The Game Show Forum
The Game Show Forum => The Big Board => Topic started by: JenKennings on October 01, 2006, 05:32:29 PM
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I've been assigned to write something that hinges, in part, on producing a list of TV's 32 most memorable "game show catchphrases." I'm interpreting that to mean any oft-repeated line which would be instantly recognizable to fans of the show--or, even better, to society in general.
Here's the list I came up with, in no particular order, after some brainstorming with others. (I also decided not to repeat any shows.)
Survey says...! (FF)
Come on down! (TPIR)
Is that your final answer? (WWTBAM)
No whammies no whammies no whammies, stop! (PYL)
Circle gets the square. (HS)
I'd like to buy a vowel. (WoF)
We'll take the physical challenge. (DD)
You are the weakest link. Goodbye. (TWL)
Here is your first subject. Go. ($25,000P)
Is it bigger than a breadbox? (WML?)
Will the real ____ please stand up? (TTtT)
Deal, or no deal? (DoND)
Not a match; the board goes back. ©
I can name that tune in ____ notes. (NTT)
Joker! Joker! Joker! (TJW)
(The password is...) (P)
Say the secret woid and win a hundred dollars, (YBYL)
Get Tic and Tac, and you automatically get the dough. (TTD)
Let's see what's behind Door Number Two! (LMaD)
We stop the clock, you beat the clock. (BtC)
Let's make it a true Daily Double. (J!)
Get ready to match the stars! (TMG)
My name is _____, and I've got a secret! (IGaS)
I'm putting $5,000 of MY money on the line. (WBSM)
Aces are high, deuces are low, call them right and win the dough! (CS)
Do you feel the need for greed? (G)
Would you like to be queen for a day? (QfaD)
Bachelor Number One? (TDG)
Back in two and two. (LC, etc.)
Aren't we devils? (ToC)
Going once...going twice...and no sale! ($otC)
No, five-point penalty. (GECB)
I'm looking for feedback from you experts. Most importantly, are any of these misquoted from the shows in question? (I have my doubts about a couple, though they're idiomatic by now.) But also: which of these are iffy and should be replaced by better catchphrases that I've missed? Ideas?
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The only thing I noticed is your PYL quote. If you wanted to take it one step further, it could be "Big bucks, no whammies, stop!"
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From your own show, "I'll take (insert topic) for $200, Alex."
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[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133096\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:32 PM\']
Most importantly, are any of these misquoted from the shows in question?[/quote]
The first one -- it's, "Survey said!" It's not the version of the phrase in the public's consciousness, but it is the one Dawson actually used.
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"Ladies, we have your husbands safely secluded backstage..." (The Newlywed Game)
"It's not what you say that counts, it's what you don't say." (You Don't Say)
"Now you see it, now you don't." (Now You See It)
From WML? I would also heavily consider...
"Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please?"
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[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'133102\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 06:08 PM\']
"Ladies, we have your husbands safely secluded backstage..." (The Newlywed Game)
"It's not what you say that counts, it's what you don't say." (You Don't Say)
"Now you see it, now you don't." (Now You See It)
From WML? I would also heavily consider...
"Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please?"
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Yep, limiting myself to one a show really hurt for WML? (and WoF, and TPiR, and...) But that "bigger than a breadbox" thing has entered popular idiom in a way that almost no other game show quote had. Plus it's shorter, which is good for the format I'm stuck in.
I was racking my brains for a good Newlywed Game quote. Do others agree that the one given above is the way to go?
Mea culpa on "Survey said." Thanks for catching that.
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Agree 99.9% on the above TNG quote. The only other one I might consider is "25 point bonus question," but that seems almost universal.
The title "The $64(,000) Question" seems to be in the popular idiom on its own. "That's the answer to the $64 question!"
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'133104\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 06:21 PM\']
The title "The $64(,000) Question" seems to be in the popular idiom on its own. "That's the answer to the $64 question!"
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But did they use it that way on the show? I wasn't sure.
