It's in a thousand movies… a thousand more books… and people say it all the time. But it's the clever responses and twists to the cliche that make it memorable. And… also I need help finding a good one to put in my story.
- "I have a plan" "Starting a war is not a plan' "No that's just step one in said plan."
- If we're all good with eternal regret… I have a plan.
- "Blowing up the building and getting fired for it, is not a plan." "Agreed… blowing up the building and NOT getting fired is a plan"
- "I said i had a plan!" "Then what's the exit strategy" "Ok so i have HALF a plan"
- "Your plan just blew up in your face didn't it?" "Well technically you can't blow up something that was never there so we're good"
- "Ok! New plan!" "You mean there was an old one?"
- "This plan sucks." "Of course it does. That's why it hasn't graduated to strategy."
- "Right. Ok. That sounds like a good plan." "What planet do you come from?"
- "That's the plan we came with?" "We left in a hurry. We had to pack light."
- "I have a plan." "So do I and it's never to follow your plan and I'm still alive so I'd say I'm sticking with my plan. It's a good plan."
- "Anyone have a plan?" "We go in and make them think we have a plan, so when it doesn't make sense it'll confuse them." "Pretty sure that is the exact opposite of a plan."
- "Our plan rests on 'probably unlocked' "No. Hopefully unlocked. Probably sounds like I actually know what I'm doing." "Do you?" "Hopefully." (Already used)
- "Ooh! I have a plan!" "If it doesn't obey the laws of physics… put your damn hand down."
- "The plan worked." "It WORKED? The entire island is on fire!" "We're alive. The plan worked."
- "THIS was your plan?" "I said leave room for improvising!" "DO YOU EVEN KNOW HOW TO PILOT THIS THING?"
What do you guys have?
In my story, I have a few… Lemme find my most recent.
This is one from the story I'm currently working on:
"Yes! I have a plan! We take and pick off their soldiers one by one, moving closer in on the Dorchan land until we're close enough to capture Darcy. Simple."
"Chess strategies don't work in real life."
"Hmph. I'd like to see you come up with a better one."
I have one!
“I have a plan that could possibly work,” A soft voice came from my left. It was my butler, speaking up.
I turned to look at him, sneering. “We do not take plans from you, Mr. Williams,” I said with as much seething hatred I could put into those nine words.
This is from an RP I'm in that's based on one of my stories:
Pollux called out, "Hey, Aurelius, may I just ask you a question?"
"Yeah-?"
"What the hell is our plan?"
Nox circled a little around Jade so that Aurelius could hold the conversation better.
"We hardly know a thing about this place. I think we may need to split some to cover more ground, but uh…"
"Great, my man. So no plan?"
"I have a plan! It's a good one! I promise!"
"How good can it be? You're a dead amnesiac."
Oh my god that last one is the greatest nonsequiter thing I've ever heard.
"I have a pla-"
"No."
"But you haven't even-"
"No."
"But-"
"Shut up and let me think of a plan."
"I have an idea!"
"You have a plan?"
"I have… an idea!"
"My plan is to let you think of the plan."
"You told me you had a plan!"
"I also told you I was a certified pilot. You really should have learned to not trust me by now."
"YOU'RE NOT A PILOT?!"
Sharla: "Does anyone have a plan–"
Yama raises his hand.
Sharla: "–That does NOT involve punching them?"
Yama slowly puts his hand down.
"Okay, I have an idea. A plan. A GOOD ONE! If you can't help Gray on the murder cases, then you wont!"
"No! that's the opposite of what I want to do!"
"No, no," Miki corrected herself. "There's a potion shop on the outskirts of the city. If you can MANAGE to get there, you buy an opposite potion. Oh, I can already see how much fun this is going to be."
"What do you mean?" Ari asked.
"Um, just go buy it first. Not that much, really. You're going to participate in the mission, and I am going have fun for the first in my life."
"Whatever you say," Ari said, hiding her excitement. Now this was luck.
"I think I got a plan. Okay, so-"
"If it involves you being the get-away driver again, I'm leaving."
"I said I was sorry."
"This is my plan! We're going to-"
"No."
"Why not! You didn't let me finish!"
"You said we're going to, there is no we. There is either you going to be bait or nothing at all, I'm not having you ruin my work. Again."
"Ayla, I have a plan."
"Is it treasonous?"
"Mildly."
"I recognize that smile. What kind of plan have you concocted this time Katia?"
"We're going to break into the castle of course."
"How do you plan on getting in the castle?"
"Why, I'm going to walk through the front door of course."
"I have a plan!"
"…..does it come with a receipt?"
"I have a–"
"No. Don't finish that sentence. Do NOT finish that sentence. Because if you do, I will be required to listen to your plan, and then we will most likely have to carry it out, which will almost certainly result in severe damage and unpleasantness all around."
"…plan?"
"God damn it."
"Well… do you have a plan?"
"Why me? Why do I always have to be the one to make the plan? Why can't you help out just this once?"
"Fine. I'll come up with a plan."
"No, no. I'll do it."
“I have a plan! It’s really good this time!”
“..Is it to shoot every single piece of life you see?”
“Yeah! How’d you guess?”
“You say that every time.”
“THIS PLAN IS STUPID! I DON’T LIKE IT!”
“It’s working, isn’t it?”
“YEAH, BUT LOOK WHAT’S CHASING US. DRIVE!”
“Wait wh-“
(Zoey)"Guys, I have a plan!"
(Alex)"What are my chances of getting hit by the getaway car like last time?"
(Zoey)"Not… High, but this time will be different."
(Alex) "Right, so this time I'm the getaway driver?"
(Zoey) "No… This time you're the bait."
"Alright everyone, just like we planned."
"Wait, when did we plan?"
"Seriously? I told you guys to make a plan! I was driving!"
"Ok, I have a plan now! Get down and act dead!"
"How is that a plan?"
"I have a plan!!"
"Thanks, I hate it."
"I have a plan!"
"I don't want it…."
Oh my gosh this is so much better than I thought when I posted this. These are all great! And some of them even make great writing prompts!
"Er…plan B, literally anyone else?"
"Plan B is you shut your mouth and we accomplish plan A."
"What happens if plan A fails?"
"Well then there's twenty-eight letters in the alphabet for a reason."
"…there's only twenty-six let–"
"ONWARDS!"
"We're gonna die."
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