FTA:
"Workplace chit-chat about the movie “Top Gun: Maverick” prompted an Australian police officer to point his gun at a colleague who jokingly threatened to reveal the plot of the Hollywood blockbuster."
Wait, it had a plot?
this post was submitted on 11 Nov 2023
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I don't know what the plot was but it was awesome
Honestly this is the most I've ever related to the actions of a police officer. I still don't talk to my mother's husband after he spoiled the ending of season 6 of Dexter.
The most detestable human trait is some people's inability not to divulge spoilers. Especially those fucking idiots who teeter dangerously close to outright spoiler territory by continuing to divulge teasers and information that their stupid ass doesn't consider a spoiler, but it's 2/3 of the way to being one. I'll never understand why these people can't just shut the fuck up.
"No, it's not really a spoiler. They go to another dimension with dinosaurs there, but I won't say anything else."
Same with video games. If I unlock the ability to use magic later on in the story and I don't start with it out of the gate, I don't want you to tell me about it. I don't want to know about features that are supposed to be a surprise to unlock. You're not further selling the game to me by telling me about every cool thing I get to do in it later. You're fucking ruining it. I have a co-worker like this and I hate it.
That movie has a plot?
Spoiler: that whole movie existed to get to the scene where Maverick gets back in an F-14 with Goose’s son. Yeah, the whole movie was essentially Maverick getting closure. Also, I miss Danger Zone.
Spoiler : Goose is dead.