Today, a man kept talking and laughing like an idiot all through the movie I was watching. I thought he was high, so I called him a moron and told him to shut the hell up. It turned out he wasn't high. He was just "special". FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, at the cinema, I sat next to a guy who couldn’t stand a minute without laughing or making comments about the film. FML
Today, at my job as a movie theater attendant, my boss finally eased up and let me sit in on one of the movies. One woman kept laughing out loud every other line. After ten minutes of her braying like a dying horse, I got up and had her ejected from the theater. I'm a terrible person. FML
Today, I was sitting in a theater waiting for the movie to start when a hot guy sat next to me. Trying to impress him, I made seemingly witty comments to my friend throughout the movie. When it ended, he loudly complained to his friends about the 'annoying girl' sitting next to him. FML
Today, my best friend and I went to the movies. There was a hot cashier, so I thought it would be cool to talk in a British accent to try and be sexy. I walked up and started talking when he interrupted me and said in a very heavy British accent, "I know you're faking. You can stop now." FML
Today, I was having a rough day, so I decided to go to the movies to unwind. 15 minutes in, some assmunch behind me said "This movie sucks!" then dumped his drink over my head and ran out. FML
Today, I gave a big presentation at work, hoping to impress my boss and angle for a promotion. I was already nervous, but a co-worker at the back kept making goofy faces, causing me to repeatedly break into laughter. My boss accused me of being high, and suspended me on the spot. FML
Today, I was talking to a guy when he pointed behind me and said, “Hey, what’s that?” I looked behind me and he burst out laughing, saying he “can’t believe I’m so stupid that I still fall for that old trick.” We were having a conversation, not a physical fight. FML
Today, I was on a date, and I tried breaking the ice by telling him my best joke. He laughed hysterically for a good 10 seconds, started beating the table with his fist, then suddenly went deadpan and said, "No, seriously, you're a moron. Screw this date." FML
Today, I went to the movies with my friends. All throughout, some guy kept making weird sounds and breathing deeply. Midway through the movie, he got even louder. Just as I was about to snap, chunks of vomit sprayed over my chair and shoulders. FML
Today, I watched a movie with my little sister. I couldn't understand a word that was said during one scene, but I figured it was in some kind of made-up language. When I commented on it later, she called me a moron and said it was Spanish. FML
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NotCollegeBound 17
The best thing to do when someone's being disruptive in a theater is to go find an employee. They're able to get people to quiet down or leave (if necessary) without bothering other theatergoers.
MitchRapp 20
That sucks. I bet you felt like crap.
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ulissey_fml 22
Most of the time , when I can I change seats at the movie theater until I find peace and quiet. It saves the effort or the embarrassment of having to tell off or negociate with others.While I can understand that people who are with friends can chat and have a good time, or that people enjoy munching through food, I just can't stand the noise when I watch movies. I don't want to get upset or be distracted . I don't mind moving before the film actually starts, I know I am the fussy person.
delfino1604 24
I understand dude. I work with people with special needs and I find it hard to take them to the movies cuz they can be disruptive and the people around us don't know what's up
peacock2016 3
Why do people keep putting quotation marks around special? I find that to be rude.
interesting33 37
I think because it is sometimes unclear whether it is okay to call someone special, so by putting marks around it you indicate that you are using the word to get your meaning across but you don't mean it in a bad way - or they are using it because OP used it and are quoting OP's phrasing there.
EnJey0 19
That sucks, there's no way you could have known. I hope though that after the movie you tried to find the person and apologize. I'm sure he, or at least whoever he was with would understand. Especially if his disorder has no effect on his voice.
Dorminion 13
okay, so I agree with apologizing because of the "moron" part but a person that is being loud in a theater should either be escorted out or calmed down. I am not saying to lock special needs people in a room but their guardians should recognize how they act and respond accordingly. A good way to have prevented this situation would have been to simply picked a earlier time for that movie.
ExtremeEncounter 32
It's alright OP, just one of those situations where you make a small mistake and move on. No big deal.
singafairytale 11
YDI for talking to anyone like that. Politeness goes much further.
FN7_ME 3
Being "special" doesn't exempt you from good manners. Being frustrated doesn't either.
sammiaaron 16
well I mean you could've asked them to quiet down in a much nicer manner- aggravating as it may be - special needs or not. then you wouldn't have had to deal with that Lil backfire lol.
Demon_of_Light 27
I realize that everyone is going to down vote this, but am I the only one that gets frustrated with super uptight cinema goers? You're paying to go see a movie with a crowd of other people; you have to understand that there's bound to be some noise. Not that this excuses people from being rude or disruptive, but if you're the one that can't handle any disturbances maybe you should wait to see it at home.
DoomedGemini 38
If you are going to the movies, you should be going to watch. Some noise should be expected, but disruptive noises should be taken care of.
smoothies14 32
There's a fine line. Movie theaters work hard to invent many creative ways to tell you that you need to shut up, turn off your phone, and report disruptive people. They aren't trying to make a watch party. Most people in theaters are seeing the movie for the first time and want to enjoy the movie itself. Absolute silence should not be expected in public, but I sense in this case OP had actual distraction. It was poorly handled, but OP wasn't super uptight.
deltax 8
you always ask politely the first time