They spaced out in the popcorn line and yelled at a stranger about a dropped item

Zoning out in a movie theater queue, they loudly told the person ahead they'd dropped something.

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Anonymous · 2016.09.10

lmaoooo guys I came to see a movie lmao and I was zoning out in the popcorn lineㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ야나 영화보러왔는데 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ멍때리면서팝콘줄서고있엇는데

and the person in front of me dropped something lmao so I went super loud, 'Excuse me, you dropped something!' and looked down — one single popcorn kernel lol앞에사람이 뭐떨어뜨린거야 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 그래서 존나크게저기요 뭐떨어뜨리셨는데요 말하고바닥봤는데 팝콘한개있었음 ㅋㅋ

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  1. Anon

    Ah shit lmaoooooooooooooooooo that person's gonna remember it in bed tonight and laugh their ass off

    아씨 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ그사람 밤에 자다가 생각나서 존나웃을듯

  2. Anon

    lmaooo you're insane

    ㅋㅋㅋㅋ미핀아

Screenshot circulating on Korean communities · original poster unknown
💡 Why is one kernel the whole joke?
They used the full polite alert you'd save for a dropped wallet or phone — at max volume — for a single kernel. Maximum politeness aimed at the tiniest possible object is the punchline.vs. the US: yelling "SIR! YOU DROPPED THIS!" over one Cheerio.Klore note

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