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Some things just defy explanation or can't be readily explained, so maybe the wisened (or wiseguys) here on the 'Zed can explain some of them. I'll start the ball rolling:
In old movies, why do women lift one of their feet off the ground while standing and kissing a guy?
N4VGB
05-18-2008, 03:30 AM
It's really that boring in ID tonight? :)
"why do cars park in the driveway, and drive in the parkway?" Oh, sorry, that has already been asked, hasn't it ? ;) :D
w4rot
05-18-2008, 03:42 AM
Labia folly increases blood flow to the back of the leg, inducing heat and thusly shrinking the radius of the nylon polymer from whence the leg is bound. Hence the leg is forced into dorsiflexion.
Next question.:D
rot
kl7aj
05-18-2008, 03:53 AM
Some things just defy explanation or can't be readily explained, so maybe the wisened (or wiseguys) here on the 'Zed can explain some of them. I'll start the ball rolling:
In old movies, why do women lift one of their feet off the ground while standing and kissing a guy?
Because it would be too rude to show the guy's "extremity" rising.
k8wpj
05-18-2008, 04:08 AM
Labia folly :D
rot
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Ya'know... There are certain things, men just DO NOT know, and we never will. And, I think I've hit on just about all of them, since being a regular in here.
I've heard some subjects referred to with a creative euphemism before, but, labia folly, has to rank at the top of the list...
I'm gonna let this go now, so I can stay out of trouble for once. :rolleyes:
It's really that boring in ID tonight? :)
Yup, this night and the other 364, too; there isn't enough culture here to fill a petri dish. The only entertainment we have here is to sit by the entrance of the local Wal-Mart and pick out the ugliest customer of the day.
kc7jty
05-18-2008, 06:04 AM
Yup, this night and the other 364, too; there isn't enough culture here to fill a petri dish. The only entertainment we have here is to sit by the entrance of the local Wal-Mart and pick out the ugliest customer of the day.
I thought I saw you there. That can be interesting but the downtown city bus terminal in Spokane takes the cake. Much more variety, and no waiting either, they're all over the place.
Q #2:
Why do women in X rated shows always wear high heels even though they have nothing else on?
w4rot
05-18-2008, 06:13 AM
I asked a tree to move.
It did not.
Trees don't listen very well, IMHO.
rot
N4VGB
05-18-2008, 06:43 AM
I asked a tree to move.
It did not.
Trees don't listen very well, IMHO.
rot
I did the same thing, then cranked my chainsaw and helped it move. Works every time.
MM0GDG
05-18-2008, 09:41 AM
Labia folly increases blood flow to the back of the leg, inducing heat and thusly shrinking the radius of the nylon polymer from whence the leg is bound. Hence the leg is forced into dorsiflexion.
Next question.:D
rot
Yo"!!!
I could not have explained it better:D
73s
Alex
Simple explanation. If she lifted both feet she would probably fall to her knees and you know what that would look like ;)
K2WH
And did you ever notice that in every movie or TV show, when someone is shot with a bazooka or thrown down a flight of stairs, or run over by a bus, the first person arriving on the scene ALWAYS utters the same line: "Are you all right?" DUH!!
Hal, K7RQ
kc9jwa
05-18-2008, 03:37 PM
Defintally a interesting very true thread, why cant men be naked 99percent of the time wimmin are in movies, makes me mad.:rolleyes: Seriously must be a problem. Also half of time anyone shoots a gun in a movie the clip dont alsways slide back therefore no bullet, but somehow a boom.:eek::D
N5PAR
05-18-2008, 04:36 PM
Movies and TV shows are full of unanswered questions.
Why is it when someone sneaks up on a guard, doesn't matter who or what they are guarding, they are alway looking in the opposit direction so the good guy can knock them out. Along the same lines when they put on the unconscious guards uniform it always fits. Which leads to the other part have you ever tried to undress someone who is unconscious, it's pretty difficult.
This is the paramedic in me but when people get shot or stabbed they almost always die immediately. Even people shot in the head rarely die immediately. On the other side the hero can get shot in the chest and he is able to save the love intrest, save the world and then walk to the ambulance under his own power.
