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26 Things the Movies have taught us
a friend | 9-29-2001

Posted on 09/29/2001 6:47:22 AM PDT by Cagey

1. Large, loft-style apartments in New York City are well within the price range of most people--whether they are employed or not.

2. At least one of a pair of identical twins is born evil.

3. Should you decide to defuse a bomb, don't worry which wire to cut. You will always choose the right one.

4. Most laptop computers are powerful enough to override the communications system of any invading alien society.

5. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts: your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.

6. When you turn out the light to go to bed, everything in your bedroom will still be clearly visible, just slightly bluish.

7. If you are blonde and pretty, it is possible to become a world expert on nuclear fission at the age of 22.

8. Honest and hard-working policemen are traditionally gunned down three days before their retirement.

9. Rather than wasting bullets, megalomaniacs prefer to kill their arch-enemies using complicated machinery involving fuses, pulley systems, deadly gasses, lasers and man-eating sharks, which will allow their captives at least 20 minutes to escape.

10. All beds have special L-shaped cover sheets that reach the armpit level on a woman, but only to waist level on the man lying beside her.

11. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread.

12. It's easy for anyone to land a plane, providing there is someone in the control tower to talk you down.

13. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off--even while scuba diving.

14. You're very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

15. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German or Russian officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A German or Russian accent will do.

16. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

17. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating, but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

18. If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will be thrown through it before long.

19. If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any strange noises in their most revealing underwear.

20. Computer monitors never display a cursor on screen but will always say: "Enter Password Now."

21. Even when driving down a perfectly straight road, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.

22. All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they're going to go off.

23. A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

24. If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you meet will know all the steps.

25. Police departments give their officers personality tests to make sure they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.

26. When they are alone, all foreign military officers prefer to speak to each other in English.


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To: Cagey
In the event of a tornado, merely tie yourself to a pipe with any thin piece of leather and you will be ok!
41 posted on 09/29/2001 7:52:03 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: LibKill
People jump real high, and in slow motion.......just like in my dreams when I was a kid.
42 posted on 09/29/2001 7:52:07 AM PDT by Lower55
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To: Cagey
You'll find that FReepers are some of the most witty people you'll ever get to know. The responses here are incredible. Liberals have no sense of humour.

All of it—sooooooooooo true!! :o)

43 posted on 09/29/2001 7:54:14 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: aomagrat
'Locks repel keys...' When I was young and incredibly stupid, I parked my car on a hill and it was NOT in gear. I got out, and as soon as I closed the door, it began to roll backwards down the hill. I chased it and let me tell you, the lock DID repel the key. I have since believed that this is quite a true phenomena, but remember, the car has to be moving.

BTW-it was rolling straight for another car and right before it hit, it mysteriously swerved and hit a fire hydrant.

44 posted on 09/29/2001 7:54:14 AM PDT by GWfan
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To: theophilusscribe
Women are reasonable.
45 posted on 09/29/2001 7:54:29 AM PDT by Lower55
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To: Cagey
All houses look like the cover of 'House Beautiful' and an army of maids is on staff.
46 posted on 09/29/2001 7:54:41 AM PDT by pbear8
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To: Cagey
When a World War II era bomber drops bombs, the crew can hear them whistling as they drop, even over the sound of the engines and flying away from the drop zone at 200 m.p.h.

When a WWII figher plane is on the tale of another aircraft and fires machine guns, the bullet holes appear along the side of the front aircraft's fuselage.

Good guys can knock out bad guys with one punch. The reciprocal is not necessarily true.

47 posted on 09/29/2001 7:55:35 AM PDT by CFIIIMEIATP737
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To: Cagey
If you're in an area of drought, the best way to make it storm is to go into a spooky looking house at night.
48 posted on 09/29/2001 7:55:35 AM PDT by #3Fan
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To: theophilusscribe
"In the event of a tornado, merely tie yourself to a pipe with any thin piece of leather and you will be ok! "

Hahahaha! I missed that movie. What was the rating on that one? I don't recall seeing that in the Wizard of Oz.

49 posted on 09/29/2001 7:55:56 AM PDT by Cagey
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To: Cagey

50 posted on 09/29/2001 7:56:21 AM PDT by HalfIrish
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To: Cagey
Young witches are usually cute and blonde.
51 posted on 09/29/2001 7:56:41 AM PDT by budwiesest
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To: pbear8
Bathrooms should only be used for bubble baths..
52 posted on 09/29/2001 7:56:41 AM PDT by Lower55
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To: Lower55
A 100lb black belt can whip the tar out of a 350lb dockworker.

People die immediately from stab wounds.

A "Mickey Finn" will knock someone out faster than Smokin' Joe Frasier.

Diving through a glass window is safe and fun.

53 posted on 09/29/2001 7:57:27 AM PDT by LibKill
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To: Lower55
Hey now! Some of us are reasonable even if we're NOT in the movies . . . It is called being a FReeper! :o)
Hee hee . . .
54 posted on 09/29/2001 7:57:27 AM PDT by theophilusscribe
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To: budwiesest
The girls take off their bras when it gets cold.
55 posted on 09/29/2001 7:58:57 AM PDT by Lower55
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To: DSHambone
Ya, and "It's just a flesh wound."

How many times have I seen a scary movie where the lights go out and the girl or woman goes down into the dark basement ALONE to check out something or find the fuse box?

Maybe this has been posted before, but I didn't see it and am glad it's posted now!

Good Saturday reading!

g

56 posted on 09/29/2001 8:00:06 AM PDT by Geezerette
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To: Lower55
Women are reasonable.

You win.

57 posted on 09/29/2001 8:00:13 AM PDT by LibKill
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To: #3Fan
You won't get pulled over or get speeding tickets as long as you are chasing somebody or somebody is chasing you.
58 posted on 09/29/2001 8:00:16 AM PDT by #3Fan
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To: Snow Bunny
This one's for you and Mr. SB. You two will love it!
60 posted on 09/29/2001 8:01:21 AM PDT by Cagey
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