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Chandler: First tell us where you got the prettiest lace in the land.

Boys put Joey-built entertainment center for a sale. Ross reads their paper ad and asks:

 Ross: 
Where'd you get the "finest oak east of the Mississippi"?

 Chandler:
First tell us where you got the prettiest lace in the land.

 How is "prettiest lace" is connected to the "finest oak east of the Mississippi"?
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  1. DevilboyScooby20 July 2014 at 06:33

    It's not really a cultural reference; I think Chandler is playing on the idea that "Finest oak east of the Mississippi" sounds stereotypically feminine, as is lace.

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    1. Katia20 July 2014 at 07:44

      "The finest oak" talk wouldn't sound exactly feminine to me. Maybe that is just me). But thank you, the joke makes sense to me now!

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  2. Tressa24 August 2014 at 21:08

    I think it's actually because "finest/best/prettiest/ (anything) in all the (area)" was a common way to sell something a hundred years ago. Kind of like "World's Best Cup of Coffee" in Elf.

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    1. Katia25 August 2014 at 10:27

      That yes. Makes sence too. So back than it wouldn't yet sound too empty/baseless to call a cup of coffee you sell "the World's best"?

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    2. Triene11 June 2015 at 00:25

      I think this is the main point, and also that the alliteration is somewhat important to increase the funny factor.

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  3. Unknown27 April 2019 at 01:21

    I think what Chandler meant was most advertisements are overly exaggerated.

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