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If you could only communicate using quotes from one TV show for the rest of your life, which show would you choose and how would that change your interactions? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by merari42@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I'd say Simpsons, because it has probably the largest base of useful quotes.

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[–] Blackout@kbin.run 67 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Futurama. I don't what I would do if I couldn't tell people to bite my shiny metal ass.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 months ago

I basically already do it with Futurama, to the great confusion of everyone around me.

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

Shut up and take my money!

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[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 37 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Star Trek: TNG

“Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra”

Wouldn't change much honestly.

[–] marlowe221@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I was going to cheat and go with “the entire Star Trek franchise”

And… I pretty much already speak entirely in Star Trek quotes.

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[–] merari42@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Shaka when the walls fell

[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's how you speak isn't it, through metaphor

This broke my brain when I watched again, because I constantly use star trek, wars, Simpsons, Seinfeld, and so many other references to explain how I'm feeling.

Unfortunately no one else watches them.

[–] Spot@startrek.website 5 points 3 months ago

It's ok, we understand here. This is your safe space. If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"The Good Place" - you bet your fudging life!

[–] Eylrid@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Holy shirt balls!

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Tapiooooca!

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Ice hole.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Backstreet boys!

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[–] centipede_powder@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia, it would be an easy transition

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

BE GONE FROM ME

[–] Appleseuss@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I just wanna be pure

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[–] eating3645@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Arrested development! Not sure it would change my daily interactions.

I've made a huge mistake

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Pulp Fiction. I can still say useful everyday phrases like "Well, let's not start sucking each other's dicks quite yet."

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[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 15 points 3 months ago

Community. Won't chang my interactions that much.

[–] superduperpirate@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

South Park - not much would change since it would be only a slight increase in the number of f bombs I use.

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Community

EDIT: changing my answer to Taskmaster, if only so I can still say "all the information's on the task"

[–] twice_twotimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Also: stopcockstopcock stop. Cock. Stopcock

Very handy and widely applicable.

Though you’d lose the equally useful “pop pop”.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (7 children)

I take "Yes, Minister" together with it's follow-up "Yes, Prime Minister". It's old, yes, and British, but I've yet to see a series with more memorable quotes.

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[–] Wooki@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Brooklyn nine-nine “Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool. No doubt, no doubt, no doubt.”

[–] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

NINE NINE!!

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Ren and Stimpy.

No sir, I don't like it.

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[–] boatsnhos931@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Trailer park boys. Way she goes boys

[–] themadcodger@kbin.earth 8 points 3 months ago

Schitt's Creek. Half my online conversations are already gifs from the show.

[–] weariedfae@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Venture Brothers, probably. I already quote it too much. Hot dolphin!

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

what up my glipglops

ol Rick n morty should cover all my wubalubadub dub.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Anything can be made from these quotes.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

Deadwood would make my life interesting

[–] Phenomephrene@thebrainbin.org 6 points 3 months ago

Local station news program. I suspect that would cover the most broadly applicable things that you'll need to deal with. Aside from local place names you'll still be able to talk about national and international news, finance/taxes, medical situations, weather, sports and entertainment, food... You'd have decades worth of back catalog to access from. You'd probably be wanting for specifics on some super niche hobbies, but it's hard to think of much that you'd be missing entirely from your available phrases.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Fraiser

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[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

"30 Rock" No interaction I've ever had would be different...

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 3 months ago

probably like general hospital since it has so many episodes you would likely be able to speak anything.

[–] astrsk@kbin.run 5 points 3 months ago

The Office, basically it wouldn’t change anything because I already speak in mostly deep cut quotes and references from the show.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Mean Girls. And I want my pink shirt back!

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[–] mortalic@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Letterkenny, give your balls a tug!

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 5 points 3 months ago

My favorite show, Psych. My daily interactions will allow for lots of pineapples.

[–] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Firefly. Using gorramitt, shiny, "I'm shocked my own self", and "big damn hero" on the regs would be right some good.

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[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Pingu

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I Think You Should Leave.

"Hey, nice shirt Kolanaki."

"Thanks. It was $450 dollars because the pattern is so complicated."

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

HAIL ZORP

Get organized and then engage with Zorp. What else is there to say?

[–] stangel@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Delores!

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