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FRIENDS 09 17 Chandler vs Ross

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Warm-up Questions

What kind of competition do you think “Chandler vs Ross” will be: sports, jokes, or something online?
Have you ever had an argument with a friend that started as a joke but became serious?
What do you think could happen when someone posts information about a friend on a public website?

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FRIENDS 09 17 Chandler vs Ross

The alumni website and the first prank (00:00 – 01:50)

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1. What is the new website mainly for?

Posting messages and updates about what you’re doing
Ordering textbooks from college
Watching old college lectures
Finding cheap apartments near campus

2. What does the speaker say is a ‘faster way’ to tell people?

That they moved to a new city
That they are unemployed and childless
That they got a promotion
That they are starting college again

3. What fake update do they start writing about the other person?

He cloned a dinosaur in his lab
He quit his job and became a chef
He won an award for his research
He is moving abroad to teach English

FRIENDS 09 17 Chandler vs Ross

The argument escalates (01:50 – 03:37)

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1. Why does one person say the dinosaur comment is ‘physically impossible’?

Because of basic biology/anatomy reasons
The website blocks that kind of content
Because the college would sue them
Dinosaurs never existed

2. What does one person read that the other wrote on their alumni page?

That they were hit by a blimp
That they are dead
That they are moving to Key West
That they are as gay as the day is long

3. During the phone call, what does the person pretend to be?

His boss
A police officer
His professor
His wife

FRIENDS 09 17 Chandler vs Ross

‘You crossed a line’ and the final threat (03:37 – 04:34)

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1. How does the person supposedly die on the alumni page?

In a lab explosion
Hit by a blimp
In a boating accident
In a plane crash

2. Why is the person upset about the ‘dead’ post?

They think it will delete their real profile forever
They think nobody will believe it
They are worried classmates and family will get phone calls and be upset
They are worried the website will charge money

3. What does the person say they are going to buy for revenge?

Photoshop software and a stack of gay porn
A stack of college yearbooks
A ticket to Key West and a camera
A new laptop and a printer

FRIENDS 09 17 Chandler vs Ross

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1. What is the main cause of the conflict in this clip?

Revenge posts and embarrassment on an alumni website
Jealousy about careers
A serious disagreement about science
A misunderstanding about travel plans

2. How does the humor in this clip mostly work?

By using exaggerated, absurd claims and escalating pranks
By using polite compliments
By using formal academic debate
By explaining historical facts

3. Which message about online posting fits the clip best?

Jokes online are never misunderstood
Online posts are always private
What you post online can affect other people and spread quickly
Only professors read alumni pages

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

FRIENDS 09 17 Chandler vs Ross

Is it ever okay to change someone else’s online profile as a joke? Why or why not?
Which prank in the clip is the most harmful, and what makes it worse than the others?
How could the situation be solved quickly if both people wanted to stop the fight?
What are safer ways to joke with friends without risking public embarrassment?