Basically I'd like to know what your favourite words/quotes/phrases are. They may be words you just like the sound of, or they could be ones you use often. The quotes can be from your favourite TV shows, movies, books or songs. They can be both funny or sad. Anything. Below are some funny quiz show answers. Sorry for it being so long but they should be worth a read. These were taken from British quiz shows, so some may be hard to understand for a few people. QUIZMANIA (ITV) Greg Scott: We're looking for an occupation beginning with 'T'. Contestant: Doctor. Scott: No, it's 'T'. 'T' for Tommy. 'T' for Tango. Contestant: Oh, right . . . (pause) . . . Doctor. DANNY KELLY SHOW (RADIO WM) Kelly: Which French Mediterranean town hosts a famous film festival every year? Contestant: I don't know, I need a clue. Kelly: OK. What do beans come in? Contestant: Cartons? BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2) Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is? Contestant: Geography isn't my strong point. Theakston: There's a clue in the title. Contestant: Leicester. BBC NORFOLK Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World? Contestant: I don't know. White: I'll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow? Contestant: Arm. White: Correct. And if you're not weak, you're...? Contestant: Strong. White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten's first name? Contestant: Louis. White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World? Contestant: Frank Sinatra? FAMILY FORTUNES (ITV) Les Dennis: Name a bird that can also be a man's name. Contestant: Chicken. LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS) Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of Italy? Contestant: France. Trelinski: France is another country. Try again. Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm. Trelinski: Wrong, sorry, let's try another question. In which country is the Parthenon? Contestant: Sorry, I don't know. Trelinski: Just guess a country then. Contestant: Paris. BEACON RADIO (WOLVERHAMPTON) DJ Mark: For Pounds 10, what is the nationality of the Pope? Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish? THE WEAKEST LINK Anne Robinson: In traffic, what 'J' is where two roads meet? Contestant: Jool carriageway? FAMILY FORTUNES (ITV) Les Dennis: Name something that could be useful to a blind man. Answer: A sword. UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE Bamber Gascoigne: What was Gandhi's first name? Contestant: Goosey? GWR FM (Bristol) Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963? Contestant: I don't know, I wasn't watching it then. PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO MANCHESTER) Phil: What's 11 squared? Contestant: I don't know. Phil: I'll give you a clue. It's two ones with a two in the middle. Contestant: Is it five? RICHARD AND JUDY Q: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman? A: Forrest Gump. RICHARD AND JUDY Leslie: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live? Contestant: Er . . . Leslie: He makes bread . . . Contestant: Er . . . Leslie: He makes cakes . . . Contestant: Kipling Street? MAGIC 52 (NORTHEAST ENGLAND) Presenter: In what year was President Kennedy assassinated? Contestant: Erm . . . Presenter: Well, let's put it this way - he didn't see 1964. Contestant: 1965? SIMPLY THE BEST (ITV) Phil Tufnell: How many Olympic Games have been held? Contestant: Six. Tufnell: Higher! Contestant: Five. FORT BOYARD (CHALLENGE TV) Jodie Marsh: Arrange these two groups of letters to form a word - CHED and PIT. Team: Chedpit. LINCS FM PHONE-IN Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world? Contestant: Barcelona. Presenter: I was really after the name of a country. Contestant: I'm sorry, I don't know the names of any countries in Spain. RADIO 1 EARLY MORNING SHOW Presenter: How many toes would three people have in total? Contestant: 23. THE MICK GIRDLER SHOW (BBC RADIO SOLENT) Girdler: I'm looking for an island in the Atlantic whose name includes the letter 'e'. Contestant: Ghana. Girdler: No, listen. It's an island in the Atlantic Ocean. Contestant: New Zealand. ROCK FM (PRESTON) Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo Da Vinci. Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? FAMILY FORTUNES (ITV) Andy Collins: Name something Old Macdonald had on his farm. Contestant: Giraffe. AMES O'BRIEN SHOW (LBC) O'Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry? Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth ... er ... er ... three? NATIONAL LOTTERY Eamonn Holmes: There are three states of matter: solid, liquid and what? Contestant: Jelly. CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL) Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna? Caller: Japan. Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn't hear that, I can let you try again. Caller: Er ... Mexico? PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE) Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last? Contestant (after long pause): Fourteen days. PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR) Wood: What 'K' could be described as the Islamic Bible? Contestant: Er . . . Wood: It's got two syllables . . . Kor . . . Contestant: Blimey? Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . . . Contestant: (Silence) Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . . Contestant: Walked? LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB) Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes? Contestant: Jewish. Presenter: That's close enough. BREAKFAST SHOW, RADIO 1 Chris Moyles: Which 'S' is a kind of whale that can grow up to 80 tonnes? Contestant: Ummm . . . Moyles: It begins with 'S' and rhymes with 'perm'. Contestant: Shark. STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2) Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loincloth did he play? Contestant: Jesus. RICHARD AND JUDY (ITV/C4) Richard Madeley: You step in it and it takes you up and down to different floors. Contestant: Dog poo? PLAYING FOR TIME (BBC1) Question: What letter is used twice in the word fillet? Contestant: Fish FAMILY FORTUNES (ITV) Les Dennis: Name something people believe in but cannot see. Contestant: Hitler.
