«Well, that was that.»
His signature sign-off.
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Marve Almar Fleksnes. Pure comfort.
Catchphrases3
«I have my methods.»
«A bit here and a bit there.»
Cheeky lines12
«Senior discount for him and a mood discount for me!»
«Quite good, considering how bad it is.»
…about the weather.
«An orange jumpsuit? Then your behind will surely show you at your best!»
«When you become a blood donor, you join some sort of blood club, right?»
The Blood Donor.
«Simple as that — you deposit a little blood, then you withdraw it again.»
The Blood Donor.
On an unavoidable cold
«Why not get into bed and enjoy it?»
Marve quoting “the old poet Henrik Ibsen”.
Opening presents
«Congratulations on the new socks! Wool or nylon?»
«If Norwegians fasted more, we would be a firmer nation!»
«You are a tragic human being.»
«That does sound terribly burdensome.»
«Are you lot burning calories over there?»
«I want to die full — well-aged and with a full stomach.»
From the Galton & Simpson scripts7
The Blood Donor — when the doctor wants a pint
«A pint? That is very nearly an armful!»
The most quoted line in the script — the original wording.
The Blood Donor — on blood types
«Rhesus? They are monkeys, are they not?»
The Blood Donor — why he gives blood
«It was either that or join the Young Conservatives.»
When losing an argument completely
«Does Magna Carta mean nothing to you? Did she die in vain?»
From the jury episode — he thinks Magna Carta is a woman.
The Radio Ham — on his circle of friends
«Friends all over the world! …None in this country, but friends all over the world.»
On bad gravy
«My mother's gravy at least used to move about. Yours just lies there and sets.»
When someone states the obvious (“it is raining”)
«Ah — so that is what is making the road wet.»
Rolv Wesenlund3
«Everything before 50 is a warm-up.»
«Trust in God, but remember to lock your car.»
«It is not what you eat between Christmas and New Year that matters, but what you eat between New Year and Christmas.»