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SheRaaa · 03-14-2012, 07:52 PM

The other day my friend informed that my ex-boyfriend, with whom I had a bad breakup recently, has now hooked-up with this other woman. I laughed and immediately thought of the verbally effervescent Bob Bean...I said to my friend, "well, I know what I had and I'm happy to pass it on."

A true Beanism if there ever was one. Has anyone else ever quoted or referenced UM in their real lives?

Necco · 03-14-2012, 08:44 PM

When entering a potentially dangerous situation, I tend to say "This is how every missing persons segment of Unsolved Mysteries started..."

TheCars1986 · 03-15-2012, 09:03 AM

Anytime I hear a noise or something "unnatural" happens in my house I'll say out loud, "Bill?" in reference to the Bill Beatty haunted house segment.

1990 UM fan · 03-15-2012, 09:15 AM

I sometimes use the quote "somebody, somewhere, knows the truth", which I think is along the lines of something Robert Stack used to say at the end of each show.

TracyLynnS · 03-15-2012, 09:31 AM

I quote movie lines and TV all the time. Most people think it makes me certifiable.

From UM, the quote I probably use most is also from the bean/wheeler segment, just by Co-In-See-Dense.

Mostly, I quote the cartoon Invader Zim. One of the characters watches a tv show that's sort of a bad paranormal version of UM called Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery. No one except my son knows what the heck I'm talking about when I say:

Why was there bacon in the soap!?
Can you GET any shorter?
It's got chicken legs.
It's a skin condition.
I'm dancin like a monkey!
You win.... adhesive medical strips.
Awwwww, my bees.
Piggy, I love-ed you.
He's gettin eatin by a shark.
Shut your noise tube, taco human.
I'm gonna sing the doom song now.

Oh, and your lights are a laugh.

1990 UM fan · 03-15-2012, 09:41 AM

I think another funny one is "did you make that French toast?" from the "Direct Contact" episode.

TheCars1986 · 03-15-2012, 04:01 PM

I've used the "he's staring at me like he's about to enjoy a large steak" line before.

chacha6581 · 03-15-2012, 05:02 PM

Heck yes especially in High School when my friends would try to get me to enter a vehicle with them and I did not know the occupants!! Or a weirdo would "offer me a ride" if I was walking to school or something.........
Also, if I have a shake, I always say, "It look-did like a real shake".......

CanadianGuitaris · 03-16-2012, 11:03 PM

When I was 12, and UM was profiling the Men in Black shortly before the movie of the same name, I refused to see the movie at the cinema on the grounds it was somehow selling UM short. I'd like a mulligan on that one.

Charlie99909 · 03-17-2012, 12:06 AM

I recently drove by my grandparents former home for the first time in the 6 years since they sold it. I grew up in that home and spent many summers watching unsolved mysteries on lifetime and many NBC episodes as a little kid. Anyway, the new owners demolished it and are building a monstrosity in its place. My brother said he wished it would burn down. I looked at him and said; "This is what I've been doing on your week's vacation."

To which we both busted up laughing.

1990 UM fan · 03-17-2012, 07:43 PM

"Hey man, I can't come into the back room" from the I-70 killer episode is kind of funny.

DALLASTEXAN!! · 03-17-2012, 07:53 PM

I just told my wife:

"whoever is making you unhappy, those el sickos are gonna pay"

in regards to the circleville writer.

WishfulDreamer · 03-17-2012, 10:58 PM

It's pouring in L.A. today (rare here) and so our cat was a little scared. I picked her up and let her look out the window and instead of saying something about the rain I said, "Listen to the coyotes yell!"

Darn you Omar arsonist!

Dazinho · 03-21-2012, 04:31 PM

A workmate of mine has recently been making jokes about forming a religious cult, so when I pass his desk I've taken to exclaiming "praise the lord!!" in Nelson DeCloud stylee...

Probably not the guy one should seek inspiration from...

UMFaninMD · 03-21-2012, 08:40 PM

I've used Robert Stack's awesome line "they know, but they're not telling" several times.

03-14-2012, 07:52 PM	#1
SheRaaa Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 30, 2009 Posts: 421	Have you ever quoted or referenced UM in real life? The other day my friend informed that my ex-boyfriend, with whom I had a bad breakup recently, has now hooked-up with this other woman. I laughed and immediately thought of the verbally effervescent Bob Bean...I said to my friend, "well, I know what I had and I'm happy to pass it on." A true Beanism if there ever was one. Has anyone else ever quoted or referenced UM in their real lives?

