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What's the joke supposed to be in this Priceline commercial?

This one. Is it implying the guy has a furry fetish or something?67.163.109.173 (talk) 01:17, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Near as I can figure, he's implying that a hotel that's pet-friendly would also be more people-friendly. As jokes go, it ain't much. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 05:53, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Lol! μηδείς (talk) 06:24, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

I suspect that this is the result of a funny joke which was reworked at the last minute to please the censors. Here's how I imagine the original version went:

Man: "Well, I'm going up to my hotel room now to play with my little furry friend."

Kaley: "I see. But where is your cat ?"

Man: "I don't own a cat." StuRat (talk) 07:57, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Possible, but for once, I'm with Yahoo Answers [1] (at least compared to what's presented here so far). I think the second suggestion is more likely. Nil Einne (talk) 19:53, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

My impression is that he doesn't own a cat, but loves to stay at pet friendly hotels. the joke in this case would be that of dashed expectations, or a bait and switch. We are led to believe that he owns a cat, but are surprised when he acts like it's weird that he would. I personally like this kind of humour. Like a very short Shaggy dog story Mingmingla (talk) 23:06, 17 March 2013 (UTC)

Name that tune in.....none.

Does anyone know the name of that orchestral tune which is very often associated with early 20th Century Eastern Europe, and specifically the Jews. I think it begins with 'M'. This is all the information I can give, except that it's currently on an advert on UK TV with WW1 German soldiers being reunited with loved ones, and has nothing to do with the product. I used to use it as my ring tone, and I would like to find it again. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 12:37, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

We have an article on Jewish music for you to peruse. It doesn't have an M in it and it's usually accompanied by a singer, but see if perhaps Hava Nagila is the tune you're looking for; it's often used to provide a quick sense of Jewishness. Matt Deres (talk) 13:07, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I know that one, but that's not it. The one I am looking for is more sort of solemn, then builds up. It may not be necessarily Jewish, just Eastern European. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 13:18, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Found it! Die Moldau. Thanks anyway. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 15:28, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Resolved

One of my favorite pieces. Why do you associate it or say there is an association with Jews? (I associate it with Christmas, specifically shopping at Barnes and Noble.) μηδείς (talk) 17:47, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

Not sure.... I think it must have been a film I saw in my childhood, probably set in war-torn Eastern Europe or something. KägeTorä - (影虎) (TALK) 18:35, 16 March 2013 (UTC)

There's an extremely good reason why one would associate the tune from The Moldau with Jewishness. Both The Moldau and the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah liberally quote a folk melody that went under different names in Bohemia, Poland, Romania and other parts of Eastern Europe, but which had its origin in an Italian song "La Mantovana", of all things. It's all there at Má vlast#Vltava and again at Hatikvah#Music. These two are probably the best known uses of the theme, hence the association. -- Jack of Oz ^[Talk] 20:49, 16 March 2013 (UTC)