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Lines you find hilarious.....for some reason!!

posted 8 years ago by sirwonderbairn
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This topic is to celebrate those lines which aren't necessarily written as gags but that make you chuckle every time.

I'll start with Bram from La Palabra (Season 6)

Josh corrects Bram on his use of "the" in front of "la" when discussing "La Palabra" and Bram hits back with (roughly)

"Well la endorsement is off and Garcia says la congressman knows why...."

Honest to God everytime that line makes me laugh!!

"Watch this....." (Leo T McGarry - Two Cathedrals)

[–] mcigloo 8 years ago

Josh: "Toby come quick, Sam's getting his ass kicked by a girl"

Toby: "Ginger get the popcorn"

[–] pjmcgill142 8 years ago

yes, my favourite. And when Leo rings Josh who thinks it's his girl... "Okay, Josh. I'm gonna stop you now..."

Oh, when Josh and Leo have a heart-to-heart and Josh thought Leo wanted a hug. "Boy, did you read that one wrong!"

too many to list...
but, "you accidentally slept with a call girl? I don't understand; did you trip over something?"

[–] sirwonderbairn 8 years ago

All good suggestions.

On the call girl theme, I also like:

POTUS - "It's nice to be able to do something for prostitutes once in a while..."

and

JOSH (referring to Vasily Konanov) - "He's sitting in the car with a woman who I imagine is either a security attache or a hooker."

SAM - "Please, tell me it's not..."

Admittedly these lines are supposed to be funny rather than unintentionally funny but I couldn't let the moment slide by!

"Watch this....." (Leo T McGarry - Two Cathedrals)

[–] Sonatine97 8 years ago

CJ and her wisdom tooth extraction, proves too hard for Josh to resist cracking a few lines

CJ - "I had woot cannow!"
JOSH - "Yeah, I heard you the first time, I was just amusing myself."
CJ - "I can suggest some othew things yoo can do wiff yourseff.

JOSH - "Are you in pain?"
CJ - "I have to cancew the bwiefing!"

....

JOSH - "Sam went to Foggy Bottom."
CJ - "What’s he doing in Fwoggy Bowwow?"

And there's the whole hilarious scene when Josh confronts the press at CJ's morning briefing, followed by Donna's opinion of the his efforts...

DONNA - "Oh my God, Josh! I mean, oh my God!"
JOSH - "Okay, good, that’s a start. Tell me what you think I should do right now."
DONNA - "Go into your office and come up with a secret plan to fight inflation"

In fact "Celestial Navigation" is perhaps the funniest episode in the entire show: some dry humour, some slapstick. But very funny all the same

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[–] shadaif 8 years ago

When Josh, Toby, and Donna get left behind in Indiana and have trouble getting back to D.C.:
POTUS: "350 IQ between the two of and can't figure out how to get from Indiana to D.C. It's a good thing Donna's with them or they'd buy a house."

When Toby discovers his pregnant ex-wife is traveling on Air Force One:
"Have you been on this plane the entire flight?"

So many funny lines and scenes from this show mixed in with sincere drama.

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[–] pjmcgill142 8 years ago

You told the press, I have a secret plan to fight inflation?
No, sir. No, I did not. Let me be absolutely clear, I did not do that... except (inaudible confession)

[–] fuggetaboutit 8 years ago

I'M MARION COTESWORTH-HAYE! ("Privateers" - ep4.18).

[–] sirwonderbairn 8 years ago

Great choices people.

C.J. - "I spoke to the First Lady. I thought it might not be a bad idea if there
were some opportunities with the two of them together at the house."

LEO - "What was her reaction?"

C.J. - "Well, she denied me cider."

"Watch this....." (Leo T McGarry - Two Cathedrals)

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[–] JMjurist 8 years ago

intended to be funny but i just love it:

Leo: You're going out?

Charlie (with Zoey): Yeah.

Leo: Charlie, you're taking extra protection right?

Charlie (with Zoey): Ey Leo, I've ...

Leo: Secret service protection Charlie, but thanks for loading me up with that image.

[–] sim75 8 years ago

CJ and Josh in the first big block of cheese episode:

There's an article I want you to read in The New Yorker.

What's it about?

Smallpox.

The disease?

No, the dessert topping, Josh.

There's 10 types of people. Those who get binary, those who don't & those who don't expect base 3.

[–] gabsdot 8 years ago

I like the scene where Charlie and Zoe are talking in Josh's office

Charlie says I work with some of the smartest people in the world

Josh goes to sit down on his chair that's not there.

DONNA!!!!!!!

Hilarious

[–] JMjurist 8 years ago

for me the 2 funniest moments are:

2. runner up is the CJ meeting with cartographers for social equality :D

1. and teh winner is Timezones hahaha

we all know them by heart ;)

[–] morrobay 8 years ago

Josh: "'Don't worry, we'll have Jews for the money stuff.' You have an inadvertent habit of putting down my Judaism by implying that you have a sharper anti-Semitism meter than I do."

Toby: "You know, the ancient Hebrews had a word for Jews from Westport: they pronounced it 'Presbyterian.'"

Josh: "And by saying things like that."

Toby: "I'm just saying, I'm from Brighton Beach."

Josh: "Well, Mohammed al Mohammed el Mohammed bin Bizir doesn't make the distinction when he suits up in the morning."