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red dog 1

(33,494 posts) Sat Jan 31, 2026, 05:27 PM Jan 2026

Post a short line from a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google

Last edited Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:26 PM - Edit history (2)

"How much you want for 'em?" (Answered)

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Post a short line from a movie & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google (Original Post) red dog 1 Jan 2026 OP
"This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions." Ritabert Jan 2026 #1
Melania? NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 #3
LOL! Good guess but not right. Ritabert Jan 2026 #6
Hahahahaha LisaM Apr 15 #76
Ghostbusters! Morbius Jan 2026 #9
LOL! You"ve got it. Ritabert Feb 2026 #13
I know that one. Catch and release. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2026 #2
"Deserving ain't got nothing to do with it" anciano Jan 2026 #4
The Wire. The young girl "hit man". Jim__ Jan 2026 #7
"Unforgiven." Harker Jan 2026 #10
The bed looks like a dead animal act. FalloutShelter Jan 2026 #5
Whatcha doin' hangin' up there on the wall? Brother Buzz Jan 2026 #8
The Russians are Coming! VGNonly Apr 20 #111
Yes! Fun filming trivia Brother Buzz Apr 20 #113
Brian Keith who played the police chief VGNonly Apr 20 #114
"Hominy." JoseBalow Feb 2026 #11
My Cousin Vinny? Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #82
Yes! JoseBalow Apr 16 #89
"Elk don't know how many feet a horse has" VGNonly Feb 2026 #12
"Jeremiah Johnson", pilgrim. Harker Feb 2026 #14
"Kinda cocky for a starving pilgrim". VGNonly Feb 2026 #15
I watched "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" last week after a very long gap. Harker Feb 2026 #16
"Lots of cream, lots of sugar" red dog 1 Feb 2026 #17
The Wolf! JoseBalow Feb 2026 #18
Correct! red dog 1 Feb 24 #38
"Lip balm?" JoseBalow Feb 2026 #19
"S.O.S. Save Our Streets!" red dog 1 Feb 2026 #20
"Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy." red dog 1 Feb 2026 #21
The Outlaw Josey Wales VGNonly Feb 24 #25
Ding! red dog 1 Feb 24 #39
Are you chewing gum? JoseBalow Feb 2026 #22
Animal House -misanthroptimist Apr 25 #159
Sorry, no JoseBalow Apr 25 #166
"No, Phil, I sell insurance." red dog 1 Feb 23 #23
Groundhog Day VGNonly Feb 24 #24
Ding! red dog 1 Feb 24 #40
"Too early for flapjacks?" VGNonly Feb 24 #44
Some people call this hell, but you're still in Oklahoma Territory jgo Feb 24 #26
Outlaw Josey Wales? nt Wounded Bear May 13 #239
Close, but a different Clint Eastwood movie ... jgo May 14 #242
Hang'em High? nt Wounded Bear May 14 #243
You got it - congratulations! jgo May 14 #244
"Life is a banquet , and most poor suckers are starving to death" Historic NY Feb 24 #27
Auntie Mame Mad_Dem_X Mar 16 #62
"She's Alive!" Figarosmom Feb 24 #28
King Kong DFW Feb 24 #33
Not the one I had in mind Figarosmom Feb 24 #37
My clairvoyance doesn't extend very far DFW Feb 25 #45
William Hurt says it in Body Heat Figarosmom Feb 25 #46
"I got the horse right here..." CTyankee Mar 15 #58
Guys and Dolls Figarosmom Mar 15 #59
Colin Clive boonecreek Apr 16 #88
Slingblade kacekwl Feb 24 #29
I guess kacekwl Feb 24 #30
A truly great movie! red dog 1 Feb 24 #41
"I myself AM strange and unusual!" Cyklops Feb 24 #31
Beetlejuice Mad_Dem_X Mar 16 #63
You wanna go to jail or you wanna go home? OmegaX Feb 24 #32
Easy but fun: DFW Feb 24 #34
Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade Attilatheblond Apr 19 #104
Junior! DFW Apr 19 #108
"I'd rather be a civilian, sir." Harker Feb 24 #35
"They're pretty, very pretty... VGNonly Feb 24 #42
"Stand up, Kaeti... we'll be late for lunch." Harker Feb 24 #36
