tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post6872295510520490035..comments2024-03-28T21:31:13.672-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: We want . . . a shrubberyJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77525479324346341722012-01-12T23:18:59.640-05:002012-01-12T23:18:59.640-05:00Our family does this all the time. Some favorites...Our family does this all the time. Some favorites: <br /><br />"I have a bad feeling about this." (Star Wars - the older trilogy) <br /><br />"Fascinating." (Spock, in Star Trek) <br /><br />"It comes in pints?!" (LOTR) Our daughter's violin is also nicknamed "The Precious." <br /><br />Winnie the Pooh (the movie and the books) are a great source for us when things aren't going well: "You, sir, are stuck. A wedged bear in a great tightness. In a word, irremovable." (Owl, in Disney's Winnie the Pooh.) / For describing the weather, either "It's a very blustery day... outside." Or we'll start singing "And the rain, rain, rain came down, down, down, in rushing rising riv'lets." <br /><br />From the children's TV series, Little Bear, we like: "Dusty, dusty, dusty! I like a nice clean house!" (Hen)<br /><br />We have a few from Arthur, as well: "I'll alert the media" and "We're talking SMALL." <br /><br />We also quote extensively from fantasy and children's books, and there's not room to put them all here. <br /><br />But my very favorite quote? Winnie the Pooh: "Oh, bother."Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85963915486631964822012-01-12T04:50:57.055-05:002012-01-12T04:50:57.055-05:00Lots of my faves mentioned here too, especially th...Lots of my faves mentioned here too, especially the SF ones, although my son and I during his terrible teens communicated almost entirely in quotes from 'Are you Being Served?' and 'Keeping Up Appearances'.<br /><br />Most common these days, though, are LOTR lines. There's one for every occasion, from breakfast to a desire to get out of town for the day.<br /><br />JayneEleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04671899653158663965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83997956469381496272012-01-10T17:57:53.738-05:002012-01-10T17:57:53.738-05:00Catching up on this! what a great post!
Some of...Catching up on this! what a great post!<br /><br />Some of our favorites...from "Mr.Mom" <br />"220, 221 whatever it takes" whenever we don't know how to do something and we are obviously faking it...in the movie, Jack is trying to be macho and talks of re-wiring the house...<br /><br />"You arrogant ass; you've killed us all" from Hunt for Red October, when one of us is going to do something really stupid. Hunt has some other good ones..."The hardest part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch"<br /><br />"Houston, we have a problem" whenever something is going wrong.Lora in Floridanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-2751284800774179692012-01-10T15:25:05.233-05:002012-01-10T15:25:05.233-05:00Lynda, you are hilARious! What a great sense of hu...Lynda, you are hilARious! What a great sense of humor!! It'll get you through more than a few of life's scrapes.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33335388482640839862012-01-10T02:00:58.755-05:002012-01-10T02:00:58.755-05:00So many delicious quotes from so many delightful s...So many delicious quotes from so many delightful sources. I won't bother repeating our favorites among them, but I will add two of our most used quotes from Anne Lamott.<br /><br />From Operating Instructions, "We are a simple people." Used when we find ourselves enjoying some embarrassingly stupid or nerdy pastime such as watching Reno 911 or checking out a new hardware store, aisle by aisle. <br /><br />The second one is from Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, “I thought such awful thoughts that I cannot even say them out loud because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of the cat dish.” We take the essence of this and say such things as, "I can't believe he said that! He's such an ignorant racist he'd make Jesus wanna drink gin out of the cat dish." <br /><br />It's quite flexible too. I expanded on it last month when I told my husband that every time he pissed me off Baby Jesus got diaper rash.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788610902096354682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7757862216026356552012-01-09T22:36:53.170-05:002012-01-09T22:36:53.170-05:00"That parrot--is pushing up daisies!"
M..."That parrot--is pushing up daisies!"<br /><br />Monty Python meets Rosemary Harris. It doesn't get better than that!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-12122578683984670262012-01-09T22:19:48.987-05:002012-01-09T22:19:48.987-05:00My sister and I are always quoting from the movie ...My sister and I are always quoting from the movie "What's Up Doc?" It drives my other sister crazy.<br /><br />"Don't you know the meaning of propriety?" "I can't see! Well, there's not much to see. We are inside a Chinese dragon." and on and onRobin Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-59629436209626997202012-01-09T20:40:18.900-05:002012-01-09T20:40:18.900-05:00"The ring is "bubkis,"
says Yogurt ..."The ring is "bubkis,"<br />says Yogurt in my all time favorite<br />Movie, Spaceballs.Lora Brodyhttp://lorabrody.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88080324405588264902012-01-09T20:24:41.470-05:002012-01-09T20:24:41.470-05:00So many good ones listed. Whenever anyone asks hub...So many good ones listed. Whenever anyone asks hubby or I if they can ask a question we immediatly answer "42". Which, according to The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.Mohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02655059478048804455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80572234251553405802012-01-09T19:25:47.066-05:002012-01-09T19:25:47.066-05:00"And I think you know what I mean!" Said..."And I think you know what I mean!" Said after blurting out a confusing, nonsensical sentence. Sarah Jessica Parker in Mamet's STATE AND MAIN. (Emphasize the words Think, Know, & Mean for the right cadence.)<br /><br />"Don't be a fool, Jim," or "I'm a fool, Jim," and other forms for the occasion. Bones (Doc) to Capt Kirk on the original TV STAR TREK. I quote this one a lot.