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By popular demand, "That Guy!"
Let me explain.
Saturday night we went to the Kansas City Wizards game. David Beckham was in town and we wanted to see the living soccer legend at the Legends. Mind you, we went to cheer on the Wizards.
This was not our maiden voyage - we have been several times and usually sit in the Cauldron with the wild fans. This is not kid-friendly area. We left Niko-chan with his abuleos (grandparents) while we had a night out.
The Cauldron is the equivalent of the Bleacher Bum section at Wrigley Field in Chicago. There are marked seats, but that doesn’t matter – you sit where you can. This is where the die-hard fans sit. (I use the word sit, but we really stand the whole game.)
I have never had a problem in this area before – the fans are spirited, but considerate. They only wave the flags/raise banners after a goal so the people behind them can see. It’s pretty well self-policed.
Enter “That Guy”.
You know who I'm talking about … he/she is at every sporting/public event. He/she is going to cut in front of you to order before you. He/she’s going to cut you off getting out of the parking lot. He/she ruins the whole experience if you let them.
In our case, he’s literally going to stand in front of you for the game.
Me: “I’m sorry, but you are standing in my way. We got here early so we could get a good seat.” (We did – we sat in our seats for over an hour before kick-off to avoid this kind of thing.)
Him: “This section is probably oversold, so.”
Me: “Could you move out of our way – we were here first”
Him: “Hey, I’m a season ticket holder.”
Me: “And? Listen, this is going to be a long game and I don’t want any trouble.”
Him: “Well.” (Shrugs shoulders.)
I then get the look from my husband to not start trouble. I have gotten this look before… he’s not a fan of confrontation. We eventually moved up one row to where our friends were, but I still am a bit ticked about it.
I always wonder why “That Guy’s” mom didn’t teach him/her better manners.
Somewhere down the line he/she was taught that kind of behavior is acceptable. That is not going to happen in our house – I’ll come back to haunt my son if he acts like a d-bag!
(PS… In my anger, I took a photo of him. I will post it if enough people request it!)
Of course, post it! Some people are raised with or have an innate sense of entitlement. They are sad, sad people.Why does "that guy" always have to be some type of sports fan? Do people do this at the opera or ballet? Hmmm......didn't think so.Oh, my, you had the perfect opportunity to make sure his seat was the "sweet seat" by simply spilling soda on it. Seat and back. Then, if Bo was with you, you could have dropped a dirty diaper by mistake right before he sat down again. As for your Dh not wanting you to "make trouble", he should have switched seats with you so you could see the game instead of THAT GUY's rearend. As for THAT GUY being raised better? Chances are he was. But...MOMMA and DADDY weren't there to make him be a better person. Some personality traits are absolutely beastly!!!I love that you posted it. Soo funny. KC's a small town. Chances are good that someone who knows him is going to see this and tell him what a jerk he was.The other thing about "that guy" is that he's lousy in bed. Gets back his investment, and then could give a crap if you had a good time or not. On girls night out, "that guy" is sometimes referred to as "pinky slim" or "rollover dude". That's the ultimate "cutting in line" and what "that guy" doesnt' know is that by behaving that way in public, he might as well have "panty waste" written on his forehead.
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