Talk: Regularly spoken phrases

If I got the description right, things one character repeatedly says wouldn't count? A lot of Desmond-only phrases there. --skks 06:27, 17 April 2006 (PDT)

In the season 2 finale, we hear the snowman question "What did one snowman say to the other?" a couple times. It seems to be a codeword. But when does Hurley say anything about a snowman? --Snarf 06:45, 25 May 2006 (PDT)

I'm not editing the article because I don't have a recording and so I'm not 100% sure I'm right, but isn't the "A Tale of Two Cities" quote from Christian to Jack "Let it go" rather than just "Let go" as the article indicates? I'm pretty sure that Christian tells Jack to "let it go" (referring to what Jack's accusations toward him) in the flashbacks, and then repeats the phrase over the intercom. If someone could check this, that would be great. --Paulbee 11:17, 13 October 2006 (PDT)

Son of a Bitch?

Uh, does this really belong here? I mean it is "fun", but it really has no likely relevance aside from it being an epithet that people use a lot. Same thing with "I'm Going" (in fact, I'm taking that one out, that's just ridiculous to count). That's like counting the number of times people say "Oh my God", the show is now 3 seasons, I guarantee you'll get a lot of hits if you search the script for repeated phrases like "Let's go". You could do that for any common phrase. --Pandora X 11:20, 6 October 2006 (PDT) I Thought about it for a while, but I decided to just delete this section. It's silly and can be covered as a one line at the bottom under "Character catchphrases", since this is really Sawyer's line for the most part. Sorry guys, but it just makes no sense to include it with the others, which are more unusual and not just a by-product of commonality. --Pandora X 12:33, 6 October 2006 (PDT)

Just a random fact: son of a bitch has been said 20 times in the series so far - 13 times by Sawyer, and once by Cassidy, Hurley, Jack, Kate, Michael, Pickett and Sayid. I'm taking it however this isn't really important enough to mention. >: 4 8 15 16 23 42 13:47, 14 December 2006 (PST)

Reference your quotes to episode

This is important, so that it's clearer, and we know that there aren't repeats or people just paraphrasing what they think they heard. --Pandora X 11:40, 6 October 2006 (PDT)

The Key to this page...

...is not to go overboard and scour the scripts for everytime a common phrase or variation of a theme is mentioned (which is why "good people" was moved to the Good Family page, and why we don't document everytime someone says "Oh my God" or "I've got an idea" or "I remember"). We are looking for only specific and unusual phrases which have very likely and intentional mirrors from one episode to the other. If you have to force the connection because the context or phrase wording is so different, then that should be a flag that it doesn't belong here. I removed the "I want the boat" mentions for that reason... the boats are a crucial limited resource on the island, and why the Others and many of them will request their procurement. --Pandora X 15:30, 23 October 2006 (PDT)

Disagreement: When Michael said it, and when Ben said it, it was a pointed moment for both of them, said emphatically, and with a close-up. Surely context counts for something. It wasn't a mundane request in either case, as though either one was seeking it as a routine item from a procurement officer.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tuttlemsm (talk • contribs) .

"See you on the other side"--a common phrase or not?

These two quotes have been grouped with the "See you in another life" quotes...but I normally think of "See you on the other side" as something people often say before they go into surgery. I doubt it has anything to do with the "See you in another life"...does it really belong here?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Catspasms (talk • contribs) .

I personally think it is in a similar vein (because I think ultimately, "See you on the other side" is a sarcastic joke about mortality and afterlife), but I see where you are coming from also. I wouldn't mind seeing it taken out and put under a separate subheading either. --Pandora X 12:35, 1 February 2007 (PST)

Three Minutes

Could the line "three minutes" be added to the list? It was spoken by Ms. Kleugh in "Three Minutes" and in "Not In Portland" was spoken by Jack to Juliet and Ben even said "It won't kill you to give me three minutes will it? Considering I only have 27 left." I don't know of any uses of it in other episodes, that's just what I've found so far. - Feb 10, 07 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Voodoo (talk • contribs) .

Not yet, if they say it one or two more times OK. --Blueeagle islander 20:12, 10 February 2007 (PST)

Kiddo

For some reason, this phrase has stuck in my head. Christian isn't the only one to utter it, I know Locke has, and maybe others too. Not sure it has any bearing, but it's still frequently said. What thinks the masses? Blackannis 09:58, 18 March 2007 (PDT)

Remove "confess"

I don't think it should qualify as a regularly spoken phrase when 3 of its 4 listings are from the same episode! --Amberjet11 14:41, 1 April 2007 (PDT)

You don't know anything about me!

