People who check their phones in movie theaters

Brick · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 10:40 am

Are you not aware that your phone gives off light in a mostly dark theater with people directly behind you? It's always awesome when you have to spend half the movie with a little phone light just at the bottom of your vision field. If you want to check your phone either sit in the back row, go home, or buy all the tickets in the theater.

Luckily, this last weekend the person only did it twice. A few months ago, someone was constantly on their phone and we actually had to move. I couldn't help myself and said to them "Don't worry, we'll move to different seats since you want to spend the whole movie on your phone". Ironically, they didn't use it any more.

Oh, and to the girl who had to take pictures of the screen to post to instagram, I hope your classmates cyberbully you and you spend the rest of your life with low self esteem.

veganfan21 · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 10:44 am

A National Review writer went a step further:

Quote:

The lady seated to my immediate right (very close quarters on bench seating) was fairly insistent about using her phone. I asked her to turn it off. She answered: “So don’t look.” I asked her whether I had missed something during the very pointed announcements to please turn off your phones, perhaps a special exemption granted for her. She suggested that I should mind my own business.

So I minded my own business by utilizing my famously feline agility to deftly snatch the phone out of her hand and toss it across the room, where it would do no more damage. She slapped me and stormed away to seek managerial succor. Eventually, I was visited by a black-suited agent of order, who asked whether he might have a word.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/34 ... williamson

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

veganfan21 wrote:

A National Review writer went a step further:

Quote:

The lady seated to my immediate right (very close quarters on bench seating) was fairly insistent about using her phone. I asked her to turn it off. She answered: “So don’t look.” I asked her whether I had missed something during the very pointed announcements to please turn off your phones, perhaps a special exemption granted for her. She suggested that I should mind my own business.

So I minded my own business by utilizing my famously feline agility to deftly snatch the phone out of her hand and toss it across the room, where it would do no more damage. She slapped me and stormed away to seek managerial succor. Eventually, I was visited by a black-suited agent of order, who asked whether he might have a word.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/34 ... williamson

That's a bit much....

Brick · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 10:55 am

rogers park bryan wrote:

That's a bit much....

Yeah, that's a little overboard.

However, for the young lady who was taking pictures of the screen, the thought did cross my mind to go to the management of the theater and tell them that someone was recording the screen. I may have even gotten a reward!

redskingreg · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 10:58 am

I once had the entire theater to myself for Jackass 3D. It was nice to be able to occasionally check my phone for Twitter and read e-mails. It's not like I really needed to follow a plot. Granted I would never do that in the presence of others. Hate that shit. Although, with the iPhone, I decrease my phone's brightness to about 5-10% so I can check it during the film. I like to gauge how much time is left in a film if it's dragging along.

Hatchetman · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 10:59 am

That other thing was in some sort of high-brow theater performance.

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

That's a bit much....

Yeah, that's a little overboard.

However, for the young lady who was taking pictures of the screen, the thought did cross my mind to go to the management of the theater and tell them that someone was recording the screen. I may have even gotten a reward!

yeah, definitely.

And actually thats a way to get security moving if need be.

It seems cell phones make people angry. I love the videos of teachers destroying them and people applauding them. So stupid...

redskingreg · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:05 am

rogers park bryan wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

That's a bit much....

Yeah, that's a little overboard.

However, for the young lady who was taking pictures of the screen, the thought did cross my mind to go to the management of the theater and tell them that someone was recording the screen. I may have even gotten a reward!

yeah, definitely.

And actually thats a way to get security moving if need be.

It seems cell phones make people angry. I love the videos of teachers destroying them and people applauding them. So stupid...

Eh, I get angered at cell phone use often. When you see a moron veer into your lane, chances are he/she is using a cell phone (or one of those asshole motorcyclists). People who are talking so loud in a grocery that you hear their entire conversation, tell me that's not annoying. It's funny people-watching at a restaurant. Glance around and you frequently see couples sitting together at a table with both of them plugging away on their phones. When my GF wants date night, I make her leave her phone in the car. Same with mine.

Frank Coztansa · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:05 am

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

However, for the young lady who was taking pictures of the screen, the thought did cross my mind to go to the management of the theater and tell them that someone was recording the screen.

badrogue17 · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:09 am

redskingreg wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

That's a bit much....

Yeah, that's a little overboard.

However, for the young lady who was taking pictures of the screen, the thought did cross my mind to go to the management of the theater and tell them that someone was recording the screen. I may have even gotten a reward!

yeah, definitely.

And actually thats a way to get security moving if need be.

It seems cell phones make people angry. I love the videos of teachers destroying them and people applauding them. So stupid...

Eh, I get angered at cell phone use often. When you see a moron veer into your lane, chances are he/she is using a cell phone (or one of those asshole motorcyclists). People who are talking so loud in a grocery that you hear their entire conversation, tell me that's not annoying. It's funny people-watching at a restaurant. Glance around and you frequently see couples sitting together at a table with both of them plugging away on their phones. When my GF wants date night, I make her leave her phone in the car. Same with mine.

