# Today's Greatest Quote Ever **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 11, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197 "2006-04-11T05:26:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/1 "2006-04-11T05:26:49Z")
> [@](#): > > And, despite U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum’s weak showing in recent polls, Gillespie predicted the Pennsylvania Republican will be heading back to Washington, D.C., once the votes are tallied in November. > > “Rick, historically, is a late closer,” Gillespie said. “ **He tends to come from behind**.” It just works on so many levels. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/2 "2006-04-11T05:31:02Z")
If there’s humour in that punchline it’s certainly not obvious. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/3 "2006-04-11T05:34:29Z")
It requires some knowledge of indie newspaper sex columnist Dan Savage. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/4 "2006-04-11T05:40:07Z")
Better yet, just Google the word “santorum” and look at the first entry. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/5 "2006-04-11T05:45:24Z")
It’s not even about Savage, you just have to know who Rick Santorum is. **Cunctator** , he’s made some statements about gays that were, to put it mildly, controversial and not so tolerant. So the accidental innuendo in Gillespie’s quote is pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/6 "2006-04-11T16:54:12Z")
> [@](#): > > “He tends to come from behind.” There’s no way that guy’s a top. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/7 "2006-04-11T18:07:37Z")
> [@Cervaise](#): > > There’s no way that guy’s a top. I dunno. He’s both a prick and an asshole. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/8 "2006-04-11T19:23:56Z")
Every time I see that guy, my gaydar goes off the scale, especially the “bottom” subroutine. > [@](#): > > “He tends to come from behind.” Perhaps they meant “He tends to receive cum from behind.” ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/9 "2006-04-11T19:43:43Z")
> [@furt](#): > > It just works on so many levels. Does it? The first thing I thought of was a horse race. Then again, my mind isn’t in the fucking gutter _all_ of the time. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/10 "2006-04-11T19:53:01Z")
Pity. You miss a lot of good stuff that way. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/11 "2006-04-11T20:04:19Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > Does it? The first thing I thought of was a horse race. Heh heh. He said “horse race.” ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/12 "2006-04-11T23:30:16Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > Does it? The first thing I thought of was a horse race. > > Then again, my mind isn’t in the fucking gutter _all_ of the time. Thinking about Santorum is thinking about the gutter. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/13 "2006-04-12T02:20:13Z")
> [@Voyager](#): > > Thinking about Santorum is thinking about the gutter. Hell, just thinking about assfroth’s name makes me want to wash. ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/14 "2006-04-12T06:02:38Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > Does it? The first thing I thought of was a horse race. > > Then again, my mind isn’t in the fucking gutter _all_ of the time. Well, I’d say that it’s a step up from thinking about Rick Santorum. ---
**Author:** ![VegemiteMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@VegemiteMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VegemiteMoose)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/15 "2006-04-12T06:15:36Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > > [@furt](#): > > > > It just works on so many levels. > > Does it? The first thing I thought of was a horse race. > > Then again, my mind isn’t in the fucking gutter _all_ of the time. How is this supposed to be a rebuttal? You’ve just shown _another level_ it works on. ---
**Author:** ![lowkey\_but\_high\_locks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lowkey\_but\_high\_locks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowkey_but_high_locks)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/16 "2006-04-12T06:26:18Z")
> [@furt](#): > > It just works on so many levels. I dunno about coming from behind, he might end up just going down. ---
**Author:** ![furt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/17 "2006-04-12T06:35:01Z")
> [@Mr. Moto](#): > > Does it? The first thing I thought of was a horse race. > > Then again, my mind isn’t in the fucking gutter _all_ of the time. Mine isn’t either, but I’m not above the occasional visit. YMMV… ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/18 "2006-04-12T09:31:53Z")
Yes. Sometimes I want to clean off, and so I climb back up to the gutter. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/19 "2006-04-12T13:18:30Z")
Eric Clapton, reflecting on the outpouring of support from friends after his son fell many stories to his death: “For such a little guy, he had a big impact.” :eek: ---
**Author:** ![MrSquishy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@MrSquishy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrSquishy)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197/20 "2006-04-12T21:00:49Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Eric Clapton, reflecting on the outpouring of support from friends after his son fell many stories to his death: > > “For such a little guy, he had a big impact.” > :eek: \ Is that an actual quote? I can’t find a reference. God, that’s awful. \ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/todays-greatest-quote-ever/352197.md?page=2)