# Speak to me only in Movie Quotes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [July 20, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882 "2012-07-20T20:16:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3384 "2013-06-18T19:01:57Z")

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I am delighted to present to you Kong! The Eighth Wonder of the World!

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**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3385 "2013-06-18T21:50:17Z")

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Listen, I don’t care if it’s King-fucking-Kong, he’s not coming in here, not today.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3386 "2013-06-19T00:10:14Z")

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Only Godzilla can save us now!

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3387 "2013-06-19T10:21:05Z")

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I’ve got a bad feeling about this.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3388 "2013-06-19T11:55:33Z")

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Pazuzu, king of the evil spirits of the air, help me to find Kokumo!

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**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3389 "2013-06-20T13:53:10Z")

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The Power of Christ compels you!

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**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3390 "2013-06-20T15:58:09Z")

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It’s not that compelling.

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3391 "2013-06-20T16:36:46Z")

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Well, don’t tell me what it isn’t; tell me what the hell it is.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3392 "2013-06-20T16:47:04Z")

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The Greatest Story Ever Told

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**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3393 "2013-06-20T22:21:21Z")

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Your first story was better.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3394 "2013-06-21T01:35:56Z")

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What transpires within the confines of the walls of Sodom, stays within the confines of the walls of Sodom.

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**Author:** ![kevja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/aeb1de/32.png) [@kevja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kevja)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3395 "2013-06-21T15:44:09Z")

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Prison should be frightening. Let the criminals create their own hellhole.

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3396 "2013-06-21T16:43:37Z")

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This filthy, roach-ridden reality is inspiring… what did that second policeman say to you when he grabbed you by the throat?

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**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3397 "2013-06-21T18:22:50Z")

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Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3398 "2013-06-21T18:28:29Z")

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Well, of course, you can dance any steps you like! But that doesn’t mean you’ll win.

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**Author:** ![JohnM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/848f3c/32.png) [@JohnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnM)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3399 "2013-06-21T18:50:17Z")

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A strange game. The only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3400 "2013-06-21T18:54:07Z")

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Holy shit. Is this “Dancing with the Stars”?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3401 "2013-06-21T18:55:31Z")

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I met Death today. We are playing chess.

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**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3402 "2013-06-21T20:20:34Z")

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Not that I have anything against death. After all, it is the greatest of all human blessings, _but why call it out so soon???_

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**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/3403 "2013-06-21T20:25:56Z")

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And over here, our bass player, the Duke of Spook, the Doc of Shock, The Man with No Tan, please say hello to Death himself, the Grim Reaper.

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