# How much do you tip the guy who rips your ticket at the movie theater?

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**Created:** [December 9, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-guy-who-rips-your-ticket-at-the-movie-theater/563569 "2010-12-09T19:25:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-guy-who-rips-your-ticket-at-the-movie-theater/563569/43 "2010-12-10T01:31:45Z")

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I take the number of people who sent me Columbus Day cards, and at .001 as a normalizing factor, and divide this figure by the price of the ticket. Then I round down to the nearest dollar.

I’ll give the OP the benefit of a doubt and say this thread is too silly to live.

Closed.

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