Alright y’all, sitting there the other night after watching Smokey and the Bandit for the hundredth time, got this itch. Wanted to find that dumbest, funniest stuff Sheriff Buford T Justice ever yelled out his car window. You know the ones. “You can think about it… but don’t do it!” Pure gold. Figured it’d be easy. Yeah, right.
First thing I did? What everyone does. Typed straight into the search bar: “sheriff buford t justice best quotes.” Hit enter feeling pretty smug. Big mistake.
The Google Grind
Page loads, and… well, junk mostly. Top results are these boring quote sites that feel like they were built by robots. Lists of lines, sure, but completely flat. No personality, no context, nothing that makes you hear Jackie Gleason screaming. Just plain text dumped on a page. Like eating dry crackers. Needed the juice, the delivery! “I’m gonna barbecue yo’ ass in molasses!” ain’t the same without the spittle flying.
Chasing Ghosts on Social
Switched gears. Hopped over thinking maybe good ol’ social media would save me. Searched Twitter, Reddit… “Buford T Justice funny.” Found… scraps. A random tweet here with a line, maybe a meme pic over there, but nothin’ organized. Just scattered bits, like chasing corn kernels somebody spilled. Felt like trying to build a puzzle with half the pieces missing.
The Forums Dive
Remembered those dusty corners of the internet – forums dedicated to movies. Found some talking about Smokey and the Bandit. Started digging through threads. This took hours. Scrolling, scanning pages and pages. People arguing about car specs or Bandit’s charm… but buried deep? Boom! Someone asked: “What’s the dumbest thing Justice says?” Jackpot! People quoted back and forth, laughing about their favorites, sometimes adding the setup. Found stuff I’d straight-up forgotten! Like him threatening to call someone a “pee-on.” Classic Buford.
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Key finds hiding in those threads:
- The whole “What we’re dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law!” rant.
- “Don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s rainin’!” (Had to chuckle reading that one).
- And my personal favorite discovery: “You sumbitch, you! You run that light!” Pure comedic frustration.
Embracing the Chaos
That forum crawl taught me the hard truth: There ain’t no magic “Funniest Buford Quotes” button. The real gems? They’re hidden where people are actually talking trash and laughing about it. Forgot all about trying to find a “list” and just focused on places people were sharing memories of watching him lose his mind chasing Bandit. Sometimes it was just half a sentence someone recalled, but that sparked the memory of the whole ridiculous scene.
Putting it Together
Ended up opening a simple text doc. Started dumping every funny line I could remember or found scribbled in those forums. Didn’t worry about order, just capturing the nonsense. Later on, grouped ’em roughly by theme: Rants, Threats, Weird Observations. Watched clips on a private site to double-check accuracy and hear that glorious delivery again. Seeing him puff out his cheeks and scream “Junior! Junior!” confirmed why it’s funny.
Honest verdict? Finding the really funny Buford ain’t about clever searches. It’s about wading through the mediocre stuff and digging deep where fans actually geek out. Takes time, patience, and a willingness to read some nonsense along the way. But hearing that insane voice yelling ridiculous crap in your head? Totally worth the sore eyeballs. “You can think about that too!”
