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Systematic Chaos

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8. Hell, my mom took me to see Jaws when I was five.

Reply to OmahaBlueDog (Original post)

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 10:00 PM

Mar 2012

She was with a long-time friend and neither of them thought it would be as horrifying as it was.

Luckily, I fell asleep about 1/4 of the way into the movie and stayed that way until the end.

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When you were a kid, did you ever sneak into an R-rated movie in a theater [View all] OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 OP

I was a very naive 12 when I watched Chinatown on the tv. My dad was watching it and he certainly applegrove Mar 2012 #1

Caddyshack OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #2

I snuck into "The End" with Burt Reynolds & Sally Field OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #22

R? We snuck into X Rated drive ins at 16! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2012 #3

Yes. The movie was the mid-70's movie about the housewife banned from Kos Mar 2012 #4

Summer of 42 - just remembered. banned from Kos Mar 2012 #5

Wow - I'd always figured that movie had some skin OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #7

It was still a great movie... WCGreen Mar 2012 #20

I grew up spending summers at my grandparent's house... Canis Mala Mar 2012 #6

Grandpaps are like that. OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #9

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #11

I believe it was mainly subject matter... Canis Mala Mar 2012 #25

Hell, my mom took me to see Jaws when I was five. Systematic Chaos Mar 2012 #8

I hate to burst your bubble - Jaws was PG OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #10

The Exorcist and The Omen? Boner shrinkers both banned from Kos Mar 2012 #12

I was 15 when I went ot the theater to see it. Archae Mar 2012 #13

Constantly Dragonbreathp9d Mar 2012 #14

When I was 21 I snuck a group of minors into Clockwork Orange csziggy Mar 2012 #15

I had an older brother that would take me Major Nikon Mar 2012 #16

When I was a kid there WERE no ratings. Ron Green Mar 2012 #17

No ratings nor megaplex sarge43 Mar 2012 #21

I snuck into the Exorcist when I was 14. 6000eliot Mar 2012 #18

Yep, and after seeing my first 15 foot boob in all it's glorious splender... WCGreen Mar 2012 #19

I didn't even have to sneak in to an X-rated movie Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #23

I saw a trilogy of Edgar Allen Poe when I was about 10 angstlessk Mar 2012 #24

Not movies. I don't remember how I managed to get away with it, but I would sneak into Baitball Blogger Mar 2012 #26

When I was a kid back in the 1950's Silver Swan Mar 2012 #27

Begone grammar police - begone! OmahaBlueDog Mar 2012 #29

When I was 10 my mom let me watch almost ALL of the Best Little Whore House in Texas Justice wanted Mar 2012 #28