Doom Phrases

You know them. The thing someone on television says right before all heck breaks loose. After listening to them (and laughing at them) for forever, one day I decided to write them all down. I have a hundred and five. If you can think of any more, email them to me at shmeiliarockie@hotmail.com.


1. "Boy, that was close."

2. "I'm glad that's over."

3. "It could be worse."

4. "Our troubles are over."

5. "Yes, I'm sure...I think..."

6. "It's easy sailing from here on out."

7. "It's all down hill from here."

8. "Ah, we're finally here."

9. "Just a few more seconds..."

10. "It doesn't get much better than this!"

11. "What a beautiful day!"

12. "Just one more, and we're done."

13. "What ELSE could go wrong?"

14. "How could this possibly be worse?"

15. "Everything is perfect!"

16. "This is going to be the best day ever!"

17. "Done. Finally."

18. "Don't go anywhere. I'll be right back."

19. "Take care of yourselves!"

20. "All my hardwork finally paid off."

21. "It's perfect!"

22. "It'll just take a few minutes!"

23. "Don't worry, everything is fine!"

24. "Oh, there's just one *insert noun*."

25. "You can count on us!"

26. "Things are under control!"

27. "Easy as pie"

28. "Piece of cake"

29. "Oh, it'll be a breeze"

30. "How hard could it be?"

31. "Was that supposed to be the RED wire?"

32. "Look! It's sooo cute!"

33. "Oops..."

34. "Aren't we forgetting something?"

35. "Is it a bit quiet in here?"

36. "It's quiet... Too quiet..."

37. "Is that the best they can come up with?"

38. "I've got a bad feeling about this!"

39. "I don't think that's such a good idea!"

40. "What could possibly go wrong?"

41. "It's too good to be true"

42. "But it looks sooooo good!"

43. "Whatever you do, don't push the button."

44. "This thing? It's completely harmless..."

45. "It will take care of ALL your needs!"

46. "You'll be safe here!"

47. "No one will find us here."

48. "This is top secret! No one knows about this but us!"

49. "Did you hear that? Oh, well...Maybe I'm imagining things."

50. "Don't touch the-"

51. "At least we still have this..."

52. "I'm leaving you two in charge. Don't fool around!"

53. "Well at least I didn't tell them *tells them here* Oops!"

54. "I'm not supposed to tell you about the *tells it here* over there..."

55. "We'll be good. Really."

56. "Just stay put."

57. "No problem!"

58. "This place gives me the creeps!"

59. "We'll be done before dinner."

60. "Then we'll get back before no one even notices we're gone!"

61. "Leave it to me!"

62. "I'll have it done in no time."

63. "Okay, so I won't tell you..."

64. "That's the *fill in the blank* behind me, isn't it?"

65. "What's the plan again?"

66. "I promise!"

67. "You can trust us."

68. "We would NEVER do THAT!"

69. "Something's fishy around here."

70. "I really don't like the way this is headed."

71. "You mean this button / lever / wire / etc.?"

72. "I shouldn't have told you that."

73. "Don't worry, I'll save you!"

74. "I told you not to tell me that!"

75. "What's the big deal, anyway?"

76. "Don't ever do that again."

77. "Ooooh, neat! Do it again!"

78. "Just remember: I warned you."

79. "I said I have a plan, not that it's a very good one."

80. "I wouldn't do that if I were you."

81. "Great. Now you've done it."

82. "What have you done?"

83. "We're doomed!"

84. "It doesn't look that hard."

85. "He doesn't look that strong."

86. "It doesn't look that high."

87. "No, wait!"

88. "Don't do it, man! You have your whole life ahead of you!"

89. "Let's make this quick."

90. "What more do I have to lose?"

91. "It looks so calm and peaceful."

92. "It looks solid enough to me."

93. "You better quit while you're ahead."

94. "I dunno, I'm making this up as I go along."

95. "Between you and me, I have absoultely no idea what I'm doing."

96. "Let's get out of here while we still can."

97. "It's not very deep."

98. "Don't panic."

99. "What do you mean? I am careful!"

100. "So far, so good."

101. "I KNOW what I'm doing!"

102. "It's not like the world's gonna end right this second."

103. "And just when I thought it couldn't possibly get any worse..."

104. "Okay, you were right. We'll be fine."

105. "But I've open umbrellas inside plenty of times and nothing's ever- Oops..." That's a true life one, folks... Said it myself. (Don't ask.)