Movie Madness — Do’s and Don’ts at the Movie Theater
You might have heard about a bizarre incident recently, where a man was shot and killed for texting inside movie theater.
That’s right — texting.
Irony of all ironies, the name of the movie was Lone Survivor.
The incident occurred at a matinee in Tampa, FL. According to reports, a man was texting while the previews were being shown. Initially, I was somewhat sympathetic to the gunman, until I learned this terrible tragedy happened during the previews. I mean, have you been to the movies lately? Every movie now has eight previews! The movie you paid to see ends up starting 25 minutes later than advertised!
Where’s my gun?
Oh well, back to the story. Another man, sitting right behind the offender, was sufficiently annoyed that he stood up and asked the person texting to shut off his phone — immediately. An altercation erupted and an entire bucket of hot buttered popcorn was spilled. A few minutes later, a man was dead.
Such a needless waste and a terrible tragedy. I mean, have you noted the price of a large popcorn at the movies lately?
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