# Speak to me only in Movie Quotes **URL:** \ **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:** 686
**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 29, 2017, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13704 "2017-08-29T10:58:16Z")
Okay, have you been studying the manual? ---
**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 29, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13705 "2017-08-29T14:46:00Z")
How to apply for a job; how to advance from the mailroom; how to sit down at a desk; how to dictate memorandums; how to develop executive style; how to commute in a three button suit with that weary executive smile: this book is all I need - “How to Succeed, How to Succeed!” ---
**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 29, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13706 "2017-08-29T20:32:08Z")
I won’t bother you with actual statistics. ---
**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 30, 2017, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13707 "2017-08-30T02:26:56Z")
There’s a 68.71% chance you’re right. ---
**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 30, 2017, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13708 "2017-08-30T10:55:13Z")
Never tell me the odds! ---
**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 30, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13709 "2017-08-30T11:22:14Z")
In Vegas, everybody’s gotta watch everybody else. Since the players are looking to beat the casino, the dealers are watching the players. The box men are watching the dealers. The floor men are watching the box men. The pit bosses are watching the floor men. The shift bosses are watching the pit bosses. The casino manager is watching the shift bosses. I’m watching the casino manager. And the eye-in-the-sky is watching us all. ---
**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 30, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13710 "2017-08-30T23:28:50Z")
If you’re staring at me, it better be because I’m the suspect. ---
**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 31, 2017, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13711 "2017-08-31T01:05:36Z")
Keaton always said, “I don’t believe in God, but I’m afraid of him.” Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze. ---
**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 31, 2017, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13712 "2017-08-31T11:16:20Z")
Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. ---
**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 31, 2017, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13713 "2017-08-31T18:53:13Z")
To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee. ---
**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 31, 2017, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13714 "2017-08-31T19:26:57Z")
Lighten up, Francis. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13715 "2017-08-31T20:19:38Z")
You act as if we have all the time in the world! How much time has the world got? Somebody has to begin to care! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13716 "2017-08-31T20:58:52Z")
We’re all traveling through time together, every day of our lives. All we can do is do our best to relish this remarkable ride. ---
**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 31, 2017, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13717 "2017-08-31T21:49:06Z")
Stop the world! I want to get off. ---
**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 31, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13718 "2017-08-31T22:34:14Z")
You’re walking away from history! ---
**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 31, 2017, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13719 "2017-08-31T22:57:36Z")
“That belongs in a museum.” “So do you!” ---
**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:** [September 1, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13720 "2017-09-01T12:44:08Z")
And up ahead is one of my favorite creatures in the whole museum: the capuchin monkey, a highly intelligent primate, known for its loving and generous nature. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2017, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13721 "2017-09-01T17:41:51Z")
A jimp. A-a-a jimpanzee, Senator. An ape. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13722 "2017-09-01T20:17:07Z")
Even a monkey, brought up in the right surroundings, can learn the meaning of decency and honesty. ---
**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:** [September 2, 2017, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/13723 "2017-09-02T00:36:02Z")
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