I Don't Get It!

[Miffy]

Hey, I know before on the forum there was a great thread about certian lines in the show that people didn't get...


Well since there's a few newbies here (including myself) I thought it would be good fun (and very helpful!) to start a new one :)

I'll start with a line I don't get..

In TOW The Routine, when Phoebe and Rachel find Monica's presents and try to open them, then Chandler tries to talk them out of it, Rachel says "Whatever Linus I'm opening mine!"

What's that mean?

[miss.Geller]

i dont really get that joke either,i get the actual theme of the joke but i dont know who or what 'linus' is

[perrygirl]

i think that just a word for who conplains alot

[zara]

yaa ithink perrygirl is right.

[Princess_Consuela]

Linus is a character from the cartoon Snoopy:

"Linus Van Pelt inspired the term "security blanket" with his classic pose. He is the intellectual of the gang, and flabbergasts his friends with his philosophical revelations and solutions to problems. He suffers abuse from his big sister, Lucy, and the unwanted attentions of Charlie Brown's little sister, Sally. He is a paradox: despite his age, he can put life into perspective while sucking his thumb. He knows the true meaning of Christmas while continuing to believe in the Great Pumpkin."

http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/images/meet_linus_big.gif


Here you can learn more about the cartoon:
http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_linus.html

[Miffy]

^^ Excellent response :)

Thank you :01:

[Princess_Consuela]

OK, now it's my turn to say what I don't understand:

In TOW The Prom Video, when Joey see what Ross looked like in the 80s, Joey says "Lookin' good Mr. Cotter."

What does that mean?

[Duffers!]

I think he says Mister Carter... you might be right though... However I don't know what he means either! But it's sooo funny the way he says it!

[Princess_Consuela]

Oh, I got the quote from here:

http://www.friendscafe.org/scripts/s2/214.shtml

I didn't understand what it said so I just looked it up, copied and pasted.

Anyway, I don't know who Mr Carter is, any chance it could be President Carter??

EDIT: I saw ictures of president carter and he doesn't have a beard or look anything like it but it's the only very famous carter I know. I'll keep thinking about it

[Duffers!]

Hmm I do not know, how could we find out... You're the one who found out the last one so we can't wait for you! I'll try and look

[Princess_Consuela]

I found out the other one because I always knew who Linus was because I LOVE that cartoon. Not because I have a talent for finding jokes people don't understand ;)

Anyway, I'll look for pictures of all the Mr Carters I can think of ;)

[Duffers!]

And I'll look for Cotters!

[Spudnik]

It's Mr. Cotter, not Carter. And it's from an old TV show called "Welcome Back, Cotter". He called him that because Mr. Cotter had an afro and mustache, so they looked a lot alike.

[Duffers!]

It's Kotter not Cotter actually Spudnik!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072582/combined

[Duffers!]

Here's a pic of the gang!

http://members.aol.com/Dave7373/kot13709.gif

This is the dude in question, spelled Kotter not Cotter Spudnik...

http://members.aol.com/Dave7373/Kotter.JPG

[Princess_Consuela]

I just watched that bit with subtitles in Spanish and instead of saying "looking good Mr Carter" it translates it as "Looking good Mr John travolta"
Does that have ANYTHING to do with it????

PS" Knowing the kotter thing and watching the pictures it IS funny!

[Spudnik]

Did you really have to post the same thing twice? Whatever, it's the same thing. I dunno how to spell it. I just know it's not Carter.

This is him in the middle..

http://tvtome.com/images/shows/0/9/37-2971-sm.jpg

[Duffers!]

Yeah I know it IS Kotter so stop dissing my former interpretation, or rather drop it

[Ross Is Boss]

It's Kotter, and yeah John Travolta played a character on 'Welcome Back Kotter" as one of the students. His name could have been Carter, I don't remember. But the quote is Kotter well because its obvious he had a striking resemblence to Kotter. Afro and the stache'.

[Duffers!]

Yeah totally- what about this one I can't remember it totally but...

Like Saturday night at the algonquin kids table

[Princess_Consuela]

What episode is that from? And what context is it in?

[Duffers!]

I'll try and find it I was hoping someone would know what I meant!

[Duffers!]

Its in TOW The cuffs when Joey buys that encyclopedia it's one of the things Joey doesn't get....

Chandler: ...it was like the Algonquin kids table. (They all laugh, but Joey only laughs not to be left out.)

[Spudnik]

Algonquin is an indian tribe. So, I don't really know what he meant by that since I don't know what everyone else said around that line.

[Duffers!]

Nobody else said anything around that line, it was a clip, one of those clips that didn't really happen but still did if u know what I mean!

[Ross Is Boss]

i think the whole jist of the joke was for most people not to know what that meant so we could relate to joey not being as smart as the others.

i dont think the algonquin thing is necessarily a joke.. the funny part was joey just not knowing what it was

[Princess_Consuela]

I found this:
The Algonquin Round Table was a clique of witty writers in the 1920's and has nothing to do with Algonquins or American Indians at all; they named themselves after the hotel they lunched at. Don't get confused into picking up one of the many books about them.

There's information on the tribe in this web page:
http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/algonquin_kids.htm

[Spudnik]

Yeah, I know what you mean..

[Princess_Consuela]

i think the whole jist of the joke was for most people not to know what that meant so we could relate to joey not being as smart as the others.

i dont think the algonquin thing is necessarily a joke.. the funny part was joey just not knowing what it was

I agree

[Spudnik]

I found this:
The Algonquin Round Table was a clique of witty writers in the 1920's and has nothing to do with Algonquins or American Indians at all; they named themselves after the hotel they lunched at. Don't get confused into picking up one of the many books about them.

There's information on the tribe in this web page:
http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/algonquin_kids.htm
Well that makes more sense, because Table is part of their name. :P And I don't think Indians had tables. Anywyas, I don't think Joey not knowing that makes him stupid. I didn't know it either. :rolleyes:

[Princess_Consuela]

I don't know either. OK, so joke solved.

Someone post another joke they don't get! This is FUN!!

[JennyAnn]

ok, how about the one line from uh.. cant remember exactly which ep, i think TOW the Jellyfish.. when Ross and Rachel are laying in bed together, then they argue and Ross runs out, and as he's going out the door, Rachel shouts "Just so you know, it's not that common, it doesn't happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal!" and then Chandler jumps from behind the door and says "I knew it!"

anyone know what this is about? lol

[Duffers!]

It's either about premature ejaculation or not getting it up in the first place, I only say the first one because Rachel made a reference to it TOW Ross and Rachel you know... but it's probs one of the two

[Spudnik]

ok, how about the one line from uh.. cant remember exactly which ep, i think TOW the Jellyfish.. when Ross and Rachel are laying in bed together, then they argue and Ross runs out, and as he's going out the door, Rachel shouts "Just so you know, it's not that common, it doesn't happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal!" and then Chandler jumps from behind the door and says "I knew it!"

anyone know what this is about? lol
I know, but I really don't want to say. Ask one of the guys. :P

[Princess_Consuela]

I'm pretty sure she's talking about when the guy can't perform sexually. Women usually say "it's very common, it happens to every guy and it's not a big deal" but she denied everything she had probably told Ross when he couldn't "get up" some time, because she was so angry she wanted to hurt him.

I know it sounds dirty but that's how I understood it. :msn013:

[Spudnik]

I'm pretty sure she's talking about when the guy can't perform sexually. Women usually say "it's very common, it happens to every guy and it's not a big deal" but she denied everything she had probably told Ross when he couldn't "get up" some time, because she was so angry she wanted to hurt him.

I know it sounds dirty but that's how I understood it. :msn013:
Yeah, that's it. I just didn't wanna say it. hehe

[Ross Is Boss]

Yep it is in reference to the general not standing up at attention.

[Princess_Consuela]

It's either about premature ejaculation or not getting it up in the first place, I only say the first one because Rachel made a reference to it TOW Ross and Rachel you know... but it's probs one of the two
I don't think the situation in the museum had anything to do with it because Ross didn't actually say he had that problem, she thought so because she rolled over the juice box, but Ross was fine, I mean, everything was still in...
I think it's not getting up. But I dunno, could be either one...

[Duffers!]

Oh no don't worry about it it's definately not getting it up!

[Miffy]

Ok I got another one...

In TOW The East German Laundry Detergeant...

When Monica & Joey are at the restaurant Monica refers to Angela and Bob's behaviour as being like "cocktails in Appalachia"....what's that mean??

