Lines you're just WAITING to use in real life
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warren_houghton — 15 years ago(September 10, 2010 08:18 AM)
No doubt for the same reason I do. It's a test to see who else has not only seen the movie, but likes it enough to remember the lines you do. Like a secret handshake that tests to see who else is in the club.
My group of friends, which are mostly people with similar senses of humor, don't even need to make jokes anymore in funny everyday situations that come up when we're together; we've made all of the jokes already previously. We just drop a line like, "Oh, you give me the glass with the sticky stem, eh?" (to use your example), jokingly implying we think they might have poisoned it.
Monty Python references are perfect for this. If I say, "it's just a flesh wound." the initiated know that I'm referring to a pretty bad injury. Sort of comedic snobbery really. "If you don't get the reference then we're just on two different wavelengths."
My whole social interaction vocabulary is a series of "in jokes." Kind of sad really, I suppose. -
RonnieHR — 15 years ago(July 26, 2010 09:29 AM)
How about Wang's response to, I believe, one of Dick Charleston's ideas on the whole situation.
I'm not exactly sure, but it goes something like this;
Wang: "Interesting theory, Charleston, but one problem."
Charleston: "What's the problem?"
Wang: "Is stupid. Is stupidest idea ever!"
Classic line; like I said, not exactly as the movie, but me and my kids use Wang's hilarious response as often as possible! -
skooliskool — 15 years ago(August 02, 2010 11:36 PM)
Watch the film with subtitles on and you can pick up a lot. When I watched this growing up I found it funny but now as a adult it is that much more enjoyablecause now I can get a lot of the comedic devices used in the film.
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shadowsndust284 — 15 years ago(August 19, 2010 06:40 PM)
I want to be able to answer a question with, "Maybe some deranged dry cleaner?"
Sometimes when someone in my family needs to go to the bathroom, he or she says, "Im going down the hall to find the can. I talk so much sometimes I forget to go."
And last night while watching Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid, my dad asked, "You know how to whistle, don't you?" So I replied, "Sure, what do you mean?" And my brother finished with, "Nevermind. Forget it. You ruined it."
I love my family, you guys. -
kelieann — 15 years ago(August 27, 2010 12:12 PM)
I love the fact that fellow fans of films such as MBD and Clue nearly always have the same taste in other films. Dead Men dont wear plaid is another of my favourites but when I mention it to other people all I get is blank looks.
You're lucky to have a family with that same (fantastic
) taste in films, mine have perfected the eye rolling withering look everytime I enthusiastically quote Clue, MBD etc!
"I'm almost annoyed!" -
jdude35 — 15 years ago(August 28, 2010 01:16 PM)
"You know you shouldn't speak with an accent when you know I am so hungry."
"Okay, we'll work in shiftsyou look over the first dead naked body that we find, and I'll look over the next one."
"I have taken the liberty of putting you in the same wing as Mr. Wang.
Isn't that nice darling, we're in Wang's wing."
"This entire murder has been catered."
"My chauffeur was hit by a falling gargoyle while standing in Chinese footprints." -
warren_houghton — 15 years ago(September 10, 2010 07:32 AM)
This is one of my favorite movies; better than Clue IMO. Also check out The Cheap Detective for more of Peter Falk's excellent Bogart shtick.
I've occasionally used this one on my son:
"Questions like Athelete's Foot. After while very irritating." -
vancleef1980 — 15 years ago(September 23, 2010 02:31 AM)
"Sorry if im shocking you ma'am but i didnt have a chance to go to finishing school, my schools the streets and looking down the barrel of a pointed revolver thats my teacher"
Must admit i have tried to shoe horn that quote in many convo's followed by very slow nods and strange looks
And of course the classic from dotty old bird Estelle Winwood
"Jesus H Christ"
Use that one all the time. -
TonyDood — 15 years ago(December 06, 2010 01:51 PM)
Lines I've actually used a lot in real life:
"Jesus H. Christ!"
"Oh that's tackythat's
reeeeally
tacky"
"Getting to bottom of things?"
"Well, I'm old, I can't help it"
But the one I used to use most often, in broad English accent, "I'm not one to use hyperbole ladies and gentlemen, but I tell you, this whole thing has scared the
caca
right out of me" (actually I think that's not quite right, I haven't seen the movie in awhile, ha ha)
Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom! -
turtle062386 — 15 years ago(January 09, 2011 09:49 PM)
I would love to use the line "Let's face it as a man your barely passible but as a woman your a dog!" but I think that could get me seriously hurt. I do like Maggie Smith's "tacky" line, I am always trying to say it like she dose.