# Community 12/1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 2, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786 "2011-12-02T02:45:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/21 "2011-12-02T18:18:49Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > I couldn’t understand the last thing Jeff said when they were sitting in the restaurant and he stood up and was angry. As best I can tell: Shirley: Oh, dear lord! _You’re_ “Tinkle-town” ? Jeff: Don’t call me that! All of your fake sweetness and religion is just a veil covering a horrible monster! [walks away but turns back before leaving] And I had a lot of Mountain Dew that day! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/22 "2011-12-02T18:27:16Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > I thought it was an enjoyable episode. Does anyone know if there are actually people good enough at foosball that they can “juggle” the ball, chip it into the goal, etc? Well, [YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdAAY9uzspk&feature=related) thinks so. I dunno about doing this in an actual game, though. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/23 "2011-12-02T18:40:04Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I couldn’t quite understand what Shirley was saying at the end of the anime foosball match and the revelation that she was Big Cheddar and he was Tinkletown. I rewound it 3 times and still couldn’t get it. [Jeff and Shirley frantically spin their players, trying to get the centered ball] Shirley: _You_ get it. Jeff: No, _you_ get it. Shirley: You’re the one that needs the advantage. Jeff: WRONG! WRONG! Anime Jeff: Every game I ever won, I won fairly! Foosball is how I measured my value as a man, you took that away! Anime Shirley: Why so you think I _had_ to! _You_ try sprouting three feet just when boys are about to look at you! Everyone stopped liking me! This game is all I had! Anime Jeff: It’s all _I_ had! Anime Shirley: Well, that’s stupid! You’re a perfectly fine person! Anime Jeff: [pause] So are you! Anime Shirley: [pause] Thank you! Anime Jeff: [pause] You’re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/24 "2011-12-02T19:00:16Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > [Jeff and Shirley frantically spin their players, trying to get the centered ball] > > Shirley: _You_ get it. > > Jeff: No, _you_ get it. > > Shirley: You’re the one that needs the advantage. > > Jeff: WRONG! WRONG! > > Anime Jeff: Every game I ever won, I won fairly! Foosball is how I measured my value as a man, you took that away! > > Anime Shirley: Why so you think I _had_ to! _You_ try sprouting three feet just when boys are about to look at you! Everyone stopped liking me! This game is all I had! > > Anime Jeff: It’s all _I_ had! > > Anime Shirley: Well, that’s stupid! You’re a perfectly fine person! > > Anime Jeff: [pause] So are you! > > Anime Shirley: [pause] Thank you! > > Anime Jeff: [pause] You’re welcome. Thank you, **Bryan Eckers** , you’re streets ahead. It’s that sprouting three feet sentence that threw me off. I got everything else, but that just didn’t register with me. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/25 "2011-12-02T19:07:24Z")
> [@Uncle\_Jocko](#): > > “Oh, it is so on, it has now become very much like Donkey Kong.” I didn’t get that one - are Europeans really into Donkey Kong or something? Though I did love it when the German guy said, “If only there were a word to describe my pleasure at viewing the misfortune of others…” ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/26 "2011-12-02T19:09:45Z")
> [@Rigamarole](#): > > [Quote=Uncle Jocko] > “Oh, it is so on, it has now become very much like Donkey Kong.” I didn’t get that one - are Europeans really into Donkey Kong or something? [/QUOTE] Try, “It’s on like Donkey Kong.” ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/27 "2011-12-02T19:22:54Z")
When–and where?–did “foosball” become popular? I had never heard of it till a \*Friends \*episode where Chandler and whatshisname got a foosball table, and I thought it was something they made up for _Friends_. I have still never seen “foosball” in the wild, outside of a sitcom plot device. ---
**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/28 "2011-12-02T19:23:25Z")
After the show last night, I searched and searched YouTube for Leonard’s frozen pizza reviews, and for his outfit of the day blog, Never found it, though; anyone else have better luck? ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/29 "2011-12-02T19:25:17Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > When–and where?–did “foosball” become popular? I had never heard of it till a \*Friends \*episode where Chandler and whatshisname got a foosball table, and I thought it was something they made up for _Friends_. I have still never seen “foosball” in the wild, outside of a sitcom plot device. Do you live in a cave? It’s not really _that_ popular, but foosball tables have been staple furniture in various game/community centers for eons (well, at least since 1921 according to Wiki). ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/30 "2011-12-02T20:00:19Z")
