http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/features/20moviethings.htm
I'm posting this link because it occurs to me that many of the 40 are genre conventions/iconography -- for example, "You will survive any battle in any war UNLESS you show someone a picture of your sweetheart back home.", "During all police investigations it will be necessary to visit a strip club at least once." and "If you decide to start dancing in the street, everyone you bump into will know all the steps." are obviously specific to a genre. We know the genre rules, we readily accept the non-logical conventions. We expect the scene, i.e genre expectations.
Others listed on the site -- for example, "All single women have a cat.", "If a microphone is turned on it will immediately feedback." and "In Middle America, all gas station attendants have red handkerchiefs hanging out of their back pockets." are consistent no matter whether its comedy or drama.
Anyway, its a funny 40 because they're all so true.
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