[SpamCop-Social] Re: The One Disturbing Event at the Theatre When Seeing Star Wars

[Borgholio]

Dwayne Conyers wrote:
> Using an on-line service to buy my ticket meant that I got a coupon to save 
> 50¢ off of their delightfully overpriced snack combos.  Since my blood sugar 
> levels were plummeting, I thought I would use my coupon on their $9.00 nacho 
> combo (equivalent to a $2 snack at 7-11).
> 
> The young lady at the cash register asked what I wanted to drink with my 
> combo.  Given that sugar and caffeine are verboten for now, I requested 
> plain water.
> 
> "No substitutes," she barked.
> 
> I didn't want to substitute anything, I replied.
> 
> "We only sell BOTTLED water ($3.50 for 8 oz) and that doesn't come with the 
> combos."
> 
> I reasoned, why not just serve me water from the fountain.
> 
> "We can't" she replied.
> 
> Feeling more and more like Larry David, I argued that if a fountain drink 
> comes with the combo, what difference izzit WHAT comes out of the fountain? 
> If I want the water part and not the corn syrup and caffeine part... why 
> should that matter.
> 
> We went back and forth for several minutes as the line behind me got longer 
> and longer.  I just marched into the theater and settled into the one good 
> seat remaining -- which just happened to be behind a mother with an infant 
> that started howling as the movie started and continued right up to the 
> closing credits...
> 

Ouch.  Go back for a mid-day matinee and see it in all it's glory.  :)