Frankly, my Dear, I don't care for SPAM:

This occurred to me when I got up this morning and checked my e-mail box. There was 1 actual note from a friend along with a couple of on-line catalogues, offers for Canadian Drugs, coupons, great give-aways, dating services, pharmaceutical solutions to problems I don’t have, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera……

And I thought, “Frankly, my Dear, I don’t care for SPAM.”

It’s amazing to me how often a line from a movie (or a variation of one) will spring to mind in day to day situations. Maybe this is because we send way too much of our time watching films. Goodness knows we love them.

Our teenagers were especially good at this. Not only did they watch more movies than you can really believe, but they had an amazing ability to remember what they’d seen and to play it back - verbatim. {One summer Manchild memorized “The Princess Bride” from beginning to end – including all of the sound effects. I am still amazed by that!}

Sometimes I thought our entire dinner conversation was made up of a string of quotes from favorite shows. Here are a few that spring to mind.

“We’ll see. We’ll try it and we’ll see.” --- Joe vs. the Volcano





“Get it? Got it. Good.” --- The Court Jester

“Will she like us? Of course she will like us. We are nice.” --- Sarah Plain & Tall

“Whadda ya mean? Spots?” --- Support Your Local Sherriff

“That’s the most tragical thing that’s ever happened.” --- Anne of Green Gables




“Because of our traditions, every one of us knows who he is and what God expects him to do.” --- Fiddler on the Roof

“Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.”
--- the Princess Bride

“I just had the most scathingly brilliant idea.” --- The Trouble With Angels

“These mashed potatoes are soooo creamy.” --- While You Were Sleeping

“Yeah, Dad!” --- Robin Hood (Disney)

“Something vexes thee?” --- Robin Hood Prince of Theives

“Tomorrow is another day.” --- Gone With the Wind

“There’s a big difference between dead and mostly dead.” --- The Princess Bride

“Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine. Mine.” --- Finding Nemo

“And I can’t stand him.” (in a whiny nasal voice) --- Singing in the Rain

“THAT’s a chick movie.” (said in a disgusted man voice) --- Sleepless in Seattle

“Remember when……… That was AWESOME!” --- Tommy Boy

“In a minute. In a minute.” (bit of a sing song tone) --- Cinderella (Disney)

“There’s no place like home.” --- The Wizard of Oz

“The pellet with the poison’s in the flagon with the dragon. The chalice from the palace has the brew that is true.” --- The Court Jester

“I’m not crazy. I’ve just been in a very bad mood for forty years.”
--- Steel Magnolias


I’m sure you’ve got plenty of your own. Let’s hear your favorites. I’ll bet they bring back some memories for us all.