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March 24, 2011

It pains me even less to skip it altogether

"We sell a bucket of popcorn for about $6. Our cost in that $6 bucket of popcorn is about 15 cents or 20 cents. So if that cost doubles, it doesn't really hurt me that much."

David Ownby, chief financial officer of Regal Entertainment Group, the nation's largest theater circuit, recently at an investor presentation. Via the LA Times.

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EVEN DAN FLAVIN WOULD WANT HIS KIDS TO TURN THE LIGHTS OFF BEFORE LEAVING A ROOM
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"We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play."—Pat Williams, Orlando Magic general manager, on his team's 7-27 record

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