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* BathroomSearchExcuse: Lorelai goes looking for Max during the Booster club meeting and runs into a janitor. She asks for directions to the bathroom, which he gives her, but it's in the opposite direction of Max's classroom, so she changes it to "looking for a bathroom farther away".

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* BathroomSearchExcuse: Lorelai goes looking for Max during the Booster club meeting and runs into a janitor. She asks for directions to the bathroom, which he gives her, but it's in the opposite direction of Max's classroom, so she changes it to "looking for a bathroom farther away".away."



* GodwinsLaw: Paris feels that having grad night on a yacht is the same sort of mistake as UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain thinking Hitler was "a stand-up chap".
* AGoodNameForARockBand: ZigZagged wildly. Suggestions are "The Harry Potters" and "Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert". "Devil's Advocate" is considered. "The Chops" is mentioned. Brian suggests "The We".

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* GodwinsLaw: Paris feels that having grad night on a yacht is the same sort of mistake as UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain thinking Hitler was "a stand-up chap".
chap."
* AGoodNameForARockBand: ZigZagged wildly. Suggestions are "The Harry Potters" and "Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert". Desert." "Devil's Advocate" is considered. "The Chops" is mentioned. Brian suggests "The We".We."



* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a Steak & Lobster menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share. And if not, you can get Surf'n Turf, which makes you look like a pig, but some guys are into that.

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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a Steak & Lobster menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share. And if not, you can get Surf'n Surf 'n Turf, which makes you look like a pig, but some guys are into that.



* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Chilton sends Lorelai a letter accusing her of "paucity of participation".
* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits". Rory uses it to get her to promise to stop saying she has an idea then not saying what the idea is.

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Chilton sends Lorelai a letter accusing her of "paucity of participation".
participation."
* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits". bits." Rory uses it to get her to promise to stop saying she has an idea then not saying what the idea is.



** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "at home with ''The 700 Club''".

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** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "at home with ''The 700 Club''".Club''."



** Lorelai quotes [[Film/{{Fame}} Debbie Allen's ''In Sweat'']]. Nicole gets it.
** Lane's band plays ''White Riot'' by Music/TheClash at the party.

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** Lorelai quotes [[Film/{{Fame}} Debbie Allen's ''In Sweat'']]."In Sweat"]]. Nicole gets it.
** Lane's band plays ''White Riot'' "White Riot" by Music/TheClash at the party.
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Pets: Michel's chow puppies, especially Paw-Paw, who is stated to be female. She fell in her water bowl and Michel feels like a bad daddy.

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Pets: Michel's chow puppies, especially Paw-Paw, who is stated to be female. She fell in her water bowl and Michel feels like a bad daddy.
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Max's California girlfriend: Diane.
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* ArcNumber: 21. If not for Rick being really into that particular integer, the keg party could not have happened.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Lorelai tells Rory that if her belt comes off for any reason during the party, she doesn't want her coming home. At the party, Jess comes onto her, and she rejects him.

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Pets:\\
• Michel's chow puppies, especially Paw-Paw, who is stated to be female. She fell in her water bowl and Michel feels like a bad daddy.

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Pets: Michel's chow puppies, especially Paw-Paw, who is stated to be female. She fell in her water bowl and Michel feels like a bad daddy.



* ContinuityNod: Lorelai jokingly offers Max an aspirin, then immediately apologizes for bringing up the item he was looking for when they kissed.

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* ContinuityNod: ContinuityNod:
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Lorelai jokingly offers Max an aspirin, then immediately apologizes for bringing up the item he was looking for when they kissed.kissed.
** Lorelai mentions still dating Alex.
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** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "At Home With ''The 700 Club''".

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** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "At Home With "at home with ''The 700 Club''".
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** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "At Home With Series/The700Club".

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** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "At Home With Series/The700Club".''The 700 Club''".
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* DeterioratesIntoGibberish: Asked to introduce the band, Rory covers up that she doesn't know the band name (which hasn't been decided yet) by calling them "Nuh-huh-HUH" and quickly removing herself from the stage.


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* FreudianExcuse: Defied by Michel. He read in a book that you have to show your chow puppies love and attention, otherwise they'll murder you later. He takes time out of his work day to show them love and attention.


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* LoveInformant: Inverted. Dave learns that Young Chui is in love with Lane by observing that he acts like it, and Lane being hesitant to answer.


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** Lindsay likes Music/MichelleBranch and Music/MatchboxTwenty
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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a Steak & Lobster menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share.

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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a Steak & Lobster menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share. And if not, you can get Surf'n Turf, which makes you look like a pig, but some guys are into that.

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-->'''Rory:''' It's like when someone only does Shave and a Haircut.

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-->'''Rory:''' It's like when someone only does Shave and a Haircut.Haircut without the last part.


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-->'''Rory:''' Will you stop giving me half-finished thoughts?
-->'''Lorelai:''' Yes, just say it.

