You might assume this to be obvious but it is too often not the case.  Read on . . .

Popcorn - What is a movie without popcorn? It just doesn't happen without smelling that buttered, fat soaked, puffed corn. When not in the container it was purchased in, the popcorn belongs in your mouth, not on the floor. Most kids movies end with isles full of the yellowish crunch stuff.

Beverages - This is always the nightmare we often hate to hear when someone bumbles through during the movie and accidentaly kicks over a full cup of the dark colored seltzer. Try vaccuming it up in half a dozen places after everyone leaves.

Candies and chewing gum - There is a reason chewing gum is banned in most schools. The same should be true in the movie theater. You never find the gooey stuff before it has been pressed into the carpet a couple of times. It is further amazing that Milk Duds can be flattened so thin and be so hard to pull up off the floor. You would think the combination with Mountain Dew acts much like a two-part resin glue. One more thing about chewing gum. Keep your mouth closed when chewing. You may not notice it but you aren't keeping in time with the movie.

Chips and cheese - People keep asking for chips and cheese and we don't offer it. Need I explain this one?

Skittle tossing - One of the fastest ways to have yourself escorted out of the movie and forfeit your money is to throw food of any kind. One night I was the target of the multicolored disks until I found the culprit. I took the teenagers picture and showed him the door after calling his mother to come and pick him up. Word got around pretty fast when I walked back in alone.

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