# "The quote that sticks to my head"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-that-sticks-to-my-head/298706>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [April 10, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-that-sticks-to-my-head/298706 "2005-04-10T22:26:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-that-sticks-to-my-head/298706/1 "2005-04-10T22:26:35Z")

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People are always talking about songs or tunes they can’t get out of their heads.

I’m like that but I take it one step further: there are quotes from characters from long dead, long forgotten TV series circling mine.

The current one is:

“I had a yen for pink quail eggs.”

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**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2005, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quote-that-sticks-to-my-head/298706/2 "2005-04-11T08:34:29Z")

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**Real McCoys**. When Hassey turned the spigot and saw running water in her house for the first time. It was her scream. I’ll never forget the look on her face.