Should this be added? I think it is said quite often by different people.--Baker1000 13:31, 20 April 2007 (PDT)

If you can crossreference at least two examples, go for it.

S1E2 Shannon The hell I'm not. You don't know what the hell I do.
S1E4 Locke Hey, hey, don't your walk away from me. You don't know who you're dealing with.
S1E6 Sun [Subtitled] You're saying that now because you don't know my father.
S1E6 Michael You don't know anything about me, do you?
S1E6 Walt You don't know anything about me.
S1E6 Sun You don't know my father. I need your help.
S1E7 Charlie You don't know me. I'm a bloody rock god.
S1E8 Kate Dear Mr. Sawyer, you don't know who I am, but I know who you are and I know what you done. You had sex with my mother and then you stole my dad's money all away. So he got angry and he killed my mother and then he killed himself, too.
S1E13 Boone You don't know her man. She's smart... she's special in a lot of ways.
S1E17 Sun From Jin. You don't know what he's capable of.
S1E17 Jin [Subtitled] You don't know what I've done.
S1E18 Nurse But you don't know his last name.
S1E18 Hurley Dude, you don't know me.
S2E9 Kate You don't know anything about me.
S2E10 Charlie It was his fault I became an addict. He started with the heroin. I tried to make him stop. You don't know me, man. I was a good person. I was an alter boy.
S2E18 Hurley Like me? You don't know me.
S3E1 Kate You don't know me.
S3E1 Jack You don't know anything about me.
S3E5 Emeka Hello, Father. I hear you have a shipment of vaccine for sale. [Laughs] If you thought you could do this without me knowing...you don't know who I am.
S3E13 Locke You don't know me at all.
S3E15 Kate You don't know anything about him.
S3E12 Sayid The more I learn about your people, the more I suspect you are not as omniscient as you'd have us believe. Don't speak to us as if you know us.

Head start...--Jackdavinci 16:05, 20 April 2007 (PDT)

Thank you, my wireless internet is not working anymore so I can't access the net much, I will try to add the phrase to the page sometime this week.--Baker1000 01:27, 23 April 2007 (PDT)

"Everyone makes mistakes"

Juliette says this to Sun in "D.O.C.", and (I think) Ben says this to Locke in "The Brig." Given that they are both "Others", this could be a thematic statement for them, and worthy of being added to this page. Bookhouse88 02:20, 5 May 2007 (PDT)

"I know you"

I had added this phrase before and it was edited out. Can we reconsider it? It came up once again in "Through the Looking Glass" and should be revisited. The theme is that everybody on the island is interconnected (i.e., don't I know you from somewhere?). It also relates to the theme of people having a public self and a hidden self; some of the "I know you" examples have to do with someone seeing through someone else's pretenses. So what is the reason this was deleted before? It seems perfectly thematic and often repeated.

Here's a running list. Omitted are incidental uses (e.g., "I know you were the one who burned the raft"). These uses have to do with the themes of recognition and pretense. A variation is "I know who you are." A larger thematic idea is the existential question as to whether we really know anybody else at all.

Through the Looking Glass

[man recognizes Jack in line at the pharmecy]

MAN: Hey, I know you. You're the hero.

JACK: I'm not a hero.

Stranger in a Strange Land

[Suddenly a group men approach Jack, including Achara's brother.]

JACK: Hey, I know you. [they keep approaching, threateningly] I'm Achara's friend from -- Chet, from the restaurant.

The Man From Tallahassee

BEN: What is in the pack, John? If you met Mikhail that means you were in the communications station. Which means you found the explosives. So you're not planning to pilot the submarine anywhere, are you? You're planning to destroy it. I know you, John Locke.

Flashes Before Your Eyes

CHARLIE [as someone drops money in his guitar case]: Thank you very much. Fiver! Thank you very much.

DESMOND: I know you? How do I know you?

Orientation

JACK: Don't tell me what to do! [to Desmond] Or what? What's going to happen?

DESMOND: Do I know you?

The Glass Ballerina

COLLEEN: No you won't, Sun. I know you, Sun-Hwa Kwon.

Two for the Road

HURLEY: Oh, wine. Groovy. Hey, maybe if I get drunk enough I'll remember where I know you from.

Collision

ANA: Hey, Jason.

JASON: Do I know you?

ANA [pulling her gun]: I was pregnant.

Fire and Water

HURLEY [studying Libby's face]: Do I know you from somewhere?

LIBBY: You mean other than the flight?

Exodus Part 1

ANA: Tequila and tonic with wedge of lemon. [to Jack] Why were you yelling -- the girl, the check-in counter? You were yelling at her.