"A double Rock and Rye VGNonly Feb 24 #43
"I'd fuck Elvis!" red dog 1 Feb 25 #47
"Two women in the house VGNonly Feb 28 #48
What knockers! red dog 1 Mar 15 #49
Young Frankenstein! mwmisses4289 Mar 15 #53
Correctamundo! red dog 1 Mar 15 #54
Love, love, love that movie! mwmisses4289 Mar 15 #55
Pulp Fiction! Shermann Apr 25 #153
"Where are you, you spongy, yellow, delicious bastards?" Niagara Mar 15 #50
"Zombieland", which I enjoyed quite a bit. Harker Mar 15 #56
Correct, Harker! Niagara Mar 15 #60
You get what you'll settle for. pandr32 Mar 15 #51
"I love the smell of napalm in the morning" yourout Mar 15 #52
"Apocalypse Now." Harker Mar 15 #57
"You told me I was strong as an ox!" Niagara Mar 15 #61
"How often does the train go by?" VGNonly Mar 18 #64
Blues Brothers? red dog 1 Mar 18 #65
Yes! VGNonly Mar 18 #66
"It's a jungle out there. You gotta look out for number one, JoseBalow Mar 19 #67
Back To School! Mad_Dem_X Mar 19 #68
One of my favorite comedies JoseBalow Mar 19 #69
My favorite part is Mad_Dem_X Mar 19 #70
"Hey that's Enrico Pallazzo!" VGNonly Apr 6 #71
The Naked Gun Mad_Dem_X Apr 6 #72
"It used to be two lumps..." Harker Apr 7 #73
"Patient complains of knife in his head." JoseBalow Apr 7 #74
"What hump?" red dog 1 Apr 15 #75
Young Frankenstein. Harker Apr 15 #78
Ding! red dog 1 Apr 16 #83
It's always good to hear that sound, red. Harker Apr 16 #84
Don't forget TexasBushwhacker Apr 18 #95
She is a girl from the village. The Wizard Apr 15 #77
"Swim"?? Hell, the Fall'l Probably Kill Ya! The Roux Comes First Apr 15 #79
"You crazy?" Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. Harker Apr 16 #80
"Those aren't your memories... they're somebody else's." Harker Apr 16 #81
Blade Runner Angleae Apr 16 #85
Yes, implants from Tyrell's niece. Harker Apr 16 #87
"I'm a loner, Dottie, a rebel." catbyte Apr 16 #86
Pee Wee's Big Adventure Tommy Carcetti Apr 16 #90
"Can you tell us anything else!!? bobalew Apr 16 #91
"It's what it buys, Albert, not what it weighs..." Tikki Apr 18 #92
Extra credit for completing the cinematic limerick... Harker Apr 18 #93
"Most men never have to face the fact that, at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything." NNadir Apr 18 #94
Wild guess...Chinatown? red dog 1 Apr 19 #99
Yes, that's it. NNadir Apr 19 #100
Outstanding! red dog 1 Apr 19 #101
"Jonesy?" Harker Apr 19 #96
The Hunt for Red October lpbk2713 Apr 19 #97
Ooh. It hadn't occurred to me that there was another answer other than the one I was thinking about. Harker Apr 19 #98
"I AM a lousy lay, for a Mexican..." JoseBalow Apr 19 #102
"She flew away!" Attilatheblond Apr 19 #103
It's a shit day...a fucking shit day. pdxflyboy Apr 19 #105
"That explains the dream then." Tbear Apr 19 #106
Escanaba in Da Moonlight Tbear Apr 22 #116
Respect to the two-holer! JoseBalow Apr 22 #119
"It does have a little wang to it." JoseBalow Apr 19 #107
"You are so busted!" VGNonly Apr 20 #109
American Beauty? Mad_Dem_X Apr 20 #110
Good catch. VGNonly Apr 20 #112
"You don't get to tell me what to do...Ever. Again." Mad_Dem_X Apr 20 #115
"Follow the money." red dog 1 Apr 22 #117
All the President's Men. Harker Apr 22 #118
Correct. red dog 1 Apr 23 #124
"That is not my dog." Harker Apr 23 #120
Guardians of the Galaxy Angleae Apr 23 #121
Haven't seen that one, Angleae... Harker Apr 23 #122
"Does your dog bite?" VGNonly Apr 23 #123
"Breakfast is at eight. Seven in the fishing season. It's not the fishing season." Aristus Apr 23 #125
Try this: ._. Apr 23 #126
"You make me want to be a better man." Nt Phoenix61 Apr 23 #127
"As Good as It Gets". Harker Apr 23 #128
Yes! One of the best compliments ever. nt Phoenix61 Apr 23 #130
