high and mighty loner. pay good money. voice as harsh as the white static. But halfway into my monologue lampooning the ridiculousness of a purposefully ridiculous movie,

  I assumed that my fellow audience members would appreciate my inherent hilarity, which was obviously of greater value than Eisner’s desert tomfoolery.

But halfway into my monologue lampooning the ridiculousness of a purposefully ridiculous movie, a person leaned over and let out a shush, her voice as harsh as the white static from a TV. I burst out laughing. Who was this high and mighty loner seeing “Sahara” at 2 p.m. on a Saturday? I continued talking, and a few minutes later, she tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Some of us actually work hard and pay good money to come to the movies.” My brain squelched with embarrassment, and I slumped into quiet. I became aware, for the first time, that not only was I not the funniest person in the theater; I was also downright annoying to everyone around me.

我認為其他觀眾會欣賞我與生俱來的幽默感，這顯然比艾斯納的沙漠愚蠢行為更有價值。

但當我開始用獨白諷刺一部故意搞笑的電影的荒謬性時，一個人傾身過來，發出了一聲噓聲，她的聲音像電視機裡的白色靜電噪音一樣刺耳。我哈哈大笑起來。這位下午 2 點觀看“撒哈拉”的傲慢孤獨者是誰？星期六？我繼續說著，幾分鐘後，她拍拍我的肩膀說：「我們中的一些人確實很努力，花了很多錢來看電影。」我的大腦因尷尬而陷入沉默。我第一次意識到，我不僅不是劇院裡最有趣的人；我也確實讓周圍的每個人都很厭煩。

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"High and mighty loner" describes someone who, despite being solitary, acts as if they are superior or important, often with an arrogant or self-important demeanor. 

squelch

/skwɛltʃ/

verb

1. make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud.

   "bedraggled guests squelched across the lawn to seek shelter"

noun

1. 1.

   a soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud.

   "the squelch of their feet"