Is your Kung Fu Strong?

"My Kung Fu Is Strong" I thought was one of those nerd quotes that everyone just knew; especially given how it was used a second time in the movie Twilight: New Moon. Okay so maybe none of us saw this, unless forced to. The original use of this line however comes from the 2003 movie "The Core". So to help everyone understand and get on the same page, let me paraphrase / explain its origins:

Without giving the premise of the movie away – - D.J. Qualls plays a computer geek/hacker and the government is trying to recruit him for a secret, black-ops mission. His known hacking skills are notorious – - he’s hacked the NSA, FBI and NASA’s computer databases.

His character, “Rat”, explains that he uses a program that he wrote himself called “Kung Fu” – - When asked by a FBI agent how he managed to hack the NSA’S Computer system – he replies with “Your kung fu is not strong”

Other “Rat” quotes from the movie that I liked:

When the FBI agent was doubting “Rat’s” skill level…

Taz ‘Rat’ Finch: How many languages do you speak?
Dr. Conrad Zimsky: Five, actually.
Taz ‘Rat’ Finch: I speak one. One Zero One Zero Zero. With that I could steal your money, your secrets, your sexual fantasies, your whole life. In any country, any time, any place I want. We multitask like you breathe. I couldn’t think as slow as you if I tried.

Personally I thought that last one was hilarious!