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Why does the speaker say "They have a blame thrower" instead of "They are a blame thrower"? Is the meaning different between these two?

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Rebecca

The speaker says "they have a blame thrower" because he is making a play on words with the word "flamethrower". A "flamethrower" is a weapon that shoots out burning fuel. Therefore, he is comparing people who blame other people a lot to having a weapon like a "flamethrower", but instead of shooting out flames, it "blames" people.

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