JACK: I'm sorry, do I know you?

House of the Rising Sun

LOCKE: It's dangerous out there. Until we get back to the beach, I'm not breaking line of sight with you.

CHARLIE: Bugger off.

LOCKE: I know who you are. And I know what you're looking for. Driveshaft -- you played bass.

Sawyer's Letter (Confidence Man/The Brig)

"Dear Mr. Sawyer, You don't know who I am but I know who you are and I know what you done."

Pilot

SAWYER: Because he had a clip-on badge. [Sawyer holds up a badge] I took that too. Thought it was cool.

SAYID: I know who you are. You're the prisoner.

Because You Left

LOCKE: I know you. I know who you are. You're Ethan.

Change title of article?

"Regularly" might be too strong a word. Some of these instances are only pairs of phrases but which are too striking and too obviously connected to be disputed as unrelated (the perfect example being Walt and Hurley each telling his respective father "I'm not going anywhere with you"). Perhaps a better title would be "Thematically Repeated Phrases." The word "regularly" seems to imply that the phrase comes up all the time, every other episode or so, and that doesn't seem to be the criteria for inclusion.

DisagreeI don't even know what thematically means. I think the current title is appropriate.Dr Giggles 07:36, 17 June 2007 (PDT)

COWARD???

It's just a word, not a phrase. Why don't we add "hatch" to the regular spoken phrases? I BET it is used more often than "coward"! ... /sarcasm -- Roger 13:31, 3 July 2007 (PDT)

Don't Tell Me What to Do

Either "Don't tell me what to do" should be separated from "Don't tell me what I can't do," or the former should be excluded from the page altogether. The two phrases have different meanings. While the latter isn't a very common phrase, thus leading to its significance, people are always saying "Don't tell me what to do." I'd suggest that it be eliminated completely, as I've hardly ever seen a long-running television show that doesn't use this phrase on a regular basis.Echtoran 19:20, 29 August 2007 (PDT)

Didn't see that one coming

I can't believe that "Didn't see that one coming" is not on the list, Hurley by himself says it 2 or 3 times, i think sawyer says it a few too. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Leftler (talk • contribs) .

Patience

LOCKE: Patience, the quality which you lack, GL12, is the hallmark of a leader. - Walkabout

SAWYER: Aye, aye. You know what I like about you, Mike? You've got the patience of a saint. - Exodus, (Part 2)

BEN: When the time is right, I'll tell you... JACK: You tell me now. BEN: Patience, Jack. Patience. - The Glass Ballerina

MONK: God tests our faith in many ways. So, as you well know, we have our own test here. A vow of silence that lasts as long as we see fit. This challenges both one's patience, and his faith. - Catch-22

RICHARD: Maybe that can happen. Maybe. But if that's what you really want Ben if that's what you want, I want you to really think about that. And you're gonna have to be very, very patient. - The Man Behind the Curtain

BEN: You know I've missed her too. Maybe as much as you have. But the difference is, for as long as I can remember, I've had to put up with you. And doing that required a tremendous amount of patience. - The Man Behind the Curtain

On a side note, if patience is the hallmark of a leader, then Ben is a leader (according to Locke)

"Old Habits"

Spoken by Michael when he was checking his watch down in the Hatch. (Got a date? Old Habits, man)

Spoken by Kate somewhere in Season 3.

Spoken by Jack when he was talking to Kate in the Flashforward. (Still pulling people out of burning wreckage? ... Old Habits)

Sounds like a notable addition to me. I did a quick search, the Kate one appears to be from "The Brig". -- Graft talk contributions 18:02, 12 January 2008 (PST)

I came to this page expecting to find this phrase. I think it should be here as well.--Metallichickx 12:12, 20 February 2008 (PST)

Also by Katee Ji Yeon --CharlieReborn 09:27, 23 March 2008 (PDT)

Dad?

Really, why is that one here? It's one of the first words many kids say in their lives. If anything, it's the situation that's remarkably similar (someone can't believe he's talking to/seeing his dad), not the phrase.--Nevermore 09:31, 26 January 2008 (PST)

Hi/Hey/Hello Yourself

I think I remember that phrase being on this page a while ago. Whether it was or wasn't, i know that it's been used a few times by different characters on the show. --Hco22 16:19, 12 March 2008 (PDT)

you don't get to quit

Piak to Jin, Locke to Hurly about the hatch's inventory, if it comes up again we should add it. --CharlieReborn 22:19, 12 March 2008 (PDT)

"That's my right as a father!" / "That's a father's right! (Michael)

Michael has said this numerous times. I don't know every instance, but some of them include:

Before locking Jack in the hatch and leaving to find Walt (The Hunting Party)
To his mother (Meet Kevin Johnson)
and I think sometime during the raft building period.

