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Things I learned watching Over the Top

posted 16 years ago by agentdc7
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I wasn't sure if this was started already or if it was too old but.....

1. Tractor trailers can catch up to a fleeing pickup truck even with a head start.

2. Arm wrestling can solve any problem, whether that includes a resentful son whom you haven't seen in 10 years, a living, bitter hatred from a wealthy stepdad, or legal custody battle.

3. If the winning truck has a hawk painted on it, and your name is Hawk, you'll probably win.

4. You can win back your son's love after 10 years of absense in 1 day.

5. A good way to intimidate someone is the eat a cigarette and drink engine oil.

6. --but then you'll need to take some alkaseltzar

7. 12 year olds who know how to drive dune-buggys can learn to drive semis in a few seconds.

8. Arm wrestling is a very popular competition.

9. Always keep a weightlifting machine in your truck.

10. --and even after all those right arm workouts, both your arms will appear to be the same size

[–] Buapo 16 years ago

11. When Hawk tells you he's through talking, you better listen.

12. Telling someone that their "breath stinks" is NOT a good way to intimidate them.

13. A simple training session consisting of push-ups, toe-touches, and STANDING pull-ups is enough to get you a physique like 1987 era Stallone.

14. Tuna salad on whole wheat toast with spring water is healthier than steak.

15. Cadet uniform jackets are poorly made.

16. It's a good idea to take a long shot at winning $240,000 and a nice truck instead of a someone just handing you "the best truck that money can buy" and $500,000.

17. Turning your hat backwards is like a switch. It makes you like a machine.

18. If someone doesn't let you onto their property, crash through their gate with a semi-truck.

19. Robert Loggia is NOBODY'S father.

20. Lemme tell you something. Life meets nobody half way. You remember that.

[–] mark_ward1 16 years ago

21. Having your buddy slap you in the face several times is a good way to prepare for an arm wrestling match.

22. Letting a 12 year-old kid drive a semi truck on a highway with other cars
is perfectly fine. Just remind him to keep his eyes on the road.

23. No one minds if you park a semi truck without the trailer on a picturesque boulevard.

[–] rozewiczs 16 years ago

1. You know it's an 80's movie when Kenny Loggins is on the soundtrack.
2. You know arm wrestling gets intense when the strap is put on.
3. Mad dog Madison likes to bark.
4. Arm wrestlers like to advertise products on their shirts.
5. Slammin' Carl has huge arms.
6. Bull Hurley gets very sweaty just by walking into a bar.
7. A Fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and gravy is over 1000 calories and 50% fat.
8. John Grizzly gets heartburn from ingesting cigars and motor oil.
9. If someone gets in your way, push them through the glass door of the presidential suite of the Hilton.
10. Pinball machines make good arm wrestling tables.
Any more?

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[–] jinx20001 16 years ago

11. when your son leaves his US cadets school, you should at least attempt to buy a jet fighter to take him home in rather than a road vehicle.

12. when your son explains to you that he has had no presents, cards or contact at all from you over the years the correct response must be ''what do you mean?'' lol

13. when a blonde dude approaches you claiming ''i got a thousand that says i can tear your arm off'' he is very likely to have a fat ugly sidekick with glasses on his head thats chewing gum and acting cool.

13. when you enter a bar in the middle of nowhere to eat food its almost certain that 90% of the people in thier will be wearing a cap.

14. without a doubt the best line in this movie is ''mike, i think we are wearing out this knob here''.

15. sylvester stallone's shoulders are shaped like pillows and he admits this at the 22nd minute of the movie.

16. if your on a different social scale to everyone else it must mean your truck will not have a built in library.

17. when trying to start an 18 wheeler, logic would tell you to flick every switch possible except the one that is labelled ''on''.

18. stallone ''always wanted to be a milkshake'', guess he has to settle with being a melon. no im kidding, im one of stallones biggest fans.

19. you can beat anybody in an arm wrestle aslong as you ''feel'' strong instead of actually being strong. strange because i always thought shwarzenneger would have me for breakfast.

20. flexing your skinny arms at stallone is really going to worry him.

[–] GumWrapper 16 years ago

21. If you want to intimidate a pre-pubescent boy, walk into a bar and homoerotically put your hand over his in a tender, but firm, grip.

