Banister Slide: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[Shrek]]'' does this facing forward, and has to deal with the finial problem the hard way. Fortunately, ogres are tough.

* Magenta does this in the ''[[Film/Rocky Horror Picture Show|Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' causing the famous [[Audience Participation]] line --

{{quote| '''Magenta:''' [[Puntated For Emphasis|You're lucky, he's lucky, I'm lucky, we're all lucky!]]<br />

{{quote|'''Magenta:''' [[Puntated For Emphasis|You're lucky, he's lucky, I'm lucky, we're all lucky!]]<br />

'''Audience:''' [[No Indoor Voice|THE BANISTER'S LUCKY!]] }}

* Utilised by multiple fraternity boys (admittedly, most likely drunk and stoned at the time) during a musical number in ''[[Across the Universe (film)|Across the Universe]]''.

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* On ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', Lorelai pretends to try/actually tries to persuade Rory to slide down the banister at her debutante ball. Rory doesn't do it.

* [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] on ''[[QI]]'' of course. And, of course, plenty of buzzers went off on the mention of the word 'bannister'. Apparently, the correct term is 'balustrade' for the top part, and 'baluster' for the uprights.

{{quote| '''Jo Brand:''' When I was in college I slid down a ''barrister''.~~<br />~~

{{quote|'''Jo Brand:''' When I was in college I slid down a ''barrister''.

'''Phill Jupitus:''' Did you hit yourself on the knob at the end? }}