List of phrases Chris copied from media
It is no secret that Chris spends a healthy portion of his day watching Television shows. His preferences become apparent not only because he will constantly force you to listen to him talk about them, but also because Chris, in his infinite originality likes to take phrases and sentences from shows and use them word by word in his everyday speech. This article attempts to list all of these occurences, especially those he has used repeatedly.
The phrases
- Family Guy/The Cleveland Show/American Dad
Blocky low resolution
Source: When referring to Asperchu's inferiority, e.g. Mailbag 41, 42, 43 and 45
Origin: Family guy's "Road to the Multiverse" episode
Grinds my gears
Source: The Cwcipedia page on homosexuality, Mailbag 2
Origin: Family Guy's "Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story" episode: Peter gets his own show, "You Know What Really Grinds My Gears?", talking about things that annoy him, or "grind [his] gears"
Bad luck and extreme misfortune
Source: Describing the effects of the Curse-ye-ha-me-ha
Origin: "Fortune Cookie": Filburt's fortune cookie reads "Bad luck and extreme misfortune will infest your pathetic soul for all eternity"
- Dragonball
Kamehameha
Source: The inspiration for Chris's finishing move, the Curse-ye-ha-me-ha
Origin: It's the most famous attack from DragonBall Z
- Excel Saga
"I'm much saltier now"
Source: Chris likes to say this to say that he's less naive about sex than he was in high school thanks to porn. Origin: Something Excel says to comment on her training.
- South Park
Breakin' my balls
Source: Said about something that gives him a lot of stress. Origin: "Cartman's Mom is Still a Dirty Slut": Cartman tries to start a business selling aborted fetuses to stem cell research laboratories. When making deals over the phone, he says "Ugh, you're breakin' my balls man. Got 'em in a vice grip, here."