S05E09 · SCENE 20/21 · 16:25
The Masseuse · restaurant
Elaine and Joel Veto Names

Elaine and Joel veto each other's name choices at a restaurant.

16:25→16:36
in the episode · 0m 11s · S05E09
Elaine and Joel Veto Names

What happens

16:25–16:36

Elaine and Joel go through a list of names. Elaine vetoes Stuart and Todd. Joel vetoes Alex due to a bad college memory of a guy sipping coffee loudly. They argue over the process.

Whererestaurant
DriverElaine
Positionact2 · complication
ThreadElaine name change

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16:26

I mean, every two seconds: And he would take, like, 40 sips, and after every one:

16:33

I had to drop the class.

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Scene DNA

weights 0–1
negotiation0.7
petty grievance0.6
awkward0.6
misunderstanding0.4
tense0.4
rapid back and forthargument

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16:26Joel mimics Alex sipping coffee

Scene in the episode

16:25–16:36
A · Elaine name change
B · Jerry massage quest
C · George obsession
D · Kramer back pain

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