I hope you don't think that I just come over for the spells and everything. I mean, I really like just talking and hanging out with you and stuff.

Willow ,'First Date'


Natter 48 Contiguous States of Denial  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 27, 2006 3:36:30 pm PST #3302 of 10007
What is even happening?

MSBELLE! Safe travels, and smooth getting acquainted with your very lucky son!

Which is why we fear you.

Danger, Will Robinson.

I have to admit--when I went into Orange County for work a lot, I said "Welcome to the OC, bitch!" every time I crossed the county line.
For lo, I am a loser.
With arm movements?


Jessica - Nov 27, 2006 3:37:17 pm PST #3303 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I'd also disqualify:

"Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")

on the basis of it was in the opening VO, and not technically a line from the show.

Same goes for:

"The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")

It's a tagline, not a catchphrase!


Jesse - Nov 27, 2006 3:43:44 pm PST #3304 of 10007
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I guess the question is, if other people use it as a catchphrase, but it wasn't a catchphrase on the show, or speech, or whatever, is that what they're counting? Must be.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 27, 2006 3:45:05 pm PST #3305 of 10007
What is even happening?

What's the difference between a tagline and a catchphrase?


Allyson - Nov 27, 2006 3:45:55 pm PST #3306 of 10007
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

Good luck storming the castle!


tommyrot - Nov 27, 2006 3:47:37 pm PST #3307 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

What's the difference between a tagline and a catchphrase?

Tagline beats Catchphrase in Thunderdome.


Jessica - Nov 27, 2006 3:47:57 pm PST #3308 of 10007
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

I think to be a catchphrase, it has to be an actual spoken line from the show. "The truth is out there" was text on the screen at the end of the opening credits -- it wasn't something Mulder went around saying to people.


bon bon - Nov 27, 2006 3:51:06 pm PST #3309 of 10007
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I think it was on a poster in his office....or was that "I Want to Believe"?


tommyrot - Nov 27, 2006 3:51:47 pm PST #3310 of 10007
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Yeah, the poster said, "I Want to Believe" with a picture of a UFO.


Topic!Cindy - Nov 27, 2006 3:55:21 pm PST #3311 of 10007
What is even happening?

Oh. I always thought of a catch phrase as a phrase from the show (V.O./narration or a line of dialogue) that made it into people's everyday speech.

Plus sort of what Jesse said. I think. Blame Narrator.

Tagline beats Catchphrase in Thunderdome.

Now it all makes sense.