Portia? Why did they name her after a car?
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chester-copperpot-1 — 11 years ago(February 26, 2015 08:43 PM)
A car manufacturer is Porsche.
A woman's name is Portia.
The joke is on the ignorance of the character.- That he actually thought her name was "Porsche" and not "Portia".
- That he associated the sound more with the car than the name.
- That he didn't know of the name "Portia".
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TVippy — 10 years ago(September 05, 2015 02:06 PM)
What spoiled the movie was inconsistency. One scene he's super smart and witty, the other - he doesn't know the difference between "Porsche" and not "Portia".
I own you.
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PussyCrusher_Principal — 13 years ago(May 26, 2012 02:04 PM)
"To try to make it up to her, I started reciting
he thinks the Gettysburg address is where Lincoln lived.
the London underground is not a political movement.
We didn't lose Vietnam. It was a tie.
& on & on"
Aristotle was NOT Belgianha ha! Good Stuffthis movie's 24 years old and it STILL makes me laugh my a** off!
Otto - "Monkeys don't read philosophy"
Wanda - "Yes they dothey just don't understand it!"
Gut-bustingly funny!
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meininki — 13 years ago(June 24, 2012 07:22 AM)
To be fair to the wannabe yuppies, the proper German pronunciation actually
is
closer to "portia" than "porsh".
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thesnowleopard — 13 years ago(January 31, 2013 11:12 PM)
My favorite part of that whole speech is: "To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep that could outwit you! I've worn dresses with higher IQs!" Classic!
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