Explain your signatures!

[TemporalWisdom]

It occurred to me that something was left out of the old thread. So explain what your line is and why you chose it. I realize some of them are self-explanatory, but others are pretty obscure. Oh, and if anybody didn't talk about themselves or their avatars before the pissing contests started, here's the place. Only don't talk about your political leanings, now. Fraught with too much danger, I fear.

Mine's from Animaniacs, Episode 2.9, Clown and Out. A clown is hired for Wakko's birthday, only it turns out he's afraid of clowns, and some horrible and very funny things happen to this clown. At the end, Dr. Scratchensniff has Wakko and Mr. Plotz lying on his couch repeating after him: "A clown is my friend. A clown will not bite me and throw me in the basement." I just loved this, and it seemed perfectly absurd. My old signature was starting to get old, so it was good timing.

[Gabriel Girard]

Mine's from That 70's show season 2 Cat Fight Club episode. Hyde treaches Jackie to be zen so she can fend off Laurie's insults. But then Laurie goes too far and Jackie kicks her ass - hence this remark made by Hyde.

I was just trying to find a cool Hyde quote to go with my avatar and this one also goes with my personality. I'm generally a cool guy, but if you push me too far - watch out!

[BenShultz]

My signature's from The Simpsons Movie, because I loved it. And if you click my clap you can see my collection, but that's for another thread.

[fred kite]

"When I was a boy there was no such word as fail, but now I am a man"

I found this in one of those collections of things that are unintentionally funny (or in this case, true) that used to be published pretty regularly. i use it because it's similar to the kinds of things my screen name's namesake might have said if I'm All Right Jack had been a longer movie, and focused more on Fred Kite than it did on Stanley Windrush and some of the other characters. And been about philosophy instead of the British labor situation in the 50's. Or something.

I've been looking for a usable photo of Fred Kite for a while...if I ever find one, maybe I'll start using it. If not, then no avatar for me, thanks.

[chris_mcclinch]

Mine's my favorite thing that was ever said in the Jury Room 1.0.

Don't recall what movie was under discussion, but I do remember that Steve did, in fact, hate it.

[Future Man]

That can only have been a Big Trouble in Little China thread.

[chris_mcclinch]

That can only have been a Big Trouble in Little China thread.

Bite your tongue, sir! Big Trouble in Little China is absolutely dripping with awesomesauce.

[Andrew Forbes]

That can only have been a Big Trouble in Little China thread.

Bite your tongue, sir! Big Trouble in Little China is absolutely dripping with awesomesauce.

I'm pretty sure Steve will bite it for him.

[Dave Ryan]

Mine is my favorite Fred Thompson quote from Hunt for Red October.

[Chris_Sax]

Mine is merely that, a point made.

[Dan Mancini]

Mine is my favorite Fred Thompson quote from Hunt for Red October.

And also the stone cold truth.

[BenShultz]

Mine's my favorite thing that was ever said in the Jury Room 1.0.

Don't recall what movie was under discussion, but I do remember that Steve did, in fact, hate it.

I seem to remember that Harold was describing Underworld 2.

[Steve T Power]

Mine's my favorite thing that was ever said in the Jury Room 1.0.

Don't recall what movie was under discussion, but I do remember that Steve did, in fact, hate it.

I seem to remember that Harold was describing Underworld 2.

Wasn't Underworld 2, i can't for the life of me remember what it was, but i know i hated it

[Dunnyman]

Mine is a quote from Springsteen's Living In The Future from his new record, where he points out how bad things have gotten in terms of American freedoms being trashed.* I used to use my favorite line from The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Ranger Brad's brilliant "We take our horrible mutilations around here seriously".**

*This is merely an explanation of the lyric used, it is not a request for a political discussion, a political rant, or debate. It is not intended to be any attack, dispute or insult to anyone's political beliefs, it is merely the wording given by Bruce himself when he appeared on The Today Show. If you wish to dispute those words, please take them up with Bruce, he and the E-Street Band are currently touring all over the country. ***
**This movie is effin' brilliant and if you haven't seen it, do so immediately. If you have seen it and didn't like it, you obviously suck and have no taste whatsoever for parody.
*** Be forewarned however that if you get all mouthy with Bruce, Clarence Clemons, the Big Man, will most likely whomp all over your head. There's also no telling what Little Stevie will do after appearing on the Sopranos for all those years.

