Be careful when you recite a movie quote in public.
Using movie quotes in conversation can be a great ice breaker, but sometimes the quotes can put people into awkward situations. Saying “Use the force, Luke”(Star Wars) is safe because even people who have never seen a Star Wars movie know what you’re talking about. 30 years ago, everybody liked to say “Go ahead, make my day” (Sudden Impact) or “Welcome to the party, pal” (Die Hard).
But last week, a co-worker got in trouble for using a movie quote at the wrong time. First of all, this guy likes to insert quotes into a lot of conversations, and it gets annoying sometimes. Maybe I’m being harsh, but I don’t like getting upstaged by a guy who quotes a line from a movie when I work really hard to come up with (my few)…
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