Man Sues Grandfather for Texting During The Force Awakens
ELLENDALE, N. DAKOTA — A man is suing his 82-year old grandfather for texting throughout a screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens during family movie night, according to a petition filed in small claims court in Dickey County. 22-year old Brendan Delmar filed the claim Wednesday against his maternal grandfather. Delmar is asking for $19.99, which was the retail price of the Blu-ray/DVD at the time of purchase.
“It was a total disaster,” he said. About 5 minutes into the movie, Delmar said, his grandfather began texting. “His phone isn’t even connected. My parents just use it to distract him. He’s just ticking and tacking away, while I’m trying to hear Rey’s theme!”
In the courtroom filing, Delmar said his grandfather “activated his flip phone at least 10-20 times in 15 minutes to play Snake and to send text messages that were destined to go nowhere.” Delmar claims he asked his grandfather to stop multiple times, but he pretended not to hear him.
“When he finally looked up at me, he told me I have terrible taste in film, and that I will never live up to his legacy.”
This bizarre family squabble is set to culminate next month in small claims court.
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