Infinity times

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Hi, in last episode of Family Guy was something like this: "It's only infinity times what you bring home every week". Can someone please explain me it in simply or other words what does it mean?

GPY · Accepted Answer

"infinity times what you bring home every week" means infinity multiplied by the amount of money that you earn each week. Since infinity is limitlessly large quantity, the speaker is wildly exaggerating for humorous effect.

Anonymous · Answer

And you're saying that it exactly means what you've just written? I naturally understand it but it still doesn't fit to the context of this dialogue. Or maybe I still don't get it.

Vorpar · Answer

He's suggesting that she not complain about him spending money when she doesn't earn any.

GPY · Answer

VorparHe's suggesting that she not complain about him spending money when she doesn't earn any.

In that case, then, it is less of a wild exaggeration and more of a mathematical indeterminateness.

Anonymous · Answer

Ok, thanks to all of you.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousI naturally understand it but it still doesn't fit to the context of this dialogue. Or maybe I still don't get it.

I think this is the dialog you're referring to. I found it online.

Peter, this chair costs $3,000.
That's not so much, Lois.
It's only infinity times what you bring home every week.
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If Peter brings home $30, then the chair costs as much as he brings home in 100 weeks. The chair is 100 times what he brings home every week. It would take 100 weeks to pay for the chair, using all that Peter brings home each week.

She's saying that he earns so little each week that it would take an infinity of weeks to pay for the chair. The chair is thus not 100, but infinity, times the amount he earns each week.

It's not mathematically accurate, of course, but I think you get the point. The use of "only" is sarcastic.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

To CalifJim:
Thanks for your explanation, but did you notice that it was Peter talking this phrase to Lois, not she to him? That's why I was wondering what was the meaning of this.

Fivejedjon · Answer

Anonymousdid you notice that it was Peter talking this phrase to Lois, not she to him?

The speakers appear to be:
Peter, this chair costs $3,000.
Peter: That's not so much, Lois.
Lois: It's only infinity times what you bring home every week.

Anonymous · Answer

fivejedjonLois: It's only infinity times what you bring home every week.

No, this phrase belongs tu Peter, definitely. That's why I'm trying to figure this out.

GPY · Answer

Do you know whether the person referred to as "you" in "what you bring home every week" earns any money at all?

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