Yet another annoyance at the movies - the movie gets cleared out

[Son Goku]

OK, I've seen my share of loud talkers, those who take cell phone calls throughout the movie, and those who point laser pointers at the screen. I've even seen those who sit in back row, or rather stand up and make shadow puppets on the movie screen. Not to mention those who end up kicking people's chairs, and being a general nuisance.

But today, this one takes the cake. Got about half way through watching The Core when the film was shut off, the lights turned on, and we were informed that the theater had to be cleared.

It appears some clown decided to discharge the fire extinguisher right down in the hall way, and when management found out about the discharge, they had to clear it out, through the back exit which didn't have the halon present. Nope, no fire. Just some jocker deciding to run around discharging the fire extinguishers...

[t6_shadow]

This is why I believe people should still be able to get a good ole fashioned ass kicking. Almost everything you posted above deserves a whoopin.

[LORD-eX-Bu]

I make it my duty to make people mad and laugh at the movies, but only until the previews are over. Once the feature presentation is on, I'm shut, unless there is something that I can't resist picking on, and everytime I've gotten a big laugh from the audience, never had anyone really get mad at me:D

[Kruno]

Can I tell you guys what I do at the movies? :lol:

[UDawg]

*said in a samurai warrior accent* Send him to......send him to IRAQ!

[Phyre]

The shuriken...isa my favorite thing! I LOVE the shuriken! I love them! I always like to go to the movie with a pocketful of them. Hit people who crunchy popcorn too loud. I throw the shuriken in the dark.

pft...pft...pft...

And where it lands...nobody knows.

*screech in background*

There! One landed!

--Lo Wang, Shadow Warrior

Man, I miss that game.

http://www.3drealms.com/sounds/likshk04.wav

Phyre

[Son Goku]

Well OK, I didn't quite mention everything I've seen/been exposed to in the movies.

And in the latter case, there's also the people who have a knack for going out when they are really, really sick, and should be home in bed. So they sit behind people, don't cover their mouth, and cough and sneeze all over people. I've had times when I've gone to the movies, and comming home spent the next few days sick in bed. Sometimes when people say they barfed as a result of going to the movies they mean it is a really bad movie, and sometimes they mean another movie goer made them sick.

[bigC]

whoever pulled that stunt is definitely in need of a major beating

[Flecko]

This is just another reason in the very long and constantly growing list of reasons why people suck.

Almost anywhere you go nowadays, there is already someone there with their cell phone, sucking. I wrote an article for the college newspaper about this, got alot of responses from people who don't suck.

If someone were to do this at a movie I was at, I'd say something.

I remember at the premiere of Harry Potter 2(my girlfriend made me, I promise) where there were tons of little kids, some smartass little punk came in and yelled "Harry f@ckin' Potter" and then ran out. I chased that little bastard down and told him what was up. i've never beat a little kid up before, but I was very close that night.

-Flecko

[Son Goku]

Well then one can start to talk about some people behind the wheel. Sometimes I come to the conclusion that I must be living on a planet where idiocy is the norm, rather then the exception. I mean, one can get:

- People who cut you off really short, then go a lot slower then you were. But if you go to pass them, they get all offended and figure "drag race time", otherwise they're trying to make you go 15 mph below the speed limit.

- People who take 3 light changes to finally decide to go. Yeah, perhaps the person was gabbing on a cell phone, don't know.

- What of people who sit there on the green light, and don't go until it's yellow so everyone behind them is stuck.

- And what is up with lazy bastages who can't ever put there cart somewhere decent when leaving the store? Man, if I pull into Wal-Mart (about the only place open after mid-night now adays) there are more carts in the lot then the car. Not only are more then 50% (heck perhaps maybe 75%) of the parking spaces taken up by carts (and this is no small lot), but there can be carts where people need to drive too.

It's all over too, such as the person who complains to the travel agency that all the old Indian ruins on their map are all falling apart and they want new ruins. And then just last week, when I went to see if my special order for the new Dragonball DVD (King Picollo saga) came in, this one sales lady became immediately belligerent, offensive, and quite rude "because I should have to look". If it weren't for my pre-order money, at that I'd let her lose the sale and just walk to another store, sheesh

[Starscream]

"When you are young the world is a sane place with small pockets of insanity, but as you grow older you realise it's an insane world with small pockets of sanity" - John Cleese

It's so true.


