# Iconic pop culture quotes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 14, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898 "2011-05-14T14:08:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/1 "2011-05-14T14:08:05Z")
Oh the humanity! Down goes Frazier! Havlicek stole the ball! Cubs win the division! You like me! You really, really like me! Keep fuckin’ that chicken. (Probably not.) I’ve picked up all these quotes through cultural osmosis. What are some others? ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/2 "2011-05-14T14:16:11Z")
#Winning But I suspect this one only has a few more weeks/months left on it. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/3 "2011-05-14T14:30:39Z")
Lighten up, Francis. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/4 "2011-05-14T14:44:06Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > Oh the humanity! > Down goes Frazier! > Havlicek stole the ball! > Cubs win the division! > You like me! You really, really like me! Maybe it is because I am not American, but I don’t recognise a single one of those. Actually, I tell a lie. I recognise “Oh the Humanity”, but surely that was from a news broadcast and not from popular culture? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/5 "2011-05-14T15:13:33Z")
Who shot J.R.? Today is a good / bad hair day. Oh my stars! Calliing Dr. Bombay! Calling Dr. Bombay! Get…OUT!! Oh. My. GOD!!! De plane! De plane! All you need is love. I could spend all day doing this, but I’ll let someone else chime in. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/6 "2011-05-14T15:18:44Z")
Spam. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/7 "2011-05-14T15:19:17Z")
Heeeere’s Johnny I did not _know_ that! I did not have sexual relations with that woman Read my lips, no new taxes It is better to look good than to feel good Because shut up, that’s why-- O.K., this is only iconic in my house. Also, I strained not to have any Simpsons quotes. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/8 "2011-05-14T15:25:00Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > Maybe it is because I am not American, but I don’t recognise a single one of those. > > Actually, I tell a lie. I recognise “Oh the Humanity”, but surely that was from a news broadcast and not from popular culture? Yeah they’re all US centric except for the 1st one. 1 Hindenburg disaster 2 Howard Cosell announcing Joe Frazier vs. George Foreman (1973, boxing) 3 Johnny Most announcing Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers (1965, basketball ) 4 Harry Caray announcing Chicago Cubs (1989??) 5 Sally Field, Best Actress Speech 1984 Oscars which I just found out is a misquote. It’s actually “…I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!” ---
**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:** [May 14, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/9 "2011-05-14T15:25:23Z")
I’ve fallen and I can’t get up! Where’s the beef? ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/10 "2011-05-14T15:37:15Z")
> [@E-Sabbath](#): > > Spam. [shrillBluecollarBritishwomanvoice] STOP SAYING “SPAM!!!”[/shrillvoice] And now for something completely different… ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/11 "2011-05-14T15:39:57Z")
BTW I was going more for real life instead of movie/tv quotes. Maybe I should not have used the phrase pop culture. A few more “Can we all just get along?” -Rodney King “If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit!” -Johnny Cochran “Segregation now! Segregation tomorrow! Segregation forever!” -George Wallace ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/12 "2011-05-14T15:44:08Z")
> [@Don\_Draper](#): > > I could spend all day doing this, but I’ll let someone else chime in. I like it. What is that one from? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/13 "2011-05-14T16:12:20Z")
More Cow Bell. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/14 "2011-05-14T16:35:01Z")
“…Penis!” “DON’T SAY PENIS IN THIS HOUSE!” “Aw, penis, penis, penis! Big fucking erect penis!” “Heineken?! Fuck that shit! _Pabst Blue Ribbon!_” ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/15 "2011-05-14T17:41:28Z")
> [@enomaj](#): > > BTW I was going more for real life instead of movie/tv quotes. Maybe I should not have used the phrase pop culture. Well, either that, or you could have put your OP somewhere other than Cafe Society. 🙂 Okay, real life. Let’s see… “I am not a crook.” Richard Nixon “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.” Satchel Paige “It ain’t over 'till it’s over.” Yogi Berra “We’re more popular than Jesus now.” John Lennon ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/16 "2011-05-14T18:59:57Z")
How 'bout Damn the torpedos. Full speed ahead! ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/17 "2011-05-14T19:06:57Z")
“We’re gonna need a bigger boat.” ~ “Jaws” ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/18 "2011-05-14T20:01:29Z")
“Yet, Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth.” Lou Gehrig ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/19 "2011-05-14T20:18:11Z")
How YOU doin’? ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898/20 "2011-05-14T20:37:09Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Well, either that, or you could have put your OP somewhere other than Cafe Society. 🙂 Good idea. Thanks. Would a mod move this to the proper forum and change the title? Maybe something like “Iconic quotes that have crossed over into pop culture” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-pop-culture-quotes/581898.md?page=2)