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THE QUOTE DOOR:
I collect things people say that I find intriguing or funny out
of context ... a kind of chronicle of the places and words I've
come upon :) The most recent ones are at the top.
So... be careful about what you say around me...
you have been forewarned!

161. Anonymous: "You know when you've been dirinking and you don't feel drunk?
Sonya: "Hey, that just means you haven't drunk enough."
Anonymous:
160. Sonya: "It smells like fruit."
Tina : "Sorry. I still need to shower."
Sonya: ?
159. ""If you can't pronounce it, you probably shouldn't eat it."
-Neeraj. December 2010. San Rafael, California.
158. Eric: "People who wear feathers in their hats are generally d--- bags anyway. "
Marissa: "Don't you wear a feather in your hat sometimes, Eric?"
Eric: "No comment."
-November 2010. San Francisco, California.
157. Rada: "Are you guys writing to boys?"
Shana: "Boys don't read, Rada."
-October 2010. San Francisco, California.
156. Shana: "It creeps me out."
Marissa
: "You creep me out, creepy creepster. "
Shana: "Creeper."
-October 2010. San Francisco, California.
155. First Anonymous Person: "Why did you decide to do this?"
Second Anonymous Person: "I want a change."
First Anonymous Person: "Why are you afraid to do this?"
Second Anonymous Person: "I'm afraid of change."
-October 2010. San Francisco, California.
154. "Let's get together and... eat!"
-Eric. May 2010. San Francisco, California.
153. "We'll always have Egypt."
-Anahita. July 2010. San Francisco, California.
152. Sonya: "Is there an ATM around here?"
Gas station attendant: "That depends... Are you over 21?"
-May 2010. Bolinas, California.
151. Noah: "Where's Will?"
Marissa: "I think he's gone to look for his pants."
-May 2010. Stinson, California.
150. Marissa: "You know I don't have a driver's license, right?"
Eric
: "I guess this means you can't drive stick?"
-March 2010. San Francisco, California.
149. Asif: "I'm rollin' with three sausages and a taco."
Anonymous: "That's insulting!"
Asif: "What, would you prefer I say 'three kebabs and a roti' ?"
148. "I have flaxseed on my glasses!"
-Marissa. March 2010. San Francisco, California.
147. "I wanna go with you! If you're going anywhere!"
-Marissa. February 2010. San Francisco, California.
146. "I'm kinda too tired to talk intelligently right now."
-Marissa. January 2010. San Francisco, California.
145. "I don't like eggs that have more than two syllables."
-Nolan. December 2009. San Francisco, California.
144. "We know where you live. Do YOU?"
-Sonya. December 2009. San Francisco, California.
143. Student: "Wait wait wait... so are you vegan or vegetarian?"
Professor Vivrette: "Why? Do you want to cook me dinner?"
- December 2009. San Francisco, California.
142. "This is why people invented mountain goats."
- Shana. November 2009. Stinson, California.
141."I don't think I can reach your stomach."
-Sarah. November 2009. San Francisco, California.
140. Uli: "I'm standing upright for a change."
- October 2009. Napa, California.
139. Priti: "Uli, you gotta switch sides with me, I'm gonna die."
Uli: "So you want me to die?"
- October 2009. Napa, California.
138. "Get 'em young, treat 'em rough, and tell 'em nothin'."
- Angelica. October 2009. Napa, California.
137. "It's like orgasm in a glass!!" (Regarding the Muscat she'd tasted... and then the elevator doors opened...)
- Diana. October 2009. Napa, California.
136. Sonya: "I'm vegan with a few exceptions: paneer and sushi. And I don't even really eat those except on special occasions anyway."
Amit: "That's like saying, "I'm not a murderer except for those two people I killed."
- October 2009. San Rafael, California.
135. Sonya: "You know a little Italian, right?"
John: "Yeah, I know a little Italian. His name's Giovanni. He's about 4 foot eleven inches."
- October 2009. San Francisco, California.
