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Texter tossed from Texas theater unwittingly stars in PSA

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June 13, 2011, 5:15 PM — Don't think she didn't have it coming. She was warned. Twice.

You see, Austin's Alamo Drafthouse movie theater has a rule against texting. And, well, you know that whole 'don't mess with Texas thing.' So after the second warning, the texter was escorted out of the theater, according to a post in the Yahoo! News blog The Lookout.

Not one to admit her wrongdoing, the woman rang up the theater and left an angry message.

The theater has turned it this PSA:

Amy Bennett is ITworld's managing editor. Follow her on Google+ and Twitter @atbennett

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