# Speak to me in...TV quotes!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [November 17, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107 "2022-11-17T22:21:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3461 "2026-07-28T17:33:27Z")

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Last time we met, you tried to throw me off a building.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3462 "2026-07-28T17:55:51Z")

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Atomic batteries to power. Turbines to speed!

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3463 "2026-07-28T17:59:04Z")

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Ahead warp factor 3!

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3464 "2026-07-28T18:03:27Z")

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Hi-yo Silver, away!

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3465 "2026-07-28T18:33:29Z")

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Ed, you have run away for the last time! I’m going to lock you in your stall.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3466 "2026-07-30T11:19:47Z")

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You need to stall her. The sun’s almost down.

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3467 "2026-07-30T19:02:32Z")

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I’ll wear it till it goes out of style. Then I’ll eat it!

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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3468 "2026-07-30T20:15:17Z")

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“So do you spray it on yourself, or do you drink it?”  
“You both it!”

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3469 "2026-07-31T00:35:53Z")

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You’re both right! It’s a floor wax and a dessert topping!

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3470 "2026-07-31T05:05:17Z")

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You had time to make a label for everything in this apartment, including the label maker, but you didn’t have ten seconds to make one for the urine cup?

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3471 "2026-07-31T18:43:24Z")

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"Our job is to save lives, not to judge them.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3472 "2026-07-31T20:59:19Z")

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No, treating illnesses is why we became doctors. Treating patients is what makes most doctors miserable.

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3473 "2026-08-04T22:49:29Z")

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I just performed a Sheldonectomy.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3474 "2026-08-05T11:24:52Z")

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Ummm, I don’t know if surgery is necessary. Last night I was in pain, so I went to a free clinic. The doctor there said surgery wasn’t my only option.

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**Author:** ![llikewise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/llikewise/32/8522_2.png) [@llikewise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llikewise)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3475 "2026-08-06T16:44:03Z")

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Setbacks? In a fit of rage, Barry kicked the Operation game and needed a real operation.

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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3476 "2026-08-06T17:15:17Z")

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All good people  
Take my advice  
Take off your pants  
And slide on ice!

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3477 "2026-08-06T19:43:35Z")

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There is nothing in the north but ice and war and pirates.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2026, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3478 "2026-08-06T20:08:38Z")

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But I don’t WANNA be a pirate!

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3479 "2026-08-07T01:36:23Z")

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Haven’t you assholes been watching the news? Pirating is back, my friends. Swashbuckling adventure on the high seas! The stuff we’ve all dreamed about! And it’s all happening right here: Somalia.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2026, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-tv-quotes/975107/3480 "2026-08-07T13:44:49Z")

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Pirate teamwork!

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