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Partly based on an actual conversation where some guy mocked me for not having got round to see "The Big Lebowski" until recently. Well, when it first came out I wasn't interested, so whaddya want from me? Aww, not the *rug*! Dude, that rug really tied the room together.
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There's a window of opportunity where you can quote movies.
If the movie is currently in theatres, you're a bandwagon jumper. It's like wearing a t-shirt for the concert that you're at.
If the movie came out within the last two years, but not this year, you're just out of date. Or if the movie is so overquoted that the very use of the quote sets people's teeth on edge. Examples: anything from Napoleon Dynamite or Austin Powers.
If the movie is three to 20 years old, then it's within the quote window. Example: "Electrolytes are what plants crave!"
if it's more than 20 years old its case by case, then you run a risk of people not getting the reference. Example: "I'll buy THAT for a dollar!"
If it's more than 40 years old it becomes an icon and people forget it was from a movie at all. Example: "We don't need no stinkin badges!"
If the movie is currently in theatres, you're a bandwagon jumper. It's like wearing a t-shirt for the concert that you're at.
If the movie came out within the last two years, but not this year, you're just out of date. Or if the movie is so overquoted that the very use of the quote sets people's teeth on edge. Examples: anything from Napoleon Dynamite or Austin Powers.
If the movie is three to 20 years old, then it's within the quote window. Example: "Electrolytes are what plants crave!"
if it's more than 20 years old its case by case, then you run a risk of people not getting the reference. Example: "I'll buy THAT for a dollar!"
If it's more than 40 years old it becomes an icon and people forget it was from a movie at all. Example: "We don't need no stinkin badges!"
Whenever some quote gets overused, I like to see if I can mix things up a little with clever rewording. For instance, why say "All your base are belong to us" for the umpteenth time when you can say "Wait, who are all my base belong to?" or "Roses are red / Violets are blue / All my base / Are belong to you"?
Context and metaphor ought to come into play more often, as well. Saying "The cake is a lie" to express disappointment or desperation, as it was originally used in the game: good. Saying "The cake is a lie" to express "Someone just mentioned cake": not so clever.
Context and metaphor ought to come into play more often, as well. Saying "The cake is a lie" to express disappointment or desperation, as it was originally used in the game: good. Saying "The cake is a lie" to express "Someone just mentioned cake": not so clever.
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