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[Vera2007]

WAITER: Are we ready to order?

RACHEL: Oh, you know what, we haven't even looked yet.

WAITER: Well, when you do, just let me know. I'll be right over there *on the edge of my seat*.

PHOEBE: Wow, look at these prices.

RACHEL: Yeah, these are pretty *ch-ching*.

1."on the edge of my seat" here means that the waiter was very interested in what they would like to order?

2.What does "ch-ching" mean?
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CHANDLER: Oh, see, I had to tell her that my number was your number, because I couldn't tell her that my number was my number because she thinks that my number is Bob's number.

ROSS: Hey, tell me again, what do I do when Mr. Roper calls?

3. Who was Mr.Roper?

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[bud]

1. Yes, but no doubt he was saying it sarcastically.

2. It's onomatopoeia for the sound of an old-fashioned cash register, before computerized registers replaced them. They made loud, distintive sounds when the cash drawer was opened. "Ch-ching" (or "ca-ching") is used today to mean "expensive" or that someone has a lot of money or that someone is making a lot of money.

3. It's probably a reference to a well-known pollster in the U.S. (the Roper Poll). A pollster calls people at random, and then makes conclusions about how the entire population feels about current issues.