Did I miss the joke?

Tee HeeTee Hee CBT Headquarters: Chicago, ILPosts: 917MI6 Agent
edited April 2007 in General James Bond Chat
Thought I would start a thread to hopefully shine some light on some of the Bond jokes that may have flown over our heads over the years.

For instance,

Where is the humor in the line...

1.) "Named after your father perhaps," which Bond says to Plenty O'Toole after she introduces herself in DAF?

Where is the humor in the line...

2.) "But of course you are," which Bond says to Jenny Flex after she introduces herself in AVTAK?

Do feel free to post any questions of your own.

Thanks for your help. :)
"My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."

-Roger Moore

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  • wordswords Buckinghamshire, EnglandPosts: 249MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    Tee Hee wrote:
    Thought I would start a thread to hopefully shine some light on some of the Bond jokes that may have flown over our heads over the years.

    For instance,

    What does Bond mean when he says...

    1.) "Named after your father perhaps." to Plenty O'Toole after she introduces herself in DAF?

    What does Bond mean when he says...

    2.) "But of course you are." to Jenny Flex after she introduces herself in AVTAK?

    Do feel free to post any questions of your own.

    Thanks for your help. :)

    Well I read the first one to be taken as an abrreviation of 'Plenty 'of' Tool'. Tool being a reference to a mans member ( :D ).

    I'm sure he says the second one to another character as well. Just a
    Moore'ism I think. He can make anything sound suggestive! :))
  • Dan SameDan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent
    Tee Hee wrote:
    1.) "Named after your father perhaps." to Plenty O'Toole after she introduces herself in DAF?
    I believe that a tool is a slang word for the male organ, which is what Bond was referring to when he made that quip. I don't know what he meant by his comment to Jenny Flex. As for me, in GE, Bond tells Xenia that Ferraris have a certain number plate, including the stolen ones. It's not a joke, but I'm not exactly certain what he means by that. ;)
    "He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
  • wordswords Buckinghamshire, EnglandPosts: 249MI6 Agent
    Dan Same wrote:
    Tee Hee wrote:
    1.) "Named after your father perhaps." to Plenty O'Toole after she introduces herself in DAF?
    I believe that a tool is a slang word for the male organ, which is what Bond was referring to when he made that quip. I don't know what he meant by his comment to Jenny Flex. As for me, in GE, Bond tells Xenia that Ferraris have a certain number plate, including the stolen ones. It's not a joke, but I'm not exactly certain what he means by that. ;)

    Hah! Beat you to it! ;)
  • Tee HeeTee Hee CBT Headquarters: Chicago, ILPosts: 917MI6 Agent
    edited April 2007
    Dan Same wrote:
    As for me, in GE, Bond tells Xenia that Ferraris have a certain number plate, including the stolen ones. It's not a joke, but I'm not exactly certain what he means by that. ;)

    I think he was just trying to pull off a convincing act that he worked for the Motors Vehicles Department. Similar to Bond pretending to be a Marine Biologist in TSWLM.
    "My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised..."

    -Roger Moore
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,860Chief of Staff
    edited April 2007
    Tee Hee wrote:
    "But of course you are," which Bond says to Jenny Flex after she introduces herself in AVTAK?

    The name "Jenny Flex" is a very poor pun on "genuflects", ie to kneel (as in church). This, of course, would put the lady in question in the perfect position for Goodhead :o! It's just another of the double-meaning names for characters.

    There's a difference between a bad pun (ie one that makes the listener groan) and a poor one, IMO. Basically, a bad pun still works while a poor one doesn't!
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    I never got that Jenny Flex joke, just thought it was an oblique homage to the Plenty joke, where she says "I'm Plenty" and he says the same.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    Tee Hee wrote:
    Dan Same wrote:
    As for me, in GE, Bond tells Xenia that Ferraris have a certain number plate, including the stolen ones. It's not a joke, but I'm not exactly certain what he means by that. ;)

    I think he was just trying to pull off a convincing act that he worked for the Motors Vehicles Department. Similar to Bond pretending to be a Marine Biologist in TSWLM.

    I think it was a little joke informing her he new it was stolen. A sought of one upmanship because she hadn't put a genuine plate on.
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