What movie/TV lines do you and yours use?

[silenus]

Around here, often heard is:

"I'm in love with a retard."
"Is he bigger than me?"

--Animal House

And the staple of every geek household:

"I love you."
"I know."

--Empire Strikes Back

So what lines have you adopted as your own?

[Spoons]

We'll often use Princess Bride lines, as in the following examples:

Me: Looks like we're running low on bread.
My wife: Inconthieveable!

or

My wife: I can't find my book. Have you seen it?
Me: Anybody wanna peanut?

It must be "twoo blave."

[brianjedi]

Aaron Sorkin apparently wrote most of "The West Wing" to script my life.

"There's something a little bit freakish about you, you know that?"

"Well, I feel bathed in your confidence as well."

[carnivorousplant]

"Humor. It is a difficult concept."

[RealityChuck]

Many, but some favorites are:

"The pellet with the poison's in the flagon with the dragon. The vessel with the pestle holds the brew that is true."

"And east is east and west is west and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce they taste much more like prunes that rhubarb does."

"It's a cookbook!"


"I don't know. It's a mystery."

"Ah, well, it's no use prevaricating about the bush."

"There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."

"Sir, there is a multilegged creature crawling on your shoulder."

"Plunk your magic twanger, Froggy."

"Oh, by the way. Don't eat the figs."

"Say you're thinking about a plate of shrimp. Suddenly someone says plate, or shrimp, or plate of shrimp. Out of the blue. No use looking for one either. It's part of the lattice of coincidence that lays on top of everything."

"The District Attorney's a Republican."

"Anyone can say he's a writer. But when someone else says you're a writer, then you're a writer."

[Northern Piper]

Mrs. Piper tends to be the one who wants to try new things; I tend to be the one who sticks with the existing options.

Inevitably in one of our discussions on a new approach, Mrs. Piper quotes Shrek from Shrek 2: "Change is good, Donkey."

[Krokodil]

There's a line in Parenthood where, after Mary Steenburgen explains that her preschool son "likes to butt things" with his head, Rick Moranis sarcastically replies "How proud you must be." I caught my sister using that one in a conversation, which was great because I hadn't suspected anybody else knew that one.

And of course, when anybody says "Walk this way," I have to give the Groucho Marx reply: "If I could walk that way, I wouldn't need the linament!"

In the late 80s, I worked with a Honduran guy who liked to say "Isn't thot especial." Very angry little guy, that one.

And level with me, guys... Who hasn't said "Vodka martini, shaken, not stirred" just to watch the bartender roll his eyes?

[carnivorousplant]

Originally Posted by Krokodil

And level with me, guys... Who hasn't said "Vodka martini, shaken, not stirred" just to watch the bartender roll his eyes?

Not I. "Chevas, straight up," just to see $ in his eyes.

[Only Mostly Dead]

Originally Posted by Spoons

We'll often use Princess Bride lines, as in the following examples:

Me: Looks like we're running low on bread.
My wife: Inconthieveable!

or

My wife: I can't find my book. Have you seen it?
Me: Anybody wanna peanut?

It must be "twoo blave."

As do we.

But our "INCONCEIVABLE!" is always followed by "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

[gonzomax]

The Shining He must be.......corrected
Nobody ever expects an inquisition

[ZipperJJ]

I heard the first annual instance of my brother saying "Dear Santy Claus" yesterday (from a Cookie Monster sketch "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street")

"How many syllables, Mario?" from Putney Swope

Our cousin's last name is Smith and we used to tease him with "Will somebody please tell Mr. Smith that his hat is in the onion dip" but we're not sure where that's from. I think The Electric Company.

My friends and I will often drg out Beavis & Butthead quotes like "your mother's a slot" when we're being raunchy.

[Chez Guevara]

I'll be back.

[DMark]

We don't recall the show - was it a sitcom or a movie? At any rate, husband and wife are arguing and the wife is concerned about his spending money on something and she says, "we won't have enough money to eat!"

He looks at her and says, "oh, you and your food."



Maybe you had to be there, but whenever we want to buy something but money is tight, one of us will look at the other and say, "oh, you and your food..."

[cactus waltz]

"No you won't!" from the Office's David Brent's music video of season two:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyDFnPS13uQ

The timing is just hilarious.

[DrMemory]

Your gonna need a bigger boat.

It's a date.....you Eat Them!