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"This is Bob Barker reminding you to help control the pet population. Have your pets spayed or neutered. Good bye, everybody!"
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[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133105\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 03:49 PM\']
[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'133104\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 06:21 PM\']
The title "The $64(,000) Question" seems to be in the popular idiom on its own. "That's the answer to the $64 question!"
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But did they use it that way on the show? I wasn't sure.
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I doubt it. I'm just pointing out the significance of the title on its own. Just a little sidebar.
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Are you a mind reader, yes or no? (The short-lived Mindreaders)
Is it X, Y or Z? (Play Your Hunch)
Not exactly a game show: (NAME), this is your life!
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For the Squares, I'd be tempted to switch over to "I'll take ___________ to block."
And maybe you'd want to include "Dumb Dora was sooooo dumb. . . "
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[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133103\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 06:17 PM\']
I was racking my brains for a good Newlywed Game quote. Do others agree that the one given above is the way to go?[/quote]
"Here's your prize chosen especially for you..." seems to come to mind when referring to the early Newlywed Game.
I actually know of a high school science teacher who would always announce a student's name and say "It's fabulous prizes chosen especially for you!" whenever an aide would come to the door with a slip calling a student to the office. I'm pretty sure I was the only one who got the joke.
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'133104\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:21 PM\']
Agree 99.9% on the above TNG quote. The only other one I might consider is "25 point bonus question," but that seems almost universal.
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Well, put me on the .1% list. The first things that came to mind for Newlywed Game were..
• Making the word "Whoopee" a common everyday word (prior to TNG, the only time you usually heard that word was in the song "Makin' Whoopee"
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• "Here's A Special Prize, chosen *just* for you!!!"
EDIT:<Bojangles had me by 5 minutes on this one> :-(
And a catch phrase to represent the early days of "Wheel"...
• "Look at this studio, filled with glamourous prizes".
Also...
LONGSHOT!!! -- Whew!
You may not want to include "2 and 2" as that is a catch phrase moreso for a host (Chuck Woolery) than for a specific show (Much like the Dennis James-ism "Okay?...Okay!") as Chuck pretty much used that phrase for every show from Love Connection on.
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[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133103\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 06:17 PM\']
[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'133102\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 06:08 PM\']
"Ladies, we have your husbands safely secluded backstage..." (The Newlywed Game)
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I was racking my brains for a good Newlywed Game quote. Do others agree that the one given above is the way to go?
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"Ladies, the last time you and your husband made whoopee...."
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[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133096\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:32 PM\']
No, five-point penalty. (GECB)[/quote]
You know more about the world of quiz bowl than I do (actually, it's been specifically proven that you know more about a great deal of stuff than I do...) but the phrase I always associate with College Bowl is "You're playing for a 25 point bonus question, here's your tossup." Or, if you needed something shorter, just "Here's your toss-up." Frankly, though, that's going to be a pretty obscure one no matter what you use.
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And where is...
"Would YOU like to be QUEEN for a DAY?"
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Here's a couple I thought of.
"Next time you're at a checkout counter and you hear the beep — [beep beep] — think of the fun you could have on Supermarket Sweep!"
And if you want to stretch the term game show by a bit, you could use "The tribe has spoken" from Survivor. It certainly has entered the world of pop culture.
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Slide it Earl! (MG)
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[quote name=\'DrBear\' post=\'133122\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 08:00 PM\']
And where is...
"Would YOU like to be QUEEN for a DAY?"
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Right here.
[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133096\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 04:32 PM\']Do you feel the need for greed? (G)
Would you like to be queen for a day? (QfaD)
Bachelor Number One? (TDG)[/quote]
Doug -- and the countdown to 2300 continues
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'133121\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 08:49 PM\']
[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133096\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:32 PM\']
No, five-point penalty. (GECB)[/quote]
You know more about the world of quiz bowl than I do (actually, it's been specifically proven that you know more about a great deal of stuff than I do...) but the phrase I always associate with College Bowl is "You're playing for a 25 point bonus question, here's your tossup." Or, if you needed something shorter, just "Here's your toss-up." Frankly, though, that's going to be a pretty obscure one no matter what you use.
