# Challenge us with a non-famous line from a movie **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 233
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4645 "2026-05-25T11:22:21Z")
My first instinct was _Radio Days_, but we just did a quote from that. Maybe _Annie Hall_? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4646 "2026-05-25T13:26:14Z")
Funny, no, but the same filmmaker! ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4647 "2026-05-25T16:37:26Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Still no takers for “You never had your hands on a _teat_ before?”? It’s from _Witness_. The Amish grandfather is teaching the Philadelphia cop character (Harrison Ford) how to milk a cow. The cop replies, “Not one this _big_!,” eliciting a hearty laugh from the otherwise stern old man. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4648 "2026-05-26T14:10:50Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > I’m probably splitting hairs - I’d define “non-famous” as being something that never got repeated / quoted much, that it never really made it into any popular cultural lexicon of any sort (probably because it was so darned long!) regardless that it could maybe be regarded as one of the film’s benchmark quotes. I’m probably biased (obviously), but I can’t imagine anyone who has seen Jaws wouldn’t instantly recognize that speech, especially with the whole speech typed out. It gets referenced in other media somewhat regularly, and is recognized as one of the most famous movie scenes of all time, with its own interesting production backstory. It’s as non-famous as the “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor” speech. ---
**Author:** ![Wendell\_Wagner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8491ac/32.png) [@Wendell\_Wagner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wendell_Wagner)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4649 "2026-05-30T03:00:08Z")
“Leave my house! I never want to see you again - you X!”, where the title of the film is _The X_. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4650 "2026-06-03T08:27:52Z")
“Communism is just a red herring.” ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4651 "2026-06-03T11:55:11Z")
That’s from Clue. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4652 "2026-06-03T12:18:28Z")
If it is from clue then the quote is wrong because it is: > Communism **was** just a red herring. No hits yet on: > How can an idiot be a policeman? `//i\\` ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4653 "2026-06-03T13:37:57Z")
> [@icon](#): > > How can an idiot be a policeman? Oh, it’s one of the _Pink Panther_ movies. I may be able to remember which one. It’s something like: Clouseau: “How can a (something be a something)?” Dreyfus: “How can an idiot be a policeman?” Clouseau: “Well, first he has to enlist…” I think it’s probably from _A Shot in the Dark_, when Clouseau is convinced of Maria Gambrelli’s innocence, despite all the evidence against her. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4654 "2026-06-03T14:08:23Z")
Correct it is from a Pink Panther movie, and those are the participants in the conversation, but it is not _A Shot in the Dark_ it is from _The Return of the Pink Panther_ the dialogue goes like this: > Clouseau: He was blind. How can a blind man be a lookout? > Dreyfus: How can an idiot be a policeman? Answer me that! > Clouseau: It’s very simple, all he has to do is enlist… A quote from another movie: > Now that is a big door! `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4655 "2026-06-03T16:05:16Z")
Her: Are you excited? Him: Like the French when Lindbergh landed. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4656 "2026-06-03T16:33:34Z")
_Night Shift_ (I use that line all the time) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4657 "2026-06-03T17:45:23Z")
Correct! My favorite lines from that move (that I use all the time) are: [Manetti](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818874/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Now, listen, helium-head; how hard is it to pass out some towels? [Bill](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000474/?ref_=ttqu_qu): Well, it’s a skill like anything else. and [Chuck](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001857/?ref_=ttqu_qu): He’s not a towel boy. He’s an idea man! [Manetti](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818874/?ref_=ttqu_qu): He couldn’t find his asshole with a funnel. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4658 "2026-06-03T23:56:26Z")
“The booze bone is connected to the smoke bone and the smoke bone is connected to the head bone.” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4659 "2026-06-04T08:26:59Z")
“Pegging isn’t new for me, friendo, but it is for Disney.” ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4660 "2026-06-04T09:44:55Z")
Deadpool and Wolverine `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4661 "2026-06-04T10:04:21Z")
“Same jacket?” “No, new jacket.” ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2026, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4662 "2026-06-05T05:30:58Z")
“Who made you Pope of this dump?” ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4663 "2026-06-05T07:07:56Z")
As Pericles said to the Athenians, “Where do I drain the lizard?”. ---
**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:** [June 5, 2026, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/4664 "2026-06-05T07:48:59Z")
> [@saucywench](#): > > “Who made you Pope of this dump?” Sounds like Rodney Dangerfield in _Caddyshack_, but I’m not certain. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=232) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=234)