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{{quote|'''Baravelli (Chico Marx):''' ''[[Only the Knowledgable May Pass|...you can't come in unless you give the password]].''
'''Professor Wagstaff (Groucho Marx):''' ''Well, what is the password?''
'''Baravelli:''' ''Aw, no. You gotta tell me. Hey, I tell what I do. I give you three guesses. It's the name of a fish.''
<nowiki>[After several unsuccessful guesses]</nowiki>
'''Baravelli:''' ''Hey, what's-a matter, you no understand English? You can't come in here unless you say, "Swordfish." Now I'll give you one more guess.''
'''Professor Wagstaff:''' ''...swordfish, swordfish... I think I got it. [[Trope Namer|Is it "swordfish"?]]''
'''Baravelli:''' ''Hah. That's-a it. You guess it.''
'''Professor Wagstaff:''' ''Pretty good, eh?''|''[[Horsefeathers]]'' (1932) }}

{{quote|Mr. McKitrick, after careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that your defense system sucks.|General Beringer, ''[[War Games]]''}}
{{quote|Mr. McKitrick, after careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that your defense system sucks.|General Beringer, ''[[War Games]]''}}


{{quote|"The guy who made the software was called Jeff, Jeffty Jeff... Born on the first of Jeff, nineteen-Jeffty Jeff... So I put in 'Jeff', and hey..." |[[Eddie Izzard]] on the topic of backdoors in Hollywood movies}}
{{quote|"The guy who made the software was called Jeff, Jeffty Jeff... Born on the first of Jeff, nineteen-Jeffty Jeff... So I put in 'Jeff', and hey..." |[[Eddie Izzard]]|on the topic of backdoors in Hollywood movies}}


{{quote|'''The Plague:''' Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and...
{{quote|'''The Plague:''' Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and...
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'''The Plague:''' god. So, would your holiness care to change her password? |''[[Hackers]]''}}
'''The Plague:''' god. So, would your holiness care to change her password? |''[[Hackers]]''}}


{{quote|''One, one, one... uh... one!''|'''The Soldier''', ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''}}
{{quote|''One, one, one... uh... one!''|'''The Soldier'''|''[[Team Fortress 2]]''}}


{{quote|''" 'Morphic Street, 9 o'clock tonight, password: swordfish.' Swordfish. '''Every''' password was swordfish. Whenever anyone tried to think of a word that no one would ever guess, they always chose swordfish."''|''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]]}}
{{quote|''" 'Morphic Street, 9 o'clock tonight, password: swordfish.' Swordfish. '''Every''' password was swordfish. Whenever anyone tried to think of a word that no one would ever guess, they always chose swordfish."''|''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]''|[[Terry Pratchett]]}}


{{quote|''People are dumb .... the most common passwords are 1234567890, 123456, password, The persons birthday, and password1. The name of a family member is a close second''|[[Valkyria Chronicles III|Imca]], [[We Are Our Avatars (Roleplay)|We Are Our Avatars]] }}
{{quote|''People are dumb .... the most common passwords are 1234567890, 123456, password, The persons birthday, and password1. The name of a family member is a close second''|[[Valkyria Chronicles III|Imca]]|[[We Are Our Avatars (Roleplay)|We Are Our Avatars]] }}


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Revision as of 06:37, 14 March 2015

Baravelli (Chico Marx): ...you can't come in unless you give the password.
Professor Wagstaff (Groucho Marx): Well, what is the password?
Baravelli: Aw, no. You gotta tell me. Hey, I tell what I do. I give you three guesses. It's the name of a fish.
[After several unsuccessful guesses]
Baravelli: Hey, what's-a matter, you no understand English? You can't come in here unless you say, "Swordfish." Now I'll give you one more guess.
Professor Wagstaff: ...swordfish, swordfish... I think I got it. Is it "swordfish"?
Baravelli: Hah. That's-a it. You guess it.

Professor Wagstaff: Pretty good, eh?
—Horsefeathers (1932)
Mr. McKitrick, after careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that your defense system sucks.
—General Beringer, War Games
"The guy who made the software was called Jeff, Jeffty Jeff... Born on the first of Jeff, nineteen-Jeffty Jeff... So I put in 'Jeff', and hey..."
—Eddie Izzard, on the topic of backdoors in Hollywood movies

The Plague: Someone didn't bother reading my carefully prepared memo on commonly-used passwords. Now, then, as I so meticulously pointed out, the four most-used passwords are: love, sex, secret, and...
Margo: [glares at The Plague]

The Plague: god. So, would your holiness care to change her password?
—Hackers
One, one, one... uh... one!
—The Soldier, Team Fortress 2
" 'Morphic Street, 9 o'clock tonight, password: swordfish.' Swordfish. Every password was swordfish. Whenever anyone tried to think of a word that no one would ever guess, they always chose swordfish."
—Night Watch, Terry Pratchett
People are dumb .... the most common passwords are 1234567890, 123456, password, The persons birthday, and password1. The name of a family member is a close second
—Imca, We Are Our Avatars
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