No fair Googling! Share your own quotes or phrases, to identify yourself to Those in the Know!
So what can you tell about me, based on the following phrases I throw out off the top of my head?
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“I fooled you, I fooled you, I got pig iron, I got pig iron, I got aaaaallllll pig iron.”
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Gubo and Palanka
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“Welcome to TEX, the Telephone Enrollment Exchange of . . .”
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“Onward, thru the fog!”
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Goin’ to Hong Kong on Tuesday, back on Sunday. You need anything?
Athena
2
You play Civilization IV.
Knows who Oat Willie is, probably from Austin, Texas, or at least spent time there.
ftg
5
Among my brethren, our shibboleth is the use of grep as a verb.
Don’t know what skiffle is, but Athena and pravnik got it.
That SNOTted mountain is much prettier than the one with the BURPs.
What? I didn’t quite parse what you said.
And the great thing about this message board is that people use words like “shibboleth” in casual conversation.
#3 and #4 are giveaways that you’ve lived in Austin, and attended (or worked at) the University of Texas.
I see what you did there. 
“And be sure to wear these <tap, tap> safety glasses.”
“Have you tried rebooting?”
“Carbon condition”
You watch Norm Abrams, New Yankee Workshop. Don’t know the other two.
Here are mine, all from the same universe:
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Ying tong iddle high po (clue: not sure of spelling, I have only heard it said)
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Needle noddle noo, to name but a few!
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Mr. Eccles, please! We are not for one moment doubting your sincerity! It’s only your intelligence that’s in question.
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You silly, twisted boy, you.
Roddy
How many roads must a man walk down?
Bah weep grangah weep ninibong.
Write if you get work! And hang by your thumbs.