It is a particularly important and ironic phrase on Michael's part, given his difficulties as a parent. I don't have the exact quotes for the episodes, can someone verify these and add them to the list?

--Meretrice 17:45, 1 April 2008 (PDT)

Cross-referencing with themes

I think what makes some of these phrases significant is their thematic value. I think we could cross-reference these to point them out.

Alone (Isolation)
Are you him? --I don't have anything for this one.
Clean up the mess (Redemption)
Coward (Psychology)
Cowboy up (Psychology) (Fate vs. Free Will)
Dad? (Parental Issues)
Do not mistake coincidence for fate (Coincidences) (Fate vs. Free Will) (Religion) (Philosophy)
Don't tell me what I can't do (Leadership)
Every man for himself (Philosophy)
Fixing (Good and bad people) (Leadership)
From the dawn of our species, Man has been blessed with curiosity (Secrets)
Go back (Redemption) --probably. But I don't know if it's a regularly spoken phrase or just a common phrase everyone uses.
I'm not going anywhere with you (Relationship Issues)
I'm sorry (Redemption) --funny, because it's such a common phrase and we have it said just three times.
It's not real, none of it is real (Psychology) (Irony)
I've seen enough I don't think it belongs to this list. But if you must: (Eyes) ... heh heh.
Killer/Murderer (Life and death)
Let go (Psychology) also maybe (Redemption)
Let's do this --Let's not do this. A common phrase used once every 4 seasons is not a regularly spoken phrase.
Letting you off the hook (Salvation)
Lift it up --It's been used three times, all in different meanings. Not a regularly spoken phrase.
Live together, die alone (Philosophy) (Life and death)
Making an excellent point (Agreement) --Just kidding. It's just an expression, Jeez...
Never say never (Irony) (Fate vs. Free Will)
Not the enemy (Rivalries)
One, two, three, four, five (Psychology) --except for Sawyer's count, which was a Mississipi count anyway :)
On my own (Isolation) --we also have a lot of "you're on your own" I think.
Running like the devil's chasing you --Just an expression I think.
See you in another life (Connections)
See you on the other side (Life and death) maybe? But again, it seems more like (Connections)
Special (Parapsychology) maybe.
Starting over (Rebirth)
That was a long time ago --Not even "just an expression". This is less than that.
That's the spirit --Just an expression. Not (Spirituality)
There's a line --Not regularly spoken. But maybe (Imprisonment) if you must.
Use the five iron (Golf) --Jeez. If it definitely has to be there, (Games)
What did one snowman say to the other snowman? --Does it count for (Games)?
Whatever you think I am, I'm not (Secrets)
Where are we? --Maybe (Irony) since it was not repeated as many times as you would expect.
Where he wants to be --Maybe (Imprisonment) and (Irony) since both times someone was exactly where he wants to be, he was a prisoner.
Work to do --I really think there should be a "duty" theme, especiall after reading Spiritual Evolution (theory), which is partly debunked, partly supported (especially when Tom said that the Island wouldn't let Michael commit suicide, since he had work to do) but otherwise (Fate vs. Free Will)
Wrong people for mission (Leadership)
You can't help me (Isolation) I guess
You don't call, you don't write --Seems like just an expression to me.
You make your own luck (Fate vs. Free Will) (Philosophy)
You'll speak when you have something worth saying (Philosophy)
You don't seem to know much about him --It would normally be (Secrets), but in Michael's case it's more like (Parental Issues)

Well this is just a demo, of course, far from perfect... What do you say? -- c blacxthornE t 02:24, 9 April 2008 (PDT)

What?

Should we mention something about how every conversation seems to follow one character with something on his/her mind saying part of a thought, and the other character saying "What?". I find I can predict exactly when characters are going to say What? now on this show, it's been going on for so long. Burnside65|talk|contributions 07:01, 11 April 2008 (PDT)

I think it's a regular expression. I can pretty much guess 80 percent of the "What?"s on every other show I watch. Since this whole show is based on surprises, and each character seems to know much less than we do, it's not extraordinary that they say that a lot. -- c blacxthornE t 07:32, 11 April 2008 (PDT)

Why are you telling me this?

Is it just me, or is the above phrase not one of the most regularly spoken phrases of all? Off the top of my head, I know that Sawyer says it in his prison flashback, and I am sure that it has been used many times previous to this. g-s-m 16:25, 15 April 2008 (PDT)

Seconded, I remember Jack and Locke saying it several times too.Maokun 03:49, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

And Why Would I Do That?

