Comments on: Items I Have Smuggled Into a Movie Theatre http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm Thoughts and Asides by Peculiar People Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:55:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Karl Kategianes http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-101446 Karl Kategianes Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:35:56 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-101446 Mongolian Beef (with Lo Mein), at the Villa Theater in Salt Lake City showing of Aladdin. By the time the movie started, there was no one within 3 rows of us... Mongolian Beef (with Lo Mein), at the Villa Theater in Salt Lake City showing of Aladdin.
By the time the movie started, there was no one within 3 rows of us…

]]> By: danithew http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-101354 danithew Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:03:43 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-101354 <a href="http://www.nine-moons.com/2004/09/28/is-it-dishonesty-or-just-mormon-culture/" rel="nofollow">Here is a link to a post that dealt with this subject of smuggling stuff into a theater.</a> Here is a link to a post that dealt with this subject of smuggling stuff into a theater.

]]> By: Mark D. http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100796 Mark D. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:35:41 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100796 Anyone care to comment on the justification for local <em>health</em> departments giving such a rule the force of law? I always thought that was ridiculous. Anyone care to comment on the justification for local health departments giving such a rule the force of law? I always thought that was ridiculous.

]]> By: Jeff Bennion http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100725 Jeff Bennion Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:11:40 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100725 DKL #15: The Arlington Cinema and Draft House is a fine institution and I enjoyed it many times when I lived in NoVA. My wife and I were just talking about it, and apparently one more example of husbandly neglect on my part is we never went there together. I guess we'll have to go back! Anne #14: We only smuggled the pizza in for the challenge; we weren't even really hungry. And why settle or just one? Could we get away with it? We did! We did have to remove the boxes. Though the other theater patrons were jealous of the smell, when they saw the state of the slices they didn't want to share. My friends and I couldn't eat all that pizza ourselves. Jose #7: The motor oil was because I had some friends holding places for some summer blockbuster or other. I was in High School, driving a 79 Datsun (that's Nissan for you young whippersnappers) which leaked oil like nothing else. I was worried about getting home without burning out my engine, so I had my friends hold my place in line while I ran to a nearby auto parts store and bought some in motor oil. I didn't have time to get back to my car to put it in before the movie started. So how do you explain why you are carring a quart of oil into a movie? Easier to hide it down my pants. Insert Mae West joke <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_West#Quips" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Those casting imprecations on my honesty and accusing me of conduct unbecoming of Mormons, I have to plead guilty. But isn't confession good for my soul? DKL #15: The Arlington Cinema and Draft House is a fine institution and I enjoyed it many times when I lived in NoVA. My wife and I were just talking about it, and apparently one more example of husbandly neglect on my part is we never went there together. I guess we’ll have to go back!

Anne #14: We only smuggled the pizza in for the challenge; we weren’t even really hungry. And why settle or just one? Could we get away with it? We did! We did have to remove the boxes. Though the other theater patrons were jealous of the smell, when they saw the state of the slices they didn’t want to share. My friends and I couldn’t eat all that pizza ourselves.

Jose #7: The motor oil was because I had some friends holding places for some summer blockbuster or other. I was in High School, driving a 79 Datsun (that’s Nissan for you young whippersnappers) which leaked oil like nothing else. I was worried about getting home without burning out my engine, so I had my friends hold my place in line while I ran to a nearby auto parts store and bought some in motor oil. I didn’t have time to get back to my car to put it in before the movie started. So how do you explain why you are carring a quart of oil into a movie? Easier to hide it down my pants. Insert Mae West joke here.

Those casting imprecations on my honesty and accusing me of conduct unbecoming of Mormons, I have to plead guilty. But isn’t confession good for my soul?

]]> By: queuno http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100510 queuno Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:10:59 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100510 <i>Some people even did shots during especially good cult films! </i> You should have seen the International Theater at BYU! Some people even did shots during especially good cult films!

You should have seen the International Theater at BYU!

]]> By: Paroled from the Primary Presidency http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100507 Paroled from the Primary Presidency Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:00:01 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100507 BTW, Karen (#18), I always err on the side of lying with DKL though with this particular story I would assume it's true. He relishes any opportunity to shock people and I'm sure this was right up his alley. It's not, however, that unusual if you frequent theaters in a college town. Where I went to school there were always a few quite buzzed to almost sloppy drunk theater-goers in every movie. Some people even did shots during especially good cult films! The peole watching was just as entertaining as the films most evenings! BTW, Karen (#18), I always err on the side of lying with DKL though with this particular story I would assume it’s true. He relishes any opportunity to shock people and I’m sure this was right up his alley. It’s not, however, that unusual if you frequent theaters in a college town. Where I went to school there were always a few quite buzzed to almost sloppy drunk theater-goers in every movie. Some people even did shots during especially good cult films! The peole watching was just as entertaining as the films most evenings!

