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From: smuga@mtuxo.UUCP (j.smuga)
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Subject: Re: Movie Theater Audiences
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Date: Mon, 13-May-85 15:48:45 EDT
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> Then of course there were the constant talkers. (This happened mostly during
> the first feature, as "SALO" has a way of shocking people into openmouthed
> silence.)  Why do people have to talk so much, and not even about the movie
> sometimes?  Do they think they're at home watching television?  Do they think
> no one else can hear them?
> 
> Bob Kaplan
> 
I've always found it both satisfying and effective to talk back to them.
It isn't necessary to say anything *really* nasty - just join their
conversation and most people will realize that they are not alone.
For those who read credits or subtitles aloud I favor "Why thank you
for reading that to us," and for general purposes I sometimes use
"Louder, please - I couldn't quite hear you."  "You don't say!" often
works well too; generally, they don't.