2 May 1999 - morals of movies

Jay Scott : Daily Whale : archive : 1999 : 2 May 1999

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Further Hollywood Analysis of Morality

Precise measurements of box office receipts using the modern vaporware chromatograph/mass appeal spectrometer reveal that audiences demand a happy ending.

MORAL: In the end, the bad guys are only a phantom menace.

clue:

The gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer is a scientific instrument.

take oh take this clue away

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