Lines from fiction you yearn to say in earnest.

[Mr. Laser Beam]

GET TO DA CHOPPA!!!

 

[trekkiedane]

Plus Kirk's Risk speech.

Reminds me; I'd love a chance to say some of the lines from (yeah, laugh it up if you must) Insurrection:

How many people does it take, Admiral, before it becomes wrong? Hmm? A thousand, fifty thousand, a million? How many people does it take, Admiral? ​

and

Who the hell are we to determine the next course of evolution for these people?
​

spring to mind.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I'd love to say "Live Long and Prosper" but sound just as pissed off as when Spock says it to the Vulcan council in ST XI.

 

[DBR]

"Your [friends] love you. If I knew nothing else about you, that would be enough"

That's the only one that springs to mind. It's from A Night's Tale.

 

[Jenee]

I once said to a UPS pick up guy ... "

…modern bombs don't tick. But, when a package vibrates, then you gotta call the police. Nine times out of ten it's an electric razor, but every once in a while... [whispering] it's a dildo. Of course it's company policy never to, imply ownership in the event of a dildo... always use the indefinite article a dildo, never your dildo."

it came up in conversation. He didn't get it. Then my boss was left with trying to explain my warped sense of humor.

First; he works for UPS ~ he's not going to get anything but the parcels and an address to deliver them to.

Second; How did it come up in conversation? I don't usually dally dildos around in my everyday conversation but...

Third; I love the way you left your boss to deal with it

Good call ~ and not to the police

Dude was picking up some stuff to deliver. He and my boss was discussing ... something and he joked about "I hear it ticking. Maybe it's a bomb."

And, of course, I had to counter with "most modern bombs don't tick..."

The dildo part of the quote was just a bonus.

 

[MANT!]

these

The fool, the meddling idiot, as though his ape's brain could contain the secrets of the Krell!

How ironic that a simple scholar, with no ambition, beyond a modest measure of seclusion, should out of the clear sky, find himself besieged by an army of fellow creatures, all grimly determined to be of service.

 

[bluedana]

"I won't be ignored!"

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

"I am serious. And don't call me Shirley."

 

[Kira's Mom]

I've used "Why is the rum gone?" from Pirates of the Carribean before.

From Ruthless People..."This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the earth. Perhaps we should shoot him." Not that I want to shoot anybody, just that there are some complete morons out there ("and complete morons are rare...").

From the new Sherlock: "I'm a high functioning sociopath. Do your research." Just to raise a few eyebrows...

 

[Vendikarr]

There have been times I've been particularly annoyed or angered at work, and I'll just say ".. not going to kill - today" just like Kirk. I usually get strange looks and people leaving me alone after that.

 

[Nowhere Man]

"Shit happens, somebody's gotta clean it up, so who are ya gonna call?"

"King Kong aint got shit on me."

"Klingon bastards they killed my son, Klingon bastards."

"yoo-hoo, I'll make you famous."

"Krryptonite"(Keven Spacey as Lex Luthor)

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn't exist."

"That's a big twinkie." also, "It just poped in there."

The one line I yearn to say more than anything else(drum roll)"You realise of course, if you'd have been wrong, Clark Kent would have been killed."

 

[Ben Sisko3]

I'd just like to point out I infrequently use "Put the bunny back in the box" in situations where people need to shut up and stop bringing certain topics up.

Lines I actually have used:

"I'm sorry, you're sorry, the whole world's sorry as shit. But you know what? It don't mean a God damn thing. You see me around, you just walk the other way." (used once during a break-up; thanks, Carnivale!)

"CongratuHORRIBLE!" (used almost daily; thanks, Community!)

"Bowl. Drive around. The occasional acid flashback." (when asked what I do for a living)

"There's right and there's right and never the twain shall meet."

"Nobody has margaritas with pizza."

"It's too bad she won't live, but then again, who does?"

"It's a hard world for little things."

"Saying questions in that tone and pointing your finger at me will get you told to fuck yourself."

Now, I'd kill to use any of Spider Jerusalem's dialogue in a public forum, especially anything relating to chair legs or eating dogs.

 

[sojourner]

"Worst. Twins. EVER!" - I am dying to use that one.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

I sometimes wish i could be a crossing guard so i could walk out in front of traffic as kids are about the cross the street, slam my stop sign down and yell out towards said traffic 'YOU SHALL NOT PASS!'.

I'd also love to yell out 'Red Alert/intruder alert/battlestations' or say 'set a course for earth, maximum warp'. I'd also like to have the opportubity to say pretty much anything ever said by one Bill Adama,

 

[Colonel Green]

I have used "These aren't the droids you're looking for" many times, substituting "droids" for the appropriate noun. Never gets a blink of recognition.

Oh, I've used that one several times too, except I deliver it without the contraction and also do the hand gesture.

Only once did someone actually know what I was doing and responded with your Jedi mind-tricks don't work on me.

Years ago I dressed as a Jedi for halloween and headed to a party. When our car was stopped at a road block, I leaned across the driver , waved a hand and told the officer "These aren't the drunks you're looking for".

"Get the fuck out of here" was his reply.

I hope to one day have the opportunity to say: "I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum."

I know that's not an exact quote, but I think the Duke Nukem version rolls off the tongue better.

 

[Jadzia]

Imagine how disappointing it would be to use one of these lines with people who don't recognise it.

Nah, it's even BETTER then, because you get away with using the lines in context, correctly, and with positive purpose... without them realising you're quoting movie lines. They keep talking, but inside you're just high-fiving yourself like crazy.

I understand. I guess it depends on our motives for speaking the line in the first place: If we're wanting to share a laugh with others, or wanting to see what we can get away with for private amusement.

 

[Jenee]

The next time someone asks me what are the reprecussions if something doesn't get done, I'm going to respond with "You die. She dies. Everybody dies."

 

[Alidar Jarok]

There..are..four..lights!

Ive used that one a few times.

There's a room in my parents' house with five lightbulbs in a row, but one of them has been burnt out for a long time. I'm not sure if there are four lights or five.

I basically wait for the perfect opportunities for half the lines from Airplane. I think I got "I am serious and don't call me Shirley" once. Unfortunately, I think if I ever have an opportunity to respond to "Hospital, what is it," it's probably not the best time to quote Airplane.

I also kinda want to find an opportunity to say "if it bleeds, we can kill it," but I'm afraid of what context that might come up in.

 

[B.J.]

Actually used this one when my wife asked about my day once:
Ivanova (B5): "Boom. Boom boom boom. Boom boom. BOOM! Have a nice day!"

One I'd *like* to use:
Marcus: "You see? It's like I've always said: You can get more with a kind word and a two-by-four than you can with just a kind word."

Babylon 5 is just full of fun quotes!

 

[trampledamage]

Babylon 5 is just full of fun quotes!

Oh it is! Whenever anyone asks me what I want, I'm always so tempted to reply with Vir's line to Mr Morden

I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price.

But I can never remember it all properly.