As you probably have gathered by now, I love to quote people, particularly fictional characters. Also, I have a keen fondness for lists, which will be made more and more apparent on this lovely blog (hehe!) So with that being said, I have compiled a list of the most frequently quoted lines in my household. (I must also say that the idea for this utterly random post was not my own; I got the inspiration from a long-ago post by Alexandra on her lovely blog Of Trims and Frills and Furbelows. I believe it was a tag, and one of the questions was which movie lines do you quote the most? I thought it was very amusing to see the ones that were listed, so I resolved to make my own list, and I hope that this will not be seen as copying (gasp!), because that is not my intention.) Alright. Shall we begin?
Most Frequently Quoted Movie Lines in my Household
(In no particular order:)
"Thank you, my dear, for pointing that out." -Mr. Palmer in Sense and Sensibility
"I'm not saying she was very silly, but one of us was very silly, and it wasn't me." -Squire Hamley in Wives and Daughters (I'm pretty sure just about everyone would have this one on their list!)
"Shake me up, Judy!" -Mr. Smallweed in Bleak House (usually said by me when I come home from ballet class.)
"A stinkin' ant stung me!" -Donald Brown in National Velvet (usually paraphrased and used in reference to Oliver-- for instance, "There's a stinkin' cat in my bed!" or "A stinkin' cat bit me!")
"Look at the thing-- sticking up like a pincushion!" --Sir Percival Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel (most often used in reference to my hair.)
"Whatever put such an idea into my head? Uh, your head." --Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!
"Toilets are dumb." --(don't ask) Maggie in Northern Exposure
"I shot Jesse James." --Charlie Ford in The Long Riders
" Shocking!" --Edmund Sparkler in Little Dorrit
"I'm hungry, boy!" --Abel Magwitch (or, as he is often called in my house, Provis,) in Great Expectations. This one is also often used by me upon my return from ballet. :)
"Do I look like a bar maid?" -- Betty in The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
"Sink me, if you didn't go and do it!" --Sir Percy in The Scarlet Pimpernel
"Mighty nice speech, Dr. Mike." --Kid Cole in Dr. Quinn
"That's not the spirit in which this country was made great!" --Mr. Smallweed in Bleak House (he's a favourite :)
"I often wondered about that." --Barnaby Tucker in Hello, Dolly!
"Unheard of! Absurd!" --Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof
"I ask you!" -- Sir Percy in The Scarlet Pimpernel
"We're not odd, really, just over expressive." --Helen Shlegel (I honestly haven't a clue how to spell that name-- I just sounded it out,) in Howard's End
Well, that about does it! There are, of course, lots more that I'm sure I am forgetting right now, but perhaps it is just as well, since I'm sure the list could go on and on without an end in sight. Anyways, I hope you've enjoyed this ridiculously senseless post!
What are some of your favourite lines?
Very Truly Yours,
Emma Jane
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