"What kind of an ***hole grows up in Seattle and doesn't know how to swim?"
Or words to that effect. Loved that line because I grew up in Vancouver, and everyone I knew was able to swim.
I never gave much thought to that line, but I grew up in Arizona, and everyone I knew was also able to swim. Most everyone either had pools or friends with pools, and with the hot summers, there was a lot of swimming going on.
I've never been to Seattle, so I just took that to mean that swimming must be a real big sport up there - just like basketball in Indiana or football in Texas.
As for the best line in the movie, I still crack up over "Put X in the center square."
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Willus_A
9 years ago
I took it as a reference to the fact that Seattle (like Vancouver) has many beaches, and only an ***hole would grow up there and not put them to use.
Off the top of my head, I just counted nine ocean water beaches in Vancouver. I would find it kind of weird to grow up almost surrounded by water, and not take advantage of it.
"Hogs have futures, I don't."
Dr. Johnny Fever
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Stevicus-2
9 years ago
That's true, although even with beaches and pools, most people learn some of the rudimentary skills of swimming - at least enough to have fun splashing in the water. Even David probably would have known at least that much about swimming.
But she was talking about swimming a whole mile (maybe more) at night. I don't know if they would have had to contend with currents or anything, but I would think one would have to be a pretty accomplished swimmer to be able to do that. But I could be wrong; I've never tried to do that myself.
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Willus_A
9 years ago
I always did find it rather ridiculous that she would even consider swimming such a long distance in the open water. If they'd tried, I'm pretty sure the authorities would have been fishing their bodies out of the water. I just find that one line very humorous.
"Hogs have futures, I don't."
Dr. Johnny Fever
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