lenmaipen Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 The name of Thai restaurant in The Simpsons "You Thai Now" Why is it funny? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terak Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Maybe it is not meant to be funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted November 26, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2013 Maybe a play on words and pronounciation "you try now" ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkmick Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Maybe there is no joke. Owned by Mr Thai more here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) It's a commentary on the trend for U.S. Thai restaurants to use too clever punny names on the word THAI ... It's not actually a joke per se ... http://comedy.com/2008/10/10/the-top-20-thai-restaurant-pun-names/ Edited November 26, 2013 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Moved to the Pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Is this simply a reference to what was a trend (not so common anymore) for a while a number of years ago, to name your junkfood restaurant with "You something this" or "Yo something that"..? Yo Sushi You Me Sushi Yo China Etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_Dog Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 It's a commentary on the trend for U.S. Thai restaurants to use too clever punny names on the word THAI ... It's not actually a joke per se ... http://comedy.com/2008/10/10/the-top-20-thai-restaurant-pun-names/ They missed "Thai Me To The Moon" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Not a joke ... but IF you are insterested in Thai jokes in similar shows check out The Family Guy ... and http://familyguy.wikia.com/wiki/Cherry_Chevapravatdumrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo007 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 In Oxford Street , Sydney, there is actually a restaurant called " THAI ME UP" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 That's actually one of the most popular pun names of Thai restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 it seems, in USA its a classical prank to make funny call to thai restaurant, one of the most famous is "You thai, I thai too" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 (edited) It's not only Thai restaurants: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/18/restaurant-name-puns_n_3613198.html My personal favorite (good food too) -- Edited November 26, 2013 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Bart looks depressed, and I guess he is wandering through the city and only sees depressing signs... "you die now"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telldem Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 It's not a joke. "You Thai Now" is a restaurant owned by Mr. Thai. Maybe a play on words (You "try" now) When Bart was looking for a job, Mr. Thai hired him to distribute leaflets with menus all over the town. This advertisement then will help him to have enough money to send his daughters to small liberal arts colleges. Bart didn't have much luck at first, but after training from Mr. Thai he became an expert at menu distribution. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razzler1973 Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 It's a commentary on the trend for U.S. Thai restaurants to use too clever punny names on the word THAI ... It's not actually a joke per se ... http://comedy.com/2008/10/10/the-top-20-thai-restaurant-pun-names/ Jeez, those are awful. At least put some effort into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 You got a better one? If so you can open a restaurant in New Joisey ... Sent from my GT-S5360B using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Que the music from "dirty dancing"......."now I've had the Thai of my life, and I owe it all to you" good name "Thai of my life" for a girlie bar ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Beau Thai? Semaphore South Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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