# 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:** 99
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1964 "2022-10-18T03:44:54Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > One of _ **The Matrix** _ movies [shakes head] It’s said in a sci-fi movie by the leader of a resistance movement, though. But the resistance movement are the bad guys. ---
**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:** [October 18, 2022, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1965 "2022-10-18T03:47:32Z")
Gonna have to think about this one. I know I’ve heard the line, but I can’t place it. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1966 "2022-10-18T08:43:00Z")
Another thread I was in recently reminded me of this. ‘You see, in a world where elephants are pursued by flying men, people are just naturally going to want to get high.’ ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1967 "2022-10-18T19:00:07Z")
“Let me just say, if aliens wind up implanting eggs in my chest and I eat one of you guys, I’m sorry.” “I do not want _another_ single pop-culture reference out of you for the rest of the trip, do you understand?” ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1968 "2022-10-19T00:24:30Z")
Avengers: Infinity War. Spider-Man and Iron Man ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1969 "2022-10-19T00:36:47Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > Avengers: Infinity War. Yep. “What is this? My mantra?” “The Wi-Fi password. We’re not savages.” ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1970 "2022-10-19T00:37:27Z")
Dr. Strange. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1971 "2022-10-19T00:38:00Z")
Yep. “Fuckers are fast, too.” (Not only is that a compliment as to how fast you got that quote, but it’s the next quote. hehe!) ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1972 "2022-10-19T00:48:25Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “You let it hang there too long, it’ll get soft and fall off. It’s all a matter of timing.” To help those with dirty minds, I’ll give you the line preceding this: “Dunking’s an art. Don’t let it soak so long. A dip and (_stuffs the donut in his mouth_) plop, in your mouth.” If you’ve seen the movie (it’s a classic) you’ll remember this scene. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1973 "2022-10-19T01:16:56Z")
“I forgot my mantra.” ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1974 "2022-10-19T03:06:03Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > “Dunking’s an art. Don’t let it soak so long. A dip and (_stuffs the donut in his mouth_) plop, in your mouth.” Clark Gable in _It Happened One Night._ > [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > “I forgot my mantra.” _Annie Hall,_ spoken by a then nearly unknown Jeff Goldblum. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1975 "2022-10-19T03:09:25Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > > [@terentii](#): > > > > “Dunking’s an art. Don’t let it soak so long. A dip and (_stuffs the donut in his mouth_) plop, in your mouth.” > > Clark Gable in _It Happened One Night._ Correct! Clark Gable breakfasting with Claudette Colbert in their seedy motel room. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1976 "2022-10-19T05:03:39Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > Hehe! Yes! I love _Robin Hood_ so much. Yes, great movie! I should dig that out and watch it. ---
**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:** [October 19, 2022, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1977 "2022-10-19T13:50:07Z")
“ERIC! ERRRRIC!” (Adding a sentence because discourse is apparently blocking posts due to grammar now.) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1978 "2022-10-19T21:29:14Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > (Adding a sentence because discourse is apparently blocking posts due to grammar now.) OOC: Discord doesn’t like posts that are in all-caps. I believe that’s always been a thing. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1979 "2022-10-20T00:32:42Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > _Annie Hall,_ spoken by a then nearly unknown Jeff Goldblum. Yeah. ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1980 "2022-10-20T01:09:37Z")
Huh, you’re right. But the error it gives is “Body is unclear. Are you sure it’s a complete sentence?” ---
**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:** [October 20, 2022, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1981 "2022-10-20T05:00:11Z")
“They’d have enough salt to last forever.” ---
**Author:** ![Stanislaus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stanislaus/32/3391_2.png) [@Stanislaus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stanislaus)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1982 "2022-10-20T08:10:35Z")
> [@Stanislaus](#): > > A couple from me > > > “Nobody _ever_ listens to me” > > > “Jesus Christ, [name], what the hell kind of a diet are you on? Don’t think anyone got these - two different films, but they share an actor in prominent roles. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2022, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142/1983 "2022-10-20T10:57:58Z")
Nobody’s gotten these yet. > [@commasense](#): > > “For us there will never be happiness.” > “We must learn to be happy without it.” They are spoken by the romantic leads in the film, who are completely overshadowed by other characters. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=98) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-us-with-a-non-famous-line-from-a-movie/962142.md?page=100)