Fat, Drunk, and Stupid is No way to go through Life, son.

[Dr. Rieux]

"That's the second biggest (fill in the blank) I've ever seen!"

[BobLibDem]

You might, rabbit, you might.

[Crotalus]

"Oh Christ, they sent me a moron."

My wife likes "I don't think so, Tim."

Tim

[Kyla]

Haha, I get jokes! (After a joke.)

Your logic does not resemble our earth logic. (When someone has a silly idea.)

I am so smart, I am so smart, S-M-R-T. (When I do something dumb.)

Actually, I could probably describe my life using only Simpsons and Buffy/Angel quotes.

"She looks so..."

"...Bulgarian in that outfit?"

[Elysium]

Around the hospital we like to quote Dwight.

"Question: where are the 3cc syringes?"

I like a good "You're out of your element Donny, shut the fuck up."

[Shecky]

"WASH THIS!" from History of the World, Part I
or Jamie Kennedy's, "For Real?" from Malibu's Most Wanted

For my good friends, though, it usually, "Fight the good fight, precious"

[Annie-Xmas]

Marge Simpson voice: I can't begin to tell you what is wrong with that statement.

[Fear Itself]

"You just keep thinkin' Butch; that's what you're good at."

[Nonsuch]

For some reason, the MST classic Devil Doll has given me and Mrs. Nonsuch great fodder for quoting around the house.

Upon any mention of wine:

"Why can't I have some wine? I want some wine!"

Upon any mention of Berlin:

"Find me ... in ... Berlin!"

I guess you have to be there.

[Eleanor of Aquitaine]

"Hamlet... in love with the old man's daughter...the old man thinks." Used whenever there is pronoun confusion. Usually shortened to "... the old man thinks."

[twickster]

"Humor! Ar ar ar" (Mork and Mindy)

"Thank you." "Thank yo" (in a Groucho voice).

[Max Carnage]

Originally Posted by Dr. Rieux

"That's the second biggest (fill in the blank) I've ever seen!"

I use this Guybrush Threepwood-ism a lot, but inevitably the person I say it to asks "What was the biggest one?"

[DeVena]

"Laugh it up, Fuzz Ball" gets a lot of use.


As does, "Bye bye, boys! Have fun storming the castle!"

[Elendil's Heir]

"I'll be bahk." - Ah-nuld, of course

"Had your chance; muffed it. Good morning!" - said with a properly clipped British accent, by Mr. Scumptious the candy tycoon in "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"

"Ex-cellent!" - Mr. Burns, his fingers steepled together, "The Simpsons"

[DianaG]

My daughter and I could easily go an entire day communicating in nothing but movie and television quotes. It gets us in trouble sometimes. For instance, occasionally I forget that many, many people have never seen Mean Girls, and it's inappropriate to greet these people with "Boo, you whore!"

I won't even start with the Whedon, but we definitely find that there's a Whedon quote for every occasion.

"Did you have a brain tumor for breakfast?" is another favorite, although we appear to be the only people who've seen Heathers in the past ten years.

[slortar]

"Great Mandingo! I dig the sound of your mouth-music!"

[MsWhatsit]

From Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, whenever someone makes a boneheaded mistake or takes the wrong turn, or whatever:

"You chose..... poorly."

[twickster]

Originally Posted by slortar

"Great Mandingo! I dig the sound of your mouth-music!"

I love it! What's it from?

[slortar]

Originally Posted by twickster

I love it! What's it from?

The Tick, live action series. The episode with Ron Perlman in it. Damn, I loved that show. Gets way more hate from Tick fans than it should.

[Draelin]

Oh, there are so many.

Whenever something goes wrong--usually traffic or a kitchen incident: "Captain, we're humped." (Firefly)

And from Sports Night--"The length of this conversation is totally out of proportion with my interest in it."

Whenever somebody says "It's possible," it's invariably followed with "I kill a lot of people." (The Princess Bride)

Any mention of pudding--"Quinn ... is there ever a bad time for pudding?" (Sealab 2021)

So many more. None of them are coming to me right now, of course, because that would make everything easier.

[DianaG]

Ooh, I just remembered... my daughter is probably the only 15 year old on the face of the earth who's been known to say "Shazbot, I missed!"

[WOOKINPANUB]

Originally Posted by BobLibDem

You might, rabbit, you might.

I use this one too!