"When the legend becomes fact, VGNonly Apr 23 #129
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Brother Buzz Apr 23 #131
The star power in that film! VGNonly Apr 24 #134
"Birdie num num" JoseBalow Apr 23 #132
"Unguent... I need unguent." Harker Apr 24 #133
"Isn't it nice to hear the birds again, Herr Hauptmann?" Harker Apr 24 #135
The Blue Max VGNonly Apr 24 #138
Jawohl! Harker Apr 25 #141
I took two years of German in HS. VGNonly Apr 25 #142
I also took two years in high school... Harker Apr 25 #143
My maternal Grandparents came over in 1923. VGNonly Apr 25 #144
My mother's ancestors swarmed Chicago in the first half of the 19th C. Harker Apr 25 #154
I didn't know of Inge Sargent. VGNonly Apr 26 #169
Sure thing. She really led a full life. Harker Apr 26 #171
Her second husband was also noteworthy. VGNonly Apr 26 #172
Howard used to pick up his newspapers and magazines at the news & smoke shop where I worked. Harker Apr 26 #173
"Four francs are four francs." Harker Apr 24 #136
The Train oasis Apr 25 #139
Oui! Harker Apr 25 #140
Said by Papa Boule. VGNonly Apr 25 #145
The Train VGNonly Apr 25 #146
I think highly of John Frankenheimer. Harker Apr 25 #147
Some great work! VGNonly Apr 25 #148
Looking at Billy Wilder's filmography, I was surprised that I've seen less than half of his work. Harker Apr 25 #151
Some of his less known works but great films VGNonly Apr 25 #161
Count me in, VGNonly. Thanks. Harker Apr 25 #162
"What's the color of the boathouse at Hereford?" Harker Apr 24 #137
Hello, Engine; I'm Jake Holman. Brother Buzz Apr 25 #149
Main steam stop valve VGNonly Apr 25 #150
Stop Wow! Brother Buzz Apr 25 #152
"Synthetic Flesh...!" displacedvermoter Apr 25 #155
This isn't a reasonable place to park? buzzycrumbhunger Apr 25 #156
Not a movie but I thought of this today. TV show: "It's a moo-moo." CurtEastPoint Apr 25 #157
The Ropers JoseBalow Apr 25 #158
Nope, earlier than that. CurtEastPoint Apr 25 #163
Three's Company! JoseBalow Apr 25 #167
Great shot! But no... 1950s CurtEastPoint Apr 26 #168
Was it "I Love Lucy?" Cloudhopper Apr 27 #181
BINGO! CurtEastPoint Apr 27 #182
Yay me! lol I feel like I've seen every episode at least 50 times Cloudhopper Apr 27 #185
"You oughtta wean her. She's old enough." -misanthroptimist Apr 25 #160
Big Sleep displacedvermoter Apr 26 #175
Correct. -misanthroptimist Apr 26 #178
"No one is telling you to stop." CTyankee Apr 25 #164
I'll give you guys a hint....the only film Streep made with Eastwood.... CTyankee Apr 27 #183
Bridges of Madison County? Mad_Dem_X Apr 27 #184
Yep. One of my favorite movies.... CTyankee Apr 27 #186
I've only seen the very end of it... Mad_Dem_X Apr 28 #188
It's quite good. It's sad because you hope for the best for them. Watch it from beginning to end. CTyankee Apr 28 #190
"Sacrifice! Sacrifice! Sacrifice!" madamesilverspurs Apr 25 #165
"Where the dew drops cry... VGNonly Apr 26 #170
"Oh, I've got a helmet. I got a beauty!" Brother Buzz Apr 26 #174
Born to Be Wiiild! 🤘 Dave Bowman Apr 26 #176
Yep - If You Want To Be A Bird Brother Buzz Apr 26 #177
I seem to remember a big M. VGNonly Apr 29 #201
Yes, University of Michigan Brother Buzz Apr 29 #203
Miners. Not minors! FM123 Apr 26 #179
"This isn't about being pro-war. This is about being pro-money." Cloudhopper Apr 27 #180
This message was self-deleted by its author Coventina Apr 27 #187
"No more beans!" Mad_Dem_X Apr 28 #189
"Blazing Saddles"? Harker Apr 28 #191
"How about some more beans, Mr. Taggart?" red dog 1 Apr 28 #193
Not the film I was thinking of, sorry...good guess, tho! Mad_Dem_X Apr 29 #194
When I hear "beans", I automatically think of it. Harker Apr 29 #195
