# 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:** ![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:** [August 26, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13684 "2017-08-26T21:03:17Z")

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You’re out of the family business, that’s your punishment.

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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 26, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13685 "2017-08-26T22:38:28Z")

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If it wasn’t for me, you’d be selling shirts at Barney’s.

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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:** [August 26, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13686 "2017-08-26T23:04:08Z")

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If it wasn’t for us, you’d all be speaking German! \*“Deutschland, Deutschland über alles…” \*

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13687 "2017-08-27T00:31:44Z")

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I am Italian! Sono italiano in spirito. Ma ho sposato una donna che preferisce lavorare in giardino a fare l’amore appassionato. Uno sbaglio grande! But it’s such an ugly language. How about… Russian?

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13688 "2017-08-27T03:06:48Z")

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Russians don’t take a dump, son, without a plan.

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13689 "2017-08-27T13:29:19Z")

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Gromolsky, go shut her up… but gently!

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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 27, 2017, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13690 "2017-08-27T13:52:01Z")

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You make sounds like you’re a mean little ass kicker. Only I ain’t convinced.

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13691 "2017-08-27T14:08:20Z")

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P-p-p-pow!

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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 27, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13692 "2017-08-27T15:09:54Z")

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Your “pows” are weak, old man. You should not have come.

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13693 "2017-08-27T19:19:46Z")

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Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13694 "2017-08-27T19:41:55Z")

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You chose me… so you recognized the skills, so I don’t want nobody calling me son or kid or sport or nothing like that, cool?

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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 27, 2017, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13695 "2017-08-27T20:43:38Z")

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I see a young man with potential. A young man who is loyal. Who can do as he is asked, and who wants to do something good with his life.

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13696 "2017-08-27T21:14:08Z")

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I have been to the dark side. I have seen a world that no man should see!

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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:** [August 27, 2017, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13697 "2017-08-27T23:04:16Z")

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Take him to Detroit!

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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:** [August 28, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13698 "2017-08-28T03:14:05Z")

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Then I heard she went to Paris to make art films.

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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:** [August 28, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13699 "2017-08-28T11:31:25Z")

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Back home everyone said I didn’t have any talent. They might be saying the same thing over here but it sounds better in French.

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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 28, 2017, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13700 "2017-08-28T20:41:13Z")

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Tapping’s not my strongest point.

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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:** [August 28, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13701 "2017-08-28T20:46:09Z")

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I’m Guy Patterson, I’m from Erie, Pennsylvania, I’m in a band called The Wonders and we just cut a record, we’re out here on the coast and I play the drums and I have all your records well not all of them but a lot of them but ah at least I did until some of them got swiped when I was stationed in Germany and you were playing in Germany at the time that I was stationed there, but you know what I couldn’t see you because you were playing in Hamburg and I was stationed in Munich but I listen to your records and I think you’re great.

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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:** [August 28, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13702 "2017-08-28T21:37:17Z")

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We are Spinal Tap from the UK. You must be the USA!

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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:** [August 28, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13703 "2017-08-28T21:57:32Z")

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Shut up, you American. You Americans, all you do is talk, and talk, and say “let me tell you something” and “I just wanna say.” Well, you’re dead now, so shut up.

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