# In Pink Floyd's The Wall

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 22, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382 "2003-03-22T16:22:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Tia3child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/54ee81/32.png) [@Tia3child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tia3child)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/1 "2003-03-22T16:22:13Z")

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There’s a very angry person screamin gin the background. So far what I think he says is this:

If you don’t eat your meat you can’t have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eaat your meat!!!  
If the guy is really saying this why is he saying this, who is that guy? If thats not what he’s saying what IS he saying?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/2 "2003-03-22T16:24:46Z")

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He’s an authority figure.

Didn’t your parents ever tell you “no dessert unless you finish your dinner”?

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**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/3 "2003-03-22T16:43:29Z")

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Check out the video for “Another Brick in the Wall” which is also featured in the film _The Wall_.

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**Author:** ![ArrMatey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrmatey/32/3522_2.png) [@ArrMatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArrMatey)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/4 "2003-03-22T17:09:26Z")

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The film ‘The Wall’ is a narrative of a life that leads up to some traumatic changes. The voice yelling is that of The Schoolmaster, who is a sadistic authoritarian figure in ‘Pink’s’ life.

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**Author:** ![aramis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e68b1a/32.png) [@aramis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aramis)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/5 "2003-03-22T18:16:19Z")

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I think that in England, pudding is a generic term used for dessert. Can anybody correct me there?

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**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/6 "2003-03-22T19:20:29Z")

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> \*Originally posted by aramis \*  
> \*\*I think that in England, pudding is a generic term used for dessert. Can anybody correct me there? \*\*

It’s used for a variety of things, but in the context of the quotation we’re discussing, yes you’re right.

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**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-pink-floyds-the-wall/163382/7 "2003-03-22T20:00:28Z")

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You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds(?), stand still laddy!