Brooks
Brooks noun - United States literary critic and historian (1886-1963).
Holds
Both words in one sentence
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Brooks: [holds his hand out] Do you mind?
Source: Bait and Switch -
Similarly subverted for comic effect in Mel Brooks' movie Blazing Saddles: When the entire town of Rock Ridge draws its guns on Bart, he draws his own gun, holds it to his head, and plays both the hostage and the hostage-taker using two different voices.
Source: Hostage Situation -
They pose for a second exactly as in the painting, and Brooks holds up a plate over Christ's head as the halo.
Source: "Last Supper" Steal
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