Oh, happy memories... I loved L&C in its first couple of years.
My personal favourite quote is Lois's line about how the father/son thing is like the father/daughter thing except "with more sports metaphors." I googled the whole quote, and discovered it's got a great payoff that I'd completely forgotten --
Clark: Why wouldn't the Chief want us to tell Jimmy that he said that? Lois: It's one of those father/son things. Clark: Oh, really? Lois: Sure, it's classic. Men are uncomfortable expressing their emotions directly. It's just like the father/daughter thing, only, when you finally do talk, you use more sports metaphors. Clark: Ha, that's ridiculous. (Perry sticks his head out of his office). Perry: Clark, if Jimmy calls, tell him I know it feels like the bottom of the ninth with two outs and two strikes against him but that the Planet is gonna mount a full-court press, and we won't stop until it's game, set, match, Olsen.
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Date: 2006-08-08 09:43 pm (UTC)My personal favourite quote is Lois's line about how the father/son thing is like the father/daughter thing except "with more sports metaphors." I googled the whole quote, and discovered it's got a great payoff that I'd completely forgotten --
Clark: Why wouldn't the Chief want us to tell Jimmy that he said that?
Lois: It's one of those father/son things.
Clark: Oh, really?
Lois: Sure, it's classic. Men are uncomfortable expressing their emotions directly. It's just like the father/daughter thing, only, when you finally do talk, you use more sports metaphors.
Clark: Ha, that's ridiculous.
(Perry sticks his head out of his office).
Perry: Clark, if Jimmy calls, tell him I know it feels like the bottom of the ninth with two outs and two strikes against him but that the Planet is gonna mount a full-court press, and we won't stop until it's game, set, match, Olsen.