# My Name is Earl 10-18-05 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 19, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955 "2005-10-19T18:30:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skipper\_Too](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Skipper\_Too](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skipper_Too)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/1 "2005-10-19T18:30:40Z")
My favorite bit from last night was Earl : does your boss know you just wash those disposable cups in water and put them back in the room Catalina: Yeah it was his idea after we lost our half a star Nice carry over from last weeks bit with the bedding not being changed cleaned in her year there. I also like Giovanni Ribisi’s role and dressing up as Earl how about your favorite bit? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/2 "2005-10-19T19:19:10Z")
Ralphie saying how nice it was to hug a guy without it having to go somewhere and then the Shawshank shout-out, and how in prison you don’t have to go to sleep when they turned the lights out. “You could just lay there all night if you wanted to.” Earl and Randy making fun of accents – “I vant to suck your blood”. It’s my favorite episode so far. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/3 "2005-10-19T19:27:22Z")
The Indian guy in the convenience store saying “My. Name. Is. Earl.” just cracked me up. As well as Ribisi-Earl. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/4 "2005-10-19T19:31:47Z")
Randy cracking up at the sight of Ralphie in the wedding dress had me laughing as well. I was thinking how great it would be if a future episode has them in a mall, Randy spends the entire episode trying to find the boat in the 3D picture, or he sees it, and Earl is the one who can’t. Sort of a throwaway scene. Anyway…time to get my grub on. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/5 "2005-10-19T19:31:53Z")
I liked when Randy and Earl were tied up, and Randy asked Earl to call on karma to help them out. The way Earl humored him, even though he suspected that it doesn’t work that way (not that he really understands the concept of karma at all), was adorable. And then, his ESL students all show up in the nick of time! Priceless. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/6 "2005-10-19T20:03:57Z")
“It’s Karma’s army!” I want that on an F-ing tshirt. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/7 "2005-10-19T20:13:51Z")
> [@Push You Down](#): > > “It’s Karma’s army!” > > I want that on an F-ing tshirt. “And it’s made up of people from all the nations of the world!” I think Joy is a great villain. I’m always thrilled to see bad things happen to her that she completely deserves because she’s such a nasty bitch. Crabman is a saint to put up with her crap! She and Sherry Palmer from _24_ could get into the greatest fights ever, and then Sherry would have her killed. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/8 "2005-10-19T21:12:21Z")
I’m confused–is Joy his sister or ex-wife? If the latter, are any of her kids his? And what state are we supposed to be in? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/9 "2005-10-19T21:14:20Z")
> [@Mehitabel](#): > > I’m confused–is Joy his sister or ex-wife? If the latter, are any of her kids his? And what state are we supposed to be in? Ex-wife. Neither of the kids are Earl’s. I thought they were in California, but I have nothing to base that on. ---
**Author:** ![BobT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e8cbc/32.png) [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/10 "2005-10-19T21:20:12Z")
I don’t believe the state has been named. Nor a city. But it seems much more like Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Stillwell\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Stillwell\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stillwell_Angel)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/11 "2005-10-19T22:30:17Z")
Joy: “I don’t care if she’s chinese, vietnamese or Chucky Cheese!” That was my mantra at work today. ---
**Author:** ![FlightlessBird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cdc98d/32.png) [@FlightlessBird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlightlessBird)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/12 "2005-10-19T23:15:26Z")
I think this is the first episode where Catarina wasn’t just hanging around with them. Plus she wasn’t at all hanging with Randy! ☹ I liked how we never heard about them getting the safety deposit box, but because of the impound lot thing, and Catarina’s comments then, he’s now using one. Did I miss them spelling that out? Cause if they didn’t I like that their trusting me to follow without spoon feeding me the info. How would Ralphie get Randy into the tub on the hand cart? Things I really laughed at: Earl’s face when making fun of people’s accents. It’s like when he’s taking a picture, his eyes are closed! Count me in on the Karma’s Army T-Shirt! ---
**Author:** ![middleman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2005, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/13 "2005-10-19T23:47:08Z")
Best episode yet. Funny, funny stuff. Can anyone give me the exact phrasing of the best line of the night, “I’m your friend so I don’t want to shoot your genitals with scalding hot water.” The calmness that Randy and Gio delivered those lines cracked me up. “I can’t help it. I’m a bad person.” “I know…it’s not your fault…” HA! Once again, Crabman shines. Randy continued his funny commentary of life when he tells Earl he likes Crabman’s food delivery line because it says what he is doing. And Crabman’s self-satisfied look when he delivered the new line, to Randy’s approval? Priceless! SEACREST OUT! ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/14 "2005-10-20T01:10:50Z")
I loved how Crab Man knew Mr. Laplap’s name (and how to pronounce it) but Earl didn’t. I also loved the little old lady (Ralphie’s mom?) who saw Earl climbing up her chimney and says with half a sigh, “I’m getting my gun.” ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/15 "2005-10-20T01:22:59Z")
Watched it tonight (taped on a VCR the old-fashioned way), and really enjoyed it. I missed last week’s episode, but this one was the funniest so far. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/16 "2005-10-20T01:58:50Z")
Pretty good episode. I really liked Ribisi’s alternate voice. If you closed your eyes, you had no way of knowing it was him. Way too many highly credited actors can only do one voice. BTW, that was a Best Western half-star. ---
**Author:** ![rockle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@rockle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rockle)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/17 "2005-10-20T02:01:18Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > BTW, that was a Best Western half-star. I thought AAA took away the half star … ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/18 "2005-10-20T02:39:01Z")
I liked the part where the Ex teaches her competition in the nail business how to say phrases like, “I give you infection.” The entire episode kept reminding me of the MASH episode where Hawkeye teaches Frank’s Korean ESL class to say, “Frank Burns eats worms!” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/19 "2005-10-20T02:42:13Z")
> [@h.sapiens](#): > > I liked when Randy and Earl were tied up, and Randy asked Earl to call on karma to help them out. The way Earl humored him, even though he suspected that it doesn’t work that way (not that he really understands the concept of karma at all), was adorable. And then, his ESL students all show up in the nick of time! Priceless. I agree that the funniest part was when the whole ESL class showed up, and recited the directions to where Earl lives. ---
**Author:** ![YPOD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/e99b99/32.png) [@YPOD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YPOD)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2005, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955/20 "2005-10-20T02:49:10Z")
My favorite was the “lots of guys would love to get a lap dance from a girl in a wedding dress.” Don’t know why, but that resonates for me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-earl-10-18-05/326955.md?page=2)