# Put the … down **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [August 31, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622 "2025-08-31T00:35:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/1 "2025-08-31T00:35:00Z")
This is killing me, it’s right on the tip of my brain and I can’t get it. What movie has a line, where somebody tough is talking to somebody and growls “put the … down”. I feel like this is iconic and I can hear those words but can’t get the rest.. help! ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/2 "2025-08-31T00:38:14Z")
Never mind! It’s “put the coffee down” from glengarry Glen Ross ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/3 "2025-08-31T00:38:35Z")
Put the coffee down. Glengarry Glen Ross. Chatgpt is wonderful for this btw. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/4 "2025-08-31T00:41:02Z")
Probably GGR as stated above.. There IS a line from ADVENTURE’S IN BABYSITTING where a janitor tells a woman “put the animal down”, but you’re probably not thinking of that line. ETA: Nevermind, I see you figured it out on your own, nice ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/5 "2025-08-31T00:44:01Z")
I so wanted it to be “put ze candle beck!”, but alas, ‘twas not to be. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/6 "2025-08-31T00:45:46Z")
Hey. 😊 ---
**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:** [August 31, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/7 "2025-08-31T00:48:41Z")
“Put the coffee down. Coffee is for closers. You think I’m fucking with you? I am not fucking with you. You Levine?” “Yeah.” “You call yourself a salesman, you son of a bitch?” ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/8 "2025-08-31T01:25:15Z")
Don’t forget when he went to Santa’s Workshop to motivate the elves! Coffee is for Cobblers! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/J_vSirIJEsY/maxresdefault.jpg "Glengarry Glen Christmas: Elf Motivation - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_vSirIJEsY) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/9 "2025-08-31T02:29:43Z")
Put the bong down. I think I’ve had more call to say that over the years. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/10 "2025-08-31T03:03:25Z")
Put Down The Duckie [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/acBixR_JRuM/maxresdefault.jpg "Sesame Street: Ernie Learns to Put Down The Duckie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acBixR_JRuM) ---
**Author:** ![Garak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d78d45/32.png) [@Garak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garak)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/11 "2025-08-31T03:16:36Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dMLaKR9eoRA/maxresdefault.jpg "Put that cookie down, NOW!! - Arnold Schwarzenegger") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMLaKR9eoRA) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/12 "2025-08-31T03:25:43Z")
Are you sure you weren’t thinking of this scene? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/rL5xynZahRQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Con Air - Put The Bunny Back In The Box Scene (2160p)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL5xynZahRQ) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/13 "2025-08-31T15:17:22Z")
The description is vague and general enough that it could be almost anything. I imagine that there are also plenty of quotes with “gun” and “phone”. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/14 "2025-08-31T17:37:47Z")
Or the incomprehensible “Put the hammer down!”. A pedal doesn’t look like a hammer and you push it down; you don’t put it down. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/15 "2025-08-31T17:50:41Z")
The first thing I thought of was also the bunny scene from **Con Air**. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/16 "2025-08-31T18:28:28Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bgHC6XHAvKQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgRSglMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDWS_kCjSqhGYztwgkSVxN-VTFQow "Put The Money Down - The Who") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgHC6XHAvKQ) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/17 "2025-09-01T10:49:09Z")
“Let the Wookie win” from Star Wars has a similar rhythm, vibe, and sound pattern. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/18 "2025-09-01T13:49:41Z")
I also thought of “Put the cookie down! Now!” from Jingle All The Way. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/19 "2025-09-01T14:03:44Z")
All I can hear is Chris Rock saying, “Put the dick down!” from his bit about black people vs n\*ggas. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622/20 "2025-09-01T14:20:37Z")
My first thought was **Young Frankenstein** [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-the-down/1022622.md?page=2)