In newer movies and shows the computer hacker is alway able to get into a computer system within a few seconds no matter how complicated the system is.
There are more but these came to mind while reading this thread.
kc7jty
05-18-2008, 06:23 PM
Defintally a interesting very true thread, why cant men be naked 99percent of the time wimmin are in movies, makes me mad.:rolleyes: Seriously must be a problem. Also half of time anyone shoots a gun in a movie the clip dont alsways slide back therefore no bullet, but somehow a boom.:eek::D
Hey....it works for me, every time a woman is in the movies I take off all my clothes.
I didn't know you were into guns, also the recoil often occurs too late after the gun is fired. Ever see 'em transmit without pushing the ptt on the mike?
Hollywood is a special place. ;)
Some things just defy explanation or can't be readily explained, so maybe the wisened (or wiseguys) here on the 'Zed can explain some of them. I'll start the ball rolling:
In old movies, why do women lift one of their feet off the ground while standing and kissing a guy?
Because if she wrapped both legs around him and started grinding her hips somebody might get the wrong idea?
Why does the female in the horror movie always CONTINUE into the dark room after she KNOWS there is a psychotic killer on the loose and the phone line has been cut?
G8ADD
05-18-2008, 07:02 PM
And did you ever notice that in every movie or TV show, when someone is shot with a bazooka or thrown down a flight of stairs, or run over by a bus, the first person arriving on the scene ALWAYS utters the same line: "Are you all right?" DUH!!
Hal, K7RQ
DUH! indeed!
Years ago I was at Wintours Leap, a limestone climbing crag on the River Wye, wandering along trying to find a climb that didn't scare the pants off me, when I heard a shout, and looked up to see a shape falling towards me, and ducked behind a rock. This guy demolished a Buddleia bush about ten feet away, and hit the rock with a sickening thud.
I dashed up , saw that he was conscious, and uttered the immortal line: "Are you all right, mate?"
He looked up at me and decided to let me off lightly, saying "Do you know, this rock is a hell of a lot harder than I am!"
Other than an impressive bruise, he was well enough to walk to his car, and a mate drove him to hospital for a check-up. Amazingly, he had fallen 80 feet, the now flat buddleia bush must have saved his life!
73
Brian G8ADD
M0DSZ
05-18-2008, 07:05 PM
Hey....it works for me, every time a woman is in the movies I take off all my clothes.
I hope you're not in the cinema when you do this!
WA6MHZ
05-18-2008, 07:21 PM
Defintally a interesting very true thread, why cant men be naked 99percent of the time wimmin are in movies, makes me mad.:rolleyes: Seriously must be a problem. Also half of time anyone shoots a gun in a movie the clip dont alsways slide back therefore no bullet, but somehow a boom.:eek::D
Because the guy just stood in line for an hour to get a ticket, and then paid over $10 for the admission, plus another $10 for a popcorn and a coke, he wants to get HIS MONEYS WORTH!!!! I know when I see naked girls in shows, I am always much more satisfied, REGARDLESS of the plot! Its gratuitous, and serves no meaning in the show other than to PLEASE the guys! Well, I have seen enough men bare their butts in the shows just for the Girls who paid dearly too, so it evens out. I am glad I have cable channels now that shows what I want to see.
WA6MHZ
05-18-2008, 07:22 PM
I hope you're not in the cinema when you do this!
Look what happened to Pee Wee Herman!!!
N8GAV
05-18-2008, 09:02 PM
Ever wonder why in the old cowboy movies, when the good guy jumps off his horse on to the back of the bad guy horse and they land on the ground both of them still have their HATS on?:confused:
W5HTW
05-18-2008, 09:18 PM
Because she likes the way the hem of the skirt feels on the back of her legs. No kidding. I watched a girl stand at a counter, leaning onto it, and lift one leg (maybe she was looking for a fire hydrant?) and move it all around, for at least 15 minutes. However, as already noted, she can't do both legs at once. So next kiss, she will switch legs - and guys.
Notice. She doesn't do that if she is wearing slacks.
She will, however, walk into the dark room where the monster is waiting. Why does she do that? The director told her to.
