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Happy Days - "Jump the Shark." When a program has done something outrageous that it can't come back from, it's said to have "jumped the shark," a la The Fonz from Happy Days.

I use "I have a drinking problem" a la Airpane, because I do.

I can't think of an examle right now of it being referenced in other media, but surely The Simpsons qualifies for this. There can't be too many people in the Western world who don't know who Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Maggie are.

Hidelly Ho, neighbourinos!

Ha Ha
/Nelson

Edited, Feb 5th 2009 11:00am by Aripyanfar

Shiny!

Since I just ******* about it in =4...

The whole "I'm shocked! Shocked..." [...to learn that obvious event is occuring] bit from Casablanca. I get the impression that most people don't even consider themselves to be quoting the movie any more but rather just using some witty phrase.

It's just a show, I should really just relax. I use this all the time because I seem to be surrounded by people who constantly must have continuity in their fantasy movies.

Maybe continuity was a bad word, I'm thinking more along the lines of, "That's not how people really talk from New Jersey," or pointing out the little crap, like cigars changing hands and such.

Edited, Feb 5th 2009 12:00pm by MaxsOwner

I think Chappelle's Show has an indecent amount of every-day phrases compiled all together. Anything from the Rick James episodes is classic and usable. ("f*ck yo' couch, n*gger! f*ck yo' couch!" or "They should have never given you n*ggers money!") Lately I've been a big fan of "Yes they deserve to die, and I hope they burn in hell!" I know that's a Sam Jackson quote from A Time to Kill but it's quite useful.

"This is just the way I talk, haven't you seen any of my movies? Juice? Deep Blue Sea? They ate me! A f*cking shark ate me!"

Chappelle's Show + Simpsons + South Park = 50% of my dialogue probably.

"When will I learn? The answer to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!"

"And how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?"

"It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone."

Homer is a genious.

And furthermore, it's hard to avoid South Park when your pets are named Butters and Timmy. "Butters, you black assh*le!" is probably the most useful.

Whenever someone tries to take an object from another person and fails:

"Silly Rabbit, Trix Are For Kids!"

Like when me and my friends talk about eating "SOME PIZZA SHOOTERS, SHRIMP POPPERS, OR EXTREME FAJITAS!" Or when I say, "The ***** made the Jews wear pieces of flair."

Edited, Feb 5th 2009 12:26pm by Annabella

Exactly! Maximum in-joke exclusion is obtained.

The more you know...

This is in the Drake Law Library at the wifes school.

It rocks.

The Wizard of Oz - "We're not in Kansas anymore."