# do you have catch phrases, song lyrics, movie quotes you cannot not say when certain things happen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 26, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974 "2020-01-26T01:22:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [February 27, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/161 "2020-02-27T01:05:53Z")
> [@Indyellen](#): > > I use a great many of these, but probably the most common two are from the original Ghostbusters. When my husband asks me about if he should do something, my response is almost always “Yes, have some.” I have also taken to using “Motherpusbucket!” instead of other cuss words when in mixed company or at work. It does meet the satisfying feeling of expletive. The Ghostbusters phrase I use whenever a “\*now \*he tells me” moment has occurred: **"Important safety tip, thanks, Egon.**" From another Bill Murray movie, whenever somebody shows up conspicuously late, I glance at my imaginary wristwatch and say **“Nice team spirit, Morty.”** > [@Author\_Balk](#): > > While watching a show that has someone walking in on someone and discovering they are doing something bad I quote the line from Fletch, “Oh oh, the missus”. I change the “missus” to whatever fits for the situation. For similar situations, my M_A_S\*H buddies and I will always simultaneously mutter **“Chickie, the House Dick!”** I never use it anywhere else, because nobody else even understands the reference to “house dick.” ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/162 "2020-02-27T02:39:49Z")
Any sight or reference to Key lime pie brings out a few lines from the opening scene of “Natural Born Killers” “I haven’t had Key lime pie in… ten years” “Well, when you had it, did you like it?” “Nah, but that doesn’t mean much. I was a completely different person back then.” There’s also a scene where a cameraman is going to get shot for lack of a working camera when he suddenly says he has some portable blahblah and can get a working feed off that. The way Mickey Knox says “Very innovative!” gets copied by me when I see, hear or make a makeshift suggestion. Interestingly, I’m not even much of a fan of the movie but it does have some memorable lines. On a different track, the actual line from Oran ‘Juice’ Jones’ “The Rain” was “You was with _The Juice!_” but it’s morphed into “You coulda had _The Juice!_” whenever my wife or kid takes a drink other than juice when it’s available. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/163 "2020-02-27T02:54:07Z")
I once met a guy named Morten and said (in my best Peter Jurasik voice) “Mr. Morten”. I’ve used the “You’re obviously not a golfer” line. My buddy’s kid got it and cracked up. And whenever someone says, in any context: “You know what scares me?” I reply with: “The scene in Alien where the thing bursts out of the guys chest?” ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/164 "2020-02-29T21:56:50Z")
New one. I can see in the future making a statement and ridiculously emphasizing the last word. Related to Elaine in Seinfeld and "It was a damp and chilly afternoon so I decided to put on MY SWEATSHIRT. " [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I2pHbOHHsYo/maxresdefault.jpg "Wall Street Elevator Scene") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2pHbOHHsYo) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/165 "2020-02-29T22:14:41Z")
My wife said “Your math grade is terrible!” and my middle-school son (ok, hers, too, but in that moment he was channeling the genes I gave him) immediately retorted with “Terrible? Nuh, uh, prison rape’s terrible, math’s just annoying.” I know a guy who’ll quip, usually in response to a stupid Republican idea: “And, that’s why the good lord gave us plenty of ammunition!” To a very large drunk woman who’d poured herself into a tiny tank top and torn short shorts that she couldn’t button: “Good for you! Not many people could pull off that look…” Wish I could say stuff like that … out loud (I do in my head, of course). ---
**Author:** ![Steven\_Maven](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steven_maven/32/3272_2.png) [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/166 "2020-03-01T00:38:58Z")
X: Blah blah blah. Yadda yadda yadda. Not to mention that other thing. Y: That other thing? X: I told you not to mention that other thing. ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/167 "2020-03-02T22:50:17Z")
When I’m listening to NPR and the announcer says “This program is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation”, my inner twelve year old wants to say “Huh huh, you said ‘wood johnson’”, in the voice of Butthead of _Beavis and Butthead_. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/168 "2020-03-02T23:01:27Z")
