"There's something about having a big hose that makes walking around, and working, very difficult."

dani v

Maggot Farm:

"Cause if I feel sorry for him, I can reward him by sending him across the country where a fisherman can put a hook through his bottom."

Pam: "Are you gonns do this or talk?"
Mike: "I think there's a fair amount of evidence to suggest that I'm gonna talk."

dani v

Episode: Dirty Jobs in the Big Apple

"Hold on CJ, I'm on the verge of understanding something."

"There's hope for the species. But not for the feces."

"And for my 200th job, we thought some fireworks would be appropriate. I just didn't know they'd be in my pants."

Annalyse

Locomotive builder episode
"It's almost as if I don't know what I'm doing."

This applies to many situations however

"i am here to slow you down and cost you money....."

"if there is one thing i have lerarned here in lif it is this. if you see 4 guys standing i a strait linde all wearing the same shirt they are either going to burst into song or they are going to get dirty. "

My all-time favorite:



My all time favorite: "I want so badly to be competent!"

Jorey

This, I do believe, is not just the best Rowe-ism I've ever heard, but possibly one of the best quotes I've ever heard:
"When the tool slips out of the man's hand, you can either blame it on the temperature or the lubrication."

I also thought what the guy said after that was hilarious:
"If you rub it quick enough, you'll get enough heat to produce a liquid."

"When it comes to these devices (dirty storage tanks) I say no tank you" ?

While rubbing his hands with tannery "fat-liquor":

"Feels soft and buttery...just like the inside of a dead cow."

Alligators, bumblebees, red ants and snakes...I don't see what could possibly go wrong.

Olive oil episode:

"I went up the caca hole"

My very favorite Rowe-ism is during a new episode regarding the sled dog breeder, while removing dew claws from the pups- "A little prick can still make you squeal."

From when he was cleaning the NASA crawler:

Mike: Now, the rocks that I'm seeing here obviously came from the road.
Wiley: Yeah, gets caught up in the shoes up here, and when they come around the belt they fall here, and that's how it works...gravity.
Mike: Yeah, yeah, gravity has really been an issue with NASA ever since the beginning, I suppose.

what about the one with the fish filaying (I know i didnt spell that one right) one: "When I said hi to you I told you all I know about fish filaying." LOLZ that 1 wuz funny

"That's a substantial piece of wood."

Clem

at the ending of the new shark week ep:
"'Night turtle" To stuffed turtle plush

"Why is there always a pit?"

quote:

Originally posted by ocomg:
Seems to me that Mike Rowe is full of it--witty humor, that is!!

For everyone on the boards here, what's your favorite "Rowe-ism"....quote, saying, etc, from either the show or message boards?

Fire away!

he says 'now that's what i call knocking the bottom out of that thang'

" That's right"

He says this repeatedly in a bunch of episodes
when he has overcome some obstacle or is just satisfied.