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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? —Horse Feathers (1932)

Mr. McKitrick, after careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that your defense system sucks. —General Beringer, WarGames

"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." —Terry Pratchett, Night Watch