[MagicNinja]

Ok some thoughts on quoting in normal conversation;

So I was talking to my Grandma the other day over a game of rummy and she was describing how her hip replacement had gone ok but that it was obvious she was starting to get old. I said "It's ok grandma, even the Mona Lisa's falling apart", and wouldn't have even thought about telling her it was a quote from Tyler Durden because I know there is a 100% chance she has not seen this movie, and that she'd probably think I was clever with no harm to anyone. I think this is pretty clear cut that it would be retarded to say "or at least thats what this guy in a movie said!", as part of the conversation.

But what about in less clear cut situations? Would you ever specify that you were quoting someone? To friends? To girls? To people who are very likely to be oblivious? What is the protocol here?

I know that for some quotes that are exceptionally popular, like saying "IS NICE!!!" or "I don't know if you've heard but i'm kind of a big deal (misquote w/e) there's no need since these are pop culture references and when you're using them you are usually assuming the other person knows where they're from.

But how about if you want to sound clever and quote something more obscure? An example; I recently read an interview with Maynard from Tool; he said something about going to the beach, 'I'm not the kind of person to sit on the beach and drink a wine cooler y'know? That's the guy in the commercial'. Say I wanted to express the same idea and quoted that; should I say 'or at least, thats what blah blah says?'.

Or am I just overthinking things?