Here's mine. Fella is holding a bunch of bad guys, by pointing a 30-30 carbine at them. One of them steps toward him, and he levers a cartridge into the chamber. Uh, wasn't there already one in there?
Same with the guy with the 45. Once the bad guy starts toward him, that is when he decides to pull the slide back and place a round in the chamber.
Oh, yes, the car pulling up to the curb at point zero four miles an hour, will always screech the brakes. I think most of those Hollywood directors have never seen a car, not in real life.
And why can't Sylvester catch one darned little old mouse?
....And in the chase scenes, even if the pavement is soaking wet, or if it's on a dirt road, the tires squeal going around a corner. And no matter how crowded the streets are, the car arriving with the characters in the next scene ALWAYS finds an empty parking space right in front.
And once the clever defense lawyer shows in court that his client didn't do it, but instead that it was that guy over there (who just happens to be in the courtroom), said villain immediately breaks down and makes a full confession, explaining exactly how he did it, etc. etc. thereby guaranteeing him a swift trip to Death Row.
Hey, this is fun!
kb9ofm
05-18-2008, 10:43 PM
I think the reason that girls pick up one leg when kissing there man is do to all the re-takes they do when making the movie and they both get turned on.
Only on the zedd can I read such important suff like this.
KA9VQF
05-19-2008, 02:32 AM
I’m a slow typer so some of my points have been covered.
Knowing just a little about guns I have always wondered why no matter who has the drop on who they always have to #### their six shooter after they got done monologing about how the jig was up.
Even if it is a flintlock, most of the cowboys carry Colt or Remington single action six shooters.
The good guys could always fire straight out of the holster even if they had a single action pistol.
The bad guys always had to pull the hammer back.
With rifles they always work the action to get a shell up even if they just did it in the previous scene.
I’ve also always got a charge out of the guys with the sharps carbines firing endlessly without ever reloading. Same with the six shooters. Yes, I count the shots and many times when just two guys are shooting at each other they will fire excess of 20 times without a reload.
It seems that when one finally has to put more bullets in his gun it is always the bad guy and it leads to his downfall.
I also really like the ‘Die Hard’ movies especially when John uses the handy talkie he captures from the bad guys to talk on CB band then public service {police} band and IIRC the air craft band never changing a thing on the radio.
Nice.
Convenient.
He also seems to never run out of ammo until it is required by the plot.
It also seems like a lot of the vehicles used in chase scenes are very dangerous, they always burst into flames when they go off the road.
Having wrecked a few cars in my time including some rollovers I have yet to have one burst into flames.
I like the old gangster movies where the good guys can shoot a tire out on a moving getaway car.
The bad guys will be hammering away with Thompson sub machine guns and many times never even put a bullet in the windshield of the chase car, yet the good guy with a .38 snub nose pistol always makes the good shot while driving at high speed.
Ever been dumb enough to shoot a tire? If you do decide to try it, be sure you are in a bunker or the lead just might find its way back to you.
k8wpj
05-19-2008, 02:40 AM
I did the same thing, then cranked my chainsaw and helped it move. Works every time.
i believe you may be mistaken...
You see , the moment you introduced the chain saw to the tree, it ceaced being a tree, but, instead became kindling.
N4VGB
05-19-2008, 04:25 AM
i believe you may be mistaken...
You see , the moment you introduced the chain saw to the tree, it ceaced being a tree, but, instead became kindling.
Actually it's money! Valuable lumber, if it's the right kind of tree! Laid down and limbed a bunch of very big cherry trees today! $$$ ;)
kc7jty
05-19-2008, 07:08 AM
I notice your post was made today at 04:25 AM. I guess it's 04:25 AM today somewhere but it sure as hell doesn't give me a f'ing clue as to when this post was made.
kc7jty
05-19-2008, 07:11 AM
today, tomorrow, the day after, and yesterday. Just reviewing some other possibilities.
Now this post is time stamped at today 07:11 AM. I got news for you, it's today all right but it sure ain't no gd 07:11 AM.
VK2AKG
05-19-2008, 12:34 PM
It also seems like a lot of the vehicles used in chase scenes are very dangerous, they always burst into flames when they go off the road.
