Dead Men Tell No Tales

A saying that has existed for a long time, but wasn't extremely popular until it became famous through the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disneyland, in which a pirate-ish skull and crossed bones on the wall utters this very phrase, among other things. Basically, what it means is that to keep something quiet, kill anyone who knows about it and, since that person is dead, it would be pretty much impossible for them to tell your secret. A similar saying is "Three can keep a secret if two are dead," invented by Benjamin Franklin.
So, you don't want anyone to find out that you're secretly a Hilary Duff fan? Just kill everyone who already knows--after all, dead men tell no tales.
by lollylollylollyPOP!!! July 29, 2007
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A quote from the Disney computer-animated film "The Wild", to be uttered when you and someone else both happen to say something at the same time. Is EXTREMELY irritating, especially when your six and five-year-old brothers say it every single fricking opportunity they can possibly get. Believe me, I know.
Tom and Jake in unison: Who likes BACON!?!?

Me: Aww, so cute! I DO!!!

Tom and Jake: Dude...we said it at the same time. Dude.

Me: Ha, ha...uh...funny...

Tom and Jake: Dude...we said it at the same time. Dude.

Me: Okay, that's kinda getting old...

Tom and Jake: DUDE!!! WE SAID IT AT THE SAME TIME!!! DUDE!!!

Me: Oh, for the LOVE OF...

Tom and Jake: DUDE!!! WE SAID IT AT THE SAME TIME!!! DUDE!!!

Me: AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! (runs away screaming like a lunatic and pounds head against nearest wall)
by lollylollylollyPOP!!! May 30, 2007
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