The Ice Cream Lady Wet her drawers........To see you in the Passion Playyyy eeee - I. Anderson
"It's kind of like deciding not to date a beautiful blonde anymore because she farted." - Top Cat
I was expecting to be kinda meh, but it made my nips stiffen - Jerjo
(Zamran) "that fucking thing man . . . it sits there on my wall like a broken clock " - Helix
Social Media is the "Toilet" of the Internet - Lady Gaga
Speaking of dog shit, I have a neighbor who's a real piece of work. First and foremost, she has a pit bull, whom she allows to run around unleashed in green belts. That alone tells you what kind of person she is. Years ago, another neighbor offered her a plastic bag, so she could pick up the dog shit. She became belligerent, and a shouting match ensued. Not long afterward, somebody started dumping out their cat litter box in the grass, in close proximity to those other neighbors' unit. 3 guessed who that could've been. Within the past month, somebody started leaving bags of dog shit just laying in the grass. Another 3 guesses who that could possibly be.
I'm more than qualified because I can't remember how long ago it was.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
Has this ever happened to you? I often fall asleep during a crucial scene, while watching TV. I wake up, realized I missed something, and rewind the DVR to re-watch it. I fall asleep again and miss it again. I rewind it a second time, only to fall asleep a third time.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
I have not had that happen so much, but back when movie theaters were still open, with their comfy recliner chairs, I was having problems falling asleep during the films. We saw "Knives Out" last year in a theater and I fell asleep during a very crucial part of the movie. I was lost the rest of the way, including the finish. I had to go back and re-watch it when it came out On Demand.
Or the days when there were double features. Although I remember once going to a Dustin Hoffman double feature – Straw Dogs and Soldier Blue – and staggering out at the end feeling pretty queasy.
We walked arm in arm with madness, and every little breeze whispered of the secret love we had for our disease
I've done that. I have also mastered the art of falling asleep while rewinding the movie to watch the part I missed because I fell asleep. Sometimes I guess I'm too tired to be watching a movie at all. But it only seems to happen while I'm sitting down. Comfort is the enemy of wakefulness.Originally Posted by progmatist
I'm old enough to remember drive-in movies, yet I'm already beginning to forget indoor movie theaters before the plague.Originally Posted by SteveSly
I have never seen a theater with recliner chairs, nor particularly comfy ones.with their comfy recliner chairs
I have never had problems falling asleep during films. It comes naturally. I have come to know that a good film is one where I'm awake all the way through. It can happen.I was having problems falling asleep during the films
Were I live all of the theaters have individual recliner seats. They are like lazy boy chairs that recline all the way back with your feet up. Theaters also sell beer, so probably getting a big 24oz Two Hearted Ale draft doesn't help with the staying awake part. I have only had it happen a couple of times, but it never would have happened when I was younger.
Falling asleep in theaters:
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
We've both been sound asleep, wake up, little Susie, and weep
The movie's over, it's four o'clock, and we're in trouble deep
Wake up little Susie
Wake up little Susie, well
Whatta we gonna tell your mama
Whatta we gonna tell your pa
Whatta we gonna tell our friends when they say â??ooh-la-laâ??
Wake up little Susie
Wake up little Susie, well
I told your mama that you'd be in by ten
Well Susie baby looks like we goofed again
Wake up little Susie
...
Regards,
Duncan
A former manager of mine took the whole team out to see all three of those hobbit movies three years in a row. While it was awfully nice of him, I didn't manage to stay awake for any of them.
None of the theaters here have either beer or reclining seats. Sounds like a good idea to me. Of course, with the coronaplague, it's been quite a while since I even had a draft beer. Got a comfy chair at home, a typical punishment of the Spanish Inquisition.Originally Posted by SteveSly
at "Wake Up Little Susie." Always liked that song, whether sung by the Everly Brothers, the Grateful Dead, or Simon and Garfunkel.
[QUOTE=Duncan Glenday;1010195]Falling asleep in theaters:
Wake up, little Susie, wake up
This happened to my aunt and uncle in New York City in the early 50s. They were not married and teenagers. My aunt was only about 14 at the time. When they got home well after midnight, my grandmother chased my uncle-to-be out of the house with a broom, yelling at him never to see her daughter again, then beat my aunt with the broom. Long story short, they've been married over 60 years.
Lou
Looking forward to my day in court.
^^ The last movie I saw in a theater was Highlander: End Game, just prior to the 2000 general election. With advances in home theater technology, there's no reason to put up with sticky floors, people talking, et cetera, et cetera.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
Last movie at a theater for me was "The Revenent."
Same here.Originally Posted by SteveSly
Ideally, you leave your cell phone at the theater and go home to watch the movie, uninterrupted. Home theater (or what passes for it at my house) is a great boon during the quarantine. No need to go out when you shouldn't be going out.Originally Posted by progmatist
There's this just one hair. It's not in or around my ears, nose or eyebrows which are the ones that go wonky as a guy getting older. Just look at Donald Sutherland in The Undoing his eyebrows are all over the place.
I can't grow a beard. Tried once and after a month I had stringy, curly hairs that couldn't cover all my skin, just patchy stuff that itched like hell. This bloody hair wasn't there then, I assure you. That would have driven me more bonkers.
This one has appeared in the last few years and it's on my left cheek, just above where a beard would grow. Little thing but it's stiff as hell and since I only shave every other day or three it comes out and once I notice it I can't stop messing with it. Now I have to go into the bathroom and try and pluck the darned thing out. Which is darned hard as I need my glasses to see it and it can only be pulled out in a certain direction making the process difficult. Gotta look up to look down with bi-focals so it becomes this stupid problem, which shouldn't be a problem but I'm nuts.
It's not bad enough I have to groom my ears these days but now I've got to do this inane deal with one stupid frakking hair. Once I notice it the OCD kicks in and I can't stop messing with it so then I go into the bathroom and I'm there struggling with a pair of tweezers trying to get this stupid hair out of my head. Losing the hair on my head yet growing hair in all sorts of other places, that just ain't right.
Carry On My Blood-Ejaculating Son - JKL2000
^^ One advantage of masks in public is I don't have to be so diligent about trimming my nose hairs.
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
Wow.....I could not disagree more. I still love the theater experience. As I mentioned earlier, the theaters in our area are all beautiful with recliner chairs, fantastic sound, fantastic screens, beer & popcorn. I can't say that I have any issue with people talking and the floor are squeaky clean. To each their own I guess.
Personally, I can't justify paying 50 bucks to take my family to a movie that I'll be able to buy for half that price in a few months and watch multiple times.
"The White Zone is for loading and unloading only. If you got to load or unload go to the White Zone!"
^^ Or rent on PPV/On Demand/iTunes for $4.99
"Well my son, life is like a beanstalk, isn't it?"--Dalai Lama
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