> [@SuperNelson](#): > > After the show last night, I searched and searched YouTube for Leonard’s frozen pizza reviews, and for his outfit of the day blog, Never found it, though; anyone else have better luck? Not actually on YouTube, I believe, but just an incredible facsimile. I looked up leonardlikespizza, which was the tag on the “YouTube” clip, but that’s not real. You can find his pizza review (it’s just the show credits, same as what aired) on the Community page at [nbc.com](http://nbc.com). Since the Leonard YouTube channel doesn’t seem to exist, I doubt there’s an actual outfit of the day blog, either. Though I could be wrong … You can follow him on Twitter, though … @Leonard\_GCC. That was in the quick-flash title card, and it’s a real Twitter account. ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/31 "2011-12-02T20:10:01Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > When–and where?–did “foosball” become popular? I had never heard of it till a \*Friends \*episode where Chandler and whatshisname got a foosball table, and I thought it was something they made up for _Friends_. I have still never seen “foosball” in the wild, outside of a sitcom plot device. Pretty popular, and have been at least since I was a kid (late 80’s). Usually in college dorms, bars, camp rec-halls, pool halls and the like though, so if you don’t spend much time in those places, thats probably why you haven’t seen them. More fun then pinball and darts, takes less skill then billiards or ping-pong. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/32 "2011-12-02T20:14:06Z")
My Fraternity house has one in the late 80s/early 90s. I sucked, but at least, no one ever made me pee my pants and call me Tinkle-town. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/33 "2011-12-02T20:37:13Z")
> [@Simplicio](#): > > Usually in college dorms, bars, camp rec-halls, pool halls and the like though, so if you don’t spend much time in those places, thats probably why you haven’t seen them. I guess I did not spend enough time in pool halls, smoking cubeb cigarettes and reading _Snappy Stories_. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/34 "2011-12-02T20:51:29Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > When–and where?–did “foosball” become popular? I had never heard of it till a \*Friends \*episode where Chandler and whatshisname got a foosball table, and I thought it was something they made up for _Friends_. I have still never seen “foosball” in the wild, outside of a sitcom plot device. In the Midwest, foosball tables have been common for decades in bars and at college student centers and dormitories. Growing up, I even knew some kids who had their own foosball tables at home. I would guess that foosball is more popular in the United States than actual soccer is. ---
**Author:** ![whole\_bean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/35 "2011-12-02T23:07:06Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > In the Midwest, foosball tables have been common for decades in bars and at college student centers and dormitories. Growing up, I even knew some kids who had their own foosball tables at home. > > I would guess that foosball is more popular in the United States than actual soccer is. It’s the soccer of ping pong. ---
**Author:** ![TheTerribleTako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/36 "2011-12-02T23:35:05Z")
Fun episode, but I agree that it’s a little lame to have Shirley and Jeff meet as kids. They did mention before (maybe Season 1?) that they’re about the same age though. Lots of callbacks for this episode. There was Troy humming the Halloween interlude from Abed’s scary story. The cop recognized Annie from Professor Professorson’s conspiracy theory. Britta had her use of old technology and her one-eyed cat who’s now getting lasik (because monocles would be pretentious). Tiny nipples had a mention. Abed and his batman costume. What else am I missing? I want to know what Shirley did to Pierce’s hoagie. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/37 "2011-12-03T00:30:22Z")
It may be lame, but it is also TV convention to find out that characters who meet as adults unknowingly met as children. And as much as the show sends up genre tropes it also revels in them. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/38 "2011-12-03T00:43:12Z")
This should be Yvette Nicole Brown’s Emmy “for your consideration” video. ---
**Author:** ![TheTerribleTako](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@TheTerribleTako](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheTerribleTako)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/39 "2011-12-03T01:13:04Z")
> [@obfusciatrist](#): > > It may be lame, but it is also TV convention to find out that characters who meet as adults unknowingly met as children. And as much as the show sends up genre tropes it also revels in them. That’s true. The Troy/Annie/Abed storyline was also a fairly standard trope though Troy did note that it was a standard sitcom storyline. The Big Cheddar and Tinkle Town rivalry seemed more contrived somehow, but I do think the anime sequence did a lot to distract from that problem. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786/40 "2011-12-03T02:20:56Z")
Love that, “Shut up Leonard” is becoming a thing. Oh, and the song Troy is humming is _I Got A Woman_ by Ray Charles, though probably the sample used by Kanye. “She give me money when I’m in need.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-12-1/604786.md?page=3)