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Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb · 1964 — 第 9 / 20 章 · 2'16" · B1
Ripper Explains the Fluoridation Plot, Explained：precious bodily fluids
Ripper isn't talking about hydration. "Mandrake, water is the source of all life" is the calm opening of a theory in which water, and the fluoride added to it, is a weapon aimed at the human body — and at America.
あらすじ
At Burpelson Air Force Base, General Ripper calls Mandrake in and walks him through a private theory. It starts with a glass of water, moves to the source of all life, and ends with fresh, pure water replenishing the body's vital fluids. Ripper is convinced that fluoridation is a communist plot against America.
注目の表現
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このシーンの表現
precious bodily fluids
the body's vital fluids
Ripper solemnly claims fresh water is needed to replenish our precious bodily fluids.
The character talks about precious bodily fluids with utter seriousness.
このシーンの他の表現
- commie
a slur for a communist
- get at
be driving at
- fluoridation
adding fluoride to water
- two can play at that game
I can use the same trick
- on no account
under no circumstances
このシーンのメモ一覧
29 行のセリフに 22 件のメモ
Link 'Have you' into 'hav-yu' before 'ever'.
Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?a slur for a communist — A loaded slur; never use it in polite speech.
Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?cannot claim
Well, I can't say I have, jack.The t in 'can't' often drops, and 'say I' runs together.
Well, I can't say I have, jack.the drink they take
[nervous chuckle] Vodka. That's what they drink, isn't it? Never water.under no circumstances
With an inverted emphatic sentence, Ripper insists a communist will never drink water.
On no account will a commie ever drink water...negative inversion: A negative phrase at the front forces the auxiliary before the subject, marking emphatic denial.
On no account will a commie ever drink water...not entirely able
I, um, can't quite...where all life comes from
Mandrake, water is the source of all life.Link 'source of' into 'sor-sov' before 'all'.
Mandrake, water is the source of all life.the planet's surface
Seven-tenths of this earth's surface is water.fraction expression: A fraction uses a cardinal plus an ordinal plural, as in seven-tenths; the verb agrees with the noun after of.
Seven-tenths of this earth's surface is water.good heavens — An old-fashioned exclamation of shock; informal only.
Good lord.as people
And as human beings, you and I need fresh, pure water...start to grasp
You beginning to understand? Yes.ever ask yourself why
Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water...embedded question: The why-clause is the object of wondered and keeps statement order, not question order.
Mandrake, have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water...come to someone's mind
Well, it did occur to me, jack. Yes.know of
Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation of water?come to see that
do you realize that fluoridation...designed in a monstrous way
Is the most monstrously conceived...「Ripper Explains the Fluoridation Plot」を読み解く
What's really going on
What's really going on is that Ripper's fear is not about an enemy out there — it is about the everyday substance inside everyone. His argument sounds like medical advice, but it slides from "water is the source of all life" to a claim that the government is deliberately poisoning it. Mandrake answers almost every point with "Well, I can't say I have" or "I, um, can't quite...", agreeing just enough to keep the general calm. The comedy comes from the calm, reasonable tone: Ripper speaks in the language of science and patriotism while describing a total fantasy, and the real danger in the film is that he has the power to act on it.
Theme
AbsurdityA general calmly explains that tap water is a weapon, and the listener can only nod along.
SatireCold War fear is pushed to its logical end: the enemy is in the drinking water.
このチャプターで学べること
- A madman can package nonsense as science.
- Repeating one plain word turns it into a chant.
- The slur commie shows how fear labels an enemy.
- Careful hedging is how a subordinate survives a rant.
発音のポイント
- Have you ever — Link 'Have you' into 'hav-yu' before 'ever'.
- can't say I — The t in 'can't' often drops, and 'say I' runs together.
- source of all — Link 'source of' into 'sor-sov' before 'all'.
Have you ever seen a commie drink a glass of water?Ripper's opening move: he treats the question as if the answer proves a communist nature.
Well, I can't say I have, jack.Mandrake's careful non-answer, agreeing just enough to keep the general talking.
Water. That's what I'm getting at. Water.Ripper finally names the subject: he has been circling one word the whole time.
Mandrake, water is the source of all life.He states it as plain fact, the first step in building his case.
Seven-tenths of this earth's surface is water.A real statistic used to make the argument sound scientific.
Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation of water?The real topic arrives: fluoride in the water supply, which he will call a plot.
Two can play at that game, soldier.Ripper, firing at attacking soldiers, says that if they shoot, he will shoot back.
このシーンについての質問
Why is Ripper so obsessed with water?
He believes fresh water keeps the body's fluids pure, and that anything added to the water supply is meant to weaken the country from within.
Is fluoridation actually a communist plot?
No. Adding fluoride to water is a public-health measure against tooth decay. In the film it is a sign of how far Ripper's reasoning has drifted from reality.
Why does Mandrake keep agreeing with him?
Mandrake is trying to stay safe and keep the armed general calm. He rarely argues and mostly answers with "Well, I can't say I have," buying time until he can act.
What does Ripper mean by "precious bodily fluids"?
He means the body's vital fluids, which he thinks are drained or contaminated by impure water. The phrase has since become a joke for any wild conspiracy theory.
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