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Help me to understand this joke?

In that movie "Good Will Hunting," there's a scene in a bar in which some Will gets the phone number of a girl in the bar. Then he shows off at this guy who he had a problem with and he says "How do you like 'them' apples?" I do not understand it.. and I am pretty sure it will be a sucky joke since the movie sucked.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    its like saying hahahha i got her number and he didn't...so how bout them apples...

  • 1 decade ago

    how do you like them apples is just an old saying or expression. It isn't a joke.

    It can apply to anything. Something that goes right or wrong. Anything at all.

    It could be something as simple as "The movie I wanted to see at the theatre is sold out" "How do you like them apples"

  • 1 decade ago

    He was showing off that he got her phone number... it was not that great of a joke.

    "Do you like apples"

    "Yes"

    "How do you like them apples!" (meaning phone number)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I believe he was referring to a prior argument. It is an expression in New England, Boston particularly. It is an older expression that means basically I screwed you over and you deserved it.

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  • 1 decade ago

    "How do you like them apples" is just an expression. It's not a joke.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The other guy thought he would impress the girl with how intelligent he was, but Will was smarter and got her number.

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