SPOILER ALERT for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
I (30M) frequently say to my friends in a joking manner whenever they tell me about a movie or TV show, “Yeah, that’s the one where they die at the end, right?” It can be an a silly comedy or a kids show. I just say it and my friends get that it’s a joke.
Several friends (mid-20s to mid-30s) were going to watch the 1960s movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” at one friend’s place because he is a fan of westerns and the rest of us have never seen it.
I was going to be busy that day, so in the group chat I wrote, “I won’t go. I heard that one isn’t even that good. They all die at the end, right?”
My western-loving friend got upset in the group chat asking me, “WTF? Why would you spoil the movie?”
Turns out they actually do die (or appear to die) at the end. I didn’t know that.
So my friend cancelled the movie night, almost everybody was kind of upset/annoyed with me and they organized another gathering at his place without me. I had other plans anyways, but the way that they are acting as if I intentionally spoiled a brand new film it is irritating.
UPDATE:
A good amount of people wrote commented AITA for spoiling the ending.
But it seems like I’m truly an asshole for continuing to make the “They die at the end, right?” joke. I’ll try to avoid making it now since apparently it isn’t the brilliant recurring piece of humour I believe it to be.
I sent two apologies. One to the friends in the group chat, and one to the hosting friend. The host friend forgave me, and some in group of friend told me it was okay but to STFU with the joke.
In a normal conversations, no it’s 50 years old but before people are about to sit down to watch it. Then yes you are.
YTA
Stop it. Not so much because you spoiled a 50-year-old moving but you have run that joke into the ground and I promise you it’s not funny anymore to your friends
I doubt it was ever that funny in the first place. At best I see this getting pity chuckles, even at the first use. Since then it’s been internal groans and eye rolls it might have been kinder to make external.
Maybe not kinder to OP, but kinder to everyone they potentially save from having to hear it.
YTA. The “joke” is a gamble on whether it happens, and you lost the gamble. You gotta own up to it, and apologize.
Just say sorry and explain you didn’t realize.
It really appears that they are tired of you saying that and in so doing, crapping on plans. It’s a downer no one needs. YTA
YTA. That’s the movie they’re just about to watch. It was a joke to you, but surely you can put yourself in the shoes of others and see how this could come across as both a snarky comment and spoiler about the upcoming movie in the group chat. You could have just said “Sorry I can’t make it that night but hope you all have a great time” and avoided all of this.
YTA. Yes it’s an old movie. But it’s a classic that has surprises. Why would you do that? It’s kind of mean. And sounds like the joke has worn out it’s welcome. I haven’t seen it…and this post spoiled it for me.
Time to retire that joke
I mean, YTA but mostly because of your delivery. Your friend is excited to share this movie with other people. You don’t have to go, but you didn’t have to crap on it first.
Yeah. Who, on hearing their friends are going to do something, says, “I heard it’s not even that good?” And something that a friend was excited to share with the others, at that? Asshole.
Bro you’re 30. You really think that’s a good line to continuously use? If you don’t have anything of substance to add just stay quiet already. Congrats for ruining something people were looking forward to as a piss poor excuse for a pity chuckle
OP, think back about all the times you’ve repeated this “joke” and try to remember if anybody has (ever) genuinely laughed at it or if you were only entertaining yourself. I’m not sure this rises to the level of assholery but it was never that funny.
Sounds like you need a new joke
Accidentally? You say it all the time. They find it annoying and it sounds like they’re sick of you and your “joke.” For once they would like to enjoy a movie without you being a know it all who knows nothing. I’m surprised it took this long to not include you to their social events.