# Did anyone else know someone who had a real life "Catch Phrase"?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [January 22, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207 "2022-01-22T01:30:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/21 "2022-01-23T00:41:42Z")
A college roommate and I once decided to see how many times we could work the phrase “Can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a (fill in the blank)” into a conversation before somebody finally noticed. But that only lasted a couple of weeks.
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### Author:  [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/22 "2022-01-23T02:47:42Z")
No, but I have been considering a few:
“Well, that just drops my balls.”
“Kiss what?”
“Let’s venture to a rock pit and place objects inside!”
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### Author:  [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/23 "2022-01-23T08:40:45Z")
When I was a sophomore in high school, our spring musical was “Hello Dolly!” and I landed the role of Barnaby Tucker (whose go-to expletive was “Holy cabooses!”). I said that so often in rehearsal and during performances that it became _my_ go-to expletive for nearly ten years.
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### Author:  [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/24 "2022-01-23T09:59:46Z")
There’s always the tried-and-true, well-worn and threadbare “See ya later, alligator!”. Yeah, my father used that a lot.
Here’s an odd one: I had a friend whose wife, when asking any of their children to do something always prefaced the request with: “For my convenience, please \_\_\_\_\_\_\_” I gather she probably learned that while growing up at home with her family.
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### Author:  [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/25 "2022-01-23T10:52:35Z")
A friend says “Giddy up” as her all purpose exclamation.
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### Author:  [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/26 "2022-01-23T11:02:40Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#):
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> I once met a customer at Blockbuster who, whenever he gave an affirmative response, said “Roger that.”
Why would you find it annoying? I think it’s charming.
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### Author:  [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/27 "2022-01-23T11:41:01Z")
As a lifelong troubleshooter and repairperson, I am frequently asked to explain what I’m up to. Of course, I am frequently NOT asked to explain, or even asked NOT to explain - no matter which, I always launch into “Well, it’s a simple seventeen step process…”
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### Author:  [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/28 "2022-01-23T12:50:48Z")
> [@digs](#):
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> …I thought it was clever the first time they were at a fancy cocktail party and my dad introduced my mom: “And this is my first wife, Marie.”
I’ve used this, but sparingly.
I also say, “this is my ex-fiancée”.
mmm
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### Author:  [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/29 "2022-01-23T14:22:36Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#):
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> You want annoying? My uncle, when leaving a party or other gathering, always used to say, “Glad you got to see me!”
Meh, that’s kind of cute. Like some famous guest on a talk show once who was greeted by the host with “nice to see you”, and his response was “it’s nice to be seen”. 😉
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### Author:  [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/30 "2022-01-23T15:09:39Z")
I used to know a guy who liked to say “Did you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?” He was kind of a joker though.
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### Author:  [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/31 "2022-01-23T18:39:42Z")
> [@MrAtoz](#):
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> I know a guy who says “Roger that” as well! I don’t find it annoying, just kind of interesting.
I’m guilty of this. And “Copy all” as well. . .
> [@Telemark](#):
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> A friend says “Giddy up” as her all purpose exclamation.
Your friend is my former supervisor?
My offering, is at work, I have a co-worker that says, “Ain’t that a kick in the pants?” after pretty much every new topic/observation/question/etc. brought to his attention.
Another one that grinds my gears is the gal at work that preceeds every bit of information with, “Just so you know. . .” as in _“Just so you know, Bill is out of the office until Tuesday, and just so you know, Michelle is acting as Bill’s deputy.”_
Tripler
Lots of wasted breath from that gal. . .
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### Author:  [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/32 "2022-01-23T19:06:38Z")
> [@mordecaiB](#):
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> > [@digs](#):
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> > I thought it was clever the first time they were at a fancy cocktail party and my dad introduced my mom: “And this is my first wife, Marie.”
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> I laughed the first time you posted that and I still think it’s funny now. So according to your schedule I should be ready to put you on ignore the third time. 😀
I’ll take this as a tribute to ol’ Dad. At his funeral, we got a lot of stories of pranks he pulled, even at the staid banks he worked at.
**mordecaiB** , you might appreciate the only time my mom had a good comeback line. She complimented his shirt with
_“It’s so nice, and you never wear it.”_
“Well, you can save it for your next husband.”
_“Oh, he’s not your size.”_
Her immediate, deadpan delivery really made it.
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### Author:  [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/33 "2022-01-23T19:09:45Z")
Not really a catch phrase. But in the 90s I worked with a coworker who would answer his desk phone like this:
> “Hello, this is Steve Teller. How may I serve you?”
I would always crack up laughing after I heard it.
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### Author:  [@mordecaiB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mordecaiB)
#### Post date: [January 23, 2022, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-know-someone-who-had-a-real-life-catch-phrase/958207/34 "2022-01-23T19:33:54Z")
> [@digs](#):
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> I’ll take this as a tribute to ol’ Dad.
As you should. I find it not only funny, but the kind of joke that makes people have to process it for a moment before they get it is my favorite kind.
> [@digs](#):
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> _“Oh, he’s not your size.”_
Perfect comeback! Sounds like your parents were a good match.
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