Having wrecked a few cars in my time including some rollovers I have yet to have one burst into flames.
Thankfully I've never wrecked a car but I have seen one crash and burn _once_. The driver lost it at high speed on a turn and impacted a rather large tree. Fortunately for the driver there was a _large_ police presence a short distance away on the adjacent freeway which included police rescue squad and an ambulance so they had him out of there and in the ambulance before he got too burned. It all happened so fast I have often wondered whether he later thought they were waiting for him (they weren't).
73 Frank
ve6wtf
05-19-2008, 12:54 PM
Which leads to the other part have you ever tried to undress someone who is unconscious, it's pretty difficult.
Many times...
There is a technique to it you know.
W4HAY
05-19-2008, 01:35 PM
...the car runs off the cliff and bursts into flames in mid-air -- 200' above the ground.
...the contacts of all telegraph keys must religiously be set to 3/4" spacing.
...when things go wrong, none of the electrical gear seems to have circuit breakers or fuses.
...the hero can sever a rope at 100 yds with an unscoped rifle -- from the back of a nervous horse.
When someone is shot, they always fly off their feet and into a wall. Newtons third law doesn't apply to Hollywood.
N5PAR
05-19-2008, 03:56 PM
In more recent films people seem to be able to out run the fire ball from an explosion.
In TV hospital shows like "E.R." and "Gray's Anatomy" with in seconds of the dying patient being wheeled into the ER the doctor is able to start shouting orders for blood test, x-rays, and the like. No one is writing them down you never see a nurse get on the phone and call the lab but within another moment they have a full set of x-rays and lab work. Some ERs are fast but not that fast.
Being a retired paramedic I like to analyse the way the same shows attempt to start someones heart. It drives my wife crazy. Sometimes I will call my brother or he will call me, also a former paramedic, when we see something especially stupid and discuss it.
...the car runs off the cliff and bursts into flames in mid-air -- 200' above the ground.
...the contacts of all telegraph keys must religiously be set to 3/4" spacing.
...when things go wrong, none of the electrical gear seems to have circuit breakers or fuses.
...the hero can sever a rope at 100 yds with an unscoped rifle -- from the back of a nervous horse.
...and there's the ever-popular, "He died two weeks before his retirement."
If you want to see a fun film that pokes fun at action movies, ya gotta rent "The Last Action Hero" starring "Ah-nold"--it's a hoot.
ve2nsm
05-20-2008, 03:15 AM
I think the reason that girls pick up one leg when kissing there man is do to all the re-takes they do when making the movie and they both get turned on
Translation please :confused:
Yeah,talking on handies without pressing the PTT, or listening without releasing it (try Al Pacino in the movie "heat")
Also about underwater action without scuba gear. These guys have to have an extra set of lungs or something :D
wa4brl
05-20-2008, 03:18 AM
...and there's the ever-popular, "He died two weeks before his retirement."
If you want to see a fun film that pokes fun at action movies, ya gotta rent "The Last Action Hero"...
If you liked that, you'll probably love "Team America: World Police". But first, read this warning posted with a review on IMDB.com --
The one thing I noticed while attempting to breathe during this movie was that people were walking out in between bursts of hysterical laughter.
Unfortunately, this movie is not for everyone. I wish it didn't offend some but it does. So, if you want to know whether you will enjoy this film or not, you must answer "yes" to the following:
1. I am not offended by the "F" word. Being repeated 300 times.
2. I am not offended by intense marionette sex.
3. I am not offended by racial satire.
4. I am not offended by ridiculous political satire.
5. I am not a member of the Film Actor's Guild.
If you're like me and have answered "yes" to the above five questions, go see this film. You will laugh so hard it will hurt and you will giggle about it for the next week thereafter.
I have to say that I am very desensitized when it comes these kinds of films, and I'd say that Team America has raised the bar in derogatory humor. But that only made it more hilarious. I give it 5 stars, two thumbs up, 10 out of 10; it was flawless. But...
On the other hand, if you're not like me, you might find yourself walking out by the third time you hear the song, "America, F*** Yeah!"
