'We were late and the movie theater wouldn't move [the] time': Top Spooky Karens of the Week (October 31, 2023)

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 31, 2023 4:00 PM EDT

In the spirit of Halloween, it's about time we shed light on some of the spookiest phenomena known to humankind: Karens. This week, we have Karens making scenes at a variety of locations, including movie theaters and on the road. Additionally, we even have thieving Karens, YouTube Karens, and mothering Karens. These days, it seems that Karens are everywhere and there is nothing scarier than that reality.

Most recently, I had an unfortunate run-in with a Karen at the airport, who couldn't stand the fact that I had an empty seat next to me and she did not. Once the flight attendant told her she couldn't have my seat or another passenger's, she decided to take her shoes and socks off and to parade her smelly bare feet around throughout the entire duration of the flight. If that isn't a Halloween nightmare come true, I don't know what is. Keep scrolling below for this week's fresh collection of top Karens. When you're finished, check out this post about the top petty reasons why people got rejected.

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  • 01
    Font - Karen Wants My Tires It's almost snow season here, and I booked an appointment to have my tires swapped today a month ago. First snow is forecast Wednesday morning, so I knew it would be busy when I got there. It was actually chaos.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 02
    Font - I checked my vehicle in after about 15 minutes in line, and was thinking they were moving pretty quickly for it to be that short given they had so many vehicles, there were even some parked on the grass. I had to park 1/4 mile down and walk up.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 03
    Font - And for the next hour, I waited and got to hear the poor employees get screamed at over and over by walk in customers with no appointments who thought they should get their tires immediately.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 04
    Font - But the last one really takes the cake. She'd been staring through the big windows at the shop the whole time she was in line. She was told she had two choices:
    via u/jorwyn
  • 05
    Font - make an appointment for next Monday and come back or leave her vehicle and they'd get it done in the order it came in after those with appointments, so she'd probably need to come back in 8 hours. She started freaking out, screaming and cussing that she needed her tires now and didn't care who was in front of her,
    via u/jorwyn
  • 06
    Font - because she was the first one in line right now. The employee patiently and kindly explained her options again, and that they were booked solid for a week. She never even looked at him. She cut him off, yelling at him to give her the tires in the back of the little black SUV they just rolled out. I checked over my shoulder, and sure
    via u/jorwyn
  • 07
    Font - enough, they'd just finished up my Land Rover. The employee kept trying to tell her that my tires are mine, and that they have plenty of tires. They only have 4 work bays. "well, that suv is off the lift, so just put mine on it and give me the tires you put in the back of it! It's really simple! Are you an idiot?!" He blinked, started to say something, and I cut in.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 08
    Font - "Hey! That's my vehicle. Those are my tires. I own them. Are you suggesting he steal my all terrain tires that in snow and have them put on your car they won't even fit?" Her, "tires are tires!" Me, "then drive off with the ones you have on and leave everyone here the alone."
    via u/jorwyn
  • 09
    Font - Her, now whining like a toddler, "but they're not snow tires! I need SNOW tires!" I just lost it laughing. Neither are my off road tires that they'd taken off my rims to put my snow tires on. Me, "Seriously, just make an appointment like the rest of us did, and you'll have tires that fit. No. Stop yelling at people and go book it online!"
    via u/jorwyn
  • 10
    Font - I stood up. I don't think I'm exactly intimidating as a 5'6" 49 year old woman, but it worked. She left, and several others in line followed her out. I felt bad about that, honestly.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 11
    Font - Me, to the employee, "Sorry you lost business there. But, my vehicle is done?" He was laughing but trying to hide it. Apparently, everyone that left had been in earlier yelling at them, too, so he didn't mind.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 12
    Font - I still don't understand what her thought process was in the whole thing. Someone said, as I was leaving, that she'd also left her car parked in the middle of the right hand traffic lane on the busy highway in front of the place.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 13
    Font - But a shout out to that employee for never losing his cool at all. I can only imagine what his day was like already by the time she started in based on just the time I was there. Friendly reminder: if you live somewhere it snows, book your tire appointment in advance.
    via u/jorwyn
  • 14
    Font - A s encounter Karen Putting it out here because I need an outlet to vent. It's been quite a week for me so this was my cherry on top.
    via u/catsyou
  • 15
    Font - I went to the grocery store yesterday and I was backing out of the parking lot when I noticed there was a lady exiting her car on my right. I stopped immediately and put my hand up to signal an apology (for basically almost hitting her). She thought I was telling her to stop and proceeds to say, "Don't tell me what the ✪ to do..inaudible cuss words"
    via u/catsyou
  • 16
    Font - I roll down my window to try and explain that I was trying to apologize and my hand was a signal of courtesy rather than a gesture. She did not care to hear me out and proceeds to be saying about what you have to say to me shut the up"
    via u/catsyou
  • 17
    Font - At this point I'm straight baffled because I've never been humbled for trying to apologize lol. I simply add "you don't have to be e about it!" She then proceeds to yell at me to go and back out as she's standing right outside her car and next to mine, so unless she wanted me to hit her...I'm not a non- confrontational person but this situation had me gutted.
    via u/catsyou
  • 18
    Font - Went home annoyed and frustrated, and clearly still taking it personal and thinking of ways I should have responded haha.
    via u/catsyou
  • 19
    Font - Just realized my mum was jealous of me? This came up tonight while watching bake off, UK if you didn't guess from that. My sister comments that she remembers a pie I made way back in school home economics that tasted better with thinner crisp pastry than mum ever managed.
    via u/JadedCloud243
  • 20
    Font - Thinking back yeah. Mum did look a bit out of shape over it. Around that time, whenever I needed ingredients for class mum would prep everything "Her way". Getting me in trouble every class as your supposed to make it all in class.
    via u/JadedCloud243
  • 21
    Font - In a pta meeting she even told the teacher. He will be the man of the house, he doesn't need to know how to cook". Oddly enough, these days I'm at home due to medical disability (renal failure, pth gland failure and, brittle bones).
    via u/JadedCloud243
  • 22
    Font - Entitled MIL can't imagine a new mother wanting some time alone with her baby Youtube Karen
    via u/SlightlyArtichoke
  • 23
    Font - ← Replies x 9d ago pray to God I don't get a daughter-in-law like her. Not letting the closest family meet baby... so sad I come from a giant family and no woman has EVER acted that selfish. I am a grandmother myself now after having 3 sons and very tough labors and yet I cannot imagine acting this way with the women that gave birth to me and my husband. 4.7K :
    via u/SlightlyArtichoke
  • 24
    Font - This Movie is bad ! Because we were to late in the cinema ! Verified We were late and the movie theater wouldn't move up our movie time F
    via u/TheNamelessWanderer_

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