22. You can sell your truck as-is, but they'll let you keep the tight hawk you keep as hood ornament.

[–] robbie762 16 years ago

23) When, in the middle of a crowded highway, a young boy jumps out of a semituck and a big burly man chases him down, rips the sleave off his coat and wrestles him to the ground before throwing his arm around him and dragging him back to the truck...it is only the kid who will get yelled at by passing motorists and no one will stop to make sure the kid is not being kidnapped. But to be fair, this was before amber alerts...

[–] TelecasterOne 15 years ago

24)Second sucks.

25)Don't pat Mad Dog Madison on the back and tell him he's the best.

26)Nobody gets to shake Bull Hurley's hand...BOY!!!

27)Harry Bosco wasn't ready.

"Ow? Ow is not an acceptable kiai in this dojo, Mr. LaRusso."
- Mr. Terry Silver

[–] Minkus31699 15 years ago

28) If you don't go back in there and arm wrestle, you will regret it for the REST of your life! one of those real crossroads moments.

29)Sly got a PRAYER in Vegas after all

[–] patkav6 14 years ago

30) Tanning beds work well before filming. (ala Robert Loggia)
31) If you want to hide letters from someone put them in a drawer, not the trash.

[–] hitman_1980 14 years ago

32) The movie is fun to watch. Period.

[–] SycamoreNorth 14 years ago

-Smasher don't believe ANYTHING!

-Bull Hurley will see YOU in Vegas!

-Hawk doesn't like it when you turn off "nice songs" from the radio.

-Having an old wedding photo is all the evidence you need to pick up a kid from school.

-Hawk's shoulder is as comfortable as a pillow.

-Denim shirt, suspenders, and a tie make for an awesome combo.

"In Hollywood, you fail upward." - Kevin Smith

[–] swtdelt 14 years ago

-you can make your last name plural if you want. hawk and hawks.

-kids can get into an armwrestling event unattended by a parent.

-you can order food at a truck stop without a menu and they'll coincidentally have every item you ask for.

-the rig you win will coincidentally have a hawk painted on it.

-if you work long enough as a valet someone will let you keep a pickup truck.

- the world meets nobody half way

- truck stop waitresses like to be called "ma'am"

[–] acirluster 14 years ago

-The concept of double elimination is apparently VERY hard for people to understand.
-No one's sure what Lincoln's last name really is...not even him.
-Breaking arms is what Bull Hurley loves to do and what he does best.

[–] kaliphornia_dreemin 14 years ago

1. Feathered hair on girls in the '80s really WASN'T that hot.

2. When the biggest kid in the group loses to Sly's son in armwrestling, his hench"boys" all of a sudden know they can kick his ass too.

3. Every trucker in 1987 was a bodybuilder.

4. The token black contestant wasn't ready.

5. Bull Hurley has effin' HUGE arms.

6. Lincoln Hawk was ONLY a 20 - 1 shot.

7. Clip-on ties were popular in the '80s.

8. John Grisley is a well-oiled machine.

9. Time to put the strap on!!

10. Only use the "crane technique"...I mean, "over the top" when you need it most.

[–] ben-e-fitch 14 years ago

1. The World Championship of Arm Wrestling is a double elimination tournament.
2. You have to lose twice to be out of The World Championship of Arm Wrestling.
3. Hawks lost once, but he had to lose twice to be eliminated from the World Championship of Arm Wrestling.
4. Hawk doesn't care about being champion, he just wants the truck.
5. A black denim shirt tucked into blue jeans is the best way to show grief at a funeral.
6. Doors at the Hilton are not very sturdy.
7. The sweatier a person is, the better arm wrestler they are.
8. When people kidnap you into their pick up truck,they don't explain why they are kidnapping you.
9. When you lose your son, the best way to deal with it is by parking your truck dangerously close to a large body of water, and turning your flash light on and off while pointing it at your forehead.
10. Hawks was hooking around Grizzly's thumb, the ref blew the call.
11. Hawks has something inside him that he wants to give his son.
12. Deliveries at the Military School are in the back.
13. A funnel is the best method to pour motor oil in your mouth.
14. Bull is such a good arm wrestler that he can ask you to go double or nothing despite the fact that he has not yet arm wrestled you in the first place.
15. If your jacket sleeve gets ripped off, just rip off the other sleeve and you are good to go.
16.Christina Hawk is okay with the fact that Hawk abandoned her and his son.
17. If you pick up your son to take him to see his mother before her critical heart surgery, its okay to pick up a job even though it might make you late.
18. Hawk's son has good genetics.
19. Hawk has good genetics.
20. The genetics of Christina Hawk are not commented upon.
21. Hawk hustled the Smasher by having the Smasher come into the diner and challenge him.
22. Placing a bet on a 20 to 1 contender is what the Hilton hotel casino worker considers gambling.
23. Hawk's red truck isn't gross, its just old.
24. The story of how Michael Cutler got to the World Championship of Arm Wrestling is a long one.
25. When you hurt your arm during an arm wrestling competition make sure you have a ref put a towel over it.

