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Catchphrases

Started by Funt Solo, 01 November, 2022, 05:38:33 PM

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JohnW

Quote from: Blue Cactus on 02 November, 2022, 05:32:32 PM
Is there a snappier catchphrase than 'Credo!'?
Glad you asked.
The answer, of course, is,
'By the Bones of the Great Wolf Lord!'*
It was what made Meltdown Man a strip for the ages.

*Only used once, mind. You wouldn't want to overdo it.
Why can't everybody just, y'know, be friends and everything? ... and uh ... And love each other!

Funt Solo

Editorial-aside catchphrases fondly remembered by everyone: "Grobbendonk spoke gibberish, a fringe world dialect".
++ A-Z ++  coma ++

Richard

That's not a catchphrase.

Funt Solo

Or you could take it in the spirit it was intended?
++ A-Z ++  coma ++

Dash Decent

Quote from: JWare on 02 November, 2022, 12:28:10 PM
DR & Quinch's 'Eat plutonium death, you disgusting alien weirdoes!' may not quite trip off the tongue, but it has a lot going for it.
I try and slip it into everyday conversation as often as possible.

I was quite pleased it made it onto a t-shirt.  I'm still waiting for "Mind the oranges, Marlon."
- By Appointment -
Hero to Michael Carroll

"... rank amateurism and bad jokes." - JohnW.

Dash Decent

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Quote from: Funt Solo on 02 November, 2022, 09:09:03 PM
Editorial-aside catchphrases fondly remembered by everyone: "Grobbendonk spoke gibberish, a fringe world dialect".

Not catchphrases, but I like some of the common phrases in Judge Dredd:

"That's a roj."

"See you on the streets."

"Thirty years in the cubes, creep!" (or similar pithy permutations thereof.)

Even calling them 'jays' has a great resonance to it; much better than "badges" or (ugh) "helmets".  I also like all the skeds and underskeds and overzooms and stackers.

Insomuch as Dredd has a 'catchphrase', perhaps it's something like "HI-EX!" or "INCENDIARY!"
- By Appointment -
Hero to Michael Carroll

"... rank amateurism and bad jokes." - JohnW.

Dash Decent

What other catchphrases are there?

Ooh, my heartsies

The sssentence isss death...


- By Appointment -
Hero to Michael Carroll

"... rank amateurism and bad jokes." - JohnW.

JohnW

Quote from: Funt Solo on 02 November, 2022, 09:09:03 PM
Editorial-aside catchphrases fondly remembered by everyone: "Grobbendonk spoke gibberish, a fringe world dialect".
There was a lot of untapped potential here.
Think of other characters who might have benefited from editorial captions every time they opened their mouth.
'Wulf spoke with a faintly comical, non-specific Germanic accent.'
or;
'Walter spoke with an inability to pronounce his Rs – endearing to some, profoundly irritating to many.'
Why can't everybody just, y'know, be friends and everything? ... and uh ... And love each other!

JohnW

Quote from: Dash Decent on 03 November, 2022, 03:19:54 AM

Insomuch as Dredd has a 'catchphrase', perhaps it's something like "HI-EX!" or "INCENDIARY!"

Um... something about being the Law or something?
Why can't everybody just, y'know, be friends and everything? ... and uh ... And love each other!

sheridan

Quote from: JWare on 03 November, 2022, 07:54:12 AM
Quote from: Funt Solo on 02 November, 2022, 09:09:03 PM
Editorial-aside catchphrases fondly remembered by everyone: "Grobbendonk spoke gibberish, a fringe world dialect".
There was a lot of untapped potential here.
Think of other characters who might have benefited from editorial captions every time they opened their mouth.
'Wulf spoke with a faintly comical, non-specific Germanic accent.'
or;
'Walter spoke with an inability to pronounce his Rs – endearing to some, profoundly irritating to many.'

Carlos Sanchez Robostogie spoke with a cod-Spanish accent (despite the character hailing from Cuba) strongly reminscent of long-time collaborator Carlos Sanchez Ezquerra.

sheridan

Quote from: Funt Solo on 02 November, 2022, 09:09:03 PM
Editorial-aside catchphrases fondly remembered by everyone: "Grobbendonk spoke gibberish, a fringe world dialect".

It's gotten so I can't hear the word 'gibberish' without mentally adding, "a Fringe World dialect"!

WhizzBang

Quote from: Dash Decent on 03 November, 2022, 03:20:46 AM
What other catchphrases are there?

Ooh, my heartsies

The sssentence isss death...


The most obvious ones that spring to my mind haven't yet been mentioned in this thread:

I Am The Law! - It has probably been a long time since Dredd last said that
Be Pure, Be Vigilant, Behave! - This is my favourite


nxylas

Quote from: Dash Decent on 03 November, 2022, 03:15:06 AM
I was quite pleased it made it onto a t-shirt.  I'm still waiting for "Mind the oranges, Marlon."
It wasn't until the controversy over Ash Sarkar's "three oranges" tweet that I realised where that came from. If you don't know what I'm talking about, consider yourself lucky.
AIEEEEEE! It's the...THING from the HELL PLANET!

Blue Cactus

Quote from: JWare on 02 November, 2022, 07:54:39 PM
Quote from: Blue Cactus on 02 November, 2022, 05:32:32 PM
Is there a snappier catchphrase than 'Credo!'?
Glad you asked.
The answer, of course, is,
'By the Bones of the Great Wolf Lord!'*
It was what made Meltdown Man a strip for the ages.

*Only used once, mind. You wouldn't want to overdo it.

Good point. I'll be using this in everyday speech from now on.

How do people feel about Gene's catchphrase 'Get Whet'? I'm not a fan.