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to think that Ross was in the wrong not Rachel? That Emily wasn't an absolute cow? Please can we have an old school friends debate?!

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MandyMcFly · 02/10/2010 13:53

Grin

Just been watching friends...and it's been a long time since I have had a truly deep and meaningful debate about it haha.

Emily - after her and Ross split for good they acted like she was a complete bitch. Well, no actually...Ross said Rachel's name at the wedding, but she went ahead with the service. Then decided to give him another chance and went to the airport to see Ross leaving for their honeymoon with Rachel, but she still was willing to give him another chance on the conditions that he didn't see Rachel anymore. Now I know that obviously they couldn't have had Ross not seeing Rachel, but Emily wasn't actually unreasonable was she? From her point obviously it wasn't a lot to ask and she was very fair giving so many chances, right?! Grin

And what does everybody think about the 'We Were On A Break!!' thing?

[thinks about things too much emoticon]

Now, no spoiling my fun, telling me to get a life please. Wink Grin

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GetOrfMoiLand · 04/10/2010 16:47

OH OH OH you lot are RIGHT at the top of my favourite MNers. I too love friends, I have the box set but still watch it on E4 - dd has inherited my love.

DD asked me to explain this - you know where Ross gets back with Rachel and they are in bed, she is patronising him on getting perspective, and he didn't read the letter, and says WE WERE ON A BREAK.

Then he runs out the apartment and Rachel yells 'it's NOT that common, it DOESN'T happen to every guy, and it IS a big deal, and Chandler punches the air and says 'I KNEW it'.

Well, watching that one recently DD says 'mum you always laugh at that bit and I don't get it, and you never tell me what it means, will you tell me please'

So I tell her that 'it either refers to Ross not being able to get an erection, or he he has suffered from premature ejaculation which means...' and she yells 'YES MUM I GET IT THANKS AND EWWWW'

Grin
TrillianAstra · 04/10/2010 16:48

Grin - that's what you get when you say 'I'm old enough to know this stuff'

ShowOfHands · 04/10/2010 18:23

They were NOT on a break.

DH and I have had this argument 4857 several times. It was purely Ross's incorrect assumption about Mark that led to his behaviour. He can whinge and gurn as much as he likes. Bloke's a cad.

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MandyMcFly · 04/10/2010 20:23

Oh I love it when she says that to Ross, GOML and Chandler jumps out from behind the door and says 'I knew It!' haha! Brilliant!

Also, was watching the one today where the girls go looking for there christmas presents off Monica, and Chandler goes on about some stuff in the bottom of his closet that he's 'looking after for Joey' Grin What do we think it is? Or am I being totally dumb?

I didn't mind Emily, the characters I disliked the most were Paulo (erwww - sleaze!!) and I really didn't like Charlie or Janine.

I love the one with Monica and Phoebes old friend Amanda, when Chandler says 'That fake british woman is a real bitch - but she sure can dance!' Smile

Oh all of this Friends chatter makes me so happy! Haha.

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GetOrfMoiLand · 04/10/2010 20:25

Me and DD speak in Friends speak all the time.

If she has a jumper on in the summer 'could you BE wearing any more clothes?'

If moving anything 'pivot, pivot, PIVOT' or 'LIFT and slide'

And at random times you...you.. YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING FRENCH!!

lazycow007 · 04/10/2010 20:27

Don't you mean Amarnda Grin

I have always taken it to mean porn mags, what does everyone else think? I will be absolutely Blush if i have got it totally wrong all these years!

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MandyMcFly · 04/10/2010 20:33

I love 'Pivot'..that was used a lot when we were moving into our apartment. We actually had the same scenario getting our sofa up some stairs, and it was the same kind of sofa too right down to the colour. So there was plenty of 'Pivot' flying about Grin Grin

lazycow no I took it to mean that as well but part of me just thought it seemed too obvious, that's probably all it was though Smile I love Chandler, and all the stories about his Dad.

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angelbabe1982 · 06/10/2010 20:18

Just watching Friends on E4 - the one where Monica & Chandler make each other Valentines gifts. He gives her a tape of love songs...he made for Janice! :o

ZacharyQuack · 07/10/2010 11:23

No, it was worse than that - Janice made the mix tape for Chandler, and she sings on it!

FrogPrincess · 07/10/2010 11:30

Lovely thread, dd and I do a lot of Friends quoting too, a firm favourite is Chandler's 'woopah', and she also quotes a lot of Joey's lines (worryingly...).

