How to win the armrest battle

[Fedorgasm]

Airplanes and theaters continually force us into the awkward position of having to share an armrest with our neighbor. It sucks but you can come out ahead with some strategy and patience.

The objective: conquer and occupy the entire armrest.

The rules: No shoving, no causing fights or conflict and if the person complains or even talks about the armrest, you lose.

1. If you can get seated first, you can occupy the entire armrest. Most people won't begin to battle you for it and you've already won.

2. If can't claim it first, then the game begins. Start by establishing a foothold on the armrest. Your elbow can go in front of theirs, or behind if that's more comfortable. Here you're just letting them know that some of that armrest is yours too.

3. Now here's the key to winning. You MUST be willing to touch them. Most people get uncomfortable touching a stranger, and you can use this to your advantage. It becomes a game of chicken. You have to think to yourself, "I can leave my arm touching yours longer than you can leave yours touching mine."

4. If your opponent is female and has short sleeves on, then make sure you pull up your sleeves too, so your arm hair will make her uncomfortable. If your opponent is a man, short sleeves are still better as he's less comfortable with bare skin contact threatening his masculinity.

5. Patience is key. They may not want to give up their armrest. Maybe they're comfy and they'd rather share it then lose it. That's fine. Don't panic. Don't resort to pushing. Just leave your arm touching theirs, sharing the armrest.

6. Even if they refuse to give up ground, you're still winning, because you've gotten comfortable with your arm touching strangers and they haven't. Hell, maybe you even enjoy it, don't you, you little pervert. But a stalemate is not really completely tied if one person enjoys it and the other endures it.

7. Every time they move even slightly, you adjust and take up whatever bit of armrest they vacated. And make sure you never move, least they reclaim some territory.

When you do it right, they usually end up just quitting. They'll give up on that armrest and maybe just use the one on the other side.

Good luck, sherbros, and godspeed.

 

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[Get To Da Choppa]

Airplanes and theaters continually force us into the awkward position of having to share an armrest with our neighbor. It sucks but you can come out ahead with some strategy and patience.

The objective: conquer and occupy the entire armrest.

The rules: No shoving, no causing fights or conflict and if the person complains or even talks about the armrest, you lose.

1. If you can get seated first, you can occupy the entire armrest. Most people won't begin to battle you for it and you've already won.

2. If can't claim it first, then the game begins. Start by establishing a foothold on the armrest. Your elbow can go in front of theirs, or behind if that's more comfortable. Here you're just letting them know that some of that armrest is yours too.

3. Now here's the key to winning. You MUST be willing to touch them. Most people get uncomfortable touching a stranger, and you can use this to your advantage. It becomes a game of chicken. You have to think to yourself, "I can leave my arm touching yours longer than you can leave yours touching mine."

4. If your opponent is female and has short sleeves on, then make sure you pull up your sleeves too, so your arm hair will make her uncomfortable. If your opponent is a man, short sleeves are still better as he's less comfortable with bare skin contact threatening his masculinity.

5. Patience is key. They may not want to give up their armrest. Maybe they're comfy and they'd rather share it then lose it. That's fine. Don't panic. Don't resort to pushing. Just leave your arm touching theirs, sharing the armrest.

6. Even if they refuse to give up ground, you're still winning, because you've gotten comfortable with your arm touching strangers and they haven't. Hell, maybe you even enjoy it, don't you, you little pervert. But a stalemate is not really completely tied if one person enjoys it and the other endures it.

7. Every time they move even slightly, you adjust and take up whatever bit of armrest they vacated. And make sure you never move, least they reclaim some territory.

When you do it right, they usually end up just quitting. They'll give up on that armrest and maybe just use the one on the other side.

Good luck, sherbros, and godspeed.

Assert dominance by putting your hand on top of theirs on the armrest, and stare tenderly in their eyes while doing this

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

I only fly first class and don't go to movie theaters thereby avoiding this issue.

 

[Fox by the Sea]

1A.

 

[Ardaric]

Just use their arm, shoulder or head as an armrest depending on height.

 

[liner]

I am flying in a few days and always get the aisle seat. I unknowingly have been playing this game for years.

if you sit in the middle, then you have to play against two people at the same time. It's like playing 2 games of chess at once.

 

[Brom Bones]

Airplanes and theaters continually force us into the awkward position of having to share an armrest with our neighbor. It sucks but you can come out ahead with some strategy and patience.

The objective: conquer and occupy the entire armrest.

The rules: No shoving, no causing fights or conflict and if the person complains or even talks about the armrest, you lose.

1. If you can get seated first, you can occupy the entire armrest. Most people won't begin to battle you for it and you've already won.

2. If can't claim it first, then the game begins. Start by establishing a foothold on the armrest. Your elbow can go in front of theirs, or behind if that's more comfortable. Here you're just letting them know that some of that armrest is yours too.

