F. R. I. E. N. D. S - viii

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Joey and Chandler while taking the stairs to their apartment

“Wow man… that cab driver was rude” exclaims Joey
“Why…what did he do?” queries Chandler
“Whaaa..didn’t you see? He showed us the finger!!”
“It was Thumbs up”
“Is thumb not a finger?? then what is it?”
Chandler face palms and controls himself. “Dude..not all finger's are offensive”
“If that’s the case then why he got offended when I showed him the middle”
“IT IS offensive to flip someone with the ..middle”
“Who gets to decide that?” Joey opens the apartment and the conversation continues into their room, with chandler mimicking brain exploding, on Joey’s comment.

Both get startled to find Phoebe sitting on their couch and watching TV.
“Whoa….Pheebs..how did you get in?” blurts Joey
“What are you doing here?” asks Chandler
“Duh..thanks for your hospitality. No wonder you never get any guests” mocks Phoebe
“But how come you are here in middle of your working day? Aren’t you supposed to be at your massage parlor or something?” asks Joey
“Well I can ask you guys the same question”
“For starters ..we live here and both of us are on vacation”
“I got fired” says Phoebe gleefully
“Isn’t that a wrong emotion for that statement” queries chandler and upon nearing Phoebe realizes something is wrong.
“Woww..how high are you”
“Your grammar sucks. It should be how tall are you”
Rolling his eyes at Joey, who looks clueless, he mimicks drinking sign and points at her.
“Oh poor phoebes…Why did they fire you” asks Joey hugging her.
“They asked me to do something which I had no clue. I tried to play act it, for which they got pissed off and fired me. Heyy…How come you get paid for acting while working, while I get fired” cries Phoebe
“Because he is an actor and you are not” replies Chandler.
An irritated Phoebe warns him with a slashing sign on her neck with index finger.
Joey looks quizzically at Chandler to know whether that finger is allowed.
A groaning Chandler slumps into his seat.

Meanwhile @ Monica’s apartment:

Rachel is seen reading some fashion magazine, with Ross, sitting next to her and watching some program on Discovery channel.
Monica silently steps out of bathroom and tries to rush to her bedroom without anyone noticing, only to lose her footing and bangs her knee on the door.
“Whoa..can’t catch a moment of peace in this house is it” complains Rachel
“Sush..sush..keep your conversation silent please..i am making mental notes for my next presentation from this program” says Ross
“THAT’S IT. Rachel..if you want peace..go to your apartment and Ross..one more time you “sush” me..i would punch your face” bellows Monica, still wincing in pain.
“Calm down..Calm down..hey..wait a minute..you look…mmm..different” wonders Ross
“Yeah…right. Honey.. The second amendment might have given you the right to bear arms..but wouldn’t hurt to shave once in a while..especially if you are planning to have a social life” quips Rachel
A dejected looking Monica, makes face at Rachel and asks Ross “How fair do I look..i tried this new cream today”
“In all fairness..you look tanned. Was that cream made of petroleum by product” asks Ross
“Yeah..looked more like Vaseline”
“The effect look more like the other by product – TAR”
“Rubbish..you guys are jealous that I am practically glowing” waves away Monica
“And Ross..by the way..how is it going with that African American colleague you were dating..is she like Beyonce?”
“More like her cousin, Beyon-D for Ross” mocks Monica
A sad Ross confirms that she broke up with him.
Chandler, Phoebe and Joey enter Monica’s apartment in search of food.
“Ok guys, I need to leave for a seminar now. By the way, what do you think about this new clip-on neck tie, huh” asks a beaming Ross
Phoebe looks at Chandler and Racherl “Should I take this or do you want to”
Chandler offers “Let me” which is approved by both of them. He runs his hand around the tie as if to examine its texture and continues “Wow..its a master piece of tailoring. Great color, design and pattern. With a tie like this no one would be watching your seminar but you. I wouldn’t be surprised if you get called in to pose for fashion magazines for being the standup guy in men’s fashion”
Ross’ face turns from beaming with pride to scorn.
“Went Overboard?” queries Chandler to Phoebe
“You crossed the fine line between polite lying and outright sarcasm” confirms Rachel
“Sorry mate the momentum carried me over” says Chandler patting Ross
Before storming out of the room, amidst peals of laughter by others, Ross shows a raised fist at everyone.
“No fingers..now is that also offensive??” queries Joey, only to keep quiet looking at a glaring Chandler.