# "Why YOU....... I Oughta..." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 28, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257 "2009-11-28T18:05:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Simmerdown](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simmerdown/32/14859_2.png) [@Simmerdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simmerdown)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/21 "2009-11-30T02:37:39Z")
“You’ll end up with a mouthful o’ bloody chicklets.” “Seize him!” (More old timey gladiator type movies) “Silence!” (See above) “What’s a nice gal like you doing in a place like this?” “Why, I’ll twist you both into bookends!” ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/22 "2009-11-30T02:39:52Z")
I’ll, uh…well, you know what I’ll do to you. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/23 "2009-11-30T02:54:36Z")
“Hiya, toots.” “Operator, get me the police!” “Lend me a dime for a cup of coffee.” ---
**Author:** ![StoutHearted](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@StoutHearted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StoutHearted)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/24 "2009-11-30T02:59:39Z")
That dame sure had a nice pair o’ stems! ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/25 "2009-11-30T03:37:45Z")
“Hold me back, boys!” ---
**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 30, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/26 "2009-11-30T04:56:26Z")
“Remind me to moidah you later.” “I’ll make a note of it!” ---
**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/27 "2009-11-30T08:59:10Z")
No soap. (seems to be common saying in movies from 30s to 40s) ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/28 "2009-11-30T09:03:22Z")
[Three word sentence], [character name], [same three word sentence]. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/29 "2009-11-30T09:21:25Z")
Head them off at the pass.\* \*I hate that cliche ---
**Author:** ![Nom\_de\_Plume](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/85f322/32.png) [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/30 "2009-11-30T12:14:56Z")
Whenever we pass a police car, I tell Mrs. de Plume “Cheeze it, the cops!” ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Medlo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hi\_Medlo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Medlo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/31 "2009-11-30T13:39:41Z")
“Spread out!” Three Stooges ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/32 "2009-11-30T14:21:07Z")
“Don’t be such a square, daddy-O. You’re bringing my groovy vibe DOWN, baby.” ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/33 "2009-11-30T15:40:25Z")
“And how!” “Aw rasberries!” “Baloney!” “That’s Swell, kid!” ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/34 "2009-11-30T15:51:32Z")
> [@Imasquare](#): > > No soap. Radio. ---
**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 30, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/35 "2009-11-30T15:52:26Z")
> [@Nom\_de\_Plume](#): > > Whenever we pass a police car, I tell Mrs. de Plume “Cheeze it, the cops!” Whenever I see a cop car in my rear view mirror, I say “We’ve got company!” ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/36 "2009-11-30T15:55:56Z")
“This town ain’t big enough for the two (both) of us.” ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/37 "2009-11-30T16:30:42Z")
“This is a stickup!” “The coast is clear.” “Hey, what’s the big idea?” “Get your hands off of me.” “It’s quiet… Too quiet. I don’t like it.” “Get the lead out!” “… And step on it!” “You got nuttin’ on me!” I always liked George Raft’s line “Where’d ya learn that cheap trick?” in _Some Like it Hot._ ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/38 "2009-11-30T16:33:23Z")
What a maroon! ---
**Author:** ![Jolly\_Roger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/91b2a8/32.png) [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/39 "2009-11-30T16:41:15Z")
Aw, Fiddlesticks! ---
**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 30, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257/40 "2009-11-30T16:45:04Z")
"Guards! _GUARDS!"_ “Your papers, please.” “She’s one classy broad.” “You and what army?” “Whoa, whoa, whoa. Slow down. Where’s the fire?” “Ve have vays of making you talk.” “Just let me slip into something more comfortable.” “You’re not gonna solve your problems by crawling into a bottle.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257.md?page=3)