My parents were in New York in the summer of 2001, and my stepfather forgot that he’d forgotten to pack his pocketknife in his checked bag (and we’re not talking Swiss Army here, he likes knives with blades a few inches long and VERY sharp). The TSA guy opened it and examined it, then waved it over his head and called…

I really don’t know which one it was - she just kept staring at the scissors and opening and closing them and commenting on the comb, while I stared at her blankly and wondered if they’d flag me as a terrorist if I asked if I could leave.

From the linked article:

If they pull it to search it then it might not get on the flight with you...I guess that could be considered a delay?

They’re talking about checked bags here, so there won’t be any assembling going on. They’re worried about assembled bombs that will go off in the cargo hold.

One time I got a bag search and full-body patdown because I had a package of Fig Newtons in my carry-on.

I saw Kira Kira Pretty Cure A La Mode back when it was called Tokyo Mew Mew.

But how can you know what you want ‘til you get what you want and you see if you like it?

Now I’m suddenly picturing alien races trying to use a capacitive touchscreen when their skin doesn’t conduct electricity in the same way as human skin...

The Bothans died to bring the information on the second Death Star.

There was clearly no space OSHA, given the lack of shielding for those poor grunts who had to duck away from the beam every time the Death Star fired.

Seriously, how hard is it to put up a sheet of plexi or something?

Yeah, but a “we’re both about to die” embrace isn’t nearly the same thing as suddenly and inexplicably falling in love just because they’re both Heterosexual Leading Characters.

There could be some superiority for some people, but until further evidence is presented i will say it is not that.

This list is not comprised solely of obscure movies, so to your point, it does have a mix.

In my experience, it’s people who claim to only like the so-called “pretentious” movies that are trying to act superior. AKA, they don’t like the popular movies, therefore that means they have better taste.

Have to disagree. Given a range of different movies, the odds are that you’d have a more even distribution across the popularity spectrum - I mean, some people just really favor the artsy type of movies that tend to be more obscure, but it’s really unlikely that someone would only like those. Even someone who reads…

I watched the hell out of that movie when I was a kid. Literally, as in I wore out the VHS tape.

Obscure movies can totally be better than popular ones. But when you pick only (or close to it) obscure movies to populate your lists, you’re rather likely to be a pretentious git.

which is an epilator (or a sexy term for hair remover).

which is an epilator (or a sexy term for hair remover).

Welp.