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I'd tend to take your word on this, since I've only seen tapes of that show a handful of times, and it was a while ago. Other takes on most familiar GE College Bowl host-speak?
Dumb Dora: lost out to "match the stars." Also, not a catchphrase so much as a template.
"Whoopee": again, not really a catchphrase. (As I have self-defined it.) :)
But I might buy the "chosen especially for you thing" for TNG. What's the definitive phrasing?
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Here are more...
"I've got it!"- Face the Music
"Door #1, Door #2, or Door #3?"- LMAD
"Pack your bags"- Davidson HS
"As they look at it, we want you to see it at home"- Password
"And heeeerrrre they arrrrrre!"- The Dating Game
"It cannot be changed"- Dream House
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[quote name=\'whewfan\' post=\'133161\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 05:41 AM\']
Here are more...
"I've got it!"- Face the Music
"Door #1, Door #2, or Door #3?"- LMAD
"Pack your bags"- Davidson HS
"As they look at it, we want you to see it at home"- Password
"And heeeerrrre they arrrrrre!"- The Dating Game
"It cannot be changed"- Dream House
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Okay, I think we're getting a little desperate here....do we honestly think the american public remembers "Face the Music" or "Dream House"? And squares had better more recognizable catch phrases than some hack delivering "Pack your bags" every day because he couldn't ad-lib anything else.
To me, a good catch phrase incorporates the essence of the show, if not, the title of the show. To wit:
"The password is....."
"I can Name That Tune in _ Notes"
"Would you like to be queen for a day?"
and for my favorite, see my signature.....
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Maybe it's just me, but I have fun with, "That's one down and 9 to go. Bennett?" Might the "down/to go" work?
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[quote name='tvwxman' date='Oct 2 2006, 05:22 AM' post='133162']
[quote name='whewfan' post='133161' date='Oct 2 2006, 05:41 AM']
To me, a good catch phrase incorporates the essence of the show, if not, the title of the show. To wit:
"The password is....."
"I can Name That Tune in _ Notes"
"Would you like to be queen for a day?"
and for my favorite, see my signature.....
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The even more appropriate "T or C" catch phrase, since it encompasses the entire life of the series (Barker only used the "may all your consequences..." signoff:
"You didn't tell the truth, so you must pay the consequences."
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'133162\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 05:22 AM\']
And squares had better more recognizable catch phrases than some hack delivering "Pack your bags" every day because he couldn't ad-lib anything else.
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"The object for our players is to get three stars in a row, either across, up or down or diagonally..."
"Circle gets the square!" (already mentioned)
"X gets the square!"
"And that's the Secret Square!"
"Charley Weaver to block..." (or Paul Lynde or George Gobel)
"The rest of us play a game called the Hollywood Squares." (closing, after a number of plugs for TV shows, club appearances, etc.)
Many one-time lines get quoted alot, like Paul's "Hell's Angels" and "dual-purpose cattle" zingers. I consider those Seinfeld lines because they were used exactly once and still get a lot of play.
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[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'133179\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 12:01 PM\']
Many one-time lines get quoted alot, like Paul's "Hell's Angels" and "dual-purpose cattle" zingers. I consider those Seinfeld lines because they were used exactly once and still get a lot of play.
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Off-topic, but on Dixon's site I came across a George Gobel zinger I hadn't seen before and I'm still laughing about it a week later.
PM: George, according to weather records, what is the wettest place on earth?
GG: The parking lot at Busch Gardens.
Ha! Thanks, Dixon, for your continued fine work!
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[quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'133102\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:08 PM\']
"Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please?"
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This is the first one I thought of; though I would streamline it to "Enter and sign in, please".
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[quote name=\'Neumms\' post=\'133180\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 12:06 PM\']
Off-topic, but on Dixon's site I came across a George Gobel zinger I hadn't seen before and I'm still laughing about it a week later.
