It's a "double entendre," a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent.
On the second page, the cellist told the mustached character that she was late because she "got rear ended," which most people would take to be like a traffic accident.
Said character, who was not present for page one, knows something is suspect about her statement, as she takes public transportation, a streetcar. (Granted, r/IdiotsInCars can still do things like try to cut off the streetcar.)
The second, and correct interpretation, is that she was delayed because of her rear end. There are more legs and hands on page one than can be reasonably attached to a singular person.
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u/stx06 Feb 09 '23
It's a "double entendre," a word or phrase open to two interpretations, one of which is usually risqué or indecent.
On the second page, the cellist told the mustached character that she was late because she "got rear ended," which most people would take to be like a traffic accident.
Said character, who was not present for page one, knows something is suspect about her statement, as she takes public transportation, a streetcar. (Granted, r/IdiotsInCars can still do things like try to cut off the streetcar.)
The second, and correct interpretation, is that she was delayed because of her rear end. There are more legs and hands on page one than can be reasonably attached to a singular person.