# Modern Family 11/7/2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 8, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324 "2012-11-08T03:32:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/21 "2012-11-08T19:02:10Z")
> [@Disheavel](#): > > Excellent episode, but I can’t believe they aren’t going to have another scene with Phil and Haley’s roommate- that is just leaving a good interaction hanging again. Even having the dean recognize Phil or a security guard be required to accompany Phil to the room would have been amusing. Oh, that would have been funny! ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/22 "2012-11-08T19:03:34Z")
The 3:00 a.m. phone calls to start the show were classic. ---
**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/23 "2012-11-08T19:14:36Z")
That shiv joke at the end and Luke’s, “We cool?” had me in stitches. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/24 "2012-11-08T22:25:17Z")
Manny: Who wants to go to The Spoken Word Festival this evening? I only have two tickets so somebody is going to be disappointed. Jay: I think it’s gonna be you. Manny: I can’t believe this, I’m living in a cultural wasteland. Jay: With a heated pool. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2012, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/25 "2012-11-08T22:34:35Z")
> [@Bumbershoot](#): > > Another little thing that made me laugh- Jay’s ringtone for DeeDee was some ominous-sounding bit of music, like a funeral march. Hilarious, a real eerie _Oooooweeeeaaaah_. DeeDee: I thought I’d swing by and pick up that photo album. Jay: I’ll meet you on the street. Drive slow and have the window open. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/26 "2012-11-09T05:14:59Z")
“Oh, Luke, that’s supposed to have the opening in the back.” “No way. I don’t want people seeing my butt.” ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/27 "2012-11-09T06:58:14Z")
“Yes, that’s what I do. I defend pandas in court.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/28 "2012-11-09T10:15:10Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > And it was a new thing to see Phil in a serious moment, when he was yelling at Haley. Yeah, he was almost out of character, instead of Claire being the heavy. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/29 "2012-11-09T12:26:01Z")
Another great line from Jay: “If you had a husband that wanted to go shopping for strollers, you wouldn’t be pregnant.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/30 "2012-11-09T13:25:29Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Yeah, he was almost out of character Naw, he was just out of waffles. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/31 "2012-11-09T14:24:10Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > “Yes, that’s what I do. I defend pandas in court.” “That’s adorable.” ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/32 "2012-11-09T14:33:05Z")
I found Haley’s expulsion from college a little unrealistic. If colleges expelled every student who got busted for underage drinking, they would have very few students. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/33 "2012-11-09T14:40:59Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I found Haley’s expulsion from college a little unrealistic. If colleges expelled every student who got busted for underage drinking, they would have very few students. She didn’t get busted for drinking, she got busted for assaulting a police officer. That, along with not attending classes, lying on her application as well as the drinking, landed her an expulsion. Not that far fetched. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/34 "2012-11-09T14:47:41Z")
Remember, she was climbing down the ladder, the cop yelled “Raise your hands!” so she let go and landed on him. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/35 "2012-11-09T14:53:56Z")
> [@Disheavel](#): > > Above the makeout table there was a large poster of a couple in bed together, was that Haley and Dylan? There was never a clear shot of the poster but it certainly looked like Haley. Yes, that poster was a gift from Dylan to Haley a few seasons ago. Phil at first complimented Dylan on being such a good artist, but when he admitted it was a photo, Phil got a little pissed off. It’s always great to see DeeDee and Gloria together. “The baby just kicked like it’s trying to escape…Bruja!” ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/36 "2012-11-09T16:24:58Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > She didn’t get busted for drinking, she got busted for assaulting a police officer. That, along with not attending classes, lying on her application as well as the drinking, landed her an expulsion. Not that far fetched. Not knowing their mascot didn’t help her any. “Go Wildcats!” ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/37 "2012-11-09T16:35:04Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > She didn’t get busted for drinking, she got busted for assaulting a police officer. That, along with not attending classes, lying on her application as well as the drinking, landed her an expulsion. Not that far fetched. Assauling an officer & lying on her application being the most serious. Not attending classes would just mean she flunks out, which isn’t the same as expulsion. Underage drinking would normally get her a fine, and some mandatory counseling. Lying on her application? For that she’d be lucky she was invitied to apply to come back in a year. ---
**Author:** ![LateComer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b5ac83/32.png) [@LateComer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LateComer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/38 "2012-11-09T17:47:12Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Yeah, he was almost out of character, instead of Claire being the heavy. I thought that too but remembered when the girls lied to Phil about cleaning the bathroom and once a line was crossed he got tough. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/39 "2012-11-09T17:50:58Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Assauling an officer & lying on her application being the most serious. Not attending classes would just mean she flunks out, which isn’t the same as expulsion. Underage drinking would normally get her a fine, and some mandatory counseling. Lying on her application? For that she’d be lucky she was invitied to apply to come back in a year. Didn’t she also mention that she may have broken the rule about not dating instructors? Maybe more than once? Haley’s had a busy six weeks! ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324/40 "2012-11-09T18:14:37Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Haley’s had a busy six weeks! Correct me if I’m wrong, but if a T.A. was in a sexual relationship with an undergrad, wouldn’t the T.A. get fired (and probably expelled)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-11-7-2012/640324.md?page=3)