What's your personal catch-phrase?

[rockymountaindem]

Who here has a catch-phrase, or just something they say frequently?

Mine are "let's hit the streets", which makes going to the store all the more dramatic, and "you know it", a definitive affirmative response to any question.

What's yours?

[chicagojoe]

1. When I return a favor

and the person says "you didn't have to do that", I tell them that it's "revenge" for the favor they did me.

[AuntiBush]

2. I've got 1 Good Nerve Left!

"Not today, not even!"
"Don't even go there!"
"See, story of my life!"
"Shitz-ca!"
"Stinkin' Anti-Christ!" <---"W" Ya'll!
"Ain't that the truth!"

And, "Awww... man!"

[chicagojoe]

16. I'm sorry, but variations of

"don't go there" have been banned by the Committee. Thank You.

[HeyManThatsCool]

3. I've got a few

"That aint right"

"I'm audi 5000"


"What are you, stupid?"


"Off to a bad start"

[Taragui Junkie]

7. I use "That just ain't right" too

My dad always liked "purt near." I never understood what that meant.

I love to annoy people--when they say something like "Surely you don't think..."--with the old Airplane line: "Yes I DO think that. And stop calling me Shirley."

[jeff30997]

9. Hehehe.Love that line.

[jobycom]

4. It sure is pretty to think so. Hemmingway stole it from me.

Long before I was born, too. Not sure how.

[NightTrain]

5. "Elvis H. Presley!"

[Floogeldy]

6. Mine is: "Una Paloma Blanca, Ah AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"

[Taragui Junkie]

8. Are you just a bird in the sky?

[Floogeldy]

12. Absolutely!

Heh.

[jeff30997]

10. Ay caramba!

[JanMichael]

11. "actually"

Really.

[jeff30997]

13. Fair and balanced.

:evilgrin:

[Mabus]

14. "It seemed like a good idea at the time."

It's actually my favorite catch-all phrase. And surprisingly it works.

[msgadget]

15. "Well, ya know, there's nothing stopping YOU from doing it."

I don't know why but it's been called into use a lot lately.

[Bok_Tukalo]

17. "There it is"

Also, variations of "sucks" which I don't understand.

"This sucks."
"It is really starting to suck."
"Hear that sucking sound?"
"There's an air of sucks about this."
"We are one block away from Suck Avenue."
"Look on the bright side; it's a ticket to Sucksburg but at least it's round trip."

ect ...

Even I get tired of it.

[St. Jarvitude]

18. And I'm off like a prom dress...

Whenever I need to make a quick exit.

I love The Critic

[SKKY]

24. That's a good one...I also like, for quick exits...

..."I'm out like a New Jersey Governor."

[koneko]

19. Several to choose from

Phrases that come out with anyone -

"Easy, Turbo!"

"What do you expect from a pig but a grunt?"

"You say I'm a bitch like it's a bad thing."

"She could talk a dog off a meat-wagon."


A couple of phrases that are clean enough to post, that come out with specific friends -

"Fish ON!" (Rally cry w/ an old chum - we don't want others to "get it" so we chose something weird)

"You're buggin' EVERYbody"

[GAspnes]

20. "Why are you looking at me like that?" (n/t)

[Yupster]

21. It's a jungle out there

I use it at least five times every day at work.

[njdemocrat106]

22. I say "Ho-kay" instead of OK a lot

My other favorite oft-repeated phrase: "I love it when a plan comes together" (yeah, I stole that from the A-Team).

[SKKY]

23. I have a few I think people probably identify me with...

When someone says "Thanks." I reply, "Don't thank me. Thank God for people like me."

If someone does something stupid I ask, "Did you have Anthrax for breakfast."

If someone says something stupid, I'll often say, "Shhhh. Use your inside voice. The big people are talking now."

Or, when I take on something at work, I'll often say, "I'm on it like Jenna on a Jello shot."

[Borgnine]

25. Jesus Crapping Christ!

It can also alternate with "Jesus Christ on a crapper!"

[TheMightyFavog]

26. Drop a train on 'em!

Yes, I blatantly stole that one from Strong Bad.

[rockymountaindem]

33. Did you download Edgarware?

[BBradley]

27. It's in the key of D.

[seriousstan]

28. Well do ya....punk?

[loudestchick]

29. "And this affects me, how?" It's a smart-ass reply. Sue me!

[RadicalMom]

30. "What hump?"

