1. Its possible to keep a bar of soap looking perfect next to a sink. 2. When your husband knocks you to the floor and kicks you in your crotch, its only a *quarrel". 3. If you have sex before the afternoon, its considered "a little too early for this." 4. When you're in a new town with no job and limited funds, you should always buy name-brand food and African violets. 5. When confronted by a weirdo neighbor for stealing HIS apples, be sure to be belligerent with him. 6....?
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus." "Didn't he discover America?" "Penfold, shush."
6. After spending an hour digging up clams and then learning you have to do a stupid party tonight, you can just dig fresh ones tomorrow. 7. The black, actually - always looks better even though it's backless and it could be chilly tonight. 8. The night you learned to dance was among of the happiest days of your life. 9. Everyone keeps a light on in their under-the-sink cupboard (watch this closely next time - it'll bug you too!) 10. Getting yellow paint on your face is mandatory when repainting the kitchen. 11. When your new boyfriend kisses you and moves you to the stairs, pretend it doesn't hurt your back when he leans you back and climbs on top of you. 12. ...
12. Why take the time to remove batteries from a smoke alarm, when you can break it instead? 13. Make sure to rake up about a thousand clams for dinner, even when its just the two of you. 14. When you own a multimillion dollar house and are a control-freak to boot, be sure to never lock up your house when you are not home. 15. You can magically go from straight, wet, average-amount of hair, in JUST a few minutes, to a huge poof of hair when your neighbor plans a picnic. 16. When you suspect your neighbor friend's nutcase husband is just inside, be sure to bust in and not try to catch him off guard. 17. Saying "F-you" to this same nutcase husband is a respectable substitution for manly fighting. 18. When you have everything a man could want, be sure to be a complete nutcase asswipe and ruin it by abusing your wife. 19. When your wife has faked her death, fled the state, flushed her wedding ring down, hidden her mother, and is happy... of course she has been thinking of 'the last time she touched her husband'. 20. If the towels are not perfectly even, 'everything is not as it should be'. 21....
Great ones BTW, karen526 especially No's 10 and 11. I think No 11 every time I watch that scene. I haven't noticed the light in the cupboard, I just remember seeing a reflection of the streetlight outside. I'll watch it again.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus." "Didn't he discover America?" "Penfold, shush."
Husbands threatening to kill wives who leave them is extremely rare; therefore, it is not necessary or even acceptable to pursue protective orders or divorces before just killing the husband with the gun he is conveniently carrying.
Go ahead and stop running after hysterically fleeing hard evidence that your homicidal husband has found you and is in the house; it will all work itself out.
It is always safe to swim in the ocean from a mile out during a sudden rain storm/squall. If you break your dock lights first and then head for the buoy as soon as you hit the water, you'll be fine.
Swimming in the Atlantic off the coast of Cape Cod in your underwear while it's raining will not cause hypothermia.
That’s the point though, she had no choice other than to kill him. He made it clear that he was psychotic and violent, she knew deep down that no amount of legal protection would ever give her true peace of mind.
24. A wig and a fake mustache will always be enough to disguise yourself so much that even your own husband won't notice you.
25. Nursing home staff don't know a thing about confidentiality. They can be counted on to tell a complete stranger when a resident has a visitor.
26. A wedding ring flushed down a toilet will eventually find it's way back up the plumbing so that it can easily be found.
27. Psychotic husbands will be able to figure out the vehicle and how to get in to it so that they can sit in the back of the wrong person's car to surprise him with an attack but he will forget about doing anything to the correct guy and just move on to the wife.
39. Saying you 'support' someone's job is just a fancy way of saying 'I allow it.' 40. You can still serve a roast that has been literally set on fire. 41. In small towns, everyone knows everything about everybody. 42. Its possible to get a job that pays enough for rent & bills with no social security number or references.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus." "Didn't he discover America?" "Penfold, shush."
47. After a nice backyard picnic with your boyfriend, do walk in the door and immediately make two slices of toast for yourself.
48. When attending a party "for the whole season," please wear your long-ass hair extensions over one shoulder as to expose exactly where your actual hair ends.
49. "Princess" is merely a pet name for "punching bag."
50. If your dinner is late by three days, be prepared for the perfect storm of a beating.
51. When deciding to rent a house in a new town, always carry a huge wad of money in your pocket and simply count it out and hand it to the sales agent on the spot. Who needs a lease, a background check, or anything else?
52. When you have no job, limited cash, and only the clothes on your back, always rent 10X the space you actually need.
53. When your loser asswipe husband refers to your honeymoon and asks you, "Remember the night I taught you to dance?," know that he's not being an arrogant prick. He's merely complimenting your evolution from caveperson to fu*k-tard... and taking credit for your achievements.
