Genre Purist Gifts

"So obvious, there all the time"

Sherlock Holmes selling Sherlock Holmes.

"Not to be a motion picture - will remain just a book'

"Have you read any of Shakespeare's plays?"

"All the butter was gone. There was no way out. The puff pastry had to be made with margarine... from a tub."

'What have you got for the man who knows everything?'

'Wilbur took really, really good care of his car.'

Musical genres

Music Student

'What was the first music they ever said 'this isn't even music' about?'

"Respect the park's Natural beauty. No Instagram filters."

Pub. This is John. He also loves obscure bands until they're popular then hates them. The Druidiots. Luckies. 50 ale.

"I'm just not in an Australian-movie mood, O.K.?"

'He's a parody of a tired genre.'

"It's people like you who are ruining rock and roll for the rest of us."

Infection Control Center. Now Hiring. I should have said "I'm not afraid of hard work" rather than "I don't mind getting my hands dirty."

" will enver read that book, and I"m eagerly waiting to avoid the movie."

'The acoustics in here are terrible!' (two warped acoustic guitars).

"Drawing with computers is easy..."

"One thing I'll say for us, Meyer--we never stooped to popularizing science."

"He only dances to The Dubliners."

"He sold out, so he's sold out"

'I always wanted to be a genre, but I'm worried I've become a cliche.'

"No pre-recorded music in this church. It's all 100% organic!"

"Your online comment meets the offence of serious insult. The 13 spelling mistakes in the 17 words of your comment constitutes a crime against the English language!"

Academicians discussing the admitance of Pre-Raphaelites

'I'm looking for something not written by a celebrity.'

Books - As Seen on TV.

'The Garrett Club'

Urban fox.

"Yeah, but I detest subtitles."

"It strayed too far from the video game."

"He's been upset since they colorized 'It's a Wonderful Life,' and I think it's finally pushed Him over the edge!"

Film Noir / Film Bleu

'She wants to know why we don't clean up the *@#!@* language in our movies.'