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Steve Clifford: [In the confessional] And there's these three girls with the band, I've had lustful thoughts about all of them. Natalie Murphy: What do you think, Jimmy, they'll be eatin' chips out of our knickers? Joey 'The Lips' Fagan: [to Dean] Are you doing what I told you? Are you thinking of that reed as a woman's nipple?

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Unemployment Official: Mr. Rabbitte, you've been collecting unemployment benefit for two years. Are you trying to tell me you can't get a job? Jimmy Rabbitte: We're a third world country - what can you do?

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Jimmy Rabbitte: What do you play? Failed Drug Buyer: I used to play football in school. Jimmy Rabbitte: I mean what instrument. Failed Drug Buyer: I don't. Jimmy Rabbitte: Then what are you doing here? Failed Drug Buyer: Well, I saw everyone else lining up, so, uh.... I thought you were sellin' drugs.

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Smiths' Song Singer: [singing, auditioning for Jimmy] I was happy in the haze of a drunken hour, but heaven knows I'm miserable now... Jimmy Rabbitte: Yeah, I know how you feel.

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Jimmy Rabbitte: Elvis is not soul. Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.: [defensively] Elvis is God. Jimmy Rabbitte: I never pictured God with a fat gut and corset singing "My Way" at Caesar's Palace.

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Jimmy Rabbitte: What do you call yourselves? Derek: "And And And." Jimmy Rabbitte: "And And fuckin' And?" Derek: Well, Ray's thinking of putting an exclamation mark after the second "and." Says it'd look deadly on the posters. Jimmy Rabbitte: Psshh... Outspan Foster: You don't like it? You think it should go at the end? Jimmy Rabbitte: I think it should go up his arse. Outspan Foster: Well, we're not married to it.

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Outspan Foster: There's a band around called "Free Beer". Always draws a big crowd. Derek: I like "A Flock of Budgies". Jimmy Rabbitte: We have to be "the" something. All the great sixties bands were "The Somethings". Outspan Foster: We could be... The Northsiders. Derek: Or The Liffy Lads. Outspan Foster: How about... The Fucking Eejits?

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Jimmy Rabbitte: [talking about kicking Ray out of the band] How did Ray take the news? Derek: Not too bad. Said he was goin' solo. Jimmy Rabbitte: He doesn't have much of a choice, does he?

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Billy: Commitments? Jimmy Rabbitte: It's a "the". Deco: How do you spell it? Jimmy Rabbitte: T-H-E.

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Rock Salmon Man: Excuse me, would you have any Rock Salmon? Dean Fay: No, I'm sorry - we only have "Soul"!

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Deco: If I'm gonna front this band, I like the sound of "Deco." Billy: "Deco the bus conductor." Is that "top-Deco" or bottom-Deco"?

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Jimmy Rabbitte: Who're you, then? Joey: Are you the one startin' the band? Jimmy Rabbitte: Yeah. Joey: The name's Joseph Fagin. Joey "The Lips" Fagin. Jimmy Rabbitte: [sarcastically] And I'm Jimmy "The Bollocks" Rabbitte Joey: I get mine from my horn playing. How'd you get yours? Jimmy Rabbitte: Don't get snotty with me. Joey: I get snotty with no man.

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Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.: [referring to Joey] What did Evel Knievel want? Jimmy Rabbitte: God sent him. Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.: What? Jimmy Rabbitte: God sent him. Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.: On a fucking Suzuki?

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Steve: Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Natalie: That's three Hail Marys for you tomorrow.

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Imelda: [about Deco] He eats like a pig. Bernie: He's such a prick. Natalie: Hasn't got the voice of a pig though. Joey says it belongs to God. Billy: God should ask for it back.

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Natalie: You all right, Jimmy? Jimmy Rabbitte: Sure. They just get on my arse at times. Natalie: Wanna share a taxi home? Jimmy Rabbitte: For fuck's sake, Natalie. How could you ask me that after what I just said in there? Natalie: Well if you weren't the manager, would you? Jimmy Rabbitte: Would I what? Natalie: ...take me home? Jimmy Rabbitte: But I am the manager.

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Billy: And you... George Michael... you ever call me a fuckin' eejit again, you'll go home with the drumsticks stuck up your hole... the one you don't sing out of. Deco: That'll be the day. Billy: I'm tellin' ya it's coming, so keep your Vaseline handy.

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Jimmy Rabbitte: Hi Imelda, You're Looking Deadly. Imelda: What are you doing here Jimmy Rabbitte? Jimmy Rabbite: Friend in the band. Imelda: You sure not a friend of my sister's? Jimmy Rabbitte: From what i heard, the fella she's marrying hardly knows her. Imelda: Cheeky Bastard. Jimmy Rabbitte: I suppose you'll be next? Imelda: Why me, I'm not bleedin pregnant.