134. "I almost tripped over that child!"
- Sonya. September, 2009. San Francisco, California.
133. "Okay. I'm just gonna take my undewear and leave."
- Anonymous. June 2009. San Francisco, California.
132. "One of the main reasons I got a small T.V. was so that I wouldn't watch it as much."
- Ehlan. June 2009. San Francisco.
131. Sonya: "Let's ditch him."
Marissa: "He's the only one who knows the way there."
Sonya: "Damn!"
- May 2009. Stinson, California.
130. Sonya: "Did you find him?"
Daniel: "No. But we found his shoes!!"
- May 2009. Stinson, California.
129. "I'm so tired I'm not tired anymore."
- Ben. May 2009. Stinson, California.
128. "I'm smiling so much my cheek muscles are hurting."
- Sonya. May 2009. Stinson, California.
127. Marissa: "You know, chemistry's actually pretty cool."
Sonya: "So you're gonna take more chemistry courses next semester?"
Marissa: "Are you kidding me?"
- May 2009. San Francisco, California.
126. Sonya: "I'm going to keep eating."
[Looks at Marissa]
"Are you?"
Marissa: [resolutely] "Yes."
- May 2009. San Francisco, California.
125. Sonya: "It looks kinda like fondu..."
Marissa: "That's not fondu..."
Sonya: "Yeah... More like fon-don't!"
- May 2009. San Francisco, California.
124. Sonya: "Really?"
Marissa: "Hell yeah. He's clearly gorgeous."
Sonya: "Maybe he's just not my type."
Marissa: "Maybe he was just really sweaty when you met him."
-May 2009. San Francisco, California.
123. "You should feel special... Because I answered the phone."
- Marissa. April 2009. San Francisco, California.
122. "Look how cute she looks! She looks drunk... well actually, she looks more stoned..."
- Marissa. April 2009. San Francisco, California.
121. "I wouldn't have fed you a hallucinogen withough telling you."
- Marissa. March 2009. San Francisco, California.
120. "I'll try anything once. Except..."
- Sonya. May 2009. San Francisco, California.
119. "It's not like modern art. They weren't trying to be bad on purpose."
-Professor Rodriguez. March 2009. San Francisco, California.
118. Sonya: "I want to make it now, but we shoud make it later. Just tell me when you're hungry and we'll make it."
Marissa: "I'm hungry now."
- March 2009. San Francisco, California.
117. "Gowr rawr rowr!" (Translation from Grumbly to English: "I got it all wrong!")
- Marissa February 2009. San Francisco, California.
116. "I have something I like to call my self portrait... It's this purple gorilla..."
- Jason. November 2008. San Francisco, California.
115. "Senza i miei occhiali, non sento molto bene."
- Gianpiero. Luglio 2008. Santa Barbara, California.
114. "And more chess... This is why the Reconquista took so long."
- Professor Rodriguez. July 2008. San Francisco, California.
113. Sherry: "It's left if I'm right."
- March 2007. San Francisco, California.
112. Sonya: "Is that karaoke?"
Sherry: "No, I think it's just someone singing really badly."
- March 2007. San Francisco.
111. *omitted*
110. Sonya: "So you're saying you don't like this sweater?"
Kate: "I want to be friends with it, but I wouldn't want to date it."
- March 2007. Oakland , California.
109. Sonya: "You have a harpist?"
- March 2007. Oakland , California.
108. Kate: "I'm going to put on a sweater... and by sweater I mean bathrobe."
- February 2007. San Francisco , California.
107. Ashsha: "You never know when you're going to need a screwdriver"
- February 2007. Emeryville , California.
106. Lana: "You gotta remember: your audience has the attention span of a gnat."
- February 2007. North Hollywood , California.
105. *omitted*
104. *omitted*
103. Ashsha: “You don’t have to know how to read to write music.”
- January 2007. Oakland , California.
102. Matt: “It’s people like him who make people like me want to beat up people like him.” - January 2007. Emeryville , California.
