Editing 450: The Sea
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[[Cueball]] becomes introspective when contemplating the sea. The straightforward reading of "how small I really am" means he feels humbled by the sea and recognizes his insignificance on this planet. This is a common sentiment expressed in poetry, literature, and blogs. | [[Cueball]] becomes introspective when contemplating the sea. The straightforward reading of "how small I really am" means he feels humbled by the sea and recognizes his insignificance on this planet. This is a common sentiment expressed in poetry, literature, and blogs. | ||
| β | The final line ''I should get one of those pumps'' is most likely to, at first, be understood as getting a pump to drain the ocean. The reflection on the joke would run along the line that Cueball is so unsatisfied with the way the ocean makes him feel, the size of the sea intimidating him, that he intends to drain the sea to make him feel better about himself. (This is of course impossible as the | + | The final line ''I should get one of those pumps'' is most likely to, at first, be understood as getting a pump to drain the ocean. The reflection on the joke would run along the line that Cueball is so unsatisfied with the way the ocean makes him feel, the size of the sea intimidating him, that he intends to drain the sea to make him feel better about himself. (This is of course impossible as the only place on Earth that will hold all that water is the sea itself.) |
However, in English, the sentences ''I'm small'' and ''I'm big'' can also be a euphemism for ''my penis is small'' and ''[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=big&defid=3086531 my penis is big]''. | However, in English, the sentences ''I'm small'' and ''I'm big'' can also be a euphemism for ''my penis is small'' and ''[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=big&defid=3086531 my penis is big]''. | ||
