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1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part 2

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1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part 2

2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now

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13 Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part 2
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now

3. "Don't sell yourself short, judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part 2
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack

4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines
1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part 2
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'

"Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part 2
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes

6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes

7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes
7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind

8. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch" - Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) - True Grit

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes
7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind

8. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch" - Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) - True Grit

9. "Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president." Jack Burton

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines

1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. "Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation" - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes
7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind
8. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch" - Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) - True Grit
9. "Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president." Jack Burton

10. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" - Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) - White Heat

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines
1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes
7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind
8. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch" - Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) - True Grit
9. "Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president." Jack Burton
10. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" - Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) - White Heat


11. "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) The Wizard of Oz

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines
1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes
7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind
8. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch" - Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) - True Grit
9. "Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president." Jack Burton
10. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" - Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) - White Heat
11."Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) The Wizard of Oz

12.I wanted to see exotic Vietnam, the jewel of Southeast Asia. I, uh, I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture, and kill them."- PRIVATE JOKER (Matthew Modine) in Full Metal Jacket

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A Baker's Dozen of Great North American Movie Lines
1. "Keep you friends close -- and your enemies closer" - The Godfather Part
2. "I love the smell of napalm in the morning." - Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
3. "Don't sell yourself short, Judge. You're a tremendous slouch." - Ty Webb in Caddyshack
4. "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges! I don't have to show you any stinkin' badges!" - Alfonso Bedoya as the Federale in 'Treasure of the Sierra Madre'
5. "Take your stinkin' paws off me, you damn dirty ape." - TAYLOR (Charlton Heston) Planet of the Apes
6. Definitely an antisocial type. Woof, woof, woof! That's my other dog imitation - Oddball - Kelly's Heroes
7. “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” - Rhett Butler -Clark Gable - Gone With the Wind
8. "Fill your hands you son of a bitch" - Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) - True Grit
9. "Okay. You people sit tight, hold the fort and keep the home fires burning. And if we're not back by dawn... call the president." Jack Burton
10. "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!" - Cody Jarrett (James Cagney) - White Heat
11."Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore!" Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) The Wizard of Oz

12.I wanted to see exotic Vietnam, the jewel of Southeast Asia. I, uh, I wanted to meet interesting and stimulating people of an ancient culture, and kill them."- PRIVATE JOKER (Matthew Modine) in Full Metal Jacket

13. "Rosebud" from "Citizen Kane".

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A Bakers Dozen of North American sayings and their origins.

1. "A Can of Corn" from baseball about a an easy fly ball to catch.
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1. "A Can of Corn" from baseball about a an easy fly ball to catch.
A grocer would have to get cans of corn off the top shelf with a stick or hook and would catch it in their apron.

2. "Someone let the cat out of the bag". - They used to sell baby pigs in burlap sacks. Unscrupulous characters would occasionally slip a sack with a cat in it in the mix.
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