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You've Got Mail The Rewatchables August 31, 2017

The sharpened-pencils email and 'Hello, New Jersey' are the two lead choices, with sushi, lone-reed, Tiffany/Brittany, and Starbucks lines as alternatives.

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The offer to send a bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils is a favorite and is remembered as a frequently used AIM away message.
The houseboat greeting 'Hello, New Jersey' is the other primary choice.
Kathleen's repeated 'sushi' receives a runner-up because one participant now repeats it in ordinary life.
Frank describing Kathleen as a lone reed wandering in the sands of time is another runner-up.
Kathleen's complaint about women introducing themselves as Tiffany or Brittany without last names is praised as a sharp Ephron observation.
The Starbucks monologue about customizing coffee as a series of consequential decisions is also favored.