This is basically the opposite of the OP, but it’s the same spirit. Several years ago, I was on a return plane ride from vacation. typically, I’d have been listening to music or whatever, but I ended up chatting with the woman sitting next to me about all sorts of random things. As the plane was landing, she said “You are by far the most interesting single serving friend I’ve ever had.” I immediately recognized the Fight Club reference and, with a grin, continued the scene.
Surrrreee you were sitting next to someone.
I was going thru some revolving door turnstiles once, and there was a woman right coming in right behind me in the next, eh, compartment(?). As I tottered thru, I whistled the Oriental Riff. When I got out, I looked out the corner of my eye, and saw her laughing. I don’t know for a fact that it was because of my whistling, but I’d like to think it.
I’d like to think I could get it, if someone would explain it to me.
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Revolving door turnstile
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Oriental Riff
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PROFIT
In my case the stranger was a game designer (so maybe this doesn’t quite fit the thread).
In 1981, I was working on an offshore rig, and playing a text-based computer game during some downtime (think Zork*). At one point I grew frustrated as I was facing some sort of cave-troll and carrying only a lantern and a parrot. (Surely this has happened to some of you before?) I finally typed “parrot” and the game answered “What do you want to do with the parrot?”. I answered “sing”. The game answered “He can’t sing, he’s pining for the fjords.”
I was the only one in the room who got the reference. :rolleyes:
*I’m not sure of the game, but want to thank **Lynn Bodoni **who sent me a link to several similar ones when she heard this story.
I was subbing for a high school English class, when the loudspeaker erupted with a typical barely understandable announcement. One of the students asked “What did he say?” I answered "I think he said ‘blessed are the cheesemakers.’ " And about half the class broke into laughter. I was so proud of them. (Life of Brian)
I’d forgotten yet another *Holy Grail *moment, since it happened so many years ago (sometime in the late '80s, I think). I bought a new car and the dealer ordered new licence plates for me, which I had to go back and pick up some time later. I stepped up to a counter staffed by a young lady.
Me: I’m here to pick up my licence plates.
**Her: **What’s your name?
Me: [my real name].
Her: What are the last four digits of your driver’s licence number?
Me: 3203.
Her: What… is your favorite color?
Me: Blue. No, Yell… aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!
A good laugh was had by all.
I have a Winchester Arms - London shirt that only a handful of people get, but it’s fun when they do (the pub from Shaun of the Dead).
A local ice cream shop has what they call Moo Mondays. If you moo like a cow, your cone is half price (and it has to be convincing). Much to my kids’ dismay, I went up and said SHAAAZOOO*. The girl behind the counter went “Family Guy, close enough.”
*On Family Guy, Stewie makes a reference to a European See & Say toy where the animal sounds are all different, with the cow saying SHAAZOO instead of moo. It gets referenced again later in the show.
I will link to this thread for my contribution: I said the right thing to Dave Foley 
My wife took my sons to see “Home Alone”. I had not seen it when I took them to a restaurant. Luckily the waitress knew the reference when my four year old said “Keep the change you filthy animal”.
Great, now I have that stuck in my head. And with the lyrics “Trisha Takanawa with the news.”
I was at dinner one time with my sister and BiL, and got a hamburger. I lifted the bun and said, “Damn, no ketchup.” BiL immediately cracked up, and still reminds me of this to this day, despite divorcing my sister.
The reference is a line in Brownsville Station’s Martian Boogie.
I was listening to a co-worker describing a problem with another co-worker, and commented, “What we have here is a failure to communicate.” She immediately responded, “Cool Hand Luke! I love that movie.”
CHL is before my time, and even more before hers, so I said, “I’m impressed!” to which she replied, “As you should be.”
Also, have y’all seen this commercial? http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/80s/content/state-farm-has-itself-little-journey-moment
Not long ago an old friend posted on Facebook, just for the hell of it asking all his Facebook friends to post bands named “________ and the ________.” (Florence and the Machine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, etc.) Lots of people duly responded with all manner of acceptable answers, but I was happy to see that I got four or five Likes (including one from my friend) for Murph and the MagicTones.
A while back, Fang and I were waiting in line at Penny’s, and there was a sign in Spanish.
Fang: What language is that?
Me: Spanish.
Fang: What language?
Me: Spanish
Fang: What language?
Me: …
Me: The Binary Language of Moisture Vaperators.
The Lady Behind Us: Funny, I thought it was Boshi.
Like.
I don’t get it.
Ha!
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From Wikipedia:
“Alan Smithee (also Allen Smithee) was an official pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project, coined in 1968. Until its use was formally discontinued in 2000,[1] it was the sole pseudonym used by members of the Directors Guild of America (DGA) when a director, dissatisfied with the final product, proved to the satisfaction of a guild panel that he or she had not been able to exercise creative control over a film. The director was also required by guild rules not to discuss the circumstances leading to the move or even to acknowledge being the actual director.”
So the guy was in essence saying, “here are all these new rules and policies. I’m communicating them to you, but they aren’t my fault and I don’t want to be associated with them.”
J.
Take another look at who exactly replied to who in that exchange… :smack:
That was you?
I remembered reading that story on the Dope a few years ago. It inspired me to say the cheesemaker line in response to a garbled subway announcement.
At the game store, we were listening to an ipod and when the owner asked for requests, I said, “Do you have anything by Ron Torkelsons Armada?” He answered with, “With Herman Menderchuk?”