I'm also partial to "I've got that going for me, which is nice (CaddyShack)

A few from Sixteen Candles . . .

"What's happenin', hot stuff?" and "nice manners, babe!"

And a gajillion from Seinfeld.

[susan_foster]

"Go that way really fast. If something gets in your way - turn." - Better Off Dead

of course, you almost inevitably have to follow it with:

"I want my two dollars!"

Susan

[Dung Beetle]

The kids and I have memorized nearly every line of The Emperor's New Groove. Any time one of us uses a quote from the movie, the other two will start tossing them out, and we pretty much go through the whole thing. (We're a charming family, really.) Last night, one child said "Do you smell something burning?" and was met with *gasp* "My spinach puffs!", etc.

[Winston Bongo]

When someone makes a statement ending in a comparative adjective -- like "The weather is getting better" -- it's always fun to respond: "And LEON is getting LAAAAAAAARGER!" (Airplane)

[Ponder Stibbons]

Ha! Your smart tricks can't fool me ... because I'm a moron.
-- From a very very very very old Bugs Bunny cartoon. The wording may be off a bit, but you get the drift.

[Bobotheoptimist]

Originally Posted by Draelin

So many more. None of them are coming to me right now, of course, because that would make everything easier.

Indeed...
Take pretty much the entire script of Firefly/Serenity and throw in random Star Wars quotes.
"I'm a leaf in the wind" is good when I screw up but manage to get away with it anyway.
There's never a bad time to say "And we will call it... This Land"
Sister uses "Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal" with salesdrones, I'm told.

From The Tick - "Not in the face, not in the face" around any fast-moving objects (which is common when one has two sons aged 7 & 10)

Star Wars - "I've got a bad feeling about this", the 10 year old says this frequently
If someone is having trouble with just about anything - "Use the Force, Luke". This is usually not appreciated.
"Ggrgggrrnrngngg!" or however you spell that one thing Chewie said to Han in the cockpit of the Falcon.

Fosters Home For Imaginary Friends -
"sFloor taste funny" whenever anything tastes not-quite-right.
"Now I'm a horsey" is great for changing the subject. "Now you're a horsey, gimme up!" is even better.

I probably use Spongebob lines without even knowing it.

"Dammit, Beavis!"

[DianaG]

Another daily favorite, from The Fairly Oddparents: I'm respecting your privacy by knocking, but asserting my authority as your parent by coming in anyway!

[sciguy]

"Cats and dogs, living together....mass hysteria!" (as a finale to any list of bad things)
-- Bill Murray Ghostbusters

"You can't leave! All the plants'll die!" (when someone says they're leaving)
-- Bill Murray Stripes

"Na na na nananah...."
-- Chevy Chase Caddyshack

"I got a rock..." (after other people have done "I got this..." "I got that...")
-- Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin

[Meeko]

When ever I need to get down to business // crack knuckles moment

"Let's Dance"

-Johnny Cage, Mortal Kombat: The Motion Picture

I wan't to use more often:

"I reject your reality, and substitute my own!"

from Mythbusters

[Meeko]

Originally Posted by sciguy

"I got a rock..." (after other people have done "I got this..." "I got that...")
-- Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin

I thought that was the peanuts Valentines day special ?


My Mom says this as well.

[jsc1953]

Dittos on "I'll be back", and "you just keep thinkin', Butch".

"Are you pondering what I'm pondering?", and
"What do you want to do tonight?" "The same thing we do every night...try to take over the world".

"I'm fuzzy on the whole good/bad concept"

"Damn! We're in a tight spot!"

[Only Mostly Dead]

One of our bigger ones, from The Simpsons.

[One of Fat Tony's Goons] Shudda yo face!
[Linguo] Shut YOUR face.

[Dung Beetle]

The kids and I also use two from Spongebob:

"Liar, liar, plants for hire!" "That's pants on fire." "You would know......liar."

(when faced with something extra-delicious) "I think I'll eat it now!" *gulp* "I think I'll eat it now!"

Jeez, these aren't funny if you didn't see the show!

[sciguy]

Originally Posted by Meeko

I thought that was the peanuts Valentines day special ?

My Mom says this as well.

Maybe it was in the V-day one, but I got it from Great Pumpkin. When the kids were going out for tricks or treats, after each house they'd do a poll: "I got a candy bar!" "I got a popcorn ball!" (Charlie Brown) "I got a rock...".