Or alternatively, she heard that comedian as well and used the line when the opportunity came up. It’s still a great line.
Back in the 1980s, I was answering a phone survey (I was quite bored, so I bit) about TV viewing and radio listening habits. I was asked what radio station I listened to most often. I answered with a station that I liked a lot. The follow up question went like:
Surveyer: If, for whatever reason, that station were to go off the air, what would you most likely turn to.
Me (without hesitation): Drugs.
Surveyer: <Silence>
After a few seconds, I had to say that that was a joke. Obviously not appreciated.
Agreed.
Reminds me of Miss Manners’ suggested response when you are slow to advance when a light turns green and the guy behind you honks at you to go:
Put it in park, walk back to his car and say, “excuse me, did you summon me?”
Of course, that was decades ago. Not something I would try today.
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My bf rode his bike to my office to get me for lunch. As we were leaving we saw a squirrel perched on the seat of his bicycle outside. It stayed on the seat even as we approached the bike. BF wondered why it chose his bike to sit on. I said ‘well, there were a couple of warm nuts there a little while ago’.
Not mine, but a former co-worker told this to me. I don’t know if it’s 100% true, but it makes a good anecdote.
He used to work for a local newspaper that was putting together an article on an ongoing Native American festival. They had pictures of Native Americans crafting, weaving, and grinding corn. They had one picture of a half dozen or so joyful tribespeople standing side by side and waving their homemade blankets in the air. The news people were trying to think of a suitable headline caption for the picture. One fellow, who didn’t talk much, made a suggestion that stunned the entire office to silence. He then went back to his office and retreated into darkness.
His suggestion:
How about “Trail of Cheers?”
For over thirty years, I have referred to the cantina band in Star Wars: A New Hope as The Mos Eisley Brothers.
Even the crickets were silent. :mad:
Okay – I REALLY like this one. Consider it appreciated.
And appropriated.
Ha ha. I had forgotten about that thread.
We think that the cleaning lady took it. Some other things disappeared as well.
What he said.
I’m sure CaptMurdock’s quip is indeed terrific: but I’m probably the only participant in this thread to whom it means nothing – I’m totally not into Star Wars. (Please don’t bother to explain.)
I usually don’t appreciate why somebody insists on publicly announcing they’re the exception to the rule, but maybe in 20 or 30 years it’ll make sense.
but… but… fighting ignorance is kind of our thing. It’s on the banner and everything. Not wanting to hear about the Mos Eisley Brothers would be like, not taking a Voyage to Atlantis. Or hearing Footsteps in the Dark and not asking Who’s that Lady? Please, Take me to the Next Phase before I Twist and Shout!
I don’t know if this one was appreciated at the time or not – I wasn’t there. But I heard about it afterwards, and it deserves to be remembered.
My friend (and one-tome SDMB Board member) KevinLeeC was dressed as a vampire for Halloween – formal suit, cape, slicked-down hair, fangs – the whole deal. A little kid came up to him and asked, in all sincerity
“Are you Dracula?”
To which KevinLeeC replied:
“No, I’m just one of Dracula’s helpers.”