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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 3:57 pm
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You know how the drive-in charges a fixed $6 per person or whatever to watch three movies? (Usually two first-run films and one 80's slasher flick or something.)

I think the theater owner ought to set up a checkpoint at the exit. You pay $6 per person for three movies, but if you only wanted to see the first one, you have to pay $800 to get out. Maybe drop the price to $500 if you want to leave after two movies... And, of course, no additional charge to leave after Friday the 13th Part 6 ends at 2AM.

That's how it'd be if airlines ran the drive-in theater.

Well, one other wrinkle: if you're at the drive-in on business (because everybody takes clients to the drive-in ...), it would be $200 per person to get in to begin with, and for the most part they'd still stick you with the same exit fees.
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