You were young, You went to the the movie theater but first you had to go past the concession area. What do you buy as a

[debm55]

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threat while watching the movie? I bought plain popcorn. What about you?

[arkielib]

1. Usually buttered popcorn.

Sometimes I'd go for plain though.

[debm55]

3. Thank you very much, arkielib.

[marble falls]

2. Sugar Babies and Juicy Fruit.

[debm55]

6. Two great selections. Thank you very much marble falls.

[SheltieLover]

4. Extra buttery popcorn!

[debm55]

7. Thank you SheltieLover. Did you have to pay for the extra buttery??

[SheltieLover]

8. No of course not

[debm55]

10. Oh I just wondered, because we had to pay extra for the butter and I thought the extra butter would cost even more.

[SheltieLover]

17. Not where I was

[debm55]

32. Lucky!!!!

[Sneederbunk]

5. Black Cow or Sugar Babies.

[debm55]

9. Thank you very much Sneederbunk. I would sometimes buy the Sugar Babies. Yummy.

[MiHale]

11. Buttered popcorn and Sno-Caps...

[debm55]

15. I remember Sno-Caps, Thank you MiHale

[LogDog75]

12. I hate buttered popcorn

I always ordered popcorn with no butter and a soda. I saw The Naked Gun this afternoon the the local theater and of course I ordered a large popcorn with no butter and a large soda.

As a kid, sometimes I'd get junior Mints, Jujube candy, or Red Hots.

[stopdiggin]

13. milk duds

younger brother was not too keen on Black Crows ... So, we usual went with what made him happy (and quiet !! )

[Freddie]

23. Love milk duds!

I will eat the whole box, no sharing

[debm55]

51. Thank you very much, stopdiggin, for sharing your memories.

[FalloutShelter]

14. Goldenberg Peanut Chews

Loved them… and, of course, buttered popcorn.

[debm55]

53. Thank you so much for sharing your memories with us. FalloutShelter. My theater put way too much butter on the popcorn.

So I got it plain. Also they charged extra for the butter.

[markodochartaigh]

16. A large buttered popcorn with extra salt.

Movies were a rare treat and I liked to enjoy it.
One time I had the large heavily salted popcorn and when I got home we had just harvested a watermelon. It was great and I ate a lot of it. The salt and the water produced an unexpected response though. In an hour my intestines were crystal clear.

[debm55]

55. HAHAHHAAHHHAHAH. Thank you so much for your memory. markodochartaigh.

[Grim Chieftain]

18. I used to get Good and Plenty

I can't believe it because I've always been a chocoholic. Go figure. I haven't had a Good and Plenty in decades.

[debm55]

56. Thank you Grim Chieftain. I didn't like Good and Plenty because of the black licorice inside. I did like the Milk Duds.

[Grim Chieftain]

58. Milk Duds are yummy

I also loved Tootsie Rolls. I'm old enough to remember when they were long and thin and cost a penny. Wow, those were the days.

[debm55]

59. Thank you Grim Chieftain. Now they are these tiny bits.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

19. Junior Mints and popcorn!

YUM! Salty balanced by sweet-chocolaty and minty!

[debm55]

60. Thank you very much for sharing your movie snacks, some_of_us_are_sane.

[skylucy]

20. We went to this small shop that was across the street from the movie theater. The place had a big candy section

and we could buy tons of candy real cheap. We would buy Atomic Fire Balls, M & Ms, Jaw Breakers, Red Hots, Neccos, Candy Cigarettes, Taffy, Candy Necklaces and these really disgusting flavored wax things that looked like lips and buck teeth. The owner of the shop was always in a bad mood. Maybe he just didn't have the patience to watch us count out our nickels and dimes when it was time to pay. The theater people never seemed to mind having us bring in our own food. Of course, this was during the summer when the theater had FREE matinees for kids one day a week. The movies were usually Tarzan or Three Stooges.Kids would be sitting in the aisles because they let everyone in even after the seats were all taken. It was a madhouse with kids running up and down the aisles and popcorn getting thrown from the balcony.One time they actually stopped the movie and the theater owner came out and said they wouldn't resume the movie until everyone sat down and behaved. LOL Thanks, Deb, for letting me reminisce about a funny childhood memory!

[debm55]

61. Thank you very much for you sharing your memories with us, skylucy. I sounded like fun.

[pfitz59]

22. 10 cent popcorn

10 cent soda. 5 cents of candy. Mom only gave is a quarter each.

[debm55]

62. That is great . Thank you so much, pfitz59. Sweet memories.

[The Blue Flower]

24. Jujubees and Bit O'Honeys

No wonder my teeth were riddled with cavities!

[debm55]

31. Thank you very much, The Blue Flower. I didn't like jujubees, but I did like Bit O'Honeys. They didn't taste like honey,

though.

