• LovableSidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    9 days ago

    Friend of mine took me to a kiddy or family matinee at her local theater on a Sunday because it was cheap. I never experienced anything like it. Moms were sitting in groups chatting at full volume, kids playing in seats and running up and down the aisles, yelling to each other. Sheer pandemonium - the movie was strictly an afterthought, hardly anybody was paying attention to it. In fact I don’t even remember what it was lol.

  • Jomega@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    9 days ago

    When I was a kid I didn’t know the word “Matinee” so I would always misread it as “Manatee”, which turned this strip into a really weird non-sequitor.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      6·
      9 days ago

      I didn’t know the word “Matinee” so I would always misread it as “Manatee”

      Same! I’m somehow pleasantly surprised that someone else had the identical experience!

    • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      41·
      10 days ago

      I’m guessing the kids were rowdy and didn’t pay attention at the theater. Maybe she wants a VCR so they don’t need to be in a theatre full of kids again?

    • candybrie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      24·
      9 days ago

      Picture a dark room full of people where you’re supposed to sit quietly otherwise they’re mad at you. Now imagine taking a wrecking ball of a child into that room. It’s your responsibility to keep them sitting quietly. And failing that, to keep them from bothering everyone else.

  • Jerkface (any/all)@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    10 days ago

    Ha ha. Right around then my folks got a video disc player. Not a laser disc player. These read the disc with a stylus. Like a record player! If anything, it’s even MORE impressive than using a laser. …doesn’t work as well, though.