I'd be sympathetic if she had pointed at another patron's table and asked for bread rolls. The woman in this story claimed she'd eaten them before, though, and her friends said the only reason they'd come was for the "free bread." Since they got a comped appetizer that time around too, I'm actually inclined to…

Because she was an ass about it. She was rude to the server as were her friends. If she'd been polite then fair enough it would be mean to laugh, but she wasn't.

Dumb customer (me) anecdote time.

your comment reminded me of this

To be perfectly honest, I don't give two fuck's about the state of your balls if you're using it as an excuse to encroach on my personal space. You know what's also not comfortable? Squinching yourself up into the tiniest human ball ever so some dude's balls can air out.

I didn't realize that the average dude had legs impressive enough to crush his own package if he sat upright or crossed his legs.

sooo all the dudes I know that politely cross their legs in crowded spaces are freaks of nature, or...?

women have wider hips & are usually fatter so (in theory) women should be taking up more space

Are there no solutions to your sticky balls problem that you could pursue on your own, instead of making others pay for it with loss of space? I just replied to a post making the same point. Can you wear better underwear? Perhaps you need some breathable cotton briefs? Some baby powder? More breathable pants?

Then how are men able to do it in other scenarios? I see dudes sitting in church for hours every week without splaying, or men sitting straight and politely in a chair during long job interviews and they seem to manage fine. Hardly any of them have tears streaming down their faces from the pain of their crushed nuts.

Who will Arya look like? No one.

I've been pushing back against this manspreading shit for over a decade and I am sooooo happy to see that it's a mainstream issue and people are making blogs about it and talking about it. One time a guy was fake sleeping so he didn't have to move his bag from the inside seat next to him. I asked him twice to move his…

Your sister site io9 got a pic of the concept art for her costume:

I think Arya will end up with the widest array of different looks of any character in the series.

What's bizarre to me is how a lot of men don't seem to ever even think about how much space they take up. As a woman, that's on your mind everywhere you sit, every time. I don't know what it would be like to have never even thought of that before.

LOL @ the guy who's like, "We have no choice - it's different for a woman!"

Maybe it's because I'm not a woman

one time i asked a manspreader if i could sit down. he moves his knee approx half an inch, and i squeeze in defiantly anyways. he goes, "you comfortable?" and scoffs. me: "i'd be more comfortable if i were taking up two seats." scoffs again, gets off at next stop. tiny victory?