Movie Quotes
“Houston, we have a problem”
Apollo 13
GOAT
Greatest of all time
The Hollywood starlet was arrested for shoplifting from Saks Fifth Avenue.
Winona Rider
The Capital of Hungary
Budapest
APA stands for this in M&A.
Asset Purchase Agreement
“I just wanna go the distance.”
Rocky
SNAFU
Situation Normal All F’d Up
This actress is Melanie Griffith’s mother
Tippi Hedren
The only US State with a one-syllable name
Maine
This book detailed the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco.
Barbarians at the Gate.
"I wish I knew how to quit you."
Brokeback Mountain
FUBAR
F’d Up Beyond All Repair
The real name of actress Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Anastassakis
The country whose national currency is called ‘baht’
Thailand
A takeover defense mechanism used by a corporation’s board to protect against a hostile takeover.
‘Poison pill’ or ‘shareholder rights plan’
“But this goes to eleven.”
This is Spinal Tap
SWAG
[Stuff] We All Get
He was People Magazine’s ‘sexiest man alive’ in 1991
Patrick Swayze
The only country that does not have ants.
Antarctica
Mannesmann was taken over by this company in 1999 as part of the largest M&A deal in US history.
Vodafone Airtouch
“Doesn’t anybody knock anymore?”
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
COP
Constable on Patrol
Close of Play
The real name of actress Lauren Bacall
Betty Joan Perski
The northernmost Capital City in the Word.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This cybersecurity company, founded in Irvine, had one of the largest IPOs in OC history in 2019.
CrowdStrike