101. Sonya: “It looks like a goblin the middle of a candle praying.”
Kate: “Really? I was thinking it was more like a cactus.”
- Art open to interpretation. January 2007. San Francisco , California.
100. Sherry: “Why don’t you just put the fries down and you can squeeze it out later?”
- Jan 2007. San Francisco , California.
99. Kate: “Squelch? It means ‘smish’.” - Jan 2007. San Francisco , California.
98. Kate: “That’s cool. Uhh, what are we looking at?”
-
January 2007. San Francisco , California.
97. Anahita: “Could you please stab the squash?” December 2006. Santa Barbara, California.
96. "It's easier to be tough when you're Italian."
- Ashsha. December 2006. Emeryville, California.
95. Ashsha: "You're still here?"
Sonya: "No, it's your imagination... you really need to get that checked out..."
Ashsha: "How come I only see you here at work?"
Sonya: "Work-related stress."
- December 2006. Emeryville, California.
94. *omitted*
93. *omitted*
92. "I think... that we are too far complex."
- Ashsha. December 2006. Emeryville, California.
91. "India's contribution to the world IS zero."
- Neeraj. Decmber 2006. Vancouver, Canada to Emeryville, California (via instant messaging).
90. Linguist Co-Worker: "If you hate beer, you'll like Heffeweissen."
Sonya: "Is it beer?"
Linguist Co-Worker: "Yes."
-December 2006. Emeryville, California.
89. "Alcohol gets me drunk. That's why I like it."
- Matt. November 2006. Emeryville, California.
88. "Sanity is more important than money. If you lose your sanity, you have to spend a lot of money getting it back."
- Acquaintance of Linguist Co-Worker.
87. "I'd rather have a bottle in front of my than a frontal lobatomy." - Anonymous.
86. "Just when you think things can't get more awesome... they do."
- Matt. Nov 2006. Emeryville, California.
85. Ashsha: "What do you do when you feel like you just can't do it anymore?"
Linguist Co-Worker: "Have a poptart."
- November 2006. Emeryville, California.
82. Sofia: “Je n’ai pas mon parapluie. Il ne peut pas pleuvoir.”
– Septembre 2006. Toulouse, France.
81. Nora: “I have a friend who once walked into a lampost and said “sorry”.
– September 2006. Toulouse, France.
80. Sonya: “But a police officer could stop you – ”
Nora: “They can’t stop me. I don’t have breaks.”
– September 2006. Toulouse, France.
79. Anonyme: “C’est vrai, tu vois? Quatre karat... plastique!”
– Septembre 2006. Toulouse, France.
78.*omitted*
77. Nora: “I think James Dean once said that you’re not drunk if you can lie on the ground without holding on.”
– September 2006. Toulouse, France.
76. Nora: “He’s grown up. Sort-of.”
– September 2006. Toulouse, France.
75. Nora: “They do have schedules but I don’t think the bus drivers are aware of them.”
– September 2006. Auch, France.
74. Xavier: “Ah, oui, c’est sympa le Portugal.”
Sonya: “Tu es déjà allé?”
Xavier: “Non.”
– Août 2006. Auch, France.
73. Sofia: “C’est un jour bouleversant.”
– Août 2006. Toulouse, France.
72. Sonya: “Ça pique, comme un noyau de pêche.”
- Août 2006. Toulouse, France.
71. Sofia: “On apprend. Même de Sonya, on apprend.”
Sonya: "Eh!?"
- Août 2006. Toulouse, France.
70. Enfant: “Au revoir Maman.”
Maman: “Elle n ’est pas Maman, elle est Madame ...”
Enfant: “Au revoir Madame.”
– Août 2006. Auch, France.
69. Sofia: “Ce n’est pas les soldes très soldés.”
-
Août 2006. Toulouse, France.
68. *omitted*
67. Vincent: “Est-ce que tu es ce genre de femme inapprochable?”
Sonya: “Mais... tu m’avais approchée.”
