Oopsie.
So a coworker-slash-floor supervisor has four kids, and her daughter is exactly in that Hannah Montana/Justin Bieber sweet spot. I think she's 6 years old. She is usually wearing a tee with one of them on it when she stops in at work. She (coworker) took her (daughter) to Never Say Never on opening day. (The Justin Bieber concert movie, for those who are sadly underinformed. I was privy to this information as I was asked my opinion about opening day movie availability, for my midnight screening reputation precedes me.)
She then had to go again, because her daughter fell asleep the first time. I accused her of using her child as a beard to gain entry to a kid's movie without judgment from the ticket taker, which she denied. (Though, hey, man, I been there. Powerpuff Girls Movie, anyone?) This eventually devolved into me following her around the call floor and screeching "BIEBER FEVER BIEBER FEVER BIEBER FEVER". (God, I love my job.)
After the second viewing, she admitted she enjoyed the movie and would happily buy it when it hit DVD.
Fast-forward to today. I only heard the tail-end of a conversation of hers and the word Bieber. I said to her, "Oh, yeah, that comes out on Friday, right?" "YESSSSSS, wait, it comes out today!" "I don't think so; I read it was the 13th." She is seriously nervous now about what I've said, so we consult the Google (IT now has a "bieber dvd release date" search on me) and lo, I am right. She visibly deflates and I say, apologetically, that sometimes super-successful kid-friendly movies come out on Friday so that wee ones can spend their weekend up late watching it and not have to worry about school tomorrow. (Deathly Hallows came out on a Friday as well, and I know at least one Shrek has.) She asks, forlorn, "But what about the adults who want to watch it?" Me: "Well, you have this weekend off, right?"
The worst part, though, is how I knew that the Bieber flick was one of these movies:
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Yes, I did tell her that. She was appalled.
She then had to go again, because her daughter fell asleep the first time. I accused her of using her child as a beard to gain entry to a kid's movie without judgment from the ticket taker, which she denied. (Though, hey, man, I been there. Powerpuff Girls Movie, anyone?) This eventually devolved into me following her around the call floor and screeching "BIEBER FEVER BIEBER FEVER BIEBER FEVER". (God, I love my job.)
After the second viewing, she admitted she enjoyed the movie and would happily buy it when it hit DVD.
Fast-forward to today. I only heard the tail-end of a conversation of hers and the word Bieber. I said to her, "Oh, yeah, that comes out on Friday, right?" "YESSSSSS, wait, it comes out today!" "I don't think so; I read it was the 13th." She is seriously nervous now about what I've said, so we consult the Google (IT now has a "bieber dvd release date" search on me) and lo, I am right. She visibly deflates and I say, apologetically, that sometimes super-successful kid-friendly movies come out on Friday so that wee ones can spend their weekend up late watching it and not have to worry about school tomorrow. (Deathly Hallows came out on a Friday as well, and I know at least one Shrek has.) She asks, forlorn, "But what about the adults who want to watch it?" Me: "Well, you have this weekend off, right?"
The worst part, though, is how I knew that the Bieber flick was one of these movies:
see more The Art of Trolling
Yes, I did tell her that. She was appalled.