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Never really understood this line

posted 16 years ago by justbeth82
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Rem the part where they are pitching their sale to that bald guy..I forget where they were, but they were walkin around this factory and the guy was saying how he won't buy it unless it has a guarantee on the box, etc and David Spade tells him to think..Chicken Wings..and he's like..ohhh Chicken Wings..and then he starts telling this guy all kinds of stuff and then says something about Build Model airplanes says the fairy..then the next thing ya know change is missin off the dresser and your daughters knocked up..what is that whole line supposed to mean ? I never understood that

[–] PaH601 16 years ago

Earlier in the movie, Tommy talked a waitress into frying some wings for him by just being natural and being able to read her and charm her. In the factory, Richard said "chicken wings" to get Tommy to be natural and stop trying to imitate his father.

[–] justbeth82 16 years ago

No, I understand what he meant when he said Chicken wings..what I dont understand is when he said..build model airplaned the fairy says, then next thing ya know theres change missin off the dresser and your daughters knocked up...I dont understand that line

[–] LettersOfTransit 16 years ago

By telling the fairy story Tommy said that a garuntee doesn't mean it's a good product.

The companies who make the garuntees are similar to the fairy, crazy glue sniffers.

The point: Many companies who feel the need to write fake garuntees are usually lying

"Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy caught in a landslide?"-Queen Bohemian Rhapsody

[–] PaH601 16 years ago

Yeah, I think the whole point of that bit was that you weren't supposed to understand it. It's so completely random that it's funny.....especially when it convinces the guy to buy from them.

Stone Cold was right. That is what he was trying to say.....but don't worry if you can't make the connection.

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[–] garrabra 16 years ago

no you are supposed to understand it...stone cold explained it perfectly

[–] loudawwg 16 years ago

its not random, its a metaphor for not being able to trust a company just because they have a guarantee

[–] beewiz-2 16 years ago

Right. Tommy asks "how do you know the toothfairy isn't a crazy glue-sniffer?" That's the metaphor for "how do you know the guarantee is for a good product?".

[–] Duelly 16 years ago

Yeah. Beewiz nailed it. Tommy is going off on a tangent. He is trying to convince the store owner that a guarantee is only as good as the man who writes it.

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[–] Duelly 16 years ago

No wait.. it's gotta be YOUR bull..

[–] JMcClane02 16 years ago

Ya figure you put that little box under your pillow at night, the Guarantee Fairy might come by and leave a quarter, am I right, Ted? The point is, how do you know the fairy isn't a crazy glue sniffer? "Build model airplanes" says the little fairy; well, we're not buying it. He sneaks into your house once, that's all it takes. The next thing you know, there's money missing off the dresser, and your daughter's knocked up. I've seen it a hundred times.

it means gaurantees are worthless. and that a gaurantee means that the product is a piece of crap and you feel ok about it because it is gauranteed. as for the "Build model airplanes"...you use glue for model airplanes. refering to the glue sniffing guarantee fairy. and the money missing and knocked up daughter...it sums up that gaurantees are bad. this really wasn't that hard to follow or understand. tommy needs to come by your place with a tack hammer, or did you not understand the airplane scene either.

Don't vote...democracy is dead.

[–] justbeth82 16 years ago

geez you don't have to be an A hole about it

[–] JMcClane02 16 years ago

deal with it and stick to baby einstein...anything intended for adults is obviously above of your comprehension level. too much malted hops and bong resin perhaps? only using 1 and a half %? brain have a candy coated shell?

no really that was all sarcastic...i wasn't intending to be an a hole sorry if it came across that way...just a poor attempt at humor.

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[–] justbeth82 16 years ago

it's fine..I mean I understand that he was saying that guarantees are crap but just didnt get the part about the build model airplanes, and the next thing ya know it moneys missing off the dresser and your daughters knocked up. But I get it now

[–] lizfilmfan 16 years ago

yeah, I've always gotten confused at that line too. lol

I always understood WHAT they meant, nt nesscarily what that particulare line meant.

but, I think to add to what everyone else said, is that once you buy a product, they're "in your house" like the crazy toothfairy. once you buy a crappy guarenteed product, you'll be stuck dealing with that company forever.

[–] Duelly 16 years ago

He is personifying the idea of "empty guarantees" into a "Guarantee Fairy." Which would be a living thing, seemingly good, pure, and beneficial. However, he is saying "What do we really know about the Guarantee Fairy?"

A guarantee is only as good as the man who writes it...

So, what if the Guarantee Fairy was a bad person? You wouldnt want that guarantee right?

So, Tommy basically spouts off about the glue sniffing, and the pregnant daughter, just to be funny, pointing out things that a crazy, lying fairy might do if you let it in your home.

It's very silly, obviously. But, basically, he's trying to convince the guy that guarantees are meaningless if they come from a bad person/company... or fairy. :)

[–] msm8504 15 years ago

Hey, you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it guaranteed I will, I've got spare time

[–] Sensitive78 15 years ago

But for now, for your customers sake, for your daughter's sake, you might wanna think about buying a quality product from me...

[–] angelgwen16 15 years ago

Okay, I'll buy from you.

[–] Sensitive78 15 years ago

Well thats...WHAT??

[–] Duelly 15 years ago

*Cue Road Music*

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[–] whenifell 15 years ago

No one has the whole thing nailed. Nobody dealt with the shaking head of Tommy saying "BUILDIN a model airplane says the little fairy". mocking up a scene where the fairy is caught with too much glue and says I'm building a model airplane as an excuse but really he's sniffing glue. that's where the untrustworthiness lies in his character and thus the company's. that's how I always read it.
i always thought the fairy desperately lying was hilarious.

[–] sunezno (237) 3 years ago

"How do ya know the fairy isn't a crazy glue-sniffer? 'Build a model airplane,' says the little fairy. Well, we're not buyin' it."

The fairy isn't caught with glue and lying about it lol The fairy, being a glue-sniffer, wants to build a model airplane because they require glue. That way, he can huff all the glue he wants, under the guise of just building something.

[–] stevenackerman69 13 years ago

It was a reference to earlier when they were in the diner and Tommy was able to get the waitress to open the fryer so they could eat chicken wings. Tommy was very confident there and Richard was trying to get Tommy to be confident here.

[–] purplerush44 13 years ago

The line in question was referring to trust.

The guy was basically saying he trusts products with guarantees.

Tommy was using the analogy of trusting someone enough to let them into your house.
They seem all nice, but the reality is the person you trusted steals your change and has sex with your daughter and gets her pregnant.
So was it right to trust the person? No.

Is it right to trust a product just because there is a guarantee on the box?
No.

[–] sunezno (237) 3 years ago

Thank you-- best explanation on here.

[–] fulli_redlined 13 years ago

cant beleive it took all of you 5 years to get this joke

[–] njiuma 9 years ago

"guarantee fairy" also analogizes the tooth fairy - i don't think that was mentioned - and the concept that no guarantee is really worth the paper its written on, the power of a guarantee lies solely in the person establishing it.