tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52446598741914684252024-02-08T11:01:16.430-06:00Breakaway QuoteboardBecky Heinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761434453341152193noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5244659874191468425.post-77945101485841582532014-06-04T23:00:00.000-05:002016-10-06T22:20:33.716-05:0091. On feminism —<br />
Becky: "Has a woman ever not taken care of you?"<br />
Kevin: *long pause* "Good point."<br />
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90. "We have our own Donald Trump."<br />
— Miles, on Memphis moguls<br />
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89. "2013 was a hangover."<br />
— Miles, acting as the narrator<br />
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88. "You look like you're ready for the Olympics!"<br />
— homeless man, possibly blind, to Becky on a Monday night<br />
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87. "Thankfully, I'm not a vegetable today."<br />
— Miles, on running in the Memphis heat<br />
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86. "You have enough money to burn a wet mule in a creek bed in a hurricane."<br />
— Mike, on Kroger salaries<br />
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85. "I'm just happy in life that I can afford food."<br />
— Quinto, on Asian takeout<br />
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84. "Quinto, goddamn, you could tear up a crowbar in a sandbox."<br />
— Mike, on boat etiquette<br />
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83. "Have you ever killed anybody?"<br />
— Barry, making friends<br />
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82. A personality analysis —<br />
Becky: "Barry says I have two modes: 'Oh, I'm the queen! Bow down to me!' And 'Back off, motherfuckers.'"<br />
Kelly: "I can see that. You're like Beyonce. You're the Irish Beyonce!"<br />
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81. "I'm doing my best."<br />
— Siri, who was having some trouble finding the nearest McDonald's<br />
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80. "None of the Johns do the runs, right?"<br />
— Allie, keeping it all straight<br />
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79. Drunkover - adj., "When you wake up drunk but you're hungover."<br />
— Allie, enriching the language<br />
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78. "It's our place! There's nowhere else to go. Even though there are tons of other places to go."<br />
— Allie, summing up our bar<br />
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77. "Weird...I thought we were the only people who brought computers here..."<br />
— Allie, on work nights at Slider<br />
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76. "Aldo says I have the best side work of anyone."<br />
— Barry, on birthdays<br />
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75. "That was a good episode of Slider Inn."<br />
— Miles, on an old-school Thursday<br />
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74. "He's just stirring up Barry-ness."<br />
— Becky, dismissively, at some bar<br />
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73. "I always keep some in the van in case I have to make a citizen's arrest."<br />
— Aldo Sr., jack of all trades<br />
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72. On life in 2015 —<br />
Becky: "Fifteen years ago was, like...the year 2000!"<br />
Allie: "What? No, it wasn't!"<br />
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71. "I'm pretty sure that family is a cult."<br />
— Allie, people-watching at the Shell<br />
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70. "Is this regular drama or Becky drama?"<br />
— Hawaii Joe, keeping it real for the new class <br />
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69. "You're as cute as that Bud Light you're drinking."<br />
— Slider pickup lines <br />
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68. "Tastes like unemployment."<br />
— Becky, flashing back with a High Life <br />
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67. On the champagne of beers —<br />
Miles: "Is that an eagle or a dragon?"<br />
Jordan: "Yes."<br />
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66. "Music is good."<br />
— Becky, #profoundthoughts <br />
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65. "I don't think I've had a long run shorter than 15 miles since March."<br />
— John P., runner party small talk<br />
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64. At Schweinehaus —<br />
Miles: "The girl who was at Frankapalooza two years ago..."<br />
Sean (interrupting): "I don't know what any of that means."<br />
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63. "I don't think of it as your actual age. I think of it as how much life has crushed your soul."<br />
— Bryan, explaining that app that tells you how old you are <br />
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62. "I want to drink where the people drink."<br />
— Becky, on choosing pub crawl stops<br />
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61. "I wonder if she's done any coke today."<br />
— Allie, asking the pertinent questions<br />
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60. People-watching —<br />
Becky: "She's getting a little tipsy."<br />
Barry: "Well, if you're going to fuck your grandkid..." <br />
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59. "Becky, you do attract a wide range of men." <br />
— Molly, because it's Sunday<br />
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58. "Molly, you're as cool as your hair."<br />
— Barry, speaking the truth<br />
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57. "I just ran the Memphis marathon backwards."<br />
— Miles, on the drunk alphabet <br />
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56. "Wow, that's a real-life leprechaun!"<br />
— Francesca, identifying a Slider sub-species on Paddy's Day<br />
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55. On the Grizzlies —<br />
Becky: "Eight seconds to go and we're down by 3." <br />
Molly: "We've got this."<br />
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54. "So you guys <i>do</i> hang out but you're not wrapping your legs around him?"<br />
— Molly, getting down to brass tacks<br />
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53. "I do not <i>even</i> want it to be a nudist thing."<br />
— Barry, re Shelby Farms<br />
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52. "Things always change. Because things never stay the same."<br />
— Becky, human thesaurus<br />
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51. "Oooh! I love unbearable!"<br />
— Molly, on summer<br />
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50. "Becky and I actually agree on something."<br />
— Mason, on hell freezing over<br />
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49. "Even for <i>Becky</i>?!"<br />
— Molly, incredulous at the "sexiest place on earth" closing for the day <br />
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48. "Give Brother Vince some respect! If he deserves <i>any damn thing</i>, it's that!"<br />
— FedEx Forum's classiest Grizzlies fan<br />
