One of my biggest time killers is watching movies. Often, my girlfriend and I will host ‘movie night’; A group of people come over to our house and we will watch a couple of movies together. While it may seem kind of hard to screw something like this up, it can definitely happen.

Between terrible movies recommendations and mishaps with food, there are all sorts of things that can go wrong. The following foods while doable, all have their down falls, I fill outline them below.

Popcorn

While popcorn is one of the most popular movie foods, it is one of the most annoying once you are done eating it. Every time I eat popcorn, I find myself picking kernels out of my gums for days. Even if i floss my teeth until my gums bleed, somehow a kernel always manages to find its way into a crevice that is impenetrable by dental floss.

Verdict - Tasty, relatively quiet, annoying for days, even weeks after eating

Doritos

Doritos are one of the most popular corn based chips on the market. There is about a million flavours and almost every single one of them is tasty. While Doritos are a great salty treat they are heavily flawed. First of all, Doritos bags are made of a foil type material. If you are eating these chips straight out of the bag, you are going to irritate every single person around you with the ruffling of the packaging. If that wasn’t enough, every time you bite into a Dorito, the whole entire world will hear it; last i checked excessive noise isn’t acceptable at movie theatres (or home theatres). If the noise of this treat wasn’t enough to sway you away from them, consider the fact that Doritos are sharp. On more than one occasion while casually inhaling dozens of these triangular flavour monsters I’ve been treated to a gum stabbing like no other. It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while, your teeth will awkwardly angle that chip and drive it straight into the roof of your mouth. Good Times.

Verdict - Tasty, loud and a potential mouth hazard

Peanuts

If it is just you and your family, chances are you will know if anybody has peanut allergies, but if you are having a handful of buddies over, you might want to second guess peanuts. Last thing you want is somebody having a seizure on your couch. Also, the shelled variety are pretty messy, do you really want shell crumbs buried in your couch for the rest of time?

Verdict – Potentially deadly seizure magnet, messy

7 Layer Dip

Seven layer dip is always a hit at Super Bowl parties and other dinner events. While it tastes good and smells awesome, if you are planning on spending any more than an hour with the people eating it you might want to omit this from your movie snacks. Seven layer dip usually contains refried beans, numerous cheeses as well as sour cream; all huge culprits for stinky farts. If you don’t mind smelling farts for the next few hours, I suggest putting this out for your friends to much on.

Verdict - Tasty, hazardous for your sense of smell

Sour Patch Kids

For those of you less informed, Sour patch kids are essentially gummy bears bathed in ridiculously sour sugar. These little sugary bad boys are absolutely delicious, and outside of their packaging being slightly noisy, they don’t cause anybody else any harm. Unfortunately, they are not without flaws. Have you ever considered taking 100 grit sandpaper and dragging it along the roof of your mouth for a few minutes? Well, if you are considering eating a few dozen Sour Patch Kids, this is how the roof of your mouth will wind up feeling. So Sour Patch Kids might not be the worst food for public annoyances, but the roof of your mouth will hate you for the next few days.

Verdict – Delicious, relatively quiet, heavy repercussions to eating

Hot Wings

There aren’t many people who don’t like eating hot wings. They are generally deep fried chicken wings doused in your favourite hot sauce. They are almost always a hit at group gatherings, but they tend to be a bit of a mess maker. If you do plan on having chicken wings, you will definitely want to offer your guests plenty of napkins, unless of course you don’t mind having hot sauce rubbed all over your brand new micro fibre couch. The only other issue with hot wings is that if they don’t get time to cool down after cooking can blister the hell out of the roof of your mouth. Nothing ruins a good night of eating like a burn inside your flavour hole!

Verdict - Potential for burns, extremely messy