# Why does Nedry say "no menthol" when Dodgson shows him the shaving cream can (Jurassic Park) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906 "2013-08-22T20:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/61 "2013-08-26T22:07:02Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Well, the most interesting human character, anyway. Clever girl… ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/62 "2013-08-27T02:27:14Z")
Someone posted the scene to YouTube. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8Pfn3TYa-lI/hqdefault.jpg "Dennis Nedry meets Dodgson (Full Scene)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pfn3TYa-lI) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/63 "2013-08-27T03:07:44Z")
> [@Askthepizzaguy](#): > > I find it interesting that a relatively minor character in a movie 20 years ago is still so memorable. At the same time, I agree, he was probably the most interesting character in the movie. I think we’ve all felt overworked, unappreciated, and underpaid at some point. Nah, Jeff Goldblum is a more interesting character. Of course, the fact that I call him Jeff Goldblum may count against his acting. Anyway, of all the characters, my wife and I quote Ian Malcolm the most. “Uh…are there going to be any dinosaurs on this dinosaur tour?” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/64 "2013-08-27T04:03:40Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Nah, Jeff Goldblum is a more interesting character. Of course, the fact that I call him Jeff Goldblum may count against his acting. Anyway, of all the characters, my wife and I quote Ian Malcolm the most. > > “Uh…are there going to be any dinosaurs on this dinosaur tour?” I wish he had been eaten like in the book. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/65 "2013-08-27T05:07:26Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Nah, Jeff Goldblum is a more interesting character. Of course, the fact that I call him Jeff Goldblum may count against his acting. Anyway, of all the characters, my wife and I quote Ian Malcolm the most. > > “Uh…are there going to be any dinosaurs on this dinosaur tour?” All right, but he’s Jeff Goldblum in every movie. He’s like Arnold Schwarzenegger. Wow I spelled that correctly on the first try. Basically, he’s not acting, he’s just playing himself in every film. That being said, I guess I am one of the weirdos who enjoys Jeff Goldblum. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/66 "2013-08-27T07:14:57Z")
> [@FlyingDragonFan](#): > > See, to me, the effects in _Jurassic Park_ actually do still hold up. Sure, they’re not flashy like current movies, but as far as being a completely fabricated animal stuck in live action scenes, they look pretty damn good. Especially that HUUUUGE pile of dino dung! “Now that is one big pile of shit.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/67 "2013-08-29T20:50:48Z")
That pile looked way too big for its maker. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/68 "2013-08-29T22:05:40Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > That pile looked way too big for its maker. Well, it _was_ in dietary distress… ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906/69 "2013-08-29T22:05:54Z")
Re: Pop culture references: In the mid 1980s. a friend of mine was teaching electronics at a vocational school. One day, when he presented a problem that the class found confusing, one of the students said “Oh, wow, beam me up, Scotty!” and everyone laughed. My friend responded, in his best bad Scottish accent, “Well, ye might understand it better if ye didn’t keep nippin’ at the Saurian brandy!” He got a roomful of blank stares. He said “No one? When you made that ‘Scotty’ remark, I figured there were at least a few Star Trek fans here.” The student replied, “Yeah, ‘Beam me up, Scotty.’ It’s from a bumper sticker. What does Star Trek have to do with it?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-nedry-say-no-menthol-when-dodgson-shows-him-the-shaving-cream-can-jurassic-park/666906.md?page=3)