Slightly off topic (but still good comedy references) but I was rather proud when she was telling me about her school friend who is interested in a boy and has recruited dd and a couple of others to 'check him out' (or whatever year 7s might say): dd told me she was her 'wingman' (Flight of the Conchords). Grin

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terryble · 07/10/2010 12:58

I completely agree with ShowOfHands.

I think the reason why one doesn't always immediately pick up on his awful behaviour is because his viewpoint is shown to us.

Rachel is the girl he's had a crush on for practically all his life. Throughout school, and beyond. But she never noticed him. He was just her friend's brother. And he comes to accept that, moves on as an adul, marries Carol. Then, suddenly, he's single again, and the girl from his youth is around again. But he's convinced she would never want him, so he procrastinates and hesitates terribly for however long it was.

And then, once he's finally managed to express his feelings, he can't believe she's with him. His huge pessimism means he expects Rachel to see someone better. And he treats Rachel awfully. And then, when they have The Row, he just takes it for granted that the end as finally come, just like he always thought he knew it would.

His behaviour is horrific though, because in any normal relationship, you don't declare it over, until you calmed down and talked afterwards.

And as for the phone-call that he had with Rachel. Well, words fail me about Ross's stupidity.

mclazy · 07/10/2010 13:09

who wanted a quiz - the episode with the quiz is my all time fav.

what was the name of joeys imaginary friend ?
what was his profession?
what does rachel tell people her favourite film is?
what is it really?
what name is the tv guide sent to?
what was monica's nickname in field hockey?
where did monica get a pencil stuck age 9?
how many catagories of towel does monica have?
what is chandlers profession?

StealthPolarBear · 07/10/2010 13:20

Can't believe no one has mentioned the episode where Rachel does the impression of a wooly mammoth with the chopsticks then looks sheepish and takes them out quick when she realises she is in the company of intellectuals :o

Marlinspike · 07/10/2010 13:20

mclazy - that's my favourite episode too!

Quiz answers:
1 ??
2 space cowboy
3 les liaisons dangereuses (??)
4 ??
5 Chanadra Bong (or something similar??)
6 bog fat goalie
7 nose
8 9
10 no-one is quite sure!

Marlinspike · 07/10/2010 13:21

Sorry - BIG fat goalie!!!"

OracleInaCoracle · 07/10/2010 13:23

what was the name of joeys imaginary friend ? marcel
what was his profession? space cowboy
what does rachel tell people her favourite film is? dangerous liasons
what is it really? weekend at bernies
what name is the tv guide sent to? chanandra bong
what was monica's nickname in field hockey? gig fat goalie
where did monica get a pencil stuck age 9? her nose
how many catagories of towel does monica have? 12
what is chandlers profession? data processer (but then he becomes an advertising exec)

OracleInaCoracle · 07/10/2010 13:23

sorry: q1 is maurice

franke · 07/10/2010 13:26

Wasn't there another question in that quiz - what is Joey's favourite food? Sandwiches.

Topcat11 · 07/10/2010 13:27

Loving this thread!

My favourite episode is the one where they all find out that Chandler and Monica are dating then Phoebe winds them up by pretending to come on to Chandler. 'They don't know we know they know!'

OracleInaCoracle · 07/10/2010 13:27

it was whats the name of ross and monica's nana: althea

GetOrfMoiLand · 07/10/2010 13:28

Rachel's answer to 'what is Chandler's job': 'transponster'

And Monica's HOWL when she realises that she has lost the apartment.

glitzy · 07/10/2010 13:28

Brilliant thread! Loving all your quotes! I have the boxset and watch it every week while ironing, and when I finish series 10, I go back and start on one! (by the way - in the latest boxset, called the aniversary one or something, there are some totally different parts, especially the one where Monica and Chandler go on their honeymoon - it was reshot before it went on tv due to 911, and another episode in S9 i think had a totally different, extremily funny beginning)

Favorite episode...hmmm.. so so many... probably when pheobe tries to "seduce" Chandler Grin

Am i the only one who liked the Joey spinoff?

OracleInaCoracle · 07/10/2010 13:30

favourite episode is the pone where noones ready:

"i think im going to catch up on my correspondance"

DomesticG0ddess · 07/10/2010 13:41

I watched the entire series back to back when I was bfing DS1, almost 4 years ago (I presume this isn't going to happen this time round!).

Couple of favourite moments off the top of my head:

  • Ross and the spray tan. OMG, practically wet myself
  • Ross wearing the same top as his date, when he accidentally took Rachel's shopping bag home
  • Joey falling on to his "porsche" in front of some girls