It was a quarter-century ago today that the world was introduced to Inigo Montoya, Fezzik, Miracle Max, the albino dungeon keeper with a frog in his throat and an impressive clergyman with a speech impediment. Few movies are as quotable as The Princess Bride, based on William Goldman’s book and screenplay. I worked in a video store when it was released on VHS in the late 1980s, and I could almost recite the whole film from memory. It’s aged well and become a go-to for my kids who all have developed their own favorite lines. My eight-year-old son particularly loves it when the Princess pushes Westley down the hill and he yells, “As you wish!” Here are our 25 favorite quotes from The Princess Bride. 25. Rhymes with Peanut Inigo Montoya: That Vizzini, he can fuss. I think he like to scream at us. Inigo Montoya: Probably he means no harm. Fezzik: He’s really very short on charm. Inigo Montoya: You have a great gift for rhyme. Fezzik: Yes, yes, some of the time. Vizzini: Enough of that.
Inigo Montoya: Fezzik, are there rocks ahead? Fezzik: If there are, we all be dead. Vizzini: No more rhymes now, I mean it. Fezzik: Anybody want a peanut? 24. The Queen of Refuse The Ancient Booer: Your true love lives. And you marry another. True Love saved her in the Fire Swamp, and she treated it like garbage. And that’s what she is, the Queen of Refuse. So bow down to her if you want, bow to her. Bow to the Queen of Slime, the Queen of Filth, the Queen of Putrescence. 23. The book shows promise Grandpa: Westley didn’t reach his destination. His ship was attacked by the Dread Pirate Roberts, who never left captives alive. When Buttercup got the news that Westley was murdered… The Grandson: Murdered by pirates is good. 22. The odds in your favor Fezzik: We face each other as God intended. No tricks, no weapons, skill against skill alone. Man in Black: You mean, you’ll put down your rock and I’ll put down my sword, and we’ll try and kill each other like civilized people?
Fezzik: [brandishing rock] I could kill you now. Man in Black: Frankly, I think the odds are slightly in your favor at hand fighting. Fezzik: It’s not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don’t even exercise. 21. Dying with dignity Fezzik: I just want you to feel you’re doing well. I hate for people to die embarrassed. 20. A pirate gone soft Buttercup: You mock my pain! Man in Black: Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. Inigo Montoya: You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you. The Man in Black: You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die. 18. A spoonful of sugar Valerie: The chocolate coating makes it go down easier. But you have to wait fifteen minutes for full potency. And you shouldn’t go in swimming after, for at least, what? Miracle Max: An hour? Valerie: Yeah, an hour. 17. To the pain Westley: To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrists.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don’t mean to duplicate tonight. Westley: I wasn’t finished. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right. Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let’s get on with it. Your ears you keep and I’ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, “Dear God! What is that thing,” will echo in your perfect ears. That is what to the pain means. It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever. 16. It’ll take a miracle Miracle Max and Valerie: Have fun stormin’ da castle. Inigo Montoya: I just work for Vizzini to pay the bills. There’s not a lot of money in revenge. 14. The pick-up line Prince Humperdinck: Please consider me as an alternative to suicide. 13. The to-do list
Prince Humperdinck: Tyrone, you know how much I love watching you work, but I’ve got my country’s 500th anniversary to plan, my wedding to arrange, my wife to murder and Guilder to frame for it; Count Rugen: Get some rest. If you haven’t got your health, then you haven’t got anything. The Grandson: They’re kissing again. Do we have to read the kissing parts? Man in Black: I do not envy you the headache you will have when you awake. But for now, rest well and dream of large women.'The Champagne Reflection' - Season 8, Episode 10 Sheldon and Amy record the final episode of "Fun with Flags". Meanwhile, Leonard, Howard and Raj are forced to consider their own contribution to science as they clear out the office of a deceased professor, and Bernadette is surprised to learn what her co-workers really think of her. Air Date: November 20, 2014. Sheldon: I'd like to take a moment to personally thank Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, who you may or may not know is the first woman to co-host a flag or banner related Internet infotainment show.
Amy: Take that glass ceiling! Leonard: You know what, this bottle was meant to celebrate an achievement. Let's make a pact. When one of us gets their first big breakthrough, we'll celebrate by opening this bottle and toasting Professor Abbott. Howard: I love that. Leonard: Then, of course, rubbing our success in Sheldon's face. Howard: Well that's the best part. Dan: Well one thing I've been meaning to tell you, is that the company's gonna stop paying for our coffee.When does that start? Dan: Five months ago.Who's been paying for my coffee. Dan: All of us. Penny: Yep, it comes from the swear jar we put money in when you curse. Leonard: Well, that's it. It's the end of Roger Abbott. Raj: And we still don't know who framed him. Howard: Don't feel bad. Some day someone will be throwing out your work, too. Leonard: That was someone was Sheldon and the day was yesterday. Amy: Sheldon, that was beautiful. Sheldon: If you didn't press record-
Amy: I pressed it! Sheldon: The truth is, I can no longer balance a full time career, a popular Internet show, and a girlfriend. Amy: And he really does have one, you jerks on the comment board. Raj: You know, I thought cleaning out a dead professor's office was gonna just be boring, but then I found his dentures and realized it's also gross. Sheldon: If I could, I would run each and every one of you viewers up a flag pole and salute you. And if you touch the ground, burn you. Amy: After only 232 episodes. Sheldon: 233 if we include the one somebody forgot to press record on. Amy: You said you weren't going to bring that up. Sheldon: And you said you pressed record. Sheldon: Here at Fun with Flags we've had an opportunity to learn, laugh, wonder. Amy: And, yes, even shed a tear or two. Sheldon: Like when you do a two-hour Fourth of July spectacular and it doesn't even get recorded. Amy: How many times do I have to say I'm sorry?
Sheldon: How about four thousand? One for every domino I set up for that American Flag. LeVar Burton: Thank you, Sheldon, now remember our deal. Sheldon: You do this, I delete your contact information. Sheldon: While you watch me do it. Sheldon: And if I may get serious for a moment. Hosting this show has been one crazy ride. With all its up and downs, I wouldn't give it up for the world. Except for now, when I'm giving it up. Bernadette: I thought everybody liked me, but I'm just a monster. Dan: But a cute one. Like that eyeball guy in Monsters Inc. Howard: I guess the sad truth is not everyone will accomplish something great. Some of us may just have to find meaning in the little moments that make up life. Leonard: That's a nice way of looking at it. Howard: Yeah, for you, not for me. I went to space, so I'm covered. Professor Sharp: To be honest, his research never amounted to anything. Raj: You were his colleague. How did your research turn out?
This is the apartment you get when you win a Nobel. Raj: You could be very frugal. I'm getting a little tired of everybody's sarcasm. LeVar Burton: Wil Wheaton said get a gate. I don't know why I didn't get a gate. Penny: Come on, she's not that bad.At the company picnic she yelled at me and my grandson for losing the three-legged race. He still calls her that mean kid with the big boobies. Raj: When stuff like this gets me down, you know what I like to do? Howard: Sing Hakuna Matata like an eight-year-old girl? Raj: Wrong, smarty pants. It's "Everything is Awesome" from the Lego Movie. Bernadette: It just builds character. Like my dad said, "Nobody likes a cry baby but their moms and Democrats." Bernadette: Penny told me that everyone's scared of me.Why would she say that? You know she drinks, right? Sheldon: It's not the same thing. I don't think you know how I feel at all. Sheldon: Hmm, you do get me. Penny: Bernadette's just parking the car.