I had this conversation with my wife last week:
Me: I have to pick up something at the post office tomorrow.
Her: What is it?
Me: It's a building with federal employees and public post and letters, but that's not important right now ...
Two days later a co-worker actually fed me this perfect moment:
Him: Surely you can't be serious!
Me: I am serious ... and stop calling me Shirley
It was like Airplane synchronicity week.
Whenever walk in the middle of a conversation and I want to annoy the people who ignore the fact I've walked up to them, I'll sometimes interject (over and over again):
I am the walrus. I am the walrus. I am the walrus.
But my five favorite movie quotes I've yet to find the context to slip them into conversation are:
5. Yes! And it's big of me, too! (I need someone to accuse me of bigamy)
4. Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who.
3. F*** sympathy! I don't need your f*****' sympathy, man, I need my f*****' johnson!
2. Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!
1. Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
*begin rant*
Famous movie quotes that need to be permanently retired for the sake of my sanity:
- Show me the money!
- I'll have what she's having
- You can't handle the truth!
- I'll be back
- Of all the gin joints ...
- Nobody puts Baby in the corner
- I'm the king of the world!
- Also ... Offer can't refuse, Frankly my dear, Go ahead make my day, What we've got here is a failure to communicate, etc. etc.
These were all memorable in the context of the movie, but the people who seem to cling these quotes are dorky people who in no way could be interesting on their own (with the exception of Donald). It's like, "I've got nothing interesting to say, so I'll plug in one of these famous quotes -- often without any context at all -- and quietly ignore how trite I've made it."
*end rant*
Me: I have to pick up something at the post office tomorrow.
Her: What is it?
Me: It's a building with federal employees and public post and letters, but that's not important right now ...
Two days later a co-worker actually fed me this perfect moment:
Him: Surely you can't be serious!
Me: I am serious ... and stop calling me Shirley
It was like Airplane synchronicity week.
Whenever walk in the middle of a conversation and I want to annoy the people who ignore the fact I've walked up to them, I'll sometimes interject (over and over again):
I am the walrus. I am the walrus. I am the walrus.
But my five favorite movie quotes I've yet to find the context to slip them into conversation are:
5. Yes! And it's big of me, too! (I need someone to accuse me of bigamy)
4. Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let's not bicker and argue over who killed who.
3. F*** sympathy! I don't need your f*****' sympathy, man, I need my f*****' johnson!
2. Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here!
1. Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
*begin rant*
Famous movie quotes that need to be permanently retired for the sake of my sanity:
- Show me the money!
- I'll have what she's having
- You can't handle the truth!
- I'll be back
- Of all the gin joints ...
- Nobody puts Baby in the corner
- I'm the king of the world!
- Also ... Offer can't refuse, Frankly my dear, Go ahead make my day, What we've got here is a failure to communicate, etc. etc.
These were all memorable in the context of the movie, but the people who seem to cling these quotes are dorky people who in no way could be interesting on their own (with the exception of Donald). It's like, "I've got nothing interesting to say, so I'll plug in one of these famous quotes -- often without any context at all -- and quietly ignore how trite I've made it."
*end rant*