I get it...I was thinking of a dramatic film, something more recent. Mad_Dem_X Apr 29 #197
Answer: Mad_Dem_X May 2 #205
"Do I take it, sir, that you are threatening a brother officer with a gun?" Harker Apr 28 #192
"Double secret probation, sir?" red dog 1 Apr 29 #196
Every Halloween the trees are filled with underwear, VGNonly Apr 29 #199
Ding! red dog 1 Apr 29 #200
Douglas Neidermeyer VGNonly Apr 29 #202
"See you in Piccadilly... VGNonly Apr 29 #198
"My name is Mr. Tibbs." Janbdwl72 Apr 30 #204
In the Heat of the Night. Harker May 2 #206
"Married !?... Goody Two Shoes and the Filthy Beast !!?" VGNonly May 2 #207
Father Goose Angleae May 3 #208
Yes! VGNonly May 4 #209
"Foreplay is for sissies." JoseBalow May 5 #210
"It's a shock to grow old, Mr. Russell." Harker May 5 #211
Hombre lpbk2713 May 7 #213
You know it, lpbk2713. Harker May 7 #214
"Second rate punk, huh?" Harker May 7 #212
WHERE EAGLES DARE tikka May 10 #229
"All I could think of on the spur of the moment." Harker May 10 #231
"I think this boy's cheese has done slid off his cracker" a kennedy May 8 #215
This one has been driving me crazy, LOL Mad_Dem_X May 13 #240
Ya want me to tell ya?? a kennedy May 13 #241
If they move, kill 'em sammythecat May 9 #216
The Wild Bunch JoseBalow May 9 #217
You got it! sammythecat May 9 #218
"What business is it of yours where I'm from, friendo?" JoseBalow May 9 #219
No Country for Old Men. Harker May 10 #221
You got it! JoseBalow May 10 #223
I might like it better with a hyphen. Friend-O. Harker May 10 #224
Definitely used it with similar sarcasm JoseBalow May 10 #225
I'm glad we're amigos! Harker May 10 #230
Si! JoseBalow May 10 #233
"We was with you, at Rigeletto's" oasis May 10 #220
Some Like It Hot! Mad_Dem_X May 10 #222
Yup, a ton of laughs that movie. oasis May 11 #235
"They don't make foul balls any scarier than that!" Janbdwl72 May 10 #226
"Major League"? Harker May 10 #232
"What do you want me to do, learn how to stutter?" thucythucy May 10 #227
two fingers The Wizard May 10 #228
"You'll feel different when you see my name in the papers." Harker May 10 #234
"Would you have it said that our chaps can't do a proper job?" Harker May 11 #236
Bridge on the River Kwai lpbk2713 May 14 #245
Yes, Force 316! Harker May 14 #246
I like movies from the 50s through 70s. lpbk2713 May 14 #247
That's my sweet spot, too. Harker May 14 #248
"Did IQs just drop sharply while I was away?" Harker May 11 #237
"Check's in the mail!" JoseBalow May 13 #238
"Stillwell steady as you go". VGNonly Sunday #249
"For fuck's sake, put him on the next flight to Venezuela." Harker Monday #250
"Saw it right off" CanonRay Monday #251
Bear Claw, chiding Jeremiah Johnson for not regulating the coal bed he was sleeping on. Harker Monday #253
Got it Harker! CanonRay Monday #254
I took that one in at the Flatirons Theater in Boulder. Harker Monday #255
"Trust me...it's for the best." Mad_Dem_X Monday #252
"To the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee!" gladium et scutum Monday #256
"Moby-Dick", I think, and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn". Harker Monday #257
Bingo gladium et scutum Tuesday #259
Moby-Kirk. Harker Tuesday #260
"I think this boy's cheese has done slid off his cracker" a kennedy Monday #258
"Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips!" Harker Tuesday #261
Blues Brothers red dog 1 Tuesday #262
That's an orange whip for you, red! Harker Tuesday #263
"I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies." Harker Tuesday #264
"Let the machine get it. I have no desire to talk to anyone who might be calling me." JoseBalow Wednesday #265
"Did I adequately answer your condescending question?" red dog 1 Yesterday #266

