Ah, yes, the long lasting literary quote. We all know them. They are beautiful and meaningful and eternal.
They aren’t usable in everyday conversation, though.
Here are a few lines us library-workers have clung to over the years, beautiful or not. These are the lines we use in our everyday conversation. The ones our spouses hear, and may or may not know actually come from one of our favorite pieces of media.
Ah, yes, the long lasting literary quote. We all know them. They are beautiful and meaningful and eternal.
They aren’t usable in everyday conversation, though.
Here are a few lines us library-workers have clung to over the years, beautiful or not. These are the lines we use in our everyday conversation. The ones our spouses hear, and may or may not know actually come from one of our favorite pieces of media.
Justin:
Paul Rudd as Chuck in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”
” Jason Alexander as George Costanza in “Seinfeld”
Eric:
From “That Thing You Do”.
Whenever someone is being stubborn [we say this] to give them a hard time. It’s normally modified a bit [to fit the situation] but the quote is essentially the same.
From “Singing in the Rain”
We say this whenever arriving home.
Megan:
Eddie from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
“That’s a Good, Quality Item”– Eddie, from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
(and I always say it in his voice too)
“I think they’re cheatin'”, from Heavyweights
My sister and I always use this one… at least twice whenever we are around each other.
“Good Luck With That” from “I Love You, Man”
Dawn:
From the Book (and Movie) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Terese
From Mean Girls,
I do awkward things like that a lot. ????
Hannah:
Keanu Reaves in The Replacements
Specifically, we say “chicks dig scars” from this moment in the movie.
Ronnie, don’t fall off. -John Malkovich from Secretariat
Ashley:
Ron in the book (and movie ?) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
From the Office
“Tits up!” – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,
From The Mindy Project
Chelsea:
“Hey, you guys!” Sloth, from the Goonies
From Bridesmaids
“I guess you know what that means.”– Sketch, from Sister Act II