PM: George, according to weather records, what is the wettest place on earth?
GG: The parking lot at Busch Gardens.
Ha! Thanks, Dixon, for your continued fine work!
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Thanks for the kind words, and I had forgotten all about that one being on my site! You're right, it's a gem.
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[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'133181\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 10:18 AM\'][quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'133102\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:08 PM\']"Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please?"[/quote]This is the first one I thought of; though I would streamline it to "Enter and sign in, please".[/quote]Which then gets the list-maker into the same sort of situation as saying "Play it again, Sam" was the most memorable line from Casablanca. The line is "Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please." If you're going to go with that at all.
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I suppose "The Joker's Wild is a game of definitions." would not be appropriate. But how about...
"Can you come back tomorrow"-Jack Barry-TJW
"The bucks or the box"-Geoff Edwards-TNTH
"One of these stars is sitting in the secret square."-Kenny Williams-THS
"Will the real <blank> please stand up?"-TTTT
"Oh Vanna!"-Pat Sajak-WOF
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[quote name=\'tjhornikel\' post=\'133248\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 11:46 PM\']
"Will the real <blank> please stand up?"-TTTT[/quote]
[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133096\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:32 PM\']
Will the real ____ please stand up? (TTtT)[/quote]
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'133243\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 10:01 PM\']
[quote name=\'Modor\' post=\'133181\' date=\'Oct 2 2006, 10:18 AM\'][quote name=\'cweaver\' post=\'133102\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 05:08 PM\']"Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please?"[/quote]This is the first one I thought of; though I would streamline it to "Enter and sign in, please".[/quote]Which then gets the list-maker into the same sort of situation as saying "Play it again, Sam" was the most memorable line from Casablanca. The line is "Mystery guest, will you enter and sign in, please." If you're going to go with that at all.
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Except that you could also lay claim to "Will the first [next] challenger enter and sign in, please?" too. "Sign in, please" shortens it to the common element in the line.
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It's silly semantic arguments like this that is why I stay as far away from these threads as I can.
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I'd also consider variations of:
"The actual retail price... (then applied to showcase or contestant's row)," or "______ you're going to PLAY......... PLINKO!!!! for a chance at $_____," or part of Bob's long spiel at the big wheel--TPIR
"I'll take ____ for the block (win)"-- TTD or HS
"Press your luck or pass?" --PYL
"Now entering the studio are today's contestants." --J!
"RSTLNE/3 more consonants and one more vowel" or "Try not to hit Bankrupt, because if you do you'll lose all your cash, but not your merchandise because once you buy a prize it's yours to keep"--WOF
The longer a show's been on, the more familiar the lingo that the hosts use on there becomes to the average viewer. TPIR, J!, and WOF are the obvious examples here...
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[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'133099\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 04:41 PM\']
From your own show, "I'll take (insert topic) for $200, Alex."
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I realize we don't hear it as much these days on J!, but the phrase I always associate (in a variety of variant forms) is, "Make sure your response is in the form of a question." Certainly no better than fostergray82's suggestion, but worth throwing out there...
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[quote name=\'JenKennings\' post=\'133135\' date=\'Oct 1 2006, 09:57 PM\']
But I might buy the "chosen especially for you thing" for TNG. What's the definitive phrasing?
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I don't know if you can call this "definitive," since it came from an April 1985 episode of The All New Newlywed Game, but here's the exact phrasing of the two we discussed in this thread:
"Okay, with the wives secluded safely offstage it's time to answer some five point questions."
"Ken and Laura, you're our grand prize winners today! And now Ken and Laura, as today's winners of The All New Newlywed Game, here's that special prize, chosen just for you, a fabulous second honeymoon to Hawaii!"
Hopefully in the next couple of days I can dig out that 1960s episode I have to see how they're phrased in that one.
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(Formatting modified by moderator. -DZ)
== JAY SEZ: ==
FAMILY FEUD (Ray Combs):
-- For $(xx),000, what did our survey SAY??!
