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Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 02-02-2006, 02:04 PM:
... you watch a movie on TV or DVD and wait for the reel end cue marks (who wants to make a changeover? ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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... you hear "The Platters" and do not think about music
... you see the sun and wonder why the lamphouse is open
... you change a light bulb with your protective gear
... the TV-set breaks down and you want to change the xenon bulb
... nobody wants to go to the movies with you because you are always complaining about the poor presentation quality (umm..)
... your friend drop in for a visit and you ask them for their tickets
... to be continued
Let your imagination work
Posted by Steve Scott (Member # 630) on 02-02-2006, 02:46 PM:
...you can identify the color cyan
...you have sequential "acts" in your daily schedule
...Thursday is considered your weekend
...you have more locations than people programmed in your cell phone
...you know mylars as something other than balloons
Posted by Robert Burtcher (Member # 3227) on 02-02-2006, 02:51 PM:
... you carry a Mini Mag flashlight wherever you go.
... you ask a friend to leave your house for being "disruptive to other viewers" when he shouts at the TV during the Super Bowl.
... no matter where you are, you begin to panic when the power flashes or goes out, fearing the wrath of multiple failsafe alarms.
... you tell your house guests, "Sorry, our restrooms are for paying customers only."
... you go out for a midnight snack and find yourself at the bank, searching your car for the night deposit bag.
... you find yourself saying, "Her drawer was short again!" when balancing your checkbook.
Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 02-02-2006, 04:51 PM:
...you are allergic to sunlight.
...John Pytlak calls you at your house to discuss paste wax. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
...you have a growing collection of splicing tape "sprocket holes" removed from splicers that is larger than a human being.
...you rarely go to bed before 3:00am.
...you finally get a job that is NOT in a movie theater.
Posted by Allison Parsons (Member # 2728) on 02-02-2006, 04:59 PM:
---You have dreams at night about being at another theater and NEEDING to know what type of projectors they use, yet you can't find anyone to tell you.
--Finding splicing tape sprocket holes in your hair, bed, shoes, bath water, and even pets.
--you look on the DVD packaging to see how many reels it is.
--You find yourself answers the phone at your house "thank you for calling the _____ cinema how can I help you"
Posted by Bruce Hansen (Member # 281) on 02-02-2006, 06:08 PM:
When you are watching TV at home, and the credits roll at the end of the show, you want to bring up the room lights.
You look at a DVD and think, that must be one very small brain that fits in the middle of that thing.
You go to buy new tires for you car, thay ask you what size you need, and you answer 6K.
When you make pop corn at home, you make enough for 100 people.
Your broken glasses are held together with splicing tape.
Posted by Jon Miller (Member # 163) on 02-02-2006, 06:59 PM:
...The name "Christie" no longer reminds you of that beautiful blue-eyed blond girl who sat behind you in high school.
..."Strong" sounds like more of a putdown than a desirable trait.
...You wished you could opt for 2K xenon headlamps in your luxury car.
...The Montana state motto, Big Sky Country, reminds you more of projection consoles than wide open spaces.
...Likewise, when a mythologically-inclined friend talks of "Orcs", you think of projection consoles, not underworld creatures.
...Your pets are named Simplex, Century, and Xetron.
Posted by Nick Scott (Member # 2850) on 02-02-2006, 09:11 PM:
... You purchase a DVD with DTS encoding on it and you ask the store clerk if you get the correct DTS disks.
... You hire a video from the local store and it says "Rewind after viewing" and suddenly you cant be bothered with it anymore.
... You find yourself using Filmguard as shaving foam.
Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 02-03-2006, 02:36 AM:
...when you know that you can run the theatre a lot better than the manager, or even can run the company better.
...you can do marquee better than the idiot who did it.
... when you cook popcorn, your's taste better than the staff's.
... you can tell that the one who handled the print previously wasn't well-trained.
...when you have to show idiots where and how to use the focus knob since they were never shown about this.
...when they start each show out of frame, yet they KNOW how to set the intermittent sprocket.
... you go visit other booths and can't stand to be in there due to sloppy operational procedures they have.
...you have dreams of "trying" to lace up a machine, and the other machine only has 2 minutes of film in it - and you haven't even changed the carbons yet.
-Monte
Posted by Dieter Depypere (Member # 3184) on 02-03-2006, 03:11 AM:
... you have the failsafe alarm sound on your mobile to use it as an alarm clock
... your desktop pic shows a booth...
... so does your mobile
... you have DVDs or video tapes reel for reel
... you write "CHRISTIE DLP" on your standard home video beamer
... you rather have a christmas platter than a christmas tree
... spaghetti has to be wound neatly with the soundtrack side up
Posted by Dominic Espinosa (Member # 2122) on 02-03-2006, 03:18 AM:
- You say accidentally say "enjoy the show" to a bank teller.
- Your pets names are "Christie", "MUT", "Kelmar", etc.
- Your answering machine says "Hello and thank you for calling (yourname) we're located at ..."
For more of this insanity please visit: This thread
Posted by Thomas Dieter (Member # 2507) on 02-03-2006, 04:24 AM:
quote: Allison Parsons
--You find yourself answers the phone at your house "thank you for calling the _____ cinema how can I help you"
Sadly I did that with my cell phone one day after going on my 3rd out of 4 doubles back to back just recently.
Now to contiune along with the topic
--When awaken by another family member, you tell them you just saw your favorite actor go into a movie.
--When you attend the theatre as a patron, you can't purchase popcorn.
--You'd prefer to watch the movies from the port hole rather the auditorium.
--When you are in line at the gas station, you up-sell someone from 32oz to 64ox drink.
--You'd rather watch for booth monkey flaws in a feature rather actually watching the feature.
--You can't watch a movie cause of all the flaws.
--You ask the manager to have the media cleaner run on your showing.
--You still see the reel change cues while watching a DVD.
Posted by Randy Stankey (Member # 64) on 02-03-2006, 08:39 AM:
* When you can intuitively calculate time in minutes... 2 hour 32 minutes = 152 min.
* When people ask you how long a movie is and you answer in "Reels"...
Q: "How long is that movie?"
A: "Six Reels."
* When somebody answers, "Six Reels" or "152 Minutes" you instantly understand them.
[ 02-03-2006, 10:41 AM: Message edited by: Randy Stankey ]
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