LisaM

(29,690 posts)
76. Hahahahaha
Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #3)
Wed Apr 15, 2026, 06:56 PM
Apr 15

Now I have to see how many of those would be more humourously answered by just saying "Melania"!

Morbius

(1,114 posts)
9. Ghostbusters!
Reply to Ritabert (Reply #1)
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 08:42 PM
Jan 2026

What he means is Old Testament, Mr. Mayor, real wrath-of-God type stuff... Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies. Rivers and seas boiling. Forty years of darkness. Earthquakes, volcanos. The dead rising from the grave. Dogs and cats living together - mass hysteria!

Brother Buzz

(40,471 posts)
113. Yes! Fun filming trivia
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #111)
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:48 PM
Apr 20

The story was set on a fictional New England island, but filmed in Mendocino and Fort Bragg in Northern California. Early morning scenes with the sun rising in the Atlantic had to be shot in the late afternoon with the sun setting in the Pacific.

Emergency! Everybody to get from street!

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
114. Brian Keith who played the police chief
Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #113)
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 04:48 PM
Apr 20

could actually speak Russian, though he didn't speak it in the film.

Harker

(18,180 posts)
16. I watched "Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid" last week after a very long gap.
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #15)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 04:05 PM
Feb 2026

I'm going to line up "Jeremiah Johnson" and "Three Days of the Condor" soon.

red dog 1

(33,494 posts)
38. Correct!
Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #18)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:14 PM
Feb 24

This is the 3rd time I posted a reply to you....WTF?
(I hope this one stays posted)

JoseBalow

(9,746 posts)
166. Sorry, no
Reply to -misanthroptimist (Reply #159)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 11:51 PM
Apr 25

That line wasn't in Animal House. Good guess, though!



Another hint: "It tastes like the back of a fucking L.A. school bus."

red dog 1

(33,494 posts)
40. Ding!
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #24)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 03:22 PM
Feb 24

"You wanna throw up here, or you wanna throw up in the car?"
(One of my all-time favorite movies....I've probably watched it 20 times)

jgo

(1,026 posts)
242. Close, but a different Clint Eastwood movie ...
Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #239)
Thu May 14, 2026, 12:59 AM
May 14

The full quote may help-
"Some people call this hell, but you're still in Oklahoma Territory... Save your breath. I don't know who hung you or why, but if you're innocent, the judge will set you free. And if you're not, we'll have to take the trouble to hanging you again."

DFW

(60,467 posts)
45. My clairvoyance doesn't extend very far
Reply to Figarosmom (Reply #37)
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 04:54 AM
Feb 25

That’s the film where I remember hearing it (spoken by Jeff Bridges).

Figarosmom

(13,503 posts)
46. William Hurt says it in Body Heat
Reply to DFW (Reply #45)
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 01:12 PM
Feb 25

When he's in jail for the murder of Richard Crenna and he realizes Kathleen Turner didn't die in the boathouse explosion and had set him up from before even meeting him.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
66. Yes!
Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #65)
Wed Mar 18, 2026, 09:26 PM
Mar 18

"What kind of music do you usually play here?...

...Oh we've got both kinds; country and western!"

Harker

(18,180 posts)
93. Extra credit for completing the cinematic limerick...
Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 03:05 PM
Apr 18

There once was a man from Australia

who painted his arse like a dahlia

NNadir

(38,585 posts)
94. "Most men never have to face the fact that, at the right time and the right place, they're capable of anything."
Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)
Sat Apr 18, 2026, 04:41 PM
Apr 18

red dog 1

(33,494 posts)
99. Wild guess...Chinatown?
Reply to NNadir (Reply #94)
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 04:30 PM
Apr 19

(I'm thinking that maybe Noah Cross (John Huston) may have uttered that line)

Harker

(18,180 posts)
96. "Jonesy?"
Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 01:41 PM
Apr 19

Last edited Mon Apr 20, 2026, 12:39 PM - Edit history (1)

Edited to add... "Here, Jonesy. Meow. Meow. Jonesy?"

