Literary and cinematic references

If I need to make a point quickly I say, "Too late, she cried" I've no idea where it comes from.
"More tea, vicar?" is a favourite.
When problems occur with technology, "Computer says no" (don't pronounce the 't') in a dilatory fashion from Little Britain.
"We have been sufficiently entertained" from one of Jane Austen's books when people/things are becoming tiresome.
If someone rips something, "That's torn it" not sure if that's from anything, just generally corny.

Here's one I made earlier - Blue Peter ?

It is I, Le Cler from Allo Allo
Home James and dont spare the horses
Is that a gun or are you just eased to see me (Mae West)
Right, monkey who said that?)
She knows you know (Hilda Baker)

Surprised I didn't see "Houston we have a problem"

My DSDad makes up words and we love these, but I can't put them here as too outing. I tell someone who looks far younger than their years they must have a picture in their attic (Picture of Dorian Grey). This often gets me blank looks.

Katek I think the moon quote is Bette Davis in Now Voyager.

Greyduster and KatyK my favourite at the start of a car journey is 'Beam me up Scottie'

Other favourites include Leslie Phillips' 'Left hand down a bit' and 'I say, Ding Dong!' Dick Emery 'You are awful but I like you' and Mae West 'come up and see me sometime and peel me a grape'

I think there's a new one following Wednesday night's Masterchef from the delightful lady who makes excellent pastry. When asked what her husband thought she said, he said "well don't cry and don't drop anything". A bit like "keep calm and carry on".

Beam me up Scotty when things are difficult

'Make it so' (Star Trek) is another one we use, and following on from the Navy Lark 'I should have said that sooner'!

'Why ask for the moon etc'. Where does that come from? Sounds a bit Brief Encounter-ish but it's not.

Oh, Witzend -My daughters and I loved Pride and Prejudice too. We often say "And your family, they are well?" or "I will conquer this!" There are lots more but I can't think of them at present. Really pleased to know that you and your daughters loved it too.

A bit off thread but I wrote to Colin Firth to say how much I enjoyed him as Mr Darcy and months later I received a signed photo.........!!

Hang on a minute lads, I've got a great idea........

You were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off.......

Used quite often to fit the situation. Both said by Michael Caine in The Italian Job.

Many of the above are favourites of ours. Plus 'I feel a movement in the force' (sort of Starwars) when one of our offspring drop in. One of mine is 'Gone and never called me Mother'. It must be from a Victorian melodrama but I haven't found it on int' yet. My DH is always talking about the weather 'over Will's Mother's' and that did finally turn up on int'.

Our DD and I are always challenging each other dropping obscure quotes.

"I shall say this only once" Allo Allo
The lamented Victoria Wood "can you see it on the trolley"
Alas no literary gems from me, I have forgotten any I knew.

"Left hand down a bit " from the navy lark.
Also, like Jamila, "I know nothing "

Not sure how it originated but, in any discussion about money OH trots out

"Where there's a Will there's an argument."

Daughters and I often use phrases from the BBC Pride and Prejudice.
Particularly Lady Catherine's, 'This is all EXTREMELY vexing! I am quite put out!'

Not to mention Mrs Bennet's 'quite illfavoured', and 'Have a little compassion on my nerves!'
Oh, and, 'THE most horrid, disobliging...'.

I think dds and I could still go on Mastermind, with 'who said what to whom in P and P' as our special subject.

"The fuzzy end of the lollipop". Marilyn Monroe in 'Some Like it Hot'.

'Wouldn't you just die without Mahler?'

I wish I could use these, too. My head is full of them, but I don't know the German equivalents and even if I did, hubbie lives on a different planet.

However, I lost an argument with my mother recently - I could have sworn it was "Peel me a grape, Susan", but she was right. I've just looked it up: it's "Beulah, peel me a grape".

Just the one Mrs. Webbly

And on inspecting some of DH's doubtful culinary creations: ”It's life, Jim, but not as we know it!" As you can see, I am a big Trekkie fan!

I have been known to say, at the outset of a car journey to say "Take us out, Mr Sulu!"

"Lions, Tigers and Bears...Oh my"

Said by me and DGC (from one of their most favourite films).

And, of course, frequently used in our house:

'I know nothing'!

From The Goons, one of our favourites is "the wick in the engine's gone out", and courtesy of a long ago friend, " no bout adout it", for no doubt about it.