God this stuff isn't getting to me - the shootings, the knifings, the beatings. Old ladies being bashed in the head for their social security checks. Nah that doesn't bother me. But you know what does bother me? You know what makes me really sick to my stomach? It's watching you stuff your face with those hotdogs! Nobody - I mean nobody puts ketchup on a hot dog!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Eastwood lists things that do not bother him then highlights a trivial pet peeve.
- In plain terms
- He ignores violence but gets upset about ketchup on hot dogs.
- What can you take from it?
- Trivial rules can matter more than big horrors.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are your food rules?
- What should bother us more?
Another view
The exaggeration downplays actual violence.
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