We got hold of the phone number of a free taxi phone at the cinema in my town, and instead of reading the paper to see what was showing when, we'd ring the taxi

We got hold of the phone number of a free taxi phone at the cinema in my town, and instead of reading the paper to see what was showing when, we'd ring the taxi phone and ask people what was listed on the "now showing" board, people were surprisingly happy to recite it to us.