Harker

(18,180 posts)
98. Ooh. It hadn't occurred to me that there was another answer other than the one I was thinking about.
Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #97)
Sun Apr 19, 2026, 02:47 PM
Apr 19

Tbear

(742 posts)
116. Escanaba in Da Moonlight
Reply to Tbear (Reply #106)
Wed Apr 22, 2026, 02:27 PM
Apr 22

The line is from”Jimmer” as he woke while his buddies were trying to get him to fart to jolt Jeff Daniels (the Buckless Yooper) out of his stupor.
Greatest fart scene ever from a fine movie depicting life in a UP deer camp.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
112. Good catch.
Reply to Mad_Dem_X (Reply #110)
Mon Apr 20, 2026, 03:29 PM
Apr 20

"Would you like to try our new beef and cheese pot pie on a stick, only $1.99?"

red dog 1

(33,494 posts)
124. Correct.
Reply to Harker (Reply #118)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 03:43 PM
Apr 23


I recently read Bob Woodward's book about Deep Throat, "The Secret Man," and Mark Felt never actually said, "follow the money."
(But they stuck the line in the movie anyway)

Harker

(18,180 posts)
122. Haven't seen that one, Angleae...
Reply to Angleae (Reply #121)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 11:43 AM
Apr 23

I was thinking of "Return of The Pink Panther", 1976.

Brother Buzz

(40,471 posts)
131. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #129)
Thu Apr 23, 2026, 10:18 PM
Apr 23

Shooting the film in Black and White for budget constraints only made the film stronger. John Ford was a genius.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
134. The star power in that film!
Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #131)
Fri Apr 24, 2026, 12:22 PM
Apr 24

John Wayne
James Stewart
Lee Marvin
Vera Miles
John Carradine
Lee Van Cleef
Andy Devine
Woody Strode
Strother Martin
Denver Pyle
John Qualen

Vera Miles is still living, almost 96. John Qualen was in Casablanca and in a very memorable role; Muley in The Grapes of Wrath.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
142. I took two years of German in HS.
Reply to Harker (Reply #141)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 12:57 PM
Apr 25

After 50+ years all that I remember are a few words and phrases, can count to ten and some swear words.

Harker

(18,180 posts)
143. I also took two years in high school...
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #142)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 01:36 PM
Apr 25

the first with Inge Sargent, Austrian former Burmese princess. Very interesting woman. My second year teacher was a dead ringer for the magician on the "Agents of Fortune" record sleeve. I brought my copy in one day, and everyone saw the resemblance but him.

My in-laws are German citizens, born in Germany in the 30s, green card holders since the late 50s.

I'm less accomplished than I ought to be, but I get by.

Swear words are a good thing to know.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
144. My maternal Grandparents came over in 1923.
Reply to Harker (Reply #143)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 02:01 PM
Apr 25

My grandpa was from coastal Germany near the Dutch border. He could speak both German and Frisian. My fraternal people were from Switzerland/Germany in the early 1830s. I have a smattering of English/Scottish, but I'm about 95% Germanic.

Harker

(18,180 posts)
154. My mother's ancestors swarmed Chicago in the first half of the 19th C.
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #144)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:08 PM
Apr 25

Paternal side from Ireland more recently, and with little documentation.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
169. I didn't know of Inge Sargent.
Reply to Harker (Reply #143)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 11:59 AM
Apr 26

I checked out her bio, what an intriguing story, thank you so much.



VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
172. Her second husband was also noteworthy.
Reply to Harker (Reply #171)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:10 PM
Apr 26

Navy Lt. Commander, MS electrical engineer, wintered in the Antarctic, worked with NASA on Apollo missions and Skylab.






Harker

(18,180 posts)
173. Howard used to pick up his newspapers and magazines at the news & smoke shop where I worked.
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #172)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 03:24 PM
Apr 26

Pretty quiet, and an all around nice guy.

Between the Universities and the plethora of scientific labs, governmental agencies, etc. Boulder was packed with a lot of smart, creative people. I was very fortunate to be friendly with many, and friends with some.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
148. Some great work!
Reply to Harker (Reply #147)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 03:46 PM
Apr 25

The Manchurian Candidate, Birdman of Alcatraz and Seven Days in May.

My favorite director is Billy Wilder.

