Huh?

Isn't it an odd thing to be proud of walking out of a movie?

Take NRO's Richard Brookhiser, for example:

John, my wife and I saw Nemo last night. I was diverted, she agrees with you--she wanted to walk after five minutes. We are both great believers in walking out of movies. I'm proudest of having left The English Patient twenty minutes before the end.

Well, okay. I guess. Shall we clap for you? Or send you a cookie? Or what, exactly?

I'm actually loath to walk out of anything, that little incident at Anderson Fair a few weeks ago notwithstanding.

(Update) To elaborate -- while I can certainly understand why someone would walk out of a performance as a matter of principle on rare occasion, it's probably still not something to be proud of (in my view). I mean, it's okay to take pride in one's skills or achievements. But to take pride in the number of events one has walked out on just seems a bit odd to me.

That is all.

[Posted at 21:36 CST on 06/16/03] [Link]