[Talitha]

25. Jujubes

I liked them but no one else did - so I got them all to myself.

[debm55]

28. Good for you, Talitha, You lucked out.

[LoisB]

26. Buttered popcorn for a dime. I understand popcorn is about $7 now.

[debm55]

27. Thank you LoisB. Yiks, $7 for popcorn?

[msongs]

29. nothing. always disliked all those people shovelling noisy popcorn into their wide open mouths lol nt

[debm55]

30. HAHAHAHHAHAH, Thank you, msongs. That is funny but true.

[LudwigPastorius]

33. Usually, it was a large drink and a big box of Milk Duds.

That changed when I was living in the dorm and going to see movies at the Student Union. My roommate was a sax player, and they let you carry your instrument into the theater.

We figured out that we could get an entire six pack of 16 oz. cans of beer into a hard plastic tenor saxophone case.

[debm55]

42. HAHAHAHHAHAH, Thank you very much, LudwigPastorius

[Polly Hennessey]

34. Milk Duds and popcorn, eaten together. Sometimes mini Snicker

bars instead of Milk Duds. Washed it all down with a giant coke. Heaven when you are a kid.

[debm55]

35. Thank you very much, for your selection of treats. Lov ya. Polly Hennessey

[Morbius]

36. I never went to a movie theater until I was 15 or so.

We went to the drive-in sometimes, because my father would simply pay for the carload. Then, we'd have a cooler full of water or Kool-Aid, and snacks from home. I'm not absolutely sure, but I think the first movie I saw in a theater was Star Wars (summer of '77).

[debm55]

44. Thank you very much, Morbius. I remember the days of the Drive-In and paying by the car load. Thank you for bringing

back some great memories.

[Bristlecone]

37. Dots. Or popcorn and soda.

[debm55]

45. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Bristlecone. I like your choices.

[B.See]

38. Almond Joy I think..

heck if I can remember. Just knew I hated licorice, jellied stuff, snocaps, those little bean shaped candies that came in colours (wasn't that licorice too? don't recall) liked buttered popcorn with that orange looking salt... and a cola of course.

[debm55]

46. HAHAHAHHA. Thank you very much, B.See. I remember something called Baked Beans. Have no idea what was inside.

[KitFox]

39. Usually popcorn and at our theater they didn't have butter, but popped it in that coconut oil

and fine grain yellow salt mixture. A bag was a dime or a box was 15 cents. If I decided to get candy instead I got “Flicks” that were chocolate drops that came in the bright colored foil tubes. They were a dime. Sometimes I got “Jujyfruits” or “Dots”. Those were a nickel from the candy machine. The movie cost was a quarter. What great memories! Thanks, Deb!😊🩷

[debm55]

47. Thank you very much, KitFox. for sharing your snack selections with us. And your kind words.

[catbyte]

40. I'm not a popcorn fan, so it was either M & Ms or Whoppers.

[debm55]

48. Thank you very much, catbyte for sharing with us, I liked the Whoppers too.

[ProfessorGAC]

41. Milk Duds & Twizzlers

My wife wants popcorn, but I just want chewy candy.
When I was a kid, I wanted Raisinettes, but when I got older I thought the chocolate was crummy.

[debm55]

49. Thank you ProfessorGAC, for your selections and Mrs. ProfessorGAC's selections. PS. I still like Raisinettes.

[nuxvomica]

43. The largest popcorn they have with extra butter

And a large water. There used to be a kiosk in a nearby mall that sold popcorn and cotton candy, etc. I would frequently go there to get the large popcorn drenched in butter so I didn't have to go to the theater to buy it, which I also do on occasion without seeing a movie. After a while I had to stop because on my blood tests the cholesterol reading was ski high. I am an absolute fanatic about popcorn. It's nature's most perfect, and explosive, food.

[debm55]

50. Thank you very much, nuxvomica. Love your selections. They wouldn't let us bring our own snacks in. Popcorn is great.

[CanonRay]

52. Sprnkles?

At least I think that is what they were called. Chocolate with white sprinkles on them.

[debm55]

63. Thank you CanonRay. Were they snow tops?

[Delmette2.0]

54. Chocolate licorice.

[debm55]

64. Thank you very much, Delmette2.0 for sharing.

[rsdsharp]

57. Popcorn and a drink. In the theater in my hometown,

the concession stand would hand you a cup. There was a soda dispenser in the lobby. I’d put the cup under the spigot and punch buttons switching syrup flavors in the flow.

[debm55]

65. HAHAHAHHAAH. Thank you very much, rsdsharp. That is great.

[Emile]

66. Popcorn, we would toss popcorn from the balcony and try to hit cute girls

on their head.

