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Constance Costas

I'm the editor of skirt! Richmond. I've written for Self, Health, Parents, Redbook, and Fitness but nobody "gets it" quite like skirt! I'm a teenage mom--no, a mom of teenagers. Have dog; will throw tennis ball. A James River Writers board member, we make Richmond a great place to write. ...

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Life Lessons from the Movies

Just think! All this time, we thought movies were purely for entertainment.

According to WEB TOASTER, they're chock-full of life lessons, too! Here, 17 of my favorites from the site's list of 49...

17 THINGS YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW WITHOUT THE MOVIES

1) During all police investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once.

2) All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French Bread.

3) You're very likely to survive any battle in any war unless you make the mistake of showing someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.

4) The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

5) A man will show no pain while taking the most ferocious beating but will wince when a woman tries to clean his wounds.

6) When paying for a taxi, don't look at your wallet as you take out a bill - just grab one at random and hand it over. It will always be the exact fare.

7) Kitchens don't have light switches. When entering a kitchen at night, you
should open the fridge door and use that light instead.

8) Mothers routinely cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning even though their husband and children never have time to eat it.

9) Medieval peasants had perfect teeth.

10) It is not necessary to say hello or good-bye when beginning or ending phone conversations.

11) Even when driving down a perfectly straight road it is necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few moments.

12) If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps.

13) It does not matter if you are heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts - your enemies will wait patiently to attack you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you have knocked out their predecessors.

14) When they are alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.

15) Any lock can be picked by a paper clip in seconds - unless it's the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside.

16) Traveling between any two points in NYC will always take you past the Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Center, Washington Square Park, and the New York Public Library.

17) You can always find a chainsaw when you need one.