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AskReddit is a popular subreddit on Reddit that allows any user to post interesting questions for anyone to answer, often generating funny discussion threads. These are their stories. 

Traveler ditches friend that shows up to much anticipated European trip with her mother, putting friendship at risk

Traveler ditches friend that shows up to much anticipated European trip with her mother, putting friendship at risk

Saving up the necessary funds for a foreign trip takes years. Thus, you anticipate that the day will be perfect when it finally arrives after many hours of nonstop work and meticulous preparation! The story below is an account of a frustrated friend. The original poster (OP) is traveling the world with one of her best friends. OP has traveled extensively in the past, so she made a point of doing the required research ahead of the trip. Her friend, on the other hand, was totally dependent on OP…
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'It was her raccoon... she left a bag of sugar out for it': 20+ Absurd people who became the "crazy neighbor"

'It was her raccoon... she left a bag of sugar out for it': 15+ Absurd people who became the "crazy neighbor"

These people have a story or two they could tell you about their wackiest neighbors . You never really know a person until you live with them. The same goes for neighbors: you get to know them the longer you live around them. You start to learn what time they leave for work each day, you hear their parties or squabbles with their spouses, and you'll certainly start to recognize the signs of weird habits. Some people seem to love starting drama with their neighbors . There are a lot of folks who…
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entitled karen customer in the wild won't let employee speak a full sentence, leading her to not get her savings card scanned and paying $85 more in groceries

‘Tell me the total NOW!’: Grocery store Karen customer pays $85 dollars more in groceries because she kept verbally cutting off employee

Service workers have the power to help you save (or lose) money.
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entitled karen co-worker quits after breakdown regarding tips that she didn't earn, attempts to force some money from her co-worker but he doesn't budge

‘Good riddance’: Entitled Karen waitress expects a tip share from her co-worker after they cash out $300 in tips, quits after zero compensation for work she didn't do

Incompetency is a disease. Get well soon, Karen.
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'[Ex-husband] dug up all the plants in her garden and took them with him': 20+ Moments of extreme pettiness that people were very proud of

'[Ex-husband] dug up all the plants in her garden and took them with him': 25+ Moments of extreme pettiness that people were very proud of

Tell us if you dare… what's the most purely petty thing you've ever done? Nearly one thousand members of the r/AskReddit community had some exceptional stories to share. From bad bosses to noisy neighbors to impolite customers , these people have gotten their well-deserved payback. As mentioned in the title here, one particularly petty story involves a couple going through a contentious split. The husband snuck over to his ex-wife's home in the middle of the night, armed with a shovel, and dug…
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'What, you don't like the competition?': 30+ Smarty pants who had the most clever comebacks

'I've heard all but good things about you': 30+ Smarty pants who had the most clever comebacks

Don't get mad, get even! That's clearly the motto of these folks, who were able to whip out some hilarious zingers on the spot. Some folks are just naturally hilarious. They can turn any conversation into a laugh riot, and the more you hang around with them, the more you pick up on their sense of humor. Up next, this person's dad really dislikes his brother, and he chose the worst time possible (the middle of a wedding!) to make an “extremely embarrassing announcement” about his own kid.
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Manager refuses to reimburse client for wrongful charge, client cleverly complies with their no refunds ‘rule’

Manager refuses to reimburse client for wrongful charge, client cleverly complies with their no refunds ‘rule’

Exhausted from work and hunting for the perfect meal to satisfy your munchies, you might not bother looking over the bill to ensure you were not billed more than is needed. However, there are times when you do notice, and what do you do then? Do you give up and brush it off as simply another example of something that ‘is not worth your aggravation’ or do you fight for a refund? The story below is an account of a clever consumer. The original poster (OP) relates how he managed to outwit the near…
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'[She] thought it said "Strength." What it said was, "Simplified Chinese"': 25+ Regrettable tattoo choices

'[She] thought it said "Strength." What it said was, "Simplified Chinese"': 25+ Regrettable tattoo choices

When people get tattoos , they often consider what they love and cherish, and avoid thinking about the opinions of others. That's all well and good; if an art piece is forever inked onto your body, you should love it with all your heart. But there's an asterisk here: you should love it, because people are going to ask about it constantly. If you have a name, people will ask who that is. If you have a symbol or a little animal, people will ask what that means. It's the kind of experience you won…
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employee refuses to work unpaid over time because he was denied WFH privileges, company only wants him to WFH when it's unpaid

Employee outsmarts toxic management's unreasonable free labor expectations after denying him WFH privileges: ‘My contract says that I am prohibited [from] work[ing] from home’

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'He was fired for sleeping at his desk repeatedly': Managers share the most memorable ways employees got fired

'He was fired for sleeping at his desk repeatedly': Managers share the most memorable ways employees got fired

Every manager has had a tricky situation with someone on their team. Sometimes, it's not the employee's fault, and we tend to side with employees here at FAIL Blog. However, every so often, an employee does something so out-of-line, so unprofessional, and so ridiculous that an immediate dismissal is pretty much non-negotiable. This compilation of bizarre firing stories ranges from harmless to shocking. We've got an employee who kept having to leave work early for bathroom drama, a new hire who…
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male karen gets owned when he realizes that hotel is not liable for his damaged car, gets banned from the premises because of his treatment of hotel employees

‘The hotel is not liable for any damaged or missing property’: Male Karen threatens to sue front desk employee after his car is damaged in the wrong parking spot, gets banned from the premises as a result

Make sure to read the signs very carefully.
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new tech employees mess up and try to cover it up, other employees call them out on their sneaky behavior and it backfires on the new tech employees

‘Crashed the site’: New tech leaders try to cover up a massive mistake by blocking employees from downloading software, employees retaliate beautifully

Own up to your mistakes or things can get very messy!
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PTO debacle leaves manager feeling unwanted at the company, that's what happens when you force staff to use paid leave

‘He didn't start off well’: New narcissistic manager tries to force man to use accumulated paid leave, gets a taste of his own medicine when it doesn't go as planned

PTO is yours to use at your own discretion.
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'[She] asked why we can't drive to Hawaii': 35 People who are totally misinformed

'[She] asked why we can't drive to Hawaii': 35 People who are totally misinformed

These people are just out here living with their incorrect assumptions about life. Someone jokingly tells you something one time, and if it's not corrected, you just mistakenly believe this thing for years until someone corrects you! The people answering u/ButterflyOverkill's question know a person or two who's exactly like that. This person asked people to spill the “most ridiculous thing you've heard someone say that they were 100% serious about.” Judging from the more than 4,800 people who r…
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wild karen yells at front desk employee about outrageous requests, gets served when he revokes her discount

‘Ma'am you have the lowest rate on the property this evening’: Karen customer repeatedly berates hotel employee with outrageous requests, employee claps back hard

“I have dealt with a lot of people and you are downright nasty and disrespectful.”
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Top Karen meltdowns that backfired with instant karma: 'Oh go make a Facebook post about it!'

justice = served
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