Feeling lucky, punk?
Hee. DuckRabbit points us to The Book of Sequels, which apparently contains blurbs for proposed sequels to classic literature, including Pride and Extreme Prejudice.
The action-packed sequel to Pride and Prejudice introduced a new Bennet sister, “Dirty” Harriet, who won the hearts of Jane Austen fans by forestalling an insult from Elizabeth Bennet’s old nemesis, Lady Catherine de Bourgh, with a cool “I have no objection, your ladyship, to your proceeding, since, by so doing, you shall render my afternoon quite agreeable.”
That one’s right up there with “Leave the parasol. Take the syllabub.” (A thousand points that don’t mean anything to the first Alert Janeite to post the origin of that reference in comments…)
November 8th, 2007 at 2:22 am
I’m thinking The Godfather reference, with a little English dessert mixed in. The Austenblog archives really are quite good.
November 8th, 2007 at 6:42 am
Yeah, The Godfather, as in: “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
November 8th, 2007 at 11:18 am
Yep. The Godfather is easily the most quotable movie ever, with the possible exception of Slap Shot.
November 8th, 2007 at 4:13 pm
No, no, no, The Princess Bride.
November 8th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
We have a different favorite quotable film.
Yesterday, when I found a groups of kids playing Texas Hold ‘Em during lunch in the school cafeteria, I said, “You guys playing cards?” ;D
November 8th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
“Last night my little brother paid a dollar to see your underpants.”
November 9th, 2007 at 3:12 pm
Love that one, Mags! Here’s one from my favorite:
“And would you say I have a plethora of presents?”