Posted on 01/14/2015 9:34:54 AM PST by reed13k
Okay so I recently hired a few recent college grads in technical roles and a conversation was struck up at the end of the day. The conversation was a result of a missed movie reference during another conversation earlier in the day. The type of thing where you assume some level of common culture so you don't have to explain in more detail.
What follows in my comment was the result and follow-on question for my fellow Freepers.
He not rat, he Siberian hamster!
of course - especially hard to forget with the more recent release that was grabbing headlines.
Buckaroo Banzi - “No matter where you go, there you are”.
“lick ‘o paint, lick ‘o paint...gimme a biscuit” said Or-a-ly
(Garden gnomes make me laugh - always picture Basil with the
large one under his arm)
"Just going to have a word with O'Reilly, dear."
I confess, it took a few viewings before I "got it."
I like it a lot - Dumb and Dumber
I pity the fool - generic Mr T
Why don’t you prove it? - Harry Potter 2
That’s dumb. Dum-buh. - Adventure Time
That’s ba-nay-nay - Adventure Time
Why you ackin so cray-cray? - Gravity Falls
Do you in fact have any cheese?
Whachu talkin about Willis?
I see nothing. I know nothing.
I’m coming Elizabeth/It’s the big one
Oh, a wise guy, eh?
It might choke Artie but it ain’t gonna choke me
Fargo gets quoted quite a bit around here.
The one I always remember (and use) is:
"That would be bad."
"How bad?"
"VERY bad."
Dr. Rumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it?
Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be serious.
Dr. Rumack: I am serious... and don’t call me Shirley.
Dr. Rumack: Can you fly this plane, and land it?
Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be serious.
Dr. Rumack: I am serious... and don’t call me Shirley.
“Scuz me while I whip out the INCONCEIVABLE Holy Hand Grenade, because we have run out of coffee and and the was a earthquake...a terrible FLOOD! But...don’t PANIC, I won’t tell anybody about you and the little old lady, Prince Mishkin, wearing a cardboard belt!
Good gracious, what Knockers!
Johnny Dangerously.
Fargin’ Bastiges.
My mother hung me on a hook, once....ONCE!
It’s an .88 Magnum, it shoots through schools.
No, You started it! You invaded Poland!
I have quoted Buford T. Justice to my kids before.
Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio show version). It’s not just a source of quotes, it’s a way of life. 42, for starters.
Office Space certainly has an impact.
"I'm going home to sleep with my wife!"
How do you sleep on your stomach with such big buttons on your pajamas?
Basil Fawlty: [to nurse, a little groggily] My God, you’re ugly, aren’t you?
Sybil Fawlty: Basil?
Sister: I’ll... I’ll get the doctor.
Basil Fawlty: You need a plastic surgeon, dear, not a doctor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W2Bx5NEBVk
The only known evidence of Bob Costas having a sense of humor.
"How's your wife, and my kids?"
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