# What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2021, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2021-02-06T04:16:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 138
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2742 "2023-08-18T03:20:13Z")
Yes, lima beans are green in my experience too. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2743 "2023-08-18T03:41:02Z")
Some southern states in the US also call lima beans butterbeans. I think it refers only to the big tan ones. An [NBA player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Love) from Louisiana had the nickname butterbean and I think I recall a pro-wrestler with a Junior Samples vibe with the same nickname. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2744 "2023-08-18T11:46:17Z")
When I hear Butterbean, I think Eric Esch. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2745 "2023-08-18T14:55:18Z")
I wonder if it was ever theatrically used where it wasn’t a comic bit- like it was supposed to represent a real horse. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2746 "2023-08-18T16:06:33Z")
> [@alovem](#): > > There’s an episode of Modern Family in which Ed O’Neill’s voice is noticeably hoarse and weak Oh yeah, that happens. But totally unable to talk? Very rare. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2747 "2023-08-18T16:39:39Z")
I was told by a vendor at the farmer’s market (southern US) that butter beans and lima beans are the same bean, the difference is in how large they are allowed to grow before being picked. ---
**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:** [August 18, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2748 "2023-08-18T17:15:06Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > No. Lima beans are what the British call Butter Beans. > > Broad beans are dark green. > [@echoreply](#): > > I think in the US we might call both of those lima beans. > [@terentii](#): > > Yes, lima beans are green in my experience too. Well, beans can have a wide range of colour and appearance. You can get green lima beans, and you can get tan broad beans. They are, however, totally different species. [Lima beans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima_bean) are _ **Phaseolus lunatus** _ [Broad beans](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicia_faba), also knows as fava beans, are _ **Vicia faba** _ ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2749 "2023-08-18T17:27:25Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Oh yeah, that happens. But totally unable to talk? Very rare. You’re probably right. ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2750 "2023-08-18T18:37:34Z")
> [@epbrown](#): > > The phone charge thing: I used to think that was just a tv trope, but I’ve yet to attend a family gathering where someone doesn’t go around asking if someone’s got a charger. And when that person is done, instead of giving it back they loan it to 3 or 4 other people. Ironically, I ran into the battery problem just yesterday! I was out running errands, with a doctor appointment as the last stop. The doctor was running behind, so sure enough, as I sat there surfing and doing a crossword on my phone, my battery ran down to about 15%. I always have my phone plugged in when I’m driving, but probably the cord wasn’t fully pushed into the USB jack or something like that. It was an unusual case, but it’s funny that it happened to me just now. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2751 "2023-08-18T22:24:49Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Oh yeah, that happens. But totally unable to talk? Very rare. Yet it has happened to me a good half-dozen times in my life. ---
**Author:** ![Asuka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2752 "2023-08-19T01:01:32Z")
Or the only reason why prison riots occur is to provide a cover for a single prisoner to escape. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2753 "2023-08-19T05:04:06Z")
There have got to be at least two performers in the [Mr. Snuffleupagus costume](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ec/59/fe/ec59fe1608370280dec6598d38e65149.png) (Wish I could embed the image.) The way his costume is made, though, the person doing the rear legs might just be short (and for that matter, a woman), as opposed to leaning over, because the costume had a sort of humped back. He’s played for laughs, but not “look how silly the costume is” laughs. The costume is actually pretty good. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2023, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2754 "2023-08-19T05:54:05Z")
> [@Asuka](#): > > Or the only reason why prison riots occur is to provide a cover for a single prisoner to escape. Sometimes more than one. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Aw_ltmKp1s4/maxresdefault.jpg "Prison Riot") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw_ltmKp1s4) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2023, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2755 "2023-08-30T03:21:28Z")
I just saw this on _The Witcher._ Someone has to join in some elaborate medieval style group dance but somehow is able to participate and not look like a fool despite never having seen the dance before. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2756 "2023-08-31T00:28:08Z")
Like here. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NIm8qNirTOk/hqdefault.jpg "P.A.G.A.N.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIm8qNirTOk) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2757 "2023-08-31T01:16:27Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Like here. > > [https://youtu.be/NIm8qNirTOk?si=v6RoQblj9p2iNg0H](https://youtu.be/NIm8qNirTOk?si=v6RoQblj9p2iNg0H) Well sure. But I was referring to this scene. He had never heard of the dance until 30 seconds before this starts. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-cK5kFc80) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2758 "2023-08-31T05:11:08Z")
Which makes this one good, since he just made shit up, so the steps cant be wrong: Dance scene from A Knight’s Tale. However, The Ladys costume is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@epbrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2759 "2023-08-31T22:31:03Z")
Well, you know how old people always look at young people dancing and say “Why, that’s nothing but the old Sugarfoot Stomp we did back in the day!” What with Geralt and Yennefer being centuries old… ---
**Author:** ![El\_DeLuxo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_deluxo/32/9043_2.png) [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2023, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2760 "2023-08-31T23:22:48Z")
There was a popular comedy duo who performed as Butterbeans and Susie in the early to mid 20th century. [https://aaregistry.org/story/butterbeans-and-susie-vaudeville-pioneer-performers/](https://aaregistry.org/story/butterbeans-and-susie-vaudeville-pioneer-performers/) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311/2761 "2023-09-02T19:02:04Z")
Lima beans are green, and vary in size. Broad beans are yellow or tan, and quite large. I like broad beans’ flavor, but they make me very gassy, so I don’t eat them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311.md?page=137) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311.md?page=139)