I'm sure Sayid has said this many, many times, maybe worth including?Liquidcow 18:02, 9 May 2008 (PDT)

As I pointed out in a section above (and no one cared :p), I believe this article should include phrases that go hand-in-hand with the general themes. So yes, I think this one counts, because it's a similar expression (in meaning) to "don't tell me what I can't do", only this one suggests that he shouldn't be told what he must do. It's a reference to free will, and I would rather see this over many other phrases that don't belong here.-- c blacxthornE t 07:07, 10 May 2008 (PDT)

I don't know if it needs to necessarily tie in with the themes of the show, but I think that the phrases have to be distinct enough that they're not just regularly spoken phrases in real life. For example, "What?", apart from being less a phrase than a word, is something uttered by pretty much anyone anywhere. It's like saying "Hello" is a regularly spoken phrase. However, something like "Dude", although it's only one word and doesn't have anything to do with the themes of the show, is a phrase/word that is not used by everyone, and implies something about the character who uses it (being stereotypically used by certain types of people). In this show it's a word heavily associated with Hurley so I think that counts. I don't know if "And why would I do that?" really ties in with the themes of the show, it's basically Sayid saying 'there's no good reason for me to do what you're telling me to do', but I think it's distinct enough and has been used by him a number of times.Liquidcow 08:43, 10 May 2008 (PDT)

Pretty sure Locke has said this one too.

"Listen very carefully"

Does anyone besides Ben say this? It seems a familiar phrase to me. Padraic 05:59, 16 May 2008 (PDT)

"Hello!" "Hello yourself", and "I always have a plan"

This phrase has been mentioned too many times to be a mere coincidence. I think it should go on the page. Also, Ben says "I always have a plan", always with the exact same wording.--Ainulindale 10:57, 17 May 2008 (PDT)

Can I Ask You a Question?

I know that it sounds boring, but I think someone says, 'can I ask you a question' in every episode. It's probably more common than 'hello' and 'hey, Jack.' It's not thematically important, so I didn't put it on the main page, but it is interesting that the writers use this question in almost every episode. (I'm sure it is meaningless.)--DeepForestGreen 11:04, 17 May 2008 (PDT)

You can leave now

Who deleted it and why? I'd say it's more prominent than things like "I've seen enough" --Brother 20:05, 31 May 2008 (PDT)

Open this damn door spoken by at least 3 characters

Or variations like "Open the damn door!" have not just been spoken by Sawyer. Jack Shephard also tells John Locke to open the gun vault door when Sayid is torturing Benry and Christian Shephard repeats the phrases when knocking on Ana Lucia Cortez's hotel room door in Two for the road. I think it has been mentioned often enough to have it's own section - Inspirator 22:55, 13 July 2008 (PDT)

I added that section, these are the ones I used: http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Regularly_spoken_phrases#.22Open_this_damn_door.21.22 --The Eyeland 22:35, 27 November 2008 (PST)

I made a mistake

This is in almost every episode in season 2, spoken by several different characters. It's in many episodes in seasons 3 and 4 as well, although not as many in season 1.

I like it, you're onto something. Four4elements 18:52, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I'm not [you/person]

This phrase has been spoken many times by different characters. The most usual one is "I'm not you": Jack says it to Locke, Locke says it to Ben, Michael says it to Sawyer, Sayid says it to Jack, etc. But sometimes it's spoken in third person like when Locke says "I'm not Jack". Maokun 03:56, 22 January 2009 (UTC)

Thats a really good one Four4elements 18:54, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

The secrets we kept, the lies we told

I was watching a rerun of an old episode, in which in one scene, Sun is talking to whom I believe is one of the non-relevant survivors, and finishes her little speech with "The secrets we kept, the lies we told." This happens at night. Now, I KNOW, for a FACT, that she says the EXACT same thing to Kate once, when she is talking to her while Sun is tending to her garden on the island, during the daytime hours. Sadly, I can't remember which episode either example is from. If I do find the names of the episodes, would it be alright to put it on the list? Or is two times not enough? --Ainulindale 15:22, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Just found out that the first instance of "the secrets we kept" was said in Exodus, part 2, by Sun to Shannon. Sorry for that mistake.--Ainulindale 15:27, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Missing repeated lines

"No more secrets"

Seems to me I have heard this repeated a lot. Latest was said by Locke in season 4.

"I've got a bad feeling about this"

- of course, homage to the Star Wars series, but repeated by different characters in LOST as well.

WCFrancis 15:36, 23 January 2009 (UTC)