]]> By: Paroled from the Primary Presidency http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100506 Paroled from the Primary Presidency Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:55:28 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100506 As a child, my family would go to the theater with another family on a regular basis. My parents never allowed us to take anything in or buy anything at the theater (the first option was too dishonest and the second was too expensive) but the mother of the other family always brought a purse about the size of my first car. She would bring 2-3 two-liter bottles of soda as well as cups to distribute said soda, family-size bags of chips, and assorted baked goods and candies. We always got to share in her smuggling ventures (apparently this was in a grey area according to my father's moral compass) and it would regularly amaze me what she brought each time. As an adult, I regularly bring milk and Dr. Pepper into the theater with me. My rationalization is the theater doesn't sell either and I prefer Dr. Pepper to any other soda (or "pop" to those out west) and really like milk with the elephant ears the thater <i>does</i> sell. I think the trickiest thing I've ever smuggled into a theater was a very large paper cup with soda and no lid. Try wrangling your wallet while not spilling your drink all over the theater's lobby! As a child, my family would go to the theater with another family on a regular basis. My parents never allowed us to take anything in or buy anything at the theater (the first option was too dishonest and the second was too expensive) but the mother of the other family always brought a purse about the size of my first car. She would bring 2-3 two-liter bottles of soda as well as cups to distribute said soda, family-size bags of chips, and assorted baked goods and candies. We always got to share in her smuggling ventures (apparently this was in a grey area according to my father’s moral compass) and it would regularly amaze me what she brought each time.

As an adult, I regularly bring milk and Dr. Pepper into the theater with me. My rationalization is the theater doesn’t sell either and I prefer Dr. Pepper to any other soda (or “pop” to those out west) and really like milk with the elephant ears the thater does sell. I think the trickiest thing I’ve ever smuggled into a theater was a very large paper cup with soda and no lid. Try wrangling your wallet while not spilling your drink all over the theater’s lobby!

]]> By: Karen http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100474 Karen Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:23:53 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100474 So DKL, how is a person supposed to know when you are lying? er, kidding? We bring water and M&Ms in every week. We don't like their brand of water and they don't sell M&Ms. We buy popcorn and Coke so we feel entitled. Several years ago we brought in a 1 # bag of whoppers. We were way up high so when DH exploded the bag trying to open it the whoppers bounced and rolled noisily ... all...the ...way... down. We were laughing hard enough so those around us shushed us. So DKL, how is a person supposed to know when you are lying? er, kidding?

We bring water and M&Ms in every week. We don’t like their brand of water and they don’t sell M&Ms. We buy popcorn and Coke so we feel entitled. Several years ago we brought in a 1 # bag of whoppers. We were way up high so when DH exploded the bag trying to open it the whoppers bounced and rolled noisily … all…the …way… down. We were laughing hard enough so those around us shushed us.

]]> By: jjohnsen http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100473 jjohnsen Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:19:27 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100473 Let's see. Beef jerky, vitamin water, hot dog, pizza, Ben and Jerry's, pretzels, chicken sandwich, roast beef sandwich, deviled eggs, french fries, an orange, grapes, milkshakes, cheese fries. What can I say, I'm a horrible criminal and not much of a candy guy. This cut smuggling cut down once the theater we attend started offering actual food that you could take in to the movie with you. Let’s see. Beef jerky, vitamin water, hot dog, pizza, Ben and Jerry’s, pretzels, chicken sandwich, roast beef sandwich, deviled eggs, french fries, an orange, grapes, milkshakes, cheese fries.

What can I say, I’m a horrible criminal and not much of a candy guy. This cut smuggling cut down once the theater we attend started offering actual food that you could take in to the movie with you.

]]> By: Bookslinger http://www.mormonmentality.org/2009/01/26/items-i-have-smuggled-into-a-movie-theatre.htm/comment-page-1#comment-100447 Bookslinger Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:53:53 +0000 http://www.mormonmentality.org/?p=1106#comment-100447 I love the theaters that have stadium style seating with tables. So you order and eat right there in the theater. I love the theaters that have stadium style seating with tables. So you order and eat right there in the theater.

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