"A wig and a fake mustache will always be enough to disguise yourself so much that even your own husband won't notice you." I can see that working. I used to always be fooled when Clark Kent put on his glasses to disguise himself so that people wouldn't know he was Superman. LOL
65. When moving to a new town it's totally possible to find a fully furnished house for rent... 66. That is available that very second.... 67. That you clearly don't need a lease for.... 68. That is utterly huge... 69. That is only $700 per month... 70. That your new neighbor is a good looking, single, gainfully employed man who is charming, sensitive, and has only your best intersts at heart 71. He can also get you a job at the library.... 72. Despite the fact that this is a pretty small town.... 73. And that the library isn't likely very big, and probably has all it's staff needs 74. That cutting off 6 inches of your extremely long and incredibly thick hair makes it much easier to wear the worst looking wig in the history of cinema, than if you still had that extra 6 inches of hair 75. That you're paranoid of every little noise in your 'new', huge, multi-room house, but you feel comfortable enough leaving the lights off most of the time 76. That your new good looking, single, gainfully employed neighbor who is charming, sensitive, who has only your best interst at heart also has a really cool mint condition classic car... 77. That he will let you borrow on one of your secret visits to your moms..... 78. And as luck has it he can even offer you a disguise as well! (Honestly, this is the perfect guy!)
79. Oh and it's totally plausible that with your new house, the rent clearly includes the utilties, because there's no way they're going to hook them up without a credit check, and since you're dead..... 80. that when you cut yourself on a razor, you go to the toilet to let the blood drip...not the sink, or just grab a towel. **rolls eyes**
Don't get me wrong, I really like this movie, but I just find things like this hilarious. Hollywood!
81. A neat freak apparently doesn't mind sand and dirt on his shiny shoes and cuffs of his pants, since he trudges through the sand to say good morning to his wife. 82. However, his wife touching him with her damp, sandy fingers might just make him furious. 83. When calling your mother and concerned the call might be traced/line tapped, calling from the center of the very small town you're hiding in (as opposed to the next town at least) is good enough. 84. You can inexplicably fit several outfits into one small traveling shoulder bag. 85. When you reach the town you've escaped to, remove your wig at once. You're surely safe now! 86. Rental houses in small towns only have rotary style phones. 87. To show you're finally happy, be sure to show as many teeth as you can for as long as you can. 88. You can fully recover from a kick to the crotch in 5 seconds. 89. Your neighbors in small towns will not call the cops when they hear multiple gunshots. 90. When the police arrive, they never ask the victims of crime (or in this case the person who shot & killed someone) for I.D (which she does not have). 91. Martin really likes the color black (black dresses, black suits, black overcoat, black leather sofas, black statues, black dishes, black bowls, black dishtowels in the kitchen, black stockpots...) 92. Iowa has one of the best looking nursing homes anywhere, the staff was kind, the place was clean, Chloe's room looked like a bedroom(!)...even the food looked good! 93. You're in fear from your husband, yet you leave your windows open when you're not at home and wonder how he got in. 94. Psychos rarely blink. 95. They are also able to stand and stare fixedly at a ferris wheel and no one even gives them a second look.
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus." "Didn't he discover America?" "Penfold, shush."
The whole haircutting scene was so annoying to me. I feel like they should have had her wearing a long blonde or dark brown wig in the beginning of the movie (something NOT her natural color), so that once she escapes, she can cut it and dye it. I just didn't see the point of cutting off the ends of her hair. Not a very good disguise.
99. If you have big glass windows go ahead and smash it because you wanted to put a sliding door there anyway. Plus, that extra open window will cut down on AC costs.
Excellent!
100. If you are afraid of water and your husband beats you, take swimming lessons because you just might happen to go out on a boat.
Well, to be fair, Laura knew her hubby would force her on a boat. Martin told Fleishman he did "at least once a season". Since he figured she couldn't swim, he'd never doubt she drowned.
I just wondered how she ever thought she could jump without him seeing her! What is the likelihood of a violent storm while on a boat? Plus, did Martin always bum a boat ride off someone else? Otherwise it would be just the two of them!
"I'd say this cloud is Cumulo Nimbus." "Didn't he discover America?" "Penfold, shush."
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109. When you are taking swimming classes to someday fake your death and escape your abusive husband, be sure to tell everyone your real name. That way, they can figure out how to reach your husband to give condolences, and mention they met you in swim class (when he thought you were at your cover job, working at the library).
110. Small town colleges have ginormous budgets from their drama departments... enough for a ton of fancy costumes, lighting, special effects like fake snow, and 2 drama teachers.
111. After going to the carnival with your significant other, "freshening up" before the next event means a full on soak in the bathtub and washing your hair. This usually takes only 20 minutes.
118. When fleeing from a madman, there is plenty of time to cut your hair. 119. When visiting your mother, it's not a good idea to let her know where your new boyfriend works. 120. An obsessive neat freak will drink from a public water fountain in a germ riddled nursing home. 121. Country folk really like apples. 122. Wealthy Martin only packs one coat and wears it in every scene in Iowa.
131. Apparently working out makes Martin very, very angry 132. People in small towns think it's normal when well-dressed, childless strangers come to state fairs just to stare penetratingly at ferris wheels
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143. No one can see you if you're behind a very thin curtain that's behind a clear glass window
144. Two shots to the upper chest is nothing but a flesh wound and won't stop the victim from still moving forward
145. Seeing someone's true colours isn't possible even in the slightest, ..until you marry them.
146. In a very busy crowded area, no one bumps into you or even looks at you, if you're standing there like a weirdo looking up and holding one facial expression and not blinking.
147. After escaping your abusive husband by faking your own death, it isn't as hard as you think to immediately find and trust a totally new man
148. If someone is attacking you, eventually the right time comes to totally stop putting up a fight, swear at them, and then take a knock out punch