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Illum said:
Good idea, I do the same, it keeps gummy bears off of the bottom of my shoe, prevents the coke stains on my sleeves, eliminates the noisy kid behind me that once awhile I'd end up blinding with strobe for the fun of it...and get escorted out thereafter
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You know, I took my three year old son to see Toy Story 3 this weekend and, ironically, it was one of the best movie experiences I've had. There was one scene with some 'peril' when a particular girl started crying, but other than that there was not a peep in the theatre. Not to mention the movie was fantastic and my son loved it to boot.
 
completely silent movie theater.. and watching a childrens movie that is supposed to be a comedy? dang that toystory 3 must SUCK if no one laughed.. all watched the movie in silence. very scary stuff 😉

things that make no sense:
*parking meters that only accept certain coins. why cant they accept all coins that are commonly in use.
*and stores having the policy: "we dont change money to smaller change to fit the parkingmeters that are outside of our storefront". -but we do appriciate your business.. [thinly-disguised expletive removed - DM51] aint gettin my business then

*in days of genetic engineering.. why cant they make a common lawngrass that will not grow longer than inch or two high. so one wouldnt ever have to mow the lawn again. (im happy to pay higher price for such.. maybe even worth TWO lawmowers pricetag for such an dreamy lawn.. just imagine: never needs cutting.. ahh..)
 
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NonSenCe... I have deleted that comment in your post. It was perfectly obvious what it was. The changing of a letter or two gives you no excuse for using foul language.
 
Monocrom said:
Why are there commercials at the movies?

I can recall just a few short years ago when there weren't any. None!

Now you get hit with a ton of ads before the Previews even begin. Why? It's not as though those commercials off-set the cost of the film. Movies are now over $10 for one ticket. And it's not as though they off-set the cost of the snacks. For the price of a large popcorn at the movies, your money could buy two large garbage bags full of popcorn anywhere else.

You get free shows on the major networks because commercials pay for those TV programs. You pay less than you otherwise would for some cable channels because commercials help to off-set the price. But at the movies, they off-set nothing!
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Those are actually great, because they give you an extra 20+ minutes to use the bathroom, find good seats (assuming the theater isn't crowded, of course) and get your snack foods. Or some extra time to get there, if you run into an unexpected delay. See, there's an upside to everything.

I like checking on food in the microwave/oven, etc. when commercials are on TV.
 
Flashlight Aficionado said:
washing your hands thoroughly, then touching the door hand to get out of the bathroom.
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+1, I opened this thread this afternoon to post on this exact situation, but you beat me to it. At least some bathroom doors have press-paddles that you can open with your sleeved arm or whatever, but what's the deal with having to grasp doorknobs once your hands are washed & clean? :duh2:
 
Kestrel said:
+1, I opened this thread this afternoon to post on this exact situation, but you beat me to it. At least some bathroom doors have press-paddles that you can open with your sleeved arm or whatever, but what's the deal with having to grasp doorknobs once your hands are washed & clean? :duh2:
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+1 on this one. Fortunately my workplace installed sanitizing gel dispensers immediately outside of the restrooms for this purpose. But this doesn't cover most public restrooms. When in doubt, if there's a major bug going around, I'll use my sleeve to grab the door handle.
 
Kestrel said:
+1, I opened this thread this afternoon to post on this exact situation, but you beat me to it. At least some bathroom doors have press-paddles that you can open with your sleeved arm or whatever, but what's the deal with having to grasp doorknobs once your hands are washed & clean? :duh2:
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90% of the time I use the paper towels that were used to dry my hand to open the door with then discard on the way out.😉
 
fisk-king said:
6. Went to see The Karate Kid where a little girl in front of us asked her mom to read the subtitles to her. She looked around 11.
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Monocrom said:
3 - Some folks should never be parents.
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6 - Please see #3 above.
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I don't know why that particular 11 year old asked to have them read, but there are many reasons possible, few of which reflect on the parents. I happen to know an 11 year old who can't read (and who almost certainly wouldn't ask for subtitles to be read). Said child's mother has been complemented by specialists for her work to get the reading going. While I believe it's very true that some folks should never be parents it's probably a little flippant for this sort of situation.
 
TorchBoy said:
I don't know why that particular 11 year old asked to have them read, but there are many reasons possible, few of which reflect on the parents. I happen to know an 11 year old who can't read (and who almost certainly wouldn't ask for subtitles to be read). Said child's mother has been complemented by specialists for her work to get the reading going. While I believe it's very true that some folks should never be parents it's probably a little flippant for this sort of situation.
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fisk-king never mentioned if the child appeared to be mentally handicapped. Something like that is generally obvious.
 
Monocrom said:
fisk-king never mentioned if the child appeared to be mentally handicapped. Something like that is generally obvious.
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It's also possible that the child was visually impaired. While it's annoying for that to take place in a t heater, I'd prefer that the child had this need attended to. Annoying or not, I'm sure the mother was doing it as an act of caring and love.
 
Another one that I just realized -

I just saw a news story about a bank holdup. The camera was fairly poor quality and was apparently mounted on ther far wall facing the customers, and the perp's face was mostly obscured by a baseball cap.

In these days of pinhole lenses, why can't they embed a decent quality camera mounted at EYE LEVEL at the teller stations, facing the customer? It's crazy that the teller can see the perp's face but the camera can't.
 
Monocrom said:
fisk-king never mentioned if the child appeared to be mentally handicapped. Something like that is generally obvious.
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I don't know where you're going with that, but the implication that kids who can't read are necessarily mentally handicapped is highly insulting. Oh look, a new smilie... :fail:
 
TorchBoy said:
I don't know where you're going with that, but the implication that kids who can't read are necessarily mentally handicapped is highly insulting. Oh look, a new smilie... :fail:
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LOL.

I feel honored. I think I'm the first CPFer to have the new smilie used at him. Thanks.

BTW, on a slightly more serious note, you don't know my background regarding children with learning disabilities. It's not something I've ever shared before with the CPF community, and not something I plan to. However, I will say that my previous post was not based on assumptions drawn out of thin air. Nor was it an insult against children who have genuine learning disabilities.
 
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