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Flying Omelette

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(12/20/07 11:01 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

I can't think of anything else that applies to. Really, Suda51 just ripped that off from the X-Men.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

Flying Omelette

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(12/21/07 12:28 AM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

The Camelot Conundrum - Despite that its existence has never been historically proven, whenever anyone travels back in time to a medieval era, they will inevitably end up in Camelot with King Arthur.

See: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, "A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court" episode of Transformers, King Arthur and the Knights of Justice, Army of Darkness, StarTropics 2: Zoda's Revenge, Bill & Ted's Excellent Video Game Adventure

I think Chrono Trigger might be the ONLY exception to this I've ever seen.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

Crawl and 1OOO

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(12/21/07 12:34 AM)

The Fuzzy Physicist
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You forgot Gargoyles.

Captain Ladd Spencer

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(12/22/07 3:14 PM)

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This topic's gotten so long it's hard to keep track of what's already been done, but:

The Contagious Illness Law: Whenever somebody has a cold during an episode, they will be cured at the end and their caretaker(s) will now be sick.

See: The Tick, Garfield and Friends

MaskedSheik

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(12/22/07 10:35 PM)

I think Chrono Trigger might be the ONLY exception to this I've ever seen.

I'm being facetious here, but even Chrono Trigger has the Knights of the Square Table!

Flying Omelette

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(12/24/07 12:30 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Musical instruments, when played too fast, will catch fire and explode.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

perothecat

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(12/26/07 12:13 PM)

Kids riding in the back seat of a car will always say, "Are we there yet?"

"Alas, Horatio, I knew you well...now prepare for the long bomb!"

Flying Omelette

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(12/27/07 10:15 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

If someone is on-stage talking about how "dumb" or "stupid" something is, he will inevitably be attacked by that thing.

See: The episode of Garfield & Friends in which Garfield says dogs are stupid on live TV and discovers the audience is full of dogs.

See also: Steve Martin in this clip from 5:35 to 9:10.

(On a side note, it looks like Wanda has dumped Wayne for the Newscaster. O_o)

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

Crawl and 1OOO

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(12/27/07 10:21 PM)

The Fuzzy Physicist
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Whenever a stupid character is examined by a doctor after having a near-death experience, they'll invariably say they're detecting no brain activity.

Flying Omelette

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(01/04/08 9:34 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

The Law of Lampshades - Putting a lampshade on your head and standing still is a foolproof way to escape your pursuers.

The Wax Museum Rule - In lieu of a lampshade, standing still amongst the figures in a wax museum will also serve the same purpose. (Note: This even happens in Blade Runner, sort of.)

Edit - Okay, actually Sethra mentioned the Wax Museum one before and I even made the same comment about Blade Runner, but I had forgotten and I used the search function to search "wax" on this forum and it didn't turn up any results. Weird.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

Last Edited By: Flying Omelette 01/05/08 11:38 AM. Edited 2 times.

Flying Omelette

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(01/05/08 12:09 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Someone goes to the doctor because he's not feeling well (or maybe just for a routine checkup) and it turns out he has something really benign (or nothing at all), but then he overhears the doctor talking with someone else about something completely unrelated, but thinks that they're secretly talking about him. The conversation makes it sound like he doesn't have very long to live, which usually results in the character deciding to spend (what he thinks are) his last few days doing really ridiculously stupid and dangerous things. He'll usually find out he isn't really dying at the most inopportune time, at which point he'll realize how dangerous what he's doing is and freaks out.

I KNOW I've seen this happen somewhere in which the conversation that was overheard was in regards to a dying plant, but the character thought it was him. Was this ever on Garfield & Friends? Or maybe it was Tiny Toons. (Maybe it was both. I think I've even seen this happen in sitcoms.)

I'm almost positive now that this happened on The Muppet Show with Fozzie Bear being the one who overheard the "plant" conversation. Did this happen in Season 1 or am I having a flashback to a later season episode I saw in my youth?

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

Flying Omelette

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(01/06/08 8:30 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

A trash can hit by a car or bicycle will always yield a screaming cat.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

TaroSH

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(01/07/08 12:26 AM)

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

Puppets are sentient.

Meaning, by themsleves they're just dead puppets, but when somebody is "controlling" them they gain a mind of their own.

See: Trilo in Phoenix Wright 2, that hand puppet in "The Tick vs. Arthur's Bank Account" episode of The Tick.

James FP

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(01/07/08 2:01 PM)

Schmendrick's Nose
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Flying Omelette wrote:

Someone goes to the doctor because he's not feeling well (or maybe just for a routine checkup) and it turns out he has something really benign (or nothing at all), but then he overhears the doctor talking with someone else about something completely unrelated, but thinks that they're secretly talking about him. The conversation makes it sound like he doesn't have very long to live, which usually results in the character deciding to spend (what he thinks are) his last few days doing really ridiculously stupid and dangerous things. He'll usually find out he isn't really dying at the most inopportune time, at which point he'll realize how dangerous what he's doing is and freaks out.

I KNOW I've seen this happen somewhere in which the conversation that was overheard was in regards to a dying plant, but the character thought it was him. Was this ever on Garfield & Friends? Or maybe it was Tiny Toons. (Maybe it was both. I think I've even seen this happen in sitcoms.)

I'm almost positive now that this happened on The Muppet Show with Fozzie Bear being the one who overheard the "plant" conversation. Did this happen in Season 1 or am I having a flashback to a later season episode I saw in my youth?

