what is that about?

Here’s a question that I recently posed to a friend – Why is it that when people go to the movies, they completely blow out and throw everything on the floor? Seriously though, you know exactly what I’m talking about – and there’s probably a really good chance that you’re guilty of the same crime.

The woman seated next to me at ‘An Inconvenient Truth’ on Saturday was dressed beautifully – cute dress, strappy sandals, and a Fendi bag. She and her boyfriend had soft drinks, a tub of popcorn, and a bag of jolly ranchers. With every piece of candy that was opened, a wrapper fell to the floor. With every oversized handful of popcorn that was eaten, several pieces fell to the floor. They even threw their dirty napkins on the floor. Oh, and here’s the kicker – when they got up to leave at the end of the film, they left the bucket of popcorn, and she left her empty soda just sitting there.

So here’s the thing – as blown as this sounds, it’s really nothing out of the ordinary. People blow it the fuck out when they go to the movies. Maybe it has something to do with being in the dark – that people are generally blown, they just try not to blow too hard when the lights are on. Really though, what is that about?