There's a Man with an Ear Piece

Worried about getting brain cancer? A man in Starbucks voices his concerns amid background noise from kids. Will tensions rise?

Written byKeith Kloor
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He's talking loudly into the air, at a table near me in Starbucks. Maybe he's worried about getting brain cancer. He should be worried about getting cold clocked. He's perturbed at all the little kids gathered two tables over from him. He just said into the air:

I apologize for the background noise.

Really. He actually said that. Oh, now he's giving the kids dirty looks. This could get ugly.

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