Say this, and those in the know immediately identify you as a member of/someone who _____

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?

  1. “I fooled you, I fooled you, I got pig iron, I got pig iron, I got aaaaallllll pig iron.”

  2. Gubo and Palanka

  3. “Welcome to TEX, the Telephone Enrollment Exchange of . . .”

  4. “Onward, thru the fog!”

  5. Goin’ to Hong Kong on Tuesday, back on Sunday. You need anything?

You play Civilization IV.

Knows who Oat Willie is, probably from Austin, Texas, or at least spent time there.

You’re a skiffle fan

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. :wink:

  1. Svenska Limpa. British schoolkids strictly forbidden.

  2. MAR-VIN ZIND-LERRR, EYE! WITNESS! NEWS!

  3. “It Happened To Me!”

“And be sure to wear these <tap, tap> safety glasses.”

“Have you tried rebooting?”

“Carbon condition”

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You watch Norm Abrams, New Yankee Workshop. Don’t know the other two.

Here are mine, all from the same universe:

  1. Ying tong iddle high po (clue: not sure of spelling, I have only heard it said)

  2. Needle noddle noo, to name but a few!

  3. Mr. Eccles, please! We are not for one moment doubting your sincerity! It’s only your intelligence that’s in question.

  4. You silly, twisted boy, you.
    Roddy

How many roads must a man walk down?

What was the question?

Bah weep grangah weep ninibong.

“What’s its THAC0?”

Write if you get work! And hang by your thumbs.