Why the heck did he spell out 'rye' to the waitress??

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vestdennis — 13 years ago(November 18, 2012 05:39 PM)

I noticed he drank the entire glass of water. He didn't think to order iced tea, a Coke or coffee? The meal was bland enough but with water?

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necoleman — 10 years ago(May 26, 2015 07:07 PM)

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Well I'm sure he was very thirsty, and although you can quench a thirst with a cold Coke or iced tea..a cup of hot coffee is not going to do the job.
If he is a vegetarian as stated on another post..water would be the logical beverage to drink with his cheese sandwich.
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HaroldCarter — 14 years ago(August 26, 2011 04:50 PM)

I don't know why he spelled it out, and he seemed so angry when he said it. Maybe it was just to show how jumpy he was. As for why just a cheese sandwich, maybe he was a vegetarian, in the 70's there probably weren't that many vegetarian options on a roadside diner's menu. Probably just a salad, which would probably be wilted hamburger lettuce, and maybe cottage cheese.
As for the ketchup, it doesn't sound good to me either, but I used to know a girl that put ketchup on her french toast!

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galenfott — 14 years ago(August 30, 2011 03:07 PM)

To keep the waitress from making a wry joke.

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beatpoet84 — 14 years ago(November 10, 2011 03:56 PM)

It could be just a small nuance to set up the difference between him (white collar worker) and the truckers in the place.

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DanLeeD — 14 years ago(December 17, 2011 01:17 PM)

It wouldn't surprise me at all if Mann was a vegetarian.

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lindy3614 — 14 years ago(February 11, 2012 01:06 AM)

I had a feeling Dennis Weaver might have been a vegetarian so I looked it up. Yes, he was. Starting in 1958.
"40 years ago on the set of Gunsmoke I read the book The Holy Science. Since then I have not eaten meat."

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nutsberryfarm — 13 years ago(November 01, 2012 11:15 AM)

b/c he's a j-a-c-k-a-s-s?
His namewas Julio Iglesias!

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sixpackrt — 13 years ago(November 22, 2012 04:08 PM)

Remember how nervous he was in Touch Of Evil? lol
"I've seen things in this city that make Dante's Inferno read like Winnie The Pooh."

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GIRobotII — 13 years ago(January 20, 2013 07:56 AM)

Well, can you blame him? If you'd gone through a fright, or a nerve-wracking, harrowing experience, I think you'd be a little shaken and nervous too, and not exactly rational.

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sissywillard — 12 years ago(May 02, 2013 09:11 PM)

I love everything about the diner segment. I love the backwards camera-walk to the bathroom. I love his inner-dialog with himself about all that's happened thus far. I love the guy that stuffs his mouth full of sandwich bites and then sips his beer. And I always thought about Mann spelling out RYE for the simple reason someone else sort of mentioned - trying to seperate himself from simple townfolk - Mr Mann seemed a little arrogant.
I love this movie so much, and I swear I think about it and the whole diner scene whenever I eat a sandwich.

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nutsberryfarm — 11 years ago(November 21, 2014 03:34 PM)

spelling outs-o-u-r-d-o-u-g-hwould have been impressive.

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fiatlux-1 — 9 years ago(October 19, 2016 09:03 PM)

spelling outs-o-u-r-d-o-u-g-hwould have been impressive.
Too bad they didn't have that spicy green horseradish sauce back then.
I could see myself laughing at him saying "That's w-a-s-a-b-i!"
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Didn't he discover America?
Penfold, shush.

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nutsberryfarm — 9 years ago(October 20, 2016 07:42 PM)

he does seem like a huge fan of sushi. they way he pecks at his food.
The food I've liked in my time is American country cookin'-Colonel Sanders

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PopperTheKungFuDragn — 10 years ago(August 08, 2015 11:15 PM)

That was funny nuts
R.I.P. Rick Ducommun and Tony Longo

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nutsberryfarm — 10 years ago(August 09, 2015 07:17 AM)

wheel of fortune is his favorite tv show.

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Trimac20 — 12 years ago(September 24, 2013 09:47 AM)

I'm surprised they even had rye in the diner. He didn't even eat it anyway, I didn't think he intended to.

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nutsberryfarm — 12 years ago(October 10, 2013 01:27 PM)

b/c he's a s-p-a-z?
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caligirlbr323 — 10 years ago(May 09, 2015 10:00 PM)

Rye bread was more popular back in the day than it is now! But back east more, not so much in California ever!
Just another odd thing about this movie. Strange not to order a meat sandwich and on an unusual bread type too!

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