Most people aren't really entertained. What they need is they need to watch TV. Entertainment is almost a luxury item. ... It's like a flyer somebody sticks on your windshield. Who gives a damn what's on it? It's iridescent wallpaper. Sometimes I think people just like the light on their faces.
You know at the end of the Soup Nazi episode, when Newman says the Soup Nazi has moved to Argentina? I always thought that was a joke about how the real Nazis fled to Argentina after World War 2, but it was actually just because the real life Soup Nazi would post a sign every year saying he was in "Argentina for the summer". Weird.
George: You know what I would like to do? I would really like to have sex with a tall woman. I mean really tall. Like a, like a giant. Like six five. Jerry: Really? George: What was the tallest woman you ever slept with? Jerry: I don't know... six three? George: Wow... God! You see, this is all I think about. Sleeping with a giant. It's my life's ambition. Jerry: So I guess it's fair to say you've set different goals for yourself than say, Thomas Edison, Magellan, these types of people. George: Magellan? You like Magellan? Jerry: Oh, yeah. My favourite explorer. Around the world. Come on. Why? Who do you like? George: I like DeSoto. Jerry: DeSoto? What'd he do? George: Discovered the Mississippi. Jerry: Oh, yeah. Like they wouldn't have found that anyway.
(Jerry is trying to convince Elaine that a clothing store salesman she's dating only told her he'd get her a discount on a dress so that she'd have a reason to keep seeing him.) Jerry: I'm telling you right now, Elaine, this guy's gonna dangle that dress in front of you like a dirt farmer dangles a carrot in front of a mule.
Elaine: Well, this is all very flattering...
Jerry: Like a shark fisherman with a bucket of chum.
Elaine: Okay—
Jerry: Like a shrimp farmer—
Elaine: OKAY!