[–] frinky99 13 years ago

30) The arm wrestling tournament in Vegas is single elimination. ...wait, right?

[–] icehockeyjoel 14 years ago

In a double elimination tournament, you only have to beat the bad guy once

[–] Dr_RoButtnik 13 years ago

That REALLY bothered me. They had the announcer say it and repeat it THREE MORE TIMES only to have it thrown out. Not to mention they said the Bull was undefeated before the finals started. Let's just watch him lose or something before that. Stupid

"Weirdness was all he cared about. Weirdness and sex and plenty to drink."

[–] JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies 12 years ago

There are so many posts about that on the board, but what no one explains is why they are assuming that the film is showing every single match.

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[–] zeeboe82 13 years ago

The world doesn't move to the beat of just one drum, and what might be right for us may not be right for others. Everybody's got a special kind of story, and finds a way to shine.

.....Wait, that's Different Strokes. I mean, the world doesn't meet anybody half-way.

[–] y_umm_y 13 years ago

136) mr cutler doesn't tolerate stupidity
137) son & hawk isn't an acceptable name for a business
138) lincoln hawk doesn't care what your grandfather thinks

[–] kierna40 13 years ago

139) Children coming out onto a luggage carousel only brings slight confusion to people.
140) Alka-Seltzer makes tank tops.
141) People don't mind you backing your truck up to the shoreline as long as you're mourning your recently deceased ex-wife.
142) Pinball machines are perfectly fair surfaces for impromptu arm wrestling matches.
143) People from Scandinavia have their arms broken very easily during arm wrestling competitions.
144) The selection committee for the Razzies has no problem picking a child actor as their winner.
145) Winner takes it all.

[–] riverkwai-1 13 years ago

146) Smasher is a nice name
147) If your son hates you its ok, because you have to start somewhere
148) Cholesterol poisoning will cause you to just rot away later in life
149) There is more to life than just muscles

[–] riverkwai-1 13 years ago

150) Don't try and clear your concience at the expense of Robert Loggia, he will smack you down.

151) If it is your desire to have your son picked up and driven halfway across the country by his father who he does not know, its best to not tell him ahead of time.

152) If you want your grandson to hate his father, the simple truth that he abandoned him is not enough. You must tell him he is a drug dealer.

153) If you are a blue collar guy and marry a rich girl, her father will tear you apart.

154) Lincoln Hawk can still represent the trucker division at an arm wrestling competition even if the event's 5 time defending champ is also a trucker.

[–] Panthro44 13 years ago

155) You don't have to worry about paying property damage to a rich man's yard when you drive your rig through it, so as long as you win whatever contest you're in when you do it.

156) Hawk has no power, according to another trucker.

157) When you turn your hat backwards, your badass% goes up by 55 points.

158) Left-handed guys don't arm wrestle...at least not against each other.

159) Pampered little rich kids can out-arm wrestle street bullies with 30 seconds of coaching from their dad...with a little reassurance and a second try.

[–] Ditto-head 13 years ago

160) Boarding school is the appropriate place for the only son of a dying mother to stay.

161) Finding the stash of hidden letters and birthday cards is enough to cancel out 10 years of abandonment.

162) Mike is a spoiled, rich brat who's always had everything done for him. But he's also the son of a trucker, so he should be able to arm wrestle.

163) In explaining the social scale, it is easy to believe that Michael is implying that he is smarter than his father.

164) Rich men who want their grandson back will employ thugs to take him by force.

165) Learning to drive a semi on a straightway for 2 minutes will teach a 12 year old to operate a standard shift pick up in So. CA traffic. He'll even make it to the airport without a scratch.

[–] wewatchedamovie1 12 years ago

Every Single Post on here is flipping hilarious.
- Winner Takes it all, Loser takes the fall
- This world don't meet nobody half way
- Arm wrestling competitions void any and all custody agreements

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