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Has anyone here ever been in a real life situation that was tailor made for using an oft quoted movie line?
For example I was working with some friends, one of whom is a professor and we started talking of the supernatural. The professor stated something to the notion that theories could be tested concerning ghosts. I couldn't resist and said, "Surely, professor, as a man of science you don't subscribe to this superstitious nonsnse?
A golden moment fpr sure.

I've used some Full Metal Jacket lines here and there but that's not exactly surprising.

I think my favorite one that wasn't from an action movie was when the base had a new Corporal checking in by the name of "Livingstone" I was base duty driver so I got sent to pick him up by the OOD (Officer of the Day) he was already in his service uniform to check in so I got to use the line "Corporal Livingstone I presume?"

I got to use this once. My buddy and I were talking about New Orleans and another subject. While bouncing around on subjects, I was able to pull the line "Just a conspiracy of cartographers"

Used to volunteer for a Fire Department. Got called out to a barn fire pretty early in the morning in an area without any hydrants. I was operating the engine and was waiting on a tanker/tender to setup a port-a-tank for some additional water, but they were still a ways out. So here I am, trying to make the last few hundred gallons on my truck last a little longer, and I am slowly lowering the pressure on the hoses because I am running low on water.

Right about that time my Captain gets on the radio to tell me that we need more pressure on the lines.

Without missing a beat I was able to key up the radio and give my best scottish impression: "Captain, I'm giving you all she's got!......."

After watching some guys bend over and seeing him give me the stink eye from across the way I was able to follow up with a "....but seriously, I am trying to conserve water. Will restore pressure when a tanker gets here."

 labmouse42 wrote:
I got to use this once. My buddy and I were talking about New Orleans and another subject. While bouncing around on subjects, I was able to pull the line "Just a conspiracy of cartographers"

Why hasn't any one told me about this before? This is fantastic!

Before jumping off a cliff into a river that me and some friends were racing to, I turned to them and said "You will always remember this as the day that you almost caught captain jack" and I yelled "sparrow" while falling through the air.

I use this one quite often:

I just used this one on my friend in chemistry today.

What was his/her response?

He laughed.

One of my favorite lines I used was once in church during a lesson. The person giving the lesson was talking about the Lord's blessings on the righteous.
Hearkening back to one of my favorite movies, the 1984 version of Dune, I said in a loud voice, "The righteous?!

I have got to use "Who Ya gonna Call?" in real life.

Not exactly a movie line, but I had a group of co-workers get into a heated argument once and was able to loud and firmly tell them all to "Stop!".

When they all got quiet and started to look at me I then told them that we should all just "colaberate and listen to one another..."

"Dodge this", followed by a dick-punch. This was in response to someone saying "irregardless".

Afterwards, I said "next time, maybe you'll have the balls... to use a real word" as I put on my sunglasses.





Also: manager & I used to frequently use Cool Hand Luke references whilst working in a video store. ("makin' change here boss." / "you make that change")

 azazel the cat wrote:
"Dodge this", followed by a dick-punch. This was in response to someone saying "irregardless".

Dude... is your hands okay?

'cuz, I was wearing this:

whembly wrote:

 azazel the cat wrote:
"Dodge this", followed by a dick-punch. This was in response to someone saying "irregardless".

Dude... is your hands okay?

'cuz, I was wearing this:

Spoiler:

Being a KISS fan deserves a dickpunch on its own. That's why they wear the codpieces, y'know.

Just a word of advice

never use corny lines from a porno on your girlfriend.

they don't work and/or give you that wtf look.

 Piston Honda wrote:
Just a word of advice

never use corny lines from a porno on your girlfriend.

they don't work and/or give you that wtf look.

Quoted for truth, despite it hopefully being obvious

"I'll be back" is an easy one to pull off.

When a buddy is in the bathroom, I bang loudly on the door and quote So I married an Axe Murderer "[FILL IN NAME], light a match!"

I don't do that too often as I then talk in the worst Scottish accent ever for the next 15 to 150 minutes.

