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Not really on the toilet

posted 10 years ago by nycruise-1
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In the scene where the gunman comes looking for Redford in the public bathroom only to find "Salino"'s legs showing through the bottom of the stall ignores a practical reality which would have given away the situation in real-life: there are no panties or other underthingies dropped around her ankles - which is a sign that she was faking it. A real gunman intent on finding Redford would have realized the fake and busted into the stall.

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[–] kentor404 10 years ago

Like all women in those days she was wearing stockings, not pantyhose, so nothing to pull down there. As for panties, she might not have been wearing any, or only pulled them down to her knees after hiking up her skirt. I don't think a hitman in pursuit of his target and seeing the open window to the back alley would stop to question a woman on a toilet in a stall while his target was presumably getting away.

[–] crockett_john 10 years ago

I agree with you there, but at the same time, where were Hooker's legs and feet supposed to be while she was sitting on his lap?

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[–] tseybert 10 years ago

Watch it again. She's not sitting on his lap. IIRC, he's sitting on the water closet.

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[–] crockett_john 10 years ago

What is the water closet? I've always heard water closet to mean the entire bathroom.

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I'm just expressing my opinion.

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[–] Buddy_Dakota 10 years ago

Water closet is the toilet. I suppose it's called that because it's a closet containing water.

[–] crockett_john 10 years ago

I don't understand his statement.

He's sitting on the toilet. The woman is sitting on his lap. When the guy looks under the door, he sees only the woman's legs. Shouldn't there be a pair of man's legs visible, too?

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[–] J-Star 10 years ago

No, he's sitting crouched with his feet up on the seat behind her.

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[–] coldnaps 9 years ago

He's sitting on the tank with his feet on the edge of the seat. Got it now?

[–] bwalright 10 years ago

Women don't drop their undies at their ankles, cause it might touch the dirty floor.

[–] scrabbler1 10 years ago

How would a man know how a woman adjusts her panties if she is in a private stall in restroom? Men are not supposed to be in single-sex restrooms even if there are separate, private stalls.

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[–] fiveforme 9 years ago

Why in the world would you think a woman would drop everything around her ankles? Just reading that made me feel uncomfortable! A "practical reality"? I'm sure I'll be sorry I asked, but what woman - or women - did you see with all her underthingies dropped around her ankles?

[–] gottaluvafriend 8 years ago

It's believable to me that the policeman would feel so shocked finding himself trying to break in on a lady that he wouldn't notice anything but that she was a lady.

[–] arthurab 8 years ago

Maybe b/c back then, even a hitman would have the courtesy not to bother, or question, what a lady in a bathroom stall was doing.

[–] liscarkat (18388) 2 years ago

Who drops their pants or underpants to their ankles? It's only necessary to take them down to thighs or knees to either pee or poop, then wipe.