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Eric and Ernie had many catchphrases - Here are just a few

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"Get out of that" (said by Eric, whenever he put his flatly laid hand under someone's chin). Gradually this was phased out by Eric.

"Are you sure?"

"Get off!!"

"What do you think of it so far?" (said by Eric, who would use a prop—such as a statue or stuffed toy—to answer: "Rubbish!") Eric said later that whenever he was in the directors' box when Luton Town were playing away, and Luton were behind at half-time, the home fans would shout 'What do you think of it so far?'

"More tea, Ern?" (a pun on "tea urn", a vessel for serving hot drinks used in workplaces at the time)

"[He's got] short fat hairy legs" (said by Eric of Ernie)

"You can't see the join!" (said by Eric of Ernie's alleged wig)

"The play what I wrote" (said by Wise of his literary works)

"Arsenal!" (said by Eric), dating from a Mastermind sketch in which Eric is an incompetent 'Mr Memory' unable to remember anything without unsubtle prompting from Ernie. It developed into a running gag, so that whenever Ernie coughed, Eric would shout 'Arsenal!'

"Not now Arthur" (said by Eric every time Arthur Tolcher rushes onto the stage with his harmonica)

"Pardon!!??" (said by Eric after anything which could be construed as innuendo; he also said "There's no answer to that!" in a similar way)

"Now there's a novelty" (said by Eric)

"He's not wrong, you know!" (said by Eric)

"Wahey!" (said by Eric after what he considers is a particularly good joke)

"He's still got it, you know" (said by Eric, referring to himself, after what he considers a particularly good joke)

"That's easy for you to say!" (Eric) if anyone fluffed their line.