A man lay sprawled across three entire seats in a theater. When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat." The man groaned but

A man lay sprawled across three entire seats in a theater.

When the usher came by and noticed this, he whispered to the man, "Sorry, sir, but you're only allowed one seat."

The man groaned but didn’t move.

The usher, growing impatient, leaned in closer. "Sir, if you don’t sit up right now, I’ll have to get the manager!"

The man let out another pained groan.

Now, frustrated, the usher called over the manager. The manager took one look at the man, arms and legs flopped across the seats, and crossed his arms.

"Sir, this is a public theater. You can’t just take up three seats! Now, what’s your name?"

Through gritted teeth, the man gasped, "Joe..."

The manager frowned. "And where are you from, Joe?"

With a painful sigh, Joe barely managed to whisper, "The balcony..."