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"Who Does That?!": 17 Totally Untrue "Lies" Movies And TV Shows "Tricked" Us Into Believing
Recently on Reddit, @Individual-Crazy3752 asked, "What's something you keep seeing in movies that no one actually does in real life and annoys you every time?" The responses were hilarious and so true, so here are just 17 that really stood out:
1."In older movies, when they light a cigarette, they toss it after one drag. Often they light another brand new one pretty quickly after that, too."
—Cinderjacket
2."Order a drink and leave the bar without ever taking a sip."
—PDiddysDad
"Or a meal and never take a bite."
—OPMom21
"A breakfast buffet that would be $45 a ticket...
They eat a single bite of dry white toast and run out the door to work."
—JadeGrapes
3."When a group of people is in danger, they split instead of staying together."
—CiclistaMantovani
"My partner and I love this so much. It has become a saying for us, 'This looks dangerous. Let's split up.'"
—-runs-with-scissors-
"Let's hide behind this wall of machetes and chainsaws."
—ComprehensiveCake463
"Why don't we just get in the running car?!"
—raven_of_azarath
"Are you crazy?! Head to the cemetery!"
—uisce_beatha1
4."When they turn on the TV, and the exact news they need to see is on right then."
—incognitonomad858
"Arrested Development had a bit where a character turns on the TV to show the specific news they want to share, but then everyone has to sit around waiting for that part to actually air."
—mandabananaba
"They did it in Community, too. A character is telling a scary story. And when the characters in the story need to get the relevant information via radio, he hums a song for a minute. When they interrupt, he calls it out, 'You wouldn't turn the radio on right at the perfect time that relevant information is being spoken.'"
—EmseMCE
5."A character who lives in a house or apartment way beyond their means. For example, a restaurant server living alone in a large apartment with a view in a major city. Come on!"
—OPMom21
6."When people have a breakdown and slide down the door while crying. Who does that?!"
—Individual-Crazy3752
"Me when I'm feeling dramatic and wanna pretend I'm in an Oscar-winning movie."
—ohboyitskilljoy
7."When characters wake up with perfect hair and full makeup like they slept through a Sephora session."
—AllenMaddox
8."Cook up a whole fry up for breakfast on a school and work morning, and everyone just eats a few bites and they all leave everything sitting on the table for the entire day."
—Mother_Search3350
"In Boy Meets World, there's an episode about the mom doing this every morning, and she feels unappreciated. At the end, Cory stays and eats the whole breakfast to show his appreciation for her."
—CrochetedKingdoms
9."Wave around coffee cups, tilt them, gesture with them, carry a tray of three large coffee drinks in one hand, etc. etc."
—StrangestSwan
"Yes. I always notice this. Especially the four-cup carrier just breezily floating in one hand."
—Every-Cook5084
10."When they get home after a day of fighting aliens or whatever and let their hair down by removing a single pin and it comes right out straight and smooth."
—TrenchardsRedemption
11."The ease at which computer hackers gain access to systems in 30 seconds or less, with five lines of simple code."
—bevymartbc
12."The flawless dialogue that never uses filler words like 'umm' or 'uhh'...unless they're high."
—Hammertime1290
13."Not properly saying goodbye when talking on the phone. 'I'm gonna meet you there at 9 p.m.' Hangs up. No bye? No talk later? Where are the manners?"
—Individual-Crazy3752
"Why is this skipped? I can't think of a single reason why no one says goodbye. If someone hung up on me without saying goodbye, I'd think they were mad at me."
—CrochetedKingdoms
14."I hate when movie characters are eating at a restaurant, just opening their wallet, pulling out a bunch of bills, then tossing them onto the table, and leaving without even asking for the bill."
—ClownfishSoup
15."Stepping to the other side of the room to have a 'private' conversation. The people they stepped away from are RIGHT THERE just a few feet away."
—ReadySetGO0
16."A character drives into a city centre and is able to park directly outside the building they wish to enter."
—quilp666
"Escape from quicksand. Growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, I was SURE I would face some kind of quicksand peril in my adult life at some point. Zero encounters with quicksand, and I am 54 years old."
—Helmett-13
Is there a trope you're constantly seeing in TV shows or movies that doesn't ring true to real life? Let us know in the comments or the anonymous form below!