When I'm at the theatre and the people in front of my keep yapping I kick their seats. HARD. Idiots should shut up.

[t6_shadow]

This reminds me of a story. Myself and my buddy who recently moved from the UK were ina movie. Now mind you my friend is of indian decent and has a very think (see noticable) british accent. Which makes it funny the first time you hear him talk. He is also about 6' 6 and prety skinny. So anyways some ******* kids were making cat and dog noises during the previews. Once they movie started they did a "bark." I am thinking ok they get three strikes then I will do something. Next they do a meow.

Before I can do anything my friend leans over and say very politely. "Excuse me would you mind shutting the fu*ck up please." I started howling I could not help it. He even said please. :D


About driving, I love people who can't do it and think they can. Today some kid in a honda tried to race me because I was one of the few people on the highway doing 100 km/h. The reason for this was that is was very wet snowy and icey outside. I guess this punk thought I was trying to race him and he tried to fly by me...several times. About 3 of those times he got stuck behind other traffic and two other times when he floored it he almost spun out. Hey dip**** you need to learn two things. One Hondas are NOT race cars. Secondly ice = slippery. That is all.

[Son Goku]

Originally posted by madthumbs
-I've had occasions where I'm in a lane that must merge. I merge only to have someone ride my butt. I've been hit by plenty enough tail-gaiters so I WILL slow down for them! If you have people slow down in front of you, you may just need to "back off!"

I've run into some of those too, and if they'll tailgate with high beems on and all when I'm going 5 mph above the speed limit or something I slow down too.

BTW, doesn't apply, and there's no justification for what I'm talking about here.

1. We're talking the interstate, and the speed limit is 65 mph.

2. No merging lane. They just get in front and insist on going 45 mph in a 65 zone or something. In fact if I was a cop I would get them for obstruction of traffic or something. Technically there is an unofficial speed limit of 50 mph, though people only sporadically get pulled over for it.

3. Slamming on the breaks (or better yet applying the maximum breaking force possible before the wheels could be thrown into a skid) can only do so much. The car does take time to slow down from the speed limit of 65 mph. Technically they're also not supposed to do it with less then 1 car length either, else a cop could slap them for that too...

4. They pull in front and do this out of the blue. The people I'm talking about are the initiators...

I think you and I are refering to 2 entirely different type situations...

-This would be a cool idea to pull on a tail-gaiter! :D

Actually, not at all what happened. I was just driving down the road, going the speed limit and minding my own business...when the person just baralled out in front of me, hit his brakes, and went 10 mph below the speed limit. Well I wasn't about to go 10 mph below the speed limit so went to pass. BTW, I was the only person on the road (after 11 pm and one of the quieter side streets), it wasn't like he couldn't have waited a second until it was safe either. There was no one behind me as far as the eye could see...

I hope that a-hole ends up doing it to a cop some day. It would serve him right to get caught by the authorities and perhaps make the roads a bit safer from idiots like him too...

-I believe half the fault lies with the store itself. Places like Aldis and Hannaford use a coin system to reimburse people who return their carts. Even on rainy days you'll have people like me returning carts for the money! :D Stores should also have somone coralling the karts. I understand there are a lot of single parents with children who have a difficult time dealing with returning the carts.

That would help, though I used to work at a grocery store. When this idea came up from whom ever, be it customers, employees, or anyone, they'd dismiss the idea on the grounds that charging people for not returning carts could be construed as bad customer service...

Unfortunately there wasn't much that could be done. Nor was there much that could be done about the following, which happened to someone else who worked there.

The person put a cart behind their SUV and as the worker was getting it, slammed in reverse and ran the person over. Then getting out of her SUV was like "are you alright?" The worker was like "you just ran me over. Of course I'm all right :rolleyes: Who wouldn't be alright after getting run over."

I had one guy (looked about 80 years old or so) get in his car, sit there for 5 minutes and not move, and as I was comming up with the carts, he backed up in the carts (not looking back of course) and got all mad at me because I wasn't there when he got in his car 5 minutes earlier. He then ranted about how nothing should ever change, how dare some whipper snapper or whatever be there, and he shouldn't have to look behind him, etc...

Of course nothing could be said or done, we just had to take it...