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Movie Quotes Game

McNulty — Sun, 02 Jun 2002 06:05:52 GMT

Because of the success of the other two games on this site, I thought that I would start another one going. The Movie Quotes Game is simple: A person begins by writing a quote from a popular movie and someone else has answers by naming the movie it came from. That person then comes up with his/her own quote and so on on. I'll get you started with an easy one:"Are you talkin' to me? Are you talking to me?"Good luck!

Top 100 Catch Phrases

Terminal_Civ-er — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:58:38 GMT

http://www.tvland.com/originals/catchphrases/quotes.jhtml

Great Movie Quotes

HistoryDude — Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:49:22 GMT

Okay, the Greater Quotes thread inspired me...what are some of your favorites? Of course, there are tons, but...Aye, stay, and you may die. Run and you'll live...at least for awhile. And one day, dying in your bed many years from now, will you be willing to trade one day, just [I]one day[/I], from [I]this[/I] day to that, for one chance to say, "They may take my life, but they'll never take...my...FREEDOM!"--William Wallace, [I]Braveheart[/I]The Statue of Liberty is kaput?! That's very disconcerting.--Capt. John Miller, [I]Saving Private Ryan[/I]Upon learning that an Arizonan would be entering the London-Paris Air Race..."Well, if he's going to bother to come all that way, he's either over-confident or extremely rich.""Well, if he's American, he's probably both!"--Lord and Patricia Rawnsley, [I]Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines[/I]

In Memorium of Great Quotations

McNulty — Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:18:53 GMT

Today the [I]Great Quotations[/I] thread disappeared from these boards. As a regular contributor, I was loathed to let this pass without a comment as to the wisdom, humour and inspiration that this thread afforded us. So in memory of the quotes that I have read, I give you two of my favourites from two of my favourite writers...[IMG]http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v102/McNulty/Dickens.jpg[/IMG][QUOTE]Whatever I have tried to do in life, I have tried with all my heart to do it well; whatever I have devoted myself to, I have devoted myself completely; in great aims and in small I have always thoroughly been in earnest. [/QUOTE] Charles Dickens[IMG]http://img34.photobucket.com/albums/v102/McNulty/Mark_Twain.jpg[/IMG][QUOTE]What is there that confers the noblest delight? What is that which swells a man's breast with pride above that which any other experience can bring to him? Discovery! To know that you are walking where none others have walked...[/QUOTE]Mark Twain

On Americans

Mr. G — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:57:10 GMT

It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self-conscious people in the world, and the most addicted to the belief that the other nations of the earth are in a conspiracy to under value them.
--Henry James (American Novelist)

If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land.
--Henry James (American Novelist)

I'm not sure if they're both Henry James...found it on my Google homepage. Other random partriotic stuff here.

Best quotes?

Roadkill — Sun, 19 Jun 2005 18:31:53 GMT

-Although I have my favourite quote at the bottom of this post(The one by Einstein) I simply love this one by John F. Kennedy, it's a close second, but to large to fit at the end of my post:[QUOTE] For in the final analysis, our most basic common link, is that we all inhabit this small planet, we all breathe the same air, we all cherish our children's futures, and we are all mortal. [/QUOTE]John F. Kennedy, Speech at The American University, Washington, D.C., June 10, 1963

Hagakure

Roadkill — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 11:03:46 GMT

[b]People you can trust[/b]

At an official inquiry about a certain samurai's advancement, it was about to be decided that he should not be promoted bacause he head been an alcoholic.
Before the decision was made, someone spoke up, "If you abandon those who have mande blunders, you cannot hope to make great people out of them. And since they are sorry for their failiures, they will try to make up for them. So they will prove more useful later on. Therefore, this man must be promoted."
Another samurai asked, "Do you sponsor him?"
"Of course I do," was the reply.
Everyone asked, "On what grounds do you sponsor him?"
"I sponsor him because he is one who once made a mistake. Those who have never made a mistake are in danger."
Eventually, the samurai was promoted to a higher post.

