The Case Of The Missing Toilet

 

There was a post on Bluesky where the OP mentioned things that happen only in movies, like people who never go to work but have fabulous homes. Another person chimed in with detective shows where they are drinking a cup of air instead of coffee. That one made me laugh because it's so annoying. I see it all the time and it's so obvious there's nothing in the cups, there's nothing in the lunch bags, or a woman's purse. I chimed in about people who make $7.25 an hour, yet have an endless wardrobe. I used to watch The Big Bang Theory which was on for 12 years. Penny, the fun loving drunk who wanted to be an actress yet worked at The Cheesecake Factory, never wore the same outfit twice. She bought high priced shoes and had a nice apartment. They also never ate on TBBT, although many of their scenes were based around food. They would twirl and spin the food. It was annoying af. Everybody dressed like they lived in Minnesota instead of Pasadena. 

I love when someone is driving and they turn to talk to the passenger for about two minutes, never once looking at the road. I love old movies, but watching women sitting in a convertible and not a strand of hair is out of place is silly. Same with people waking up in the morning with fresh makeup and beautiful hair. 

In movies you can jump out of rolling cars without a scratch. IRL you'd break every bone in your body. Owies also heal very quickly. I just watched a pretty good movie, 'Unbroken,' which was based on the life of Louie Zamperini, who was an Olympic athlete during Hitler's reign. He was a gunner in the war, and was captured by the Japanese after their plane went down. There is a scene where the Japanese head meanie picked on Louie and made every soldier punch him in the face. There were a lot of men and it took hours. You'd think Louie's face would be mush, but he healed pretty darn quickly. They all do in the movies. James Rockford was beaten, shot and chased after in every episode but still looked good for the ladies. 

Babies in tv shows. Just stick them in a closet until needed. 

Bathrooms don't have toilets.

Oh, I could go on. I think I will. I love teen movies where the high school kids look to be in their forties. That's mostly old school, but it still happens. 

What about when someone is falsely accused of a crime and they have to go on the run without any means to survive, yet they procure a car, an apartment, cash, then travel around the world, sans passport or ID, all in brand name clothing with fifty cents in their pocket?

And how come parents are never around during zombie invasions or when the kids have to save the world and not one adult telling them to get to bed, tomorrow's a school day?

Oh, when people fall into a lake, then they come out perfectly dry a scene later.

Or, the fools who hear a noise in the basement and go, "Hellooo," then start going into the basement. WTF! You run, not walk out of the house. Do real life people do that?

I never hear music to warn me of impending doom, or when love is in the air. 

I never got a response from the OP.  I wrote before about my sauntering into a Bluesky feed, uninvited. Some people don't like strangers butting in. Ah well. That's what settings are for. Anyway, I'm sure I'll be thinking about this for several days now. 

How about when someone has to write something down and you can tell they're just scribbling loops?

Or...