# Do you have anything that automatically triggers a "favorite catch phrase" from TV or the movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 1, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301 "2021-12-01T17:21:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/141 "2021-12-08T00:43:57Z")
Like most, I have several but the one that seems to give me the most service is a Dean Keaton line in the Usual Suspects when Kobayashi says something Keaton doesn’t believe he can pull off. The dismissive way Keaton says, “We’ll see”. ``` KOBAYASHI I am sorry, Mr. McManus. (To Keaton) I implore you to believe me, Mr. Keaton. Mr. Soze is very real and very + determined. KEATON We'll see. ``` When someone brags about something they can or are going to do (that I’m dubious about) that line jumps to my lips. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/142 "2021-12-08T01:28:29Z")
My car has been in the shop getting repaired after an accident, and while it’s there the insurance company has been paying for a rental car. Also, I’ve been on a bit of a Talking Heads kick lately. So whenever I get in my rental car I may tell myself, “This is not my large automobile,” which actually is not a line from “[Once in a Lifetime](https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8)”, but it sounds like it should be. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/143 "2021-12-08T02:11:19Z")
When someone is leaving - - (waving) “Have fun storming the castle!” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/144 "2021-12-08T03:05:56Z")
Even though I detested MASH, I sometimes use this Hawkeye line: “Never let it be said I didn’t do the least I could do”. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/145 "2021-12-08T03:14:37Z")
I hope literary classics like Mad Magazine are appropriate for this thread? If so, whenever anybody says ‘can I ask you a question?’ I respond with ‘you just did’. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/146 "2021-12-08T14:32:01Z")
Just yesterday my husband mentioned that my latte was ready. My response? “Latte, latte, latte get your adverbs here!” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dDwXHTcodNg/hqdefault.jpg "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwXHTcodNg) ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/147 "2021-12-08T15:59:59Z")
Two from Bill Murray movies: Whenever someone is late arriving at a large gathering: “Nice team spirit, Morty.” ( **Meatballs** ) When someone has one of those “forgot to tell you something important” moments: “Important safety tip, thanks, Egon.” ( **Ghostbusters** ) ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/148 "2021-12-08T16:39:13Z")
Whenever they strike up Canada’s national anthem, I can’t help saying “Oh, Canada, eh?” Then I need a toque and a bottle of Molson. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/149 "2021-12-08T16:44:19Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > I hope literary classics like Mad Magazine are appropriate for this thread? If so, whenever anybody says ‘can I ask you a question?’ I respond with ‘you just did’. _ **MAD** _ submissions are always welcome! 👍 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/150 "2021-12-08T17:16:28Z")
Zero Mostel in his various roles provide me a wealth of commentary on the details of Life. Especially Max Bialystock and Pseudolus. From classic Mad, the most-used phrase is “SHAZOOM!” ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/151 "2021-12-08T18:48:05Z")
When people start to drone on about their medical procedures, I’ll say (sometimes just think to myself to maintain civility), _“I don’t know what that is and I don’t want to know what that is and if you tell me what that is I’m going to slit your throat”_ ---
**Author:** ![truthseeker3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e68b1a/32.png) [@truthseeker3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthseeker3)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/152 "2021-12-08T19:20:44Z")
Whenever I’m Christmas shopping and see something I like, I hear Alvin the Chipmunk patiently explaining, “It’s a present, Dave - from me to me.” And since not all of the references here are from the dawn of time, it’s probably ok to say… > [@](#): > > Janet! Miss Jackson, if you’re nasty. Oh, and one more thing… is something that has to be said in a gravelly voice people occasionally recognize as Peter Falk. ---
**Author:** ![Esturionette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@Esturionette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esturionette)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2021, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/153 "2021-12-08T23:56:37Z")
Here’s a slightly obscure reference: “RRRrrrr!”, a wacky French comedy about early humans, features a guy whose whole job consists of walking around with a torch and announcing “it’s getting dark!” at all hours of the day, to which the customary response is “shut your mouth”. He pops up throughout the film as a running gag. Every time someone mentions how dark it’s getting, in any context, I think to myself “shut your mouth”. But I only say it out loud if it’s my husband. [Here’s a collection of clips from the film](https://youtu.be/RBlA9VvzKg0) - in French, but simple to understand. The torch guy is one of the first. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/154 "2021-12-09T00:26:00Z")
“Cigarette?” “…yes, it is.” ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/155 "2021-12-09T05:26:40Z")
That triggered a memory. Eons ago some coworkers went to a (car) racetrack, and apparently one of the drivers was Canadian so they played Oh Canada, and some plastered idiot in the stands yelled: “that’s not the godammed Spar Spangled Spanner!” That became a catch phrase at work for a while. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/156 "2021-12-09T05:31:27Z")
Any time someone says “Hi, everybody!” I can’t help but respond by loudly saying “HI, DR. NICK!” ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/157 "2021-12-09T15:36:48Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > That triggered a memory. Eons ago some coworkers went to a (car) racetrack, and apparently one of the drivers was Canadian so they played Oh Canada, and some plastered idiot in the stands yelled: “that’s not the godammed Spar Spangled Spanner!” That became a catch phrase at work for a while. **NITPICK:** The title is “O Canada” (vocative “O,” as in, e.g., “O Caesar, what a wounding shame is this”). _Oh, Canada!_ would make a great title for a musical, however. 😊. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/158 "2021-12-09T15:55:33Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > “Cigarette?” > “…yes, it is.” **CHRIS GRIFFIN:** (_Responding to a mention of Brown University in Rhode Island_) Brown is the color of poo! **BRIAN GRIFFIN:** Why, yes … yes, it is. Or, like a contestant being interviewed on _ **Jeopardy!** _ **:** **CURRENT HOST:** I see here you collect turn-of-the-century erotica. **CONTESTANT:** I _do!_ These are two of my standard responses to vapid statements or questions. I also can’t help thinking of those silly question-and-answer sections in EFL textbooks: **TEACHER:** Can you operate a word processor? **STUDENT:** (_Bright and perky_) Yes, I can! **TEACHER:** Can you operate a fax machine? **STUDENT:** (_Sad and gloomy_) No, I can’t. **TEACHER:** Can you operate a switchboard? **STUDENT:** (_Bright and perky again_) Yes, I can! ( **NB:** The books I had to use were all printed in the '90s.) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-anything-that-automatically-triggers-a-favorite-catch-phrase-from-tv-or-the-movies/955301/159 "2021-12-09T16:14:47Z")
I’m in Interlibrary Loans. The vast majority of requests I receive are for articles we already own, and my patrons are just too lazy or clueless to look them up themselves. When a “Borrowing” request goes to “Document Delivery” because we own it, “Oh you mean _this_ gate key!” Probably say it a few dozen times every day. ---
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