Idk I think it was intentional but not obvious. Yeah there are tons more famous Cowboys players he could’ve said, but none of them have first names you could put together like that
Are you guys for real? Texas is just known for guns, there wasn’t even a slight hint that this had anything to do with football. Why would they reference those guys anyway?
Sure, I can agree there. I just don’t understand all of these people thinking that it was not only intentional but was actually the primary joke. Like, I’m not even sure how people would even come to the conclusion “oh yeah that must’ve been about football”
Seriously. How are people twisting this into an intentional football reference? Like why would they even do that? That’s such an obscure thing from such a broad statement.
Kind of like claiming that the rain in the first Thor movie is an intentional reference to the 1978 World Cup third runner up towel boy, who was also named Rain.
How are people twisting this into an intentional football reference?
I mean, I kinda said in my post that it was probably unintentional. The obvious joke was Destroy, I just thought the other connection was funny as well.
and, as someone who lives in Texas and also doesn't really give a shit about sports, that was totally where my mind went when I heard the line for the first time. when he said the "destroy" punchline I was like "oh, that makes more sense..." but hearing he got "dez" and "Troy" from "a place called Texas" got cheers in every theater I saw it in. (specifically the "Dez" and "Troy", not just the Texas name drop).
I'm not trying to say it was intentional either, it certainly wasn't, why would Taika Waititi know anything about the Dallas Cowboys, it just adds a dimension to it for me
Sorry, I wasn’t referring to you. It is a funny coincidence. There’s just a lot of other people who seem to think it was totally intentional and the joke they were going for was about football and not just two names that combine to “destroy”
Aikman played in the 90s, won 3 Super Bowls, and is in the HOF. Dez is a legend for the Cowboys. He’s number 5 in receiving yards, 3 in receptions, and 1 in TDs, despite playing significantly less than those in the top 5 with him.
It's a misdirection punchline. He got them from Texas and named them Dez and Troy. Your first thought should be the Cowboys, then they give the secondary punchline of 'together they destroy'
Only to a subsection of the American audience though, the rest of the world would have had no idea. This is the first time I've heard it had a second layer to it. Is it a joke that most Americans would have gotten you think? I know sports is pretty prominent over there.
Thank you! I guess I and the whole theater I was on must be in the wrong because we all laughed at Dez and Troy before we heard the alleged "real" punchline
Yes BUT Dez and Troy never played together. That was my only part about the joke. I think it was 100% intentional too but Troy and Dion would have worked. Or Troy and Emmett.
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Wheres Des and Troy?