[HCeline69]

31. "If you're going to do that (crazy/stupid act)

you might as well paint yourself yellow and run around like a maniac calling yourself Banana Man. 'Cause that's what you're doing!"

Thank you, Master Shake.

[Orsino]

32. "Let's go make some money."

My lead instructor sergeant in an Army leadership school used to say that a lot--every time we'd leave the classroom for the field (even just for drill practice outside). It's especially funny for military members, who realize that their pay is monthly, and the same no matter what task is at hand.

I liked the let's-not-forget-what-we're-here-for vibe of the phrase, and now I use it in the office environment, such as leaving team meetings to back to work picking up trouble tickets.

[Z_I_Peevey]

34. Apparently it's "good deal."

My eldest daughter said this one day, then laughed at herself. "Oh, I sound just like you!", she said.

My other kids back her up. Amazing what habits of speech one gets into without even realizing it.

[Bullwinkle925]

35. ".......and the horse you rode in on"

[Patiod]

41. "Horse" is one of mine as well

[Bullwinkle925]

44. heh heh heh

[Hans Delbrook]

36. What fresh hell is this?

Stolen from Dorothy Parker.

My other thing isn't a phrase so much as a pantomime. When things go bad I feel like there's a big C clamp on my head (I get migraines) and I pantomime it being turned one more revolution tighter w/ a squeaking sound.

[B Calm]

37. He's a Stupid Motor Scooter

[Missy Vixen]

38. "Is he/she on crack?"

Another one that gets a lot of usage is "I'm off like a prom dress." My husband likes "that is just wrong on so many levels".

We're also fond of "no good deed goes unpunished".

Julie

[Patiod]

42. Julie, you stole that from me

You're one of the only DUers I've ever met face-to-face, so I know you stole it - don't try and deny it. :hi:

We used to take care of a little hellion who had just lost her mother to cancer. Every time she pulled something (laying on the floor in the supermarket screaming, etc) we'd just look at each other and say "No good deed".

Sad how often it can be used.

Another of ours is "that's just disturbing" -- don't steal it, okay?

[Left Is Write]

39. I don't have one, but my husband often has a catch phrase.

They annoy me after a while and I tune them out.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

40. "Do I contradict myself? I contain multitudes"

Stole it from Walt Whitman.

[NV Whino]

43. When in doubt, don't.

It has save me from a lot of grief. Unfortunately sometimes I ignore it.

[amazona]

45. "Did you get enough to eat?"

So I'm told. I don't even hear myself say it.

The conservation movement is a breeding ground of communists
and other subversives. We intend to clean them out,
even if it means rounding up every birdwatcher in the country.
--John Mitchell, US Attorney General 1969-72

[benny05]

46. "Punks"

Meaning younger people, usually around college age (19 year old). I even use it on myself, saying "When I was a punk..."

[grace0418]

47. When I'm talking about something being early

I change "crack of dawn" to "crack of ass". As in: "Oh my gosh, I'm so tired! I had to get up at the crack of ass to shovel snow!" I actually got that from my best friend and it always makes people laugh.

[UrbScotty]

48. Kiss my Ashcroft. (nt)

[Xipe Totec]

49. Holy Shit, Batman!

When something does not go as expected.

Just an irreverent homage to the dynamic duo.

[fluffernutter]

50. "that'll do, pig, that'll do."

[Xipe Totec]

51. Q’hubole!

I use it so often I forgot I use it at all. It just become part of the background until I thought about it. Like this morning when I greeted the cook behind the grill at breakfast.

It translates roughly as "what's happening". the usual reply is na'a, na'a. which means "nothing, nothing".

[kick-ass-bob]

52. Fuck!

and any variations...
"Stupid fuck"
"what the fuck"
"dumb fuck"

:evilgrin:

[johnnie]

53. A few

"Well that's a kick in the dick"
"Kick mud" Meaning to get lost
"Does the Pope shit in the woods?"
"Slow down hot rod" When someone needs to slow down.

[tjwmason]

54. Cheery-byes

A union of 'cheerio' and 'good-bye'.

I call most people m'dear (as in madeira m'dear), or mon ami.

Golly gosh, yikes, and other assorted archaïc exclamations.

[Richardo]

55. "I'm hip, my brother"

I'm on a personal mission to re-introduce the phrase "I'm hip" into the American lexicon.

Why? you ask...

Why not?

[sniffa]

56. "rock on!"

"cooL cooL"
"i Like your styLe"
"weLL, to be fair"
"whatever that's worth"
"aLL kneeL before zod!"