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"I'll be taking these Here Huggies and whatever cash you have.."

Posted at 3:34 PM on January 23, 2007 by Mary Lucia (12 Comments)

There isn't a day that goes by that I don't directly quote from either Spinal Tap or Raising Arizona.

Comments (12)

Oh, yeah, this is gonna be good...

"Son, you got a panty on your head."

Posted by Tony Lopez | January 23, 2007 4:34 PM

"You know, I'm OK, you're OK, that there's what it is, honey."

Posted by Steve Seel | January 23, 2007 4:55 PM

You have opened a veritable Pandora's box. I slip many ST references into the Cross Currents newsletters, but I don't think most people catch them. I also use "Well, okay then" and "Sometimes it's a hard world for small things" frequently. I think people just think I'm weird. Maybe I don't get the Southern accent right....

Posted by Ali Lozoff | January 23, 2007 4:57 PM

A few years ago, my wife and I hosted a Halloween party, costumes mandatory. Our friend, we'll call him "Wade," showed up at the door sans costume. We told him no way.

I accompanied "Wade" to a nearby Walgreen's, where he tried to assemble some sort of decent costume. After considering various cheap masks and random items, we happened upon the perfect costume: a pack of pantyhose, a fake gun, and a pack of Huggies.

It's one of those costumes people still talk talk about.

Interesting footnote: for some reason, we weren't celebrating Halloween on Oct. 31 that year. Maybe Oct. 31 fell on a Wednesday or something. Anyway, after hanging around the apartment for a while, we decided to go down to the Dinkytowner and continue the revelry, for some reason assuming everyone else would be celebrating this night as well.

They weren't.

In fact, it was hip-hop night at the Dinkytowner and not only were we the only people in costume, but we were also the only fair-skinned folks. Don't get me wrong, truly no racism intended, but it was a pretty damn funny moment walking into that dark basement, wearing outlandish costumes, and everybody in the place turning to stare.

Still, the image of "Wade" running all goofy-like down the middle of 14th Ave after leaving the bar, a panty on his head, Huggies under his arm and a fake pistol in the other was one that'll linger for a long time.

:)

Posted by gerg | January 23, 2007 4:59 PM

I crap you negative.

Posted by lucia | January 23, 2007 5:16 PM

To be used as frequently as possible:

"He was the patron saint of quality footwear."

"That's just nitpicking, isn't it?"

"Yeah. I wouldn't worry about it though, it's not a big college town."

Also, I need to bust myself on my complete dorkiness: "Big Bottom" is my cell phone ring tone for like, 2 people I know. And you know who you are. And it is the ULTIMATE ear worm.

Posted by Ali Lozoff | January 23, 2007 5:26 PM

God, I love this movie.

"Sometimes, I get them menstrual cramps real hard."

Posted by Tony Lopez | January 23, 2007 5:27 PM

Dozens of people spontaneously combust every year. It's just not widely reported.

(Bonus points for being quite similar to a Repo Man line: "It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes.")

Posted by Bill Childs | January 23, 2007 6:06 PM

Tone Lope stole my quote!

"And make it quick, I'm in dutch with the wife. "

"Mighty fine cereal flakes, Mrs. McDonough"

I love this movie.

Posted by Frick | January 24, 2007 11:35 AM

You want "Repo Man"??? I'll give you "Repo Man".

"I blame it on society".

Posted by Ali Lozoff | January 24, 2007 3:25 PM

I just saw Repo Man the other night on tv for the first time in years.

"This is intense!"

"The life of a Repo Man is always intense."

Posted by Frick | January 24, 2007 3:47 PM

"These blow up into funny shapes and all?"

"Well no... unless round is funny."

OK I promise I'll stop now.

Posted by lucia | January 24, 2007 5:06 PM

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