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8. Popcorn, always popcorn. But we don't go to movies anymore because...

Sat Sep 28, 2024, 01:49 PM

Sep 28

…they went to all rocking chairs and required reservations for seats. We used to just stop in for matinees and pick seats in the back

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You're going to see a movie. Which one do you get- Raisinets, Popcorn, Junior Mints or Reese"s Pieces ? [View all] debm55 Sep 28 OP

Popcorn RandomNumbers Sep 28 #1

Thank you RandomNumbers debm55 Sep 28 #2

YW! Apparently Larry the Cat shares my affection for the stuff RandomNumbers Sep 28 #5

Thank you again. debm55 Sep 28 #7

Another vote for popcorn. FuzzyRabbit Sep 28 #3

Thank you FuzzyRabbit debm55 Sep 28 #9

I will often go to the movies because Kittycatkat Sep 28 #34

Thank you Kittycatkat. debm55 Sep 28 #36

Sno-Caps! Second choice Popcorn. n/t livetohike Sep 28 #4

Thank you livetohike. debm55 Sep 28 #10

Popcorn plus mwf Sep 28 #6

Thank you mwf and welcome to DU debm55 Sep 28 #13

Popcorn, always popcorn. But we don't go to movies anymore because... surfered Sep 28 #8

Thank you surfered. debm55 Sep 28 #22

When I was a teenager, I always got the same four things. LisaM Sep 28 #11

Thank you LisaM debm55 Sep 28 #14

Have to have Junior Mints and popcorn. Polly Hennessey Sep 28 #12

Thank you Polly Hennessey. debm55 Sep 28 #16

Junior Mints 😁 TommieMommy Sep 28 #15

Thank you TommieMommy. debm55 Sep 28 #17

Popcorn. It's not movie night without it. Solly Mack Sep 28 #18

Thank you Solly Mack debm55 Sep 28 #19

Popcorn. tblue37 Sep 28 #20

Thank you tblue37 debm55 Sep 28 #21

Popcorn! nt Lilithschyld Sep 28 #23

thank you Lilithschyld debm55 Sep 28 #24

Milk Duds Nictuku Sep 28 #25

Sorry not being sold at the refreshment stand. Try something else. debm55 Sep 28 #26

Then I bring my own, or walk out Nictuku Sep 28 #30

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA. You are funny. debm55 Sep 28 #37

I would NEVER drink Diet Soda's either Nictuku Sep 28 #39

or sneak in your pocket debm55 Sep 28 #47

That is the correct answer! Lunabell Sep 28 #68

I only wish they made them with Dark Chocolate Nictuku Sep 28 #75

I love reisen's caramels. Lunabell Sep 28 #83

Junior mints although there is nothing like movie popcorn but it's too addictive. LoisB Sep 28 #27

Thanks LoisB. debm55 Sep 28 #29

Popcorn and soft drink are default. The treat would be Junior Mints. What's not to like? :) n/t brewens Sep 28 #28

Thanks brewens. debm55 Sep 28 #32

YES Twoflower Sep 28 #31

You can only buy one. Yes is not being sold at the refreshment stand. debm55 Sep 28 #33

Darn, must be the weed talking. Twoflower Sep 28 #45

Hahahahahahahahahah debm55 Sep 28 #49

A long time ago... AltairIV Sep 28 #35

Thank you. AtairIV Put them in your pocket and sneak them in, debm55 Sep 28 #40

Twizzlers FalloutShelter Sep 28 #38

thank you FalloutShelter. You can sneak in your pocket. debm55 Sep 28 #44

Popcorn DinahMoeHum Sep 28 #41

Thank you DinahMoeHum debm55 Sep 30 #116

Raisinets Doc_Technical Sep 28 #42

HAHAHAHAHHAAHHAH. Thank you Doc_Techical debm55 Sep 30 #117

Hard choice... List left Sep 28 #43

Thank you , Sneak in your pocket. debm55 Sep 28 #46

Popcorn Shermann Sep 28 #48

Thank you Shermann debm55 Sep 28 #50

Yep. Go out for a meal and I inhale cheddar biscuits like I'm Pac-Man ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 28 #93

