# Challenge us with a non-famous line from a movie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [April 2, 2022, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142 "2022-04-02T06:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2024, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3685 "2024-09-06T04:22:26Z")

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“You’re almost sure to need it before this day is over.”

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3686 "2024-09-08T08:16:47Z")

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Another from the same movie:

“You know something? I haven’t fired my gun all day.”

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3687 "2024-09-08T08:28:07Z")

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_The Longest Day_?

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3688 "2024-09-08T08:47:57Z")

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Yep.

The first one is a line I remember from the movie. When no one got it right away, I started to wonder how many more quotes I could post with the word “day” before someone got it.

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3689 "2024-09-08T22:46:12Z")

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“I’m kind of psychic. It’s like I have a fifth sense. I think I have ESPN or something.”

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3690 "2024-09-09T00:05:18Z")

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Is that from _Earth Girls are Easy_?

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3691 "2024-09-09T00:24:39Z")

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Nope. But you did remind me to finally get around to seeing that flick.

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3692 "2024-09-09T01:53:29Z")

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_ **Mean Girls** _

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3693 "2024-09-09T02:33:40Z")

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You got it!

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**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3694 "2024-09-09T02:35:11Z")

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Yay! I got one.

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**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3695 "2024-09-09T23:00:50Z")

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“Come father. Let us embrace at last.”

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3696 "2024-09-09T23:02:42Z")

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Mordred to Arthur, in _Excalibur_.

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**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3697 "2024-09-09T23:15:55Z")

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Right as always.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3698 "2024-09-10T00:16:46Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> **A:** I’ve heard a lot about you.  
> **B:** Really? I haven’t heard anything about you.

Rita Hayworth to Glenn Ford in _ **Gilda** _.

**A:** Can’t you even _look_ like a human being?  
**B:** I don’t know, sir, I’ve never tried.

Roland Young (“Cosmo”) to Alan Mowbray (“Wilkins,” the butler) in _ **Topper** _.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3699 "2024-09-22T19:14:34Z")

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“Mr. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, I’d like to see you with your pants off.”

Hint:

Reed

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3700 "2024-09-22T19:46:19Z")

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_Liar, Liar_?

ETA: to @ThelmaLou and her entry.

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**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3701 "2024-09-22T20:43:46Z")

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Nope.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2024, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3702 "2024-09-22T23:37:52Z")

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“I keep telling me that we’ve stolen a great deal of money, but I still haven’t seen any of it.”

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**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3703 "2024-09-23T17:54:52Z")

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The Hot Rock?

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/3704 "2024-09-23T19:36:03Z")

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No.

There are lines in other movies (and the sentiment similarly expressed), but that’s not the movie I’m looking at.

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