-- BAM!!
-- YOU... GOT THE CASH!!
FAMILY FEUD (Louie Anderson):
-- (answer here)...up there?
-- Kimmie, Jason -- "Feud"!
-- Go up there and touch that... THERE IT IS!!
-- Be good to your family; come back and see ours! "Feud"!!
SPLIT SECOND:
-- Take a look at the board...
BLOCKBUSTERS:
-- Successful gold-to-gold gets ya $5,000.
-- Get ready for our game of skill and strategy...
LINGO:
-- It's not just letters... it's LINGO!
JEOPARDY!:
-- This... is... JEOPARDY!
-- Remember to respond in the form of a question...
-- WHOOOOA! They teach ya that in law school, hunh?
CRYPTKEEPER'S HAUNTED HOUSE:
-- Hey, Cryptkeeper... don't go away mad... JUST GO AWAY!!!
That's all I can come up with for now... I'll see if I can find more!
Love 2 All!! Kelly out!
~JK~
JK @ MySpace! (http://\"http://www.myspace.com/JKFX4LIFE\")
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[quote name=\'JayRockUSA\' post=\'133946\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 12:22 PM\']
== JAY SEZ: ==
That's all I can come up with for now... I'll see if I can find more!
Love 2 All!! Kelly out!
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Come up with more? 95% of the ones you came up with here aren't even catchphrases. (weak exception being Lingo's)
Geez.
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I'd say that several of those were actually said a whole lot on their respective shows--it's just that they were dumb things to say.
"Go up there and touch that" especially. Possibly the worst "exciting buildup" ever.
(Hutch out!)
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[quote name=\'JayRockUSA\' post=\'133946\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 09:22 AM\']
-- WHOOOOA! They teach ya that in law school, hunh?
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That deserves a "Wow," a scarecrow, a brick, and anything else that's blunt enough to throw.
You'd think that if he was going to call an obscure quote like that a catch phrase, he'd at least get the quote right...
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[quote name=\'whoserman\' post=\'133994\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 05:01 PM\']
That deserves a "Wow," a scarecrow, a brick, and anything else that's blunt enough to throw.
You'd think that if he was going to call an obscure quote like that a catch phrase, he'd at least get the quote right...
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I get the feeling that JayRock didn't pay attention to the standard Usenet / message board adage of "lurk for a while before you post, so you get an idea of the culture and don't look like an idiot."
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The correct answer, with all due respect, is that he merely got away with it at G-R for 3 years and counting. I can't as easily link to his current account, but his record at the old boards (http://\"http://www.golden-road.net/grnoldx/modules.php?name=Forums&file=search&search_author=JayRockUSA\") is linkable.
-Jason
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'134007\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 09:39 PM\']
The correct answer, with all due respect, is that he merely got away with it at G-R for 3 years and counting. I can't as easily link to his current account, but his record at the old boards (http://\"http://www.golden-road.net/grnoldx/modules.php?name=Forums&file=search&search_author=JayRockUSA\") is linkable.[/quote]
I can promise everybody that he won't get to 327 messages with US posting like that. Unnecessary on so many levels.
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'134007\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 06:39 PM\']
The correct answer, with all due respect, is that he merely got away with it at G-R for 3 years and counting. I can't as easily link to his current account, but his record at the old boards (http://\"http://www.golden-road.net/grnoldx/modules.php?name=Forums&file=search&search_author=JayRockUSA\") is linkable.
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Ho. Lee. Christ.
Matt, thank you for keeping this place semi-intelligent.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'134014\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 10:51 PM\']
Ho. Lee. Christ.
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Who knew Jesus had an Asian brother? *ducks*
Matt, you're exactly right about it being unacceptable, and I trust one of you mods will give him a talking to about that, but I wonder if it'll get through.
