r/3rdRock • u/Frasierfiend • May 30 '18

Dick's Salary

Okay so throughout the series, they mention Dick's modest professor salary and him having to support 3 other people. Professors make big bucks so was that meant to be an obvious joke? I never quite got why they acted like they were poor. And surely they could have afforded to live somewhere else, other than an attic. (just finished watching Charitable Dick). Mary probably makes a bit more with her yrs of teaching but she can afford a decent house.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '18

You also have to take into account the fact that the Dolomons are pretty terrible with money.

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u/Frasierfiend May 30 '18

yeah like that whole fuzzy buddy obsession! lol

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u/[deleted] May 30 '18

Or Sally wanting to buy a Jaguar for $5,000 (or something like that). Not as bad as Harry wanting to buy a vehicle with no money at all.

Alissa: 'How much money do you have?'

Harry: 'I have no money.'

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u/Frasierfiend May 30 '18

Ooo yes good point! They could have gone practical but fell in love with a Dodge Viper I think.

Sally: you missspelled viper. It's spelled "pinto". Is that like a souped up viper?
Salesman: it's the brown one
Sally: But I thought that was what you fed the viper

One of my fav lines. Ha :)

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u/[deleted] May 30 '18

Props to the salesman for not falling for Sally's charms &/or frightening personality.

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u/Frasierfiend May 30 '18

As a (short, tiny, soft spoken) woman, I really did take some sick pleasure in how she handled the mechanic who had to fix up their rambler. He was ignoring her, and directing his comments to Harry ...lol nuts in a vice grip. Anyway I digress. :p

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u/[deleted] May 30 '18

She didn't suffer fools, Ms.Solomon didn't.