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Chocoholic · 08-19-2003, 01:14 PM

#1. My next-door neighbor and I will either be the best of friends or worst enemies. Neighbors don't just co-exist peacefully.

#2. It's always the red wire.

#3. The closer a law enforcement officer gets to retirement, the more likely he will die a premature death.

#4. Babies tend to age much faster than normal.

#5. Everything always ends up happily.

#6. The protagonist always wins.

#7. Young children and babies don't need constant supervision.

#8. I can alter my appearance drastyically or just disappear without warning, and no one will notice or care.

#9. All important events in my life will happen in November, February, or May.

#10. People rarely talk about past events, unless it's a very special flashback episode.

*PinkLady* · 08-19-2003, 03:28 PM

-There's always at least one bitter, sarcastic, cynical character, usually in the workplace.
-The kids are always bratty.
-Spouses never get along with their in-laws.

Chocoholic · 08-19-2003, 03:43 PM

High school students either excel in academics or athletics, but never in both.

High school students also can't be both beautiful and intelligent.

Smart kids are never popular.

(Personally, when I was in high school, there were a lot of students who were great in both academics and sports. There were also many popular kids who were smart. Maybe I went to a weird high school or something.)

*GoodMorningCalgary* · 08-19-2003, 04:14 PM

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Originally posted by Snoopy

(Personally, when I was in high school, there were a lot of students who were great in both academics and sports. There were also many popular kids who were smart. Maybe I went to a weird high school or something.)

No its like that at my high school too. I dunno why they make smart people look like losers

dawsongirl · 08-19-2003, 07:04 PM

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Originally posted by Snoopy
#7. Young children and babies don't need constant supervision.

Oh gawd...I hate that!!!!

Swimfan85 · 08-19-2003, 11:19 PM

You can eventually marry the man who raped you (Luke and Laura...)

Small Wonderian · 08-20-2003, 12:29 AM

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Originally posted by Jen1982
Bullies will put you in a full length locker.

I've never seen a full length locker at any school.

I had a full-length locker.......when I was in the 7th and 8th grade.

MaydayMalonesGirl · 08-20-2003, 05:51 PM

all the lockers in my school are full length

Brian · 08-20-2003, 06:10 PM

-That computer dating services never work out.

Kristen · 08-20-2003, 08:09 PM

-That if you go out of town, and you leave your pet in the care of a friend/relative, the pet WILL die while you're gone. That happens on just about every sitcom. And then the friend tries to replace the pet w/ an identical animal, but it never works!

treky · 08-21-2003, 02:12 AM

1) that you can be a teacher with a classroom full of students, and only 4 of them will ever talk. ("Welcome back, Kotter")

2) that you can work in a room full of people, and only a few of them ever talk. ("The Mary Tyler Moore show", "Taxi")

3) that you can go into a bar, have as many drinks as you want, and hardly ever pay for them-or run up a HUGE tab! ("Cheers")

Janice · 08-21-2003, 02:16 AM

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Originally posted by Swimfan85
You can eventually marry the man who raped you (Luke and Laura...)

Yeah, lol. That was rich. I was a big viewer of GH back then, and it was too much to take. Poor Scotty Baldwin.

Great topic Snoopy!

dawsongirl · 08-21-2003, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by treky
3) that you can go into a bar, have as many drinks as you want, and hardly ever pay for them-or run up a HUGE tab! ("Cheers")

I've never seen Homer and the guys pay at Moe's either.

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08-19-2003, 01:14 PM	#1
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	What TV has taught us #1. My next-door neighbor and I will either be the best of friends or worst enemies. Neighbors don't just co-exist peacefully. #2. It's always the red wire. #3. The closer a law enforcement officer gets to retirement, the more likely he will die a premature death. #4. Babies tend to age much faster than normal. #5. Everything always ends up happily. #6. The protagonist always wins. #7. Young children and babies don't need constant supervision. #8. I can alter my appearance drastyically or just disappear without warning, and no one will notice or care. #9. All important events in my life will happen in November, February, or May. #10. People rarely talk about past events, unless it's a very special flashback episode.

08-19-2003, 03:28 PM	#2
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08-19-2003, 03:43 PM	#3
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	High school students either excel in academics or athletics, but never in both. High school students also can't be both beautiful and intelligent. Smart kids are never popular. (Personally, when I was in high school, there were a lot of students who were great in both academics and sports. There were also many popular kids who were smart. Maybe I went to a weird high school or something.)

08-19-2003, 11:19 PM	#6
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Brian Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jun 23, 2001 Posts: 20,451	-That computer dating services never work out.

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Kristen Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 17, 2000 Location: New York, USA Posts: 4,042	-That if you go out of town, and you leave your pet in the care of a friend/relative, the pet WILL die while you're gone. That happens on just about every sitcom. And then the friend tries to replace the pet w/ an identical animal, but it never works!
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