# Zooey Deschanel and her divorce. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 2, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673 "2011-11-02T20:04:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [November 3, 2011, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/41 "2011-11-03T14:46:56Z")
> [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > The name? Blame Salinger. Except that Zooey was the brother & Franny was the sister… Still. . . why one normal girl name and one misspelled boy’s name? ---
**Author:** ![GoodOmens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@GoodOmens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GoodOmens)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/42 "2011-11-03T15:41:03Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > NO! That Manic Pixie Dream Girl is MINE!! (As a mopey introverted dude, I have a prescription for one.) Alright, I guess I’ll have to settle for Natalie Portman or Kirsten Dunst. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/43 "2011-11-03T17:01:07Z")
She’s getting divorced from the singer for Deathcab for Cutie? Wow. Maybe he should hook up with Feist, their collaboration on “Train Song” is pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/44 "2011-11-03T17:03:11Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > It must be my old hetero lady colored glasses but I think Emily is much more beautiful than Zooey. And while I’m here-- Why’d one kid get a nice normal name and the other kid get a misspelled one that makes them look like they love caged animals? You’re not the only one- I’d take Emily any day of the week and twice on Sunday (or maybe three times, after I rested) before Zooey. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/45 "2011-11-03T17:07:25Z")
> [@fiddlesticks](#): > > What, Zooey isn’t really an awkward nerdy girl who can’t manage a relationship? Wait, so a divorce is proof that she _ **can** _ manage a relationship? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/46 "2011-11-03T17:50:26Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > No, it was actually one of the first new shows picked up for a full season. Rightfully so, IMO. This week’s episode damn near made me pee. ---
**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:** [November 3, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/47 "2011-11-03T17:59:16Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Rightfully so, IMO. This week’s episode damn near made me pee. When she was trying repeatedly to say “penis”, and failing in a different funny way every time? I was in tears. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/48 "2011-11-03T18:16:52Z")
When you divorce a Manic Pixie Dream Girl, who shows up to take her place? A Magical Negro? ---
**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:** [November 3, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/49 "2011-11-03T19:05:30Z")
This week had me crying but, I must say, Friends did the “I’ve seen your penis” thing first. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/50 "2011-11-03T21:42:49Z")
Yeah, I doubt the divorce will matter at all. Although, I like the fact that the angst might improve Deathcab’s next album. Yeah, I think New Girl made a mistake in not reshooting the pilot with the new guy. But, I think it is starting to pick up steam. It was a funny episode this week. Plus, I like that they are willing to go over top for jokes. Like the confusingly ironic bartender that the one guy was dating. (Who is a funny actress in her own right, so I hope she comes back) ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/51 "2011-11-03T21:52:52Z")
I was only vaguely aware that she was married in the first place. Frankly, I don’t see how a someone’s divorce has much bearing on their show unless it’s co-stars that are married and then divorce like on Dexter or One Tree Hill. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/52 "2011-11-03T21:53:28Z")
The first article I looked up on “The New Girl’s” ratings noted that it beat “Glee” after coming back from the baseball playoffs. I thought “Glee” was a huge sensation, but “The New Girl” edged it out. Many, many other new shows are being comparatively slaughtered. This show is sticking around for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/53 "2011-11-05T02:57:24Z")
> [@pricciar](#): > > Like the confusingly ironic bartender that the one guy was dating. (Who is a funny actress in her own right, so I hope she comes back) Lake Bell, who set the internet on fire a couple weeks ago on How to Make it in America. ---
**Author:** ![pricciar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673/54 "2011-11-05T03:50:03Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > Lake Bell, who set the internet on fire a couple weeks ago on How to Make it in America. I’ll have to look for that. I love her on Children’s Hospital. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zooey-deschanel-and-her-divorce/601673.md?page=2)