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Count de Monet (Harvey Korman) [consistently mispronounced as 'money']: 'Bearnaise, do we have any of those delicious raisins left?' Bearnaise (Andreas Voutsinas) : 'You ate yours. These are mine.' Count de Monet: 'Au contraire, they are mine! I paid for them! Hand them over!' Bearnaise [sotto voce, mimicking]: ''I paid for them! They're mine!'' [Blows a raspberry] Count de Monet: 'Don't be saucy with me, Bearnaise.'

Mel Brooks#8

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About this quote

What does it mean?
Two characters argue over ownership of food with petty accusations and mimicry.
In plain terms
People fight over small things like food ownership.
What can you take from it?
Petty disputes often arise over trivial possessions.

Where it applies

  • social gatherings
  • food sharing
  • household disputes

Putting it to work

  • conflict resolution
  • setting boundaries
  • sharing resources

Questions to consider

  • When did you fight over something small?
  • How do you handle possessive people?

Another view

It mocks trivial conflict without offering real resolution.

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