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Nicki
Owen made fun of Russell during one of the days that Russell was in school instead of Otto. So, the next day, Otto punched Owen to defend Russell. I think that Owen was in love with Otto, which Otto recognized on some level, and "funny" was a euphemism for explaining homosexuality in the 1940s.
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