Now’s a good time to take stock. This is approximate; I’m sure I made a few tabulation errors.
Only two options don’t have ant votes: Heroic Dog and Deathbed Confession, which I guess isn’t terribly surprising. I was hoping to flush out a few time travelers, and seem to have succeeded.
24 – 56) A cross-country road trip.
24 – 72) Cops breaking up a party.
22 – 7) A love triangle.
20 – 64) Blowjob in a car while driving.
18-- 37) A psycho ex.
17 – 2) Flushing pills down the toilet, or booze down the drain, etc.
17 – 76) Other (explain).
16 – 71) Picking up a one night stand at a bar.
16 – 39) In vino veritas: a revelation or admission while drunk/high.
15 – 70) Threesome, orgy, key party, etc.
14 – 36) Police interrogation.
13 – 1) Throwing a drink in someone’s face.
13 – 40) Strippers at a bachelor party.
13 – 26) Stabbed in the back by an underling or partner.
13 – 68) Dramatic “I quit!” moment.
12 – 25) Computer hacking.
12 – 53) Slapped in the face by a woman.
11 – 5) Any shootout/armed standoff/ hostage situation, etc.
10 – 10) A great underdog triumph.
10 – 12) Dirty cops.
10 – 17) Manic Pixie Dream Girl
10 – 43) (Legitimately) crazy mom.
9 – 69) Barroom brawl.
8 – 9) Being called out of retirement (to complete a specific task).
8 – 11) Car chase.
8 – 34) Hellish descent into booze and pills.
8 – 45) Hard-ass drill instructor.
8 – 74) Meet-cute.
7 – 3) Running to catch someone at the airport/train station before they leave.
7 – 6) Deus ex machina – a crisis is resolved by something which is unexpected and totally out of your control.
7 – 19) A fugitive from justice.
7 – 33) Embezzlement
7 – 22) Voices in your head.
7 – 52) Accosted in a darkened alley.
7 – 35) Life on the Road: debauchery during a concert tour or something similar.
7 – 58) Exceptionally inspirational, once-in-a-lifetime teacher.
6 – 59) Street gang (or prison gang, etc.)
6 – 21) From the Mouths of Babes: a child who speaks an unrealized truth.
6 – 30) Bribery
5 – 31) Friendship torn apart new-found wealth, jealousy, etc.
5 – 48) Student surpasses (or defeats) the teacher.
5 – 49) Wearing a wire or bugging someone.
5 – 61) Having sex with someone to get back at someone else.
5 – 63) Mile High Club: sex in an airplane.
5 – 55) A wise or prophetic blind person.
4 – 13) Time travel.
4 – 14) Jumping or being thrown through a window.
4 – 15) Star-crossed lovers.
4 – 24) A climactic showdown.
4 – 38) Cocaine in a strip club.
4 – 29) Getting whipped into shape and straightened out by joining the military.
4 – 16) An inspiring speech before a big showdown or challenge.
4 – 44) Abusive drunk for a father.
4 --51) Road to Damascus: a moment of divine revelation.
4 – 60) A charming psychopath.
3 – 28) Hiring a private detective.
3 – 4) Walking in on a cheating lover, in the act.
3 – 47) Pulling someone out of a fire.
3 – 57) Dating the boss’ daughter.
3 – 73) Wedding called off at the last minute.
2 – 75) Heroic actions in combat.
2 – 77) None; I’ve led a boring life.
2 – 20) Surviving a “terminal” diagnosis
2 – 23) Getting the Band Back Together: a reunion to accomplish a specific task.
2 – 32) Loan sharking
2 – 54) Dramatic courtroom showdown.
2 – 62) Extortion/blackmail.
2 – 66) Sleeping with a teacher.
2 – 67) Sex at a wedding, hooking up with a bridesmaid, etc.
2 – 8) One Last Job: a great test or ordeal of some sort right before retirement.
1 – 41) “It’s a matter of life & death!” – pleading with someone using those words or similar.
1 – 27) Reduced to doing porn/prostitution in desperation.
1 – 18) Magical Negro
1 – 42) Plane crash.
1 – 65) Shipped off to boarding school.
0 – 46) Heroic dog.
0 — 50) Deathbed confession/revelation.