The Real Endgame
link Israeli MP plans popcorn law for movie munchers.
Israel, which is threatened with nuclear annihilation every day and which suffers the odd rocket attack in the suburbs, has finally got around to addressing the great ill facing their society. Yes, overpriced popcorn. On the one hand the epitome of insouciance, on the other, a severe case of nothing better to do.
Who among us has not fretted over the looney tunes price of popcorn at the movie concession stands, where the price of a bag comes close to the price of admission. Have we not all cried quietly to ourselves as we are compelled to buy popcorn against our will in order to simply watch some forgettable flick? If only popcorn and movies didn’t go together like fish net stockings and sex.
Come to think of it, this all makes sense now. Movie makers spend some nominal amount of money to make a film, hype it up and then use that as a conduit for popcorn sales! Track the activities of James Cameron thoroughly enough and I bet you’ll find the hand of Orville Redenbacher at work. Don’ t forget when you consume popcorn, you are also required to drink drum sized containers of soda pop, which also costs about an hour of minimum wage work, gross of taxes.
Finally, someone looking out for the regular folk. The minister Shama says:
“…We have to put an end to this. The public should not have to mortgage their houses for a soft drink and a snack…”
While I have frowned on using this kind of hyperbole a million times, the minister is showing that he is doing some public good and is deserved of office. He would fit easily into Canadian society. As an example, I’m not saying that a beer and a hot dog are expensive at a hockey game, but it seems like too much of a coincidence that a pawn shop has opened up in the arena next to the cash machines. Just saying.