# 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:** 5

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**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/81 "2007-10-10T22:32:48Z")

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Okay, we’ll take the niggers and the chinks, but not the Irish!

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**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/82 "2007-10-10T22:50:04Z")

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[QUOTE=KneadToKnow]  
Up yours, n…  
[/QUOTE]

Sorry 'bout the ‘up yours, n…’

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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/83 "2007-10-10T22:55:33Z")

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And for my next impression - Jesse Owens!

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**Author:** ![Airblairxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Airblairxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airblairxxx)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/84 "2007-10-10T23:52:26Z")

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I like rape.

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**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/85 "2007-10-11T00:20:46Z")

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“Are we awake?”  
“We’re not sure. Are we black?”  
“Yes, we are.”  
“Then we’re awake, but we’re very puzzled.”

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/86 "2007-10-11T05:32:51Z")

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“I hired you people to try to git a little track laid, not to jump around like a bunch of Kansas City faggots!”

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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/87 "2007-10-11T06:22:40Z")

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After ze bunker scene, zey write me out!

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**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/88 "2007-10-11T08:01:09Z")

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Nowhere special…I’ve always wanted to go there…

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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/89 "2007-10-11T11:40:16Z")

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I…state your name…

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**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/90 "2007-10-11T11:55:21Z")

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I’m the neatest poster here.

to0 bAdd tihs Is my tpyign hn.d

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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/91 "2007-10-11T13:11:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Least Original User Name Ever]  
I..state your name…  
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**YOUR NAME**

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**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/92 "2007-10-11T14:06:49Z")

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[QUOTE=Rick]  
**YOUR NAME**  
[/QUOTE]  
shitkickers

“Nufum,” eh? I hope you brought enough gum for everyone!

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**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/93 "2007-10-11T15:23:54Z")

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[QUOTE=Anaamika]  
Oh booooys! Lookie what I got here!  
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Haha. My buddy Scott (white guy) and I (black guy) used to do that scene when we went to our favorite bar back home. Got a few laughs each time, though it was mostly us. 😃

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**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/94 "2007-10-11T15:45:16Z")

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“Of course, you’ll have the common decency not to speak to me if we see each other in the streets.”

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**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/95 "2007-10-11T15:46:11Z")

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Now go do  
that voodoo  
that you do  
so WEELLLLLLLLL!!!

🆒

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/96 "2007-10-11T15:57:57Z")

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Izz dat a ten-gallon hat or are you chust enchoying the show?

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/97 "2007-10-11T15:58:05Z")

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Sounds like steam escaping.

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**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/98 "2007-10-11T16:03:03Z")

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BTW, Yogi Berra never said half the things he said.

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/99 "2007-10-11T16:22:38Z")

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You are my guest, and I am your host. What is your pleasure? What do you like to do?  
I don’t know… play chess… screw…  
Let’s play chess.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blazing-saddles-theyre-staying-in-droves/422150/100 "2007-10-11T16:38:23Z")

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Naw, Mongo straight.

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