Had to tell some asshole on the train last night to shut the fuck up as he thought singing at the top of his lungs to the entire train car was acceptable. Dont know what the fuck happens to people in public places where they think that shit is acceptable or that other people want to hear it.

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

redskingreg wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

That's a bit much....

Yeah, that's a little overboard.

However, for the young lady who was taking pictures of the screen, the thought did cross my mind to go to the management of the theater and tell them that someone was recording the screen. I may have even gotten a reward!

yeah, definitely.

And actually thats a way to get security moving if need be.

It seems cell phones make people angry. I love the videos of teachers destroying them and people applauding them. So stupid...

Eh, I get angered at cell phone use often. When you see a moron veer into your lane, chances are he/she is using a cell phone (or one of those asshole motorcyclists). People who are talking so loud in a grocery that you hear their entire conversation, tell me that's not annoying. It's funny people-watching at a restaurant. Glance around and you frequently see couples sitting together at a table with both of them plugging away on their phones. When my GF wants date night, I make her leave her phone in the car. Same with mine.

I understand the frustration, its just funny to me that people applaud criminal behavior.

redskingreg · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:32 am

rogers park bryan wrote:

veganfan21 wrote:

A National Review writer went a step further:

Quote:

The lady seated to my immediate right (very close quarters on bench seating) was fairly insistent about using her phone. I asked her to turn it off. She answered: “So don’t look.” I asked her whether I had missed something during the very pointed announcements to please turn off your phones, perhaps a special exemption granted for her. She suggested that I should mind my own business.

So I minded my own business by utilizing my famously feline agility to deftly snatch the phone out of her hand and toss it across the room, where it would do no more damage. She slapped me and stormed away to seek managerial succor. Eventually, I was visited by a black-suited agent of order, who asked whether he might have a word.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/34 ... williamson

That's a bit much....

Probably would have done the same thing with this lady's cell phone had she hit me.

viewtopic.php?f=47&t=72460&start=2100#p1729433

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

redskingreg wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

veganfan21 wrote:

A National Review writer went a step further:

Quote:

The lady seated to my immediate right (very close quarters on bench seating) was fairly insistent about using her phone. I asked her to turn it off. She answered: “So don’t look.” I asked her whether I had missed something during the very pointed announcements to please turn off your phones, perhaps a special exemption granted for her. She suggested that I should mind my own business.

So I minded my own business by utilizing my famously feline agility to deftly snatch the phone out of her hand and toss it across the room, where it would do no more damage. She slapped me and stormed away to seek managerial succor. Eventually, I was visited by a black-suited agent of order, who asked whether he might have a word.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/34 ... williamson

That's a bit much....

Probably would have done the same thing with this lady's cell phone had she hit me.

viewtopic.php?f=47&t=72460&start=2100#p1729433

Which would be understandable....since she almost killed you.

This guy was annoyed by a light and decided that was justification to steal and destroy someone's property.

spmack · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:34 am

redskingreg · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:37 am

spmack wrote:

Would love to. Yes to the one in the background, too.

rogers park bryan · **Joined:** Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:16 pm **Posts:** 81625

redskingreg wrote:

spmack wrote:

Would love to. Yes to the one in the background, too.

So you like guys with beards and without

spmack · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 11:49 am

The bearded guy is hot in a "Fixed Glee" kind of way.

Mini Ditka · **Joined:** Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:55 pm **Posts:** 3392

There's only so much you can do or should try to do. Personally, I think watching movies at home is far superior to the theater. But the proper thing to do is let the usher deal with that person.

redskingreg · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 4:09 pm

Talking about cell phone use on B&B now.

24_Guy · **Joined:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:43 pm **Posts:** 1678

I'm with you Rick, however, this is one situation where I've reached capitulation. We can make all the rules we want, but ultimately society will dictate its customs. Society says movie theaters are not places to sit quietly and watch movies. The battle is lost. So, from now on, just wait a few months and watch the blu-ray at home, and let the unwashed masses have their way.

Dallas Winston · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 5:14 pm

badrogue17 wrote:

Had to tell some asshole on the train last night to shut the fuck up as he thought singing at the top of his lungs to the entire train car was acceptable. Dont know what the fuck happens to people in public places where they think that shit is acceptable or that other people want to hear it.

I'd love to chat with you over a nice Porterhouse sometime. :lol:

Colonel Angus · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 8:44 pm

badrogue17 wrote:

Had to tell some asshole on the train last night to shut the fuck up as he thought singing at the top of his lungs to the entire train car was acceptable. Dont know what the fuck happens to people in public places where they think that shit is acceptable or that other people want to hear it.

Green Line?

redskingreg · **Posted:** Tue May 28, 2013 9:50 pm

Dallas Winston wrote:

badrogue17 wrote:

Had to tell some asshole on the train last night to shut the fuck up as he thought singing at the top of his lungs to the entire train car was acceptable. Dont know what the fuck happens to people in public places where they think that shit is acceptable or that other people want to hear it.

I'd love to chat with you over a nice Porterhouse sometime. :lol:

Nah. I'm really set up over here.

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