You skipped the juiciest part of one of my favorite scenes of that movie. [scared the bejeezus out of me when I was little, I didn't realise for some time it was pure satire and no adult would be expected to understand him].
So I feel obligated to post the full bit (from wikiquote)
>Wonka: [angrily] Wrong, sir! Wrong! Under section 37B of the contract signed by him, it states quite clearly that all offers shall become null and void if - and you can read it for yourself in this photostatic copy - "I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses herein and herein contained," et cetera, et cetera... "Fax mentis, incendium gloria cultum," et cetera, et cetera... Memo bis punitor delicatum! It's all there! Black and white, clear as crystal! You stole Fizzy-Lifting Drinks! You bumped into the ceiling, which now has to be washed and sterilized, so you get... NOTHING!!! You lose! GOOD DAY, SIR! [returns to work]
>[scared the bejeezus out of me when I was little, I didn't realise for some time it was pure satire and no adult would be expected to understand him].
Yeah, as a kid, I too thought Wonka was serious. It took viewing it as a much older person to see the satire there.
I thought the most ironic part of applying it to this situation is that, just like in the story, the rules were then changed to suit the whim of the enforcer. Meaning, of course, that the rules never meant anything anyway, except to the disadvantage of one party.