- Juillet 2006. Vic-Fézansac, France.
66. Sonya: “Il est un homme... Il a les poches...”
– Juillet 2006. Vic-Fézansac, France.
65. Sonya: “J’adore les boîtures.”
– Juillet 2006. Toulouse, France.
64. Sofia: “Ça fait du bien, l’alcool.”
– Juillet 2006. Toulouse, France.
63. Malicka: "I thought he was Harup..."
Gurjeet: "He IS Harup."
-June 31, 2006. Denmark.
62. Amit: "All the tall people in the back and all the Indians in the front."
- June 30, 2006. Outside of a castle in Denmark.
61. Gurjeet: "I am Chum and this is Chum: together we are Chum-Chum."
- June 30, 2006. A castle in Denmark.
60. Gurdeep: "This chicken tastes weird. It must be horse."
-June 29, 2006. Denmark.
59. Gurjeet: "Tastes better, just as gross."
- June 30, 2006. Denmark.
58. Amrita, age 21: "Do you want to get married?"
Baaz, age 3: "No, I want to be happy."
Min Uncle: "He learns fast."
-June 29, 2006. Roskilde, Denmark.
57. Gurdeep: "Leave your jootthies and inhibitions at the door."
- June 29, 2006. Denmark. (Note: "jootthie" is Punjabi for "shoe".)
56. Malicka: "I can't dress myself."
- June 29, 2006. Denmark.
55. “I don’t dance... I just make fun of it.”
– Avy. June 2006. Auch, France.
54. “Nutella fait raison de vivre.”
– Paula. Juin 2006. Auch, France.
53. "De plus en plus c'est moins désagréable."
– Sonya, à propos de la bière. Mai 2006. Auch, France.
52. "Ca ne me pose jamais aucun problème de sembler stupide."
- Jean-Baptiste. Mai 2006. Auch, France.
51. "Bénabar: le chewingum qui chante dans la bouche."
-Dominique. Mai 2006. Auch, France.
50. "She's like sunshine in the rain."
- GedeOn. May 2006. Belgium.
49. "Il est un petit saucisse qui court."
- Xavier #2. Mai 2006. Auch, France.
48. "C'est où l'erotisme dans les poulets?"
– Arnaud, en regardant dans un livre de Klimt. Mai 2006 .Auch, France.
47. “On est d'autant plus heureux qu'on a de formes de délir.”
–Jean-Baptiste. Mai 2006. Auch, France.
46. “Arnaud? Il dort dans sa voiture dans une petite rue.”
–Jean-Baptiste. Mai 2006. Auch, France.
45. “Tout le monde me connait, mais je ne connais pas tout le monde!”
– Marlou. Mai 2006. Condom, France.
44. Sonya: "I got glasses when I was in third grade."
Anahita: "That's when she officially became a duck."
-April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
43. Miss Jackson: “What’s that?”
Anahita: “Mine.”
–April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
42. Anahita: “We look like shit.”
Sonya: “Speak for yourself.”
Anahita: “Ok. You look like shit.”
–April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
41. Sonya: “Are we the only ones here? … No wait, there’s another couple over there…”
Anahita: “We’re not a couple.”
– April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
40. “Let’s ask for a side of butter.”
–Anahita. April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
39. Sonya: “Is the bus safer?”
Hashim: “No, it’s probably the most dangerous thing you can do.”
– April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
38. Sonya: “I don’t feel like we’re on an island…”
Anahita: “A lot of times I don’t feel like the Earth’s spinning.”
– April 2006. Cairo, Egypt.
37. “Thank God I was sleeping, cuz there were so many times I opened my eyes and I thought we were gonna die.”
– Anahita. April 2006. Budapest, Hungary.
36. “Does that smell good, or is it him?”
– Anahita. April 2006. Budapest, Hungary.
35. "i m glad u found ur feet :) "
- Text message from Kate. May 2006. Paris to Auch, France.