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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand. Lorelai invites Luke and Nicole to spend the night at the inn. Lorelai and Max agree to stay away from each other, and Rory decides she doesn't want to have sex in Kyle's parents' bedroom. Jess is a bit annoyed by the rejection and the partygoing, Rory starts to cry, she runs into Dean, one thin leads to another, and the police arrives.

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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand. Lorelai invites Luke and Nicole to spend the night at the inn. Lorelai and Max agree to stay away from each other, and Rory decides she doesn't want to have sex in Kyle's parents' bedroom. Jess is a bit annoyed by the rejection and the partygoing, partygoing and snaps at Rory. Rory starts to cry, she runs into Dean, one thin thing leads to another, and the police arrives.
arrive.



* BlatantLies:
** Dave tells Yong Chui very specifically that he wouldn't want him to get electrocuted and die.
** Lorelai claims the eighteen bucks are missing from her box because she dropped it in the parking lot, apparently feeling confident enough that the Boosters took it themselves before they gave her the box to not chip in eighteen dollars of her own money.

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* BlatantLies:
** Dave tells Yong Chui very specifically that he wouldn't want him to get electrocuted and die.
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BlatantLies: Lorelai claims the eighteen bucks are missing from her box because she dropped it in the parking lot, apparently feeling confident enough that the Boosters took it themselves before they gave her the box to box, so as not to have to chip in eighteen dollars of her own money.



* ContinuityNod: Lorelai jokingly offers Max an aspirin, the immediately apologizes for bringing up the item he was looking for when they kissed.

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* ContinuityNod: Lorelai jokingly offers Max an aspirin, the then immediately apologizes for bringing up the item he was looking for when they kissed.



* {{Irony}}: Lorelai lampshades the irony in laying off the guy who can light fireplaces because of a fire, so now they can't light the fireplace.

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* {{Irony}}: Lorelai lampshades the irony in laying off the guy who can light fireplaces because of a fire, so now they can't light the fireplace.fireplaces.



-->'''Rory:''' It's like when someone only does Shave and a Haircut.
-->'''Lorelai:''' Come on. Say it.
-->'''Rory:''' Two Bits.



** Brian suggests naming the band the Franchise/HarryPotter|s.

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** Brian suggests naming the band the Franchise/HarryPotter|s.Franchise/{{Harry Potter}}s.



** Sookie thinks both Lorelai and Max both "Creator/JamesDean|ed" it.

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** Sookie thinks both Lorelai and Max both "Creator/JamesDean|ed" "Creator/{{James Dean}}ed" it.


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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Dave tells Yong Chui very specifically that he wouldn't want him to get electrocuted and die.
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* EscalatingBrawl: The fight between Dean and Jess, which ended up outside on the front lawn.
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* BathroomSearchExcuse: Lorelai goes looking for Max during the Booster club meeting and runs into a janitor. She asks for directions to the bathroom, which he gives her, but it's in the opposite direction of Max's classroom, so she changes it to "looking for a bathroom farther away".
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** Lane tells her mom her band was Music/TheClash and Music/RageAgainstTheMachines and Music/{{Nirvana}} rolled into one.

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** Lane tells her mom her band was Music/TheClash and Music/RageAgainstTheMachines Music/RageAgainstTheMachine and Music/{{Nirvana}} rolled into one.

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* ARareSentence: "Just keep a really big basketball player between us" —Max, who seems to think a basketball player is ten feet tall

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* ARareSentence: "Just keep a really big basketball player between us" —Max, who seems to think a basketball player is ten feet talltall. Lorelai figures being uttered is a first for that sentence.
* RiddleForTheAges: Did Joan take the missing eighteen dollars? If not, what happened to them?


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** Lane tells her mom her band was Music/TheClash and Music/RageAgainstTheMachines and Music/{{Nirvana}} rolled into one.

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Pets:\\
• Michel's chow puppies, especially Paw-Paw, who is stated to be female. She fell in her water bowl and Michel feels like a bad daddy.



** Lorelai quotes [[Film/{{Fame}} Debbie Allen's ''In Sweat'']].

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** Lorelai quotes [[Film/{{Fame}} Debbie Allen's ''In Sweat'']]. Nicole gets it.

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* AGoodNameForARockBand: Suggestions are "The Harry Potters" and "Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert". "Devil's Advocate" is considered. "The Chops" is mentioned.

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* AGoodNameForARockBand: ZigZagged wildly. Suggestions are "The Harry Potters" and "Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert". "Devil's Advocate" is considered. "The Chops" is mentioned. Brian suggests "The We".



* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share.

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* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a Steak & Lobster menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share.



** Rory thinks her grandparents are partying like it's [[Music/{{Prince}} 1999]].
** Lorelai thinks it's sad that she and Rory are "At Home With Series/The700Club".



** Lorelai, on the other hand, thinks it was some [[StageMagician Doug Henning]] stuff.

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** Lorelai, on the other hand, thinks it was some Lorelai calls Sookie [[StageMagician Doug Henning]] stuff.Henning]].
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!!Keg! Max!

