# Modern Family, April 3 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 4, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800 "2013-04-04T03:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/1 "2013-04-04T03:09:55Z")
That self-flipping pancake is pretty badass. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/2 "2013-04-04T03:13:35Z")
Lily really is her fathers’ daughter. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/3 "2013-04-04T12:06:18Z")
The restaurant scene was classic. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/4 "2013-04-04T12:47:09Z")
Lily’s assumption that “gay” was a heritage thing was interesting - as a straight guy, I never considered that… ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/5 "2013-04-04T13:30:42Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > That self-flipping pancake is pretty badass. You mean the flipjack? Justine Bateman as older Haley was great. I’m wondering why they never showed older Claire. And the scene where Phil was telling all the kids exactly the opposite of what Claire wanted _while the toaster was on fire_ was hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/6 "2013-04-04T13:45:20Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > You mean the flipjack? > > Justine Bateman as older Haley was great. I’m wondering why they never showed older Claire. Phil mentioned something about her [their mom/Claire] probably never being around in the future. Also, Claire’s mom (Dede/Shelly Long) isn’t around much either. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/7 "2013-04-04T14:59:25Z")
Great episode. Didn’t realize that was Justine Bateman. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/8 "2013-04-04T15:26:23Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Great episode. Didn’t realize that was Justine Bateman. I **knew** she looked familiar but could not place her face. Great episode full of classic lines. “You’re not gay you’re just confused.” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/9 "2013-04-04T15:29:53Z")
Slight time discrepancy: I doubt that Jay was working as a coat check boy 40 years ago since 40 years ago he was married with a kid. **5** 0 years ago, maybe. He mentioned being in the service in another episode and referred to his “war injury” last night; was Jay supposed to have been in Vietnam? If so, he could tell Lily a few things about it. Though that might kind of scare her. “I hate Vietnam!” ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/10 "2013-04-04T15:30:56Z")
[QUOTE=Nars Glinley] “You’re not gay you’re just confused.” [/QUOTE] “Gay isn’t something you’re _born_ with oh God am I saying this!” [Mitch to Cam about his hands]“Just sit on them.” ---
**Author:** ![BeeDubU2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BeeDubU2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeDubU2)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/11 "2013-04-04T15:39:10Z")
I wonder how many takes they had to do to make that pancake pop perfectly. That was amazing! ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/12 "2013-04-04T16:30:47Z")
“It’s just a phase you’re going through!” ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/13 "2013-04-04T16:31:09Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > The restaurant scene was classic. Cam’s line about how “everybody should go back to where they came from” reminded me of a scene from S1 where Cam and Mitch are complaining about a couple of Ivy League women they know. “She should go back to Columbia and take her little Brown friend with her.” Right as Gloria and Manny walk past. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/14 "2013-04-04T16:41:08Z")
Adult Luke - “I have to get these shoes back to my roommate!” ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/15 "2013-04-04T16:47:20Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Phil mentioned something about her [their mom/Claire] probably never being around in the future. Also, Claire’s mom (Dede/Shelly Long) isn’t around much either. So who’s going to walk Luke down the aisle? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/16 "2013-04-04T16:48:44Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Adult Luke - “I have to get these shoes back to my roommate!” When Phil was listening to adult Luke talk about his long day in court: “Please be a lawyer please be a lawyer…” “I got probation!” ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/17 "2013-04-04T18:08:50Z")
It turns out there’s already a [Flipjack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xccrJv18Zkw). Comes complete with ridiculous _does this ever happen to you?!_ moment. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/18 "2013-04-04T18:13:42Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > It turns out there’s already a [Flipjack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xccrJv18Zkw). Comes complete with ridiculous _does this ever happen to you?!_ moment. I have to confess that I’d order one of those if the Amazon reviews weren’t so bad. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/19 "2013-04-04T18:17:05Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > I have to confess that I’d order one of those if the Amazon reviews weren’t so bad. They’re not self flipping though. Anyone with two skillets can do that. I think we need more research into this area, the Isp of popcorn, vector analysis to locate the proper place for kernels in the batter, optimal pancake diameter, I’m already forgetting what spatula is for. ---
**Author:** ![Cayuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cayuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cayuga)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2013, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800/20 "2013-04-04T21:09:42Z")
Cam’s expression while he was sitting on his hands. “So we decided to call in the big guns.” “I got probation plus time served. Suck it!” “The obvious conclusion is — they’ve been kidnapped.” And every single one of Mitchell’s exclamations of self-disbelief. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-april-3/654800.md?page=2)