I don't remember a dying plant or a doctor, but I thought there might have been an episode where Kermit was talking about a stuffed bear and said something about it in such a way that when Fozzie overheard it, he misinterpreted it to mean that Kermit wanted to fire him.

Those "overheard conversation misinterpretations" happen a lot in cartoons and sitcoms, but I can't think of any other examples right now.

Get out of my cheese, get into my corn!

Flying Omelette

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(01/07/08 7:47 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

I think that gimmick may go back at least as far as The Little Tailor.

There was an example of it in the Jaye P. Morgan episode of The Muppet Show. The owner of the theater's name is something like "J.P. Grosse", and when Scooter mentions that he's visiting, Kermit starts wildly complaining that "J.P. is the worst person in show business! I hate working with J.P.!", and of course guest star Jaye P. Morgan overhears the conversation and thinks Kermit is talking about her. They took this a step further by later having J.P. Grosse misunderstand Kermit when he says he wants Jaye P. Morgan to sing (which leads to a rather hilarious closing scene.)

Also, you can the "Cloche Cliche" in the first few seconds of this clip.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

TaroSH

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(01/08/08 8:38 PM)

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

When old people laugh menacingly, they conclude in coughing and hacking fit.

Flying Omelette

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(01/11/08 10:51 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

A hairdo can be instantly changed to a completely different hairstyle by one stroke of a comb or brush.

Also, sometimes hair and even a face can be completely changed just by rapidly waving hands in front of it. Can sometimes also result in the sudden appearance of a hat or cigar/pipe.

"My feelings hurt, but you know I overcome the pain
And I'm stronger now
There can't be a fire unless there's a flame" - Seal

"Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end" - The Moody Blues

Flying Omelette

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(01/12/08 1:27 AM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Flying Omelette wrote:
The Law of Lampshades - Putting a lampshade on your head and standing still is a foolproof way to escape your pursuers.

The Wax Museum Rule - In lieu of a lampshade, standing still amongst the figures in a wax museum will also serve the same purpose. (Note: This even happens in Blade Runner, sort of.)

A third way to outsmart your pursuer(s) is to start running around a tree or pole until all that can be seen is a circular motion blur. After making several revolutions, cease running and step aside. Your pursuer(s) will continue to circle the pole for several seconds, at which point you can choose to make your getaway, or wait for the pursuer(s) to stop and notice what has happened (which is what most characters inexplicably do).

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Crawl and 1OOO

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(01/12/08 3:28 PM)

The Fuzzy Physicist
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I thought they'd sometimes stick a foot out and trip the pursuer.

Flying Omelette

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(01/12/08 3:46 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Which is still counter-productive. Usually once they trip, they get right back up and resume the chase. But if you were to run away, there's no telling how long the pursuer would still be circling the pole/tree and you might just make a clean getaway in that time.

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

MaskedSheik

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(01/12/08 6:38 PM)

I think that even happened in a live action Ghostwriter episode.

TaroSH

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(01/13/08 4:47 PM)

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

When somebody falls into a mountain of fruit, they will emerge wearing a Carmen Miranda hat.

Flying Omelette

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(01/13/08 5:02 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Fist Cloud - Sometimes when cartoon characters get into a fight (particularly if one or more of the participants are a cat or a dog), the fight will be represented by a spherical cloud of dust with stars, fists, and feet popping out of it.

This is even in Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind:

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

TaroSH

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(01/16/08 1:40 PM)

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

Running by a sign really fast will pull the letters and images off that sign. Running by really fast the other way will replace them.

Flying Omelette

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(01/16/08 1:43 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

I know I've seen situations like that in which the letters were rearranged to spell something else, but I don't know exactly where I've seen that.

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Flying Omelette

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Posts: 17531

(01/16/08 2:18 PM)

Frickin' Fred Durst on Stilts

Crawl and 1OOO wrote:

Quote:
(12/3/06 2:13 pm)

The Rich Guy's Will

A rich guy's will will never leave his wealth to his children, but will instead leave it to cats.

This was even the basis of Stephen King's Sherlock Holmes fan fiction, and FO pointed out it was in Designing Women.

Just less than a week after posting that, that was used as a basis for an SNL sketch.

1 2 3 4 5 6

Not her entire fortune, but Leona Helmsley left 12 million dollars to her dog.

Think of what you're saying,
You can get it wrong
And still you think that it's all right.
Think of what I'm saying,
We can work it out
And get it straight or say good night.

There is a house in New Orleans
They call the Rising Sun
And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy
And God, I know I'm one

Cesium

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(01/16/08 7:26 PM)

TaroSH wrote:
Running by a sign really fast will pull the letters and images off that sign. Running by really fast the other way will replace them.

It can also rip off clothes/fur/feathers/posters/etc and put them on the person/thing next to them, change the direction the Tower of Pisa is leaning towards (as seen in Little Johnny Jet), and many other things I can't think of at the moment.

In the vicinity of a hospital, between two signs (at the entry walkway on/near the curb), you must be quiet, no matter what. After passing through, though, you may continue your loud chase scene.

TaroSH

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(01/17/08 5:57 PM)

I Ain't Afraid of No Ghost

Cesium wrote:

TaroSH wrote:
Running by a sign really fast will pull the letters and images off that sign. Running by really fast the other way will replace them.

It can also rip off clothes/fur/feathers/posters/etc and put them on the person/thing next to them, change the direction the Tower of Pisa is leaning towards (as seen in Little Johnny Jet), and many other things I can't think of at the moment.

I think it can also make windmills blow, but I can't name an exact moment I saw that.

Captain Ladd Spencer

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(01/18/08 11:38 PM)

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