[TOMT][TV/MOVIE][1990s-2000s] "Habeas corpus!"
I have a vague channel-surfing memory that resurfaces whenever I hear the phrase "habeas corpus": A young woman, probably in her 20s, takes a drink of an alcoholic beverage. It's apparently a strong drink, and she reacts to it by saying "habeas corpus!" as an exclamation. I don't think she's yelling it or anything; in my memory it's more of a matter-of-fact, dryly funny way of saying "wow, that's strong" as an aside. She's either at a bar or a party, and she's with a group of friends. I could be getting a detail or three wrong, however. Any thoughts?
Posted Jun 27, 2022, 5:15 PM UTC
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It's probably too obvious, but my first instinct was Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. https://y.yarn.co/24dfd70f-e3f5-4943-bd87-aa15af347e27.mp4
It's not the right context, but I remember the TV commercials for it doing a bunch of rapid cuts of all the legal jargon she says one right after the other, so maybe there was a different scene immediately preceding it.