# Stump the dope with your most obscure reference **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904 "2005-11-13T22:59:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/121 "2005-11-15T04:31:14Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Hmm. Is it related to your user name? Nope. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/122 "2005-11-15T05:22:32Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > “Anyone can call himself a writer. But when someone else calls you a writer, THEN you’re a writer.” I’m thinking _Sophie’s Choice_. Here’s mine: “I could be caught up in the frenzied floodgates of activity and dashed against the rocks.” (I’ll be _really_ surprised if anyone gets this.) ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/123 "2005-11-15T05:56:57Z")
> [@GargoyleWB](#): > > #1: > > “Are you a priest?” > “No, I’m a mechanic.” From Hal Hartley’s “The Unbelievable Truth”. The exchange occurs between a drunk driver and the hitchhiker dressed all in black he picks up. This was once one of my favourite movies- I’d be curious how it has held up. > [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Slightly obscure: > Trebor Sux I’m pretty sure that’s from the old game “Adventure”. I’ll supply one that I say all the time expecting recognition, but has only been recognized once: “It’s only an island if you look at it from the water.” ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/124 "2005-11-15T06:29:02Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > Nope. It sounds so familiar; I thought it might have been from when Holly’s vocabulary got corrupted. ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/125 "2005-11-15T06:49:47Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > “You can’t expect me to choose a boyfriend right away-that’s like eating the first pancake off the stove. You have to give at least one to the dog.” Quinn said that on the animated series “Daria”. IIRC, it was the episode with the party at Brittany’s house. ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/126 "2005-11-15T07:04:49Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > A kiss is a terrible thing to waste. There’s a Meat Loaf song with that exact title. ---
**Author:** ![Flipstrip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f6c823/32.png) [@Flipstrip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipstrip)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/127 "2005-11-15T07:11:49Z")
“We can name him Bob, or we can name him Beowulf!” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/128 "2005-11-15T07:42:41Z")
In response to someone capping a comment off with ‘Capice?’ ‘Everything but “capice”…’ ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/129 "2005-11-15T07:56:07Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. you’ll kiss three bucks goodbye!” That one is from Kentucky Fried Movie ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/130 "2005-11-15T08:03:02Z")
> [@Wendell Wagner](#): > > RealityChuck writes: > > \> “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. you’ll kiss three bucks goodbye!” > > _Hardware Wars_. D’oh! Sorry, I’m totally n00b. How about: “You listen to me, Mr. Kick-Ass…” ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/131 "2005-11-15T08:22:08Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > In response to someone capping a comment off with ‘Capice?’ > > ‘Everything but “capice”…’ Bart Simpson to the Save-Mart security guard (Bob Grabowski?). ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/132 "2005-11-15T08:24:29Z")
> [@Quint](#): > > I’m pretty sure that’s from the old game “Adventure”. Incorrect (as far as I know) ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/133 "2005-11-15T08:28:01Z")
> [@Quint](#): > > I’ll supply one that I say all the time expecting recognition, but has only been recognized once: > > “It’s only an island if you look at it from the water.” Jaws Here’s one: “My body is a roadmap of pain.” ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/134 "2005-11-15T08:29:10Z")
One more… (film) “Jenny, Eat Something” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/135 "2005-11-15T08:38:28Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Bart Simpson to the Save-Mart security guard (Bob Grabowski?). Now that you mention it, Bart DID do that line, too, didn’t he? Not what I’m referencing, though. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/136 "2005-11-15T09:17:36Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > It sounds so familiar; I thought it might have been from when Holly’s vocabulary got corrupted. Sorry. It’s British - I’ll give that much of a hint. But other than that, you’re barking up the wrong tree. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/137 "2005-11-15T09:18:29Z")
“Dream is destiny.” ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/138 "2005-11-15T09:35:50Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > Very obscure: > “Ahoy there matey, Kelly Robin Wilcoxin” Letterman making fun of someone’s name, either a studio audience member or a stupid pet trick exhibitor. **Not My Most Obscure:** What (one) classic film contains the following snippets? “You’re getting paid, mister, for opinions or for hauling?” “Wrap 'em up to look like…I dunno, toothpaste.” “I could get you some…hot water.” **A Little Obscurer:** The names Bobby Millette and Ramon Raquello are associated with the star of the above film. Who were they? ---
**Author:** ![bob\_loblaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@bob\_loblaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_loblaw)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/139 "2005-11-15T09:38:59Z")
> [@FinnAgain](#): > > “Dream is destiny.” waking life. from a book: tuesday would be good, i said. tuesday would be fine. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904/140 "2005-11-15T09:42:51Z")
> [@bob\_loblaw](#): > > waking life. Damn, you got that way too quick. Good show. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-dope-with-your-most-obscure-reference/330904.md?page=8)