# "What does a yellow light mean?" - The TAXI quote thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391 "2003-04-22T19:28:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![adamant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/779978/32.png) [@adamant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adamant)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/21 "2003-04-23T11:11:10Z")
One where Jim is reminiscing about a girl he once knew (from a picture he found or something). Jim (somewhat nostalgically or regretfully ) “I might have married that girl” “so why didn’t you” “I don’t know - I might have married her - I can’t remember”! ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/22 "2003-04-23T13:20:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Petey \* > \*\*I haven’t seen this in 20 years, it was longer than this. > After Elaine’s boyfriend hits on Tony: > > Tony: Latka, where’s Alex. I have a problem. > Latka: Everyone always goes to Alex with their problem. Why can’t you talk to me about it. > Tony: OK, Latka, do you know anything about bisexuals. > Latka: Yes, they are very popular in my country. > Tony: What? > Latka: Yes, everyone likes to ride them. Sometimes we’ll take them out and race them. > Tony: I’m talking about _bisexuals_, not _bicycles_! \*\* I always thought the perfect ending to that exchange would have been Latka saying “So am I.” Folks, the show is 20 years old. Are spoiler tags really necessary? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/23 "2003-04-23T13:34:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sauron \* > I always thought the perfect ending to that exchange would have been Latka saying “So am I.” You mean he didn’t?! Wow, the mind plays funny tricks. ---
**Author:** ![Sauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/24 "2003-04-23T13:38:01Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by KneadToKnow \* > \*\*You mean he didn’t?! > > Wow, the mind plays funny tricks. \*\* I don’t know you personally, but I would bet money your mind is better than mine. He probably did say that. Or perhaps I saw the episode in syndication, and that line got truncated to make room for a commercial. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/25 "2003-04-23T13:50:31Z")
Sorry, **Sauron** , no bet. I’ve mentally re-written too many lines in my time only to be disappointed by hearing the original that it missed whatever punching-up I had done to it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/26 "2003-04-23T18:10:59Z")
Jim: I was in a courtroom once. Tony: Oh, they get you on drugs? Jim: Noooo…I was ALREADY on drugs. Sheeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/27 "2003-04-23T18:15:34Z")
Jim, in college, being encouraged by his girlfriend to try “just one bite” of her “special” brownies: “Studies suggest that marijuana is addictive for some people. And who knows, I might be one of those.” ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/28 "2003-04-23T18:23:09Z")
Taxi vignettes: Jim, on being introduced to two gorgeous, identical twin “playmates”: “Egg split in the womb, eh?” Alex, describing Jim: “His porch light is flickering, if you know what I mean.” Play while staring at a pair of enormous pants draped over a sofa: “You are the sunshine of my life…” ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391/29 "2003-04-23T18:46:45Z")
Jim rant highly paraphrased: > [@](#): > > There are a lot of things I don’t understand. Like if you call an orange “an orange”, why don’t you call a banana “a yellow”? Or an apple “a red”? Now blueberries, I can understand. But could somone explain **goose** berries to me? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-yellow-light-mean-the-taxi-quote-thread/170391.md?page=1)