Introducing a meme....

[rickvs]

What are your catchphrases? (aka, What five things come out of your mouth more often than they should?)

5. "I'd rather stick a ruler up my nose."

I stole this phrase from a former boss. He had many catchphrases, and this is one of the few not intended to belittle the person he was addressing.

4. "Pretty sure..."

This line must be delivered with the same inflection that Harrision Ford used in _Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade_, after Elsa asks Indy if he's sure that glyph on the wall represents the Ark of the Covenant.

3. "Pardon?"

I think I got this one from Jordan, the female lead in _Real Genius_. I'm afraid I use it more often than she did.

2. "Lemme spell that for you..."

This phrase can usually be heard after I introduce myself. If I'm feeling very goosey, I'll suggest a mnemonic for them to remember my name: Erick the Red Meat.

1. "But that would be ... wrong."

Oddly enough, I didn't steal this from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", but from _Kentucky Fried Movie_.

(I'm not sure how well this meme will play in a text medium. But to those people in my real life, I'll try to cut down on these phrases; I'm getting sort of tired of heaing them from myself, even).

Comments

[la-luna.livejournal.com]

I mean

This simply affirms whatever someone has just said. For example, you say, "It sure is hot in here." I might respond with this should I agree wholeheartedly.