34. “It’s not too late. I still plan on learning something.”
– Kate. April 2006. Auch, France.
33. Sonya: “Did you ever meet her?”
Kate: “I think I saw her in the shadows once.”
– April 2006. Auch, France.
32. Sonya: “Let me check the expiration date on that first...”
Kate: “I’m eating it anyway.”
– April 2006. Auch, France.
31. Kate: “I feel like I just got off a train.”
Sonya: “Well… you did…”
– April 2006. Auch, France.
30. “…Et maintenant, si tout le monde peut mettre ses miettes sur la table…”
– Kate. Avril 2006. Auch, France.
29. Sonya: "Tu as compris?"
Fred: “J’ai compris que je n’ai rien compris.”
- Mars 2006. Auch, France.
28. “Hermits live vicariously through others because they don’t do anything.”
– Kate. March 2006. Auch, France.
27. Sonya: “Tu aimes les crêpes au chocolat et bananes?”
Claudia: “J’imagine.”
– Mars 2006. Auch, France.
26. Élève: “Je peux venir en Espagne avec vous?”
Maîtresse Claudia: “Je suis colombienne .”
– Mars 2006. Auch, France.
25. *omitted*
24. “Look both ways before crossing the railroad tracks.”
–Sonya. March 2006. Auch, France.
23. “En fait, c’est pas un dessert vegetarien.”
– Xavier. Mars 2006. Ramonville, France.
22. “Bien sûr que je ne suis pas sûr.”
– Kate. Mars 2006. Lac dans la Gimonne, France.
21. “Je danse partout, et pas toujours exprès.”
– Kate. Mars 2006. Lac dans la Gimonne, France.
20. “Quand j’entends les choses comme ça, je ne peux pas croire mes yeux.”
– Kate. Mars 2006. Auch, France.
19. “Ça fond dans une manière agréable.”
– Sonya. Mars 2006. Auch, France.
18. “Je suis la fille de mon père.”
–Kate. Mars 2006. Auch, France.
17. Claudia: “Opio c’est la solution.”
Sonya: “Comme la crème fraîche.”
– Mars 2006. Auch, France.
16. “I’ll go with the goat.”
– Chrystal. March 2006. Auch, France.
15. “Why else would you expect such an extraordinary accumulation of old ladies?
- Ewa. March 2006. Madrid, Spain.
14. “Un citron pressé est un citron qui n’a vraiment pas le temps.”
– Alain. Février 2006. Colomiers, France.
13. “J’ai un couteau dans ma veste!”
– Mr. Castin. Février 2006. Auch, France.
12. “C’est pareil, mais c’est différent.”
– Sofia. Février 2006. Nice, France.
11. “Heureusement il y a un elephant!”
– spectateur anonyme au défilé de la Fête du Citron de Menton. Février 2006. Menton, France.
10. Leo: “How much have you had to drink?”
Kate: “Three glasses of apple juice.”
– Feb 2006 (Auch, France)
9. “Je ne parle pas avec les jambons.”
– Laurent. Février 2006. Paris, France.
8. Dinécia: “This isn’t my hair.”
Kate: “Mais il sont les cheveux de qui ???”
– Janvier 2006. Auch, France.
7. “Would you like some raped cheese?”
– Fred in the supermarket. (Note: rapé is French for shredded.) January 2006. Auch, France.
6. “I bought pain!”
– Franglais text message from Kate. Jan 2006 (Auch, France)
5. “Having children is like being slowly pecked to death by chickens.”
– Lisa. January 2006. Auch, France.
4. *omitted*
3. “Je ne l’ai jamais gouté, mais ça me dégoute vraiment.”
– Camille. Déc 2005, (Auch, France)
2. “Il y a beaucoup de merde sur le trottoire aujourd’hui!”
– Kate. Novembre 2005. Auch, France.
1. “Où est-ce que vous avez acheté tous vos bisous – eh, bijoux ?”
– Élève anonyme. Octobre 2005. Fleurance, France.