Etiquette (1922) on manners at the movies

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEmily Post, 1922: "A very annoying person at the "movies" is one who reads every "caption" out loud."

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the whole passage.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd it's perfect. Your roommate isn't a bad person, Dana. Your roommate is a very annoying person, per the book.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorStep one: hold up a handwritten card that says caption. Step two: point to the screen. Step three: point to their mouth.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA card.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe movies had cards in nineteen twenty-two, Hank. Meet your roommate where the problem was born.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDana writes back: I tried the card. Now they read the card out loud too.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen the whole apartment is captions. Verdict: no one in that home says anything out loud until the credits roll.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe advice comes from Etiquette, by Emily Post, published in nineteen twenty-two, per Project Gutenberg.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThank you, Hank, I'm so proud of you for crediting that out loud.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVera reads every caption out loud.