None. I get a loan. Sneederbunk Sep 28 #51

Popcorn with melted butter! lkinwi Sep 28 #52

Yummy. Thank you Ikinwi debm55 Sep 28 #54

Biggest tub of popcorn they have arkielib Sep 28 #53

HAHAHAHAHHAHHAH Thank you arkielif debm55 Sep 28 #56

Popcorn..the other choices..ugh Demovictory9 Sep 28 #55

Thank you Demovictory9 debm55 Sep 28 #57

Junior mints forever rockbluff botanist Sep 28 #58

Thank you rockbluff botanist. debm55 Sep 28 #59

Popcorn. kacekwl Sep 28 #60

Thank you kacekwi. debm55 Sep 28 #63

Nonpareils, always! SaveOurDemocracy Sep 28 #61

Thank you SaveOurDemocracy. Put them in your pocket. hehehehehhehehehe debm55 Sep 28 #64

Dots enid602 Sep 28 #62

Thank you enid602, not sold at refreshment stand but sneak them in your pocket. hhehehehehehehehhehe debm55 Sep 28 #65

Dots enid602 Sep 28 #66

HAAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHHAH Thank you. debm55 Sep 28 #69

None of the above. Lunabell Sep 28 #67

Thank you Lunabell, Sneak them in your pocket hehehehehhehehe debm55 Sep 28 #70

I'm a chocolate/caramel freak! Lunabell Sep 28 #81

popcprm. AllaN01Bear Sep 28 #71

Thank you Allan01Bear. debm55 Sep 28 #73

Popcorn. It usually lasts the most sakabatou Sep 28 #72

Thank you sakabatou debm55 Sep 28 #74

Reeses Pieces catbyte Sep 28 #76

thank you catbyte. . You can always sneak the Whoppers in. debm55 Sep 28 #80

I'll Go With Reese's Pieces ProfessorGAC Sep 28 #77

Ok both Thank you ProfessorGAC debm55 Sep 28 #82

Raisinets and popcorn. MiKenMi33 Sep 28 #78

MikenMi33 Thank you debm55 Sep 28 #87

Welp, I always go to the movies with my sweetie. Therefore I will get the most giant Ninga Sep 28 #79

Thank you Ninga. debm55 Sep 28 #86

Buttered popcorn, junior mints, or sneak my own in electric_blue68 Sep 28 #84

Thank you electric_blue 68 debm55 Sep 28 #85

Raisinets followed by popcorn sinkingfeeling Sep 28 #88

Thank you sinkingfeeling. Enjoy debm55 Sep 28 #89

Junior Mints. They're very refreshing 🙂 Luciferous Sep 28 #90

Thank you, Luciferous, Enjoy debm55 Sep 28 #91

popcorn Eugene Sep 28 #92

Thank you Eugene debm55 Sep 29 #96

Remember folks. Be a good Scout and pack out your trash ArkansasDemocrat1 Sep 28 #94

Thank y0u ArkanasDemocrat1 debm55 Sep 29 #97

we used to sneak in our own WHITE handmade popcorn. white popcorn is smaller, but less hulls + far superior flavor. pansypoo53219 Sep 29 #95

Thank you pansypoo53219 debm55 Sep 29 #98

new organic white is as big as tellow now. pansypoo53219 Sep 30 #113

Um, popcorn and junior mints. intheflow Sep 29 #99

That's okay. Thank you intheflow. debm55 Sep 29 #100

Raisinets and Junior Mints wendyb-NC Sep 29 #101

Thank you wendyb-NC debm55 Sep 29 #102

Medium buttered popcorn and Rees's Cups Charlie Chapulin Sep 29 #103

Thank you Charlie Chapulin. debm55 Sep 29 #105

Popcorn FloridaDAR Sep 29 #104

Thank you FloridaDAR debm55 Sep 29 #106

Popcorn if anything, but I usually don't buy food at all. Ocelot II Sep 29 #107

Thank you Ocelot II debm55 Sep 29 #109

Popcorn. Milk duds, Coke Zero Funtatlaguy Sep 29 #108

Thank you Funtatlaguy debm55 Sep 29 #110

Definitely popcorn ailsagirl Sep 29 #111

Thank you ailsagirl debm55 Sep 30 #114

Popcorn! Desert grandma Sep 29 #112

Thank you Desert grandma debm55 Sep 30 #115

Popcorn, of course. Growing up there was no JiffyPop, nor was there microwave ovens so my only source for popcorn was at CTyankee Sep 30 #118

Thank you , i remember those debm55 Sep 30 #119

Yep. They were all lit up and it was fascinating: it was a little spectacle in the movie theatre lobby! CTyankee Sep 30 #120

Sorry that happened . Did you have the theater with the balcony and the velvet curtains and chairs. that is what I had. debm55 Sep 30 #121

Yes. It was called the Majestic (iirc). CTyankee Sep 30 #123

Popcorn Emile Sep 30 #122

Thank you Emile. debm55 Sep 30 #124