# Name that entertainment thingy from this vague reference? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 31, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426 "2008-10-31T14:14:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/21 "2008-10-31T16:13:39Z")
> [@Mitijea](#): > > Perhaps whatever had triggered you to wonder aloud the question, also brought the correct name to your coworker? Nope, we were both working at our computers on [different sets of] crossword clues, so there’s no way he could have any idea what neurons were firing in my brain. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/22 "2008-10-31T16:39:42Z")
> [@FriarTed](#): > > A few weeks ago, a co-worker asked “I was watching the sequel to American Graffiti and there was this guy…” and I immediately answered “Charles Martin Smith”. He kept on describing him & I kept answering “Charles Martin Smith”. Kids In The Hall. Did you stab him? Too obscure? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/23 "2008-10-31T16:46:22Z")
Who was that guy that got his thumb cut off? ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/24 "2008-10-31T16:53:34Z")
I’m NOT sorry that I took the money! - for some reason this line has been stuck in my head for decades. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/25 "2008-10-31T16:56:40Z")
> [@Pochacco](#): > > Who was that guy that got his thumb cut off? Eric Roberts? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/26 "2008-10-31T16:58:41Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > Eric Roberts? Well done! ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/27 "2008-10-31T17:09:09Z")
My wife, coming into the room to watch a _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ rerun: “Is this Crunchy Bugs?” (meaning [Conspiracy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation))) Me: “No, this is the prelude to Crunchy Bugs.” (meaning [Coming of Age](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_Age_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation))) This resulted in my writing a piece of music titled “Prelude to Crunchy Bugs.” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/28 "2008-10-31T17:14:55Z")
You know, that cartoon that made the joke about the person who’s always standing and walking. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/29 "2008-10-31T17:21:53Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > I’m NOT sorry that I took the money! - for some reason this line has been stuck in my head for decades. The HAM-BURGER guy. Paul Reubens , from the Cheech & Chong movie, “Nice Dreams”. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/30 "2008-10-31T17:26:04Z")
> [@Pochacco](#): > > Well done! Oh, crap, that was it? I thought I was the only one who saw that movie! ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/31 "2008-10-31T17:31:51Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I was just about to answer this. I loooove that episode. It’s A VACUUM! > Oh and there were other funny episodes. Like the one where the guy goes to the book club to please the girl and they read the book that he reviews thusly: > > We’re hungry! > Dad’s drunk! > We’re hungry! > Dad’s drunk! _Angela’s Ashes_? I’ve never read that book. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/32 "2008-10-31T17:34:08Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I was just about to answer this. I loooove that episode. It’s A VACUUM! > Oh and there were other funny episodes. Like the one where the guy goes to the book club to please the girl and they read the book that he reviews thusly: > > We’re hungry! > Dad’s drunk! > We’re hungry! > Dad’s drunk! The one where Finch is trying to score with two women, and merely has to mention that fact to get the assistance of every man in New York City is also hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/33 "2008-10-31T17:39:41Z")
> [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](#): > > The one where Finch is trying to score with two women, and merely has to mention that fact to get the assistance of every man in New York City is also hilarious. That’s the one I always remember. Especially for the use of “Surf City” on the soundtrack: “Two girls for eve-ry boyyyy!” ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/34 "2008-10-31T17:41:25Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > My wife, coming into the room to watch a _Star Trek: The Next Generation_ rerun: “Is this Crunchy Bugs?” (meaning [Conspiracy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation))) > > Me: “No, this is the prelude to Crunchy Bugs.” (meaning [Coming of Age](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coming_of_Age_(Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation))) > > This resulted in my writing a piece of music titled “Prelude to Crunchy Bugs.” I’m such a Trek Geek that I knew exactly what ep she was talking about before I even read the end of that line. ---
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/35 "2008-10-31T17:41:31Z")
> [@TommyTutone](#): > > It was actually Mr. Carlson who said that as he was the one who set up the promotion. You know, the guy who rubbed cocaine on himself thinking it was foot powder and exclaiming ‘I have a monkey on my foot!’. > > As for mine, that movie with the dinosaur that crumbles, and they have to keep singing ‘I can’t give you anything but love, baby’, oh, and I think there were a couple of subtle allusions to being gay in there too. "Bringing up Baby!‘’ My favorite movie! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/36 "2008-10-31T17:41:45Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > You know, that cartoon that made the joke about the person who’s always standing and walking. Rory Calhoun? ---
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/37 "2008-10-31T17:43:51Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > "Bringing up Baby!‘’ My favorite movie! Mine too! Woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/38 "2008-10-31T17:48:37Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > _Angela’s Ashes_? > > I’ve never read that book. I have, and that’s an excellent description. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/39 "2008-10-31T18:05:13Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > _Angela’s Ashes_? > > I’ve never read that book. Yeup. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426/40 "2008-10-31T18:16:59Z")
> [@3acresandatruck](#): > > Hmmm, I thought he was talking about The Dueling Machine, by Ben Bova? That’s it! I really and truly have been trying to remember the book for years. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-entertainment-thingy-from-this-vague-reference/470426.md?page=3)