Monday, October 1, 2012

Oh yeah, the title...

Forgot about that...  So if you haven't already gotten it already (you should have; I'm judging you if you haven't), it's part of a quote from the best movie of all time.  Here's the actual line:

D.C.: Lloyd, why do you have to be like this?
Lloyd Dobler: 'Cause I'm a guy. I have pride.
Corey Flood: You're not a guy.
Lloyd Dobler: I am.
Corey Flood: No. The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy. 

This is just one of many awesome quotes from Say Anything...  I particularly like it because of it's play on a traditional masculine gender role.  Corey is telling Lloyd to be a man, which is usually something said in support of abiding to masculinity.  But in this case, Corey telling Lloyd to "Be a man" is actually telling him that being a man means giving up the BS that goes along with gender roles, like having pride because he's a guy. 

Now I'll be honest, it's also just a catchy blog title.  But just for your entertainment, here are a couple more awesome quotes from Say Anything, sans explanations about why they are awesome. 

Diane Court: Nobody thinks it will work, do they?
Lloyd Dobler: No. You just described every great success story. 


Lloyd Dobler: I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that. 

Lloyd Dobler: What I really want to do with my life - what I want to do for a living - is I want to be with your daughter. I'm good at it.  


D.C.: Why don't you just call her again?
Lloyd Dobler: I draw the line at 7 unreturned phone calls. 


Corey Flood: I'm sorry, it's just that you're a really nice guy and we don't want to see you get hurt.
Lloyd Dobler: I want to get hurt!

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