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Beavis Confides in Siri, Explained:gets old

Left alone with a new phone, Beavis mistakes Siri for a listener and tells her what he really thinks: 'he's always trying to kick my ass for no reason,' and 'nobody hears the real Beavis.' Siri keeps answering with random facts, but the talking itself is enough — 'it feels good to talk.'

あらすじ

Butt-Head uses the phone to order nachos and keeps telling Beavis to shut up. Beavis instead treats Siri as someone who will finally listen. He complains that Butt-Head bosses him around and tries to beat him up, and says nobody hears the real Beavis. Siri answers with sports scores and spider facts, yet Beavis ends up happy simply to be talking.

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このシーンの表現

gets old

wears thin

Beavis says Butt-Head's bossing around has worn him down over time.

That meme gets old after a week.

このシーンの他の表現

  • kick my ass

    beat me up

  • search the web

    look online

  • score

    hook up with

  • skimp on

    stint on

  • come with

    be included with

このシーンのメモ一覧

44 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ

表現 · B1based on something

grounded in

- Sir, based on eyewitness interviews, we've made a composite sketch of the life forms.
発音based on

Based on links into one smooth run.

- Sir, based on eyewitness interviews, we've made a composite sketch of the life forms.
文法 · B2Whatever they are

concession clause: The whatever-clause concedes what they are before the verdict.

- Whatever they are, they're definitely not human.
表現 · B1send up something

deliver upward

- Uh, send up 100 more orders of nachos.
表現 · A2and everything

and such

- Hey Butt-Head, this phone kicks ass and everything.
スラング · B2kicks ass

is awesome — Casual praise between friends; never in formal settings.

- Hey Butt-Head, this phone kicks ass and everything.
表現 · A2need to find someone

have to locate

But we need to find Serena.
スラング · A2Shut up

be quiet — A blunt way to tell someone to be quiet; can offend.

- Shut up, Beavis.
表現 · A2speak with someone

talking with

I'm speaking with the nacho man.
表現 · B1deal with someone

handle

You see what I have to deal with?
文法 · B1what I have to deal with

object clause: The what-clause is the object of see.

You see what I have to deal with?
発音have to

Have to often reduces to a single blended sound.

You see what I have to deal with?
スラング · B1Damn it

darn it — A mild curse for frustration; common but still rude.

Butt-Head! - Damn it, Beavis, I told you to shut up.
表現 · A2come with something

be included with

Butt-Head asks whether the nachos come with a side of more nachos.

Do those nachos come with side orders of nachos?
スラング · B2score

hook up — Crude slang for hooking up; only joking with close friends.

So, um, I was wondering, um, you know, like, um, when we're going to score you know?
表現 · B1lose to someone

be beaten by

- Notre Dame is losing to Alabama 7 to 0.
表現 · A2me neither

neither do I

- Yeah, me neither.
表現 · B1for no reason

without cause

Like, he thinks he can tell me what to do, and he's always trying to kick my ass for no reason.
文法 · B1what to do

wh-infinitive: The wh-infinitive works as the object of tell.

Like, he thinks he can tell me what to do, and he's always trying to kick my ass for no reason.
スラング · B2kick my ass

beat me up — A rough threat among friends; not for strangers.

Like, he thinks he can tell me what to do, and he's always trying to kick my ass for no reason.
表現 · B2get old

wears thin

Beavis says Butt-Head's bossing around has worn him down over time.

And it just gets old after a while.
表現 · B1be tired of something

fed up with

You know? I'm tired of it.
表現 · B1the real someone

who someone truly is

Like nobody hears the real Beavis.
表現 · B2skimp on something

stint on

Butt-Head warns the restaurant not to be stingy with the cheese sauce.

Yeah. Neither do I. [giggling] - And don't skimp on the nacho cheese sauce, or I'm talking to the manager.
表現 · A2a strange feeling

odd sensation

- You know, it's like sometimes when I talk to you, you know, I have this like strange feeling.
文法 · A2when I talk to you

time clause: The when-clause sets the time for the main feeling.

- You know, it's like sometimes when I talk to you, you know, I have this like strange feeling.
表現 · A2at the same time

simultaneously

It's like I'm happy and sad at the same time.
発音happy and sad

The and reduces, so the phrase runs together.

It's like I'm happy and sad at the same time.
表現 · B1search the web

look online

Siri offers to search the web, and Beavis hears spider webs instead.

- Do you want me to search the web?

「Beavis Confides in Siri」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene gives Beavis something the show rarely allowed: sincerity. Talking to Siri, he says exactly what bothers him — 'he's always trying to kick my ass for no reason' — and reaches for a feeling he cannot name: 'it's like I'm happy and sad at the same time.' The humour comes from the audience knowing Siri is not listening while Beavis keeps saying things like 'nobody hears the real Beavis,' unaware that the machine proves his point. Butt-Head, meanwhile, is on the same phone ordering nachos and shouting at him to be quiet, so the two share one device but not one conversation. The final line, 'it feels good to talk,' lands because it is not a joke at all.

Theme

LonelinessBeavis pours out his isolation to a phone assistant, saying nobody hears the real him.
FriendshipHis whole complaint is about Butt-Head, the one person who is ignoring him on the same call.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Gets old means boredom, not anger.
  • Deal with is about handling something.
  • Siri's scripted replies make his loneliness louder.
  • Kick my ass is playful slang, not a real threat.

発音のポイント

  • based on — Based on links into one smooth run.
  • have to — Have to often reduces to a single blended sound.
  • happy and sad — The and reduces, so the phrase runs together.
It's like I'm happy and sad at the same time.

Beavis tries to name a feeling he cannot identify: being both happy and sad. It is the closest he comes to describing what loneliness feels like.

Like, he thinks he can tell me what to do, and he's always trying to kick my ass for no reason.

His summary of life with Butt-Head: constant orders and random violence. It is the sentence that turns the scene from a phone gag into a real complaint.

And it just gets old after a while.

His reason for being tired of it — repetition, not any single injury. The phrase makes the treatment sound like a routine he has finally noticed.

You see what I have to deal with?

Butt-Head's line about having to put up with Beavis, which flips the complaint back on him. Both characters claim to be the one suffering.

It feels good to talk.

Beavis's verdict after venting to Siri. It treats conversation itself as the thing he wanted all along, even if the listener is a machine.

Do those nachos come with side orders of nachos?

Butt-Head's absurd food order. It is the joke that keeps running underneath Beavis's sincere monologue.

このシーンについての質問

Who is Beavis actually talking to?

He is talking to Siri, the phone's voice assistant, though he treats it like a person who will listen. He first seems to think it might be Serena.

Why is Butt-Head angry at Beavis?

Butt-Head is trying to order food over the phone and keeps telling Beavis to shut up. He is focused on nachos, not on Beavis's feelings.

What does Beavis complain about?

He says Butt-Head tells him what to do and tries to hit him for no reason. He adds that the behaviour gets old and that nobody hears the real Beavis.

What does 'skimp on' mean?

It means to use too little of something or be stingy with it. Butt-Head warns the nacho man not to skimp on the cheese sauce.

How does the scene end for Beavis?

He is still talking to Siri, which answers with facts about spiders. Despite the useless replies, he decides it feels good to talk.

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