[JennyAnn]

I'm pretty sure she's talking about when the guy can't perform sexually. Women usually say "it's very common, it happens to every guy and it's not a big deal" but she denied everything she had probably told Ross when he couldn't "get up" some time, because she was so angry she wanted to hurt him.

I know it sounds dirty but that's how I understood it. :msn013:
duh. wow. that makes so much sense now, lol. i feel dumb. *air five to jennie*

[Bella321]

Ok I got another one...

In TOW The East German Laundry Detergeant...

When Monica & Joey are at the restaurant Monica refers to Angela and Bob's behaviour as being like "cocktails in Appalachia"....what's that mean??I found a website that says "The stereotyping of the Appalachian people as dim-witted, barefooted hillbillies who thrive on incest and moonshine."
So having cocktails with them was like having cocktails in Appalachia, because Monica thought Angela and Bob were siblings.

[Ross Is Boss]

I found a website that says "The stereotyping of the Appalachian people as dim-witted, barefooted hillbillies who thrive on incest and moonshine."
So having cocktails with them was like having cocktails in Appalachia, because Monica thought Angela and Bob were siblings.
How cruel. :D

[Spudnik]

okay, I got one. It's from Joey though..not Friends.

In the pilot, Alex says "Well if it helps, I had a really rough day at work too. The company I represent can't drill for oil in Yosemite."

Then the audience laughs, but I don't get how it's funny. :rolleyes:

[Ross Is Boss]

Theres a bout 3.5 billion barrels worth of oil down there. Which is a lot. Enough supply to last the whole US about a half of year. So the fact that they can't or couldn't shows the stupidity of the company or something... or it could be due to the fact the Bush Admin isn't letting anyone touch that oil. There have been quite numerous amount of political jokes on the NBC sitcoms so I wouldn't doubt it. Pretty sophisticated Joke or it could have been just as simple as being a situation far more sophisticated than Joey's problem which was what made it funny.

[Miffy]

K I got another one...

In TOW The Girl From Poughkipsie/Poughkeepsie (lol)

When Chandler tells his friends from work that Rachel is just looking for a fling and Rachel gets really mad...

Rachel: You told this guy that I was looking for a fling?! You don’t tell the guy that!

Chandler: Why not?! I’d be thrilled if I heard that some hot girl was just looking to get—oh I see.

Why does Chandler suddenly have a realisation at the end? What is it he suddenly gets and what was so horrible about saying about the flig?

[Duffers!]

Because guys don't want anything serious and the only reason any of them agreed to the date was because they could just get an easy piece, so it's a matter of morals and self-respect!

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

this is a cool thread, anybody else have anything they dont understand?

[Princess_Consuela]

Yeah I love this thread, I have one but I can't remember it right now and it's driving me crazy!

I'm probably gonna wake up in the middle of the night and remember it, and then in the morning I'll forget again, lol.

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

lol yeah....there is also a thread about dirty jokes on friends and i thought of a few and now i cant find the thread..im sure ill forget them by the time i find it

[The Clive]

This thread is a godsend!

There is one joke I don't get in TOW Ross Got High..in the opening sequence, on the extended version, Rachel says: "If it says to boil 2 cups of salt, you boil 2 cups of salt!" ..I'm not sure if its the exact quote or not. But anyway, I got it, I think, but I don't understand why it was so funny..it seemed to get a big laugh. Can someone help me out? Thanks :)

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

i think the reason it was so funny is cuz rachel thought she knew so much about cooking...but you cant boil just 2 plain cups of salt..i dont know..i have no idea lol

[Jessica Begiani]

I have one. i don't get when chandler says

" You have to stop the Q tip when theres ressitence"

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

ohh..joey was having trouble remembering how old he was when he first went to see that frankie guy, he was like 15, no 16, yeah it was 15, and chandler says you have to stop the q tip when theres resistance...meaning if it goes too far in, it'll mess with you're brain...i cant really explain it well, lol

[Monica E Geller]

Yea, and the boil 2 cups of salt, well u can't do that, and no recipe calls for 2 cups of boiled salt :P

[Carnelle Scott]

Great thread. I'll be back with cultural references that went over my head...

[CrEmE eGG]

Ok, I have one. In TOW Two Parties Joey take Mr Green away to the put his jacket in Rachel's bedroom then Chandler leaps across the apartment and says "Ok, what would Jack and Chrissie do?"


What is he talking about?

[Friends_Freak_1907]

i think maybe he was making up people...or maybe someone from another show or something...lol

[gumpykisy]

Ok, I have one. In TOW Two Parties Joey take Mr Green away to the put his jacket in Rachel's bedroom then Chandler leaps across the apartment and says "Ok, what would Jack and Chrissie do?"


What is he talking about?Jack and Chrissy are characters in "Three's Company" which the characters always got into situations they had to figure out ways to get out of or fix...

[Friends_Freak_1907]

hey!!...now i get it!!...lol...thanks for your help =)

[gumpykisy]

hey no problem :)

[sk8ergirl]

oh i have one...after rachel's father got a heart attack, ross n rachel had a conversation in joey's appartment...then rachel said, "just so u know, with us, it's never off the table...i don't get it when ross said, "damn it, it's never off the table"
could som1 help me?

[Monica_92]

me niether! never off the table? it sounds kinda weird. maybe that it will never end or something like that. does anyone else know?

[pheebster]

she meant that they would never not have the possibility of getting back together. That it would always be a possibility. Then when ross said damn it's never off the table i wasn't quite sure what he meant but i guessed he thought they could never have sex on the table lol! i dunno about that though

[The Geller Yeller]

I think he just realized that there always will be a chance that they will get back together, it's never definetly over.

[Carnelle Scott]

WHAT IN GODSNAME IS TIVO?

(also possibly Teevo)

It is mentioned in TOW Rachel tells her father she is pregnant (not the title, that's what happens). He asks her what's new and instead of telling him, she says "I got Tivo", which Phoebe then says is slang for pregnant although it isn't.

It's also in Sex and the City. Miranda gets it then her maid does something to it and it doesn't work??? I am very confused.

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

ok...TiVo is this...device..sorta thing...its like a VCR but without a tape. you set it and it automatically saves your shows so you can watch them whenever you want. theres no tapes or anything, it just saves your show so you can watch it whenever. i saw the SATC episode with miranda, and her maid accidently set the TiVo so it wouldnt record miranda's show...rachel's dad didnt know what Tivo was, so phoebe just said it was slang for pregnant

[Carnelle Scott]

Thanks I figured it was something like that. I was watching an episode this morning and I didn't understand something. I'm just gonna go find out what it was...

[Carnelle Scott]

It's TOW Ross and Rachel Take A Break. When Ross goes into Rachel's office and she is on the phone, and he sets the flowers on fire, and then he puts them out, and she apologises to the person on the phone and says...
"I'm sorry, I'm going to have to call you back. I have <I>Chemp/a chemp</I> in here"
What is that?

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

i think shemp was one of the three stoodges, im not sure

[Carnelle Scott]

Ahh, yes. Curly's replacement. I knew I had heard it somewhere

[sk8ergirl]

I think he just realized that there always will be a chance that they will get back together, it's never definetly over.
yeah, that's wut i thought...but i don't get what's so funny about it...

[Miffy]

I'm not sure the exact episode this is from, although I think it involves Phoebe in some way, and Rachel says something like "I can't watch, this is like Sophie's Choice"......which episode is this and what does she mean??

[Jurassic Parkas]

The episode is Tow Phoebe´s uterus (ep 84) and if I remember it correctly now the reason why rachel says "Ooh, I can´t watch this, it´s like Sophies choice" is probably that Phoebe had to make the decition whether to became a surrogate mother or not.

[Bella321]

[SCENE: Central Perk. Rachel, Monica, and Phoebe are on the couch. Phoebe is holding the puppy.]
Phoebe: My mom's going to be here any minute. I can't do this, I can't give him up.
Rachel: [sadly] Oh.
Phoebe: Yes, no, I can. I don't want to. But I can. No.
Rachel: [looking away] Oh, I can't watch this. It's like "Sophie's Choice."
Monica: You know, I never saw that.
Rachel: Oh, it was only okay.


Sophie's Choice is a movie (also a book) which I haven't seen but I presume has some terrible "choice" in it that Rachel is reminded of when she's watching Phoebe trying to give up the dog...

[RebeccaNL]

I thought it was also used on an episode of season 10. They are all sitting in Central Perk and Rachels asks Monica what she would give up..food or sex. And than Rachel she asks Ross "What would you give up, sex or dinosaurs?" and than Ross says "It's like Sophie's choice.":D :D :D

[Jurassic Parkas]

Yes, that´s in Tow Chandler get´s caught.