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[quote name=\'JasonA1\' post=\'134007\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 09:39 PM\']
The correct answer, with all due respect, is that he merely got away with it at G-R for 3 years and counting. I can't as easily link to his current account, but his record at the old boards (http://\"http://www.golden-road.net/grnoldx/modules.php?name=Forums&file=search&search_author=JayRockUSA\") is linkable.
-Jason
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After reading that, and fearing what's to come :
I miss the Witch.
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134018\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 08:07 PM\']After reading that, and fearing what's to come :
I miss the Witch.[/quote]Don't SAY things like that! He might lurk here and assume that's some sort of invitation.
Regarding the G-R.net list: If I ever saw anyone more blissfully unaware of protocol, politeness or anything resembling rational thought, I can't remember.
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'134019\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 11:12 PM\']
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134018\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 08:07 PM\']After reading that, and fearing what's to come :
I miss the Witch.[/quote]Don't SAY things like that! He might lurk here and assume that's some sort of invitation.
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*runs and hides in anti-Witch bunker*
Anybody wanna join?
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[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134018\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 08:07 PM\']
After reading that, and fearing what's to come :
I miss the Witch.
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Here, I'll help:
"Women suck. (LOL!)"
Still miss him?
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[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'134019\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 11:12 PM\']
[quote name=\'tvwxman\' post=\'134018\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 08:07 PM\']After reading that, and fearing what's to come :
I miss the Witch.[/quote]Don't SAY things like that! He might lurk here and assume that's some sort of invitation.
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He may lurk here but he won't be able to do much about it. He's been the Isolation Booth since he was asked if he understood why his Pillsbury Bake-Off post was inappropriate and he refused to answer.
(Yes, Lemonjello is in there with him. No, I don't know what they're doing together, if anything. ;-)
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[quote name=\'PYLdude\' post=\'134017\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 11:06 PM\']
[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'134014\' date=\'Oct 9 2006, 10:51 PM\']
Ho. Lee. Christ.
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Who knew Jesus had an Asian brother? *ducks*
Matt, you're exactly right about it being unacceptable, and I trust one of you mods will give him a talking to about that, but I wonder if it'll get through.
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He's been given at least two talkings-to (talking-tos?) and informed that we can and will take other measures if necessary.
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Now that we've taken this thread completely off track...
Here's one I'm surprised no one thought of (and it took a guy who was actually on the show in question to think of it)...
"Watch your step." -Mark L. Walberg, Russian Roulette
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Don't know if this was said:
"Your 2 Minute Drill begins now."
Also, how exactly did Kenny Mayne's ever changing second round spiel to the trailing contestant go? Never nailed it down before Classic pulled the show.
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I've got one (hope to God I don't butcher this).
"The object for the players is to get three stars in a row either across, up and down or diagonally. It is up to them to decide whether the stars are giving correct answers or not. That's how they get the squares. First game is worth....." (HS).
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[quote name=\'GSmaniac\' post=\'134103\' date=\'Oct 11 2006, 12:01 AM\']
"The object for the players is to get three stars in a row either across, up and down or diagonally. It is up to them to decide whether the stars are giving correct answers or not. That's how they get the squares. First game is worth....." (HS).
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You didn't butcher it (too much--more correct verbiage would be "It is up to [the player] to determine if the celebrity is giving a correct answer or making one up"), but that's hardly a catchphrase. That's a full scale reading of the rules.
Doug
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I hope I'm not too late in bumping this, but methinks we have a new addition....
"You want the money......or the mob?" [1 vs. 100]
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"...the faster you identify, the larger will be your prize."
(classic Camouflage)
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[quote name=\'Chief-O\' post=\'134463\' date=\'Oct 13 2006, 10:59 PM\']
I hope I'm not too late in bumping this, but methinks we have a new addition....
"You want the money......or the mob?" [1 vs. 100]
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I actually started to post this myself Saturday morning until I realized Ken himself started this thread, so I felt kind of sheepish. But yes, I think that's what they want as their catchphrase. But I already have another one in mind: "I still have all my helps," the first contestant driven line I can think of since "Big bucks! No whammies!" Lord knows we heard it enough.
