# My Name Is Tangent (Earl 1/11) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 12, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649 "2007-01-12T02:29:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/41 "2007-01-14T06:46:52Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] Out of curiosity, a poll for straight male (or gay female) Dopers: Joy or Catalina? [/QUOTE] Definitely Catalina, not Joy. That bitch is crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/42 "2007-01-14T16:25:44Z")
[QUOTE=robby] Am I the only one upset that Joy basically ruined the historical value of the silverware? [/QUOTE] The historical value of the silverware? The silverware didn’t fight in the Civil War and there was no mention of it being particularly representational of a particular style or technique. Given that it was heirloom silverware, it’s probably not even particularly rare. I thought it was funnier that everyone (as evidenced by Randy and it’s prominent display by the counter) thought it was more interesting in its post-Joy state. ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/43 "2007-01-14T17:39:44Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] The “C for silverware” one…I laughed out loud and said “HA! C for silverware!” to my dog. She didn’t get it. [/QUOTE] That bitch is crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/44 "2007-01-14T17:47:23Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] I’m just a big enough geek to be bothered by the fact that last week’s COPS CAMDEN episode had Darnell/Crabman/Charles Monroe’s grandmother when it’s been established twice now that he’s in the witness protection program. [/QUOTE] Sadly, I was thinking the same thing after these two episodes aired back to back. I’ll join in your nitpickgeekery. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/45 "2007-01-14T17:51:24Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] The staggering 10 paces reminded my daughter of Pirates of the Caribbean. [/quote] Reminded me more of “Yellowbeard”, but then we’re in the same genre. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/46 "2007-01-14T18:06:21Z")
[QUOTE=Monstre] Sadly, I was thinking the same thing after these two episodes aired back to back. I’ll join in your nitpickgeekery. [/QUOTE] You mean they don’t give you a grandma when you go into the program? ---
**Author:** ![Asgardking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Asgardking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asgardking)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/47 "2007-01-14T18:52:34Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] You mean they don’t give you a grandma when you go into the program? [/QUOTE] Don’t forget mother and aunt and other assorted family members at the wedding rehearsal dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/48 "2007-01-15T01:32:09Z")
Dopers, Dopers. Expecting continuity from _Earl_ is like expecting a wise foreign policy from the current administration. ---
**Author:** ![Asgardking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@Asgardking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asgardking)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/49 "2007-01-15T04:51:18Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] Dopers, Dopers. Expecting continuity from _Earl_ is like expecting a wise foreign policy from the current administration. [/QUOTE] Twisted continuity is part of the fun ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/50 "2007-01-15T05:31:49Z")
Hell, yeah! ::nodding thoughtfully, with a pleased expression, just like Earl:: ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/51 "2007-01-15T13:31:09Z")
[QUOTE=Voyager] Definitely Catalina, not Joy. That bitch is crazy. [/QUOTE] Oo, don’t ever say that out loud. :eek: > [@Sampiro](#): > > We’re also middle aged women with hairbuns and no fashion sense, and gay men! I’m vaguely ashamed to say I assumed our librarian was gay until he put his house on a fundraising house tour and not only is he married to a woman but they have a very interesting bedroom set-up. Bed suspended from the ceiling with chains. No trapeze though. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649/52 "2007-01-15T15:38:56Z")
Loved the fact that Earl’s eyes were closed in the ransom photo. That’s some continuity. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-tangent-earl-1-11/387649.md?page=2)