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> 私を見て **突っ込む所** はないか

translate to something like "Would you come take a closer look at me?"

I've done a lot of context searching for 突っ込む所 but I can't quite pin down a
solid meaning on it.
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突っ込む所 - is this what it means?
Forget about the 9-11 reference; That is just the literal meaning of the word.

Here, we are talking Japanese comedy slangs. If you have not seen any Japanese
two-person stand-up comedy, you probably should before reading this answer as
it is readily available on YouTube. You will understand the term much better
that way than getting an explanation.

> [突]{つ}っ[込]{こ}む vs. ボケる (verbs)
>
> ツッコミ vs. ボケ (Nouns)

I recommend that J-learners learn these words in pairs. Knowing only one of
them will not help you much in the real Japanese-speaking world, trust me.

If you are the ボケ, you will just keep on telling jokes in an uninhibited
manner trying to make people laugh. You can be illogical, rude, ignorant ---
anything. People do not expect sanity or normalcy from you in the first place.

The ツッコミ must do the opposite. He keeps correcting and pointing out the
irrationalities presented by the ボケ.

> 「私を見て突っ込む所はないか？」 means:
>
> "Dontcha have anything funny to say about my face?", "Can't ya think of
> anything funny to say about my face?", etc. One could tell that the speaker
> is usually the ボケ type. ボケ types always "require" reactions from the ツッコミ.

Point is, you do not have to be a comedian for others to expect you to talk
like one in present-day Japan. Among the young and not so young generations,
this boke-tsukkomi-style of talking rules. It is like everyone knows which
type s/he is and they usually stick to it.
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