# Modern Family 10/9/13 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 10, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867 "2013-10-10T12:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/21 "2013-10-10T23:41:06Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I enjoyed Jay owning Alex regarding Words with Friends. And the implication it was legitimate skill. I want twins named Pameron and Cameron. And I would love for a house guest to bring boar, especially if it was barbecued. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/22 "2013-10-10T23:58:33Z")
Just saw an S1 rerun where Phil and Luke are talking about what they’d do if they found hidden treasure and one of the things Phil mentions is a robotic gutter cleaner. Talk about a callback. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/23 "2013-10-10T23:59:34Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Just watching reruns of Modern Family. Phil and Luke are fantasizing about what might be in a trunk in the attic and what they’d do with the treasure money. Phil says he wants to get a robotic gutter cleaner! > > Lilly was still a baby- this was an old one! Oh crap, that’ll learn me to not read a whole thread first (no it won’t) ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/24 "2013-10-11T00:25:45Z")
Well no wonder the offer of getting one was enough to make him skip Luke’s game! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/25 "2013-10-11T00:26:33Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > Oh crap, that’ll learn me to not read a whole thread first (no it won’t) You saw it too! Wasn’t that great?? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/26 "2013-10-11T00:38:14Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > I enjoyed Jay owning Alex regarding Words with Friends. “So tread lightly before you assiduously malign the veracity of my etymological prowess. Jay Pritchett, out.” Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Fair\_Rarity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fair_rarity/32/153_2.png) [@Fair\_Rarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fair_Rarity)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/27 "2013-10-11T01:38:24Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Just watching reruns of Modern Family. Phil and Luke are fantasizing about what might be in a trunk in the attic and what they’d do with the treasure money. Phil says he wants to get a robotic gutter cleaner! The reruns are really giving me a new appreciation for the show. I mean, I loved it before, but now I’m seeing the running gags and the foreshadowing that I missed in its first run. I caught the “gotta fix that” with the broken step originally, but there are a lot more little touches like that that you catch easier when USA shows them for 12 hours in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Greenjeans](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.greenjeans/32/551_2.png) [@Mr.Greenjeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Greenjeans)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/28 "2013-10-11T02:42:06Z")
“And we’re gay again.” Laughed out loud. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/29 "2013-10-11T11:58:15Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > “So tread lightly before you assiduously malign the veracity of my etymological prowess. Jay Pritchett, out.” Awesome! “You broke your phone.” ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/30 "2013-10-11T16:57:50Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > “So tread lightly before you assiduously malign the veracity of my etymological prowess. Jay Pritchett, out.” Awesome! He should have said “lexicographical.” ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/31 "2013-10-11T17:37:14Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > He should have said “lexicographical.” Well, technically, I don’t think she was assiduously maligning them, either - more like furtively maligning them. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/32 "2013-10-12T02:52:29Z")
I didn’t want to start a new thread, but I’m watching this show for the first time tonight, and it is completely fabulous. What a breath of fresh air. I love it, and that says a lot from me who doesn’t watch much TV 'cause it all sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/33 "2013-10-12T06:22:55Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > \ > > I love it, and that says a lot from me who doesn’t watch much TV 'cause it all sucks. Oh, my dear, there is so much good tv these days, I can’t fit it all in. And there is A LOT that is some of the worst dreck ever foisted on unsuspecting audiences - the trick is sorting them out. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867/34 "2013-10-12T12:03:54Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I didn’t want to start a new thread, but I’m watching this show for the first time tonight, and it is completely fabulous. > > What a breath of fresh air. > > I love it, and that says a lot from me who doesn’t watch much TV 'cause it all sucks. Are you catching the reruns? Try to watch from episode 1. The pilot hits it out of the park. This is what got us hooked: the Oscar charades promo. Not part of a show, but hysterical. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=youtube%20modern%20family%20oscar%20promo&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDkQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdiU5bm9wvjI&ei=-TpZUqOxDK7K4AOMpYGADw&usg=AFQjCNEH1J7Gq818RbEUJME4kw9r38Idog&sig2=kafIyhdFC222GWXmesJS4g&bvm=bv.53899372,d.dmg](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=youtube%20modern%20family%20oscar%20promo&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CDkQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DdiU5bm9wvjI&ei=-TpZUqOxDK7K4AOMpYGADw&usg=AFQjCNEH1J7Gq818RbEUJME4kw9r38Idog&sig2=kafIyhdFC222GWXmesJS4g&bvm=bv.53899372,d.dmg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-9-13/670867.md?page=1)