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"We polled a recent studio audience, and we got our best response to this..."
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[quote name=\'DoorNumberFour\' post=\'134956\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 09:20 AM\']
"We polled a recent studio audience, and we got our best response to this..."
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Methinks you're grasping at straws. That's hardly a catchphrase. I see very few scenarios where you can use that in casual, everyday conversation, a la "Is that your final answer?" or "You bet your bippy."
Before this becomes a thread of "let's invoke any sentence that's ever been heard on a game show and call it a catchphrase," let's take a step back and think a little bit. Actually, think a lot.
Doug
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'134957\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 07:35 AM\']
Before this becomes a thread of "let's invoke any sentence that's ever been heard on a game show and call it a catchphrase," let's take a step back and think a little bit. Actually, think a lot.
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Precisely what I was gonna say. You, however (and as expected), were far more diplomatic. :)
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Alright, my bad.
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[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'134957\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:35 AM\']Before this becomes a thread of "let's invoke any sentence that's ever been heard on a game show and call it a catchphrase," let's take a step back and think a little bit. Actually, think a lot.[/quote]
I think we're way, WAY past that. Any truly useful catch phrase (a well-known line from a well-known show) got mentioned within the first page. I'm surprised you came down on his line from Feud, because it's at least something people would be familiar with. Two posts earlier, he came up with "...the faster you identify, the larger will be your prize." (huh?) from, of all things, Camouflage. Nobody seemed to bat an eye.
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[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'134958\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 09:44 AM\']
Precisely what I was gonna say. You, however (and as expected), were far more diplomatic. :)
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Much appreciated. I almost smashed your expectations with El Bandito's "zero-tolerance" thread, but cooler heads prevailed and I didn't bother (didn't want to get that first strike :) ).
Doug
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'134960\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:10 AM\']
[quote name=\'SRIV94\' post=\'134957\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:35 AM\']Before this becomes a thread of "let's invoke any sentence that's ever been heard on a game show and call it a catchphrase," let's take a step back and think a little bit. Actually, think a lot.[/quote]
I think we're way, WAY past that. Any truly useful catch phrase (a well-known line from a well-known show) got mentioned within the first page. I'm surprised you came down on his line from Feud, because it's at least something people would be familiar with. Two posts earlier, he came up with "...the faster you identify, the larger will be your prize." (huh?) from, of all things, Camouflage. Nobody seemed to bat an eye.
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Point taken, although he was quoting from MG7x, not FF.
As far as the CAMOUFLAGE thing, I didn't post a rebuke, because I had posted one two posts earlier than his for the HSq rule reading (albeit it was for someone else). I didn't want to be perceived as "piling on." When D#4 went ahead and posted the MG7x one that was just as non-catchphrasical, I drew the line. Prolly would've helped had I quoted the CAMOUFLAGE one as well, but I didn't think of it at the time.
And you're right--this thread got past that long ago.
Doug
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'134960\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 08:10 AM\']
Two posts earlier, he came up with "...the faster you identify, the larger will be your prize." (huh?) from, of all things, Camouflage. Nobody seemed to bat an eye.
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I assure you, mine rolled. I didn't post because there just wouldn't have been a point...as you said, this thread went pretty much south after the first page, and some folks just aren't worth trying to redeem.
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This thread should not end without a mention of the greatest catch phrase of all time:
Snake Charmer.
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[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' post=\'134960\' date=\'Oct 19 2006, 10:10 AM\']Two posts earlier, he came up with "...the faster you identify, the larger will be your prize." (huh?) from, of all things, Camouflage. Nobody seemed to bat an eye.[/quote]It wasn't worth it, because we all know the general populous would not even remember Camouflage as a show, much less be able to figure out the host or a catchphrase. Those that don't understand this want to play in the sandbox, and that's fine until someone kicks sand into some else's eye. Sometimes, giving free advice isn't worth the cost.
/ACK! I've been assimilated by a pointy haired boss!