M and I have always been the kind of people who can carry on entire conversations in movie quotes.  Some of our favorite movies from early on in our relationship, like the Birdcage and the first two Austin Powers movies, we can repeat practically verbatim.  We can usually just spout out an innocuous-sounding phrase, but with the right intonation, we both instantly know where it came from.

Not shockingly, I have not seen a movie in the theater since before the kids were born (for the record, it was Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix and I was gargantuanly pregnant and just praying I wouldn’t go into labor before it was over).  I’ve seen a small handful on cable, but when it comes right down to it, I have seen pretty much zero recent movies.

But we haven’t lost our touch.  No, we can still repeat strange-sounding phrases to each other, and we immediately catch the reference, and respond with the next line or otherwise work the source material into conversation.  Witness: this afternoon.  We were playing outside with the kids.  M walked up to me, where I was sitting and watching them play.

M: “Honey, I’m trying to remember…. is it sausage casing day, or is it doily lacing day?”
Me: “Are you sure it isn’t nervous pacing day?  Or perhaps doggie chasing day?”
M: “Wait, I remember.  It’s racing day.”
Me: “Ah yes. Today’s the day we race.”

Sad, isn’t it?  But damn, it sure is catchy.

C’mon. How many of you instantly knew where it was from?