[Andr€@]

Sophie's Choice is a movie (also a book) which I haven't seen but I presume has some terrible "choice" in it that Rachel is reminded of when she's watching Phoebe trying to give up the dog... Aww that's so sad :( i havent either read the book or seen the film but my mum once told me about it and its damn sad i almost cried!! anyway...:rolleyes:

[Aline]

The movie is so sad!!!!!! The choice is really hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it's the hardest ever..... But, i don't know if you guys want to hear about it, but if you wanna know, i tell you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Andr€@]

The movie is so sad!!!!!! The choice is really hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it's the hardest ever..... But, i don't know if you guys want to hear about it, but if you wanna know, i tell you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i think u could say what happens but u should put in on a different colour so that everybody knows if they read that it will spoil the end of the book/film
i know!! dunno if i wanna watch the film that's SO damn sad i was almost crying when my mum told me (i think i finally cried but dont remember well) so imagine if a see the film....omg it makes me feel rly sad just to think of it :(

[gimpy]

i saw that movie on the channel life me and my mom watched it she let me stay up just to watch it waite just to make sure is that the movie where the mom is always getting something with the cops and the girl trys to take care of her family wasn't that based on real life?

[unagi]

In TOW all the haste, Chandler says to Gunther "Can I get two cups of chino" and Gunther says "Good one". Can anyone explain this joke please?

[Andr€@]

In TOW all the haste, Chandler says to Gunther "Can I get two cups of chino" and Gunther says "Good one". Can anyone explain this joke please?I think that's cuz Chandler is j/k and means "a capuccino" (at least that's how it sounds in spanish) but i dont find it funny :rolleyes:

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

yeah....the cappachino...i dont know why its so funny though...hmm..chino is slang for cocaine, but i doubt that has anything to do with it. gunther just probably got sick of hearing his jokes and didnt listen to him, and laughed

[#1-DJCMLM-fan]

LOL! Yeah that would spice up the joke at least, lol!:P

[Andr€@]

There's one thing i dont get. In TOW The Jellyfish at the end, when Ross and Rach get mad and shout at each other, Rachel says: "Just so u know: it's not that common, it doesnt happen to every guy and it is a big deal!!" then closes the door and Chandler goes: "i knew it!!!"
i dont think i really get that...:msn013:

[pheebster]

i think she's talking about; like ross can't perform sexually. So he can't get it up if you know what i mean lol! :P

[Andr€@]

lol!! i do!! i thought that but i wasnt sure...thanks!! :P
and then how come Chandler going "i knew it!!" ?? i suppose just another of his jokes :P
thanks again ;)

[Ria]

i think she's talking about; like ross can't perform sexually. So he can't get it up if you know what i mean lol! :P

Yep :P
They don't make it very clear because theres alot of younger viewers who watch the show, but I see your confusion.

[Miffy]

Like Joey in this particular episode, I'm confused at Chandler's joke here:
(TOW The Cuffs)

All are on the couch talking about the documentary on the Korean War...
Chandler: Could there be more Kims?

???

[The Geller Yeller]

Kim is a very common name in Korea(at least we in the western parts of the world have that image) and put together with one of Chandler's favourite expressions: Could there be more....Kims?

[Ria]

I was wondering about that too - thanx for that The Geller Yeller :)

[Aline]

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The movie is so sad!!!!!! The choice is really hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think it's the hardest ever..... But, i don't know if you guys want to hear about it, but if you wanna know, i tell you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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i think u could say what happens but u should put in on a different colour so that everybody knows if they read that it will spoil the end of the book/film
i know!! dunno if i wanna watch the film that's SO damn sad i was almost crying when my mum told me (i think i finally cried but dont remember well) so imagine if a see the film....omg it makes me feel rly sad just to think of it :(
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Hey guys!!!! So, here i go!! i'm gonna tell what the Sophie's choice is about!!! If you intend to see the movie or read the book, Stop right here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Basically the movie tells a history about a woman ( Sophie) who lived through the 2º world war, and had to stay in a nazi concentration camp with both of her kids, a little boy and a little girl. They were separated and they couldn't see each other, but in the end they got together because the soldiers decided to let some people leave the camp. They made a list of the people that could leave, and Sophie was in it. But she couldn't take both of her kids, but then, one of the soldiers decided to let her take one of them with her. The other one would have to stay and go to the gas chamber. It's really sad, cause she scream's out that she can't decide between them, so the soldier says that if she didn't pick one, both of them would have to go to the gas chamber!!! She had to decide which one of her kids should live. She cries, and says to the soldier: Take my little girl!!!! Then he takes the baby girl, and she stars to cry!!!!!

It really broke my heart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(

[Joey's Hand Twin]

Hey everyone, I'm new but I love Frieds just as much as all of you!
Anyway, there's one joke in a recent episode- (season 10) where Ross and Rachel are talking about one time in the past where they slept together, and they say something like this:

Rachel: Remember it was your birthday
Ross: (at the same time) Valentines day


Then they both say "Oh yeah!"
I don't get that joke, can someone explain it for me? :)

[pheebster]

uh, coz they were both reminded of those good times when they had sex that they had forgotten and just remembered "oh yeah" as in that was really good. I hope that explains it for you ;)

i have one. In season 7 where they are talking about the time whre ross ate tacos and then went on the disneyland ride space mountain. Chandler says that ross visited a town south of throwing up. I don't get it! can someone explain

[unagi]

Don't wanna be crude, but Ross had diarrhoea. He said later "I had food poisoning". Hope this clears things up for you.

[Aline]

uh, coz they were both reminded of those good times when they had sex that they had forgotten and just remembered "oh yeah" as in that was really good. I hope that explains it for you ;)

i have one. In season 7 where they are talking about the time whre ross ate tacos and then went on the disneyland ride space mountain. Chandler says that ross visited a town south of throwing up. I don't get it! can someone explain

Remember that after that, they start telling secrets about each other, and then Monica calls Ross Pampers, y' know the diaper. So it means he had diarrhea, and that's the South town of throwing up that Monica meant.:03:

[pheebster]

ooooooooooooh now it seems obvios, thanks guys

[unagi]

Okay, in TOW Rachel goes back to work, Ross says he's gonna call her labour department and Rachel says "calm down Norma Rae". Who is Norma Rae?

[cookie]

i hope this helps

"Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory. " source :www.imdb.com

[Joey's Hand Twin]

http://www.arches.uga.edu/~lorilei/normarae2.gif
Dunno the rest but looks like Norma Rae was a film starring "Sally Field"

[unagi]

Slightly different from the theme running through the thread, but there is definitely something I don't get. In TOW the rugby, what IS the accent that Liam has? I just cannot work it out: I've never heard anything like it (living in London I can confirm it is definitely NOT British lol!)

Can anyone help, PLEASE?

[Princess_Consuela]

He's from Wales. The name of the actor who plays him is Mark Thomas and here's his info:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859211/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj 0wfHE9bWFyayB0aG9tYXN8aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=1;ft=33; fm=1

Hope that helps.

[cookie]

this as been troubling me for soo long:
at the end of joey's porshe, when ross and rachel prepare the divorce papers, they hug and then rachel says i'm going to need a copy of that, then the audience laugh, maybe it's just me being stupid bu i don't get it at all!

[unagi]

He's from Wales. The name of the actor who plays him is Mark Thomas and here's his info:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859211/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnxteD0yMHxzZz0xfGxtPTIwMHx0dD1vbnxwbj 0wfHE9bWFyayB0aG9tYXN8aHRtbD0xfG5tPW9u;fc=1;ft=33; fm=1

Hope that helps.

I know Welsh people and I've been to Wales and that's no Welsh accent! Anyway, the Mark Thomas you've accredited is the wrong one. There is another accreditation for Mark Thomas http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859210/?fr=c2l0ZT1kZnx0dD1vbnxzZz0xfHE9bWFyayB0aG9tYXN8cG 49MHxteD0yMHxsbT0yMDB8bm09b258aHRtbD0x;fc=6;ft=33
which says that he was born in Brooklyn in 1941, which I also find hard to believe! So if anyone can explain the accent it's still open!

^ We think it was just to break a long emotional scene. We all thought that they were getting back together, but Rachel just snaps out and says the line. Can't explain why it's funny now, but it's a funny bit whilst watching.

