# Behaviour you copied from movies ... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 6, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931 "2007-06-06T01:44:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/21 "2007-06-07T00:40:21Z")
[QUOTE=The Crooked Man] Every time I go down an aisle of seated people to get to my chair, I always say, “Pardon me, excuse me, pardon me, pardon, pardon,…” But no one ever gets the reference. [/QUOTE] Me too!! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/22 "2007-06-07T01:05:30Z")
I vaguely recall a Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs did something similar. Couldn’t tell you anything else about it. ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/23 "2007-06-07T01:16:12Z")
[QUOTE=bluethree] Me too!! [/QUOTE] Me three, along with tons of other Bugs Bunny type references. That’s one way I can tell if I’ll get along with someone; if they’re hip to the Looney Toons. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/24 "2007-06-07T01:58:12Z")
[QUOTE=The Crooked Man] Every time I go down an aisle of seated people to get to my chair, I always say, “Pardon me, excuse me, pardon me, pardon, pardon,…” But no one ever gets the reference. [/QUOTE] Me four! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/25 "2007-06-07T12:24:50Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] I’ve taken to [dressing like this](http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k311/VandyBeth/474088766_00a6ce64d7.jpg?t=1181156389) on occasion since seeing the _Underworld_ movies. [/QUOTE] Assuming that’s a picture of you, we approve! ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/26 "2007-06-07T16:35:44Z")
[QUOTE=FriarTed] Assuming that’s a picture of you, we approve! [/QUOTE] Of course it’s me! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/27 "2007-06-07T20:18:55Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] Of course it’s me! [/QUOTE] What sort of pistols do you have in your hand? Won’t that get you swarmed by Homeland Security? ---
**Author:** ![Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@Gala\_Matrix\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gala_Matrix_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/28 "2007-06-07T20:50:13Z")
I’m still waiting for the chance to use Mandy Moore’s line from American Dreams: “I’m not sexually attracted to other people.” ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/29 "2007-06-07T22:28:53Z")
I work in a retail store in customer service. I only do this to customers I know well or fellow co-workers who need assistance- the very unctuous Frank Nelson- “Yeeee-esssss?” For some reason though, I can’t maintain the voice on the accompanying “May I help you?” ---
**Author:** ![denquixote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/30 "2007-06-08T02:47:33Z")
can’t do it anymore but before the new cars all got automatic doorlocks i would always leave my door locked when on a date so i could find out if my date would unlock it for me, just like Chazz Palmintieri recommends in “A Bronx Tale.” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/31 "2007-06-08T02:56:41Z")
I stagger around in a vaguely effeminate way that looks like a sun and rum drunk pirate captain. I also wear eyeliner and have a gold tooth. Hey, I take my movie (and Rolling Stones) fandom seriously! ---
**Author:** ![BlakeTyner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/32 "2007-06-08T03:57:08Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] What sort of pistols do you have in your hand? Won’t that get you swarmed by Homeland Security? [/QUOTE] Those would be Walther P99’s, the gun of the gods. Airsoft versions, I’d assume. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/33 "2007-06-08T04:54:03Z")
[QUOTE=control-z] What sort of pistols do you have in your hand? Won’t that get you swarmed by Homeland Security? [/QUOTE] They are very realistic-looking replicas of the actual pistols used by Selene in the second movie (not the first). They fire small plastic pellets, propelled by a spring. When I bring the costume to a convention I take the pistols to security to show them that they are not real pistols and are not loaded. Security will then “peace-bond” them, meaning they tighten cable ties around the triggers. Also, whenever a cop or security guard asks to inspect them, I hand them over and let him study them until he’s satisfied. And I never draw them quickly or point them at anyone other than the photographer. I love to cosplay and look sexy and everything, but I have no desire to be on the wrong end of a bullet. So far so good. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/34 "2007-06-08T10:54:33Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] I love to cosplay and look sexy and everything [/QUOTE] And you’re doing a fine job of it! ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/35 "2007-06-08T11:03:47Z")
I have to say, you look hot - and in both senses of the word. What is that material? Does it breathe at all? ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/36 "2007-06-08T12:52:17Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy] I remember seeing **The Believers** and noticing that Martin Sheen, while authoritatively striding down a hallway, put on his jacket a way I’d never seen before: throw both your arms in, and do one fluid swivel over-the-head and boom, you’re done. [/QUOTE] 😃 That’s how we teach kids at my preschool to put their coats on. Lay the coat or jacket on the floor, stand at the hood or neckline, bend over and put both hands in, stand up and shove your arms through the sleeves. It’s on! I’ve seen Martin Sheen do it, and thought, “He puts his coat on like a 3-year-old!” ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/37 "2007-06-08T12:57:21Z")
[QUOTE=singular1] I have to say, you look hot - and in both senses of the word. What is that material? Does it breathe at all? [/QUOTE] Not to carry this hijack _too_ far, but it’s vinyl, and it was surprisingly cool to wear. It’s very tight and thin, so it doesn’t insulate at all and my body heat radiates away immediately. In fact, if I could afford it, I’d probably be more comfortable if I added Selene’s leather duster to the ensemble. The catsuit **does** trap sweat, though, and you really wouldn’t want to be within a few yards of me when the time comes to remove it. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/38 "2007-06-08T14:08:54Z")
In my formative video game playing days I wouldn’t stop yelling, “See this? This is my **BOOM** stick!” To those who know no introduction is needed, to those who don’t none will suffice. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/39 "2007-06-08T18:13:20Z")
[QUOTE=Fiver] The catsuit **does** trap sweat, though, and you really wouldn’t want to be within a few yards of me when the time comes to remove it. [/QUOTE] You _really_ don’t know how the male mind works, do you? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931/40 "2007-06-08T18:17:56Z")
[QUOTE=DrDeth] You _really_ don’t know how the male mind works, do you? 😉 [/QUOTE] _Au contraire,_ I know **exactly** how it works. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behaviour-you-copied-from-movies/406931.md?page=3)