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line stolen from a Rowdy Roddy Piper movie


In what movie did Roddy Piper say the "I'm here to kick ass and chew gum...and I'm all out of gum" line?

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They Live.

"She's, like, a biscuit older than me..."

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Also from the duke nukem video games...they live predates those I believe.

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yes, because "They Live" is Shakespearean in it's writing, and clearly invented that line. it's impossible that it was ever said before "They Live" was written. btw, I love "They Live"

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Why does everybody think this line was ripped off or even originated from a movie. this saying has been around for years..(probably from the 40's or earlier)I new it from the seventies the way the three of them said it...What time is it? It's time to Kick ass OR chew gum and I'm all out of gum. This line was funny because they used it (all three of them) jokingly as an old saying from their early years which for them would have been the sixties or seventies. another moment of reminiscing for the three of them.

Can you tell me the origin of the statement or question "does the drapes match the carpet"? I heard it in "Diamonds are Forever" 71 "as long as the cuffs match the collar" but this has probably been around for years earlier. Just different variations of an old saying.


I'm rootin' for ya, we're all in this together.

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LOL
most people say it's stolen from THEY LIVE because that's where they know it from. That's where I know it from so as far as I'm concerned, they stole the line from THEY LIVE.

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