Quotes from You Bet Your Life


"So, I guess Helen Hayes is about to take the big dirt nap, huh? I'm dead, I can make jokes like that." -Lynda

"Is that what you're wearing?" -Joanie
"Yeah." -Sydney
"Hmmm. Kinda says, 'Hi, I'm here for my interview.' Wouldn't you prefer something that says, 'I dare you to keep your hands off me?'" -Joanie

"Joanie, I'm a little nervous about tonight. Y'know? I've got those butterflies in my stomach." -Sydney
"I used to have those with Richie, but then it turned out to be morning sickness." -Joanie
"Oh God, so not ready for that." -Sydney
"Oh, don't worry, you have to get the sex part down first." -Joanie
"Oh, thank you, Joanie." -Sydney

"Should do the trick. Simple, yet casually slutty. If he doesn't jump your bones half-way through the evening, blame me." -Joanie
"Don't worry, I will." -Sydney

"This is the big moment, the classic thirties crush kiss. It's a wonder he doesn't break her jaw." -Sydney
"I guess they don't really do it that way anymore." -David
"No, they lighten up in the forties and fifties." -Sydney
"Softer kissing." -David
"And in the sixties, well, there's a European influence. Less lip, more tongue." -Sydney
"The French kiss." -David
"In the seventies and eighties, they move from the lips being the primary target to other erogenous zones such as the neck and shoulders." -Sydney
"But what about the nineties?" -David
"Bad news. The kiss becomes an endangered species, eclipsed by other forms of passion." -Sydney
"Less kissing, that's a shame." -David
"But see, that makes the kiss more special. Y'know, reserved for the most passionate moments." -Sydney

"Get to know your fish. Hello, fish!" -Joanie

"Well, the case of the runaway dog is solved." -Jim
"And the case of the clutzy assistant?" -Heather
"We're still working on that." -Jim
"Okay." -Heather


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