Urban Dictionary Defines the phrase 'Snakes on a plane' There are 7 definitions, but my favorite is #5:
In a heated arguement, if one cannot sufficiently defend themself, stating "snakes on a plane" automatically wins the arguement no matter what the circumstances.
Dude 1: "Robocop 2 is way better than Robocop 3"
Dude 2: "But Robocop 3 had robot ninjas and jetpacks"
Dude 1:"You know what, snakes on a plane.....snakes on a mutha fuckin plane"
And check out the
blog entry that started it all, by Josh Friedman. He calls it the "Everlasting Gobstopper of movie titles".