[Princess_Consuela]

Well, maybe he was born somewhere, lived somewhere else and his accent changed... I don't know.

[JennyAnn]

this as been troubling me for soo long:
at the end of joey's porshe, when ross and rachel prepare the divorce papers, they hug and then rachel says i'm going to need a copy of that, then the audience laugh, maybe it's just me being stupid bu i don't get it at all!

I think it's funny because of all the work they went through to get the papers, and then to get each other to sign them, etc. At the end, it sort of seemed that they were almost reluctant to finish out the whole process, but Rachel needs to have a copy of the divorce papers to give to her lawyer, for any legal purposes to settle the case between them.

[fooseball table]

this has nothing to do with the thread but i like ur abnner jennyann its soo sweet

[cookie]

i see thanks, it just that the audience laughed soo hard, and i never saw what was soo funny

[unagi]

Okay, here's another one: this board is putting out fires all over the place lol. Always wondered about this one: in TOW Phoebe's Birthday dinner, Chandler said he would never lie to get someone into bed and Monica said that he used to tell girls he was a Kennedy. What is a Kennedy? Is it related to President Kennedy?

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

yeah ;)

[mrs_chandler_bing]

Okay, here's another one: this board is putting out fires all over the place lol. Always wondered about this one: in TOW Phoebe's Birthday dinner, Chandler said he would never lie to get someone into bed and Monica said that he used to tell girls he was a Kennedy. What is a Kennedy? Is it related to President Kennedy?

Yep! I think so at least. I guess the Kennedy's were intelligent, rich, etc. so it makes them think he's amazing or something.

[Bella321]

Yeah the Kennedys are a really... fancy, cute... American family...

[Mrs. Treeger]

Okay, there's a joke I don't get.
In the last scene of The Last One, when they're supposed to leave their keys. Everyone's laughing when Joey takes up his key, why is that??

[Bad_Babe]

lol!! i do!! i thought that but i wasnt sure...thanks!! :P
and then how come Chandler going "i knew it!!" ?? i suppose just another of his jokes :P
thanks again ;)

chandler said that because probably everytime he had trouble getting it up, his girlfriends would just say that "it is common, It happens to every guy, And it's not a big deal.."
but rachel said that "it’s not that common! It doesn’t happen to every guy! And it is a big deal!!!"
hope i cleared that up for u! :)

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

Okay, there's a joke I don't get.
In the last scene of The Last One, when they're supposed to leave their keys. Everyone's laughing when Joey takes up his key, why is that??

i dont remember people laughing a lot but they probably did cuz monica said she promised she'd leave the keys for the super, meaning her and chandler, but then joey pulled out his key next, and i guess people found it funny that they all had keys...even though i never saw them use them...lol but it figures joey would have a key..for the food...but yeah i think its cuz joey was the first one who didnt live in the apartment to take out his key...i cant really explain it lol i hope ya get what i mean

[mrs_pitt_aniston]

they keep repeting this thing/game/name or something: MAD LIPS or something like that.......what is that?=?

[unagi]

Madlibs is a game where you have a story with words left out. You substitute in things like adverbs, animal, boys name etc into the relevent spaces and read out the resulting story. The story can come out very funny. You can play it online (try www.madlibs.org (http://www.madlibs.org/) or www.geocities.com/pezheadpaul/madlibs (http://www.geocities.com/pezheadpaul/madlibs).) I have no idea how to score it though! Have fun!

[Mrs. Treeger]

i dont remember people laughing a lot but they probably did cuz monica said she promised she'd leave the keys for the super, meaning her and chandler, but then joey pulled out his key next, and i guess people found it funny that they all had keys...even though i never saw them use them...lol but it figures joey would have a key..for the food...but yeah i think its cuz joey was the first one who didnt live in the apartment to take out his key...i cant really explain it lol i hope ya get what i mean

Yeah, thanks. Helped a lot! I've alwys wondered about that...lol :)

[chandlerfan01]

Theres a line that i dont understand, in TOW princess Conseula when chandler and monica ask joey to come and see the new house they say:

Joey: I will come with you. SHOTGUN!

Chandler: Damn it.

i really dont understand that, and dont get why its funny...

[Miffy]

I think when someone "calls 'Shotgun' " it means they get to sit in the front seat of the car......I think, lol

[Miffy]

Ohh, I have yet another one lol, it's from TOW The Chick And A Duck:

Phoebe explains that chicks need a lot of love and attention and Joey picks the chick up and says "Oh well no problem there" and proceeds to coo all over the little thing, but I don't get what Chandler means by "Easy Lenny!"

[Monica E Geller]

The Shotgun thingy, yea.. that means u call front seat.

[Mondler17]

TOW the Chick and the Duck question...

This is a reference to the book Of Mice and Men. Lenny was one of the main characters who was mentally retarded and he had a small chick i believe in his hand and he didn't realize what he was doing and accidently smoothered the chick and killed it. It was very sad.

But I thought Chandler's joke was funny. If you get it of course!

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

yeah...shotgun...you get to ride in the front seat...i think they mention that in another episode too...ohh no they didnt, it was when joey called monicas room, you have to be in sight of it and call it first..lol..sorta like shotgun..but i think it was so funny cuz they finally convinced joey to go and all he cared about was riding up front

[Andr€@]

chandler said that because probably everytime he had trouble getting it up, his girlfriends would just say that "it is common, It happens to every guy, And it's not a big deal.."
but rachel said that "it’s not that common! It doesn’t happen to every guy! And it is a big deal!!!"
hope i cleared that up for u! :)

u did thanks!! :)

[Miffy]

TOW the Chick and the Duck question...

This is a reference to the book Of Mice and Men. Lenny was one of the main characters who was mentally retarded and he had a small chick i believe in his hand and he didn't realize what he was doing and accidently smoothered the chick and killed it. It was very sad.

But I thought Chandler's joke was funny. If you get it of course!

Thanks :)

[Jurassic Parkas]

TOW the Chick and the Duck question...

This is a reference to the book Of Mice and Men. Lenny was one of the main characters who was mentally retarded and he had a small chick i believe in his hand and he didn't realize what he was doing and accidently smoothered the chick and killed it. It was very sad.

But I thought Chandler's joke was funny. If you get it of course!

OK, thanks for the info. I didn´t know that and yes it is funnier when you know that!

[unagi]

This may be extremely stupid but I really don't get it! In TOW The Ballroom Dancing Chandler says "Couldn't leave Ross without a spotter." Can anyone explain what this means in context with the episode?

[gumpykisy]

This may be extremely stupid but I really don't get it! In TOW The Ballroom Dancing Chandler says "Couldn't leave Ross without a spotter." Can anyone explain what this means in context with the episode?

A spotter is a person who well spots someone while they are doing excercises so you don't get hurt, like when someone is lifting weights. Chandler just said it because Ross was suppose to help Chandler quit the gym, but instead Ross became a member of the gym and started working out, and in turn Chandler did not quit the gym.

Hope that helps you...sorry if it is confusing, i think i confused myself while trying to explain it. :D

[Jurassic Parkas]

It´s a scene in Tow Joey´s big break that I don´t get, its´when Chandler and Joey are heading to Las Vegas.

Chandler: Yeah, listen, how cold is it going to be there? Do I need a coat or will all these sweater vests be enough?

(Monica stares at him.)

Chandler: What?

Monica: I love you.

What did she mean when she said I love you? Is it that he´s going away without her and is packing something as non-trendy as sweatervests in different colors and therefore he won´t hook up with someone else or what is it?

[unagi]

No she was worried he'd be embarrassed with everyone staring at him and him looking uncool so she said I love you to make him feel better (it's always nice to hear a compliment) and it changes the subject and makes him feel better. It could also be an I still love you even though you're uncool. That's my theory anyway. The Chandler sweater vests were referenced in TOW Everyone Finds Out for comedy effect. "I just wanna rip that...sweater vest right off you"

PS. gumpykisy, you did clear that up thanks!

[Ria]

To me, that means, she's laughing at him, as a old person would ask them sort of questions. Like when your nans and grandads say - wrap up in lots of layers to keep warm as you don't want a chill. I don't think she meant how 'uncool' that is :P

[ross_rachel4life]

i thought since chandler is famous for wearing sweater vests, hes bringing all of the ones he has to keep him warm .. monica stares at him cause hes bringing like his whole wardrobe and wondering why ... so then monica goes "i love you" because chandler has so many and basically i thought it was cute lol

[unagi]

2 questions:

1. In TOW The Worst Best Man Ever, Joey says "We need a six pack of Zima." What does this mean?

2. In TOW Ross gets married, Chandler makes a joke about "Monty Hall." What does this mean?

Any answers would be appreciated.

