Just to start the thread while I try to think of others, one I enjoy finding an occasion to use is one I heard on the old Johnny Carson show courtesy of Jimmy Dean (the sausage king).
“I don’t understand it, I just don’t understand it: every time I get out of jail, it rains.”
Another one from Johnny Carson:
“Do you like show-tunes, Hardy?” (Doing a bit on “Misquoted famous quotes” – Nelson’s real dying words.)
“Oh, Hell. This ain’t gonna be worth a damn!” -Squidbillies
“Once again, Baldrick, the Devil farts in my face.” -Blackadder
“Hey look! Hotcakes! No tip for you, Shit-hook!” -Gatopescado
“Well there’s what’s right, and there’s what’s right. And never the twain shall meet.” Raising Arizona
“Oooo-kayfine.” Herb Tarlek, all the time
“Works for me.” Fred dryer as Hunter, even used in the credits.
“hey HEY hey!” from the late '70’s TV show “What’s Happening”. I’ve used it as a greeting so often and for so long many of my friends now associate it with me (or me with it, or something).
“Is this the fun part? Are we having fun yet?” - Carol Burnette, The Four Seasons
“I am shocked! Shocked…” - Claude Rains, Casablanca
“No biscuit! No biscuit!”
Said to myself or coworkers when someone effs up. It comes from that Far Side cartoon with the man saying to his dog “You call that mowing the lawn? Bad dog! No biscuit! No biscuit!”
Perhaps to stir your memory soup a little, or perhaps just for the kicks, you might wish to see if your favorite catchphrase might be in:
or
or
TV’s Greatest Catchphrases (Part 1)
or any of those clips/collections in the sidebars…
“Some days the magic works. Some days it doesn’t.” – Old Lodge Skins (Chief Dan George) in Little Big Man.
Working in IT, I use this line daily.
The link to 10 movie catchphrases includes “there’s no place like home,” from the Wizard of Oz.
Actually the phrase comes from a song of the same name TNPLH, written in 1822. Most people when the movie was released would have recognized it. You missed “the devil made me do it”,
“whatch you talkin’ about Willis” “goodnight Mrs. Calabash, where-ever you are”“Hi Ho Silver, away!”
To express dissatisfaction, I’ll usually say…
… “Well, cock”, which comes from this hilarious video.
… “Penilefarts.gov” which is my own invention. Any phrase becomes ludicrous when you add “.gov” or “.edu” to the end of it.
… “I will shit in you,” which comes from Welcome to Collinwood, or the more extreme “I will shit inside of your balls,” which is my own variation.