I am a leader in an organization, and was being breifed on my new team. That last leader had a hard time with them, and their employee survey scores were in the toilet.

My new boss asked if I could handle it. I looked at them with a stern, straight face and intoned, "Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them."

I actually pulled this off a couple of times (besides butchering a scottish accent)

Use movie quotes in conversations? My game group has whole conversations that are nothing but movie quotes!

Not sure I'd call that 'normal' conversation though...

The amount of times someone has a "Deja vu" moment, and I respond with "it's a glitch in the matrix, it means they've changed something..."

(admittedly not the exact quote, but it works )

Pulled off the "party pooper. No cake for you" line from Batman: Under the Red Hood a few times, as well as TONS of Monty Python quotes. MP quotes are usually pretty easy though. Couple of times "you can't handle the truth" and today, talking with a doctor we were discussing the 'merits' of going ass-to-mouth, ala Clerks II.

I used the classic Princess Bride "I am not lefthanded" quote during my fencing class free time. I was fencing left handed and switched to my right halfway through. Got quite a laugh.

 d-usa wrote:
Used to volunteer for a Fire Department. Got called out to a barn fire pretty early in the morning in an area without any hydrants. I was operating the engine and was waiting on a tanker/tender to setup a port-a-tank for some additional water, but they were still a ways out. So here I am, trying to make the last few hundred gallons on my truck last a little longer, and I am slowly lowering the pressure on the hoses because I am running low on water.

Right about that time my Captain gets on the radio to tell me that we need more pressure on the lines.

Without missing a beat I was able to key up the radio and give my best scottish impression: "Captain, I'm giving you all she's got!......."

After watching some guys bend over and seeing him give me the stink eye from across the way I was able to follow up with a "....but seriously, I am trying to conserve water. Will restore pressure when a tanker gets here."

You get a cookie

I have used the classic "Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken" line from Fight Club fairly often enough... Sadly not too many people catch it anymore :( (I blame Twilight and that 50 shades crap)


Sadly, due to my last name, I get the Ferris Bueller's Day Off classic: "bueller, bueller.... anyone?" (and for the record, my name only rhymes with Bueller).

Also, while downrange, I was coming in the gate to one of the larger fobs, the vehicle behind me, and my own truck got done clearing weapons at the same time, and of course we start racing, so I key the radio, floor it, and yell "If you aint first, You're last!!"

 Vulcan wrote:
Use movie quotes in conversations? My game group has whole conversations that are nothing but movie quotes!

Not sure I'd call that 'normal' conversation though...

This is me with my wife, my kids and my gaming group. Yeah we're a bunch of geeks

 Ensis Ferrae wrote:
I have used the classic "Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken" line from Fight Club fairly often enough... Sadly not too many people catch it anymore :( (I blame Twilight and that 50 shades crap)


Sadly, due to my last name, I get the Ferris Bueller's Day Off classic: "bueller, bueller.... anyone?" (and for the record, my name only rhymes with Bueller).

Also, while downrange, I was coming in the gate to one of the larger fobs, the vehicle behind me, and my own truck got done clearing weapons at the same time, and of course we start racing, so I key the radio, floor it, and yell "If you aint first, You're last!!"

Ruler rhymes with Bueller, so I deduce that your name is Ruler!

Not the exact line, but paraphrased it.

Playing D&D and we were trying to climb over a wall. After a few minutes of asshattery, one of my friends asks if we are over the wall? I bowed my head and said, in my best Ted Stryker (Airplane!) impersonation, "We'll never be over the wall"...to which everyone groaned.

 ProtoClone wrote:
Not the exact line, but paraphrased it.

Playing D&D and we were trying to climb over a wall. After a few minutes of asshattery, one of my friends asks if we are over the wall? I bowed my head and said, in my best Ted Stryker (Airplane!) impersonation, "We'll never be over the wall"...to which everyone groaned.

Along those lines, every so often, i'll get a "don't call me shirley" in on someone.