'I proceed to lay my arm perfectly on top of his': Dude takes over woman's entire armrest, becomes the armrest

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Jul 7, 2023 6:00 PM EDT

It is often said that you become that which you desire most—at least, I think so… I may be making this one up as, if it were true, I'd have turned into a chicken nugget by now. Regardless of whether this is actually an expression, this guy manifested it into existence when he felt entitled to take over the entire armrest between himself and a stranger while attending a theater performance.

Normally this is a bad move. Sure, you might think that the space is there, so someone should use it—and why not you? But what you're missing here is the fact that the no man's land that is the armrest between two strangers should be regarded as a demilitarized zone between hostile countries in that no one should inhabit that space, and the space should never be entered except with explicit permission from the other party.

After being initially taken aback, his neighbor came up with a solution that would bring the situation back under control.

Keep reading for this genius act of petty revenge, as shared with the popular Reddit sub of the same name.

Next, see this client who refused to pay a photographer for their work, leading the client to be (predictably) sued.