# Ladies, How big is too big? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 26, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243 "2001-08-26T23:51:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/1 "2001-08-26T23:51:12Z")
Really, which of the movie pop-corn can you eat? Medium is too small, large is huge and extra large is too large to carry. How big of a size of the movie pop-corn is too big? (What did you expect from this thread?) ---
**Author:** ![Montfort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/2 "2001-08-26T23:54:50Z")
My resident lady, **Anniz** , and I usually share a medium or large bag of popcorn when we go to the cinema. We both can enjoy the grandness of the size. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Kbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kbean)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/3 "2001-08-27T02:41:35Z")
At the movie theatres I go to, the small is even too big for me. I opt for kiddie sized. ---
**Author:** ![Ferggie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@Ferggie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferggie)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/4 "2001-08-27T03:22:43Z")
I donā€™t eat popcorn. It gets stuck in the craters where my wisdom teeth used to be. (Yeah, my gums healed, but in a very funky shape.) ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/5 "2001-08-27T03:37:31Z")
I buy the biggest size and I always get the free refill. Makes good breakfast the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/6 "2001-08-27T03:51:56Z")
Depends. Are we talking about the kind that is stiff and hard and really gives you a sweaty workout (to eat) or the kind that just melts on your tongue with that slightly salty goodness before slowly slipping down your throat with that warm satisfaction? ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/7 "2001-08-27T05:05:53Z")
I get the big ones. I like the big ones 'cause thereā€™s always some left over. Mmmmm, stale popcornā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Tisme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f0a364/32.png) [@Tisme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tisme)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/8 "2001-08-27T12:37:09Z")
Here I was thinking that one of lifes great mysteries was about to be answered, and here you are talking about ā€¦POPCORN. You all should be ashamed. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/9 "2001-08-27T12:44:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diane \* > \*\*Are we talking about the kind that is stiff and hard and really gives you a sweaty workout (to eat) or the kind that just melts on your tongue with that slightly salty goodness before slowly slipping down your throat with that warm satisfaction? \*\* Hey, little girl, wanna see a movie? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/10 "2001-08-27T16:02:19Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey, little girl, wanna see a movie? Depends. You gonna bring the popcorn? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![nonsequitur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@nonsequitur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonsequitur)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/11 "2001-08-27T18:49:21Z")
Iā€™m not big on popcorn but I can down most of a box of red licorice in one movie. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/12 "2001-08-27T18:50:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Diane \* > \*\*Depends. > > Are we talking about the kind that is stiff and hard and really gives you a sweaty workout (to eat) or the kind that just melts on your tongue with that slightly salty goodness before slowly slipping down your throat with that warm satisfaction? \*\* I think I love you. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/13 "2001-08-27T18:53:02Z")
I donā€™t eat popcorn at the movies. I just suck big penises. ---
**Author:** ![Waverly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/57b2e6/32.png) [@Waverly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waverly)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/14 "2001-08-27T19:06:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > \*\*I donā€™t eat popcorn at the movies. > > I just suck big penises. \*\* :rolleyes: [http://www.hollywood.com/showtimes/](http://www.hollywood.com/showtimes/) Have you seen Planet of the Apes yet? ---
**Author:** ![BunnyGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BunnyGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BunnyGirl)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/15 "2001-08-27T19:07:04Z")
**jar** , you minx! I generally stick with Milk Duds. Eating a big box of them gets me my sugar rush for the next 3-4 hours. Yum! Carmel! ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/16 "2001-08-27T19:34:59Z")
Small is too small. Medium is usually a little too big. I always eat more than I should and hate myself for it later. ---
**Author:** ![Diane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Diane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diane)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/17 "2001-08-27T20:11:13Z")
Dang Cranky, ya big popcorn slut. Cartoon - I love you too sweetie :D, but you know what else I love? I love those small little packages that you hold firmly in your hand, gently sliding back and forth, up and down, getting hotter and hotter as it begins to grow and swell with each quickening stroke, becoming breathless not only from the now frenzied pumping action but the anticipation of what is soon to come. Heart pounds, mouth waters, as you wonder how much more you can take, how engorged can this pulsating object become? Faster and faster, up and down, back and forth, grinding and pumping and stroking until that first puff of white steam slowly seeps from the tip, promising good things from within. You catch the aroma of the hot oils mixing with the inner contents and it is almost too much to bare. The final quiver of the package tells you that the time has come. Just a few more strokes. . . . Yes!!! Yes!!! Explosion of hot, white, creamy popcorn burst from the foil as you bend to catch as much of it as possible onto your tongue, not wanting to waste a drop - er I mean crumb. ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/18 "2001-08-27T20:19:15Z")
Is it ā€˜legalā€™ to bring your own popped corn (popcorn) to the Movies? My dad always groused about popcorn prices in movie theatres (he grouses about everything, come to think of it) and he always said ā€œI oughtta just pop my own corn and put in a brown paper bag and bring it with me. It tastes better anyway, and is a fraction of the price.ā€ So, can I bring my own? ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/19 "2001-08-27T20:19:18Z")
[handing dianne unpopped popcorn] Would you pop my popcorn pleeeeease? [/handing dianne unpopped popcorn] ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243/20 "2001-08-27T20:32:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > \*\*I get the big ones. I like the big ones 'cause thereā€™s always some left over. > Mmmmm, stale popcornā€¦ \*\* **baglady** thinks I am completely strange for this, Ginger, but I swear that movie theater popcorn tastes better a day-and-a-half later. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-big-is-too-big/78243.md?page=2)