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The word is 'abode'

posted 13 years ago by canavanibus
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I realize in the grand scheme of things its not a huge deal, but at around 40:20 or so when Richard Gere and Odette Annable's characters meet for the first time I am almost certain she says "Welcome to our humble commode", or something to that result.

Anyways I've re-watched that part a few times to be sure and it sounds like she is saying commode every time, instead of abode, which is fair to say they were probable going for.

I am just curious how something like that gets written in the first place, let alone gets missed in editing. Also, are all actors and actresses just muppets?

P.S. I also tried seeing if commode or something that sounds like that is a synonym for abode, couldn't find it.

[–] page8701 13 years ago

The stupidity of the human race makes me weep. It was quite obviously a joke. How so many people on this thread can miss this and call it a goof is shocking.

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[–] jejozi 12 years ago

That's a joke, I say, that's a joke, son. Ever lived in a house with young children?

This will be the high point of my day; it's all downhill from here.

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[–] bald_tony 11 years ago

it's on the IMDB page under goofs. it's an intentional joke

[–] aliensatemybuick 11 years ago

Welcome to our humble commode...

I've been using that same line for YEARS (around 30). My wife and I watched the movie tonight, and she said "well, you couldn't have stolen it from THIS movie, its only a few years old". However it is true that I DID steal the line....from an episode of "Diff'rent strokes" aired in the late 70s/early 80s, out of Gary Coleman's mouth, and put there by some hack comedy writer. It is EXACTLY true that its a lame joke, and I have always used it with that intention. Anyway, came here to see if anyone picked up in it; it never occurred to me that someone would seriously consider it a goof in the movie. And to be frank, I think anyone who says that it was a goof is doing a little leg pulling.

Interestingly, I could find NO evidence on the web linking the line to Diff'rent strokes or Gary Coleman. Its just too obscure a line from a 30+ year old episode of a crappy TV show. Still, my suspicion is whoever threw that line in the script stole it from the same source I did (possibly indirectly, from the book that someone else in this thread mentioned).

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[–] freemanpatrick7 10 years ago

She was welcoming him to her humble toilet

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[–] fluffchop 10 years ago

HAHAHAHAHAHA classic, she's making a joke dude. 

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[–] Tjanssen411 10 years ago

Abode = Residence
Commode = Toilet

she's calling her home a Toilet...

I often made a the same joke about my first solo apartment after I was introduced to the word 'Commode'

[–] Soodinum 9 years ago

You are a complete moron.

'Then' and 'than' are different words - stop confusing them.

[–] MrBullo 8 years ago

Here in Australia we have a Holden Commodore which is a popular car, a rival to the Ford Falcon. Ford fans call it a Holden Commode and, if given the chance, would probably use it as one.