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Super size me


At the Brassfield Cinema on Saturday, I tried to order a small popcorn with no butter for my daugthers to share. The clerk came back with a bag of popcorn that clearly said "medium" on the side. When I pointed out that I had ordered a small, she explained that the medium is now the small.

When I said I didn't want that much popcorn, she was mystfied, but finally suggested that I order the "junior" size, which is the new small. She threw away the first order, filled up the "junior" container and then squirted butter all over it. I reminded her I didn't want butter, so she threw it out and started all over again.

And we wonder why childhood obesity is such a problem ...

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