# What is the most commonly used phrase in English that came from a movie?

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**Post date:** [January 2, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-commonly-used-phrase-in-english-that-came-from-a-movie/1011068/227 "2025-01-02T22:07:59Z")

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> [@Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in vegas, one dead \[2025-01-01\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/12):
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> > [@Cybertruck explodes outside Trump hotel in vegas, one dead \[2025-01-01\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cybertruck-explodes-outside-trump-hotel-in-vegas-one-dead-2025-01-01/1012464/12):
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> > Shoot, a fella could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.
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> (Just testing if you can quote from a different thread in a different topic, and yes, you can).

It’s certainly relevant to _this_ thread; I expect quite a few people have quoted that line over the years (in voices as close to that of Slim Pickens as they can manage).

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