When it comes to noses, you're a retailer. I'm a wholesaler!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker jokes that in the realm of noses, they are a wholesaler versus a retailer.
- In plain terms
- I'm a wholesaler of noses, not a retailer.
- What can you take from it?
- Use humor to exaggerate differences in scale.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What does being a wholesaler imply here?
- How does humor affect the message?
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