# Quote...  ...unquote game

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 7, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792 "2003-03-07T20:52:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/481 "2003-03-26T18:29:01Z")

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… in my pants if we don’t find a restroom soon."

“Tis better to have loved and flossed than…”

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/482 "2003-03-26T19:53:38Z")

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“… to have dumped and flushed”

“George Michael’s biggest release was …”

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**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/483 "2003-03-26T22:55:24Z")

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“in the bathroom stall.”

“There’s nothing better than falling in love, except maybe…”

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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/484 "2003-03-26T23:06:09Z")

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“getting the clue right on Jeopardy! when none of the contestants have it.”

“The thing I like most about Dick Cheney…”

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/485 "2003-03-26T23:25:58Z")

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“… is his cute little smile whenever he is wearing his George Bush butt plug.”

“Before putting on underpants allways check for …”

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**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/486 "2003-03-27T00:40:01Z")

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“streaks and spots – wipe wipe wipe wipe!”

“Because excessive drying of the skin may occur, start with one…”

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**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/487 "2003-03-27T01:16:57Z")

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“… of your most masochistic slaves, heat the brand till white hot and place firmly against the slave left buttock for between 3 and 5 seconds, quickly remove the brand, and douse the wound with spirit alcohol.”

“Discipline is maintained in the modern army by means of …”

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/488 "2003-03-27T02:38:28Z")

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“…educational cartoons.”

“In 1852, Europe was at a crossroads. On the one hand, the popular rebellions of the previous 15 years had shown that significant discontent remained. On the other…”

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**Author:** ![Danimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/489 "2003-03-27T03:07:22Z")

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“…hand, the discontent stemmed largely from the shortage of high-quality syndicated columns, which the coronation of King Cecil was expected to alleviate.”

“Having learned from the grisly example of **Danimal** , **Bippy the Beardless** feltched only the correct goat, resulting in…”

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**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/490 "2003-03-27T03:09:29Z")

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…a knighthood from the benevolent aforementioned King Cecil,"

“Hi. This is Jim Rockford, I can’t come…”

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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/491 "2003-03-27T04:16:51Z")

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“to your party this Friday. Mostly because you didn’t invite me, but there are a few other reasons.”

“The American Revolution…”

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**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/492 "2003-03-27T04:19:56Z")

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“began when the president’s hummers became known publicly.”

“The first step in giving a sensual massage is to get some oil and…”

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**Author:** ![Danimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/493 "2003-03-27T04:41:55Z")

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“…apply it liberally to the goat’s back.”

“To choose one’s victim, to prepare one’s plans minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance and then…”

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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/494 "2003-03-27T05:01:38Z")

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“have it all fall apart when your intended victim does not answer when you mumble ‘Sphincter says what?’”

“Those hippies over there…”

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**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/495 "2003-03-27T05:06:11Z")

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“look like an acid trip gone wrong.”

“Next time I hear those wicked words I’m gonna…”

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**Author:** ![Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/91b2a8/32.png) [@Earl\_of\_Sandwhich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_of_Sandwhich)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/496 "2003-03-27T05:46:11Z")

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“ask the contestant whether he knows the risk he’s taking in making it a ‘True Daily Double.’”

“Her husband arrived home just as she…”

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/497 "2003-03-27T06:43:19Z")

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“…initialised the disk-recovery routine. Because of the noise of the turbines, she didn’t hear the car door slam, and she had actually picked up the goat, the oil, _and_ the salad tongs when the living-room door abruptly opened.”

“Peppermint patties are the One True Way to…”

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**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/498 "2003-03-27T13:25:16Z")

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“make hell freeze over.”

“In a city where beef dealers and porterhouse pushers roam free, two of Jersey’s finest fight for…”

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**Author:** ![pierre72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@pierre72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pierre72)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/499 "2003-03-27T13:37:40Z")

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“…the right to party”

“Call me Ishmael…”

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**Author:** ![Danimal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/500 "2003-03-27T13:41:26Z")

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“…the mayoralty, a contest finally won by **Bippy the Beardless** , who took 97% of the goat vote.”

“Not to be intrusive, my darling, but just what is that…”

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