# What accidental movie lines cause your mandatory reply? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 2, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580 "2011-11-02T02:13:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/21 "2011-11-02T13:51:03Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > “How do you know she’s a witch” will ALWAYS get me to say “she turned me into a newt!” Surely people aren’t asking you “How do you know she’s a witch” all that often? ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/22 "2011-11-02T13:58:31Z")
> [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](#): > > It doesn’t matter if I’m by myself and someone on the radio says “inconceivable,” or if I’m entertaining the Queen of England and she says the same word. I must, as surely as I will exhale and have a pulse, say, with my tongue between my teeth, “INconTHEEVable.” Agreed with \*\*SciFiSam \*\*- I’d follow it up with, “I do not think that word means what you think it means.” Also acceptable is “You keep using that word.” ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/23 "2011-11-02T14:18:25Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > If anyone says, “To make a long story short.” > > I say, “Too late.” > > Clue. Exxxxcellent. Around our house, if someone says “It’s possible.” both my wife and I will chime in “…pig.” ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/24 "2011-11-02T14:22:40Z")
Whenever someone tells me they have a headache, I have to respond with “maybe it’s a tumor.” They, of course, generally reply back with… ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/25 "2011-11-02T14:28:05Z")
Someone on TV said “So long,” and I unthinkingly responded “and thanks for all the fish,” and that’s how I found out my husband had never heard of Douglas Adams. ---
**Author:** ![Barrett\_Bonden](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/26 "2011-11-02T14:32:35Z")
> [@Quercus](#): > > On occasion someone telling me to bear left will get a response of “'Frog right!”, usually to their total incomprehension. Kids these days, no respect for the classics. 😃 With my siblings, any variant of “I’m lost” inevitably yields “Have you tried Hare Krishna?” ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/27 "2011-11-02T14:34:22Z")
If I hear anyone say “So I’ve got that going for me” or anything close, I always think and often say “Which is nice”. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/28 "2011-11-02T14:57:36Z")
If anybody says, “and that’s all I need,” I start in on a list of random objects. “And this lampshade, and this book of matches, and, and… this frying pan.” From The Jerk. If anyone says “which way?” - my husband and I say, “Both ways are nice,” while corssing our arms and pointing - like The Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz. The subject of ID badges comes up sometimes here at work - someone _always_ quotes, “Badges? We ain’t got no badges! We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinking badges!” One of my work buddies and I crack each other up with, “She’s sick.” What’s the matter with her?" “Vaginitis.” Bwa-ha-ha! I love that movie. (Bandits) ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/29 "2011-11-02T16:04:58Z")
I use the “it could be a tumor” one the most often. It is almost always met with the appropriate response. There is also a line in Mannequin where the guy asks the mannequin if she likes her new scarf and she comes to life, saying, “Not especially,” thereby freaking him out. I say that a lot as well. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/30 "2011-11-02T16:10:28Z")
This is from a children’s book, not a movie, but woe to the person who asks if I like their hat. “No. I do not like your hat. Good-bye.” ---
**Author:** ![Pitchmeister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pitchmeister/32/3459_2.png) [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/31 "2011-11-02T16:11:38Z")
> [@simster](#): > > “you killed my xxxx” is always followed by “prepare to die” How often do people say that to you? Are you a trained assassin? ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/32 "2011-11-02T16:19:24Z")
> [@Pitchmeister](#): > > How often do people say that to you? Are you a trained assassin? No … not trained … ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/33 "2011-11-02T16:32:45Z")
> [@JSexton](#): > > Exxxxcellent. > > Around our house, if someone says “It’s possible.” both my wife and I will chime in “…pig.” **Girl Wonder** and I have this habit where we playfully insult each other with really, really coarse words. And it never fails that I say “pig,” and she responds with “pigfucker.” And I ALWAYS answer that with, “dude! Don’t say pigfucker in front of Jesus!” The “too late” line from _Clue_ is another that I use with stunning regularity. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/34 "2011-11-02T16:41:09Z")
Not a line from a movie, but whenever I see someone with a flamboyant scarf, I have to say, “Nice scarf, Isadora.” ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/35 "2011-11-02T16:43:31Z")
Every time I see badgers I say “Badgers? We don’t need no steenkin’ badgers!” (UHF) Not a movie quote, but when my husband and I were at a Toronto Maple Leafs game these two fans kept saying “Dion Phaneuf…doo doo doo doo doo…DION PHANEUF!” (picture the “Mahna Mahna” tune.) So every time we watch a Leafs game and they mention Phaneuf we both do the song. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/36 "2011-11-02T16:53:33Z")
> [@simster](#): > > “you killed my xxxx” is always followed by “prepare to die” > [@Pitchmeister](#): > > How often do people say that to you? Are you a trained assassin? > [@Satchmo](#): > > No … not trained … When someone asks you if you’re a trained assassin- _you_… _say_… _YES!_ ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Why](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/96bed5/32.png) [@Doctor\_Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Why)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/37 "2011-11-02T16:58:16Z")
“Too late” and “inconceivable” get used a lot at my house, but most of the mandatory replies around here come from **Invader Zim**. “I gotta go” “I GOTTA GO, PIG! I’LL SEE YOU LATER!” “There’s only on thing to do.” “You gonna make biscuits?” “Do you want \?” “I do.” “Guess what I saw?” “_I_ saw a squirrel.” I’m sure there’s a lot more, but I’m also sure you get the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/38 "2011-11-02T17:16:48Z")
“bye bye” always gets a “have fun stormin’ the castle!” from me. If it’s a good friend, generally they’ll respond with “think it’ll work?” and we’re off from there. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/39 "2011-11-02T17:20:49Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > This, plus repeating whatever somebody says in a deadpan voice whenever someone ends a sentence with altogether. This, plus repeating whatever somebody says in a deadpan voice whenever someone ends a sentence with. ---
**Author:** ![Rattlehead02](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rattlehead02/32/3944_2.png) [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580/40 "2011-11-02T17:38:05Z")
When “tolls” or “rolls” get mentioned I like to recite, in a terrible English accent: Tolls is tolls And rolls is rolls And if we don’t get no tolls We don’t get no rolls From **Robin Hood: Men in Tights**. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-accidental-movie-lines-cause-your-mandatory-reply/601580.md?page=3)