The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Jan. 2026
Told in a lingua franca of philosophy and academic jargon, Lucky’s speech has something to do with the collapse of reason and logic, and the futility of human progress, which is ultimately what tramps Estragon (Reeves) and Vladimir (Winter) are up against, too.
The product exploded, generating trillions and minting a new class of crypto degenerates who were willing to take massive risks that, occasionally, resulted in millions.
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Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
17 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.
Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
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David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
They’re typically retired, sitting on pensions and 401(k)s, and may be naive to the techniques favored by con artists and reprobates who run riot on the internet.
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