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Post by Bickers on Sept 19, 2018 13:02:09 GMT
I find myself quite often singing "it sucks to be you" to people in some situations. And a colleague has a habit of saying "let's get down to business" to which I respond "to defeat the Huns" (though, as she's never seen Mulan, this took some explaining at first...)*
Whenever I hear someone say (usually on a TV show) "what is this place?" I have to respond with "it's called a department store" (thanks Legally Blonde)
And I've developed a nasty habit of changing song lyrics to suit everyday situations, like singing I've Got Rhythm about my dinner:
I've got chicken
And potatoes
And some gravy
Who could ask for anything more?
(good job my beloved is nearly as barmy as me...)
*yes, I know it's not theatre, but it is a musical, right?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2018 13:12:55 GMT
I find myself quite often singing "it sucks to be you" to people in some situations. And a colleague has a habit of saying "let's get down to business" to which I respond "to defeat the Huns" (though, as she's never seen Mulan, this took some explaining at first...)* Whenever I hear someone say (usually on a TV show) "what is this place?" I have to respond with "it's called a department store" (thanks Legally Blonde) And I've developed a nasty habit of changing song lyrics to suit everyday situations, like singing I've Got Rhythm about my dinner: I've got chicken And potatoes And some gravy Who could ask for anything more? (good job my beloved is nearly as barmy as me...) *yes, I know it's not theatre, but it is a musical, right? Tangentially this thread could extend to word/song association. To which end Kelly Clarkson's 'Underneath the Tree' is forever improved by my association with 'Peasants' underneath her tree. |
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Post by floorshow on Sept 19, 2018 13:35:10 GMT
I quote extensively from the script of "Glengarry Glen Ross" much of the time. I know what you mean. Absolutely. I'm prone to delivering bad news/project updates with "If you have tears, prepare to shed them now." "Passing Strange" is another one that does the rounds in the office. |
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Post by sherriebythesea on Sept 19, 2018 14:48:49 GMT
When I can't remember something simple, "What is that unforgettable line?" Why can I remember that but not what I'm trying to remember?
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Post by 49thand8th on Sept 19, 2018 15:01:01 GMT
I'm one of the few theatre fans who hates quoting lyrics or lines in real life!
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Post by joem on Sept 19, 2018 15:35:28 GMT
What a wonderful thread. It shows how theatregoers don't erase what they've seen the minute they leave the theatre (unless it's a bad play).
I've gone through my life quoting so many lines that people are often bamboozled and not sure whether they are my own words or someone else's, especially when they are adapted slightly.
Off the top of my head:
"He's sweating, the bastard sweatpig is sweating", whenever someone dislikeable looks uncomfortable.
"What bloody man is that?" when I don't recognise a guy.
"How now you secret, black and midnight hags" when I bump into a group of friends.
"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers" upon being done a good turn
Not quote from a play but Pinter's "the weasel under the cocktail cabinet" when asked to explain what something is about.
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Post by theatremad on Sept 19, 2018 18:06:40 GMT
"Lechery, lechery, still wars and lechery, nothing else holds fashion"
"The middle of humanity thou never knewest, but the extremities at both ends"
"They all come to the fair" (Jonsons Bartholomew Fair I think).
All amazingly often
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Post by christya on Sept 20, 2018 16:22:21 GMT
I tend to use "This is ridiculous, what am I doing here? I'm in the wrong story!" on occasion. And "You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, you're just nice" a little less frequently. Sometimes follow it up with the next line.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 17:25:06 GMT
I've just remembered that I will frequently sing "oh God, I'm dying" a la Godspell when I'm losing the will to live over something.  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2018 17:35:59 GMT
when talking about my love life, I often refer to Sondheim 'It's always the ones that are willing to wait, that are the ones you don't want to find waiting'
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Post by Deal J on Sept 20, 2018 22:22:31 GMT
"The slotted spoon CAN catch the potato!"
...said no-one (other than Jack's mother), ever.
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Post by karloscar on Sept 20, 2018 22:31:21 GMT
"What a dump!"
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