[gumpykisy]

2 questions:

1. In TOW The Worst Best Man Ever, Joey says "We need a six pack of Zima." What does this mean?

2. In TOW Ross gets married, Chandler makes a joke about "Monty Hall." What does this mean?

Any answers would be appreciated.

1. Since Joey wanted to keep the museum geeks down to a limit so Ross suggested only the "dinosaur dudes", and I guess the joke is that they are geeks haven't been to many parties so they won't be able to hold their liquer so Joey says he needs to get a six pac of Zima which is a non alcoholic drink.

2. Ross and Emily were getting married at Montgomery Hall and he was trying to make a joke, which was a bad joke, about getting married in Monty Hall. Monty Hall is a host of many old game shows and the one he is most famous for "Let's Make A Deal".

[Miffy]

In TOW All The Jealousy when Ross is complaining about Mark to Chandler and asks him what he should do, everyone laughs when Chandler says:

"Don't do anything, learn to hide your feelings......don't cry out loud!"

I think they are laughing at the "don't cry out loud" part, but why??

[Andr€@]

er...i suppose he means Ross is always crying, but dunno :rolleyes: heehee

[AnotherMatthewfan]

This isn't really a part of an episode that I don't understand, so my apologies if this shouldn't be here:P Anyway, on the season 6 (I think) gag reel, I don't know why Lisa and Jennifer were laughing so hard when Lisa was saying "well at Monica's..." Does anyone know what I'm talking about? If so, did I miss something? :P

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

This isn't really a part of an episode that I don't understand, so my apologies if this shouldn't be here:P Anyway, on the season 6 (I think) gag reel, I don't know why Lisa and Jennifer were laughing so hard when Lisa was saying "well at Monica's..." Does anyone know what I'm talking about? If so, did I miss something? :P

the line is suppose to be "but at monicas you can eat cookies over the sink"...i dont think they were laughing cuz the line was funny, they were just cracking up...cuz once jen messed up her line, they all had the giggles

[AnotherMatthewfan]

Oh! Ok, thanks:)

[Bad_Babe]

In TOW All The Jealousy when Ross is complaining about Mark to Chandler and asks him what he should do, everyone laughs when Chandler says:

"Don't do anything, learn to hide your feelings......don't cry out loud!"

I think they are laughing at the "don't cry out loud" part, but why??

because that's a line from a song! i thought it was hilarious! :04:

[Miffy]

Got yet another one!

In The One With Five Steaks and an Eggplant, the part when they're all in the restaurant and Chandler is explaining that he can't tell Jade that his number is his number coz she thinks hjis number is Bob's number etc. etc, I don't get it when Ross says:

Ross: Hey, tell me again, what do I do when Mr. Roper calls?

Anyone?

[Bing-A-Ling 19]

Appalachia like the appalachian mountains...west virginians are often though of as hillbillies and are often accused of marrying or sleeping with siblings

[koreankid]

hmm i have one :

i think its The One With All The Poker (1-18 I believe), and Ross says something to Chandler in the coffeehouse and then chandler says "Dee, the sarcastic sister from What's Happening" wtf does that mean? and then in The One With The Ick Factor (1-22), when Monica and her little h.s. boyfriend have dinner, she says "Ethan, are you a virgin?" and he says "Well if thats what you kids call it these days then yes"... Why does he say that? I mean I get the whole concept and everything lol im not stupid but is it just because he froze and didnt' know what to say? Theres another one that was really bugging me yesterday but now i cant think of it :(

[axel]

About Ethan, yeah I believe that he does it cause he is uncomfortable and he continues pretending to be the older one as a joke..

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

And about the Dee joke, I think it's just funny because Chandler says, "Could you want her more?" and it's obvious he means Rachel, since Ross acts so in love with her, but when Ross responds with "Who?" Chandler just makes a smartass comment about it.

[koreankid]

I remember!! i have another two...

In (7-24) The One With Chandler & Monica's Wedding, Pt. 2, when Monica is coming up to the altar Chandler points to her dress and says "Is that new?" and she says "Not anymore"... I dont get that.

And in (7-01) The One WIth Monica's Thunder, Phoebe sings the song "12 years old and addicted to porn, no one thought Monica would marry. She knew her way around a white band of four (or something like that, i couldnt really hear it)" I dont understand the last part.

[koreankid]

oh and thanks for helping me on the last one :)

[axel]

About 7-24...the exact lines are

Chandler: You look beautiful. Is this new? (Her dress.)
Monica: Not now.

Monica was trying to tell chandler that it was not the time to make jokes! Of course it was new! It was her wedding dress!

[ross_rachel4life]

I remember!! i have another two...

In (7-24) The One With Chandler & Monica's Wedding, Pt. 2, when Monica is coming up to the altar Chandler points to her dress and says "Is that new?" and she says "Not anymore"... I dont get that.

And in (7-01) The One WIth Monica's Thunder, Phoebe sings the song "12 years old and addicted to porn, no one thought Monica would marry. She knew her way around a white band of four (or something like that, i couldnt really hear it)" I dont understand the last part.

the song was ... 12 years old and addicted to pork, no one thought Monica would marry. She knew her way around a knife and a fork .... (thats what i thought it was))

anyways when she was younger she was "fat monica" so she knew how to eat lol..thats how i saw it anyways hehe

[axel]

In which episode is that song? I cannot find it on the scripts

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

It's in the uncut version of TOW Monica's Thunder. I couldn't find it in the FriendsCafe scripts...but I found this on another site.

Phoebe: Check it out. Okay, I could play this when the guests are coming in. Okay:
[Singing:]Twelve years old and addicted to pork,
No one thought Monica would marry.
She knew her way around a knife and a fork...
Monica: Wait, okay, Phoebe, That sounds great, but...
Phoebe: So you're not convinced. That's okay, because I got another one.
[Singing:]First time I met Chandler I thought he was gay,
But here I am singing on his wedding day.
Monica: Phoebe!
Phoebe: If you would've let me finish, it goes on to say that he's probably not gay.

The blue is what's cut out. This is what was on the FriendsCafe site.

Phoebe: Check it out. Okay, I can play this when the guests are coming in. Okay. (Singing)
"First time I met Chandler, I thought he was gay.
But here I am singing on his wedding day!"
Monica: Phoebe!
Phoebe: If you would’ve let me finish, it goes on to say that he’s probably not gay.

But yeah, it's pretty much saying she was addicted to pork, she was Fat Monica. The wedding dress question Monica responded "Not now" as in not any jokes because it's her wedding, like the people above said. ;)

[axel]

Thanks a lot...I had only seen the uncut version of the epi but I couldn't find it on the scritps and it was driving me crazy!

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

lol no prob!

[Jurassic Parkas]

It's in the uncut version of TOW Monica's Thunder. I couldn't find it in the FriendsCafe scripts...but I found this on another site.

Phoebe: Check it out. Okay, I could play this when the guests are coming in. Okay:
[Singing:]Twelve years old and addicted to pork,
No one thought Monica would marry.
She knew her way around a knife and a fork...
Monica: Wait, okay, Phoebe, That sounds great, but...
Phoebe: So you're not convinced. That's okay, because I got another one.
[Singing:]First time I met Chandler I thought he was gay,
But here I am singing on his wedding day.
Monica: Phoebe!
Phoebe: If you would've let me finish, it goes on to say that he's probably not gay.

The blue is what's cut out. This is what was on the FriendsCafe site.



Phoebe: Check it out. Okay, I can play this when the guests are coming in. Okay. (Singing) "First time I met Chandler, I thought he was gay.

But here I am singing on his wedding day!"

Monica: Phoebe!

Phoebe: If you would’ve let me finish, it goes on to say that he’s probably not gay.

But yeah, it's pretty much saying she was addicted to pork, she was Fat Monica. The wedding dress question Monica responded "Not now" as in not any jokes because it's her wedding, like the people above said. ;)

Which site did you get it from? I´ve been looking for a site with scripts from the uncut episodes...

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

i found it on http://www.friends-tv.org/zz701.html ..it's not the whole episode but the parts in blue are uncut. and there's also a list of phoebe's songs on there too, and on this site. and this site i think has uncut scripts http://www.eigo-i.com/friends/season/1/ ...i think friends cafe has uncut scripts but just not that episode, i dont know. anyways, i'm sure there are more if ya type in "uncut friends transcripts" in search.

