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  • Groucho is in charge of the movie and he talks all over it, like a dog peeing to mark out territory.

    Duck Soup: No 7 David Thomson 2010

  • This doesn't mean we don't take them seriously; counter them at every turn and become true Marxists -- as in Groucho Marx.

    Fighting Fire with Seltzer and Snark 2007

  • In Opera, the Brothers are more sympathetic than previously, but they are still given the basic characterizations that we expect from them: Groucho is the guy trying to "get into society" but unable to resist insulting everyone he wants to mooch off of and hanging around with rifraff like Chico and Harpo; Chico is the con man; Harpo steals and/or eats everything in sight and likes nothing better than to cut off guys 'beards or knock them out.

    I Had that Same Horse When I Had My Eyes Examined Jaime J. Weinman 2004

  • There's a kind of surreal innocence in that logic, a quality that shows up often in this absorbing memoir; for example, her meeting with Marx -- Groucho, that is -- who promises to make a donation for a Marxist school she is planning, but never coughs up.

    Deep In The Heart Of Texas 2008

  • Frankly, I'd be really surprised if any candidate running would want to hook up with me; to paraphrase Groucho Marx, I wouldn't want to work for a candidate that would hire a blog like this one.

    December 2006 2006

  • Yes, Bush says we don't do that kind of thing but, to paraphrase Groucho Marx, who you going to believe, him or your lying eyes?

    November 2005 2005

  • Who — to paraphrase Groucho's question about Grant's Tomb — is displayed in V.I. Lenin's hagiocrypt if not V.I. Lenin?

    Not Heaven Olmsted, D.L. 1981

  • Constructed around vague hear-me-roar sentiments hammered out in generic Motown terms, this Old Globe tryout tuner is eyeing Gotham, but one is skeptical -- to paraphrase Groucho -- whether audiences will opt to join any club with these ladies as members.

    Variety.com 2009

  • (played the harp), Chicko (he got lots of "chicks"), Gummo (something to do with shoes) and Groucho (people aren't actually sure exactly why he was called Groucho at the time).

    Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2009

  • I take the stage, and I see that Dave has decided to play a little practical joke on me: the entire audience is wearing "Groucho" glasses.

    WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: October 2001 Archives 2001

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