Quotes

01/05/2004

Wolverine: "We got rogue X-Men--no offense Rogue--"
Uncanny X-Men #360

Gambit: "After all dis time--an I still manage to impress myself."

Uncanny X-Men #312

Wolverine:” Any comments?"

Rogue: "Nothing printable."

Uncanny X-Men #230

Gambit to Bishop:” For de first time since you dropped into dis century, you

called me *Remy*. You tryin' to make me *blush*?"

Uncanny X-Men #334

Iceman about Post: "I almost feel sorry for the yutz! He didn't know what hit him."
Wolverine: "Sure he knows, kid. It was a freight train wit' a big ol' `X' on the front."
X-Men #50

Gambit: "So why's everybody callin' him "Joseph"? What is dat all about? Maybe I

should just start callin' myself somethin' different. James. "Gambit"? No, I'm

James."

Uncanny X-Men #337

Nightcrawler: "I thought one caught more files with honey than with vinegar."
Wolverine: "One can, elf...but I prefer a big honkin' fly-swatter any day."
X-Men #81

Gambit: "... dese people even accepted me. Dat should tell ya what a poor judge

of character dey are."

Joseph: "Point taken"

Uncanny X-Men #338

Colossus: "Da, we wouldn't want the littlest X-Man to be blown down go boom..."
Wolverine: "Go rust yerself, Tin Man."
X-Men #85

Gambit: "Who? To my friends, de name's Remy LeBeau. To my

enemies, it's Gambit!

You can go on ahead an' forget dat first name right about now."

Uncanny X-Men #361

Wolverine: "What happened here? It looks like a freight train full

o' butt-kick rolled through with no breaks"
Wolverine #98

Angel: "I'm thinkin' back about a year ago, maybe more...somebody swiped a

Matisee from my New York penthouse."

Gambit: "Why you be lookin' my way when you say such things?"

Rogue: "Maybe, Gambit, because you're a thief."

Gambit: "Not for a Matisse, Rogue. Remy's taste runs more to Cezanne."

Uncanny X-Men #379

Wolverine: "Oh it hurts like all blue blazes, bub -- but I can take it.

The question is...Can YOU?"
Wolverine #98

Jean: "I must confess, infuriating and arrogant as Gambit can be..

those eyes, that grin, the body - it takes a girl's breath away."
Cyclops: "Oh really? When next the opportunity presents itself...

remind me to drop a truck on him."
Professor X: "Cyclops."
Cyclops:” A big truck."
Professor X: "Cyclops"
Cyclops: "A really big truck."

Xavier: "CYCLOPS!"
Beast: "Not to worry, Professor. While you were away, ol' fearless here

mastered the art...of deadpan humor."
X-Men #1

Wolverine (after having eaten blowfish poison): "What's for desert?"
Wolverine #107

Cyclops: "That sir, is no way to treat a lady. "

Gambit: "Or Rogue neither, hein?"

Beast: "Mommy, talk about a man who loves to live dangerously."

X-Men #1

Wolverine (watching the noodle vendor fight): "Don't mind me. Just go about

your business...I'll just help myself and leave the money on the cart"
Wolverine #109

Gambit to Bishop: "A plasma rifle against a boysenberry pie? Can you see the

crazed psychopath in this picture?"

X-Men #8

Wolverine-"I'm the best there is at what I do...and what I do isn't very pretty." 

Bishop: "Is this wise?"

Gambit: "Keep laughing or she'll kill us."

(After they hit Rogue in the face with a pie)  

X-Men #8

Proff X and Scott to Wolverine: "I'm glad you're settling in Wolverine,

 but I must admit I'm a little surprised that you've remained with us this long."
Scott "yeah, what attracts a maverick with a rep like yours to our quiet, little

 upstate safe house?"
After flashback with Magneto, Logan looks over at Jean and

says"The scenery, Bub. The scenery." 

(from Ultimate X-Men #3)

Gambit to Phoenix, in the Pentagon- "You t'ink dey serve drinks at de late show?                         Phoenix's response-"I think the more nervous you get the more jokes you crack."                 

Gambit- "Shh. Ancient family secret."

Uncanny X-Men #313

Wolverine: So yer the skirt that tamed the Cajun.
Belladonna: "House-Broke," to be more acc'rate.

Jubilee in regard to Bella Donna- "You mean, someone was actually

desperate enough to become...MRS. Gambit?!" 

Wolverine: "Quit babblin', McCoy and duck!"
Beast: "I must object to the use of the word 'babbling'. OK,

so maybe I was rambling...but babbling? I don't even know how to babble." 

