...did TV or movies make you think might be common, but when you grew up you found out it wasn’t?
I sometimes worried about quicksand. Has anyone here even seen quicksand??
I remember quicksand. It sort of freaked me out when I was little from watching episodes of Giligand's Island, Tarzan, Shazam, or whatever other shows I picked that up from. I actually encountered a mini quicksand too one day deep in the woods in my backyard.
But it wasn't like TV. I only sunk in like about a half inch. It really sucked getting unstuck though.
Quicksand kills people round here. Not often though, you have to be stupid enough to walk way out to sea at low tide without the right knowledge or gear.
I do remember "surprise" puddles awaiting round every corner in the 70s though (tarzan etc)
You must have a big backyard if you have quicksand. Per Tarzan I think you need an elephant to rescue you. 😉 Gilligan's Island and Tarzan were always good for a dramatic quicksand scene somewhere. I used to wonder where quicksand could be found. From these two shows I decided it happens deep in the jungle, or not-so-deep in the not-so-deep jungle on a tropical island. No worries I should think since there are no jungles here, and no tropical islands, either. 😏
shareGilligan's Island quicksand was the first thing I thought of.
Although, one time I did get stuck in some, and it was more than half an inch worth 😐. About 5". It engulfed my entire feet, and for a few panicky moments, I wasn't sure I'd be able to get out of it. Sucked one of my shoes off.
Barroom brawls where that one dope goes flying through the large front window...
I've seen that 50 times in movies and not once in real life
Don't you know? Barrooms switched to unbreakable glass. Spoiled all that fun those drunks used to have.
shareI've never seen it myself, but I do remember reading about it happening in real life.
Specifically when Charles Barkley had ice thrown on him by a heckling fan at an Orlando nightclub in front of three women he was talking to. The guy was really short, only 5 foot 1, and I remember reading Barkley picked him up with one hand like a rag doll and threw him through the front window.
He got a fat settlement for it. It's the only thing a 5 foot 1 guy could be thinking attacking Charles Barkley if he was thinking anything at all.
Jeez, what a dummy!
I saw Sir Charles take down Shaq in a game once (right to the floor, he really manhandled him!)
That dude is a badass
Yup, definitely not a guy I would be trying to humiliate in a nightclub in front of his girlfriends. He is a badass.
But, I have to imagine guys like Barkley might get targeted more than you might suspect by guys trying to make them lose their cool and win big settlements. All the more reason they only travel with their entourages and security details in tow these days to prevent that from ever happening.
Good point
Lots of dirtwads out there looking for a suit I suppose...pretty pathetic way to make coin
I'm watching Barkley and Shaq right now -- sometimes its better than the actual game!
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Flying cars and decent robots that could cook the dinner and wash the car.
shareEveryone was asking when the year 2000 came, "Where are the flying cars?" Instead we had a silent tech explosion and got better internet and cheap cell phones just 2 years later.
shareI think flying cars would be the death of us...most dummies can't even park a regular car and I'm not looking to get run over
I want, no, demand Rosie the housemaid robot!
She polished floors, washed laundry, cleaned the kitchen...We really need to build affordable Rosies
First in line right here👍