fifty things that only ever happen in the movies.

http://www.idigitdesign.com/blog/2006/10/29/50-things-that-only-ever-happen-in-the-movies/

my personal favorites:

--You're very likely to survive any battle in any war, unless you show someone a picture of your sweetheart back home. Then you're in trouble.

--The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris.

--All beds have special L-shaped sheets which reach to armpit level on women but only up to the waist of th man lying beside her.

--When paying for a taxi, you don't need to look at your wallet as you take out a note. Just grab one out at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

--If our hero gets into a fight, he will invariably end up with a small cut in the right corner of his mouth. He'll make sure he wipes the blood on the back of his hand, and give it a disapproving look.

--Every single sporting even it won by the underdogs with a last second winner.

--Don't panic if you're heavily outnumbered in a martial arts fight. Your opponents will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around you in a threatening manner until it's their turn to fight.