# 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:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12904 "2017-02-26T00:58:56Z")

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Let’s get the girl to check the numbers.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12905 "2017-02-26T01:42:37Z")

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Sigourney Weaver is going to help us!

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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:** [February 26, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12906 "2017-02-26T17:48:33Z")

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No one is coming! We’re on our own, and if we don’t get out of here, we’re going to die!

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12907 "2017-02-26T17:57:04Z")

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Did you expect a flight of stairs with a red carpet?

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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:** [February 26, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12908 "2017-02-26T22:17:56Z")

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Keep your hands and arms inside the carpet!

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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:** [February 26, 2017, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12909 "2017-02-26T23:17:05Z")

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Little surprises around every corner, but nothing dangerous. So don’t be alarmed. As soon as your outer vestments are at hand, we’ll begin.

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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:** [February 27, 2017, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12910 "2017-02-27T11:23:34Z")

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Sorry if I ever took a snap at ya. Fish gotta swim, birds gotta eat.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12911 "2017-02-27T12:19:09Z")

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There’s always a bigger fish.

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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:** [February 27, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12912 "2017-02-27T15:14:36Z")

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You’re gonna need a bigger boat.

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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:** [February 28, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12913 "2017-02-28T00:35:27Z")

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l will write a fitness report that wouldn’t qualify you to command a kayak in the Bering Straits.

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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:** [February 28, 2017, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12914 "2017-02-28T00:47:04Z")

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You screw this up, Stillman… and I’ll have you assigned to a weather station above the Arctic Circle! You got that?

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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:** [February 28, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12915 "2017-02-28T19:11:53Z")

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I was just wondering if you wanted to chase this tornado, or if you just wanted to catch the next one.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12916 "2017-02-28T19:22:36Z")

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You just put your lips together and … blow.

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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:** [February 28, 2017, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12917 "2017-02-28T20:14:41Z")

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Oh, grow up, 007!

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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:** [February 28, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12918 "2017-02-28T20:24:43Z")

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He likes to butt things… with his head.

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**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12919 "2017-03-02T03:42:18Z")

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_Somebody_ has to.

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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:** [March 2, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12920 "2017-03-02T08:04:42Z")

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Enjoy it while it lasts.

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2017, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12921 "2017-03-02T09:40:05Z")

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The bad news is we got eight hours in this can blowin’ down. And the worse news is, it’s gonna take us three weeks to decompress later.

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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:** [March 2, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12922 "2017-03-02T12:44:43Z")

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Allow me to introduce you to the airlock chamber. Observe, Mr. Bond, your route from this world to the next.

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**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2017, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/12923 "2017-03-03T07:22:34Z")

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Me and my big mouth. We should have taken the trip to Hawaii.

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