There’s a funny moment in Apocalypto when a tree falls in front of the group of walking Mayans, and one of them says (in Yucatec Maya): “I’m walkin’ here!”
Anyway, here’s a few more I say pretty regularly:
“I’m not so sure about your police work, there, Lou” (Fargo)
“Mynameiswartz?” (Being John Malkovich)
“Achhay high five!” (Borat)
I’ll frequently say “I’ll be back” in a schwarzeneggarian monotone when I’m leaving someplace. I’ve used it so often that I’m sometimes surprised when people react to it.
We also say “Have Fun Stormin’ the Castle” when one of the household goes out on something adventurous. But not D&D. Pepper Mill hasn’t played an RPG in ages.
I will channel my inner Tor Johnson and state “Time For Go To Bed” before hitting the sack. I will often modify it to fit the task, such as “Time for Make Dinner” or “Time For Go To Gym.”
When going to the restroom, I occasionally say “I shall return” in my best imitation of Gregory Peck’s imitation of General MacArthur. As I get older, fewer people find it funny.
As a Boomer who has hundreds of one-liners from movies, shows, and records (Newhart, Cosby, Firesign)…
No one besides you thinks it’s funny.
Sorry, but if you’re saying these things, do so to amuse yourself.
Which, I keep telling my family, is reason enough for me to spout a clever line (at which point one of my kids will say, with a cocked eyebrow, “I DO hope you’re entertaining yourself…”).
Yeah, I worry that we’re just impeding communication, all of us with our little in-jokes that no one is actually in on. I do it too, but it’s not a positive trend.