Everyone gets wronged by someone at a point in their lives. Some folks hold onto that bitter rage and let it fester, and eventually end up letting it out into the world in an act of pure petty revenge. A well executed petty revenge is its own kind of art form. It takes patience and impressive strategic planning.
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Nothing worse than a toxic neighbor. Eh, maybe a toxic roommate. That being said, this rotten neighbor certainly had it coming. They were spreading all kinds of unwanted chaos around the building, and ultimately they end up learning their lesson. Yes, to have seen the look on that woman's face when she learned about the fate of the washer and dryer would've been too sweet.
Nothing tops the sweetness of a successful petty revenge like being validated by others around you that you were in the right all along. Sounds like Karen was going way too hard on the salt with her cooking. So, a simple decision to hide those salt shakers resulted in everyone being pleased. Nicely done.
Come to think of it, small mistakes like the continuously changing shape of a sign in a cartoon were always slightly annoying. Who'd think that some day literally thousands of people would devote their attention to these kind of subtle animation errors? Nobody pretends that cartoon logic always makes sense, but it is fun to point out.
This nasty neighbor should've just minded their own business, but instead they went ahead and tampered with the wrong lawn. It sounds like this particular Karen was just looking to stir up trouble wherever she could find. Check out some more lovely neighbors that detested each other over here.
Group work is the worst. Many of us have been in the middle of a situation where we are weighed down by having to carry classmates who refuse to pitch in on a project specifically designed to call upon everyone's efforts. Fortunately, this student had their wits about them and took just the kind of petty revenge that taught those lazy and entitled classmates a lesson.
Check out another satisfying revenge tale with this student who did 60% of a group project, only to have the group try (and fail) to cut them out.
It's no secret that people tend to take things too personally. A statement about your own favorite TV show will be interpreted as an attack on their favorite TV show. An attempt to pass someone on the freeway can turn into an impromptu drag race. Here are some incredibly minor and absurd things people tend to react to as if they've been slapped in the face. There's just some petty stuff that that people are extremely passionate about.
The lazy-ass excuse this person gives for confusing their email accounts is all the more reason to mess with his shipping details. For more petty drama, here's an entitled coworker who demanded a party and took all the leftovers as well as exchanges between neighbors who hate each other.
Neighbors can get into the pettiest and most ridiculous of showdowns between one another. Whether it's one neighbor being obnoxiously loud, or another neighbor refusing to put their cigarette butts somewhere that won't be snatched up by a hungry and devious cat; these snapshots of neighbor quarrels are something else.
Check out the time that some neighbors went full petty, so a guy towed in a pro revenge.
All kinds of unnecessary drama can arise between roommates, and so much of the drama is sourced in people refusing to practice common social decency. In this case, we have a cheap roommate who thinks they can stop paying for utilities with no consequences. Well, that's not how the world works, and they learn this lesson in the field of common sense through a nice petty revenge.
Karen decided to show up 30 minutes before her flight, and in the rage-fueled panic that ensued she ended up missing out on her own TSA pre-check. Wonder if she learned her lesson in the value of taking a deep breath, being respectful to those around you, and from there greatly increasing the possibility that other folks will actually want to help you.
The proper petty revenge is a true art form. People hold on to all that pent up frustration and ultimately decide to unleash it in acts of pure pettiness. On the one hand, it's only creating more frustration for someone else, and just further fueling the cycle of anger; but on the other hand, petty revenge just feels so good. These tales of petty revenge might put a smile on your face.