<br /><br />"Double dumb ass on you." Capt Kirk, STAR TREK IV VOYAGE HOME. My husband loves to quote this one.<br /><br />"I'm shocked-shocked!" Claude Raines' character, CASABLANCA. Versatile quote, for all occasions.<br /><br />This is a great topic today. You already named many of my favorites. Shiny!Avi Lovenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61706085210157275202012-01-09T19:08:38.266-05:002012-01-09T19:08:38.266-05:00I think the world is FULL of people who are FULL o...I think the world is FULL of people who are FULL of Monty Python-isms and don't even know it.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-37212886976318107542012-01-09T18:24:36.809-05:002012-01-09T18:24:36.809-05:00Wha a great blog posting!I had forgotten how some ...Wha a great blog posting!I had forgotten how some of our favorite expressions had come into our lives.<br />I haven't thought of anything new since my lunch break but just wanted to say how exciting it is to see that my family is not the only one that adores Monty Python! Really; readers of this blog are the only people besides us - and a priest who was like Family to us - I have ever encountered who love Python "stuff". Most people I mention Monty Python to say things such as "Oh. That. I don't get that sort of thing".<br /><br />You are all MY kind of people!Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-26373220829793860932012-01-09T17:55:10.405-05:002012-01-09T17:55:10.405-05:00A chicken's in the rotisserie oven. Later on, ...A chicken's in the rotisserie oven. Later on, smart money says that one of us will utter those immortal lines: "Chicken good!"Rhonda Lanehttp://www.thehorseyset.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-10198370900029024482012-01-09T17:52:23.937-05:002012-01-09T17:52:23.937-05:00How about "Nobody puts Baby in the corner&quo...How about "Nobody puts Baby in the corner"?<br />Dirty DancingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-21005409421778680712012-01-09T17:51:38.942-05:002012-01-09T17:51:38.942-05:00"And I am unanimous in this!"
So perfect..."And I am unanimous in this!"<br />So perfect. My husband thanks you.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-73082244488842794682012-01-09T17:50:52.183-05:002012-01-09T17:50:52.183-05:00John Cleese as the Python's Cheese Shop sketch...John Cleese as the Python's Cheese Shop sketch customer: "Shut that bloody bazuki off!" Said when music is too loud or annoying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61480356709656932832012-01-09T17:47:08.149-05:002012-01-09T17:47:08.149-05:00Mrs. Slocombe on "Are You Being Served":...Mrs. Slocombe on "Are You Being Served": "And I am unanimous in this!" Said when she thinks her way is the only way to do something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-32627611554967694352012-01-09T17:21:25.829-05:002012-01-09T17:21:25.829-05:00It's from Sound of Music... Maria returns to t...It's from Sound of Music... Maria returns to the Von Trapp home and finds tiny little Gretl with a bandaged injury. "What happened to your finger?" Maria asks. Bravely, Gretl replies with great comic timing. "It got caught...in Friedrich's teeth."<br /><br />CarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-52623998761747580122012-01-09T17:03:56.640-05:002012-01-09T17:03:56.640-05:00Carla - I want to steal "It got caught...in F...Carla - I want to steal "It got caught...in Friedrich's teeth." - what's it from?Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55677555339119133332012-01-09T16:31:33.491-05:002012-01-09T16:31:33.491-05:00Another one from Poltergeist, i think:
"Don&#...Another one from Poltergeist, i think:<br />"Don't go into the light!" for when some temptation should be resisted.<br /><br />From An Affair to Remember:<br />"If you can paint, I can walk..." for describing impossible odds.<br /><br />We also use the Nemo, "just keep swimming" line...<br /><br />Also from Nemo, when we want to change a subject, we'll interrupt someone's monologue with "ooh, something shiny!"<br /><br />CarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14891876580647647712012-01-09T16:21:07.183-05:002012-01-09T16:21:07.183-05:00What fun! Our family does this all the time.
From...What fun! Our family does this all the time.<br /><br />From the Poltergeist movies: <br /><br />"They're heeeeerrrree!" to described some unwelcome but forecast visitors, i.e. door-to-door salespeople, et al.<br /><br />"This house is clean!" to describe an unusually aggressive cleansing project, household or otherwise...<br /><br />From the Sound of Music:<br />"Why don't I feel any better?" when some prescribed remedy or fix has failed to raise our spirits.<br /><br />"It got caught...in Friedrich's teeth." to describe how injury resulted from some particularly intricate or clumsy move.<br /><br />we've got a million of 'em! lol <br />CarlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76346292491633846342012-01-09T15:32:20.409-05:002012-01-09T15:32:20.409-05:00Ay yi yi! I love that, Paula.
Reminds me of a lin...Ay yi yi! I love that, Paula.<br /><br />Reminds me of a line from a wonderful children's book, Many Moons by James Thurber, about the king's magician who could "squeeze blood out of turnips and turnips out of blood."Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83411136873524579582012-01-09T15:19:33.762-05:002012-01-09T15:19:33.762-05:00Keep in mind my kids are only one and two, but in ...Keep in mind my kids are only one and two, but in a "Down by the Station" book there is a picture of a cat sitting on a pile of turnips. "Ay yi yi!! There's a CAT in my turnips!!" is our go-to phrase if we need a change of scene or mood...<br /><br />Hilarity ensues.paulabucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65745812983104015712012-01-09T15:13:05.314-05:002012-01-09T15:13:05.314-05:00"Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"..."Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" <br /><br />( Harrison Ford - Raiders of the Lost Ark)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77975915295544245012012-01-09T14:08:39.897-05:002012-01-09T14:08:39.897-05:00"Face it girls: I'm older and I have more..."Face it girls: I'm older and I have more insurance."<br />Evelyn Couch, Fried Green TomatoesSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808623462243648978noreply@blogger.com