365 Stupidest Things Ever Said

psweetman1590 — Wed, 11 Aug 2004 20:37:07 GMT

The title of a page a day calendar. I fully realize that the year is half over, but it just occured to me to share these with you, so that you may get a bunch of laughs as well.Aug. 11On Country Blues:I Don't Know whether to Kill Myself or Go BowlingI've Been Flushed From the Bathroom of Your HeartIf my Nose were Full of Nickels, I'd Blow It All on YouYou Were Only a Splinter as I Slid Down the Banister of Lifeactual country song titles.

Kid's Answers to ... everything

Terminal_Civ-er — Thu, 27 May 2004 14:45:40 GMT

IF you need a laugh then read through theseChildren's Science Exam Answers.These are real answers given by children.Q: Name the four seasons.A: Salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar.Q: Explain one of the processes by which watercan be made safe to drink.A: Flirtation makes water safe to drink because it removes large pollutants like grit, sand, dead sheep and canoeists.Q: How is dew formed?A: The sun shines down on the leaves and makes them perspire.Q: How can you delay milk turning sourA: Keep it in the cow.Q: What causes the tides in the oceans?A: The tides are a fight between the Earth and the Moon. All water tends to flow towards the moon, because there is no water on the moon, and nature hates a vacuum. I forget where the sun joins in this fight.Q: What are steroids?A: Things for keeping carpets still on the stairs.Q: What happens to your body as you age?A: When you get old, so do your bowels and you get intercontinental.Q: What happens to a boy when he reaches puberty?A: He says good-bye to his boyhood and looks forward to his adultery.Q: Name a major disease associated with cigarettes.A: Premature death.Q: What is artificial insemination?A: When the farmer does it to the bull instead of the cow.Q: How are the main parts of the body categorized? (e.g., abdomen.)A: The body is consisted into three parts - the brainium, the borax and the abdominal cavity. The brainium contains the brain; the borax contains theheart and lungs, and the abdominal cavity contains the five bowels, A, E, I, O, and U.Q: What is the fibula?A: A small lie.Q: What does "varicose" mean?A: Nearby. (think about it ...)Q: Give the meaning of the term "Caesarean Section"A: The Caesarean Section is a district in Rome.Q: What does the word "benign" mean?A: Benign is what you will be after you be eight.

Quotable quotes

sakyamuni — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 10:02:25 GMT

Wonder how many of this quotes are true? Somewhat amusing if you're bored..*** Question: If you could live forever, would you and why? Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," --Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss USA contest. `````````````````````````````````` "Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not with all those flies and death and stuff." --Mariah Carey ```````````` "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life," --Brooke Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal anti-smoking campaign. ``````````````````````````````````````````````` "I've never had major knee surgery on any other part of my body," --Winston Bennett, University of Kentucky basketball forward. ````````````````````````````````````````````` "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country," --Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC. ````````````````````````````` "I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." --Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````` "That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just the one to do it," --A congressional candidate in Texas. `````````````````````````` "Half this game is ninety percent mental." --Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark `````````````````````````````````` "It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." --Al Gore, Vice President ``````````````````` "I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." --Dan Quayle `````````` " It's no exaggeration to say that the undecideds could go one way or another" --George Bush, US President `````````````````````` "We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?" --Lee Iacocca `````````` "I was provided with additional input that was radically different from the truth. I assisted in furthering that version." --Colonel Oliver North, from his Iran-Contra testimony. ``````````````````````````````````````` "The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." --Joe Theisman, NFL football quarterback &sports analyst. ```````````````````````````````````````````` "We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." --Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instructor. ```````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````` "If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.." --Bill Clinton, President `````````````````` "We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." --Al Gore, VP `````````` "Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." --Keppel Enderbery ``````````````` "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." --Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina `````````````````````````````````````````` "If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." --Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman ````````````````````````