3. Now here's the key to winning. You MUST be willing to touch them. Most people get uncomfortable touching a stranger, and you can use this to your advantage. It becomes a game of chicken. You have to think to yourself, "I can leave my arm touching yours longer than you can leave yours touching mine."

4. If your opponent is female and has short sleeves on, then make sure you pull up your sleeves too, so your arm hair will make her uncomfortable. If your opponent is a man, short sleeves are still better as he's less comfortable with bare skin contact threatening his masculinity.

5. Patience is key. They may not want to give up their armrest. Maybe they're comfy and they'd rather share it then lose it. That's fine. Don't panic. Don't resort to pushing. Just leave your arm touching theirs, sharing the armrest.

6. Even if they refuse to give up ground, you're still winning, because you've gotten comfortable with your arm touching strangers and they haven't. Hell, maybe you even enjoy it, don't you, you little pervert. But a stalemate is not really completely tied if one person enjoys it and the other endures it.

7. Every time they move even slightly, you adjust and take up whatever bit of armrest they vacated. And make sure you never move, least they reclaim some territory.

When you do it right, they usually end up just quitting. They'll give up on that armrest and maybe just use the one on the other side.

Good luck, sherbros, and godspeed.

Doesn't really matter if your plane hits a Blackhawk over the Potomac. Just sayin.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

I just piss in my pants and everyone around me leaves.

 

[Fedorgasm]

Doesn't really matter if your plane hits a Blackhawk over the Potomac. Just sayin.

I'd rather die a winner

 

[NoSmilez]

It's ok. When you are big as shit and hot in terms of generating body heat. People will move away from your arm rest.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

 

[DaleBoca]

 

[Sonny Qc]

Just make moaning sound everytime someone touch my elbows.

 

[ChickenBrother]

Why only the near armrest? That concedes the most important real estate on the battlefield: your opponent's FARSIDE armrest. Alexander wept because he had no more worlds to conquer, so why limit yourself?

With your opponent gloating in perceived victory, stealthily reach ACROSS their body and secure a kimura grip on their far arm. Then perform a GSP sweep, slinging them into the aisle. Then before they get up and figure out WTF just happened, calmly sit in their seat and act like nothing happened, claiming BOTH of their armrests for yourself.

 

[Brom Bones]

I'd rather die a winner

 

[BlankaPresident]

Airplanes and theaters continually force us into the awkward position of having to share an armrest with our neighbor. It sucks but you can come out ahead with some strategy and patience.

The objective: conquer and occupy the entire armrest.

The rules: No shoving, no causing fights or conflict and if the person complains or even talks about the armrest, you lose.

1. If you can get seated first, you can occupy the entire armrest. Most people won't begin to battle you for it and you've already won.

2. If can't claim it first, then the game begins. Start by establishing a foothold on the armrest. Your elbow can go in front of theirs, or behind if that's more comfortable. Here you're just letting them know that some of that armrest is yours too.

3. Now here's the key to winning. You MUST be willing to touch them. Most people get uncomfortable touching a stranger, and you can use this to your advantage. It becomes a game of chicken. You have to think to yourself, "I can leave my arm touching yours longer than you can leave yours touching mine."

4. If your opponent is female and has short sleeves on, then make sure you pull up your sleeves too, so your arm hair will make her uncomfortable. If your opponent is a man, short sleeves are still better as he's less comfortable with bare skin contact threatening his masculinity.

5. Patience is key. They may not want to give up their armrest. Maybe they're comfy and they'd rather share it then lose it. That's fine. Don't panic. Don't resort to pushing. Just leave your arm touching theirs, sharing the armrest.

6. Even if they refuse to give up ground, you're still winning, because you've gotten comfortable with your arm touching strangers and they haven't. Hell, maybe you even enjoy it, don't you, you little pervert. But a stalemate is not really completely tied if one person enjoys it and the other endures it.

7. Every time they move even slightly, you adjust and take up whatever bit of armrest they vacated. And make sure you never move, least they reclaim some territory.

When you do it right, they usually end up just quitting. They'll give up on that armrest and maybe just use the one on the other side.

Good luck, sherbros, and godspeed.

All is good unless your neighbor is @Robocok . He will want to have sex with you because you touched his arm.

 

[High Test With da Best]

This man's arms need no rest sir!

 

[SmilinDesperado]

Airplanes and theaters continually force us into the awkward position of having to share an armrest with our neighbor. It sucks but you can come out ahead with some strategy and patience.

The objective: conquer and occupy the entire armrest.


3. Now here's the key to winning. You MUST be willing to touch them. Most people get uncomfortable touching a stranger, and you can use this to your advantage. It becomes a game of chicken. You have to think to yourself, "I can leave my arm touching yours longer than you can leave yours touching mine."

The moment we touch it becomes full contact karate.
You will lose the armrest battle, but you will win the brainrest battle.