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Waiting in line is annoying. But imagine doing it for days straight, hours at a time. That's what you come to expect out of the SXSW Film Festival. Unless you're a guest of the filmmaker with your own special ticket, the only way to guarantee yourself a seat at the most anticipated movies is to arrive at the theater hours before the show.
Naturally, that does something to a person's mental well-being. Here are the strangest things we've overheard waiting in screening lines.
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"I don't need to see it. I just feel like I need to kick her in the throat."
In line for: Up Next! Featuring Fred Armisen
Um, someone needs to check if the person she's talking about is still alive.
"Who is Don Cheadle?! He's the Ladies Man from SNL!"
In line for: Veronica Mars
Racist.
"Fuck the Goo Goo dolls. The Gin Blossoms are awesome."
In line for: The Guest
Behold, the only person who's thought about the Gin Blossoms in the last 10 years.
"That's her? I can't not picture Sasha Grey in her natural Sasha Grey form, you know what I mean?"
In line for: Open Windows
Where's security when you really need it?
"If I'm gonna do it with my teacher, we're gonna have to do it for much, much longer."
In line for: Silicon Valley
We completely missed the context of this, but hopefully this person meant a tutoring session.
"This green is perfect for my belly issues. I've been dying to go."
In line for: Silicon Valley
Please, tell us more about your constipation.
"Where's my real father?! He's in the whorehouse where I'm gonna send you!"
In line for: Godzilla
Fanboys don't fuck with chit chat about the weather.
"Bitch slow your fucking role. I gotta hide my pizza."
In line for: Godzilla
Then she proceeded to fold the slice, wrap it with paper towel, and stuff it in her backpack.
"This is the perfect opportunity to do yoga. Ugh, this stretch is amazing."
In line for: The Internet's Own Boy
Good luck keeping that Zen throughout this documentary.
"That's why HPV is so popular, girls like her."
In line for: The Infinite Man
Said Regina George.
"I was watching that show last night and someone recited that poem by Keats that you had to study. And I knew what it meant: It was for us."
In line for: The Infinite Man
And then someone kicked Nicholas Sparks out of the line.