(X-Men #9)

Gambit:” What has love done to you, Remy LeBeau? Standin' in the rain, pretendin'

its that and not tears runnin' down y'face."

X-Men #45

Beast: Anyone object to a round of grace?
Iceman: Go ahead, Hank.
Beast: Um...In words of one syllable: "Thanks. For everything." Amen.
Gambit: Dat was three syl--
Wolverine: Clam it, Cajun.
Jean: Gambit, don't you dare throw that pancake! 

(Uncanny X-Men #337)

Gambit: "On de count of `three'?"

Bishop: "Why wait? Let's go on `two'."

X-Men #46

Nightcrawler: "When I am sober -- assuming I live so long -- I've a feeling I shall regret this."
Logan: "Never know. People may surprise you."
Nightcrawler: "You're enjoying this! It's a joke to you!"
Logan: "Life's a joke, pal."
(Classic X-Men 4)

Cyclops: "I believe you people have something that belongs to us?"
Gambit: "Short li'l fella."
Jubilee: "All adamantium and attitude. He's one of a kind. We'd like him back."
Beast: "Not to mention our resident psionic Japanese-by-way-of-Britain ninja.

You can imagine how hard they are to replace." 

(X-Men #7)

Shigematsu: "Who -- who are you?!"
Logan: "The wrong person, bub, to have as your enemy."
Shigematsu: "Wolverine!"
Logan: "Yup."
(Kitty Pryde and Wolverine 2)

Gambit to Bishop: "Admit it, mon ami, we actu'ly make a pretty good team...when

we ain't tryin' t'kill each other."

X-Men #47

Kitty Pryde: "Impossible."
Logan: "If that's what you believe, girl, then it always will be."
Kitty Pryde: "Gimme a break! You're too tall -- an' too darn ugly -- to be Yoda."
(Kitty Pryde and Wolverine 4)

Rogue: "Ah got the Russian, Storm! What 'bout the Swamp Rat?"

Storm: "He is about to receive a painful lesson in the law of gravity...and in

humility...unless the good earth responds to my call."

Gambit: "Ça c'est assez! Enough! I'm sorry, already! Less wit' de guilt and more

wit' de savin', chere!

Rogue: "He's awful snitty f'r someone up a creek without a parachute..."

Storm: "True, though I imagine it is the fall talking...or the realization that

I am hurling basketball-sized hailstones past his nose at ninety miles per hour.

Neither of which would be the case if he had heeded my warnings."

Gambit: "Anyone ever tell you ladies you got a real talent for kickin' a man

when he's down? Dis gon' smart--"

X-Men #82

Gateway: "Logan, you are a cold son-of-a--"
Logan: "Yessir, I surely am. That's what comes o' bein' short, hairy and unloved... what's your excuse?"
(Weapon X 4)

Gambit: "...so den de bartender, he say to Thibedeaux...'cause dat's how these

stories, they be told inna Bayou country, hien -- pardonez-moi, mon brave, but

Gambit must deal wit' some more of your compatriots. Un carte, a little dash o'

mutant energy, an' when it hits...une belle explosion! Bada-bing! Bada-bang!

Bada-BOOM!"

X-Men #95

Rick: "You're not the loutish brute you pretend to be, are you?"
Logan: "I don't pretend to be anythin' I'm not an' I try not to regret anythin' I do."
(Wolverine 36)

Daredevil: "Frick here."

Gambit: "How come I get stuck bein' Frack?"

Constrictor: "If I wanted lame cracks I'd get my face kicked in by

Spider-Man!"

Gambit #11

Logan: "It's a beautiful day. The birds are singin' in the eucalyptus. The breeze carries the scent o' pine and jasmine... it's a good day to die."
Hand ninja: "It is good that you are resigned to your fate, gaijun dog!"
Logan: "Wasn't talkin' about me, bub."
(Wolverine 82)

Gambit: "Can't get a twelve course meal at McDonalds."

Jean-Luc: "Is that a Scots restaurant?"

Gambit: "Never Mind!"

Gambit #13  

Creed: "Ain't no one tougher'n ol' man Sabretooth!"
Logan: "I beg t' differ!"
Creed: "At least you're begging. It's a start."
(Wolverine 145)

"Alright you egg sucking piece of gutter trash you always 

 liked pushing around people smaller than you. 

 Well I'm smaller; try pushing me."

Jake: "Remy, have I told you how much I hate you today?"

Gambit: "Jake..you--uhm...look...well...uhm...Will you marry me?"

Jake: "Hate. You."