Good old movie fun.
ve2nsm
05-20-2008, 03:21 AM
Hey, I feel like renting it now :D
W2ILP
05-20-2008, 03:45 AM
If you can figure out why female movie stars lift one leg when being kissed perhaps you can also figure out why female porn stars wear their shoes in bed....and little else. I dunno.
w2ilp (Inqusitive Levitated Provocation)...with high heels.
k8wpj
05-20-2008, 06:25 AM
It also seems like a lot of the vehicles used in chase scenes are very dangerous, they always burst into flames when they go off the road.
Having wrecked a few cars in my time including some rollovers I have yet to have one burst into flames.
I like the old gangster movies where the good guys can shoot a tire out on a moving getaway car.
The bad guys will be hammering away with Thompson sub machine guns and many times never even put a bullet in the windshield of the chase car, yet the good guy with a .38 snub nose pistol always makes the good shot while driving at high speed.
Ever been dumb enough to shoot a tire? If you do decide to try it, be sure you are in a bunker or the lead just might find its way back to you.
Have you ever seen someone driving a car that obviously has an automatic transmission, and it has the sound track of someone power shifting a manual? (burt renolds in Gator)
Seen a movie where a 18 wheeler was obviously loaded, and going up and down steep grades, but the driver is never seen shifting? (Patrick Swayze in Black Dog)
Seen a front windshield view of 2 cops chasing the bad guys in hot pursuit, lights flashing sirens blaring, and the column shifter plainly visible up all the way up in park? (Danny Glover in lethal weapon)
Seen a guy talking on a Motorola hand mike, but no other signs of a radio anywhere, not even an antenna? (Cops and Robbersons, Dragnet, midnight run)
Seen ambulance crews take incredibly long periods to pick up a dead body, but, the first thing they do when they get back into the ambulance is turn on all the lights and sirens and peel rubber? (48 hours, and 48 hours 2)
KC9IUX
05-20-2008, 07:02 AM
I liked the old Steve Reeves Superman B/W stuff I watched on Sunday morning.
He'd have his chest all puffed out while the bad guy shot him, but would duck when he threw the empty pistol at him.
KC9IUX
05-20-2008, 07:05 AM
I also watched the old horror movies where the Mummy, dragging one foot, was able to overtake the woman in distress.
KC9IUX
05-20-2008, 07:10 AM
I guess it all comes down to "suspension of disbelief".
Like the cartoon character who won't fall untill he probes around for something under his feet.
Some just yell out more than others.
KC9IUX
05-20-2008, 07:15 AM
Have you ever seen someone driving a car that obviously has an automatic transmission, and it has the sound track of someone power shifting a manual? (burt renolds in Gator)
Starsky and Hutch was good for that.
A recent movie had the old auto weapon going click repeatedly when empty, "I Am Legend".
Dukes of Hazard used to have tires squealing on dirt, I thought it impossible until I saw it actually happen. But we do have "singing sands" here.
kf6rdn
05-20-2008, 11:29 AM
While it's not ok to yell "fire" in a crowded movie house, can you yell "movie" in a crowded firehouse?
Hackers can hack into anything - including things that dont have computers, are simply electric. And do anything. Like divert "the gas company" into "the electric company" as in the last die hard movie.
W4HAY
05-20-2008, 02:01 PM
Why does my $15 wristwatch keep better time than my $1,000 computer? And last longer?
KD6NIG
05-20-2008, 03:26 PM
Starsky and Hutch was good for that.
A recent movie had the old auto weapon going click repeatedly when empty, "I Am Legend".
Dukes of Hazard used to have tires squealing on dirt, I thought it impossible until I saw it actually happen. But we do have "singing sands" here.
"Are we really going 110? We're going 110!" -Sally Field in "Smokey and the Bandit"
But when they show the dial, hes actually doing 80ish....MPH. The "110" is Km/h on the dial if you look closely....
If you want to talk about sound effects, NOTHING beat Knight Rider. That car always made funky noises for the turbo boost and stuff. Course, that was futuristic as heck too. Well, "Hollywood" futuristic.
At least they got the number of bullets right for the ending of "Dirty Harry."
k8wpj
05-20-2008, 03:35 PM
Starsky and Hutch was good for that.