Harker

(18,180 posts)
151. Looking at Billy Wilder's filmography, I was surprised that I've seen less than half of his work.
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #148)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 04:01 PM
Apr 25

Time to get cracking with interlibrary loans!

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
161. Some of his less known works but great films
Reply to Harker (Reply #151)
Sat Apr 25, 2026, 05:07 PM
Apr 25

were The Fortune Cookie with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, their first pairing. Another was One, Two, Three with James Cagney, an absolute madcap comedy.

Cloudhopper

(184 posts)
185. Yay me! lol I feel like I've seen every episode at least 50 times
Reply to CurtEastPoint (Reply #182)
Mon Apr 27, 2026, 05:11 PM
Apr 27

beginning in the mid-60s when I was about 4 years old. But I barely remember that episode.

CTyankee

(68,507 posts)
190. It's quite good. It's sad because you hope for the best for them. Watch it from beginning to end.
Reply to Mad_Dem_X (Reply #188)
Tue Apr 28, 2026, 03:29 PM
Apr 28

Brother Buzz

(40,471 posts)
177. Yep - If You Want To Be A Bird
Reply to Dave Bowman (Reply #176)
Sun Apr 26, 2026, 09:55 PM
Apr 26

Extra points if you can ID the letterman sweater Jack Nicholson is wearing on the motorcycle.

VGNonly

(8,563 posts)
201. I seem to remember a big M.
Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #177)
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 11:23 PM
Apr 29

There's a rumor that Captain America (Peter Fonda) and Billy (Dennis Hopper) were based on Roger Mcguinn and David Crosby respectively.

Brother Buzz

(40,471 posts)
203. Yes, University of Michigan
Reply to VGNonly (Reply #201)
Wed Apr 29, 2026, 11:44 PM
Apr 29

But I can’t visualize George participating in football.



Dennis Hopper totally nailed David Crosby, but the jury is is still out on the Fonda/Mcguinn connection.




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Mad_Dem_X

(10,235 posts)
240. This one has been driving me crazy, LOL
Reply to a kennedy (Reply #215)
Wed May 13, 2026, 05:17 PM
May 13

It sounds so familiar, but I just can't place it.

a kennedy

(36,375 posts)
241. Ya want me to tell ya??
Reply to Mad_Dem_X (Reply #240)
Wed May 13, 2026, 06:04 PM
May 13

I just can’t and we’ll talk again when you totally give up. It was a classic. 1999. And that’s all I’m giving ya.

JoseBalow

(9,746 posts)
223. You got it!
Reply to Harker (Reply #221)
Sun May 10, 2026, 01:15 PM
May 10

I agree, "friendo" is pretty distinct to this film. I figured that'd be the clue that gives it away.

I've used "friendo" a few times in the wild, I like it!

Harker

(18,180 posts)
224. I might like it better with a hyphen. Friend-O.
Reply to JoseBalow (Reply #223)
Sun May 10, 2026, 01:23 PM
May 10

Like Jell-O.

When you've used it, were you aiming for Bardem level menace?

JoseBalow

(9,746 posts)
225. Definitely used it with similar sarcasm
Reply to Harker (Reply #224)
Sun May 10, 2026, 01:52 PM
May 10

Not menacing, but the people I've used it with were not my amig-o.

(4:33)

Janbdwl72

(285 posts)
226. "They don't make foul balls any scarier than that!"
Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)
Sun May 10, 2026, 02:15 PM
May 10

I'll give the answer in a separate thread. Hopefully, someone will take a stab at this.

Harker

(18,180 posts)
248. That's my sweet spot, too.
Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #247)
Thu May 14, 2026, 02:57 PM
May 14

I'm sure we have our favorite outliers, but that really was a great era on all counts.

Harker

(18,180 posts)
253. Bear Claw, chiding Jeremiah Johnson for not regulating the coal bed he was sleeping on.
Reply to CanonRay (Reply #251)
Mon May 18, 2026, 10:45 AM
Monday

gladium et scutum

(832 posts)
256. "To the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee!"
Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)
Mon May 18, 2026, 12:26 PM
Monday

a kennedy

(36,375 posts)
258. "I think this boy's cheese has done slid off his cracker"
Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)
Mon May 18, 2026, 10:24 PM
Monday

Nobody has even come close………ha ha, not even a guess.

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