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Crotalus
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"I know something you don't know..."

To which I, of course, said, "What?"

To which he said, "I am not left handed."

I smiled and said. "Ah, I love that movie."

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Corwin
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[Laugh]
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DarkKnight
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I use the "As you wish" line at times
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Inconceivable!
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calaban
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You keep saying that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.
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sillygoose
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"I died that day, and you can die too for all I care!"
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Brinestone
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"A farm boy. Poor. Poor and perfect. With eyes like the sea after a storm."
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enochville
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"The R.O.U.S.'s? I don't think they exist."
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Enigmatic
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I used to work with a guy named Wesley (but everyone just called him Wes). I would often say "As you wish" when he asked for stuff, but I don't think he ever got the joke.

--Enigmatic

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enochville
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"Stop rhyming! And I mean it!"
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Jim-Me
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*pulls official quote police badge*

"No more rhymes now, I mean it!"

carry on.

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*puts on bigger badge*

"No more rhyming, now, I mean it!"

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Samarkand
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Anybody want a peanut?
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katharina
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I think it's rhymes.
quote:
Inigo Montoya: That Vizzini, he can *fuss*.
Fezzik: Fuss, fuss... I think he like to scream at *us*.
Inigo Montoya: Probably he means no *harm*.
Fezzik: He's really very short on *charm*.
Inigo Montoya: You have a great gift for rhyme.
Fezzik: Yes, yes, some of the time.
Vizzini: Enough of that.
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead?
Fezzik: If there are, we all be dead.
Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it.
Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut?
Vizzini: DYEEAAHHHHHH.


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Megan
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*puts on judge of movie quotes robe and wig*

It is, in fact, rhymes.

That said, I heartily approve of this thread.

I could-a give you my word as a Spaniard!
No good; I've known too many Spaniards.

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sillygoose
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"Hallo, my name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father; prepare to die"
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"I'd sooner smash a stained glass window than destroy an artist such as yourself. Still, I can't have you following me." WHACK!
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Jim-Me
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Let me 'splain... no... there is too much... let me sum up...
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SC Carver
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You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword, and we'll try and kill each other like civilized people?
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Theaca
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[Smile] [Smile] [Smile]
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Tante Shvester
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"That's the beauty of it -- it doesn't DO anything"

<ducks and runs out of thread>

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Joldo
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Freaks.

On another note, did we ever reach a general concensus as to where Tante's quote comes from? I've found it in Catch-22 . . .

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Jim-Me
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seriously?

where?

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Carrie
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When grading papers this last time, I came across one kid who is either a whiz with a thesaurus or just has the biggest frakking vocabulary I've ever seen/read.

Unfortunately for him, I had to use a quote in my comments:

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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Goody Scrivener
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in Catch-22??? Hmmm, maybe I should try slogging through that again. Still haven't managed to finish that book.
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MandyM
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The Grandpa reading the book: When I was your age, television was called books.
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sillygoose
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"Is this a kissing book?"
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Evie3217
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Okay, so I was having a pretty crappy day today, and this thread made me laugh out loud. I love you guys.

"You mean, you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try and kill eachother like civilized people?"

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unicornwhisperer
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"And while you're at it why don't you give me a paper cut and pour lemon juice on it. We're closed!"
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quote:
Originally posted by Tante Shvester:
"That's the beauty of it -- it doesn't DO anything"

<ducks and runs out of thread>

[ROFL] I laughed out loud with this one.. hee hee.. I hope I didn't wake my little one. [Embarrassed]
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Kwea
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It isn't in Catch-22....
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Goody Scrivener
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(yay, Kwea just saved my sanity!)
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"Never get involved in a land war in Asia."
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But only slightly less known is this: "Never get involved in a war of words on Hatrack!"
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rivka
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quote:
Originally posted by Joldo:
On another note, did we ever reach a general consensus as to where Tante's quote comes from?

Yes. NOWHERE.
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lord trousers
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Do you want me to send you back to where you were? Unemployed? In Greenland?
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Prince Humperdinck: First things first, to the death.
Westley: No. To the pain.
Prince Humperdinck: I don't think I'm quite familiar with that phrase.
Westley: I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.

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peterh
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NOT TO 50!!!!!!!!
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