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Airplane Funniest Film Ever, Research Finds
The Telegraph ^ | 06 Sep 2012

Posted on 09/06/2012 7:27:33 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Airplane - which features classic one liners such as 'I am serious and don't call me Shirley' - came out top in research conducted by a panel of members of movie subscription service Lovefilm.

They calculated the precise number of 'laughs a minute' for the top 10 comedies chosen by Lovefilm members. The panel recorded the total number of times each film generated a laugh, before dividing it by the films' total length in minutes to calculate the precise 'laugh a minute' rating for each movie.

With a 'laugh A minute' score of three, Airplane beat nine rival comedies to top the list which has been created to mark The Hangover becoming available to stream on Lovefilm Instant.

The Las Vegas man-movie featuring the bachelor party to end all bachelor parties marked its arrival onto the Lovefilm Instant service by scoring a 'Laugh A Minute' rating of 2.4

Airplane - which features classic one liners such as 'I am serious and don't call me Shirley' - came out top in research conducted by a panel of members of movie subscription service Lovefilm. They calculated the precise number of 'laughs a minute' for the top 10 comedies chosen by Lovefilm members. The panel recorded the total number of times each film generated a laugh, before dividing it by the films' total length in minutes to calculate the precise 'laugh a minute' rating for each movie.

With a 'laugh A minute' score of three, Airplane beat nine rival comedies to top the list which has been created to mark The Hangover becoming available to stream on Lovefilm Instant.

The Las Vegas man-movie featuring the bachelor party to end all bachelor parties marked its arrival onto the Lovefilm Instant service by scoring a 'Laugh A Minute' rating of 2.4.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Humor; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: airplane; comedy; movies
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To: DManA

“By the way, I hope you’ll have the good sense not to mention I talked to you.”


141 posted on 09/07/2012 11:51:23 AM PDT by xone
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To: All

All time best line ever from a movie - “Son you gotta panty on your head”.


142 posted on 09/07/2012 12:10:12 PM PDT by okkev68
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To: okkev68

Gale: All right, ya hayseeds, it’s a stick-up. Everybody freeze. Everybody down on the ground.
Feisty Hayseed: Well, which is it, young feller? You want I should freeze or get down on the ground? Mean to say, if’n I freeze, I can’t rightly drop. And if’n I drop, I’m a-gonna be in motion. You see...
Gale: Shut up!
Feisty Hayseed: Okay then.
Gale: Everybody down on the ground!
Evelle: Y’all can just forget that part about freezin’ now.
Gale: Better still to get down there.
Evelle: Yeah, y’all hear that, don’t ya?
[Everybody lays down. Gale looks at the now-empty teller windows]
Gale: Where’d all the tellers go?
Teller’s voices: We’re down here, sir.
Evelle: They’re on the floor as you commanded, Gale.


143 posted on 09/07/2012 12:12:44 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: nickcarraway

I’m always ready with a reply to a “What is it?” question, but no one ever axes me!


144 posted on 09/07/2012 12:14:30 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: Bringbackthedraft

Duz euyor doughg bight?

No.

Wrawrggg-snap

I thought euy said euyor doughg didn’t bight?

That is not my dog. !!

And I don’t think I go two days without saying Nyot Anymeur!


145 posted on 09/07/2012 12:19:10 PM PDT by PfromHoGro (RINOs give Rhino a bad name, & Oil = Recycled Solar Power)
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To: Docbarleypop

I’ll get the blonde; you get the brunette.


146 posted on 09/07/2012 12:36:04 PM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: nickcarraway

I can’t believe no one has mentioned 1941.

“I can assure you, there will be no bombs dropped here!”


147 posted on 09/07/2012 12:49:55 PM PDT by Windcatcher (Obama is a COMMUNIST and the MSM is his armband-wearing propaganda machine.)
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