18  THINGS WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE MOVIES

18. The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding
place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you
can travel to any other part of the building you want without difficulty.

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

16. Kitchens don't have light switches. When entering a kitchen at
night, you should open the fridge door and use that light instead.

15. Television news bulletins usually contain a story that affects
you personally at that precise moment.

14. A single match will be sufficient to light up a room the size of
Wembley Stadium.

13. It is always possible to park directly outside the building you
are visiting.

12. A detective can only solve a case once he has been suspended from duty.

11. It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving
martial arts - your enemies will wait patiently to attack
you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until
you have knocked out their predecessors.

10. Police Departments give their officers personality tests to make sure
they are deliberately assigned a partner who is their total opposite.

9. An electric fence powerful enough to kill a dinosaur will cause
no lasting damage to an eight-year-old child.

8. If staying in a haunted house, women should investigate any
strange noises in their most revealing underwear.

7. It is not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or
ending phone conversations.

6. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German you need not
speak the language. A German accent will do.

5. Even when driving down a perfectly straight road it is necessary to turn
the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.

4. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

3. You're very likely to survive any battle in any war - unless you
make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

2. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will
wince in agony when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

1. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a
passing St. Patrick's Day parade- at any time of the year.

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