Scratch that...

Title: Scratch that...

Target Audience: Public speakers

Offensive Threat: medium

Scheme: Have you ever been speaking to an audience and swear that there is a booger hanging out of your nose? Or spinach in your teeth? Or you have something on your cheek? All of these feelings are quite uncomfortable for the speaker, and therefore pretty annoying. What is more annoying is when you have people in the audience telling you that you have something hanging out of your nose/mouth/any other orifice when it is not true. Therefore, to pull this shenanigan, you need to be listening to a someone speaking. As they are speaking, constantly try and grab their attention and make reference to the imaginary spinach, dirt, etc. Watch as they try to clear away the debris off their face that doesn't even exist. It is important to keep a straight face or the annoyee may be able to sniff your bluff; unless they really do have a booger in their nose, then they won't be able to smell anything at all, including your bluff.

Why It’s Annoying: People are terrified of people laughing at them. When they have something on their face, they freak out that the audience is chuckling about how much of a "gross slob" they are. You can perpetuate this feeling by implying there is something on their face, even though there isn't. Terror will strike the speaker with full force.