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Post by Phantom Engineer on Dec 8, 2006 20:56:53 GMT -5
For some reason this has been going through my mind lately. I think this was just a Joel thing. There would be a scene in the movie where two characters would be having a heated or serious conversation, one character would leave and the camera would cut to a reaction shot of the other character and Joel would say "I wonder what he/she wanted?"
I have recently been saying this to about every similar TV?movie scene I have been watching and it always amuses even though I can't place a single specific episode it comes from. It has now become my mantra.
Any similar reactions from this or other riffs?
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Post by Mitchell on Dec 8, 2006 23:27:01 GMT -5
I get that way about the "cedar lattice: works every time" riff in Mitchell. I can't walk by any piece of lattice without saying it.
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Post by jjb3k on Dec 9, 2006 3:54:22 GMT -5
Whenever somebody calls me in from the other room, I always enter and answer with a Frank Nelson-esque "Ee-Yeeessss?" or an Eddie Anderson-esque "Yessir, Mr. Benny?" I picked up both of them from the show, though the specific episodes escape me.
And one running gag that's literally become second-nature to me is the spotting of celebrity dopplegangers. I'm particularly proud of that one night at work when I pointed out that we had Dom DeLouise, George Carlin, Yul Brinner, and the dancing old guy from the Six Flags commercials among our customers.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Dec 9, 2006 10:25:10 GMT -5
Whenever somebody calls me in from the other room, I always enter and answer with a Frank Nelson-esque "Ee-Yeeessss?" or an Eddie Anderson-esque "Yessir, Mr. Benny?" I picked up both of them from the show, though the specific episodes escape me. And one running gag that's literally become second-nature to me is the spotting of celebrity dopplegangers. I'm particularly proud of that one night at work when I pointed out that we had Dom DeLouise, George Carlin, Yul Brinner, and the dancing old guy from the Six Flags commercials among our customers. I wonder what he wanted? |
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Post by Crowfan on Dec 9, 2006 16:32:42 GMT -5
At work, if we get a particularly dumb customer, after they leave, I invariably call them "dickweed". while it doesn't endear me to my boss, it's still fun to say and it makes me feel better.
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Post by munchNguzzle on Dec 9, 2006 17:42:46 GMT -5
In She Creature detective investigator guy simply says, "Here's something."
Crow says: "of course you can say that about anything"
It really rang true. There are some things that you really can say about anything.
I remember flashing back to it during Lord of the Rings. Legolas says something to the effect of, "That must be one of the enchanted steeds of elorderalinarian [insert randon Tolkien sounding jargon], unless my eyes have been deceived by some spell."
Well you could say that about anything!
What you're seeing is exactly what you're are seeing unless the very mechanism of your perception is compromised.
It proves nothing.
It's the ultimate end all to arguments.
Once someone says something that you truly could say about anything then the argument is over.
Anyway, I caught myself using that line a lot.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Dec 9, 2006 17:49:48 GMT -5
In She Creature detective investigator guy simply says, "Here's something." Crow says: "of course you can say that about anything" It really rang true. There are some things that you really can say about anything. I remember flashing back to it during Lord of the Rings. Legolas says something to the effect of, "That must be one of the enchanted steeds of elorderalinarian [insert randon Tolkien sounding jargon], unless my eyes have been deceived by some spell." Well you could say that about anything! What you're seeing is exactly what you're are seeing unless the very mechanism of your perception is compromised. It proves nothing. It's the ultimate end all to arguments. Once someone says something that you truly could say about anything then the argument is over. Anyway, I caught myself using that line a lot. Yeah but I wonder what he wanted. |
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Dec 9, 2006 17:58:03 GMT -5
I honestly don't remember that. Any prominent examples yet? |
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Dec 10, 2006 0:03:09 GMT -5
I honestly don't remember that. Any prominent examples yet? I can't remember a specific episode. Maybe Joel only said it once but it seems like more. Hey Ratso, don't you always answer these things? |
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Post by RexDart on Dec 10, 2006 0:46:40 GMT -5
I know in Painted Hill's, one of em say 'What did that guy come over for?" It was when the guy withe black beard came over the to the guy who looked like William Howard Taft's house. But didnt seem to have to reason to actually go over there lol
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Post by SOL Stowaway on Dec 10, 2006 4:14:07 GMT -5
For the last couple months or so, instead of saying "sure" normally, much of the time I'll say " suuurre"...even around people who have no way of getting the reference.  |
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Post by Famous Mortimer on Dec 11, 2006 14:27:55 GMT -5
Most common one, when any character in any TV show or film is walking across grass, is "Watch out for snakes!" An oldie but a goodie.
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Post by hobbesluigi82 on Dec 17, 2006 4:50:19 GMT -5
In my classroom, whenever the teacher asks, "Someone's not here," I say, in Crow's Reagan, "Welcome to Death Valley Days, the driver is either missing or he's dead!"
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Dec 29, 2006 0:19:56 GMT -5
Just saw one: right after they crash land in Women of the Prehistoric Planet when Johnny Longtorso walks in.
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Post by ijon on Dec 29, 2006 5:01:35 GMT -5
From Fire Maidens of Outer Space, when the astronomer suggests that "there might be humans on Jupiter's thirteenth moon," and Crow responds, "There might be dogs, light rail and tofu, what's your point?"
It goes through my mind whenever I hear the all too frequent argument based on a speculative vacuum.
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