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Pructus Posted 14 years ago
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I give.

Hi, below is from Gilmore Girls 212. The underlined "I give", what does this mean? I give that this food is great? Or something else?

- What's up, Mom?
- Nothing's up.
- You were twitching. I saw you.
- You did not see me twitching.
- When Dad was talking about the vase, you pulled a full-on Tabitha.
- I did not pull a Tabitha.
- Is something wrong?
- No, nothing's wrong.
- Okay. Nothing's wrong.
- It's just that things are a little strange lately.
- What is?
- Having him home. We've never really been home at the same time.
I mean we got married, we went to Europe, we came back, he went to work...
and it's been that way ever since.
- So now it's different.
- It's very different. He's always here... watching me and noticing when I move a vase, and...
I don't know. It's silly. So he noticed my hair was different. Women die for that sort of thing.
- Mom, it's just an adjustment. You’ve had your routine, he’s had his routine.
You guys just need to figure out a new routine.
- I guess so. It'll just take some time. Then you'll find your rhythm...
he'll go back to ignoring your hair. All will be well.
- Yes, you're probably right.
- I am right. Okay, I give. What is this?
- Sweetbreads.
- Sweetbreads. So that's...
- Pancreas. (gg 212)
  

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I would imagine that at some point in the conversation, the daughter asked her mother for the name of the food she was preparing. " The daughter may have ventured a guess. Then, the conversation turned to the dialogue you have cited above.

— JohnParis

  • I would imagine that at some point in the conversation, the daughter asked her mother for the name of the food she was preparing.
  • " The daughter may have ventured a guess.
  • Then, the conversation turned to the dialogue you have cited above.
  • Finally, the daughter changes the conversation back to the question of the food and gives up guessing (I give).
  • Her mother tells her that the food is called sweetbreads.
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I would imagine that at some point in the conversation, the daughter asked her mother for the name of the food she was preparing. Her mother might have said said "guess." The daughter may have ventured a guess. Then, the conversation turned to the dialogue you have cited above. Finally, the daughter changes the conversation back to the question of the food and gives up guessing (I give). Her mothe
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Oh... I see... I see...

Daughter is saying that she is giving up guessing the name of the food....

Thanks so much!!
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At the beginning of the scene rory asked what the really great food that they ere eating was and emily was about to answer but lorelai said that she didnt want to know because ever time she loved something but she didn't know it was it was a gross food. So at the end of the scene when she said I give it meant that she didn't want to be in ignorance anymore and she wanted to know what the food was.
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pructusOkay, I give. What is this?
Okay, I give up. What is this? (~ I will never guess, so you have to tell me.)

CJ
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Thanks for the additional explanations, Anon and CJ !!
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