'Winning!': The Year In Mostly Annoying Quotes and Catchphrases

Sometimes, one line uttered by a fictional character or a real-life celebrity reverberates. Usually it's because of its sheer stupidity—or, less often, for its brillance. Maybe it's because it perfectly fit a historical or cultural momen

"I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen."

Charlie Sheen went off the rails this year, adding&nb

"I got a lot of things twirling around in my head."

Herman Cain was a meme unto himself this year, but perhaps the most all-encompassing phrase he brought into the world was the one about his head twirls. To be fair,

"Not intended to be a factual statement."

When Sen. Jon Kyl got called on his bald-faced lie on the Senate floor—he stated wrongly that abortion procedures comprise 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does&mda

"Corporations are people, my friend."

GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney uttered the phrase that, for many people, sums up the 1 percent's attitude: Corporations deserve the same rights as the people working for

"We are the 99 percent."

This slogan wasn't coined by a particular person, but it did put a personal face<

Parks and Rec's moment was hilarious, but this one was tender. This year, we said goodby