[debm55]

68. HAHAHAHAHaH. Thank you Emile. That's funny, Did you ever get caught and thrown out of the theater?

[Emile]

70. No, but I did meet girls.

[debm55]

73. HAHAHAHAH. Thanks,

[justaprogressive]

67. Raisinettes!

If I'd just eaten, otherwise buttered popcorn

[debm55]

69. Thank you very much. Two of my favorites--raisinettes and popcorn.

[justaprogressive]

71. If you really really loved Raisinettes

Costco sells 3lbs for about $15

[debm55]

72. Thank you very much, justaprogressive for the heads up on Costco.

[OldBaldy1701E]

92. Seconded! (n/t)

[lucca18]

74. Chocolate covered ice cream Bon Bons!

That was a very special treat!
I only had them when I went to the movies.
I loved going to the movies!
I loved Bon Bons!

[debm55]

75. Thank you very much for sharing with us lucca18

[GentryDixon]

76. Popcorn & Milk Duds to pull the hulls out of my teeth. 😁

[debm55]

77. HAHAHHAHHAHH, That is so funny ,but so true. Thank you very GentryDixon for sharing with us.

[enid602]

78. Dots

Wild Cherry Mason Dots.

[debm55]

79. Oh yes, I remember Dots, Thank you very much enid602,

[MoonlightHillFarm]

80. Bon bons

We weren’t allowed to buy popcorn as it was too noisy to eat. Dad’s rule. So I got bon bons

[debm55]

83. Thank you very much, MoonlightHillFarm, for sharing the bon bons with us.

[LisaM]

81. Popcorn (buttered), SweetTarts, Raisinets, and Mr. Pibb.

I can still taste all those things the second I walk into a movie theatre.

[debm55]

82. Thank you very much for sharing your selections with us, LisaM

[oberle]

84. Nonpareils!

I have a friend who still sends my boxes of movie theater nonpareils for Christmas.

[debm55]

86. Thank you very much, oberle. I bet they are delicious.

[NNadir]

85. Ice cream bon bons. I wish I had some right now.

[debm55]

87. I know. They are so good. Thank you NNadir.

[doc03]

88. Good and Plenty and popcorn.

[debm55]

90. Thank you very much, doc03. for sharing with us.

[sorcrow]

89. Occasionally, a Chilly Willy

Maybe a southern thing?
A Chilly Willy was an icy cold dill pickle plucked from a jar on the counter and placed on a wax paper bag, Extra special delicious because it was at the movie theater.


Best regards,
Sorghum Crow

[debm55]

91. Thank you , sorcrow, for sharing with us. I have never heard of it before. That sounds great.

[johnnyfins]

106. Knoebels, an amusement park in PA, has

Dill pickles on a stick. Mighty refreshing on a hot summer day...

[debm55]

108. That sounds great. Thank you johnnyfins. Yes, it does sound refreshing.

[electric_blue68]

93. Sometimes buttered popcorn, and a Coke. Non-Parells.

Still would get that at times in my 20' 30's, early 40s.

As an mid aged, and older afult sneak in my own snacks. 😄👍

[debm55]

94. Thank you very much, for you selections, electric_blue68. You sneak in your own snacks???

[electric_blue68]

95. Yup, I do! When my income went down. Haven't been in a thearter since pre-covid, and maybe a few years previous.

I do love seeing a movie especially science fiction, occasional action in the past, a few fantasy films, and animation (Pixar in particular), on "The Big Screen". I really also liked "Dave", "The Amercan President", the one where the two Presidents go on the run.

I'm looking foward in '26 to Andy Weir's Hail Mary _____ ?(Project). I read the book. 👍

[debm55]

96. Same here. Thanks electric_blue68

[MustLoveBeagles]

97. Buttered popcorn

A soda and Milk Duds.

[debm55]

98. Thank you very much, MustLoveBeagles. My favorites too,

[GP6971]

99. Sno Caps and a coke

[debm55]

100. Thank you GP6971. Two great selections.

[NoMoreRepugs]

101. Mason Dots or red licorice.

[debm55]

102. Thank you very much for sharing, NoMoreRepugs. I have always liked red licorice.

[underpants]

103. I used to ask if I could come around the counter and put my mouth under the hot butter dispenser

😡 Denise sucked.

[debm55]

104. HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH.That's funny, Thank you underpants.

[woodsprite]

105. Reese's Pieces or Junior Mints, a bag of popcorn

With layered butter, and a water or unsweetened tea.

[debm55]

109. Thank you, very much. woodsprite. Your choices sound great.

[yellowdogintexas]

107. popcorn, always. I am a popcorn junkie anyway but that movie popcorn smell is wonderful.

Otherwise why go to the movies LOL

[debm55]

110. HAHAHAHAHHAH.Thank you very much, yellowdogintexas.

[Submariner]

111. Bonomo's Turkish Taffy

in vanilla, strawberry, and banana, and Charleston Chew.

[debm55]

112. Thank you Submariner. I liked the strawberry.