Brevity by Dan Thompson for October 22, 2013
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Transcript:
Do you like gladiator movies, Billy? I speak jive… Stop calling me Shirley I take my coffee black Man - Sorry, I left my phone on airplane mode.
The sad thing about this comic strip today is realizing how few memorable (and quotable) lines have been in comedy movies in the past 25 years. Everyone can quote numerous great lines from Blazing Saddles or Inspector Clouseau, and that tradition ran strong from Animal Crackers through Animal House. Think Princess Bride is the last one I remember with more than a couple great lines. Lots of cute gags, in Team America for example, but great lines? No longer exist – we are no longer a literate country.