Hey Curtis: glad you finally jumped in. How was your trip?
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Curtis, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We do have the best popcorn here in Chicago. How are you Tracey? YES > WE CAN with Obama! > Curtis, Jr. at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ObamaBrigade/ > > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Omari Confer" <clockworkman@> > wrote: > > > > Dont forget about Chicago's own Garretts popcorn...best in the > > country....you obviously are not from the 'GO...lol > > > > On 8/13/08, Astromancer <cwbadie@> wrote: > > > > > > You'd suffer hear in Chicago...they have specialty places > that sell > > > the popcorn flaver mix you spoke of all over the place...don't > forget > > > Cracker jack, Fiddle-Faddle, or Screaming Yellow Zonkers...( I > bet I just > > > started another thread, didn't I?) > > > > > > -See that guy who looks like a cross between Elvis and P-Funk? He > is Johnny > > > Ross.- From THE SIDE STREET CHRONICLES by C.W. Badie > > > > > > --- On *Tue, 8/12/08, KeithBJohnson@ <KeithBJohnson@ > > > >* wrote: > > > > > > From: KeithBJohnson@ <KeithBJohnson@> > > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 9:17 PM > > > > > > i'm not a real fan of popcorn, unless it's gourmet level. Man, > when > > > people send tins of Popcorn Factory for Christmas, with that mix > of > > > caramel/butter/ cheddar corn--I'm all over that! But the typical > > > butter-flavor in movie theatres is some combination of old, dry, > nasty, so I > > > rarely buy it. But if it were caramel-covered I'd be tempted. > > > > > > > > > ------------ -- Original message ------------ -- > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com> > > > > > > Thought of you when I posted it > > > > > > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:scifinoir2@ > yahoogroups. com] > > > *On Behalf Of *KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net > > > *Sent:* Monday, August 11, 2008 9:16 AM > > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British > cinemas > > > > > > Sounds like they're specifically addressing "sugar coated' > popcorn? I > > > guess that's the same as what we call caramel popcorn? Hell, I > wish we could > > > *buy* caramel popcorn in the movie theatre! > > > > > > ------------ -- Original message ------------ -- > > > From: Martin <truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > > > > > > "Hu-WHA?" - H Farnsworth, c.3000 > > > > > > I couldn't *imagine* walking into a theater and *not* smelling > popcorn. And > > > this is honestly the *first* time I've ever heard of anyone > complaining > > > about the smell of the stuff. As for the health issues incumbent, > I'm > > > admittedly clueless here. But I *can* safely say that it's a lot > more > > > dangerous to breathe the air on the way over... > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > --- On *Sun, 8/10/08, Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > aladvantage. > > > com>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Tracey de Morsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED] aladvantage. com> > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] The End' for popcorn in British cinemas > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > Cc: "'CINQUE'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] net> > > > Date: Sunday, August 10, 2008, 11:16 PM > > > > > > *Sat Aug 9, 9:13 PM ET* > > > > > > http://news. yahoo.com/ s/afp/20080810/ od_afp/entertain > mentbritainfilmf > > > oodoffbeat; _ylt=AlfEvQw1qbI eeJrlAUAp7q0uQE4 F > > > > > > LONDON (AFP) - The credits are rolling in Britain for the time- > honoured > > > cinematic tradition of munching popcorn at the movies -- a > newspaper > > > reported Sunday that increasing numbers of cinemas are banning it. > > > > > > A combination of health-conscious cinemagoers rejecting sugar- > coated > > > popcorn and disgust at its distinctive smell is steadily > spelling "The End" > > > for the snack in some arthouse cinema chains, the Observer > reported. > > > > > > It quoted Daniel Broch, the owner of the renowned Everyman cinema > in > > > London's upmarket Hampstead district, who recently bought 17 more > venues. > > > > > > "I will de-popcorn every new venue I acquire," he said. "It has a > > > disproportionate influence on the space in terms of its > overwhelming smell, > > > the cultural idea of it and the operational problems created by > the mess it > > > produces. > > > > > > "I'm not saying no popcorn is better than popcorn," he > added. "But I am > > > saying there is no way in which it fits with the culturally > sophisticated > > > brand I wish to sell." > > > > > > The Picturehouse Cinema, a chain of 19 cinemas across Britain, > will > > > experiment with popcorn-free screenings in September. > > > > > > "Popcorn is a contentious issue. Lots of people absolutely hate > it and have > > > asked us to ban it, so we're going to do exactly that," the > group's head of > > > media, Gabriel Swartland, told the Observer. > > > > > > "If it's a success, and I've no reason to suspect it won't be, > we'll roll > > > it out across all our cinemas and make it a permanent fixture," > said > > > Swartland. > > > > > > But other cinemas which tried to go popcorn-free found customers > demanded > > > it. > > > > > > "Audiences in three venues... began asking for popcorn, so we > provided it," > > > said Richard Napper, the marketing director of the Curzon chain. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > cwm blog > > http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com > > STRING THEORY > > http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com > > >
