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Every now and then something from film or tv, books too, becomes such a perfect phrase to use in everyday language that it just becomes the go to reference.
Two obvious examples for me being the phrase groundhog day, the use of Trigger's broom for something repaired many times.
What other examples of this do we have?
I was born underwater, I dried out in the sun.
I started humping volcanoes baby, when I was too young.
Another one from Trigger used regularly is “can’t park there Dave!” After seeing him into a parking space. Not sure if this was used much before then. :o)
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Things from film and tv that become common parlance on 15:59 - Jan 15 with 1116 views
Things from film and tv that become common parlance on 15:57 - Jan 15 by tazdac
Another one from Trigger used regularly is “can’t park there Dave!” After seeing him into a parking space. Not sure if this was used much before then. :o)
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Things from film and tv that become common parlance on 16:02 - Jan 15 with 1086 views
Things from film and tv that become common parlance on 15:57 - Jan 15 by tazdac
Another one from Trigger used regularly is “can’t park there Dave!” After seeing him into a parking space. Not sure if this was used much before then. :o)
That's a thing ? Never heard of it before.
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Things from film and tv that become common parlance on 16:05 - Jan 15 by RadioOrwell
That's a thing ? Never heard of it before.
Often hear the jovial phrase "You can't park there, mate!", which I assume possibly derived from the 'Dave' one?
In fact, I had it in mind on two occasions today. Firstly (and not sure if this makes me a bad person or not), but I saw a traffic warden talking to a lady in a wheelchair, and I had visions of him saying to her "you can't park there, mate"..
Second occasion, I popped into Morrisons on Sproughton Road, and there was a car with it's hazard lights on, parked diagonally to a space - turns out, the driver had seemingly been unaware of one of the parking bollards and proceeded over the top of it, effectively skewering his car on it... so once again, the same phrase came to mind.
Things from film and tv that become common parlance on 15:56 - Jan 15 by Dubtractor
I had to check, but it did originate from the film.
The fact I needed to check makes it a perfect example!
The triggers broom thing goes back a long way.
There’s a comedian from between the wars called Stanley Holloway who use the line about having an old axe - it’s had a new handle and a new head, but it’s the same old original axe
It’s has its origin in Ancient Greece being known as the Theseus Paradox - the ship had a new sail, new decking and new planks but it’s the same old original ship
I guess the question is if has a new setting and a new punchline is it the same old original joke?
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