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Better Off Dead... Quotes

PG 1985 · 1h 37m 66 Audience
22 quotes
Practical advice for navigating obstacles
Charles de Mar Go that way, really fast. If something gets in your way, turn.
[giving skiing instructions]
Christmas Tree Emergency Response
Lane Myer I gotta go, the Christmas tree is on fire.
[hangs up the phone.]
Insanity Gallops in the Family
Taglines Insanity doesn't run in the family, it gallops
Improvised Recipes and Awkward Encounters
Jenny Myer I got the recipe from a magazine. The mail got wet in the rain, so some of the pages ran together, but what I couldn't read I just... improvised with my own little... creative ideas. It's got raisins in it. You like raisins.
[ladling an unidentifiable gelatinous substance onto dinner plates]
Barney Rubble Hey there, Lane. I know this is a little awkward, me being a cartoon and all, I was just wondering how you'd feel if I took out Beth?
[on TV; laughs]
Tree Trimmer Man, that's a real shame when folks be throwin away a perfectly good white boy like that.
[After Lane falls into a dump truck when trying to commit suicide off of a bridge]
Language Proficiency and Its Implications
Lane Myer Two brothers... One speaks no English, the other learned English from watching ]. So you tell me... Which is better, speaking no English at all, or speaking ]?
[[w:Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series)|The Wide World of Sports; [Howard Cosell]
Holiday Hilarity and Dreaming Big
Charles De Mar Wait, wait a minute... Oh. Oh! Ugh! Outrageous! I think I just froze the left half of my brain! Look! I can't move my right arm!
[starts to snort snow off his top hat]
Lane Myer This isn't funny, Charles! If I don't have a dream, I have nothing!
Charles De Mar Ah, come on! It's Christmas Eve! I could be home right now, drinking this monster eggnog my brother makes with lighter fluid.
A Transaction for Services Rendered
Lane Myer Johnny...
Johnny Four weeks, twenty papers, that's two dollars. Plus tip.
Lane Myer Gee Johnny, I don't have a dime.
Johnny Didn't ask for a dime. Two dollars.
Lane Myer Well... it's funny see... my mom, had to leave early to take my brother to school and my dad to work cuz...
Johnny Two dollars... cash.
Lane Myer See... the problem here is that... my little brother, this morning, got his arm caught in the microwave, and uh... my grandmother dropped acid and she freaked out, and hijacked a school bus full of... penguins, so it's kind of a family crisis... so come back later? Great.
Life in a Small Town
Charles de Mar Greendale is a bodaciously small town, Lane. A fly speck on the map - a rest stop on the way to the ski slope. I can't even get real drugs here!
A Day of Mixed Emotions
Jenny Myer How was your day?
Lane Myer Beth just dumped me.
Jenny Myer Oh, that's nice.
Impressive Skills Attract Attention From Girls
Charles de Mar The K-12 dude. You make a gnarly run like that and girls will get sterile just looking at you.
The Fall of a Once-Great Champion
Yee Sook Ree Truly a sight to behold. A man beaten. The once great champ, now, a study in mopishness. No longer the victory hungry stallion we've raced so many times before, but a pathetic, washed up, aged ex-champion.
[imitating Howard Cosell]
Lane Myer Alright let's go!
The Taste of Success
Monique Junot I think all you need is a small taste of success, and you will find it suits you.
Fear of Tools and Self-Doubt
Lane Myer I have a great fear of tools. I once made a birdhouse in woodshop and the fair housing committee condemned it. I can't.
Monique Junot I cannot do it" is your middle name.
Teenage Life: A Darkly Humorous Perspective
Taglines Teenage life has never been darker...or funnier...
Embracing life's challenges and setbacks
Taglines You've blown up your neighbor's mom. Your seven-year-old brother has better luck with women than you do. Your girlfriend has a new boyfriend. Relax, your never "better off dead".
Snow's Street Value Inquiry
Charles de Mar This is pure snow. It's everywhere! Have you any idea what the street value of this mountain is?
Desire for Two Dollars
Taglines I want my two dollars!
Miscommunication About Tentacles and Testicles
Monique Junot I thought if Casanova and I in there had nothing to say to each other, he'd get bored -- go away. Instead he uses it as a chance to put his testicles all over me!
Lane Myer Uh, his what?
Monique Junot Uh, how you say... octopus... testicles.
Lane Myer No, tentacles. N-T. Tentacles.
Monique Junot Tentacles.
Lane Myer There's a big difference.
Unexpected Apologies in Crisis
Lane Myer Gee, I'm really sorry your mom blew up, Ricky. Doctor says she'll be okay, but she won't be able to eat any spicy foods for awhile.
Language Barriers and Miscommunication
Lane Myer She only speaks French, Roy. She doesn't speak imbecile.
The Ineffectiveness of Suicide as a Solution
Charles de Mar Suicide is never the answer, little trooper.
Long High School Experience and Insight
Charles de Mar I've been going to this high school for seven and a half years. I'm no dummy. I know high school girls.