[mavrach]

Mine is Willow mocking Anya in Buffy Season 5, the episode with the Troll.

[molly1216]

usually mine are from futurama...or whatever else amuses me. it changes.

[Kenneth Morgan]

Mine is journalist's code for "end of story".

[Observer]

Mine's from The Hudsucker Proxy (surprise!), but also served as my senior quote in my senior yearbook.

[zircona1]

Mine's from an old SNL sketch parodying The McLaughlin Group (a talking-heads-type show for those who don't know) from the early '90s. John Goodman, who was hosting, played one of the panelists.

I couldn't find a YouTube clip of it.....

[Steve T Power]

Not much to explain really - why the hell is there a Zombie in my Easy Boy?

[Dan Mancini]

Not much to explain really - why the hell is there a Zombie in my Easy Boy?

I just find it disturbing that you refer to Jon as your "Easy Boy."

[Bill Treadway]

Mine comes from Harry Chapin's live version of his song 30,000 Pounds of Bananas. It's the reaction he gets whenever he attempts to test a new ending to the tune.

[IChiWawa]

I change mine fairly regularly. But since a signature (among other things) supposedly says something about who you are and what you think is important, I try to always make it something informative or entertaining, such as an opinion piece or a nice youtube clip.

[The Omen]

My sig is from a Bowie interview from the 70's.

[Dignan]

I like the rules.

[stypee]

From the song "Don't Go Back To Rockville" by R.E.M... I still (Being the mega-fan that I am) haven't been able to figure out if it's "Jonathen" or "John" yet...

[azul017]

It used to be a quote from Emma Thompson regarding the process of writing, but now I changed it to a quote from Stephen Colbert's I am America (And You Can Too!). The guy is a genius.

[TemporalWisdom]

From the song "Don't Go Back To Rockville" by R.E.M... I still (Being the mega-fan that I am) haven't been able to figure out if it's "Jonathen" or "John" yet...

Stipes' birth name is John.

[AddisonDewitt]

Mine's my favorite thing that was ever said in the Jury Room 1.0.

Don't recall what movie was under discussion, but I do remember that Steve did, in fact, hate it.

Yeah he really likes everything doesn't he...

My signature is made up of three quotes... 1) from the character my user name pays homage too - the great Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) from All About Eve, 2) a defunct reality show that gave a line that should be quoted all teh time by every diva on the planet, 3) because I LOVE Ugly Betty...

[The Omen]

Mine's my favorite thing that was ever said in the Jury Room 1.0.

Don't recall what movie was under discussion, but I do remember that Steve did, in fact, hate it.

Yeah he really likes everything doesn't he...

My signature is made up of three quotes... 1) from the character my user name pays homage too - the great Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) from All About Eve, 2) a defunct reality show that gave a line that should be quoted all teh time by every diva on the planet, 3) because I LOVE Ugly Betty...

Hey, look who it is. Welcome back.

[Black_Shadow]

Mine is from a great short story by Edgar Allan Poe, it means "nobody hurts me with impunity" and it's the Montresors family motto.

[TemporalWisdom]

Whoops, I changed mine. This is only my third signature in the whole time I'm been a Juror. I actually thought of this a couple weeks ago, and then forgot just what the hell I'd intended to change it to.

It's from the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film. I loved it as a kid, but now I'm pretty sure it's stone-dumb. The character of Casey Jones, though, is still the best part.

[azul017]

Mine's my favorite thing that was ever said in the Jury Room 1.0.

Don't recall what movie was under discussion, but I do remember that Steve did, in fact, hate it.

Yeah he really likes everything doesn't he...

My signature is made up of three quotes... 1) from the character my user name pays homage too - the great Addison DeWitt (George Sanders) from All About Eve, 2) a defunct reality show that gave a line that should be quoted all teh time by every diva on the planet, 3) because I LOVE Ugly Betty...

Stay awhile. The board was getting lonely without you...

[mattnyd]

This is such a great thread. Loved the Harry Chapin one, and the John Goodman Saturday Night Live.

Mine is an old Far Side comic, it's the image of the string beans that cracks me up every time.