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Don't Quote Me On This.......

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Note: Let’s play a little game, shall we? How many of the quotes below can you connect to their correct movie and, if missing, the character and actor without looking at the footnote? No fair looking ‘em up online either. ©2013 by LeeZard Who doesn’t like movie quotes? In fact, many of us (myself included) use every chance we get to work our favorite quotes into our lives. Who wouldn’t love the chance to look at a lover who has spurned us and say,  “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.” [1] ? But, we must be careful because, like the game of  “Telephone,” as the quotes move down the line they change.” “Play it again, Sam!” [2] Nope, Rick (Bogie) never said it. Even so, most people use the incorrect version. What he really said was, “You played it for her, you can play it for me. If she can stand it, I can. Play it!”  You can see why the misquote fell into the lexicon instead of the original, it’s a helluva lot punchier. Here’s a more difficult...