Thursday, December 26, 2013

‘The Gates of Hell’ and Other Quotable Quotes from 2013

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“You don't do that to me. Saan po kayo kumukuha ng kapal ng mukha? I can buy you, your friends, and this club."

Compressed into a single line of dialogue, three of our choices for quotes of the year can comprise a classic catty put-down in a movie.

Maybe it's because the three different individuals who uttered them – a show host, the President, an actress – were all in apparent fits of pique, for totally different reasons.

Irritation is a common emotion behind some of our quotable quotes of 2013. Others were just clinical but telling declarations of fact, such as Erap's sobering reminder to the public that he is the first ex-convict to become mayor of Manila.

The news media used to be the main arbiter for the quotes that capture the spirit of our times, but no longer in the age of social media. Many of these quotes first found traction on Twitter and Facebook, which put a premium on short bursts of text that can be instantly shared. YouTube enables memorable utterances to be watched ad nauseam even before the news media catches on.

One may wonder why Sen. Miriam Santiago did not make the cut, as she is, of course, always quotable. With her outrageous verbalisms, the queen of one-liners seems consciously aiming to be included in year-end lists like this. We decided to leave her off our list this year, to give others a chance.

33 comments:

  1. Anne will regret the day she uttered those words. She will wish she was sober then.

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    1. Hehehe... Asaan na yong panira ka ng araw? Hehehe

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    2. anon 2:41 oo nga ano.. sana isinama yun.. para ganito ang line
      “You don't do that to me. Panira ka ng araw! I can buy you, your friends, and this club."

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    3. Hindi naman nta kasi talaga sinabi un.

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    4. oo nga noh?! pero yung, you dont do that to me, hindi naman yan this year! ang tagal na nun.

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  2. Kulang pa ung kay binay....hehe

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  3. Biased..bakit wala ung PANIRA KA NG ARAW by arnold clavio?

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    1. Ay oo! Agree ako jan! Marami xang quotables dun eh. Unfair naman.

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    2. Tomo!! Arnold Clavio ilagay dyan pati kay Korina at ACooper!! FP Tlaga oh!

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    3. Bakit FP? Source: www.gmanews.com

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    4. Uhm, ateng, wala rin yung kay Korina na naging topic pa ng CNN. Biased ka dyan.

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    5. how about the reporter from channel 7,mr.manicad's nagkalat na echas

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  4. First honor ang "I can buy you" ni Anita. Kung hindi lang siya dikit sa ch2. mas malala pa sana yan sa "Amalayer". Kaso wala e, she's rich and powerful.

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    1. It isn't true namanno.

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    2. It isn't true pero ang
      Manampal ng 3 tao paki explain?

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  5. hahahahah nice nice gma!

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  6. Asan yung pamosong interview ni PUPPET? "panira ka ng araw e!"

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  7. Hay naku Manny Pacquio!

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  8. Ayyy bakit waley yung panira ka ng araw ni arnarn?

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    1. Pang14 daw kasi yung kay arnold hahaha

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  9. Parang mas pasok pa nga yung kay puppet kesa kay ms. World eh! Daya gma ha!?

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  10. haha! My favorite line yung kay anne at janeth

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  11. May favorites is Ann, mirrian and arnold lines

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  12. Wala yung kay korina, arnarn and mirriam. Medyo maingat talaga ang GMA.

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  13. Sayang, wala yung all black na picture tapos may speech bubble ni Junjun Binay saying "hindi mo ba ako nakikilala?"

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    1. ayaw nang nega daw nang GMA...
      pero bakit wala yung kay Jiggy na "ang mga ta* nagkalat sa Makati!"

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    2. "nagdagsa" pala!
      soorrrry pooo! - Chichay

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    3. HAHAHAHA BENTA OMG XD

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  14. Mga Dean's listers! (lol) ... honorable mentions sina Madam Tsinelas, J. Binay, Sen. Miriam, Clavio, etc.

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  15. wala yung kay Binay, My Son deserves courtesy"

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    1. Can't get over ako doon sa pinayungan pa talaga para lang makita nung mga pobreng guards na importante pala yung tanong yun. #onlindpilipins.

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  16. Astig pa din ung kay anne.

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  17. "Baka ipapatay ka nila, kawawa ka naman. Gantihan mo na habang buhay ka pa"
    Mirriam. lol

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