A recent movie had the old auto weapon going click repeatedly when empty, "I Am Legend".
Dukes of Hazard used to have tires squealing on dirt, I thought it impossible until I saw it actually happen. But we do have "singing sands" here.
And it never seemed to matter WHAT they were driving, as soon as they hit the key, the starters all had the same ear splitting grind of a 68-73 Mopar gear reduction drive starter...
KC6ZLV
05-20-2008, 03:49 PM
"why do cars park in the driveway, and drive in the parkway?" Oh, sorry, that has already been asked, hasn't it ? ;) :D
Why do some people park on the lawn and leave their driveway vacant?
Have you ever seen someone driving a car that obviously has an automatic transmission, and it has the sound track of someone power shifting a manual? (burt renolds in Gator)(48 hours, and 48 hours 2)
You forgot one of the first...Steve McQueen in Bullit. His Mustang was an automatic.
kc7mrq
05-21-2008, 03:01 PM
In more recent films people seem to be able to out run the fire ball from an explosion.
In TV hospital shows like "E.R." and "Gray's Anatomy" with in seconds of the dying patient being wheeled into the ER the doctor is able to start shouting orders for blood test, x-rays, and the like. No one is writing them down you never see a nurse get on the phone and call the lab but within another moment they have a full set of x-rays and lab work. Some ERs are fast but not that fast.
Being a retired paramedic I like to analyse the way the same shows attempt to start someones heart. It drives my wife crazy. Sometimes I will call my brother or he will call me, also a former paramedic, when we see something especially stupid and discuss it.
Must really bug you to see shows like House where the doctors are performing all the tests, labwork, and running all the x-ray/CT/MRI machines.
KD6NIG
05-21-2008, 03:13 PM
Why do some people park on the lawn and leave their driveway vacant?
Perhaps oil makes for a lush, healthy lawn?
I remember a neighbor of mine doing that once and we got a thunderstorm along with a downpour that lasted a good 30 minutes one night. He tried to back out the next morning and got stuck-badly.
After that he left the car on the street. But you could see the ruts in the lawn for a few weeks until he finally filled them in and reseeded them.
Q #2:
Why do women in X rated shows always wear high heels even though they have nothing else on?
1. High heels changes a woman's posture to help certain attributes stand out, in addition to giving her the appearance or illusion of being taller than she really is.
2. In many parts of the country, total nudity was prohibited -- but not always well defined. If a man, woman, or other in an adult entertainment film is wearing something -- a glove, socks, shoes -- then technically they are not legally fully 100 % nude.
3. How would you know that they do? (Me? Fair enough. I have a good memory of my college fraternity daze... and the 16 mm black and white films that some members used to show. What's your excuse?)
ve2nsm
05-21-2008, 07:16 PM
1. High heels changes a woman's posture to help certain attributes stand out
Oh yeah, and does it work! :p
KD0DKI
05-21-2008, 08:00 PM
Yup, this night and the other 364, too; there isn't enough culture here to fill a petri dish. The only entertainment we have here is to sit by the entrance of the local Wal-Mart and pick out the ugliest customer of the day.
Back in 1977 (my first year of college) I was at a Frat party with a group of guys, one thought it would be funny to stand on this little wall and rate the women...
He took a fist low from a football player from behind, that 2 must have been his girl friend.:D
Only one other time have I seen a guy fold up like that and it was a baseball low.
Hurts to think about it...:eek:
K5RCD
05-21-2008, 10:11 PM
In old movies, why do women lift one of their feet off the ground while standing and kissing a guy?
I don't know about the old movies, but the last time a woman did that with me, she kicked me right in the nuts.
Never should have married her after that.
http://www.ps3blog.net/wp-content/uploads/groin-kick.jpeg :eek:
w4rot
05-21-2008, 11:17 PM
I don't know about the old movies, but the last time a woman did that with me, she kicked me right in the nuts.
Never should have married her after that.
http://www.ps3blog.net/wp-content/uploads/groin-kick.jpeg :eek:
LMAO and ditto:D
rot
kc7jty
05-22-2008, 02:05 AM
What's your excuse?)
Lewd and lascivious. :o