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There's this friend of mine. He did something bad.
He was out with his girlfriend -- let's call her Renee -- celebrating a recent small windfall of cash. They went out to a seafood restaurant, and then over to a theatre to watch an early showing of Chicken Run. (Side note: They loved it immensely and recommend everyone go see it)
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They were having a lovely time, laughing and chatting on the way out at the end of the movie. My friend -- let's call him Lloyd -- made a joke about sneaking into another movie down the hall. Renee, always ready to take a dare, looked up at him with a challenging twinkle in her eye and said 'Okay!'
They took a quick look around. No one in sight, except for a couple patrons with popcorn going into a closed doorway. No staff. Nothing. 'They're going to see "The Patriot"', she said, looking at the sign beside the door as they approached it. 'It must just be starting.'
Well, our good buddy Lloyd went totally white. You have to understand that Lloyd is the kind of guy who's physically unable to shoplift a stick of gum. Who feels guilty looking inside a dropped wallet for the owner's address.
Heck, he even feels bad taking someone else's clothes out of the dryer after the required 15 minute waiting period has passed.
His heart pounded. His face shone with every kind of guilt imaginable. If there had been anyone in the hallway to see him they would have sensed his anguish like a shark sensing a wounded guppy.
'...okay...' he said in a tiny voice. The door opened. They stepped in. They found seats. They watched the movie (quite good, they agreed). They left. They went home. Scot-free.
Of course now he's rationalizing it in his head. It was a protest against the huge price of going to see a movie in this day and age. It was a lark, a small rebellious act in an otherwise fairly blemishless life. Something done just to prove that he had the guts to do it.
Of course, what it really was was a free movie.
Lloyd's a bad man
Big Brother note: Boy, that William is a dink. I almost want to go back and revamp my predictions with him at the top of the list.
Survivor! note: This week they join the tribes together. Maybe they'll eat Greg. Wouldn't that be fun?
Back
up. What was that again?
Uh
huh. Go on.
Take me home, big fella
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