Now that, my good sir, is insane!
Back in college, I used to eat them the "normal" way, but I quickly got tired of the resulting messy hands/face. I understand that's "part of the experience", but fuck that. I don't like getting messy when I eat.
Also, when eating corn on the cob, I cut the corn *off* the cob prior to consumption. Goes back to when I was younger & had braces, and didn't want to deal w/ kernels all in the hardware (or the possibility of damaging the equipment). I don't like getting the kernels stuck in my teeth, so I continue to cut the corn off.