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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#121 Post by funthing29 » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:44 pm

There were cinema staff actually approaching people sitting in the screen tonight (before the film started) and asking them if they wanted to order ice cream or Costa coffee. 8O
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#122 Post by canadian_turtle » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:46 pm

Sounds like the cinema staff have a second job at Costa Coffee!
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#123 Post by superhero » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:49 pm

Umm it wasn't a kicking the chair poke, I was almost ready to disturb everyone in the cinema.........
canadian_turtle wrote:Well, better getting poked by a shoe than what a_p is implying?

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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#124 Post by a_person » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:50 pm

anakin wrote:
annabrett wrote: what's it? :blink:
Say what now?!?!!!
canadian_turtle wrote:Well, better getting poked by a shoe than what a_p is implying?
I could have used that shoe to hit the person with their legs over me and halfway into my seat. I need my space.

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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#125 Post by a_person » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:51 pm

superhero wrote:Umm it wasn't a kicking the chair poke, I was almost ready to disturb everyone in the cinema.........
Where did she poke you exactly sh? :shifty:
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#126 Post by superhero » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:51 pm

I hope we weren't sharing the same guy :D

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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#127 Post by brettie » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:56 pm

The worst was when this man actually lifted the armrest once at Greenwich because it was in his way. I was like WTF?????? Could you not do the one on your friend's side? And the entire time he sat so comfy snuggling up next to me. Urghhhhhhhhhhh. I don't do that shit.
maybe he had a rash and needed to air things down there a bit o/
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#128 Post by a_person » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:06 pm

He shouldn't have been at the cinema then. :angry: And he could have lifted the one on his friends side. Why did it have to be my one?
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#129 Post by Beate » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:10 pm

a_person wrote:He shouldn't have been at the cinema then. :angry: And he could have lifted the one on his friends side. Why did it have to be my one?
Because you look so friendly and approachable? :giggle:
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Re: Latecomers to screenings and other cinema nuisances

#130 Post by brettie » Mon Jan 30, 2012 11:14 pm

and he wanted to spread his looovve
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