Inflation OR "That's how they getcha!"

Found this nice little inflation calculator today. Among other things, I found that the $9.50 movie ticket I bought last night would have cost me $3.13 in 1977, the year I was sent to this planet. But over on this site it says that the average ticket price in 1977 was $2.23. So what this all means is ... I don't know. Ticket prices are rising faster than the rate of inflation? Ugh, math hard.

Until I hear otherwise, I'll just assume I'm being hideously gouged at the box office and everywhere else for that matter. Except for Lord of the Rings. Hot damn, I'd pay $20 to go see that. Can you believe somebody spent $9.50 to see 2 Fast 2 Furious? You know what really bugs me?

(Is immediately sent cease-and-desist order from Andy Rooney, even before this post is published)

Oh, nevermind.