# You know you're in trouble when... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617 "2002-11-13T20:49:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/61 "2002-11-15T08:23:38Z")
… your (80’s to mid 90’s) character is being played by Bill Paxton, or Lance Heinriksen. … your (ditto) character is being played by Michael Biene, in a sequel. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/62 "2002-11-15T13:17:43Z")
… you run out of gas on a dark, deserted country road in a thunderstorm near a creepy-looking old mansion with a squeeky iron gate. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/63 "2002-11-15T13:24:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tangent \* > \*\*Your phone rings after you’ve just watched a grainy, silent, black & white video about a girl in well. \*\* You just went to the movies last night and finally get this reference… ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/64 "2002-11-15T13:30:07Z")
To revive your dying sitcom, they introduce a new character played by Ted McGinley. ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/65 "2002-11-15T13:37:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > \*\*… you run out of gas on a dark, deserted country road in a thunderstorm near a creepy-looking old mansion with a squeeky iron gate. \*\* …and you see a multi coloured van with 4 nosey kids and a stupid dog inside. ---
**Author:** ![MrMyth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@MrMyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMyth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/66 "2002-11-15T14:26:50Z")
…when a tiny human female in a walking bulldozer tells you get away from your brunch, and calls you a bitch. …when you just got into a car accident with someone named Betty, and a huge green guy lands in the middle of the street looking extremely pissed off. …when your girlfriend suddenly changes into a blue-skinned woman with red hair and belt made of skulls. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/67 "2002-11-15T14:28:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hastur \* > \*\*…you’re the gay man or lesbian in a Stephen King novel. \*\* … or on a Star Trek: Ship Name episode. ---
**Author:** ![h.sapiens](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e0b2c6/32.png) [@h.sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h.sapiens)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/68 "2002-11-15T14:36:43Z")
…it’s quiet. _Too_ quiet. ---
**Author:** ![blur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dbc845/32.png) [@blur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blur)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/69 "2002-11-15T17:48:40Z")
You turn on cops, and see the outside of your house. ---
**Author:** ![Phelan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Phelan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phelan)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/70 "2002-11-15T18:02:39Z")
Spinal Tap asks you to be their drummer. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/71 "2002-11-15T18:26:49Z")
…Def Leppard asks you to be **their** drummer. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/72 "2002-11-15T19:36:03Z")
You’re an innovative rock star and yer comin’ up on your 27th birthday. Or the Who asks you to be **THEIR** drummer. Hell, just be a drummer. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/73 "2002-11-15T19:45:05Z")
Your girlfriend says “We need to talk”. ---
**Author:** ![PatrickM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7feea3/32.png) [@PatrickM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickM)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/74 "2002-11-15T20:18:02Z")
You’re in the doctor’s examination room and the doctor says, “Why don’t my rich patients ever catch this?” ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/75 "2002-11-15T20:25:04Z")
“Thank god those damn crickets finally shut up!” ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/76 "2002-11-15T21:30:18Z")
The soundtrack starts playing the song _Bad Moon Rising_. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/77 "2002-11-15T21:50:22Z")
…you eat raw crabs and your best friend is a volleyball. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/78 "2002-11-15T22:07:19Z")
…you stop at a tollbooth on the New Jersey Turnpike and see the tollbooth coin-taker suddenly duck down. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/79 "2002-11-15T22:12:37Z")
…the guy who’s trying to disarm the bomb says, “Trust me. I know what I’m doing”. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2002, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617/80 "2002-11-16T04:03:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*The soundtrack starts playing the song _Bad Moon Rising_. \*\* Or _Dueling Banjos._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-in-trouble-when/136617.md?page=5)