Gambit: "Okay, okay -- how 'bout jus' some hot lovin?"

Gambit #13

"I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice."
--Wolverine, The Uncanny X-Men

Gambit: "Okay, our first order of business is...findin' out who -- other than

most of you in this room, that is -- wants me dead!"

Gambit #16 

Nightcrawler: "You young gentlemen like this film? I, also. 

Chewbacca's my favorite character.

I have a friend who's much shorter, but almost as hairy and I always let him win too."
(Classic X-Men 4)

Gambit: "Doom's been missin' since Onslaught. This ain' him."

Sek: "Yeah, you're Mr. Ice. The fact five other Dooms showed up wasn't also a

clue?"

Gambit: "Hey, Spock isn' s'posed t'make fun of Kirk in front of the aliens!"

Gambit #12  

Kitty and Jubilee find Wolverine sitting on the floor, facing a wall - naked!

Jubilee: EEEWWW...

Kitty: Cut the guy some slack, Jubilee. Logan's just been through hell. It's a wonder

he survived with his sanity intact.

Jubilee: *This* is your definition of "sanity"...? HELLOooOO! Hairy-backed NAKED man here! Lookit, Pryde -- I know you guys were tight back in the day, and I can appreciate the relationship ya had before I showed up and utterly swiped his affections... but I prefer *my* canucklehead *clothed*, thank you very --"

A naked Wolverine walks off, giving them an eye-full in the process!

Jubilee: Ooyyy--*

Kitty: (smiling) You were saying...?

- The Uncanny X-Men Annual 99

Gambit: "Non...what you need t'do is give me more information -- so I understand

what I'm expected t'do -- or did -- I have a headache."

Gambit #12  

Kitty: "A time-delay on your kinetic charge? When'd you pick that one up?"

Wolverine: "Boy's a regular secret machine, Kitty."

Gambit: "Takes one to know one, Wolverine."

Nightcrawler: "Good comeback.
Gambit #1 

Gambit: Where'd you get dat extra bio-energy?

Bishop: I stored it. Where'd you hide the bo-staff?

Gambit: Don't ask if y'don't want to know.

- X-Men #46

"A friend is someone who knows your own personal song, 

and is there to sing it for you when you forget it." - Wolverine

Gambit: "Everyone can relax...Gambit has returned."

XTAS "Days of Future Past"

Gambit: Guess 'magination was no prerequisite for joining the XSE, eh, mes amis?
Bishop: No, LeBeau, but I assure you, I was first in my class when it came to

pounding smart-mouthed Cajuns--

Beast: Gambit, be an amigo and change our course so that Cerebro--

the trademarked mutant detection system--might better pinpoint our

woebegone winged wonder.
Gambit: Hang a left or a right?
Beast: Left.
Gambit: You couldna' just said dat, mon ami? 

(Uncanny X-Men #338)

Gambit #14
Remy: S'been long enough ... Fix him or I'll fix you!

Sinister: Would that it were so simple, my mysterious friend. And thank you, yes, 

your mutant ability to channel biokinetic pulses of energy into organic matter was quite

impressive up to the fiftieth time you threatened me with it.

Gambit: “First one who didn't trust Joseph,

say 'I tol' ya so!'...I tol' ya so!”
Uncanny X-Men #366

Gambit: "Charge a set o'playing cards wit' energy.

Give 'em a toss. Dey hit de target, dey go boom.

Problem solved. Or maybe not!"

Uncanny X-Men #383 

Storm: "No fear, Gambit, I have you."

Gambit: "Stormy, we got to stop meetin' like dis. Folks, dey'll talk."

Storm: "Use that name one more time --

 and I shall give folks something to talk about!"

Uncanny X-Men #383 

Gambit: "C'mon Jake, did you really expect

a house wit' a driveway an' a doorbell?"

Jake: "I don't know. You're saying "infiltrate"

Sinister's base, and I'm thinking, okay, kinda cool,

like James Bond stuff maybe -- or even Dr. Evil --"

Sabretooth: "Why'd you drag an amateur along?"

Gambit: "Comedic relief."

Gambit #9

Gambit: "Hey, Jake."

Jake: "Hey, Rem."

Gambit: "There's someone standin' behind

me wit' a gun t' my head, right?"

Jake: "Yup."

Gambit #21 

A Special Thanks to Kirstyn Middlemiss for the new quotes:

A Special Thanks to Xantissa for the new quotes:

Wolverine: One problem solved.
Gambit: Which is? 
Wolverine: You won't be needin' mouth to mouth. 
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