The phrase 'a watched pot never boils' suggests that when you're overly fixated on waiting for something specific, like the pot boiling, your intense attention makes the wait seem endless. It's more of a perception thing than a factual statement about the pot's boiling time.
It implies that when you are impatiently waiting for something to happen, it seems to take forever. For example, if you keep staring at a pot of water waiting for it to boil, it feels like it'll never start boiling. It's like time slows down when you're overly focused on the outcome.
Sure. When you're waiting for a pizza to be delivered. If you keep checking the time and looking out the window every few minutes, it feels like the pizza will never arrive. Just like the watched pot, the more you focus on it, the longer it seems.
The effects of boiling mulberry branches were mainly to dispel dampness, dredge meridians, and circulate water. It was commonly used to treat symptoms such as rheumatism, aching and numbness in the shoulders, arms, and joints. The taste of the mulberry branch was slightly bitter, and its nature was mild. It entered the liver meridian. It could dispel dampness, dredge meridians, and dredge water. It had a certain effect on the symptoms of joint soreness and numbness caused by rheumatism. The application range of boiled mulberry branch water was wide. It could be used regardless of whether the arthralgia syndrome was new or cold or hot. When treating wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, it can be used in combination with Chinese medicines such as Cassia twig and clematis root; when treating wind-cold-dampness arthralgia, it can be used in combination with Chinese medicines such as Chinese stargall vine and Japanese Honeysuckle vine. However, not everyone was suitable to eat boiled mulberry branches. Pregnant women and children were not suitable to eat mulberry branches. The patient is advised to take the medicine according to the doctor's advice. It is not good for the recovery of the disease to blindly take the medicine and increase or decrease the dosage without permission.
To be honest, I can't recall off - hand which character uttered the 'pot belly' quote in Pulp Fiction. There are so many distinct voices and dialogues in the movie that it's difficult to pinpoint without further research. It could be one of the gangsters, or perhaps a bystander in one of the many scenes.
Well, in Sasusaku fanfic, Sasuke is often portrayed as a complex character. Maybe the writers want to show his love in more subtle ways rather than through those three simple words. His actions, like protecting Sakura or having a special bond with her, can convey his feelings without him actually saying 'I love you'.
Well, in this 'as if we never said goodbye fanfic', it could focus on the psychological aspect. For example, how the characters are able to pretend or truly feel that the goodbye never happened. It might also involve flashbacks to the time before the 'goodbye' to show what was lost and is now being regained. The fanfic could also introduce new elements that test this 'as if' situation, like a new conflict that threatens to make the goodbye a reality again.
Some people watched the story because they were interested in its genre or theme.
It could be about exploring the relationships in the 'Glee' universe as if a certain goodbye never occurred. Maybe it focuses on a particular character or couple, delving into their emotions and how things would be different if that goodbye hadn't happened.
There could potentially be a Twilight fanfic with such a dark and unusual scenario, but it's not something that is well - known or mainstream in the Twilight fanfic community. Twilight fanfics tend to explore themes like love, vampire - human relationships, and the power struggles within the vampire clans. This idea of Edward boiling himself in a bathtub is very different from the typical themes. If you're really interested in finding it, you could post in Twilight - related forums asking if anyone has read such a fanfic.
It could be that the author wanted to create a world that constantly evolves and has no definite conclusion to keep the readers engaged and curious.