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RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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post #29

yes, please use your bright-ass smart phone in the middle of the movie theater. distract every person behind you while you figure out when would be the most convenient time for you to pee. (this is why i don't go to movies anymore.)

yes, please dont read the features of the app and instead make a snarky reply full of assumptions that are actually incorrect. (this is why i dont go into the comments section anymore.)

Please don't reply to snark with more snark.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#62

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

Yes! We call it "Interval" or "Intermission". For a moment, I was wondering what's the need of this app :)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#63

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

It also helps in increasing popcorn and coffee sales. I have witnessed many folks buy items at the start and during intermission (break during the movie)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#66
There is another, less high-tech, approach. Use Depend(TM)underwear or equivalent and simply pee as needed. Simple and non-disruptive to the movie experience of other patrons in the theater. Seems to me that the urge to solve all problems with an App is not a good trend.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#67
post #10

I usually make sure I've emptied myself out before the movie starts, then return to the "loo" sometime after the movie has completed. If the director left a scene in a movie, at least one person thought it was important enough to be watched ... after screening a film, I sometimes think the whole movie was a pee-time.

I usually try to go during a scene I've seen online (for example, XMen:DoFP had the airplane scene that was available online well before the movie came out)

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#69
post #54

For guys, if you use this app too often you might want to have your prostate checked out. I used to leave in the middle of a movie but post-op cancer surgery I luckily don't need this app anymore. I was in my early 40s when I was diagnosed so it's not just old geezers who should be aware. Luckily most cases are benign, though.

Frequent urination is also an indicator for type II diabetes, get your sugar checked.

I have CFRD (Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes) and even if I make it through an entire movie, I'm usually just toughing it out, really not enjoying the movie.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

#70
post #62

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

Yes! We call it "Interval" or "Intermission". For a moment, I was wondering what's the need of this app :)

I remember my local cinema in the UK having an intermission back in the 80's. I remember my dad buying me an ice-cream during Back to the Future 2 from a lady that came round.
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