# Lines you'd use if only the appropriate situation came up.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111 "2007-08-02T11:23:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Just1Lurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c0e974/32.png) [@Just1Lurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just1Lurk)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111/121 "2007-08-30T19:29:11Z")

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One I’ve used in real life:

“What’s shaking, **Just1Lurk**?”  
“All four cheeks and a couple of chins.”

(Actually, I’ve used several Normisms, but this one absolutely killed.)

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**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111/122 "2007-08-30T20:18:59Z")

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I’ve always wanted to walk into my own funeral and say  
“Mind if _I_ give the eulogy?”

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**Author:** ![Shark\_Sandwich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2007, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111/123 "2007-08-30T21:48:34Z")

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“She’s short and skinny, but she’s strong. Her first baby come out sideways. She didn’t scream or nothing.”

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111/124 "2007-08-31T05:41:23Z")

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The games afoot. We haven’t a moment to lose!

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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-youd-use-if-only-the-appropriate-situation-came-up/414111/125 "2007-08-31T11:15:14Z")

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“A severed head! And it’s a jim-dandy!”

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