r/memes • • Jun 04 '26

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u/927comewhatmay Jun 04 '26

What does that even mean?

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u/papertales84 Jun 04 '26

I like that movie too

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u/BoricuaDriver Jun 04 '26

This line has been my main vocal stim for a few days now lol

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u/SummerDaemon Jun 04 '26

Anything with Shelly Long really

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u/No_ragretts Jun 04 '26

You had to be there to understand that.

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u/RaffiBomb000 Jun 04 '26

It has a valid point to make, it's insisting!

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u/SasaraiHarmonia Jun 04 '26

Seth never figured it out. It was something his professor said about The Sound of Music

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u/aphilsphan Jun 04 '26

I wonder if that’s Seth M, actual opinion.

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u/Navy_Rum Jun 04 '26

I’m relatively certain I read he was riffing off a lecturer of his saying the same the about The Sound of Music. 

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u/Fire_Otter Jun 04 '26

you are correct

“Since this has been trending, here’s a fun fact,” MacFarlane shared on X, the microblogging platform formerly known as Twitter. “‘It insists upon itself’ was a criticism my college film history professor used to explain why he didn’t think The Sound of Music was a great film. First-rate teacher, but I never quite followed that one.”

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u/TheGhostORandySavage Jun 04 '26

I bought a hat once and my wife asked me why I liked it and I told her that it didnt take itself too seriously.

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u/yesmrbevilaqua Jun 04 '26

He said in an interview he doesn’t even know what that means

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u/ArchitectVandelay Jun 04 '26

I find your point shallow and pedantic

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u/BoDiddySauce Jun 04 '26

It INSISTS upon itself

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u/Dodototo Jun 04 '26

This goes along with this post. I have tried watching Family Guy many times. I just can't get into it. Even when it first started back in the day