Event - We used to fly Southwest Airlines all the time and they used to have festival seating where it's first come, first serve. We had a baby, so we'd get on first and grab prime seats, then pretend the baby had a diaper full of poo (we'd pretend to be changing him) so that no one would sit next to us. No one wants to sit next to poo.
Apology - I feel bad for faking baby poo. Years from now I'm sure my son will hear this story and say, "You used me for what?!!"