# 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\
**Page:** 46

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/901 "2012-08-19T17:07:09Z")

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Because you’re a fucking criminal and you deserve to go where you’re going and I’m gonna take you there and if hear any more shit outta you: I’m gonna fucking bust your head and I’ll put you back in that fucking hole and I’m gonna stick your head in the fucking toilet bowl and I’m gonna make it stay there.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/902 "2012-08-19T17:23:23Z")

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Well, _that_ wasn’t very nice.

_beat_

It’s only a _donkey!_

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/903 "2012-08-19T19:44:04Z")

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I don’t think it’s nice, you laughing. You see, my mule don’t like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you’re laughing at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you’re going to, I might convince him that you really didn’t mean it.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/904 "2012-08-19T19:58:18Z")

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Does it sound like I’m laughing, sweetheart?

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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:** [August 19, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/905 "2012-08-19T20:13:31Z")

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Why so serious?

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/906 "2012-08-19T20:22:59Z")

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I am serious. And stop calling me “Shirley.”

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2012, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/907 "2012-08-19T21:38:17Z")

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You were serious about that?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/908 "2012-08-20T01:41:35Z")

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Obviously I made a few miscalculations.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/909 "2012-08-20T01:42:59Z")

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I’m quite serious. You’re not here, and neither am I.

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**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/910 "2012-08-20T01:57:19Z")

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As we have no aircraft carrier Nimitz and no Captain Yelland I suggest, asshole, that you stop impersonating some other asshole and get off the air. You’re wasting our time.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/911 "2012-08-20T02:31:55Z")

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Sidney, goddamnit! They practically sank an aircraft carrier! Their missile silos are hot! We’re getting nothing but bullshit from Nemerov! And let’s not forget how this thing started, OK? They tried to kill me, remember! So don’t fucking tell me to be reasonable!

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/912 "2012-08-20T03:29:08Z")

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Doesn’t anyone have any missiles left?!?!

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/913 "2012-08-20T04:25:06Z")

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Excuse me, sir! Can you direct us to the naval base where they keep the nuclear wessels?

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/914 "2012-08-20T05:03:14Z")

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What _is_ it with men and asking for directions?

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/915 "2012-08-20T06:07:30Z")

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I just **KNEW** I shoulda made that left turn at Albuquerque!

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/916 "2012-08-20T08:44:56Z")

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Where you come from is gone. Where you thought you were going to weren’t never there. And where you are ain’t no good to you unless you get away from it.

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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:** [August 20, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/917 "2012-08-20T08:56:29Z")

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: You wanna see dry land? You really wanna see it? I’ll take you there.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/918 "2012-08-20T09:01:42Z")

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Do you really wanna jump?! Do you WANNA?! Well, that’s fine with me. C’mon, asshole, let’s do it!

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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:** [August 20, 2012, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/919 "2012-08-20T09:07:40Z")

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Mrs. Peters, in a half-an-hour there’s going to be a full-on nuclear attack. The missiles are on their way now. L.A.'s going to be a desert again very soon.

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2012, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/920 "2012-08-20T09:11:22Z")

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Ma, listen, pack your stuff and head for Aunt Esther’s. Don’t argue with me; just go.

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