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Article #73Re: NEWS: US edges towards movie theater popcorn antitrust case
From: Steve Fenwick
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:08
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:08
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In article <I7o6m.3576$Ad2.1585@nlpi067.nbdc.sbc.com>, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote: > Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote: > > In article <7an6m.7394$cl4.2220@flpi150.ffdc.sbc.com>, > > SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote: > > > >> Thanks, you can buy McKenzie's book, _Why popcorn costs so much at the > >> movies : and other pricing puzzles_ (copyright 2008) here: > > > > Or, you can pick it up at your local library. > > Yeah, at least some libraries. I looked for it at the library that I can > see from my back yard, a beautiful new library building with a crappy > collection, an obnoxious staff, and a 20th century computer system (but > with a coffee house in the library) and they don't have that book. Four > miles away is a library in an old sprawling building with various > additions, but with a great collection and a competent staff, good > Wi-Fi, and a good on-line catalog. > > Sorry about the rant. Which libraries are these? I see that Sunnyvale has it, so I'm guessing the former is Cupertino and the latter is Sunnyvale. Mountain View doesn't have it, either, but also doesn't have a coffee shop inside. Steve -- steve <at> w0x0f <dot> com "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, chip shot in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
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