[Chandler]

I believe eigo-i.com/friends is only showing episode guides now, they had to take their scripts down.

It totally sucks...

[Jurassic Parkas]

Thanks for the sites but as Chandler said, the scripts were taken off eigo-i.com/friends and friendscafe only have the original(tv) scripts. I guess I´ll just have to search over the net instead.

[unagi]

OK, let's ressurect this topic lol.

On TO That Could've Been Part One, Joey says "What if I'd have never gotten fired off of Days Of Our Lives" and then he says "Ah, there's Carol again"

Does anyone know what this is about?

[miss.Geller]

Personally i think it means,he would be happy if he hadnt have been fired,and carol comes into his mind,she is a lesbian and he must like fantasising about Carol,so they must be his happy thoughts,i dont really know how to explain it,but thats what i think.
So when he thinks of good things,he automatically thinks of Carol,as he has expressed before in the show he likes the thought of lesbians,hence joey being all joey.

[koreankid]

In The One With The Creepy Holiday Card, Ross is talking to the baby and then Phoebe is like "When you said 'I Cant wait to hear your first words, i thought theres a trick!" I dont get that... its probably dirty though.

[Monica E Geller]

OK, let's ressurect this topic lol.

On TO That Could've Been Part One, Joey says "What if I'd have never gotten fired off of Days Of Our Lives" and then he says "Ah, there's Carol again"

Does anyone know what this is about?
I think that's because they were talking about Carol being a lesbian earlier and Joey was fantasizing about it because.. well, he's Joey (lol) and then he said about Days of Our Lives and then Carol popped into his head cuz he was thinking of it earlier or sumthing. at least that's wut I think.

[FRIENDSisLife]

In The One With The Creepy Holiday Card, Ross is talking to the baby and then Phoebe is like "When you said 'I Cant wait to hear your first words, i thought theres a trick!" I dont get that... its probably dirty though.

If you remember phoebe says to rachel how can you let him talk to your crotch like that so she thought it would be a trick if rachels crotch could talk not if the baby could talk...get it?

[joey444]

Hi everybody !!
i'm new here and i'm glad to have found -ed (:04:) such a great place to discuss about my favourite show EVER !
this thread is so cool and i learnt a lot of things through the pages !
there's a thing i don't get, in TOW noone's ready, when Joey says he goes 'commando', i mean i understand that he's not wearing underwear (that's what i understood) but it's the 'commando' thing that i don't get, is it just an expression in America or does it refer to something else ?

[regan21286]

Maybe it's cuz real commando's don't wear underwear for combat missions? That might make sense cuz they really don't need it.

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

I think they call it "going commando" because then...you're always "ready for action"..haha, that's what it says when I looked it up on this website.

[preci0us_dreams]

Yeah, that's it. I just didn't wanna say it. hehe

finally i understand that

[Ria]

On the programme 'How friends changed the world' I think the producer said he made that phase up 'commando' which means its a new word for wearing no underwear :)

[unagi]

Yeah, commando probably means either "out in the open" or "ready for action" (according to Urban Dictionary).

Here's a question. I know it's an old joke but in TOW The Cuffs, the salesman asked "Where does the Pope live?" and Joey answered "In the Woods". Could someone explain this joke?

[joey444]

thanks for your replies !

Joey saying 'in the woods' is because i think he thinks it's a joke and wanna prove he knows the answer to the joke but the book guy was asking a real question and that is just on more occasion to show how Joey is a dummy and that's why we all like him ! :)

[unagi]

^ Yeah I get that but I don't understand the joke! (I know it's a classic joke but I just don't get it!)

[FRIENDSisLife]

ya i never get any of there pope jokes like the popes in a volkswagon one "take off there hats" i dont get that ha ha

[NYFFSMEY]

"All you want is a dingle,
What you envy's a schwang,
A thing through which you can tinkle,
Or play with, or simply let hang..."

What is that all about?

[joey444]

well maybe i'm weird, but since it's a play about Freud and he's saying that to a woman, i think he's talking about a penis, and that seems to make sense since Joey is very proud because he thinks it's a great play and doesn't really understand what he's saying, and that's why all the other friends have that weird look at the end of the play...

[Princess_Consuela]

Yes I LOVE That song *points at signature*

It uses A LOT of slang which I'll translate for you the best I can. First you need to understand (if you didn't know it before) that Freud was this shrink who came up with the whole penis envy bull*** (basically saying women felt inferior to men because they didn't have a penis, I think) and the whole Edipus complex which means you're in love with your parents of the opposite sex of you (if you're a girl, your dad, if you're a guy, your mom).

"All you want is a dingle,
What you envy's a schwang,
A thing through which you can tinkle,
Or play with, or simply let hang..."


"All you want is a penis
What you envy's a penis
A thing through which you can pee
Or play with, or simply let hang..."

[joey444]

exactly what i thought, thanx for the confirmation ;)

i have one that it's not that i don't get the joke but i always wondered what Chandler and Monica where talking about.
in TOW Joey speaks French, when Chandler asks "is it the thing we hardly ever do or the the thing we never do?"
am i the only one who wonders what those 2 things are?

[axel]

It could mean a lot of things but I think they talk about oral and anal sex

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

Yeah, same here, that's what I thought.

[joey444]

ok so i'm not the only one to think that :04:

[wewereonabreak!!!!]

ok so i'm not the only one to think that :04:

my boyfriend and I were watching this episode together and I couldn't get that joke, but he immidiately got it and explained it to me. :D

[Princess_Consuela]

Yes that's definitely what it is about.
They're saying Erica had a kind of sex that doesn't get you pregnant so Chandler asked which kind.

I always thought the thing they never do was anal because it's gross and oral is much more common and anal doesn't sound like something Monica would allow, but that's just my opinion :msn013:.

[Princess_Consuela]

In TOW The Birth, I don't get Rachel's joke:

ROSS: God, I don't believe this. She could be giving birth in the cab.
RACH: Oh, Ross, relax. It's probably like two dollars for the first contraction, and then fifty cents for each additional contraction.
[Everyone looks at Rachel as though she made a tasteless comment.]
RACH: What, it's ok when Chandler does it?
CHAN: You have to pick your moments.

Can someone explain it to me please?

[Miss-Bing]

Yes that's definitely what it is about.
They're saying Erica had a kind of sex that doesn't get you pregnant so Chandler asked which kind.

I always thought the thing they never do was anal because it's gross and oral is much more common and anal doesn't sound like something Monica would allow, but that's just my opinion :msn013:.

I think your opinion is GREAT :D And it sounds right, you know, that Monica wouldn't allow it (:

[axel]

In TOW The Birth, I don't get Rachel's joke:

ROSS: God, I don't believe this. She could be giving birth in the cab.
RACH: Oh, Ross, relax. It's probably like two dollars for the first contraction, and then fifty cents for each additional contraction.
[Everyone looks at Rachel as though she made a tasteless comment.]
RACH: What, it's ok when Chandler does it?
CHAN: You have to pick your moments.

Can someone explain it to me please?


Wel Ross is very anxious and stressed and it is not the right moment to joke...I guess that is all!

[Princess_Consuela]

No, no! I get that!!!

I don't understand why the joke would be funny. I don't get Rachel's joke. It's just not funny!


RACH: Oh, Ross, relax. It's probably like two dollars for the first contraction, and then fifty cents for each additional contraction.


What's up with that?

[axel]

Maybe the point was for the joke not to be funny....I can't remember how the taxis are paid in the US but is it 2 dollars for the first mile and hale a dollar for each additional? Or smt like that?

[randr]

it is Mr. Kotter and he is this famous TV reporter guy in the 90's who looked like ross in that episode and yeah thats what i think, it is funnym once you get it!

[randr]

yeah i thinkaxel got it right and also the joke is supposed to be lame and not the right time to tell a joke lol, so thats why its funny theyve got lots of those on friends lol there great

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

Yeah, Ross is freaking out about her having the baby in a cab, and Rachel is making jokes about how much it would cost...it's not really a funny joke, but I don't think it was suppose to be very funny.

[joey444]

there's another one i don't get, in TOW the cop, Rachel enters C&J's apartment asking if they have a 'tape measure' and Chandler says 'yes, it's in my room' and Monica says 'that's right' and then they go with weird looks on their faces?
What's that about i never got this one :02:

[unagi]

They were probably using it to measure Chandler's "size" if you know what I mean! They were laughing because they were remembering measuring it together, then Chandler realises that there were other people in the room and gets embarrassed.

