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Old 01-18-2009, 10:51 AM   #76
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Everything is relative though. I've joked with friends that when I take someone to a live theater performance I try to enjoy it but all that I can think of is, "I could have bought 20 books for the price of this. I could have rented 40 movies for the price of this. I could have bought 5 beers and 10 lap dances for the price of this."

I really need to "get" out more .....
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Old 01-18-2009, 11:11 AM   #77
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Everything is relative though. I've joked with friends that when I take someone to a live theater performance I try to enjoy it but all that I can think of is, "I could have bought 20 books for the price of this. I could have rented 40 movies for the price of this. I could have bought 5 beers and 10 lap dances for the price of this."
You've either got really expensive theatres, or else amazingly low-cost lap-dancers where you live!
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You've either got really expensive theatres, or else amazingly low-cost lap-dancers where you live!
You know what the price of a Broadway show is these days?

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