12.12.06: D’oh! Is that your final answer? Schwing!
As the year closes we make lists. We love lists. We have a list impediment. It is part of our make up. “Best of” lists appear everywhere. Grammy nominations recently came out. Who will be Time magazine’s “Man of the Year”? What are the best books of the year? A favorite list of ours was just released by the folks at TV Land. They recently listed “The 100 Greatest TV Quotes and Catchphrases” of all time. We thought it might be interesting to note those quotes and catchphrases taken from the political arena.
We have put them in a quiz format. How many can you recognize?
1. “And that’s the way it is.”
a. Conclusion of the Iraq Study Group
b. The most convincing argument in Al Gore’s recent movie
c. Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News
2. “Ask not what your country can do for you.”
a. Residents of New Orleans following Katrina
b. The insurgent battle cry in Iraq
c. John F. Kennedy
3. “Good night and good luck.”
a. Denny Hastert’s final words as Speaker of the House
b. Laura Bush talking to George most evenings
c. Edward R. Murrow, See It Now
4. “Have you no sense of decency?”
a. Harold Ford, Jr.’s election night concession speech to Bob Corker
b. Donald Rumsfeld’s final comments to the media
c. Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy
5. “I’m not a crook.”
a. Tom DeLay resigning from Congress
b. Former Congressman Duke Cunningham days before going to prison
c. Richard Nixon
6. “One small step for man . . .”
a. Robert Reich consulting the new 110th Congress
b. Description of Justice David Souter jogging
c. Neil Armstrong, astronaut
7. “Read my lips: No new taxes!”
a. Russian President Putin distracting your attention as he poisons your drink
b. Punchline to a funny Democrat joke circulating through the House Ways and Means Committee
c. Bush 41, or was it 43?
8. “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”
a. Bill Frist muttering as he passed Barack Obama
b. Barack Obama getting into a cat fight with presidential opponent Hillary Clinton
c. Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle during the 1988 V.P. Debate
“Whassup?” “How you doin’?”
“Good grief.” “You eeeediot!” “I know nothing!” “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” “Two thumbs up”? “Yeah, that’s the ticket.” “That’s hot.”
“The tribe has spoken.” “Live long and prosper.”
“Yada, yada, yada,”
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posted by CitizenU @ 9:48 AM
4 comments
4 Comments:
Here are my answers:
1)c
2)c
3)c
4)c
5)c
6)c
7)c
8)c
Budweiser beer commercials
Any of the Charlie Brown cartoons. Ren and Stimpy. Three's Company. Siskel and Ebert/Ebert and Roper. Jon Lovitz, SNL. A myriad of modern shows, but most recently The Simple Life with Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie.
Survivor in any of its forms. Star Trek- The original series.
Seinfeld.
Top that.
--Paul "Sewer of Useless Knowledge" Axel
I thought it was "and thats the way it was.
1.
c. Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News
2. “Ask not what your country can do for you.”
c. John F. Kennedy
3. “Good night and good luck.”
c. Edward R. Murrow, See It Now
4. “Have you no sense of decency?”
c. Joseph Welch to Senator McCarthy
5. “I’m not a crook.”
c. Richard Nixon
6. “One small step for man . . .”
c. Neil Armstrong, astronaut
7. “Read my lips: No new taxes!”
c. Bush 41, or was it 43?
8. “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”
c. Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle during the 1988 V.P. Debate
“Whassup?” “How you doin’?”
Budweiser.
“Good grief.” “You eeeediot!” “I know nothing!” “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” “Two thumbs up”? “Yeah, that’s the ticket.” “That’s hot.”
Charlie Brown, ren & stimpy, siskel and ebert, i have no idea for the last two.
“The tribe has spoken.” “Live long and prosper.”
Survivor.
the other was just on my APES test. But its star trek.
“Yada, yada, yada,”
Seinfeld.
I am kind of happy I didnt know the paris hilton one until i read Pauls.
Yay useless stupid knowledge!
i am confused...
One of Cronkite's former producers is my frat brother.
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