[randr]

lol yeah thats what it means i agree with unagi, also i dont get this joke: in TOW the lottery season 9

Rachel: whos the other guy to get the job?
Chandler: nate!!
Monica: oh a hate that guy!, i mean man, pull up your pants!!

i didnt get this one could someone explain

[joey444]

i think what she means is that if Nate had the job that's because he slept with the boss.
i think chandler says right after that he would have slept with him lol to get the job.

[pheebster]

i like this thread anyone else got anything they don't get?

[ScAmNeT]

yeah when chandler said could they be more Kims ? when he was talking about korea war ....

[Princess_Consuela]

What episode are you talking about?

[unagi]

lol yeah thats what it means i agree with unagi, also i dont get this joke: in TOW the lottery season 9

Rachel: whos the other guy to get the job?
Chandler: nate!!
Monica: oh a hate that guy!, i mean man, pull up your pants!!

i didnt get this one could someone explain

I think it's because Nate is what we call in Britain a "chav" (I don't know what they call them in America) and when he wears jeans he wears them about 10 sizes too big so they hang down and shows off his boxer shorts. I think it looks absolutely terrible, and obviously Monica does too. I think that's what it is.

It also goes to the fact that everyone in the agency was much younger than M/C and it's kind of a style amongst the younger generation.


I don't think Nate slept with the boss as Chandler said that Susan was the person who slept with the boss later on after we find out that Nate got the first post (your quote's a bit mixed up! :) )

Hope this helps.

[ScAmNeT]

oh yes sorry The One With The 'Cuffs

[unagi]

This was answered by "The Geller Yeller" on page 12 of this thread. Here's the answer that was given:

Kim is a very common name in Korea(at least we in the western parts of the world have that image) and put together with one of Chandler's favourite expressions: Could there be more....Kims?

[Princess_Consuela]

It's because Kim is THE last name in Korea. It's like almost every Korean person is called Kim ;) (just exagerating)
It's kinda like Smith or Taylor or even worse, I dunno what could be the equivalent in the USA but if you see an oriental person with last name Kim it's probably Korean.

[ScAmNeT]

ok thx !

[I-AM-THE-CHAN-MANN]

I really dont get this: in the episode where chandler doenst know whats in monicas closet, why is it all messy i never really understood it, thanks in advance

[ross_rachel4life]

well monica is a really clean person if u didnt noticed lol .. and for her to have a MESSY closet is very unusual .. and chandler was just curious to see what was behind it ..

[Princess_Consuela]

The fun part of it being messy is that Monica is SOOO obsessed with everything being tidy that admitting she had a mess was a shame for her. It was her secret, a mess, the thing you would expect the least from Monica, it proved she wasn't perfect, it proved she was normal and she was afraid that people would find out that she's not all that obsessive about being clean and tidy and would stop liking her for that, or, even worse, stop doing what she says (in terms of being tidy) because of that. Mainly afraid of losing authority for having a mess and proving to be normal.

[joey444]

in TOW with the Ball, in the very beginning when Gary calls Phoebe Babydoll, Chandler says 'I can't pull off "baby doll", can I' and Monicareplies 'No i think we learned that from the "sugar lips" incident'
what does that mean ?

[axel]

It means that chandler tried to call Monica sugar lips once and it sounded very ridiculous....so probably it will be ridiculous if he calls her baby doll too

[bkzyankeechic]

in the uncut version of the one with ross's wedding there is a part i dont get....when phoebe and rachel are in monica and rachel's apartment phoebe is telling rachel how obvious it is that rachel still likes ross but then she says....

Phoebe: Well, because we though you knew!! It's so obvious! God, that would be like telling Monica, "Hey, you like things clean." Or, y'know, "Hey, Joey you're gay."

(Rachel stares at her.)

Rachel: What?!

Phoebe: Oh, please! She's always got a broom in her hand!

Why does phoebe say Joey is gay and what does she mean about the whole broom thing???

[pheebster]

because phoebe thought rachel was saying "what!" to the fact that monica likes things clean and phoebe is explaining that it's obvious she does because she always has a broom in her hand. Rachel actually said "what!" to Joey being gay

[unagi]

This is more of a cultural difference, probably due to differences in the American wedding system.

In TO After Vegas, Ross says "We register, and you get to keep all the gifts"

What is registering (I thought that you were registered after a wedding) and do they not get gifts until they register their wedding.

Also, in TOW Princess Consuela, why did she have to go to the government office just to change her surname? Doesn't she get the right to change her surname instantly?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[ross_rachel4life]

This is more of a cultural difference, probably due to differences in the American wedding system.

In TO After Vegas, Ross says "We register, and you get to keep all the gifts"

What is registering (I thought that you were registered after a wedding) and do they not get gifts until they register their wedding.

Also, in TOW Princess Consuela, why did she have to go to the government office just to change her surname? Doesn't she get the right to change her surname instantly?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

well when you get married, you usually register for gifts such as things for your new home or something at different stores.. ross said we register(for the gifts) and then rachel gets to keep them all .. well just because she likes getting things lol

hope that helped..

[unagi]

^ So does this not refer to registering your marriage legally? And don't people make up wedding lists and get their gifts at the wedding (once again, maybe a cultural difference)?

[Princess_Consuela]

No, it isn't talking about registering your marriage legally, that happens automatically when you get married, you receive a certificate and a marriage license, the license is valid for more things than the certificate but they're both proofs of marriage. If you get married in a church, they issue an instant certificate but the license takes about 2 weeks to be processed whereas if you get married at the council's office you get everything right away. You register for presents before the wedding and they either mail them to you before the wedding or they give them to you on your wedding day, but he was just trying to convince Rach of staying married so he thought of the presents to "bribe" her even if it was a little too late. When you elope, people usually give you presents when they find out you got married, so it's not such a big deal.

The second question is like this: when you get married your name doesn't automatically change to your husband's name, some people never even bother to change it and keep their maiden name forever. The women who do change it have to go to the social security office to get their name officialy changed so that their social security number will always match with the name she decides to use, her husband's name. Once you've changed it in the SS office you need to get your drivers license or ID card changed to your married name.

I hope it helped.

[how_you_doin]

Hey remember in tow the jellyfish when RnR get into a fight?

Well here is Rachel's quote:And hey! Just so you know, it?s not that common! It doesn?t happen to every guy! And it is a big deal!!

And I don't get Chandler's reply: I KNEW IT!!!

What did he mean by that?

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

I think Rachel is talking about when a guy can't perform in bed, because chicks usually say "oh don't worry, it's common, happens to every guy, not a big deal" but she was so ticked off at him, she yelled "it's NOT that common, it DOESNT happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal"..just to hurt him...and Chandler's girlfriends all probably told him the same thing, that it's common, happens to every guy, not a big deal...but when Rachel said that, he realized that it's NOT common and they were just saying that and stuff...it's hard to explain..I hope you know what I mean haha.

[how_you_doin]

I think Rachel is talking about when a guy can't perform in bed, because chicks usually say "oh don't worry, it's common, happens to every guy, not a big deal" but she was so ticked off at him, she yelled "it's NOT that common, it DOESNT happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal"..just to hurt him...and Chandler's girlfriends all probably told him the same thing, that it's common, happens to every guy, not a big deal...but when Rachel said that, he realized that it's NOT common and they were just saying that and stuff...it's hard to explain..I hope you know what I mean haha.
Oh right right. I get it now. :D
Thank you Nikki. :)

[wewereonabreak!!!!]

Hey remember in tow the jellyfish when RnR get into a fight?

Well here is Rachel's quote:And hey! Just so you know, it?s not that common! It doesn?t happen to every guy! And it is a big deal!!

And I don't get Chandler's reply: I KNEW IT!!!

What did he mean by that?

What rachel is talking about that Ross had some problems in bed before. At that time she had told him that it was not such a big deal, but then she changed her mind and told him that it was a big deal just to hurt him. Chandler says "I knew it" because he had had that kind of problems in the past and he had heard that comment before from some other woman. I don't know maybe he was excited that his friend had that problem too. ;)

[Princess_Consuela]

This was explained twice before. The thread is interesting itself, I suggest reading it before posting new questions :).

