* Doctors never use on-call rooms to sleep.
* Surgeons are so special that they can take care of all their patients' needs and never have to ask their patients' nurses about how they're doing.
* Anesthesiologists, nurses, physical therapists, social workers, orderlies, food service employees, custodians, and chaplains all wear invisibility cloaks.
* HIPPA doesn't exist; surgeons can discuss patients' medical histories in the cafeteria, elevators, hallways, each other's houses, etc.
* Female surgeons are required by law to wear eye makeup at all times.
* Surgeons who disappear for several hours without explanation are never reprimanded.
* A mentally stable, responsible surgeon who happens to be pregnant is suspect of being "crazy" because of her hormones.
* Nurses only need to be consulted when you're looking for a brain dead patient who could be an organ donor for your patient.
Desperate Housewives:
* Property values never go down in neighborhoods where there have been several murders, a few stalkers, a hostage crisis, and fugitives.
* Freelance illustrators and plumbers can easily afford to live in upper-middle-class suburbs.
* A man who has been incarcerated for embezzlement can easily find a job again in business.
* Selling your Dolce & Gabana dresses and fancy sports car are signs of financial distress.
* You can hide that you're getting chemo until you get sick at your child's school play.
* Busy moms never wear sweatpants at home, and they never go without makeup.
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (includes spoilers):
* French women can perfectly coordinate their outfits with the interior decor in their homes, offices, and stores.
* Getting married at 16 to the 20-year-old guy you love is ridiculous, because you don't know about love and besides, your mother doesn't like him.
* Getting married at 16 to a 30-year-old guy you hardly know is absolutely fine if your mother approves of him and he's rich.
* When you run into financial troubles, don't tighten your budget. Sell your prized pearls.
* Don't bother telling your boyfriend that you're marrying another man before he comes home.
Disney movies:
* You don't have to even talk to someone to know that you love them and would be willing to give up your family, home, and friends for the rest of your life to be with them.
* Kissing someone will bring them out of a coma if you really love them.
* People whose only friends are animals can have normal social interactions with other people.
* Being emotionally abused by family members won't leave you with any emotional scars.
* Sleeping in strangers' houses is totally safe.
* A princess in a traditional Muslim kingdom is allowed to wear a belly shirt.
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