Nooo, Mswhatsit!!! Don’t come back in here. I was trying so hard and being so good. You are killing me the way you pick out the funniest shit and bring it back up in case we missed the absurdity.
“If someone asked me a question in a movie theater I would simply refuse to answer.”
HAHAAAAA!
Yet at the same time, 80% are morbidly obese, yet have really good excuses for why they can never lose weight.
My morbidly obese brother is sitting right next to me, and I’d like to see you say that to him.
(Ok, actually both of my brothers look like they have tapeworms, but still! Brother! Sitting right here! Grrr!)
Any proof for that?
Maybe, but it’s the other 8% I’m worried about.
I do have a really good excuse. Food is yummy and exercise is hard.
HA!
I’m also cracking up laughing so hard at the mental image of you being Bart Simpson dressed up for church. With the little part in your hair and the shorts and everything! Edit: I am laughing my (figurative) dick off at MsWhatsit’s post too.
(she’s still not leaving…)
But she entered into a binding verbal agreement never to post here again! If I were you I would refer her to the appropriate section of the roommate agreement.
Alternatively, you could pretend that she is a latecomer to a movie and just ignore whatever she might be saying to you.
Call your brother, mademoiselle. I’m gettin’ tired of MOL’s shit.
Ah, but according to my op, that’s not my MO.
In other words, she opened a rant in the wrong forum.
As for the cunt thing, that’s way over the top, but not what I called her, so I’m not going to answer for that.
I understand all that stuff, too. The issue here is, she asked us to tell her if she was right or wrong and our ability to assess that is based in part on the reasons she provided for her behavior. No one demanded that she explain herself, she did that all on her own in her OP, so don’t act like we thought she had an “obligation” to tell us.
Already agreed with that. But it’s also commonplace in movie theaters all across America. Anyone who goes to a movie should expect that to happen to them at any time, and society expects that those who wish to get along in it adapt their behavior in ways that are the most accommodating and the least disruptive whenever possible. Otherwise you’re being a jerk, too.
No one here said anyone owed anyone anything. But if you tell someone who asks you if a seat is being used that it is not, and then you refuse to let them sit in it without any explanation, that’s just obnoxious. The irony here is, if she didn’t want to scoot over and didn’t want to explain herself, and didn’t want to cause a scene, she actually should have lied, shook her head “yes,” mouthed “sorry,” and let the people move on none-the-wiser.
Instead, she chose to be a jerk. “No, no one’s sitting here, but YOU can’t and I don’t have to tell you why!”
That’s not only childish, it’s behavior that screams she’s just itching for a fight.
I quite agree. However, I wasn’t asked by those people if they were right or wrong, I was asked by this woman if she was right or wrong. My opinion is that although she has a “right” to keep her ass planted there if she wants to, the way she handled that situation was, in fact, the wrong way to handle it. She had other options and chose the one most likely to cause a scene.
Of course it is. Never said otherwise.
Upset over a couple seconds of someone crossing in front of your field of vision as they take a seat? Sorry, I just can’t imagine feeling that way.
I’m not responsible for the inappropriate IMHO replies so I have no idea why you think that’s the least bit relevant to me.
I contend you misunderstand what the “hostility” is directed towards. It isn’t because she didn’t want to move over for a latecomer. It’s not even because she elected not to. It’s how she went about it, and, frankly, her absurd justification for acting like a jerk in a social situation where acting like a jerk disturbs everyone for an extended period, and not acting like a jerk might disturb a couple of people for a matter of seconds as people take their seats.
Look, you’ve been around here long enough to know that not only are we a judgmental bunch, but we don’t suffer people who try to make themselves look better to win approval from the group. We call people on their crap and question the veracity of their claims and motives all the time. It should be as expected as people coming into a movie theater late.
And from my reading of her OP, she comes across like the “entitled” one she’s accusing the other couple of being. She didn’t intentionally select seats that separated her from a woman who was coughing — that happened quite by accident (recall the row was empty when they got there and it was the other people who left the seats between them as they sat down). But based on her description of who sat where, when she and her SO had their choice of any two seats in that row, they chose two that left three empty seats between themselves and the aisle.
“Two friends sat next to me at the end of the row, and also left an empty buffer seat on my side.”
Who does that? Who does that and doesn’t expect to have to scoot the hell over eventually?
“I tell her I am happy with my seat, sorry.” … “I say I got to the theater 30 minutes early, I suggest you do the same next time.” … “Listen, I’m not doing anything wrong. What are you going to do, have me arrested?”
That’s just obnoxious behavior.
mademoiselle: “I don’t care for entitled people”
Yeah, neither do I.
I know I’m asking a lot here, but could you actually read that post properly?
It was a scenario where I was not there. You see, I was off saving orphans from burning busses, and far too busy to see a movie.
The idea was ifthey were dealing with 6’7" guy in great shape, none of the big and bag on the Internet types would try any of the shit they are suggesting, or even think it.
And I thought you were leaving?
Just can’t help yourself, can you?
Oh god, I’ll be good.
I wish I had a thread go to 1,200+ posts. 
Why do y’all hate me so?
If I gotta go to church, so do you.
You’re right, he does sound pretty dreamy. Kind of weird to hear it from his sister though.
:rolleyes:
Shayna, please do yourself favor before you comment further. Read the thread. It kind of makes you look…clueless.
Especially since this is the third time I have said this:
The could have sat in the seats to our sides. I do not give any parts of a damn about buffer seats. I did not create them, other people did. I would have probably barely noticed if people sat in those, let alone cared. If I did, why the fuck would I have said they were free when asked? Remember, when I am asked the first time, it is by a lone woman.
Mk, thanks.
Are you a football coach who enjoys (or condones) horseplay and naked hugs with young boys in the shower, by any chance?
