# 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:** 741
**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:** [May 19, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14805 "2018-05-19T20:50:24Z")
Go ahead. Make my day. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14806 "2018-05-20T12:50:48Z")
You’re sweating! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14807 "2018-05-20T13:26:41Z")
Maximum effort! ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14808 "2018-05-20T15:25:39Z")
You see, Mr. Scott? In the water I’m a very skinny lady. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14809 "2018-05-20T18:13:32Z")
Mr. Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four? ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14810 "2018-05-20T22:08:00Z")
Oh, Scott, for people like you and me the world can be a wonderful place. The sky is as blue as it is for the giants. The friends are as warm. ---
**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:** [May 20, 2018, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14811 "2018-05-20T22:14:29Z")
If you want something bad, you have to fight for it. Step up your game, Scott. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14812 "2018-05-21T12:40:24Z")
They call me _Mister Tibbs_! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14813 "2018-05-21T13:26:07Z")
Trinity is still my name. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14814 "2018-05-21T20:48:08Z")
It’s like, when you don’t know someone, they’re more interesting. They can be anything you want them to be. ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14815 "2018-05-21T22:13:09Z")
Uh, I mean, does the king know? D-does the king know about your being the real Ravenhurst? ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14816 "2018-05-21T23:32:14Z")
I know. You know I know. I know you know I know. We know Henry knows, and Henry knows we know it. We’re a knowledgeable family. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14817 "2018-05-22T00:49:06Z")
Sherlock Holmes : And now, Professor Moriarity, what can I do for you? Professor Moriarty : Everything that I have to say to you has already crossed your mind. Sherlock Holmes : And my answer has no doubt crossed yours. Professor Moriarty : That’s final? Sherlock Holmes : What do you think? ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14818 "2018-05-22T13:00:48Z")
We are merely explorers of infinity in the pursuit of absolute perfection. We do not invent these formulae, they already exist and lie in wait for only the very brightest of minds, like Ramanujan, ever to divine and prove. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14819 "2018-05-22T13:47:27Z")
The mind boggles. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14820 "2018-05-22T19:48:13Z")
Dave, my mind is going. I can feel it. I can feel it. My mind is going. There is no question about it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I can feel it. I’m a… fraid. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14821 "2018-05-22T19:51:32Z")
I’m not responsible for what people think, Pat, only for what I am. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14822 "2018-05-22T21:09:06Z")
I’m not a nymphomaniac. I’m a compulsive liar. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2018, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14823 "2018-05-22T22:00:51Z")
You can’t handle the truth! ---
**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:** [May 23, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882/14824 "2018-05-23T19:52:22Z")
I still don’t understand at all. I think you must have the wrong address. You’ll have to excuse me. I’m afraid your friend put you in touch with the wrong man. I happen to be in a great hurry just now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882.md?page=740) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-movie-quotes/628882.md?page=742)