[LilHarmarmica]

Ok, here in America, when you get engaged, you pick your favortie department store (Bed, Bath & Beyond or Macy's or something like that). When you go there, you make a list of all the things you would need/like to have for when you and your fiance get married. Stuff like dishes, linens, kitchen appliances, vacuum cleaners, candleholders, etc. and the people that come to your wedding will know what to get you. It prevents you from getting 8 toasters, 5 coffee makers, and 12 blenders. :04: So, what Ross is trying to do is lure Rachel into staying married with him with the promise of her getting to keep all those gifts that people would have gotten them had they had a real wedding. \
And in TOW Princess Consuela...: Here in the States you have to go to the Social Security Office to get your name changed legally. When you do this, then a few days/weeks later, you get your new social security card stating your new name with your social security number you've always had.
Hope this helped clear things up!
Mehgan

[LilHarmarmica]

^I was on page 21 when I answered this, so it looks like a double-explained the issue! Sorry!

[how_you_doin]

This was explained twice before. The thread is interesting itself, I suggest reading it before posting new questions :).
23 pages could take alot of time. :)
If people are willing to answer the same question, I don't think there should be a problem. :)

-Cheers.

[Princess_Consuela]

Yes butyou can always use the "search this thread" button and find it in just a minute.
And making double posts increases the number of posts per thread slowing down the loading of the thread for those who have dial up and also messing up the server that tends to crash or something.

[how_you_doin]

Yes butyou can always use the "search this thread" button and find it in just a minute.
And making double posts increases the number of posts per thread slowing down the loading of the thread for those who have dial up and also messing up the server that tends to crash or something.
Lets just say i'm too lazy to do that. ;)
And well nobody seems to complain about the loading so i'm guessing we're fine .:)

[Princess_Consuela]

OK, I got one:

In the episode TOW a Chick and a Duck, the conversation goes like this:

Phoebe: Okay, well they are a huge responsibility, especially at this age. They require constant care. They-they need just the right food, and lot’s and lot’s of love.

Joey: Oh, well no problem there. (He picks up the chick, hugs it really tight, and talks to it like it’s a little baby.)

Chandler: Easy Lenny.


I don't understand Chandler's comment: Easy Lenny. Who's Lenny and why does Chandler compare Joey to him when Joey hugs the bird so tight.

[regan21286]

OK, I got one:

In the episode TOW a Chick and a Duck, the conversation goes like this:




I don't understand Chandler's comment: Easy Lenny. Who's Lenny and why does Chandler compare Joey to him when Joey hugs the bird so tight.

I'm guessing it's a reference to Of Mice and Men. One of the main characters is named Lenny and he's a huge retarded field worker who tends to grab and hug soft things with a lotta strength (which sometimes kills em).

[Princess_Consuela]

Ohh thank you!

[koreankid]

OK I have one. In The One With A Dozen Lasagnas, after Paolo hits on Phoebe, she tells the gang. Phoebe says "...and suddenly it wasnt the problem anymore" (he "exposed" himself) and then Monica said "was it..." and Phoebe said "Oh boy scouts could have camped under there." Not to be disgusting, but was it... big or small ? lol

[axel]

Phoebe's point was that it was up! She is not commenting on the size...

[unagi]

She was commenting on the size! It was up, but it was big (which is why she said that boy scouts could have camped under there).

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

Phoebe's point was that it was up! She is not commenting on the size...

Yeah I agree, I think Monica meant "Was it...erect?" and Phoebe replies "Oh, boy scouts could have camped under there!" ...his hands were on her rear...so that's why Monica asked if he was...erotically charged, lol. If she wanted to know about the size she probably would have asked Rachel. And if she was asking about the size, just because it's big doesn't mean boy scouts could have camped under there...lol. Ok, this answer has oficially gotten too weird.

[Chandler]

I'm gonna go with Rich and Rob on this one. I think Phoebe was commenting on the size. I mean, just the whole "boy scouts" thing made it seem that way, and the way Monica said it implied she was curious.

Just my thoughts.

[Princess_Consuela]

No, it is actually an expression that you could camp under it when a penis is erect under the sheets. I think it was about being hard.

[unagi]

^ Yes, but it would have had to be big AND erect to be able to camp under it.

WOW what a weird conversation this is!:o

[friendsr4lifex3]

okay i have one from the bloopers on season seven, rachel and phoebe are sitting on the couch..and rachel says "..alright i guess ill just see if the can cancel it, or maybe they can just put eyes on the hoochies.." and the burst into laughter--but i dont understand why that is so funny?--well possibly because i dont get it

[friendsr4lifex3]

grr, and there is another one that i cant remember at all- and i was reading through this and i thought of it--now i guess ill go back and see if i can remember!

and chadler..i dont understand your avatar--lol

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

They bursted out into laughter because it was a funny line, and Jen and Lisa just kept cracking up.
And Chandler's avatar just says this if you can't read it...
Jen: You're my best friend Court.
Court: You're my best friend too Jen!
Jen: Wanna make out?
Court: I don't really think my husband would approve of that, and I dont really want to.
Jen: *Blush* I was just testing you.

...Or something along those lines, lol.

[regan21286]

They bursted out into laughter because it was a funny line, and Jen and Lisa just kept cracking up.
And Chandler's avatar just says this if you can't read it...
Jen: You're my best friend Court.
Court: You're my best friend too Jen!
Jen: Wanna make out?
Court: I don't really think my husband would approve of that, and I dont really want to.
Jen: *Blush* I was just testing you.

...Or something along those lines, lol.

lol, i'd make out with Jen any day of the week.

[Princess_Consuela]

okay i have one from the bloopers on season seven, rachel and phoebe are sitting on the couch..and rachel says "..alright i guess ill just see if the can cancel it, or maybe they can just put eyes on the hoochies.." and the burst into laughter--but i dont understand why that is so funny?--well possibly because i dont get it

They were talking about the penis shaped cake they had ordered for Monica's bachelorette party and since Monica said she wouldn't like it, they were trying to find ways to turn it into a bunny (or a microphone with two tennis balls underneath ;) for Joey). They burst into laughter because they had the mental image of a penis-shaped cake turned into a bunny which is a hilarious image. ;)

[Gum-Would-Be-Perfection]

They were talking about the penis shaped cake they had ordered for Monica's bachelorette party and since Monica said she wouldn't like it, they were trying to find ways to turn it into a bunny (or a microphone with two tennis balls underneath ;) for Joey). They burst into laughter because they had the mental image of a penis-shaped cake turned into a bunny which is a hilarious image. ;)

Ooh yeah, that's why they were talking about it. Couldn't remember. They also said they could write NASA down the side and give it to Ross...the thought of that cracks me up :P

[Princess_Consuela]

It is too funny!!! So so funny!!! The bloopers make the whole thing even funnier!

And I think Chandler's avatar says that because he fantasizes about Jen and Court making out ;)

[Chandler]

And I think Chandler's avatar says that because he fantasizes about Jen and Court making out ;)However did you guess, PC? :04:

Ahh...it was a lot less pervier than the other ones Airy/Jona/Spuds suggested, lol.

[friendsr4lifex3]

AH HA i get it now, i absolutley love this thread and when i think of the other line i will totally post it, thanks SO much for your help!! i was so confused !!

[knicksfan]

What about The One With Ross' Wedding when Pheobe call Joey on the when Joey is lying on his bed. Pheobe says to him something like 'I just saw a guy on the subway that looks like you and I was gonna go over to him and say he looks like you. But then I relised he doesn't care that he looks like you.' Then Joey says 'Thanks Pheebs that jsut cost me 10 bucks'. I don't understand that at all?

[preci0us_dreams]

neither do i! does someone know what that means?

[unagi]

It's because it's an international call. Calls from UK to the USA are expensive, and because it's a hotel it would be even more expensive. As he's paying more for the call, he wanted to be quick but Phoebe was talking nonsense and it annoyed him (suprising higher logic coming from Joey...!)

Does this explain it?

[friendsr4lifex3]

yea, international phone calls are very expensive. and she was talking on and on and telling a pointless story which sarcastically he said "that just cost him 10 bucks"..meaning like that story couldnt have waited until you saw me instead she told him over an expenisve international phone call.

[knicksfan]

Oh I understand now thnx!

[Princess_Consuela]

OK I got one:

"Monica: Look, these clowns are trying to take us for a ride and I'm not gonna let 'em! And we're not a couple of suckers!

Chandler: I hear ya, Mugsy! But look, all these rooms are fine okay? Can you just pick one so I can watch-(realizes)-have a perfect, magical weekend together with you."

What's up with the "mugsy" comment?

[JoeyTrib]

I didn't understand the q-tip resistance joke by Chandler.

[knicksfan]

i think its something to do with joe say no 15 no 16 no 15 and he coulgn't make up his mind. i think its something like that.