At the movie theater at the end of the seniors' matinee
Posted: Sat Aug 31, 2019 10:18 pm
an old man lay sprawled across three seats in the theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the old man, "Sorry, sir, but you're allowed only one seat."
The old man didn't budge, which made the usher impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there, I'm going to have to call the Manager." The old man muttered a few words, yet did not move. The usher marched briskly up the aisle, and, a moment later, returned with the manager.
Together, the two of them tried repeatedly to move the old disheveled man, with no success. Finally, they called the police. When the police arrived, the policeman surveyed the scene briefly, and then asked, "All right, Buddy, what's your name?".
"Fred," the old man moaned.
"Where you from, Fred?", asked the police officer.
With a terrible strain in his voice and without moving, Fred replied:
"The balcony...."
The old man didn't budge, which made the usher impatient. "Sir, if you don't get up from there, I'm going to have to call the Manager." The old man muttered a few words, yet did not move. The usher marched briskly up the aisle, and, a moment later, returned with the manager.
Together, the two of them tried repeatedly to move the old disheveled man, with no success. Finally, they called the police. When the police arrived, the policeman surveyed the scene briefly, and then asked, "All right, Buddy, what's your name?".
"Fred," the old man moaned.
"Where you from, Fred?", asked the police officer.
With a terrible strain in his voice and without moving, Fred replied:
"The balcony...."