What ORDINARY fact about you do people think is amazing/unbelievable?

Richard Steele

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:09 PM
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What ORDINARY fact about you do people think is amazing/unbelievable?

This comes up for me this time of year:
I have NEVER seen "It's a Wonderful Life".

I've never tried to NOT see it;
I've seen bits of it here and there,
and I know the whole thing from the THOUSANDS of
references to it in books, TV, and other movies.

Actually tried to watch it once; something came up right after
the little girl whispered into young George's deaf ear....

The whole thing is just a string of (anti)coincidences,
but when I mention that I've never seen it, people react like
I've never seen a Christmas tree.

Anyone else have a similar gap in their cultural knowledge?
Who here has never seen Star Wars, or watched a SuperBowl?

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Awsi Dooger

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:17 PM
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1. I've never had a sip of coffee

My only vague knowledge of what it must taste like is a few samples of coffee candy. A hot murky liquid is comfortably locked at zero temptation or interest. Especially when I compare it to a tall glass of orange juice with plenty of crushed ice. Make that three.

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Floogeldy

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:19 PM
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2. I was a professional musician until my early thirties . . .

. . ., now I'm a lawyer, and I've never stopped drinking the whole time!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

;)

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lizziegrace

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:24 PM
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3. Lived in the south for 20 years

Was born in Alabama. I've NEVER seen Gone With the Wind. No desire to.

I did love Carol Burnett's take on it! :rofl:

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Richard Steele

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:35 PM
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5. now that you mention it...

I've never seen "Gone With The Wind", either.
But I did once see a good 30 minutes of the colorized version;
more than I've ever seen of "It's a Wonderful Life" at one go.

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TimeChaser

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Sun Nov-27-05 10:34 PM
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4. I'm a direct descendant of

Captain John Smith of Pocahontas fame

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