They Came Together (5/11) Movie CLIP - Coffee Date (2014) HD

Summary

The script follows a humorous and quirky conversation at a café where a customer places an extremely complicated and specific order for muffins and a lemon-chocolate loaf. Amid the ordering chaos, the characters chat about random topics, including their favorite colors, TV shows, and even q-tips, before moving on to a brief discussion about communism. The dialogue wraps up with one character expressing a dream to open a coffee shop called 'Cup of Joel,' with encouragement from a friend despite doubts from someone named Tiffany.

Takeaways

• 😀 The customer orders a complex, detailed muffin request, specifying preferences for a low-fat, sugar-free banana yogurt muffin or a poppy seed muffin with many specific instructions.
• 🍋 If neither of the muffin options work, the customer will settle for a lemon chocolate loaf, but it must be shrink-wrapped and smell more like lemon than chocolate.
• ☕ Coffee is also ordered, accompanying the muffin or loaf order.
• 😂 The complexity of the order prompts the next person in line to repeat the order in a humorous and exaggerated way.
• 👍 The customer's fussiness and specific demands are seen as adorable by others.
• 🧴 A random conversation about q-tips and favorite colors arises, adding a light and quirky element to the dialogue.
• 📺 The characters briefly discuss communism, totalitarianism, and TV shows, with one person admitting to secretly liking 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.'
• 👩‍⚕️ An awkward comment about a pap smear is made, connected to the mention of q-tips, leading to more humor.
• 💡 One of the speakers dreams of opening a coffee shop called 'A Cup of Joel,' a play on 'cup of joe' with his name.
• 🤔 The dream is dismissed by someone named Tiffany, who apparently thought it was a dumb idea, although the conversation partner encourages the dream.

Q & A

What does the speaker initially request in their muffin order?

The speaker initially requests a low-fat, sugar-free banana yogurt muffin.

What alternative does the speaker suggest if the banana yogurt muffin is not available?

The speaker asks for half a poppy seed muffin with the poppy seeds removed and heated up if the banana yogurt muffin is unavailable.

What does the speaker request if the poppy seed muffin cannot be heated up?

If the poppy seed muffin cannot be heated, the speaker asks for half of the poppy seeds to be removed, the other half sprinkled onto half a blueberry muffin, with both halves of the muffins to be cut in half and thrown away.

What is the speaker's final request after all the muffin complications?

The speaker asks for a lemon chocolate loaf, specifying that it must be shrink-wrapped and smell more like lemon than chocolate.

How does the speaker express their desire for things to be done a certain way?

The speaker says, 'I want things the way I want them,' expressing a strong preference for specific details.

What is the humorous interaction between the second speaker and the muffin order?

The second speaker repeats the complex muffin order, humorously emphasizing the detailed instructions, including throwing away the muffin halves.

What kind of business does one of the characters dream of starting?

One of the characters dreams of starting a coffee place called 'A Cup of Joel,' playing on the phrase 'cup of joe' and their name, Joel.

How does the speaker react to the idea of 'A Cup of Joel'?

The speaker shows hesitation about the idea, referring to it as 'wishful thinking,' but another character encourages them by saying it’s not a stupid idea.

What random conversation topic is brought up involving q-tips?

The conversation veers into a discussion about q-tips and cotton, leading one of the characters to ask another if they have ever given themselves a pap smear.

What political commentary is briefly mentioned in the conversation?

The characters briefly discuss communism, with one mentioning that communism could work, but it was actually totalitarianism that was disguised as communism.