P2P is Robbing Corn Farmers!?

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According to a recent statement made in an FCC hearing by NBC Universal, bad movies and high prices have no blame whatsoever on folks not going to the movies, P2P networks are at fault. They also wanted to point out how slumping sales are affecting corn farmers because popcorn purchases are at an all time low. I swear. I couldn’t make this up if I tried.

Their idea is that if more people went to the theaters to watch movies then more people would therefore buy popcorn and put more money in the pockets of farmers who could then "...earn greater profits and buy more farm equipment."
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its not the bad movies that are to blame, its the fact that theaters are charging $4 for a small tub of popcorn
 
Right, and with poor corn sales, they have less money. Thus, their children are not able to get the required school supplies which causes them to do poor in school. By doing so poor in school, they end up with mediocre jobs, or they end up becoming corn farmers. But with their lack of schooling, they end up doing worse and now their children suffer. OMG! It's an endless spiraling downward cycle! Damn those pirates for making children suffer!:(
 
Right...and the recent doubling in corn prices due to the increased demand for ethanol is totally hurting them, too.
 
agreed. every time i go to the theatre i smuggle in my own snacks. i'm already paying over $10/ticket and u want me to pay outlandish prices for frickin popcorn?? no thanks!
 
Buckus said:
Right...and the recent doubling in corn prices due to the increased demand for ethanol is totally hurting them, too.
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In my tracking for a good link to use on this topic I actually ran across a chart that hilighted corn prices over the last 4 or 5 years. You ain't kiddin on this one.

I'm honestly still not sure if I should be laughing or sobbing on this one...I'm stunned.
 
Hahahahahahahaha...

Maybe if they didn't charge us like what, $6 for a large bag for popcorn we wouldn't be stealing movies so we can eat out $4 per 10 BAGS of safeway bought popcorn.

I mean seriously, concessions are some of the major reasons why I stopped going to the movies...not even the stupidly high ticket prices these days.

Don't blame them on people who steal movies, blame it on yourselves.
 
Fuck the corn farmers. Try growing a crop that is profitable you fucking morons. I'm tired of all the tax money that gets wasted on these freaking wankers. They should stop growing corn and try growing a fucking brain.
 
Buckus said:
Right...and the recent doubling in corn prices due to the increased demand for ethanol is totally hurting them, too.
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Looks like they forgot to check the financial books.

Here, it's 8 dollars a ticket. 2.50 for small popcorn and 1 buck more than the previous size. That's waaaay too expensive.
 
Eickst said:
Fuck the corn farmers. Try growing a crop that is profitable you fucking morons. I'm tired of all the tax money that gets wasted on these freaking wankers. They should stop growing corn and try growing a fucking brain.
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Now your lack of knowledge here is just glowing, without corn, there would be less to feed cows meaning less cows or thinner cows, no corn products at all (corn makes oil too) not to mention chips - tortillas - alcohol. So if there were no corn then milk prices would also go up since there would be fewer cows....i could go on and on - Dont bash the farmers, cuz without them u wouldnt eat so shut yer hole biatch:mad:
 
I don't buy anything at the theaters. Everything should be served as liquid in a quiet pouch and consumed before the previews start so I don't have to kick everyone in the teeth for crunching in my ears.
 
Fake blood in movies is often made of corn syrup. ;)

Guess they'll have to start making more gore films.
 
Doesn't anyone here know that corn farming is set to become huge with E85 and other things. Price of chicken is set to go up due to the cost of corn increasing from all around market demand. P2P is not hurting corn farmers.
 
Corn farming is already highly profitable, and in fact more so than it should be. The industry is government-subsidized. Ever stop to think why there's "high-fructose corn syrup" in 99% of foods you buy at the supermarket now?
 
All time low? How about those damn movie execs stop getting so damn greedy. I guess these movies really arent making the millions of dollars that they say they are. Dvd sales too? hmm i guess that doesnt matter either considering its tied to movie. Hmm how bout merchandising? Gimme a break feel sorry for the big millionaires. ha! Stop making crappy movies and maybe people will start going back to the theatre.
 
And why does a tub of popcorn cost $4? Becuase the theater gets almost no revenue from ticket sales.
 
ianken said:
And why does a tub of popcorn cost $4? Becuase the theater gets almost no revenue from ticket sales.
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The theaters keep 20-75% of the ticket sales. On big movies, the first couple of weeks gives theater owners the lower percentage after paying studio and distribution fees.
 
Um, popcorn != to corn on the cob or in the can, corn oil, cornstarch, cornbread, corn syrup, whiskey... It's a special variety of corn grown specifically and only for popping and is only a small portion of the corn industry.

These people are idiots.
 
What about people who watch movies @ home and eat popcorn? Downloaded / Rented / Bought movies.
 
jmackay said:
What about people who watch movies @ home and eat popcorn? Downloaded / Rented / Bought movies.
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wierd thing is that the only blockbuster in my area which had great buissness just closed........ i guess no one watches movies anymore? i know i kinda been stopping since ticket prices keep sky rocketing like 2 bucks. i think its like close to 9 dollars to watch it at my amc now.
 
Cinemas are full of fat fucks who can't help but chomp away on some HUGE bag of crisps and laugh at the un-funny bits.
 
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Costco has movie tickets for $15 for 2!
Some AMC's have free movies at 10am on Wed.
Others reduce there ticket price to $6 in the AM on Fri - Sun.

So basically the only time to watch a movie that's cheap is in the morning.
I sneak in my food sorta all the time.
The AMC I go to is right across the mall's food court.
So it's foodcourt then movies and stinky food in the theaters while you watch your $10 a ticket movies.
 
Lamont Cranston said:
Now your lack of knowledge here is just glowing, without corn, there would be less to feed cows meaning less cows or thinner cows, no corn products at all (corn makes oil too) not to mention chips - tortillas - alcohol. So if there were no corn then milk prices would also go up since there would be fewer cows....i could go on and on - Dont bash the farmers, cuz without them u wouldnt eat so shut yer hole biatch:mad:
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So P2P will destory our civilization if you keep going with that slippery slope of yours.

In a counter spin...so less cows means less methane in the air. Less methane in the air is better for our health. So P2P promotes better health! Score!
 
Ok, so the P2P is hurting the popcorn market...

Take your corn to the ethanol refineries and laugh at the higher return rate ;)
 
Popcorn sales at movies are down because it costs fuckin' $10 for a tiny bucket. So, in trying to capitalize on a captive market they just drove people away from buying that product. L2notbemoneygrubbingjackasses and I might buy popcorn at the movies again.
 
I would buy the popcorn if it wasnt dry, to salty, or had to much butter added. I always ask for a little bit of salt and butter and I get popcorn thats soaked in butter and enough salt to give me a cardiac arrest.
 
Eickst said:
Fuck the corn farmers. Try growing a crop that is profitable you fucking morons. I'm tired of all the tax money that gets wasted on these freaking wankers. They should stop growing corn and try growing a fucking brain.
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from a corn farmer (me) to a fucktard (you), lick my arse.
 
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