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  • And the drunks shall entertain

    So, a while ago, I'm chillin, doing the work thing.

    Apparently there was a drunk woman in a theatre. Yay, I can work AND be entertained at the same time.

    So one of my supivisors goes into the theatre and gets the woman, she comes out and one of our managers pulls her aside and talks to her down the hall.

    Since the supivisor (who will be known as J) went into the theatre first we got the low down from him.

    Apparently the woman had spilled her beer, made a slight comotion etc.. etc... So J goes in and goes to where the woman is sitting. The exchange goes something like this:

    J: Excuse me Mam, could you please come with me.

    Drunk: Who?

    J: You.

    Drunk: Who?

    J: (pointing directly at her) You.

    So eventually he gets her to get up but she's falling into him because she's so drunk. He even has to lead her down the stairs so she won't topple over. When she finally gets done with talking to the manager, she comes over our way and sits down on a bench before asking if she can prop a door open and have a smoke. To which of course the manager says no.

    Heres where it gets interesting. She starts talking about how she never smokes and stuff even though she's waving a pack around in her hand, totally contradicting herself.

    Then she goes on to say how she has a degree in Psychology or something and that she's watching the movie with a patient of hers. Yeah. Okay.

    It gets even better when she contradicts herself again and says, and I quote,

    Drunk: Yeah, I draw figures of people. I draw bodies. That's how I make a living

    Dude, is this woman drunk or completly stoned? And we have to keep telling her she can't go out and smoke, to which she says she doesn't even smoke. And she's walking over to us and stumbling in our general direction, making us back up uneasily because, to be honest, the situation couldn't get more funny or uncomfortable (well it propably could have been a lot more uncomfortable). My coworkers and I are trying not to bust a gut over this lady.

    But eventually the film ends and everyone comes out and she takes off. Then we have a good chuckle.

    The moral of the story is, if you're gonna drink, have someone around to watch you or else you end up making a fool out of yourself. And you end up providing amusment for nameless strangers. Plus there must have been 4-5 beers the size of a can of Monster in that theatre. So that woman was plastered.
    Screw normal. You know why? 'Cause if you're normal, the crowd will accept you. But if you're deranged, the crowd will make you their leader.

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    I have never been in a theater that allowed the sale or consumption of alcohol. Does your theater sell it or allow it to be brought in? Or did she sneak it in?
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    • #3
      I'm pretty sure she snuck it in. Then again I wasn't there at the time so, who knows.

      As for the whole "sell alcohol at a movie theatre" thing, no we don't do that for the obvious reason that we don't want to become a bar and have to deal with all the problems that can come with it.
      Screw normal. You know why? 'Cause if you're normal, the crowd will accept you. But if you're deranged, the crowd will make you their leader.

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      • #4
        I think I have heard of movie theaters that sell alcohol. My mother was telling me of one in her area that catered to adults (not as in porn. As in, comfy seats, no kiddie movies, no teenyboppers) that sold alcohol at the concession stand, and wouldn't even let you in unless you were over 21. I've never been there, so I can't say for sure.
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        • #5
          That's not even the best part. On two seperate occasions I've had people come up to me and ask if we serve coffee.

          Who the hell wants to drink coffee while watching a movie?

          And can they not see the menus that are behind the concessionists? You can read the menu at McDonalds but you can't read our menu?
          Screw normal. You know why? 'Cause if you're normal, the crowd will accept you. But if you're deranged, the crowd will make you their leader.

          Christopher Titus.

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          • #6
            Quoth bigjimaz View Post
            I have never been in a theater that allowed the sale or consumption of alcohol.
            We have a few Bistro style theatres in my city that serve food and drinks (including alcohol) in the auditoriums themselves. The rows are set up as if you are sitting at a diner counter with walking spaces every four seats. They are fun but expensive.

            We also have several theatres that sell alcohol and allow you to take it into the auditoriums as you would any other concession. You just have to buy the alcohol at a separate counter.

            Apparently, it is very lucrative to sell alcohol at the movies because more theatres are adding such sales to their concessions.
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            • #7
              Quoth bigjimaz View Post
              I have never been in a theater that allowed the sale or consumption of alcohol. Does your theater sell it or allow it to be brought in? Or did she sneak it in?
              You can get alcohol and hot food in the Gold Class/La Premiere sections of certain cinemaa in Australia. Minors have to be in the presence of an adult or they can't get in. The ticket are at least double the price of a normal admission though and the food and drinks are at usual cinema markup. Still its a nice way to see a movie
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              • #8
                Quoth bigjimaz View Post
                I have never been in a theater that allowed the sale or consumption of alcohol. Does your theater sell it or allow it to be brought in? Or did she sneak it in?
                I have heard of a few, and the artsy fartsy cinema in town does sell beer and wine. We have two cinemas. The standard one and the artsy fartsy one. I occasionally go to the artsy fartsy one, but wish that the standard one would also sell alcohol. I mean, I think it would be awesome to be able to suck down a cold one while watching Live Free or Die Hard!

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                • #9
                  Quoth the lawsmeister View Post
                  You can get alcohol and hot food in the Gold Class/La Premiere sections of certain cinemaa in Australia. Minors have to be in the presence of an adult or they can't get in. The ticket are at least double the price of a normal admission though and the food and drinks are at usual cinema markup. Still its a nice way to see a movie
                  I didn't know they were letting people into that section while they were underage now :-/

                  the pricing is weird though, if you see a session between 9am-4pm Monday-Thursday, (ie when most of their target audience is either at work or asleep) the prices drop fairly hard (around $2 more than I play for my student discount ticket)

                  Great concept anyway though.. no crying babies, no shouting kids, since alcohol is being served they have security around to handle the drunks (who are also quite effective at handling people acting like idiots)
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                  • #10
                    Ah, being drunk in a theatre...

                    Back in the day, when I was still drinking, I was married to this guy - another story all together, but he had this friend that followed him around like a puppy dog - you couldn't separate the two - and they both drank A LOT!!!

                    We could never go to the theatre without them wanting me to sneak alcohol in one of my big purses. At one time, they actually had me bring a purse big enough to sneak in a gallon of bourbon - it was about 3/4 full - by the end of the movie - it was gone. The movie was almost over - it was "Man on the Moon" the Andy Kaufmann movie with Jim Carrey. Our friend was SO drunk he was standing up in the theatre clapping and yelling, "ANDY!!! ANDY!!!! WOO HOO!!!" I was so embarassed. I never went to the movies with the two of them together again.

                    In Dallas, there are a few theatres that sell alcohol. Actually, it's a "dinner and movie" place. You go in, sit at tables, order food, beverages - yes, alcoholic ones too, and watch the movie.
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                    • #11
                      Quoth friendofjimmyk View Post
                      In Dallas, there are a few theatres that sell alcohol.
                      I know the Angelica sells beer... I'm not sure about the Studio Cafes I see around, but I imagine, if they sell dinner, they probably sell booze, too...
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                      • #12
                        The only place I've ever seen alcohol sold in a movie theater was inside a casino. I think beer and popcorn would be disgusting though.

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                        • #13
                          Any cinema in Germany sells beer. Of course, the prices are inflated, as for everything else you get there.
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                          • #14
                            Quoth solidmetalgear19 View Post
                            Heres where it gets interesting. She starts talking about how she never smokes and stuff even though she's waving a pack around in her hand, totally contradicting herself.
                            Some people only smoke when drinking.
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                            • #15
                              Back in Madison, WI, the theatre on the UW campus served beer, and students could see movies for $4 (this was only 2 years ago!)

                              Pretty awesome.

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