Optical Delusion

We had a big day. We took the long road to a faraway multiplex to see "The Ant Bully" in IMAX 3-D and "Monster House" in digital 3-D.

I had mentioned the trip to my buddy, Stan, who is a projectionist in a drive-in theatre. Here's our actual telephone conversation.

"After you go to 'The Ant Bully,' don't you want to come down here and watch 'Monster House' for free?" Stan asked.

"That's very nice," I said, "but you're not showing it in 3-D."

DVDs NOT available in 3-D

"Well," he said, tongue in cheek, "2-D is almost as good."

"Not really," I grumbled, "not the way your management lenses that picture on the screen. The height might be correct, but the width is horribly cropped."

"Okay, 1.7-D."