Posted on 12/02/2013 7:23:55 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
Tombstone is one of my favorite movies, but one of the scenes have always puzzled me.
Why is the "Well...bye" quote from Curly Bill so popular?
In the context of the story, Wyatt Earp and his brothers (dead and injured) are having to leave town. The Cowboys gang leader (E. Powers Boothe played), is the height of disdain and dismissal of their enemies... and says... “Well, Bye”
He could literally not care less— they are defeated.
Very well done.
Because it’s so cold it’s cool.
“I’m here Huckleberry. That’s just my game.”
The Earps are all somber and serious as they tuck tail and head out of Tombstone. Curly Bill is quite the smart ass so he belittles them with as few words as possible.
Some of it’s popularity can be attributes to Powers Boothe’s dry delivery of the line.
I’ve seen people post the quote with Curly Bill’s pic when a cranky poster threatens to leave a message board and claim to never come back.
Its quite a brilliant and poignant FU...
I like “put her in charge” from Aliens. Or the exchange where he ask Chavez if she has ever been mistaken for a man and she says “no have you”.
If we are going with ‘ALIENS’ best quotes, I’d pick ....
“Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.”
Johnny Ringo says - "Smells like something died . . . "
It seemed particularly appropro after one if Obama's more stunning legislative defeats. (It's one of my favorite movies, too) I used to live near Tombstone, out near Sandy Bob's stage stop between Tombstone and Bisbee. "Well, bye". Works well too.
Also:
Doc Holliday: [after killing Johnny Ringo] “It would appear that the strain was more than he could bear”.
That movie had so many great lines its hard to pick just one.
“You tell em I’m comin and hell’s comin with me.”
Any clue what that’s actually referring to?
Skinning a smoke wagon? wut?
My favorite line.....I hope you dih. (die)
Use it often. Lol
Here is an obituary( as published in the local newspaper) for my friend Lou. He was a retired professor at Bucknell University and had a terrific sense of humor. He wrote the obit himself. Someone sent it into “Car Talk” and Click & Clack read it on their program.
I saw him the day he died. He had throat cancer (smoked like a chimney)and had a tracheotomy. He had a difficult time communicating with me and after several minutes of trying turned and walked away. After about fifteen steps he turned around, shrugged his shoulders, waived “so long” and went home and died. Here is his unedited obit!!!
LEWISBURG - Louis J. Casimir Jr. bought the farm Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004, having lived more than twice as long as he had expected and probably three or four times as long as he deserved.
Although he was born into an impecunious family, in a backward and benighted part of the country at the beginning of the Great Depression, he never in his life suffered any real hardships.
Many of his childhood friends who weren’t killed or maimed in various wars became petty criminals, prostitutes, and/or Republicans.
He survived three years overseas in an infantry regiment in excellent health, then university for four years on the GI bill, and never thereafter had to do an honest day’s work.
He was loved by good women, had loyal friends, and all his children were healthy, handsome and bright.
For more than six decades, he smoked, drank and ate lots of animal fat, but never had a serious illness or injury.
His last wish was that everyone could be as lucky as he had been, even through his demise was probably iatrogenic.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 43 years, Judy.
He is survived by his brother Jack of Houston, Texas; and his children, Randall Kent of Brunswick, Ga., Louis John III (Trey) of Lewisburg, Thomas Bettis of Lewisburg and Edith Austin Wheat of Austin, Texas.
Lou was a daredevil: his last words were “Watch this!”
A memorial service and barbecue will be held on Labor Day at Lou’s place.
Donations may be made in Lou’s memory to the Union County Public Library, 205 Reitz Blvd., Lewisburg, PA 17837.
Funeral arrangements were by Shaw Funeral Home, Milton.
Editor’s note: This obituary was provided by the family.
Another great dismissal.
“Why Johnny, I forgot you were standing there. You may go”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF8r3DhudHM
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