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Property owner devises a plan to get back at the county after they tried to steal 3,750 square feet of his land: ‘They won’t be extending the road after all'

Property lines are sacred. Even in the frontier days when cowboys were hijacking their neighbor's land over a sack of potatoes, the two most important things about land ownership were that you had your name on the deed and that the property lines were drawn extra dark on the map.
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'Never paid a cent': Witty student calls the university's bluff, breaking the parking permit system by refusing to pay for tickets

Parking permits are a scam in college. Schools know that broke students are barely scraping together enough pocket change to eat instant noodles every night, so why not squeeze out an extra $300 per semester to allow them to park on campus? Clearly, it's a luxury to park your car half a league from your classroom, but not one that every student can afford.
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Employee given the chance to decide whether or not their ex-boss and coworker will be hired, blocks their applications: 'My new boss basically just tossed both [their] resumes out the window'

There's this old adage that takes many shapes and forms but usually goes somewhere along the lines of this: You should always be kind, or at least decent, to the people you meet as you never know when even the smallest act may have far-reaching consequences. You've probably heard of or read one of these stories before, and it's one of the oldest tropes for teaching the morale of being kind to others. Where old stories involved a frail old woman or man asking for assistance from a character, onl…
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'If you’re going to talk a big game... be sure you can play it': Assembly line worker insists he can do the job of two workers, coworker calls his bluff

'If you’re going to talk a big game... be sure you can play it': Assembly line worker insists he can do the job of two workers, coworker calls his bluff

If you talk the talk, you better walk the walk. If you can't, you're in for embarrassment… and possibly even worse outcomes than that. This assembly line worker had an interesting story to tell about what happened to them and his coworker. This coworker, Richard, kept stealing the credit for his work, which is a surefire way to lower that employee's morale. It can be so dispiriting to work for ages on something, only to realize that no one knows you actually did it. When you see the big bosses…
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'We both sink to the bottom': Betta fish funeral sparks roommate revenge, causing a feud that makes a friendship go belly up

This roommate taught their 'friend' a lesson about consequences that they'll likely never forget.
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Lawyer manipulates greedy commercial landlord into voiding his own contract: 'I know you were behind this'

Lawyers taking on landlords sounds like it's one of those franchise spinoff film in which two villains from different franchises take on each other to see who is the biggest and baddest baddie out there. You're not even really sure why they're feuding, but that's really beside the point of these types of films. You know, something along the lines of Alien vs. Predator, Freddy vs. Jason, or Godzilla vs. Kong , there's certainly a precedent for these kinds of crossovers and Landlord vs. Lawyer de…
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Homeowner gets even with bullying home buyers and their shady agent: 'He absolutely demanded that he be paid'

Buying and selling a house is a complex affair where all these little legal obligations need to line up perfectly so that, even at the most basic level, at least everyone can move in and out of their current residences at the same and necessary times. Of course, there's a lot at stake, so it's a stressful time, and that's before you factor in that there are plenty of dishonest folk out there, both selling homes and otherwise involved in the process, which makes it essential to be on guard and n…
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'Let them down slowly': Apartment dweller hijacks the elevator to get payback against an entitled group of dawdlers

There are very few chances to bring karma around and let these entitled people know they're acting inconsiderately, but sometimes life presents you with a golden opportunity for some petty revenge.
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Worker calls out pedantic boss's ironic presentation mistake: 'Yeah, that is a careless mistake, huh?'

Being particular about something is all well and good… to a point. You can want something done a certain way with good reason, but overly inflicting your pedantic ways on other people isn't going to make you any friends, and when you're managing a team, it certainly isn't going to win anyone over or inspire loyalty. No, it's always better to have a little flexibility and give your team members agency over their respective roles; letting people do things they're responsible for in their own way…
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'Don't mess with the IT guy': Disgruntled IT worker exports detailed report of all workers' unpaid overtime and hands it to a lawyer

It's always a good idea to make sure you're not messing with the guy who has access to all of the company's information at his fingertips… Otherwise, things could go pretty poorly for you—if the dozens of stories online on the subject are anything to go off of. This went doubly when that guy was also the one who implemented an all-encompassing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that is vital to the organization's continued functioning and existence, which he alone knows how to service…
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‘Suit yourselves…’: Hotel refuses to waive cancellation fee for guest during popular eclipse event, resulting in hotel's major money loss

‘Suit yourselves…’: Hotel refuses to waive cancellation fee for guest during popular eclipse event, resulting in hotel's major money loss

Although, understandably, some policies can't be changed or eased, there should always be room for consideration. Sometimes, even though on paper the policy makes total sense, certain cases prove that there can be exceptions from time to time. Much like the case in this Reddit story. OP (original poster), booked a hotel room a year in advance for next week, which happens to have a solar eclipse event that is highly anticipated. Because of that, when OP booked their room, the room was practicall…
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'Fortunately, I didn't have anything urgent at work that day, so I kept calling': Man gets petty revenge against scammer after falling for fake invoice

There are so many scams out there nowadays. And with AI, they are becoming more and more believable, too. There are AI scams where scammers use relatives' voices to make it sound like they need money urgently and ask for card information, most often prying upon grandparents. There's also the infamous work gift card scam, fake charity scams, overpayment scams, and so many more. A lot of us experience the agony of getting multiple calls to our cell phones from random numbers. It can be pretty irr…
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'He said he didn't care, right?': Flooring contractor literally turns the tables on an entitled lawyer by flipping a desk full of documents

I object!
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'She didn't get to keep anything': Cheap new tenant gets what they pay for when the previous occupant strips the apartment bare on move-out day

Sometimes you've got to take everything but the kitchen sink to send a message to a mooch
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Coworker keeps pushing their work onto employee, they take leave and watch the project come to a standstill: 'I went to HR'

There's nothing that will make someone miss you more than your absence, and sometimes, you need to make yourself out of the situation in order for them to fully appreciate you… Especially when that someone is your coworker who has been making you do all their work for them. If you're not around, who's going to do their work? This employee wasn't about to put up with being pushed around for too long, and after putting up with their coworker pushing their workload onto them for the first two mont…
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‘She was powerless against us’: Flatmates force entitled roommate to move out by shutting down the electricity whenever she is home

‘She was powerless against us’: Flatmates force entitled roommate to move out by shutting down the electricity whenever she is home

There are many ways to calmly deal with an annoying roommate. What most people do, presumable, is just try and ignore that roommate as much as they can, and live as separately as they can. If that does not work, some people might try and work out their issues with their roommates, but knowing people, that is hardly ever the case. The last option is to find a way to get the roommate to move out, without causing much of a scene, and this Reddit story is the perfect example of such an option. This…
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