Chuck
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Yeah, don't be stupid.
Yeah, don't be stupid.
Yeah, don't be stupid.
Oh, yeah, it's gluten-free, right? Yeah. And it is good. You're not just saying that. Yeah, it's pretty good. Because you spent some money on it. By God, you're going to like it.
Oh, yeah, it's gluten-free, right? Yeah. And it is good. You're not just saying that. Yeah, it's pretty good. Because you spent some money on it. By God, you're going to like it.
Oh, yeah, it's gluten-free, right? Yeah. And it is good. You're not just saying that. Yeah, it's pretty good. Because you spent some money on it. By God, you're going to like it.
I saw a recipe for popcorn bread, and I was like, wow, that sounds interesting. And if you look closely, there's like five other types of flour in it. Popcorn is just part of it. Yeah. I'd still eat it if somebody else made it, you know? Yeah. So we finally made it to the 20th century.
I saw a recipe for popcorn bread, and I was like, wow, that sounds interesting. And if you look closely, there's like five other types of flour in it. Popcorn is just part of it. Yeah. I'd still eat it if somebody else made it, you know? Yeah. So we finally made it to the 20th century.
I saw a recipe for popcorn bread, and I was like, wow, that sounds interesting. And if you look closely, there's like five other types of flour in it. Popcorn is just part of it. Yeah. I'd still eat it if somebody else made it, you know? Yeah. So we finally made it to the 20th century.
And the reason the 20th century became such a big deal as far as popcorn goes is because that is when movies started to come out. At first, they were silent movies and then talkies and movie theaters started to open throughout the United States. And very quickly, people were like popcorn and movies go together really well. But it turns out the theater owners were the last ones to figure this out.
And the reason the 20th century became such a big deal as far as popcorn goes is because that is when movies started to come out. At first, they were silent movies and then talkies and movie theaters started to open throughout the United States. And very quickly, people were like popcorn and movies go together really well. But it turns out the theater owners were the last ones to figure this out.
And the reason the 20th century became such a big deal as far as popcorn goes is because that is when movies started to come out. At first, they were silent movies and then talkies and movie theaters started to open throughout the United States. And very quickly, people were like popcorn and movies go together really well. But it turns out the theater owners were the last ones to figure this out.
Yes. I mean, like a lot of money off of popcorn. There's a well-trod story about a theater owner from during the Depression named R.J. McKenna, who found that popcorn was basically keeping his theater afloat during the Depression. People didn't really have much money for a movie theater ticket, but if they did, they still had money enough for popcorn because it was a cheap snack. So R.J.
Yes. I mean, like a lot of money off of popcorn. There's a well-trod story about a theater owner from during the Depression named R.J. McKenna, who found that popcorn was basically keeping his theater afloat during the Depression. People didn't really have much money for a movie theater ticket, but if they did, they still had money enough for popcorn because it was a cheap snack. So R.J.
Yes. I mean, like a lot of money off of popcorn. There's a well-trod story about a theater owner from during the Depression named R.J. McKenna, who found that popcorn was basically keeping his theater afloat during the Depression. People didn't really have much money for a movie theater ticket, but if they did, they still had money enough for popcorn because it was a cheap snack. So R.J.
McKenna made the very wise business decision of lowering his ticket prices below what he would have made a profit on because he made so much money off of popcorn in the concession stands. And I think the number that's bandied about is $200,000 from popcorn alone, which is more than $4.5 million today if that's in 1936 dollars. Wow. From popcorn.
McKenna made the very wise business decision of lowering his ticket prices below what he would have made a profit on because he made so much money off of popcorn in the concession stands. And I think the number that's bandied about is $200,000 from popcorn alone, which is more than $4.5 million today if that's in 1936 dollars. Wow. From popcorn.
McKenna made the very wise business decision of lowering his ticket prices below what he would have made a profit on because he made so much money off of popcorn in the concession stands. And I think the number that's bandied about is $200,000 from popcorn alone, which is more than $4.5 million today if that's in 1936 dollars. Wow. From popcorn.
Yeah, for sure. And he said a bit of a tradition, as we'll find out, that popcorn's still big profits.
Yeah, for sure. And he said a bit of a tradition, as we'll find out, that popcorn's still big profits.