictures a man who prefers observing people from a great distance rather than meeting them, treating aloofness with deadpan, comic exaggeration.
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