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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand. Lorelai invites Luke and Nicole to spend the night at the inn. Lorelai and Max agree to stay away from each other, and Rory decides she doen't want to have sex in Kyle's parents' bedroom.

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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand. Lorelai invites Luke and Nicole to spend the night at the inn. Lorelai and Max agree to stay away from each other, and Rory decides she doen't doesn't want to have sex in Kyle's parents' bedroom.
bedroom. Jess is a bit annoyed by the rejection and the partygoing, Rory starts to cry, she runs into Dean, one thin leads to another, and the police arrives.



* BlatantLies: Dave tells Yong Chui very specifically that he wouldn't want him to get electrocuted and die.
** Lorelai claims the eighteen bucks are missing from her box because she dropped it in the parking lot, apparently feeling

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* BlatantLies: BlatantLies:
**
Dave tells Yong Chui very specifically that he wouldn't want him to get electrocuted and die.
** Lorelai claims the eighteen bucks are missing from her box because she dropped it in the parking lot, apparently feeling confident enough that the Boosters took it themselves before they gave her the box to not chip in eighteen dollars of her own money.


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* ContinuityNod: Lorelai jokingly offers Max an aspirin, the immediately apologizes for bringing up the item he was looking for when they kissed.


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* ARareSentence: "Just keep a really big basketball player between us" —Max, who seems to think a basketball player is ten feet tall


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** Paris worries that the band at the Chilton prom will do a half-hour tribute to Kenny G.
** Max accuses Lorelai of being a creature from Myth/GreekMythology.

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* BlatantLies: Dave tells Yong Chui very specifically that he wouldn't want him to get electrocuted and die.
** Lorelai claims the eighteen bucks are missing from her box because she dropped it in the parking lot, apparently feeling
* CaptainObvious: Jess has to explain to the other kids at the party that you need a tap to tap the beer from the keg. Including to the guy who brought the keg.



* AGoodNameForARockBand: Suggestions are The Harry Potters and Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert. Devil's Advocate is considered.

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* AGoodNameForARockBand: Suggestions are The "The Harry Potters Potters" and Follow "Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert. Devil's Advocate Desert". "Devil's Advocate" is considered.considered. "The Chops" is mentioned.
* {{Irony}}: Lorelai lampshades the irony in laying off the guy who can light fireplaces because of a fire, so now they can't light the fireplace.



* VerbalBackspace: Lorelai is about to tell Rory that she and Max kissed a few episodes ago, but backs out and says

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** Rory calls Jess Music/BruceSpringsteen, working man's hero.
** Lorelai quotes [[Film/{{Fame}} Debbie Allen's ''In Sweat'']].
** Lane's band plays ''White Riot'' by Music/TheClash at the party.
* VerbalBackspace: Lorelai is about to tell Rory that she and Max kissed a few episodes ago, but backs out and says she means to keep her promise to not get back with him.

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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Paucity of participation.



* AGoodNameForARockBand: Suggestions are The Harry Potters and Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert. Devil's Advocate is considered.



* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits".

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* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Chilton sends Lorelai a letter accusing her of "paucity of participation".
* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits". Rory uses it to get her to promise to stop saying she has an idea then not saying what the idea is.
* ShoutOut
** Brian suggests naming the band the Franchise/HarryPotter|s.
** Jess thinks tuxes are just as Franchise/JamesBond as they are nerdy.
** Sookie thinks both Lorelai and Max both "Creator/JamesDean|ed" it.
** Lorelai, on the other hand, thinks it was some [[StageMagician Doug Henning]] stuff.
* VerbalBackspace: Lorelai is about to tell Rory that she and Max kissed a few episodes ago, but backs out and says

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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand.

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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand.
hand. Lorelai invites Luke and Nicole to spend the night at the inn. Lorelai and Max agree to stay away from each other, and Rory decides she doen't want to have sex in Kyle's parents' bedroom.



* GodwinsLaw: Paris feels that having grad night on a yacht is the same sort of mistake as UsefulNotes/NevilleChamberlain thinking Hitler was "a stand-up chap".
* LooseLips: Lane gets drunk and calls her mother to spill all kinds of beans.



* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits".

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* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits".bits".
* WildTeenParty: The party is fairly sane and calm until Dean and Jess get in a misunderstanding.
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Lorelai and Rory are having a hard time thinking of something to do instead of Friday night dinner. Lorelai is made grad night treasurer by the Booster club. Lane's band play at a house party which gets out of hand.

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* FunWithAcronyms: Zach wants to name the band Follow Them To The Edge Of The Desert, which is not too long because fans will shorten it to F.T.T.T.E.O.T.D.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: Lorelai thinks not knowing whether Max wants to get back together is like when you can't choose your item off a menu because you don't know what your date wants, because if you get steak and he gets lobster you can share.
* ShaveAndAHaircut: Lorelai can't stand it when people do this without "two bits".

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