“That’s not a knife!”

FAMOUS KNIFE QUOTE (USUALLY MISQUOTED): SUE: “Mick, give him [a mugger] your wallet.” DUNDEE: “What for?” SUE: “He’s got a knife.” DUNDEE: “That’s not a knife. THAT’S a knife.”        Linda Kozlowski, as Sue, and Paul Hogan, as "Crocodile" Dundee         In the fmous scene in Crocodile Dundee (1986)          Often misquoted as: “That’s not a knife. THIS is a knife.”

THE SWISS ARMY KNIFE VERSION:  “That’s not a knife. THIS is a knife!”        Photo from Firebox.com        The Guinness World Record-holding Wenger Swiss Army knife         Sold on Amazon.com for $1,200.00

THE BIG GUN VERSION: “That's not a gun, THIS is a gun.”        Posted on the DemocraticUnderground.com site

THE AUSTRALIAN PENIS VERSION: “About fifty-two hundred naked people posed for a group photo taken on the steps of the Sydney Opera House this week — in the process breaking the record for the most Australian men saying ‘That’s not a penis. THIS is a penis!’”        Seth Meyer, on the “Weekend Update” segment of Saturday Night Live, March 6, 20 .

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