# Say this, and those in the know immediately identify you as a member of/someone who \_\_\_\_\_ **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 28, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314 "2010-07-28T15:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/1 "2010-07-28T15:29:33Z")
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? ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/2 "2010-07-28T15:33:45Z")
You play Civilization IV. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/3 "2010-07-28T15:37:40Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > 1. “Onward, thru the fog!” Knows who Oat Willie is, probably from Austin, Texas, or at least spent time there. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/4 "2010-07-28T15:58:41Z")
> [@Koxinga](#): > > 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.” You’re a skiffle fan ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/5 "2010-07-28T16:08:09Z")
Among my brethren, our shibboleth is the use of _grep_ as a verb. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/6 "2010-07-28T16:12:46Z")
Don’t know what skiffle is, but Athena and pravnik got it. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/7 "2010-07-28T16:24:33Z")
That SNOTted mountain is much prettier than the one with the BURPs. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/8 "2010-07-28T16:28:03Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Among my brethren, our shibboleth is the use of _grep_ as a verb. What? I didn’t quite parse what you said. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/9 "2010-07-28T17:42:40Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Among my brethren, our shibboleth is the use of _grep_ as a verb. And the great thing about this message board is that people use words like “shibboleth” in casual conversation. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/10 "2010-07-28T19:38:56Z")
#3 and #4 are giveaways that you’ve lived in Austin, and attended (or worked at) the University of Texas. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/11 "2010-07-28T19:45:54Z")
> [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](#): > > > [@ftg](#): > > > > Among my brethren, our shibboleth is the use of _grep_ as a verb. > > What? I didn’t quite parse what you said. I see what you did there. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/12 "2010-07-29T00:54:09Z")
1. Svenska Limpa. British schoolkids strictly forbidden. 2. MAR-VIN ZIND-LERRR, EYE! WITNESS! NEWS! 3. “It Happened To Me!” ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/13 "2010-07-29T04:09:23Z")
“And be sure to wear these \ safety glasses.” “Have you tried rebooting?” “Carbon condition” ---
**Author:** ![Novalyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@Novalyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novalyne)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/14 "2010-07-29T04:56:48Z")
42 ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/15 "2010-07-29T05:18:05Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > “And be sure to wear these \ safety glasses.” 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 ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/16 "2010-07-29T06:17:08Z")
> [@Novalyne](#): > > 42 How many roads must a man walk down? ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/17 "2010-07-29T11:49:36Z")
[QUOTE=Novalyne] 42 [/QUOTE] What was the question? ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/18 "2010-07-29T15:20:16Z")
Bah weep grangah weep ninibong. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9de0a6/32.png) [@Electric\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Sky)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/19 "2010-07-29T15:45:05Z")
“What’s its THAC0?” ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314/20 "2010-07-29T15:51:22Z")
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