Evaluate the following quote. Is it a lyric from the discography of Panic! At the Disco, the Las Vegas pop-punk band that became a sensation with the release of their debut album, A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, in 2005; or is it a line said by The Joker (Jared Leto) in Suicide Squad, in theaters August 5? Answers at the bottom of the page.
1. “Please, leave all overcoats, canes and top hats with the doorman.”
2. “Welcome to my world of fun!”
3. “—Maybe just a dash of formaldehyde.”
4. “If crazy equals genius, then I’m a fucking arsonist.”
5. “And I believe this may call for a proper introduction!”
6. “Oh, and the smokes in that cigarette box on the table? They just so happen to be laced with nitroglycerin.”
7. “Because your speech is slurred enough… that you just might swallow your tongue”
8. “Heroes always get remembered, but you know, legends never die.”
9. “I’m the new cancer.”
10. “Well, she’s not bleeding on the ballroom floor just for the attention.”
11. “Oh, no, no. You’re pulling the trigger—pulling the trigger all wrong.”
12. “Let’s get these teen hearts beating faster, faster! “
13. “I lost my train of thought. Where was it that we last left off?”
14. “I hope you didn’t expect to get all of the attention. Now, let’s not get selfish.”
15. “Ladies and gentlemen, due to circumstances beyond our control, we are unable to continue our broadcast of dance music.”
16. “Isn’t this exactly where you’d like me? I’m exactly where you’d like me.”
17. “Well, this calls for a toast!”
18. “Gentleman, if you’re gonna preach, for God sakes, preach with conviction!”
19. “Cold and alone. It suits you well.”
20. “Show them all you’re not the ordinary type.”
21. “I’m wrecking this evening already and loving every minute of it.”
22. “When you’re in black slacks with accentuating, off-white, pinstripes, everything goes according to plan.”
23. “How does it feel to stand on the very stones that ran with your parent’s blood? Do you feel sad? Full of rage? Or does that outfit help you bury your feelings? Hiding your true self? You’re truly an extraordinary specimen; I look forward to breaking you.”*
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Panic! At the Disco: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
*Originally quote from Hugo Strange in Batman: Arkham Asylum, but sampled by Panic! At The Disco in “Mercenary.“