Things no one EVER say in real life...

[rikimaru4]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

I'll start!

"What's the meaning of this?!"

"They're gaining on us!"

"It's going to blow!"

"I think you should sit down..."

 

[Jing83]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

I'll start!

"What's the meaning of this?!"

"They're gaining on us!"

"It's going to blow!"

"I think you should sit down..."

Are you a Japanese guy rikimaru

 

[ElectricBlue]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

I'll start!

"What's the meaning of this?!"

"They're gaining on us!"

"It's going to blow!"

"I think you should sit down..."

Hmmm. I think you should sit down before I tell you the meaning of this .

 

[SimonDoom]

I'm reasonably confident no one has ever said this in real life:

"Your son wants to go into a helicopter and drop a bomb into the tornado."

-- From Sharknado

 

[rescatooor]

"Wait, wait, wait. Go back a little on that CCTV footage... Zoom in. Now enhance... That's our guy!"

 

[Bramblethorn]

"Wait, wait, wait. Go back a little on that CCTV footage... Zoom in. Now enhance... That's our guy!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk

 

[Handley_Page]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

I'll start!

[1] "What's the meaning of this?!"

[2] "They're gaining on us!"

[3] "It's going to blow!"

[4] "I think you should sit down..."

My parent were always saying [1].
My lawyer was heard to say [4]

 

[astuffedshirt_perv]

I am your father.

 

[rikimaru4]

Are you a Japanese guy rikimaru

No, I'm female, so I guess I should be Ayame lol. But I'm not Japanese either. Filipina and Chinese. I picked/was given the nickname a long time ago without knowing where it came from. Long story short, it is a combo of part of my real name and also because I have a little badzumaru tattoo.

"Wait, wait, wait. Go back a little on that CCTV footage... Zoom in. Now enhance... That's our guy!"

LOL love it.

My parent were always saying [1].
My lawyer was heard to say [4]

So... how old are your parents?? I've never heard these words uttered in real life. #4, my brother said it to my dad once, after I was hit by a delivery truck when riding my bike (totally uninjured, so why..?). For some reason, he has no compunctions about saying cringey, hackneyed things un-ironically.

 

[Polyacrylate]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

I'll start!

"What's the meaning of this?!"

"They're gaining on us!"

"It's going to blow!"

"I think you should sit down..."

I've spent my career in chemical plants, and have heard #3 in a serious context more than once to describe overpressure events. It's never the dramatic "It's gonna blowwwww!!!!!!" but more a dry, "May I have your attention please, employees evacuate area x. Valve y on reactor z is about to blow. Repeat, evacuate immediately, it's going to blow." I assume pop culture has, to some extent, shaped this phrasing.

I have been told and have said #4 in a serious context, too. When I say this, I'm trying to establish a formal tone for a conversation that could go for a while, as opposed to a friendly "grab a seat."

 

[Privates1stClass]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

"You gonna eat that?"

"I'll have what she's having."

"He's not heavy--he's my brother."

 

[rikimaru4]

I've spent my career in chemical plants, and have heard #3 in a serious context more than once to describe overpressure events. It's never the dramatic "It's gonna blowwwww!!!!!!" but more a dry, "May I have your attention please, employees evacuate area x. Valve y on reactor z is about to blow. Repeat, evacuate immediately, it's going to blow." I assume pop culture has, to some extent, shaped this phrasing.

That's completely terrifying.

I have been told and have said #4 in a serious context, too. When I say this, I'm trying to establish a formal tone for a conversation that could go for a while, as opposed to a friendly "grab a seat."

"please have a seat" or something to that effect, I totally get. Referring more to the "What I'm about to tell you is so shockingly mind-blowing that you'll physically collapse if you're not sitting down when you hear this" scenario

 

[Zeb_Carter]

...but say ALL THE TIME in movies/television/literature.

I'll start!

"What's the meaning of this?!"

"They're gaining on us!"

"It's going to blow!"

"I think you should sit down..."

Gee... I've heard all of these at one time of another during my life. My parents would say the first one a lot.

The next one, my buddies would say as we were drag racing down the interstate.

The next one I heard a couple of times while I was in the service, I even remember saying it couple of times myself.

The last one I heard from a lot of people when they needed to tell me bad news. I never did get why sitting would be necessary.

 

[HeyAll]

In incest erotic, when siblings refer to each other as 'bro' or 'sis.'

I'll admit, I do that sometimes. It's for added effect, but very unrealistic (as opposed to them fucking).

 

[rikimaru4]

"You gonna eat that?"

I think I say this myself about once a week

 

[Polyacrylate]

That's completely terrifying.




"please have a seat" or something to that effect, I totally get. Referring more to the "What I'm about to tell you is so shockingly mind-blowing that you'll physically collapse if you're not sitting down when you hear this" scenario

I promise, it's nowhere near as terrifying as it probably sounds, although I imagine it would have been as bad or moreso 40 years ago.

 

[bushyTrail]

Not sure that it is on topic, but after watching enough hollywod sci-fi, I kind of want to be able to activate SELF-DESTRUCT in any kind of device, no matter how stupid the reason is, but you never can IRL...

 

[ElectricBlue]

In incest erotic, when siblings refer to each other as 'bro' or 'sis.'

I'll admit, I do that sometimes. It's for added effect, but very unrealistic (as opposed to them fucking).

Both my kids (now adults) regularly call each other bro and sis, and did so from their teens.

 

[DrHappy]

“Incoming!!!!!”

It’s in a very kid’s action movie and cartoon and I really don’t like it for some reason.

 

[BelleCanzuto]

The last one I heard from a lot of people when they needed to tell me bad news. I never did get why sitting would be necessary.

I've had to tell people some really bad news. I've seen people's knees literally buckle and them fall down in shock. That's why sitting is preferred.

 

[SimonDoom]

It's for added effect, but very unrealistic (as opposed to them fucking).

Amen. In incest stories, realism is always a matter of context.

 

[SamScribble]

'They're gaining on us!'

Back in my yacht racing days, I often heard this. But it still meant that we were in front. The one to worry about was: 'They're pulling away from us.'

 

[rikimaru4]

Both my kids (now adults) regularly call each other bro and sis, and did so from their teens.

I'd have to agreed on the fake 'bro/sis' usage. Extends to cartoons and cheesy movies as well.

Never known anyone to use this in real life (in English anyway). You can inform your kids they are weirdos

'They're gaining on us!'

Back in my yacht racing days, I often heard this. But it still meant that we were in front. The one to worry about was: 'They're pulling away from us.'

Wow... I think the main takeaway from this thread is that everyone leads much more exciting lives than me..!

 

[Handley_Page]

So... how old are your parents?? I've never heard these words uttered in real life. #4, my brother said it to my dad once, after I was hit by a delivery truck when riding my bike (totally uninjured, so why..?).

Were my parents to be still alive, my Dad would be 108 and my Mum 104.

 

[rikimaru4]

Were my parents to be still alive, my Dad would be 108 and my Mum 104.

awww May they be resting in peace