Editor’s Note: To answer Nigel’s question below, "Who gives him the right?"…we do. We’ll give him the right by front-paging this sucker. We back this post 1000% and would love it if the world would re-read it right before PAX, Tokyo Game Show, CES, E3, etc. -Shoe
I am writing this after having attended Comic-Con. I had a great time as always — it was awesome. What wasn’t awesome was the droves of people who thought it OK to be flatulent. Let’s go over some rules:
Rule 1: Be courteous.
I can’t stress this enough: If you are at a convention or any large social setting, if you bump into someone, say you’re sorry. I realize that this might lead to you having to say sorry often, but do it anyways. I don’t mean just brushing up against people, I mean bumping into someone, shoulder colliding with shoulder.
The number of times I was bumped, stepped on, or moved aside without a word started to get to me. I can only imagine what it would be like to be a woman in this setting.
Rule 2: Keep your bodily functions between you and the restroom.
Situation: "Ah dammit I shouldn’t have eaten those nachos with that jalapeno pretzel dog. My stomach is kickin’ something fierce."
Solution: Go to the restroom to expel your gases, or just hold it.
I was on the floor yesterday and the bombardment of gas was awful. The reason I bring this up is because, as I was on the show floor, my group and I would be having a good time only to be punched in the nostrils with the worst scent that one can imagine. Just imagine someone with stomach problems laying down patches all day.
Rule 3: Booth babes are not into you.
This rule here is the part that outraged me the most at Comic Con yesterday. I would be walking around and then I would see people gathering for photos. I would then look to see what was going on, and there would be a booth babe posing for photos.
I have no problem with people taking pictures with booth babes. I do, however, have a problem with guys touching these woman inappropriately. I saw some booth babe getting her back rubbed by "Rico Suave"and her with an awkward smile while the photo was being taken. This point just echos back to being courteous.
Rule 4: Be Hygienic
I am a bigger guy, and as such I know I sweat a little bit more than the average man. Therefore when I go into places where I know I am going to be for extended amounts of time, I carry a stick of deodorant. I do this for myself more than for others, but I can only imagine that everyone around me is unknowingly grateful. Because who really wants to be standing in a line to get into a panel next to a guy who has rank body odor? I don’t and I am positive no one else does either.
You might ask yourself, "What gives him the right to say this?" My answer is nothing gives me the right, but this is an open forum for discussion and ideas, and I personally feel that some people would benefit from reading this.
Anyway, that’s it for now. Hopefully you, the reader, can pass this along to those who need it so that all of our convention-going experiences can be ideal.