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The word is 'abode'

posted 12 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.

[–] sisterdebmac 12 years ago

Did you ever stop to think maybe she was making a JOKE about their abode not being so great?
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[–] Thrill_KillZ 12 years ago

I caught that right away & had a laugh, hopefully it was meant to be an ice breaker if not then I would ask to use the abode & look for her expression,ha

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[–] petra-59 12 years ago

Why would she joke with a complete stranger? It came over as though she (and all the others in the making of the film) didn't know the correct word. But as a "funny" or "ironic" remark it fell flate.

[–] sisterdebmac 12 years ago

It was a lame joke, I agree, but it was a joke. Despite what some may think, I promise you the writers know the damn difference between "abode" and "commode". Grow the hell up.
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[–] imdb-16937 12 years ago

Ummm, why joke with a complete stranger? So life isn't completely boring maybe?

And he's not a complete stranger, he is her husbands partner.

I guarantee you the makers of the movie know the correct word and that the makers of the movie intended the character to be telling a joke judging by how her and gere were both smiling afterwards.

[–] lorelei1-1 10 years ago

She jokes to put "their guest" at ease.

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"I don't take this sh*t from friends--only lovers."

[–] eg_evans 12 years ago

The word is 'flat.' The joke "fell FLAT." Do you not know the difference between flat and flate?

[–] jmlewis46 12 years ago

Are you so starved for a snarky remark (or "snahky remahk" in Bahston) that you can't recognize a typo when you see it? Or if any of the rest of us commit a typo will you flate us?

[–] baran_erik 9 years ago

Since we're complete strangers, so why would you be joking, the word is flat. As for why would someone joke with someone they just met, that's how some people, certainly not you, are.

[–] beersandshots 12 years ago

The Dude abodes!

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telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
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[–] oonagimaki 12 years ago

I think beersandshots is funny...Good job mate.

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[–] beersandshots 12 years ago

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

[–] externaltestaccount 12 years ago

That actually made me lol whilst "slapping the leg". I doff my cap good sir.

[–] beersandshots 12 years ago

"In a time of universal deceit,
telling the truth is a revolutionary act."
George Orwell

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[–] disconnexions 12 years ago

I also thought it was a pretty obvious joke.

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[–] GrapeApe1969 12 years ago

Some people just have no sense of humor I guess. LOL

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[–] BureauCat 12 years ago

The English subtitles also say "commode." She didn't say it with a flicker of humor; I think it was a goof.

Meanwhile, on the DVD cover, I read that Marshall Fine wrote in the Huffington Post that it is "...a sleek, taught spy thriller..." which is definitely a cringe.

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[–] AndyMandyCandyRandySandyGlenn 12 years ago

I took this as a genial host wanting to apologise in advance in case the house seemed like a *beep* to Gere's character - hence the toilet-themed reference.

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[–] WatchAnythingOnce 11 years ago

"She didn't say it with a flicker of humor"

Um...yeah, that's called "deadpan" humor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpan)

It's a joke.

[–] kcolli11 11 years ago

It was very obviously a joke. She and Richard Gere were smiling afterwards.

[–] Ilario1 12 years ago

commode=sh!t hole

Yes it was a joke. She laughed as she bent down and picked up a kid's scooter off the lawn.

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[–] scottstrohkirch-577-3343 12 years ago

perhaps she thought they lived in a sewer hole and was just being kind calling it a toilet.

[–] trash_wallyworld 12 years ago

It was a freaking joke that went over many of your heads.

Dumb people keep dissecting this move wth.

[–] ssmith01 12 years ago

Some of you just shouldn't be allowed to watch movies or post here. Four paragraphs because you didn't get a dumb joke that was meant to be a dumb joke? Really?

There's even a friggin' book by that title!

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I suggest you stop watching movies, or at least stop posting about them here. Thanks.

[–] callmechia 11 years ago

Yay