| All rumors described as superstitious nonsense will, without fail, turn out to be true.
A customer's request to follow that car is never questioned by the cab driver. If a large pane of glass is visible, someone will be thrown through it before long. In war, good guys have feelings for there comrades, while the bad guys tend to not notice their friends get shot. A car will always explode when shot at, unless the hero is driving it. A dying person's last words will always be coherent and significant. A facial scar is likely to make you go insane and seek revenge for the rest of your life. Any teen comedy usually ends with a prom no matter the time of year. The man, when breaking up with a woman, will always try to tell her that it�s not her, it�s him. However, the woman has already seen every single movie like this one and will be aware of this clich�, so she replies with something like �don�t give me that�. In a movie with a Chinese bad guy, the guy ALWAYS hangs out in China Town and his hideout is ALWAYS in a Chinese restaurant. The hero may get shot in the arm at the very end. A good chase ain't a good chase unless they run through a busy kitchen. A hero will show no pain even during the most terrific beating, yet he will wince if a women attempts to clean a facial wound. A hollowed out bible can contain any weapon known to man. A lot of cops twist a toothpick around in their mouths. The toothpick twisting cops usually tend to notice stuff. A million dollars in cash or cocaine will invariably take up exactly the amount of space available in your briefcase. A person watching security screens is always either sleeping or reading porno magazines. A serial killer will cover the walls of his room with evidence (newspaper clippings, photos, etc.) of his crimes, even if he still lives at home with his mother. His mother will have no idea what is going on. A wacky bunch of misfits inevitably pulls things together and wins the league championship. All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain's desktop computer, even if it's turned off. All female reporters are gutsy and idealistic but all male reporters are cynical hacks and will lie cheat and steal to get a story. Any handkerchief used during a picnic or barbecue meal must have a red and white checkerboard pattern on it. Any time you board a train, be prepared to do a little fighting on the roof. If you're a henchman, expect to be knocked off by a surprise tunnel. Dedicate a song to your loved one on the radio. Your lover will always be listening to it when your dedication airs. Dogs always know who's bad, and bark at them. If the bad guy is really evil, in which case the dog will bark, then whine and run away in fear. English teachers only teach Shakespeare. All the women resist being kissed by the hero at first (sometimes they give him one on his face) but after he has kissed them by force they give in and kiss back with such an unbelievable passion. Fat kids never have real names and are only referred to by a stupid nickname. Fighting: You can neutralize two hoodlums by knocking their heads together. If you win at the end, you must lose the first round. No matter what happens, the hero and the villain will have their final, one-on-one fight. Having a job of any kind will make all fathers forget their son's eighth birthday. Ice cream: Unhappy people eat it at night, straight from the box. If a blonde and a brunette are in equal peril, the brunette will die. If a phone line is broken, communication can be restored by frantically pressing the cradle switch and saying, "Hello? Hello?" If anyone is pointing a gun at you, and says, I'm going to kill you, but first I'm going to tell you why, don't worry. They never succeed after telling you why. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St. Patrick's Day parade -- no matter what time of year it is. If you can't find a St. Patrick's Day parade, try for a Chinese New Year celebration and hide in the dragon. |
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