# Movie quote

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote/98086>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 13, 2002, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote/98086 "2002-03-13T17:36:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Spitzoli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Spitzoli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spitzoli)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote/98086/1 "2002-03-13T17:36:08Z")

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Ok, this radio station I used to listen to in Chicago used to play clips  
of movies in between songs. Usually these were jarring phrases, or  
something that sounded really bizarre when taken out of context as a non  
sequiter. For example, they played that “Initials” bit from Hair where the  
church-sounding choir sings “The youth of America on L-S-D.”

Anyway, there’s this one clip that’s plagued me for years. I’d assumed  
that I’d stumble into it, but I haven’t yet. So, using your vast  
treasure trove of pop culture knowledge, PLEASE help me out here.

What we have is a '50s sounding diner scene, perhaps out West, and the  
waitress has a really husky voice & sounds like your stereotypical “Marge”  
complete with white apron & coffee pot. And the dialog goes like this:

Waitress: “Can I getcha anything?”

Man: “Yeah, but it ain’t on the menu.”

Waitress: “And it ain’t gonna be!!”  
And that’s it. Help!

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote/98086/2 "2002-03-13T19:07:10Z")

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Since this is about a movie, I’ll move it to Cafe Society.

Off to Cafe Society.

**DrMatrix** - General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quote/98086/3 "2002-03-13T21:44:37Z")

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Could the guy have been Jack Nicholson? Could it have been 5 easy pieces?

It sounds a lot like the famous diner scene.

“Give me an egg salad sandwich, hold the lettuce, hold the mayo hold the egg salad between your knees and bring me the toast”