# 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\
**Page:** 46

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**Author:** ![smam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/46a35a/32.png) [@smam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smam)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/902 "2003-05-02T18:05:25Z")

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…need to get a hobby, ever thought of growing a moustache?"

“Captain Correllis Mandolin…”

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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:** [May 2, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/903 "2003-05-02T18:26:39Z")

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“…sat astride his pangolin/  
Eating his curds and whey./  
Suddenly appeared two cherubim/  
Popped up right beside him/  
And frightened them both away.”

“Gargoyles are a natural part of the city ecosystem. They serve to limit pigeon populations and attract tourists. However,…”

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**Author:** ![Zenham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a5b964/32.png) [@Zenham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenham)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/904 "2003-05-02T18:29:53Z")

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“…now for sale on the Home Shopping Network. It sliecs, it dices!”

“Hungary wasn’t the eastern European version of Paris as the vacation guide, mostly because…”

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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:** [May 2, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/905 "2003-05-02T18:42:20Z")

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“… when I went into a restaurant, the waiters were polite to me!”

“97% of polliticians believe that …”

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/906 "2003-05-02T19:28:58Z")

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“A. They are right, B. they are doing “what’s best for the country”, and C. they are the center of the Universe”

“A long, long, time ago… I can still remember how the music used to make me…”

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/907 "2003-05-02T23:26:24Z")

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"…with the other eleven girls in an old house that was covered with vines, where you stood with them in two straight lines, and left the house at half past nine, and so you did in rain or shine. I’d never have thought to see you here in Las Vegas doing a porn video!

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of…”

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/908 "2003-05-02T23:33:00Z")

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dagnabit! I’ve done the missed last page tango once again. Ahem.

“…mess with the radio to try to get the static out of the song.”

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of…”

[Dumbass]Let’s try this again![/Dumbass] :wally:

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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:** [May 2, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/909 "2003-05-02T23:57:59Z")

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“… utter terror, and whether or not he can control his bladder”

“Women are better than men in the art of nocturnal …”

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/910 "2003-05-03T00:17:51Z")

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“emmissions… but, of course, men get the nod in broad daylight.”  
“Turn your face away… from the garish…”

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/911 "2003-05-03T20:04:50Z")

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“…Wiggles. They will never stop dancing, so long as you look.”

“The hills are alive, with the sound 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:** [May 3, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/912 "2003-05-03T22:47:58Z")

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"…clearcuts. So are the valleys. And the plains. And that nice little island where we had the picnic last year. ☹ "

“_La kvitanco…_”

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/913 "2003-05-04T04:27:18Z")

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“… was what she whispered to me as we made love by the seaside, but I didn’t _kvit_ in time, and now pay child support.”

“Longer, lower, wider! The '49 Hudson is the car for…”

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**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/914 "2003-05-04T11:43:14Z")

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“…my god damned taxes get higher.”

“Do unto others…”

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**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2003, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/915 "2003-05-04T11:44:37Z")

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Also, god damn this thread for not taking me to the last page!

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/916 "2003-05-05T01:30:25Z")

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“…is the motto of those who like to snicker at some sorry-assed dillweed in a compromised position. That said, it _is_ fun.”

“The braille message panel on a drive up ATM causes one to wonder…”

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/917 "2003-05-05T01:32:36Z")

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> “Longer, lower, wider! The '49 Hudson is the car for…”

Straight pimpin, yo? SOLID!"

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> “Do unto others…”

“then run like hell”

“two minutes 'til…”

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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:** [May 5, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/918 "2003-05-05T02:53:09Z")

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“…quadrature. I repeat: two minutes until quadrature. All clients should be in locked position, with toggle-bars keyed. The deck attendants will be monitoring during the transition. Please make sure that your villi are set to ‘plush’. We remind everyone that excessive specularity will result in demarcation, and possibly penalties under the Lehrmann Code. One minute fifteen seconds to quadrature.”

“Golly, Tombo! Is that really all yours? I thought…”

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**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/919 "2003-05-05T03:02:26Z")

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“…having dated your brother that you’d enhanced your package with a summer sausage.”

“Do bi do bi do, bi do bi do bi…”

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**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/920 "2003-05-05T11:00:15Z")

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“…why I am so fuckin’ fly?”

“If it walks like a duck…”

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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:** [May 5, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-unquote-game/159792/921 "2003-05-05T12:54:33Z")

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“…and has a feathery behind, maybe you should reconsider your date with him.”

“Warning: Kids not as buoyant as cows - always wear…”

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