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I don't want to be that guy that says "back in my day they cost a nickel," but movie tickets have basically doubled inflation, so essentially 4x over the same time period.

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When I compare the costs of going to a movie today vs going to a casual restaurant w/ friends or going to see some live music, the latter 2 usually win out. Those costs haven't risen as much.

A huge factor I rarely see mentioned is that there are fewer theater locations. I live in the 4th largest city in America, and am looking at minimum 30 minute drives each way - much further to get to a specialty theater like Alamo, which moved even further out into new suburbs. Zero of the theaters I went to in the 80's and 90s are still standing.

I'll go once or twice a year, because I still like going into a dark theater and tuning out the rest of the world. But it's no longer a regular thing.

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Sometimes i wonder if Autism is really just recessive Germanic genes expressing themselves every few generations.

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:lol: :bow:

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Because according to these strong men here, lesbians aren't really gay unless their ugly, butch, or fat.

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Not true at all. It's ok if hot girls want to kiss.

Slingin' Sammy Baugh.

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Using multiple universes is hardly a new thing to comics

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Marvel and DC kind of pulled the rug out from the comic collecting boom in the 90's thru over-reliance on crossovers and multiverses and one-off's. Not sure how well the multiverse concept has translated into the MCU so far.

Quantamania didn't exactly set things on fire, even regardless of the Kang actor's problems.

from a Sporcle quiz

It's been going on in Houston since the ghetto apartments transitioned from black to brown. Fireworks Season is basically from December 20th to January 2nd now.

I think it really spread during the Covid lockdowns when whites started copying them.

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Ryan Kennedy, the fan involved in the altercation with Medcalf, denied he used a racial slur, misogynistic, or hate-based language during the incident, according to a statement released by a Michigan law firm Monday.

Kennedy told the Detroit Free Press on Sunday that he called Metcalf by his full name -- DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf -- and that prompted the interaction where Metcalf walked over to the fan, who was in the front row of the stands at Ford Field, and grabbed him by his shirt collar. Metcalf then forcefully released Kennedy, shoving him back.

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All the people in those pictures look really old.

A lot of old folks and sick or disabled people are capable of standing up and walking a few feet, but that doesn't mean they can walk across an airport or stand for a long time.

I'm on the JMU bandwagon. I always like to pick a winner.