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What does Christy say during the porridge scene??


When they all burst unto hysterics and the Dad was being really serious. I couldn't make out what he said, anybody know???

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I couldn’t tell either in fact i found a lot of his dialog hard to understand...I think he might have had a speech impediment.

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Actually he says something to the effect of "Who's eating my porridge?"

You guys wanna go see a dead body?

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Yes, he says, 'Whos' been eating my porridge?' or 'whos'eating my porridge?'

Can't figure out why the family found it so funny, though...

Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying- Fran Lebowitz

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Sounds like a grimm explanation to me.

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"Sounds like a grimm explanation to me."

My, that was punny!

...go out there and win one for the Gipper.

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I think he was referring to his father as an oaf..making fun of him because he forced his son to eat the porridge....like a bear..Who ate my porridge?

Like in the story...Goldilocks and The Three Bears

although i'm not sure about this...



EDIT:oops..i didn't read the red part of the previous poster...i thought it was some stupid quote or personal message

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Yes, he says, 'Whos' been eating my porridge?' or 'whos'eating my porridge?'

Can't figure out why the family found it so funny, though...


Its obviously a joke on Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, hence the family finding it funny

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I agree that Christy said "Who's been eating my porridge" quoting from the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I thought it was funny. Things seem funnier when you've just been subjected to a lot of stress. Christy's quote was a tension breaker.
Possibly, too, he knew his father wouldn't be so hard on him as on the other youngsters.

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He said: "The porridge is lovely, Da."

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according to the subtitles this is how it goes...
00:37:19,950 --> 00:37:22,670
<i>(Christy) Who's been eating my porridge?</i>

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00:37:25,550 --> 00:37:27,830
<i>- What did you say?
- (unclear)</i>

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00:37:30,070 --> 00:37:34,070
- What did he say, missus?
- He just said the porridge is lovely,

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00:37:38,070 --> 00:37:40,310
Burst his brain, the barbarian,

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00:37:43,310 --> 00:37:45,510
Keep quiet!


dunno if this is correct!

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