What does the phrase 'stop the Q-Tip when there's resistance' mean? Chandler needs new pants made and asks friends for a contact of a good tailor. Joey raises a hand - yep, he has a tailor. Chandler feels all set. But Joey starts to share way too much of boring detail. Joey : He did my first suit when I was 15... No, wait, 16... No, excuse me, 15... All right, when was 1990? Chandler : You have to stop the Q-Tip when there's resistance! What is Q-Tip? What is the whole "You have to stop the Q-Tip when there's resistance" expression is referring to? Apparently the joke was among few that Matthew Perry, the actor who played Chandler has improvised on the set. Also that is the joke some websites say that Matthew is the most proud of. So let's try and get it! Q-Tip is a cotton swabs brand name. You know the ones you use to clean your ears after a bath. Q here stands of "Quality". Americans say "Q-tip" but often mean not a particular
Ok, according to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0583519/trivia?tab=mc Chandler does a Ricardo Montalban impression, referring to Ross as "Tattoo". Tattoo was played by Hervé Villechaize in the Fantasy Island (1977) TV Series.
ReplyDeleteWhen I watched this video piece of a Fantasy Island (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3w9AfC5Ms0) it is got clear why Ross kneels according to script before Chandler does his line about Tattoo and "fantasy"(Tattoo is a midget).
And it also sends you to the first frames of the episode where Ross and Chandler are watching midget's fight on TV. It all came together!!))))