# Blazing Saddles:  "They're staying in droves"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 9, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150 "2007-10-09T23:17:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/41 "2007-10-10T04:38:00Z")

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Tell them I said _owwwwww!_

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/42 "2007-10-10T04:52:42Z")

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I don’t want to criticize your technique, but you’re sucking my arm.

(Sorry, it’s only in the book; censored from the movie)

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/43 "2007-10-10T05:19:33Z")

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Would you like another Schnitzengruben?

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**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/44 "2007-10-10T05:19:45Z")

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You will, of course, have the good taste not to mention I posted in this thread?

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**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/45 "2007-10-10T05:56:04Z")

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[QUOTE=devilsknew]  
Would you like another Schnitzengruben?  
[/QUOTE]

Sorry, but 15 is my limit on Schnitzengruben.

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**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/46 "2007-10-10T06:48:53Z")

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You, Teutonic twat!

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**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/47 "2007-10-10T07:39:08Z")

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I get no kick from champagne  
Mere alcohol doesn’t thrill me at all  
So tell me why should it be true  
That I get a kick out of you …

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**Author:** ![ColonelDax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@ColonelDax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColonelDax)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/48 "2007-10-10T08:04:05Z")

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Let’s play chess!

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**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/49 "2007-10-10T08:19:09Z")

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[fart]

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/50 "2007-10-10T11:13:46Z")

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Let us now read from the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and Duck!

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**Author:** ![mamboman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mamboman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mamboman)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/51 "2007-10-10T11:21:26Z")

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I’m looking forward to the Number 6 dance later on.

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/52 "2007-10-10T12:33:23Z")

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Landsnatching, let’s see. Land, land… see snatch.

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**Author:** ![Evil\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/53 "2007-10-10T12:41:36Z")

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Mornin’ ma’am…

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/54 "2007-10-10T12:42:37Z")

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Specifically, the phrase is an oxymoron - classic example being “A deafening silence”.

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**Author:** ![LionelHutz405](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lionelhutz405/32/536_2.png) [@LionelHutz405](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LionelHutz405)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/55 "2007-10-10T12:55:40Z")

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[QUOTE=Fern Forest]  
[fart]  
[/QUOTE]

I think you’ve had enough.

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**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/56 "2007-10-10T13:08:11Z")

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Oh. It’s twue. It’s twue. It’s twue, it’s twue!

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/57 "2007-10-10T13:08:33Z")

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[QUOTE=fachverwirrt]  
Landsnatching, let’s see. Land, land… see snatch.  
[/QUOTE]

Ah, Hailie vs. United Sates. Hailie: 7, United States: nothing. You see, it can be done!

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**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/58 "2007-10-10T14:00:17Z")

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“Work, work, work! Hello, boys! Have a good night’s rest? I missed you!”

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**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/59 "2007-10-10T15:04:19Z")

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[QUOTE=LurkMeister]  
Now who can argue with that?  
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Piss on that! I’m working for Mel Brooks!

(Sorry, I couldn’t find a really appropriate post to answer with this, so I just picked one at random.)

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**Author:** ![Mooch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/60 "2007-10-10T15:11:21Z")

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Damn baby, I am not from Havana!

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