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1. If being chased through town, you can usually take cover in a passing St Patrick’s Day parade - at any time of the year. …
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2. All beds have special L-shaped top sheets that reach up to armpit level on a woman but only waist level on the man lying beside her. …
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3. All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread. …
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4. Once applied, lipstick will never rub off - even while scuba diving. …
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5. The ventilation system of any building is a perfect hiding place. No one will ever think of looking for you in there and you can travel to any other part of the building without difficulty. …
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6. Should you wish to pass yourself off as a German officer, it will not be necessary to speak the language. A gutteral German accent will do. …
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7. The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window of any building in Paris. …
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8. A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds. …
9. When paying for a taxi, never look at your wallet as you take out a note - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.
10. If you lose a hand, it will cause the stump of your arm to grow by 15cm.
Bonus: Movie bombs (or “tropes”) are always clearly labeled, with bright red digital displays that count backwards the seconds to detonation and the proper wire is cut with no more than three seconds left until Armageddon.
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