They really say that?

My peeps and I are a curious lot. We tend to be a rather geekish clan. Hubs and I read voraciously and watch History and Discovery channels for fun. JM has been an honor student since second grade and continues her academic dominance at college. WK, the introspective silent one among us, is another Einstein just waiting to win his first Nobel Prize – in skateboard park design.

In contrast to this, we sometimes speak to each other in odd movie quotes. Taken out of context, they often make no sense whatsoever, but we manage to include them seamlessly into everyday conversations. I would also like to imagine that we are not alone in this practice.

Some of our more frequently used quotes:

‘I shall alert the media‘ – said by Hobson (John Gielgud) to Arthur (Dudley Moore) when Arthur announces he is going to take a bath. [Arthur - 1981]

‘Thank you sir! May I have another!‘ – said by Chip (Kevin Bacon) while being paddled during the hazing scene. [Animal House - 1978]

‘Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!‘ – taunt by the French knight (John Cleese) to King Arthur (Graham Chapman). [Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 1975]

‘Chicks dig me, because I rarely wear underwear and when I do it’s usually something unusual‘ – John Winger (Bill Murray ) to Sergeant Hulka (Warren Oates) as the new recruits introduced themselves. [Stripes - 1981]

‘That just happened‘ – Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) to Cal Naughton (John C. Reilly) [Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby - 2006]

You’ll notice that these don’t include any highbrow, artsy-fartsy indie films. No! We prefer bourgeois, laugh-your-ass-off, no-redeeming-social-value cinema.

Out of curiosity, and to alleviate my concern that my family is unfit for normal society, do you throw out movie lines on a regular basis, and if you do, who do you quote?