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47. "So many Johns, so little time..."<br />
— Allie, during Oktoberfest<br />
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46. "I was born at an early age."<br />
— Jimmy, re <i>Star Wars</i><br />
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45. "I forgot lately that I can wear kids clothes."<br />
— Jordan, on the joys of cardigans<br />
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44. "<i>Fuck</i> the mall."<br />
— Quinto, on women's shopping<br />
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43. "No, you are not tickling me. That needs to be established right now."<br />
— Jimmurl, to Miles<br />
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42. "We're all different people to different people."<br />
— Becky, philosopher extraordinaire<br />
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41. "You never want to be in a position where a very large woman can pin you with her ass."<br />
— Barry, offering practical advice<br />
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40. "Everyone's full of shit until they're not."<br />
— Quinto, on car sales<br />
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39. "I don't know what the hell you want from me!"<br />
— Gavin, on coming up with good quotes<br />
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38. "I don't know what Becky did in a prior life, but she's sitting back like, 'You dumb motherfuckers.'"<br />
— Barry<br />
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37. On perfume —<br />
Becky: "It's Allie's signature scent."<br />
Brad: "What's it called? Buffalo Juicy?"<br />
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36. "That 30 minutes was the closest thing to tantric sex I've ever experienced."<br />
— Barry, on Clapton and Santana in the 1970s<br />
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35. "Just relax, and let your eyebrows grow."<br />
— Francesca, on manscaping<br />
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34. "You're old enough to be everyone's weird uncle."<br />
— Francesca, re Barry<br />
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33. "I had two drownings last week."<br />
— Allie, on excitement in the workplace<br />
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32. "We should talk about how good beer is."<br />
— Molly, on conversations about time travel<br />
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31. "Attack the head."<br />
— Mike, on the best way to enjoy a Tuesday<br />
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30. Discussing science —<br />
Barry: "We're just sitting here talking about how we're mostly virus."<br />
[Slider patron]: "It's cool; I'm sweating like a rapist."<br />
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29. "Aside from killing orphans who live in Rio, this is their national pastime."<br />
— Barry, explaining the World Cup<br />
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28. "Seeing is overrated."<br />
— Quinto, on vacationing<br />
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27. "Where all the big-footed bitches coming from?"<br />
— Cameron, gentleman salesman <br />
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26. "If they weren't born in a manger then you won't date them."<br />
— Jimmurl, on courtship standards<br />
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25. "They should be arrested for impersonating a restaurant!"<br />
— Aldo Sr., gently expressing his thoughts on Applebee's <br />
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24. "You've gotta have a good ho hauler."<br />
— Mason, expert car buyer <br />
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23. "You're the boldest one at this table."<br />
— Jaime, to Becky, making character assessments during Tiki Tuesday <br />
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22. "Sometimes I don't think through my decisions."<br />
— Molly, on the perils of Thursday night <br />
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21. "I think the manager gave up tonight."<br />
— Quinto, on the state of the Slider Inn <br />
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20. "Oh! I'll be back! I forgot it's meatball day!"<br />
— Barry, with indecent enthusiasm, on the best part about Mondays <br />
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19. "This is like Slider church night."<br />
— Barry, on Wednesdays being the new Thursdays<br />
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18. "We're dying from our projection of pseudo-perfection."<br />
— Molly, paraphrasing "The Problem with Pinterest"<br />
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17. "Vibrators cured hysteria."<br />
— Allie, on lessons from local theater<br />
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16. "Life should be lived one sip at a time."<br />
— Aldo Sr., on the value of a good Sunday<br />
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15. "That guy can't even decide if he's gay or straight."<br />
— Barry, life coach<br />
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14. "We got drunk and we forgot."<br />
— Allie, summarizing the entire 2013 calendar year<br />
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13. "This didn't come out of a package so I'm not licking it."<br />
— Becky, who regrets the situation called for her to say that<br />
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12. "I hope I'm not a twin."<br />
— Allie, on the pitfalls of calcification
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11. “I always stop at one.”<br />
— Barry, earnestly describing his Fireball intake at the Slider Inn<br />
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10. "Dogs suck. I mean, they literally eat shit."<br />
— Allie, guidance counselor<br />
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9. “I don’t think doctors understand legs.”<br />
— Adrian, medical critic<br />
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8. “It’s like the hotdogs of alcohol.”<br />
— Becky, re Fireball<br />
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7. “The first time I saw <i>When Harry Met Sally</i> was at Dave Wottle’s house.”<br />
— Allie, #shitrunnerssay<br />
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6. "If you can milk a cow, you can milk anything."<br />
— Devin, on survival in the modern world<br />
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5. “He must be gay; he can’t keep us straight.”<br />
— Allie, on S.O.B.’s perpetually confused wait staff<br />
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4. Master pickup artists —<br />
Allie: “I just got called ‘sir.’” <br />
Becky: “I guess the Viva la Juicy isn’t working.” <br />
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3. "Where those little short people got killed by a volcano.”<br />
— Scott, explaining Pompeii to Francesca<br />
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2. “14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 100.”<br />
— Sean, on how aging works in the Asian population<br />
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1. “It ain’t just Asian chicks.”<br />
— Sean, on whom he totes around in his PorscheBecky Heinekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761434453341152193noreply@blogger.com8