Talk:That's what she said

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There is no way this phrase was popularized by "The Office". I'm changing it to a more general description.

This began with Wayne's World. "Are you done yet? I'm getting tired of holding this." "That's what she said!"

It did not *begin* with *Wayne's World*. I'd heard it used as early as the 70's. I think it's fair to say it WAS popularized by *The Office*– at least taken to its current and highest level of popularity. --207.114.17.104 (talk) 12:59, 16 April 2009 (UTC)

"That's what she said" was painfully tired long before The Office lifted its entire first season's writing from that other show called The Office. 66.224.151.42 (talk) 19:40, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Um, you're not that stupid, right? You do realize that the Office was made as a REMAKE of the British version, and was offcially supposed to somehow rewrite scripts from the original Office?

What is up with the definition ? Phrase used to insult monkeys? Possible vandalism? --124.138.199.2 (talk) 01:52, 3 November 2009 (UTC)

Examples

I think we have too many exmaples. Please suggest the ones (up tp three) that should be removed, and people can basically vote on which ones are not very good and do not belong in the article. Randomfrenchie 03:42, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Examples

I agree with Randomfrenchie, it looks very unencyclopedic.

Kaaos 20:05, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

That's what she said! TFighterPilot (talk) 21:42, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Redirect

I tried to just prune this article back to a stub, but I couldn't find any sources even to provide a definition. I figured a redirect to Double Entendre was probably for the best. Chunky Rice (talk • contribs) 22:57, 11 May 2007 (UTC).

Maybe, but let's discuss. This article has been around for a few months. I cleaned it up. There was way too many examples and possible untrue stuff. It' a specific and widely used phrase that deserves its own article. Not many people have heard of the classification "Double Entendre". Randomfrenchie 14:48, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

There's not one thing in that article that's not original research. I agree that it's a common phrase, but unless we can source it, it doesn't belong here. If you like, we could take it to AFD for a more general discussion. And I don't know what you mean by your last comment. Double Entendre is a common term, even more so than this one. Chunky Rice 14:51, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

Hello? I'm happy to discuss, but unless you have some reason why to keep this page, I'm switching back to a redirect.Chunky Rice 23:11, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

As I said, I'm happy to discuss this issue. As I see it, there's nothing in this article worth saving. I couldn't even find a reference for the mere definition. If you have references, please add them. Otherwise, I don't see why this article shouldn't be redirected or deleted. Chunky Rice 20:24, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Ok, I will try to find references. If not, then it should indeed be redirected to Double Entendre, but a short section specific to "That's what she said" should be added to the article. That is my opinion. Randomfrenchie 14:32, 20 May 2007 (UTC)

Redirecting to "Said the actress to the bishop" makes much more sense. "Pruning" the article solves no problems, original research should be tagged and discussed, pending sources or lack thereof, not arbitrarily deleted. There is considerably more information on this topic than the article suggests. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.66.191.116 (talk) 19:20, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

I agree, I'll go ahead and do the merge in a day or so if there's no objections. --Nuujinn (talk) 01:11, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

That would be great. Thanks :) -- Quiddity (talk) 21:02, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

Target of redirect

I think redirecting to Double entendre is an issue because of "principle of least astonishment" (this specific case is referenced here). Might it be better to redirect to the modern usage section on the page? -- Amazins490 (talk) 05:44, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

ref

If anyone's considering changing this to something more than a dab, here's a source: "The cheapest shot of all, of course, is the ancient one-liner, 'That's what she said.' This reply can be used after virtually any remark, however innocent, ..."

EgoSpeak: Why No One Listens to You, by Edmond G. Addeo and Robert E. Burger.

You can see the snippet I quoted here. —JerryFriedman (Talk) 03:50, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

That's what she said! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.242.172.224 (talk) 15:21, 12 May 2013 (UTC)

Another possible ref, a clip of Alfred Hitchcock using the phrase way back in 1929 [1]. Kmusser (talk) 19:44, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

The Office

I really think the Office's connection with TWSS is over-emphasized. It barely even warrants a mention. There were perhaps a dozen episodes of the Office where Michael Scott actually said it. 76.65.20.250 (talk) 01:34, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

That's what she said! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.162.88.240 (talk) 20:36, 15 June 2010 (UTC)