I just heard Alex Thompson, Channel Four journalist, narrating some special report on Prince William, say, "It's a beautiful day for a walk in the country. Not."
Have I missed something? In the 15+ years since the Wayne's World movie has this usage gone from being a corny overused catchphrase to something people will say completely unironically? Do you hear people doing this?
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:09 (seventeen years ago)
borat
― memo from norv turner (omar little), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:09 (seventeen years ago)
oh thanks
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:14 (seventeen years ago)
not
― welcome little swetty (contenderizer), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:17 (seventeen years ago)
its interesting how many reclamations of waynes world stuff have happened recently - thats what she said being another
― s1ocki, Monday, 23 February 2009 22:17 (seventeen years ago)
both done by clueless characters
― s1ocki, Monday, 23 February 2009 22:18 (seventeen years ago)
"party time, excellent" reclaimed by andrew wk
― memo from norv turner (omar little), Monday, 23 February 2009 22:19 (seventeen years ago)
i never really stopped doing this tbh... not
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:02 (seventeen years ago)
except only in all-caps, plz
― i got confused and humped the nachos (kenan), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:04 (seventeen years ago)
EXTREME CLOSE-UP
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 00:07 (seventeen years ago)
Important discoveries in this thread -- someone here should really be pitching a clueless comedic character who says "schwing" a lot
― nabisco, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:08 (seventeen years ago)
OH NOES META COMEDY YOU JUST BROKE BRANE
― i got confused and humped the nachos (kenan), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:14 (seventeen years ago)
best use of this is in Arrested Development with Julia-Louis Dreyfus.
― fwiw (rockapads), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:31 (seventeen years ago)
haha I knew there was some "recent" comedy example and I was racking my brains to think of when Liz Lemon did it, but it was obvs Elaine in AD.
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 01:37 (seventeen years ago)
I just heard Alex Thompson, Channel Four journalist
Might you have answered your own question?
― AndyTheScot, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 09:29 (seventeen years ago)
Mark Lawrenson never stopped.
― NotEnough, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:07 (seventeen years ago)
You mean the silly Paxman clone?
― Queueing For Latchstrings (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:14 (seventeen years ago)
Yeah, him. Channel Four may be a lot of things, but their news division isn't exactly channel itv/five/sky when it comes to being 'casual' (yes I am aware they are owned by ITN).
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:21 (seventeen years ago)
Channel Four may be a lot of things, but their news division isn't exactly channel itv/five/sky when it comes to being 'casual' (yes I am aware they are owned by ITN).
I've never seen any itv/five/sky news presenter waste ten minutes of broadcast time blabbering with Alvin Stardust about Buddy Holly and then cajoling him to sing songs which they proceed to join in with like Jon Snow did recently!
― Queueing For Latchstrings (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:26 (seventeen years ago)
haha pwned, I saw that, and you're right. Also there was Krishnan ending the broadcast on Burns Night in painful rhymes.
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 10:29 (seventeen years ago)
could this BE any more lame?
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 11:09 (seventeen years ago)
pretty sure i had 'the cream of some young guy' as a username recently.
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 11:11 (seventeen years ago)
If Alex Thompson were an ice cream flavour he'd be pralines and dick.
― Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft Phil Collins (jim), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 12:17 (seventeen years ago)
This thread is about my Dad. I get texts from him that just say 'Major babe alert!, which is sorta pseudo-Wayne-speak.
He also still uses 'FISHED IN!', but with his hands backwards when doing the motion of the gills.
― the sudden emergence of laura love (gnarly sceptre), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:23 (seventeen years ago)
yeah I think my dad was still using "...NOT!" in the 00s. Don't think I've heard it recently though.
― Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ft Phil Collins (jim), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:48 (seventeen years ago)
I can't help but make a joke about my vacuum sucking every time I use it, but it's also been made clear by everyone around me that this is not acceptable.
― I shall always respect my elders (Z S), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 19:51 (seventeen years ago)
i still say 'if it's a severed head i'm going to be very upset' with a frequency.
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:15 (seventeen years ago)
hahaha for a second I just figured that was from Seven
― nabisco, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 20:17 (seventeen years ago)