Confession

If you have ever watched a movie with me, you have probably wanted to put tape over my mouth so that I would stop quoting the movie as it's playing. Don't deny it, the thought has crossed your mind.
We have a game at my house called "where's this from?" It's very competitive. And let me just say this: I am undefeated.
I'm sure that many of you play a similar version of this game. This is how we play: first, someone will pick a quote from a movie that they know everyone has seen. The quote must be five words or more and you are only allowed to give a few hints (if needed.)
We say that the quote must be at least five words because some siblings were giving quotes like "Hey where is this from? 'OH NO!' " Which can be from like a thousand movies. So it doesn't count.
You can give hints like: this is from a cartoon vs. a movie with people in it. Or a boy is saying this quote vs. a girl. Or we have this movie on a tape vs. a DVD etc.
We also find it fun to say it in the voices of the character, instead of just saying the lines.
But, I am so good at this game, that I don't need the to hear it. My brother was texting me a few quotes once and I got all of them. Yeah I'm that good.
(I know I'm bragging, but hey I don't get to brag about much; this is one of the few things I'm good at :) )
Another rule is you can only have quotes that are really short, if they are really obvious. Like "Where's this from? 'FOR-EV-ER....FOR-EV-ER..." And the answer would be The Sandlot.
Sometimes we may say a short one, to see if they get it at first, like "Where's this from? 'Ohhh I know!'" And if they can't get it, then we will give them the rest of the quote. "Ohhh I know! I'll turn him into a duck!! Yes, yes it's so evil!! But wait... I don't know how to do that...and I don't really need a duck..." And that would be from Meet the Robinsons.
There is no time limit, you can have as much time as you need to figure it out. You can say "I give up." if you feel like you are so close but you just can't figure it out and you wont lose the game. You only lose if you declare 'I'm stumped."
I have never declared stumped, for I am the quote master.
So here is where my confession comes in. So my mom picked me up from work today and as we were talking, I quoted a movie like I always do. I always find a quote that matches the conversation and fits the situation. I'm constantly quoting movies. (Sometimes I may quote a movie in a conversation with a friend and they get so confused. Sorry, that's me trying to be humorous. It makes since in my head, and around my family...)
So I quoted a movie, we laughed, she asked where it was from, I told her, and she said "That's not what he said! He said this..."
We go back and forth for a while about this quote, (laughing of course as we argue, but not really arguing) each convinced that she is right.
"He said this!"
"No, I'm the queen of quotes mom, I know what I'm talking about!"
"No I'm pretty sure he said this."
"Well then I'm pretty sure you are mistaken."
"I watched this movie recently, you are mistaken!"
"I only need to see it once mom and I have it memorized."
"Not this part you don't."
"You want to bet?"
So we made a bet. Who ever was wrong had to buy the other one ice cream the following day.
I was so ready for some free ice cream.
When we got home we ate dinner, cleaned up, had family prayer and scripture study and when the other kids were put to bed, mom and I put the movie on.
I had the biggest smile on my face as we fast forwarded the movie to the right spot and as I thought of the chocolate ice cream I was going to eat with mom that she paid for... We turned up the volume and listened closely.
Wait.
No. The tape is fuzzy, rewind it, I'm sure I'm right.
But no matter how many times we rewound that tape, the line was the same each time.
I was wrong.
How did I lose a bet to my own mother?
Much less a quote from a movie bet!?
My response: "So mom, what kind of ice cream would you like?"