# I wish I could say "\_\_\_\_\_" like \_\_\_\_\_ says it **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 25, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436 "2020-11-25T19:15:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/1 "2020-11-25T19:15:11Z")
I wish I could say “right…” like Doctor Evil says it. [https://youtu.be/37OWL7AzvHo](https://youtu.be/37OWL7AzvHo) ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/2 "2020-11-25T19:16:37Z")
I wish I could say “ssshhedule” like Patrick Stewart says it. Tripler I have too many meetings to skedule. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/3 "2020-11-25T19:19:41Z")
I wish I could say ‘écureuil’ like a French person says it. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/4 "2020-11-25T20:43:47Z")
I wish I could say “mother-fucker” like Samuel L. Jackson says it. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/5 "2020-11-25T23:20:36Z")
I wish I could say “Excellent !” like Montgomery Burns says it. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2020, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/6 "2020-11-26T01:28:49Z")
^ Tenting your fingers helps a lot. ---
**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/7 "2020-11-26T02:25:52Z")
“Shit” like Senator Clay Davis. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/70eU840lc38/hqdefault.jpg "Clay Davis of The Wire "Sheeeeeeeit"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70eU840lc38) ---
**Author:** ![jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eada6e/32.png) [@jimmyjoeraybubbabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmyjoeraybubbabob)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/8 "2020-11-26T06:55:43Z")
I wish I could say “billions and Billions” like Carl Sagan and not think of D\*\*\*\*\* T\*\*\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/9 "2020-11-26T08:45:54Z")
I wish I could say “I’m up to my tits in shit” like Bette Davis. ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/10 "2020-11-26T09:36:36Z")
And I wish I could pronounce _squirrel_ like a native English speaker does. Isn’t it astonishing how often and in how many languages squirrels are [shibboleths](http://www.untrans.eu/english/words/shibboleth.html)? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/11 "2020-11-26T14:29:27Z")
Whatever happened to poster ShibbOleth? ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/12 "2020-11-26T14:35:20Z")
Newman, Seinfeld ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/13 "2020-11-26T19:03:15Z")
“Losers are always whining about doing their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen” - Sean Connery. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/14 "2020-11-26T20:09:08Z")
I wish I could say “You EEEE-diot!” like Ren says it to Stimpy. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-i-could-say-like-says-it/926436/15 "2020-11-27T16:28:55Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > I wish I could say “I’m up to my tits in shit” like Bette Davis. I looked this up yesterday as I’d never heard it before. Great line; attributed to Mae West, but Ms Davis would deliver it better, IMHO.