Someone says, “That’s not true!” I fire back (in my best Gene Hackman voice), “It IS true, you…pompous ass!” Usually only works with my brother. (No Googling; what’s it from?) ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/169 "2020-03-02T23:22:59Z")
> [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > New one. I can see in the future making a statement and ridiculously emphasizing the last word. Related to Elaine in Seinfeld and "It was a damp and chilly afternoon so I decided to put on MY SWEATSHIRT. " > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2pHbOHHsYo&fbclid=IwAR1P0IB5ttr7pqJja-PQLAToit4SndAvu0mafyICDLR8bZOUf8tjRzah5Tk&app=desktop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2pHbOHHsYo&fbclid=IwAR1P0IB5ttr7pqJja-PQLAToit4SndAvu0mafyICDLR8bZOUf8tjRzah5Tk&app=desktop) You forgot the EXCLAMATION POINT! ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/170 "2020-03-02T23:32:38Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Someone says, “That’s not true!” > > I fire back (in my best Gene Hackman voice), “It IS true, you…pompous ass!” > > Usually only works with my brother. > > (No Googling; what’s it from?) _ **The Poseidon Adventure?** _ :dubious: 😕 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/171 "2020-03-02T23:38:56Z")
Inspired by the line in _ **Scary Movie** _: “How very '70s!” (Unfortunately, I don’t get to say it much any more. ☹ ) ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/172 "2020-03-02T23:40:06Z")
Inspired by the line in _ **Scary Movie** _: “How very '70s!” (Unfortunately, I don’t get to say it much any more. ☹ ) ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/173 "2020-03-03T00:14:18Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > My wife and I can’t resist chanting in unison “The Greater Good!” if anyone uses the phrase in our presence (which comes up surprisingly frequently.). We do _not_ usually follow up with “[Shut it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpbOliTHJY)!” My kids and I do the same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/174 "2020-03-03T00:26:15Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > “It’s a veg-uh-tah-bull” > > Whenever I hear or even just see the word “arugula.” I always say it like the Martha-Stewart-headed dog in _Big Trouble_. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/175 "2020-03-03T01:40:45Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > When I’m listening to NPR and the announcer says “This program is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation”, my inner twelve year old wants to say “Huh huh, you said ‘wood johnson’”, in the voice of Butthead of _Beavis and Butthead_. My kid works at the Robert Wood Johnson Hospital. Whenever friends ask her what she does in my presence, I jump in with my NPR voice: “My daughter’s rent is made possible by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation” > [@JKellyMap](#): > > When someone says “My name is…,” I have to suppress the urge to say “Mynameiswartz? I’m sorry, I have no idea what you’re saying.” My brain immediately goes with “Inigo Montoya…” Fun Fact: We were taken as guests to a church service in the rural south. Were told that, as honored guests, we were required to wear name tags. Across the top they proclaimed **MY NAME IS…** No one asked if they had to prepare to die. Disappointing. Last time I go to a Southern-Fried Baptist church. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/176 "2020-03-03T03:10:10Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **The Poseidon Adventure?** _ :dubious: 😕 _Ding, ding, ding_ You got it. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/177 "2020-03-03T04:31:05Z")
“I feel like we’re in a movie.” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/178 "2020-03-03T04:34:41Z")
> [@Steven\_Maven](#): > > X: Blah blah blah. Yadda yadda yadda. Not to mention that other thing. > > Y: That other thing? > > X: I told you not to mention that other thing. “That’ll be $100, please.” “It’s all there. Don’t bother counting it.” “There’s only $90 here!” “I told you not to count it!” :mad: ---
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^ I haven’t looked through four pages but there’s some obvious Get Smart quips. The ones I use the most are “Missed it by _that_ much!” and “That’s the second biggest [insert some ridiculously big thing] I’ve ever seen!” ---
**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:** [March 3, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974/180 "2020-03-03T20:11:00Z")
Haven’t read the thread yet, but here’s one I use when apropos: “Okay, important safety tip. Thanks, Egon.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-catch-phrases-song-lyrics-movie-quotes-you-cannot-not-say-when-certain-things-happen/846974.md?page=10)