# Post a Movie Quote That Gives Away the Film w/o Saying the Title

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**Created:** [February 16, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978 "2017-02-16T15:07:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/541 "2017-03-31T16:42:04Z")

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**Sponge Bob Square Pants**

Squawk, squawk, squawkitty-squawk!

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/542 "2017-03-31T20:30:29Z")

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_gasp_ “I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to curse!”

**Rio**.

“Take her to the moon for me. Okay?”

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/543 "2017-03-31T21:16:21Z")

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**Inside Out**

“You see, sir, a man infatuate with love, her ardent and eager slave. So fetch the pomade and pumice stone and lend me a more seductive tone, a sprinkling perhaps of French cologne, but first, sir, I think… a shave.”

“The closest I ever gave.”

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/544 "2017-04-01T12:36:02Z")

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**Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street**

“I’m a Catholic whore, currently enjoying congress out of wedlock with my black Jewish boyfriend who works at a military abortion clinic. So, hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon, madam.”

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/545 "2017-04-01T23:00:18Z")

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**Kingsman: The Secret Service**.

“When you little scamps get together, you’re worse than a sewing circle.”

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/546 "2017-04-01T23:43:43Z")

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**Pulp Fiction**  
“Sweep the leg.”

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/547 "2017-04-02T00:29:09Z")

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**The Karate Kid**  
“I’ve got a jar of di-irt!”

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/548 "2017-04-02T01:28:04Z")

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**Waterworld**

“To die from something as silly as slipping on a cup of tea”

_The above is as accurate as I can remember it without firing up the VHS player, as that’s all I have it on._

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/549 "2017-04-02T01:40:21Z")

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_A Farewell to Arms_ (guessing)

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/550 "2017-04-02T01:43:47Z")

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Nope, but the military is involved in this one.

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/551 "2017-04-02T01:45:22Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> _A Farewell to Arms_ (guessing)

Another guess: _Blackadder’s Christmas Carol_.

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/552 "2017-04-02T01:54:19Z")

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No, that’s wrong too. I hope I didn’t screw up the quote too completely. Think about water. Oh, and I now remember it was “slipping on tea” no cup involved(I think)

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/553 "2017-04-02T02:11:43Z")

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Okay, mea culpa and all that. I looked it up and it’s

“it’s just to die from something as petty as slipping on tea.”

Sorry for my inaccuracies.

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**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/554 "2017-04-02T02:13:51Z")

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> [@Baker](#):
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> “it’s just to die from something as petty as slipping on tea.”

**The Hunt for Red October**

“Now, you and I are the only thing standin’ between that ugly bastard and a city of 2 million people! Now we have a choice here: we either sit and wait, or we take these flare guns and do something really stupid.”

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/555 "2017-04-02T03:06:15Z")

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I just want to say I don’t know this one but it sounds like fun!😃

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**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/556 "2017-04-02T14:52:31Z")

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**Pacific Rim**

“He called me up, and I said, ‘Sure I’d like a job. What does it mean? What do I do?’ And he said, ‘Well, son, you won’t make much money, but you’ll get more pussy than Frank Sinatra.’”

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/557 "2017-04-02T22:09:34Z")

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**The Last Waltz**.

“Spared no expense.”

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/558 "2017-04-02T22:55:43Z")

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> [@ekedolphin](#):
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> **The Last Waltz**.
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> “Spared no expense.”

**Jurassic Park**

_Strange things are afoot at the CircleK_

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/559 "2017-04-02T23:18:29Z")

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**Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure**.

“I am… a little… disappointed. And if there is… one thing… I do not like… it is to be… disappointed.”

“Sorry, sir. This will never happen again.”

“I know.”

BOOM!

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2017, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-movie-quote-that-gives-away-the-film-w-o-saying-the-title/779978/560 "2017-04-03T13:15:13Z")

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**The Fifth Element**

“Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it’s usually something unusual.”

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