03-15-2012, 09:15 AM	#4
1990 UM fan Unsolved Mysteries fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2011 Location: United States Posts: 2,510	I sometimes use the quote "somebody, somewhere, knows the truth", which I think is along the lines of something Robert Stack used to say at the end of each show.
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03-15-2012, 05:02 PM	#8
chacha6581 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 08, 2008 Location: Flint,Mi Posts: 264	Heck yes especially in High School when my friends would try to get me to enter a vehicle with them and I did not know the occupants!! Or a weirdo would "offer me a ride" if I was walking to school or something......... Also, if I have a shake, I always say, "It look-did like a real shake".......
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03-14-2012, 08:44 PM	#2
Necco Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2006 Posts: 1,149	When entering a potentially dangerous situation, I tend to say "This is how every missing persons segment of Unsolved Mysteries started..."

03-15-2012, 09:03 AM	#3
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	Anytime I hear a noise or something "unnatural" happens in my house I'll say out loud, "Bill?" in reference to the Bill Beatty haunted house segment.

03-15-2012, 09:31 AM	#5
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	I quote movie lines and TV all the time. Most people think it makes me certifiable. From UM, the quote I probably use most is also from the bean/wheeler segment, just by Co-In-See-Dense. Mostly, I quote the cartoon Invader Zim. One of the characters watches a tv show that's sort of a bad paranormal version of UM called Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery. No one except my son knows what the heck I'm talking about when I say: Why was there bacon in the soap!? Can you GET any shorter? It's got chicken legs. It's a skin condition. I'm dancin like a monkey! You win.... adhesive medical strips. Awwwww, my bees. Piggy, I love-ed you. He's gettin eatin by a shark. Shut your noise tube, taco human. I'm gonna sing the doom song now. Oh, and your lights are a laugh.

03-15-2012, 09:41 AM	#6
1990 UM fan Unsolved Mysteries fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2011 Location: United States Posts: 2,510	I think another funny one is "did you make that French toast?" from the "Direct Contact" episode.

03-15-2012, 04:01 PM	#7
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,606	I've used the "he's staring at me like he's about to enjoy a large steak" line before.

03-16-2012, 11:03 PM	#9
CanadianGuitaris Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 25, 2010 Posts: 54	When I was 12, and UM was profiling the Men in Black shortly before the movie of the same name, I refused to see the movie at the cinema on the grounds it was somehow selling UM short. I'd like a mulligan on that one.

03-17-2012, 12:06 AM	#10
Charlie99909 El Sicko Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2010 Posts: 349	I recently drove by my grandparents former home for the first time in the 6 years since they sold it. I grew up in that home and spent many summers watching unsolved mysteries on lifetime and many NBC episodes as a little kid. Anyway, the new owners demolished it and are building a monstrosity in its place. My brother said he wished it would burn down. I looked at him and said; "This is what I've been doing on your week's vacation." To which we both busted up laughing.

03-17-2012, 07:43 PM	#11
1990 UM fan Unsolved Mysteries fanatic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2011 Location: United States Posts: 2,510	"Hey man, I can't come into the back room" from the I-70 killer episode is kind of funny.

03-17-2012, 07:53 PM	#12
DALLASTEXAN!! Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 31, 2007 Location: Devil's Backbone Posts: 3,138	I just told my wife: "whoever is making you unhappy, those el sickos are gonna pay" in regards to the circleville writer.

03-17-2012, 10:58 PM	#13
WishfulDreamer Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 01, 2009 Location: L.A. Posts: 3,868	It's pouring in L.A. today (rare here) and so our cat was a little scared. I picked her up and let her look out the window and instead of saying something about the rain I said, "Listen to the coyotes yell!" Darn you Omar arsonist!

03-21-2012, 04:31 PM	#14
Dazinho Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Dec 09, 2011 Location: England Posts: 64	A workmate of mine has recently been making jokes about forming a religious cult, so when I pass his desk I've taken to exclaiming "praise the lord!!" in Nelson DeCloud stylee... Probably not the guy one should seek inspiration from...

03-21-2012, 08:40 PM	#15
UMFaninMD I love a mystery Senior Member Join Date: Apr 19, 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,287	I've used Robert Stack's awesome line "they know, but they're not telling" several times.