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FakeNoose

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4. I'm so old I can remember back when they had "ushers"

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Aug 7, 2023, 06:32 AM

Aug 2023

I know it's a term you young'uns aren't familiar with.

An usher was someone - usually male - who wore a uniform and worked for the theater. His job was to help people find seats, and it sometimes it involved asking customers to do something. Like "stay quiet" and "feet down on the floor." I don't remember ever hearing "keep your clothes on," and of course, cellphones didn't exist in those good ol' days.

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Bad behavior at 'Barbenheimer' reflects a worrying trend [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 OP

this is the REAL 'entitled' American stopdiggin Aug 2023 #1

"(and, no - it's been around a bit longer than Trump .. )" mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 #2

movie theaters, sports events, dining out stopdiggin Aug 2023 #6

My beef is with cell phone users. LisaM Aug 2023 #7

I won't do anything with "fellow Americans" NJCher Aug 2023 #3

I'm so old I can remember back when they had "ushers" FakeNoose Aug 2023 #4

There was a row of young boys in front of me when I saw Barbie. Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #5

Glad I didn't have to deal with that! LisaM Aug 2023 #8

I'm gonna guess it was around 1980. I was in the Millburn (NJ) Theater.Trailers and such were on. 3Hotdogs Aug 2023 #9

stay away from showing of the rocky horror picture show... if there are any left Fullduplexxx Aug 2023 #10

The audience members might throw their walkers at the screen. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 #11

Great Scott! Effete Snob Aug 2023 #16

This is so horribly overblown. Jirel Aug 2023 #12

"That assumes that the theater doesn't block cellphone transmission, which an increasing number do." mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2023 #14

Active jamming is different from passive measures Effete Snob Aug 2023 #17

Where did it say you can't get naked? Effete Snob Aug 2023 #13

I mean, you go into a PG-13 movie you're just begging Xavier Breath Aug 2023 #15

it's rare for those type of behaviors to happen in a movie. and see a move during the week, BlueWaveNeverEnd Aug 2023 #18