# 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:** 724
**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 20, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14465 "2018-03-20T15:24:01Z")
There are worse things in life than death. If you’ve ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman you know what I mean. ---
**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:** [March 20, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14466 "2018-03-20T16:13:16Z")
I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti … ---
**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 20, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14467 "2018-03-20T17:31:40Z")
If no one’s in the kitchen, who’s to see? ---
**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:** [March 20, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14468 "2018-03-20T21:35:37Z")
'Fraid someone’s gonna steal your ideas and sell 'em to Hollywood, huh? ---
**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:** [March 21, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14469 "2018-03-21T17:08:25Z")
Can we talk about something other than Hollywood for a change? We’re educated people. ---
**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 22, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14470 "2018-03-22T01:27:55Z")
And I say to you gentlemen that this college is a failure. The trouble is we’re neglecting football for education. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14471 "2018-03-22T01:33:50Z")
We believe that the purpose of science is to serve mankind. You, however, seem to regard science as some kind of dodge… or hustle. Your theories are the worst kind of popular tripe, your methods are sloppy, and your conclusions are highly questionable! You are a poor scientist, Dr. Venkman! ---
**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 22, 2018, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14472 "2018-03-22T03:57:04Z")
So, in the face of overwhelming odds, I’m left with only one option: I’m gonna have to science the shit out of this. ---
**Author:** ![boson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boson/32/11407_2.png) [@boson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boson)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14473 "2018-03-22T04:22:20Z")
He say good ideya. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14474 "2018-03-22T11:16:35Z")
He say you Blade Runner. ---
**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 22, 2018, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14475 "2018-03-22T12:22:08Z")
I’m Batman. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14476 "2018-03-22T18:15:21Z")
Nobody told me this was a masked affair. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14477 "2018-03-22T21:56:19Z")
We are followers of Peter the Dressmaker. He was Christ’s tailor. ---
**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 23, 2018, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14478 "2018-03-23T00:51:05Z")
That’s the second biggest zipper I’ve ever seen! ---
**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:** [March 23, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14479 "2018-03-23T20:34:30Z")
When I was a boy, I started to hide things in the lining of the garments. Things only I knew were there. Secrets. ---
**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 23, 2018, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14480 "2018-03-23T21:53:19Z")
We all understood what Vern meant right away. At the beginning of the school year he had buried a quart jar of pennies underneath his house. He drew a treasure map so he could find them again. A week later, his mom cleaned out his room and threw away the map. Vern had been trying to find those pennies for nine months. Nine months, man. You didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14481 "2018-03-23T23:27:32Z")
Is it safe? ---
**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 24, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14482 "2018-03-24T00:48:53Z")
Keep it secret. Keep it safe. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2018, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14483 "2018-03-24T02:01:19Z")
We know one thing. Hagrid never opened the Chamber of Secrets. He was innocent. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14484 "2018-03-24T15:26:08Z")
Secrets and lies! We’re all in pain! Why can’t we share our pain? I’ve spent my entire life trying to make people happy, and the three people I love the most in the world hate each other’s guts, and I’m in the middle! I can’t take it anymore! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882.md?page=723) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882.md?page=725)