what an awesome thread, i actually thought of a thread like this, but never got around to starting it, but thank you. "if you don't stand up for something, you will fall for anything", a bumpersticker on the back of a car, it stuck with me and oh so true!
Some of my faves... "Just because someone has fancy sneakers doesn't mean they can run faster." "It's easy to stop making mistakes. Just stop thinking." "You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is." "There are three kinds of people: the ones who learn by reading, the ones who learn by observation, and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence to find out for themselves."
"So it is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will win a hundred times in a hundred battles. If you only know yourself, but not your opponent, you win one and lose the next. If you do not know yourself or your enemy, you will always lose."Sun Tzu in The Art of War
I think the old classic "If it aint broke, don't fix it" is my favourite. Oh so true where I work to the point where if someone wants us to get the line stopped for a while they ask me to go and fix something. Good job I carry a massive tool box around with me
i love this quote . i live by this everyday " A day without laughter , is a day wasted" =] SMILLEE EVERYONE !~
"Actions speak louder than words" - Philosophy I try to live by "Family, Friends, Enemies, then myself" - Another Philosophy I try to live by "One's thrash is another's treasure" - Another..well you get it by now
Off course it`s Happy yay!!! I always wrote that in all of my post and it motivate me even in my worst time Happy yay!!!
ahaha.. favourite quotes? When I was asked my motto, I always confuse what to say, but I think I got one.. "Don't waste your foods!" I choose this because people around me (usually girls) throw away food that they don't like or because they were in diet. Everytime I eat something, I always remember this phrase and I never waste my foods..
geee....this forum lot of thread....great, about motto/quotes or something like that let me think.....aha....got it: oke here you go"the person who love doesn't have to be perfect, just be usual".....sound good to me....don't you :roll: ????
Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity. - Tao Te Ching Apparently, the most difficult feat for a Cambridge male is to accept a woman not merely as feeling, not merely as thinking, but as managing a complex, vital interweaving of both. - Sylvia Plath
I know its not what is supposed to be written in this thread but... "Because I'm your bitch that makes me semi uke and you semi seme" Random quote from a chat I had with Saikami last night (some of you may know her name from JPHIP). Was trying to cheer her up and it worked. LOL
until now i still love this one: "LIVE YOUR LIFE" of course i have more but no one in my mind right now except the above.
some powerful words to cheer someone up... not exactly sure what it all means, but has some impact to it.
"If there's evil in this world, it lies on the heart of man" I'm a sucker for all things natural, and I must admit that one of the worst thing we got when we got the brains is that we started to feel fun when doing evil things, so I love this phrase just because it's so true. my motto is actually "it's just details", I always say that after saying something stupid like "...so then I could hit it with my head" then someone replies "But wouldn't you end up on the hospital?" then I answer "yeah but those are details... you always overstimate details, you know"
"The only thing worse than doing something you hate for two years is doing it for two years and one day." - A co-worker of mine said that recently.
two more quotes to add...my co-worker told me these "Age does not matter as long as the matter does not age" "A place for everything and everything for its own place"
She was upset because she's always uke. I'm her bitch so I told her that must make her semi seme. Kinda confusing without the rest of the conversation. A quote that's so true (in the UK) and applies to my life at the minute: You wait ages for a bus to come along, and then two come along at once.
