takhisis posted a (f-locked) cool entry on her journal. She pondered what sorts of in-jokes, phrases and the like that people use within their family.
And I realized that a majority of my friends are total movie-geeks and quote-whores. Sooo…what are YOUR favorite phrases? Things that you say to your crowd that leaves the rest of the world going, “huh?”
Some of mine/ours are:
Oh! Oh Bart!
God save the queen. We mean it, man.
Swing… your… heeeeps, BAYA!
Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiine!
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“You know… morons.”
“We may experience some slight turbulence and then explode.”
“OVALTINE!”
*laugh* It’s true, every family has their own “code.”
We have a lot of Eddie Izzard quotes like “Hoocha, hoocha, hoocha….lobster.”
And recently we’ve been using “Ouch CHaaalie, that really hurt!” because of this internet video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W8uwByg-Qo
The above, of course. And most any comedy bit or movie we’ve seen together instantly becomes our in-joke.
Richard Jeni’s MJ “heee heee!”
(Important and previously unknown info) Important safety tip – thanks Egon.
CS and I, especially him because he can do a very good Clouseau, parody the bit in Return of the PP where he is making delicate adjustments to the pheune. It’s good for a lot of situations. 🙂
(when you and I are in girlchat mode or doing girl maintenance) Monsters lead such interesting lives.
(listening to other, less intelligent women in girlchat mode) Braaacbrabrabra-baCAW! Alternately: but not like in the second season…like in the *first* season.
Peanut butter moment!
(when the conversation is getting too complicated and/or obstreperous) Burma! Why did you say ‘Burma’? I panicked.
I hate when that happens.
About 3.28
For many years my one uncle would quote “She go cray-see!” from Fawlty Towers. It’s spoken in a bad Spanish accent, hence the way I spelled it. He also does a miniscule pause in the middle of the word, as though it were two.
My boyfriend and I have periodically joked “THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!” I laughed SO HARD when that phrase on the cover of a Time magazine, which showed half-Obama and half-Clinton when they were still facing off in the primaries.
My bf is a Star Wars fanboy and will sometimes quote Star Wars. My friends and I will quip Monty Python.
But my favourite movie phrase?
“There’s nothing more exhilerating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?”
Randall from Clerks. 🙂
There’s nothing more exhilerating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?
I use that at work from time to time, and it never fails to crack up my gay work boyfriend.
I actually do a scarily spot-on Randall.
The classic rock radio station I used to listen to daily always played that sound bite during the intro to “the Tool of the Day” on the morning show. 🙂 It never gets old for me.
With my mom and sister, it was a line from a BC comic – ‘Clams got legs!’.
The girls and I? God, too many to list.
D and I? ‘I want some O-re-o’s’, ‘Ghandi. Whatcha thinkin’?’ (in Valley Girl voice).
“Get me the remote.” “The goat?” “The remote.”(Muppets From Outer Space. I now have 2 households that call the remote “the goat.”)
“Could be worse. Could be raining.”
“I’m not even supposed to BE here today.”
There are also egregious references to donkey shows. And many, many references to The Tick.
Lord, between movie quotes (not as many as you and Tam but quite a few none the less) and obscure music lyrics, I can’t remember where half of the odd things we say come from.
Cwush yur enemies, see dem dwiven befoe you and hear da lamentation of de wimmin.
You’re right, Ray, no human being would stack books like this.
…and then it exploded.
Oops, forgot one that we use all the time:
Does the rolling help?
pair of feet? parakeet? para….medic!
In HS, people would regularly walk up to the table we all used before school and say “‘Allo!”
This, of course, occasioned a chorus of “Did you say hello?”
“No, I said allo, but that’s close enough.”
Anytime anyone says goofy, someone will say “Well, gawrsh!”
hmm..
“why would they do that?”
referring to a rather amusing story I have of my exploits at my 2nd year at dragoncon.. ahh good times..
however, when that phrase is said, those that know the story, laugh, those that dont, look on in confusion..
“greetings and salad crutons!” (greetings and salutations)
no clue where i heard it from, but i heard it YEARSSSS ago, and have used it ever since..
“catch you on the flip”
a play on the old “catch you on the flip side” or the like..
maybe im just stuck in the 80’s….
hmmzies, let’s see…
“Well, I’d [insert whatever activity here], but… I don’t have a knife.”
“I swear it will be done.”
“HuzzAH!”
“As you wish.”