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The Cinema Had A Rolling Orgy Section

Marvin's cinema had a whole dedicated section on the balcony for couples wanting to spice up their love lives.

epicprints\iStockMuch like Lincoln's assassination, these balconies also feature shots to the head.

"Part of my job was to introduce new couples and welcome them into the couple's balcony, which is basically an orgy section," Marvin explains. "Couples just went up there and banged, or shared partners, or whatever while watching the XXX feature. There could be up to 20-25 people up there on a Saturday night."

They were all very regular-looking people. Picture a PTA meeting with genitals hanging out. And good ol' Marvin was their guide: "If the couple was new, I somehow had to make the situation not awkward." Which sounds like the world's most difficult job. "Integrating them was an important part. I would ask them if they'd been here before, if they 'liked to party,' which I assumed was the correct term for 'swing.' (It's always a pretty funny thing to ask someone. 'Hey, do you like to party?') If they were keen, I would sell it as a cool little underground swinger club. If they were more reserved, I would dress it up as a kinky date spot (where anything can happen). An important thing is to convey that the situation is under control." Which it was, as Marvin was always nearby in case things went tits up. (But like ... in a bad way.)

1001nights\iStockPlus, parties of four or more could take advantage of the money-saving group discount!

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A Porn Theater Is Like A Lawless Zone For Perverts

Marvin's other job was keeping the peace in the floor area -- i.e. the single section, the masturbation station, the blast-off zone, Amish country (you know, where the butter gets churned). Thankfully, it wasn't very hard *childish giggling*. "I had to make sure these men were behaving, and that none of them were trying to get into the couple's section by climbing the walls (they're desperate people) ... The patrons would come to the lobby and rat out on each other if anything bad was happening, and I'd then go in there with a flashlight and flash them from across the room."

nikkytok\iStockUh, with the light.

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Porn Regulars Have Their Own Secret Code

Much like Bushido, there is a porn cinema code. We also call that code "Bushido," but with a different emphasis. Marvin explains: "There were a few different designated spots around the cinema where different men would stand on for hours on end, looking very, very sad. Where you stood advertised what you were looking for. For example, if you stood in the corner by the bathroom, that meant you wanted to suck someone off. A different spot meant you were down for something else." And we don't think Marvin is talking about fly-fishing.

m-1975\iStockWe think he's talking about something gross.

"I guess it's a lot of oral sex, mutual masturbation, maybe some butt games," Marvin says, taking all the mystery out of it. "There was one spot right where you walked in after you paid. That was a popular one, and the rotation was fast. There was one spot parallel to that, but it was kind of out of the way, and away from where most men would hang out. It was less popular. Another spot was by the women's bathroom. I think one of their 'games' was pretending they were a lady going in there, and then some guy would look through a peephole as the other guy did ... whatever."

korionov\iStock"Is ... is he doing his taxes?"

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Porn Cinemas Are Mostly For The Addicts

"The seated area was generally populated by single men, some staying from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.," Marvin told us. Holy what? What kind of smut was this cinema showing for its customers to burn a whole day there? Also, how much money did Marvin's boss make selling sports drinks to dehydrated marathon masturbators?

PublicDomainPictures/PixabayThey didn't even have Viagra back then.

"We would rotate two films a week, back and forth all day long. My boss would choose pretty mainstream things. Nothing too crazy, as in no fetishes. Once in a while we'd get a treat, like Ass Pirates Of The Caribbean or some other parody like that ... but generally not."

So what made these men stay in the theater until their dicks shot naught but dust and despair?

kicsiicsi\iStockOther than the naked women thing.

"It's an addiction. They wouldn't care what movie would be playing. These aren't happy men," Marvin said. "Some people would stand by the door until I opened it in the morning. Then they would shuffle in, buy a ticket, and go start their day in the dark. They would come out for peanuts, chips, popcorn we would sell in the lobby, and hurry back in like little rodents. An entire 12 hours is a bit extreme, but it happened. On average, I estimate men spent four hours per visit." Marvin adds, "Most regulars came EVERY DAY," not intending to make a double entendre but succeeding anyway. Well done.

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There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Porn

Hey look, another double entendre. Good job, us. Anyway, despite literally everything we've mentioned so far, Marvin doesn't remember this job as particularly pleasant. "Like everyone there, I very quickly lost interest in porn. A month into the job, there's no way I could be aroused by an XXX movie. It was moving wallpaper, basically. It's still like that. If I see an xHamster clip or whatever, it has no effect on me whatsoever ... By the seventh or eighth month, I dreaded working there. Once the novelty wears off, you notice the atmosphere is thick with loneliness, yearning, and dissatisfaction."

kamontad123\iStockAs well as a few other substances we'd prefer not to mention.

"I would get super lethargic and feel depressed after being there for even half an hour, no matter how great of a mood I was in before I started. I still associate all porn with those feelings, which is probably why I don't like it anymore." Question to the lawyers in the audience: Is it possible to sue a business for theft of soul?

By being exposed to so much porn, Marvin eventually started seeing the man behind the curtain. And once he threw that pervert out of the theater, he also noticed that porn is kind of depressing behind the scenes. "I feel the sex industry as a whole is pretty dark. The illusion is lost on me. That girl in the movie is paying bills. Most of the time, her vagina isn't wet. So much porn with dry vaginas! And no one cares. It's fake. It's like wrestling."

World Wrestling EntertainmentExcept with even less clothing.

Imagine how much time that frees up for Marvin! He could cure cancer. Or start playing Minecraft. Whatever.

Cezary Jan Strusiewicz is a Cracked columnist, interviewer, and editor. Contact him at c.j.strusiewicz@gmail.com, or follow him on Twitter

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