Talk:that's what she said

Quotes for later:

• 2003 book
• it was a catchphrase on The Office

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that's what she said

Really. Practically anything can be used to make something a double-entendre. Even just with a sentence like this, "she" can be substituted with "I", "the actress", "your mum" etc etc. It doesn't seem to be a set phrase at all to me. Ƿidsiþ 13:59, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

keep, your mum and as the actress said to the bishop are different phrases, while I've heard a few uses of "that's what your mum said" in this sense, I would say that "she" is the most common agent (with the "your mum" just added in for shits and giggles). Conrad.Irwin 14:08, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep. I've heard his exact expression many times (and used it a few times too). It is part of the vernacular. -- WikiPedant 16:23, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep and rfv. This is definitely a cohesive unit within modern English, but if we're going to distinguish ourselves from Urban Dictionary, we need some cites to make us look respectable. -Atelaes λάλει ἐμοί 19:24, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep, used in response to anything implies that there is something dirty about the statement to which the response is put. Agree with Atelaes on citations. bd2412 T 21:31, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep, definitely a set phrase, even Atelaes thinks so. (Unless someone has hacked his account, which come to think of it, might be more plausible.) —Ruakh_TALK 21:52, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep. As everybody else has pointed out, this is now something of a fixed form. Regrettably, the fact that it's never remotely amusing isn't a factor in its Wiktionary-worthiness :) Equinox ◑ 21:56, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Here's a workable citation, I think. bd2412 T 22:05, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Okay, then. So it's passable, but it could be a bit longer in order to make for a more satisfactory entry. Hey, wait a minute--That's what she said! -- WikiPedant (getting a bit giddy) 15:41, 26 March 2009 (UTC)

Delete, pointless. Mglovesfun 23:40, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

That's what she said, homes. -- Thisis0 17:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

It's used in one major modern translation of Aristophanes' The Frogs, as an understandable substitute for obscure Classical Athenian jokes. So, it isn't pointless. --EncycloPetey 18:36, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep. --EncycloPetey 18:36, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Keep. This passes the "Never mind test" and "Rocking chair test" at WT:IDIOM. —Internoob (Talk|Cont.) 21:09, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Kept. 63.95.64.254 23:20, 30 March 2009 (UTC)