catchphrase / said by James
You sir, may fuck off
What does "You sir, may fuck off" mean on Small Town Murder?
James's judge voice for the moment sentence lands: the defendant is told, in so many words, that they may fuck off. It is a standing bit of the sentencing section, and it becomes "you ma'am may fuck off" when the defendant is a woman.
- Kind
- catchphrase
- Usually said by
- James
- First heard
- Episode 40, 18 October 2017
The story behind the phrase
Where did "You sir, may fuck off" come from?
It is in episode 40, when James reaches the sentencing and explains it as a bit they already have: when someone who deserves a long sentence is sentenced, the judge looks at him and says "you sir may fuck off". He then performs it as the judge, and Jimmie chips in with demands for a harsher sentence.
It is the hosts' way of showing contempt for a defendant at the moment the court passes sentence. James plays a judge who has run out of patience, and the joke is that the formal sentence arrives wrapped in a plain insult.
How is "You sir, may fuck off" used now?
It became a standing part of the sentencing section. James drops it into the reading of the court's decision, in place of the formal wording, as in episode 41. It also bends to fit the person being sentenced, so in episode 385 it becomes "you ma'am may fuck off".
When was "You sir, may fuck off" first said?
It was first heard in episode 40, "Six Unthinkable Things", on 18 October 2017, at about 1:33:57.
"Uh when someone who deserves to be sentenced to a long prison sentence gets sentenced, we have something where we just say the judge might say to him, look at him and say, you sir, may fuck off and se"
James introduces it as a thing they already do in the sentencing section: when someone deserves a long sentence, the judge looks at him and says "you sir may fuck off" before sending him down. He then performs it as the judge at 1805, so it is presented as an established bit rather than coined on the spot.
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