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| rdfs:label | - The Thing That Would Not Leave
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| rdfs:comment | - Everyone wants to be polite. Especially to a guest in your home. Unfortunately courtesy is not always reciprocated and to your horror you can find yourself trapped with The Thing That Wouldn't Leave. Many a Dom Com has used the set-up of a house guest that simply will not leave. The put upon homeowners must find a way to remove this intruder without being rude. But no matter how many times they yawn, look at the clock or mention an early appointment for the next day, their guest remains an immovable fixture. Examples of The Thing That Would Not Leave include:
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| abstract | - Everyone wants to be polite. Especially to a guest in your home. Unfortunately courtesy is not always reciprocated and to your horror you can find yourself trapped with The Thing That Wouldn't Leave. Many a Dom Com has used the set-up of a house guest that simply will not leave. The put upon homeowners must find a way to remove this intruder without being rude. But no matter how many times they yawn, look at the clock or mention an early appointment for the next day, their guest remains an immovable fixture. The most common way of getting caught in this trap is to take in a friend who's down on their luck. Supposedly the situation will be temporary until they get back on their feet. Invariably the friend will either be a complete eccentric or have absolutely no regard for the people whose home they're squatting in. After having their lives turned completely upside down by someone who appears to have no clue as to the harm they're doing the inevitable confrontation occurs. Expect a tearful farewell from the guest as he disappears out into the cold, and a mountain of regret from the homeowners as they wonder whether there was a better way to handle the situation. Or, alternatively, an attempt for the guest to provoke a tearful farewell by acting wounded and bemoaning their hosts' ungraciousness - only for the hard-hearted host, who has gone way past any limits of tolerance they may have had with this annoying and inconsiderate leech, to push them out the door (perhaps while screaming, "Get Out!!"), slam it shut and lock it behind them. Named for the Saturday Night Live sketch that presented this premise as a horror movie trailer. Compare with The Cat Came Back and Pretty Freeloaders Examples of The Thing That Would Not Leave include:
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