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Smosh Reads Reddit Stories: Episode Summary
Episode Title
A Dish Best Served Cold | Reading Reddit Stories
Podcast Overview Smosh Reads Reddit Stories features host Shayne Topp alongside various guests from the Smosh cast, where they react to themed Reddit posts. The episode focuses on stories related to revenge, fitting for the occasion of the Ides of March.
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Episode Structure
- 0:00 - Intro
- 3:35 - Story 1: [I've been mailing my toenail clippings to my bully](https://www.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/comments/1qecsx4/removed_by_moderator/)
- 12:02 - Sponsor Segment
- 13:14 - Discussion of Story 1
- 16:24 - Story 2: [Seems to be a problem with the wash](https://www.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/comments/1qcoj1u/seams_to_be_a_problem_with_the_wash/)
- 23:13 - Story 3: [I pretended to not know what Brooklyn is](https://www.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/comments/1q4fh4w/i_pretended_to_not_know_what_brooklyn_is/)
- 30:07 - Story 4: [I ruined my brother's proposal on purpose](https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoHotTakes/comments/yct9px/aitah_for_ruining_my_brothers_proposal_repost/)
- 42:21 - Story 5: [The office White Elephant should not be mandatory](https://www.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/comments/1ppchdh/the_office_white_elephant_gift_exchange_should/)
- 47:34 - Story 6: [She cheated on me so I had a threesome with her ex and the guy she cheated with](https://www.reddit.com/r/NuclearRevenge/comments/yowron/she_cheated_on_me_so_i_had_a_threesome_with_her/)
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Key Themes and Discussions
Revenge Motivation
- Shayne introduces the episode with a nod to the Ides of March, setting a theme of revenge.
- The cast discusses personal experiences with bullying, leading to the first story about mailing toenail clippings to a bully.
Story Highlights
- Mailing Toenail Clippings
- The protagonist mails toenail clippings to a childhood bully for over a decade as a form of revenge. The discussion centers on the psychology behind the act and the absurdity of the situation.
- Discussion Points:
- Is it harassment?
- The nature of revenge and its implications.
- Cutting Girlfriend's Clothes
- A coworker cuts her ex-husband's new girlfriend's clothes as petty revenge, impacting the children.
- Discussion Points:
- Misplaced revenge targeting an innocent party.
- The ethics of revenge.
- Pretending Not to Know Brooklyn
- A woman annoys a coworker by pretending to not know about Brooklyn, her coworker's identity.
- Discussion Points:
- Harmless revenge that doesn’t cause lasting damage.
- The humorous aspect of workplace dynamics.
- Ruining a Wedding Proposal
- A man sabotages his brother's proposal during his wedding, leading to a dramatic fallout.
- Discussion Points:
- The extent to which revenge can go.
- Family dynamics and consequences of actions.
- Office White Elephant Exchange
- The host adds comically inappropriate gifts to a White Elephant exchange as a form of revenge against the mandatory participation.
- Discussion Points:
- The absurdity of office culture and team-building exercises.
- Nuclear Revenge Threesome
- A bisexual man enacts revenge on an ex-girlfriend by orchestrating a threesome with her new boyfriend and her ex.
- Discussion Points:
- The extreme lengths taken in revenge and the manipulation involved.
- The morally ambiguous nature of such actions.
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Key Takeaways
- Nature of Revenge: The discussions reveal varying perspectives on revenge, from petty to nuclear, and the consequences that come with them.
- Humor in the Absurd: Despite serious themes, humor remains a pivotal element throughout the stories, showcasing the comedic talent of the host and guests.
- Ethical Considerations: Many stories prompt deeper questions about ethics, the rightness or wrongness of revenge, and the psychological impacts of long-term grudges.
Final Thoughts The episode wraps up with laughter and reflections on the stories shared, emphasizing the absurdities of human behavior and the complexities of emotions tied to revenge.
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Hosts and Guests
- Shayne Topp (Host)
- Amanda Lehan-Canto
- Angela Giarratana
Social Media and Links
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VODiscussion on Revenge and Roots
1:50 to 4:40
The hosts discuss their childhood influences and the theme of revenge.
“And it's really hard to do this intro while they are quietly mocking me.”
Petty Revenge Story: Toenail Clippings
4:40 to 8:24
A compelling story about a person mailing toenail clippings to their childhood bully.
“I saw a kick-ass production of Julius Caesar in the rounds.”
Debate on Harassment and Closure
8:24 to 14:02
The hosts debate the ethics of the toenail mailing and discuss closure for bullying.
“This is definitely, like, regardless of how we feel about this, this is really a good story about why you should just never bully people.”
Reddit Story: Toenail Revenge
16:13 to 19:19
Explore a humorous Reddit story about a revenge involving toenails.
“You should skip it one month so he thinks he's finally free of toenails.”
Discussion on Revenge Tactics
19:19 to 21:48
Engage in a discussion about effective and ineffective revenge strategies.
“Years ago, I worked with a woman who had a picture-perfect family.”
Reddit Story: Laundry Pranks
21:48 to 26:08
Listen to a story about petty revenge involving laundry mishaps.
“Just cut holes in the butt area of your husband's pants.”
Discussion on Effective Revenge
26:08 to 28:00
Analyze different types of revenge and their implications in social settings.
“I pretended to not know what Brooklyn is.”
Revenge and Its Consequences
28:00 to 29:00
Exploration of the motivations behind revenge and its implications.
“If she's unplugging your monitor, you can, I don't know, you can tear her.”
Humor in Revenge Scenarios
29:00 to 30:40
Discussion on the humorous aspects of revenge stories and their absurdity.
“is to find a way to make that action hurt them is the best.”
Quitting vs. Revenge
30:40 to 32:20
Debate on whether quitting a situation is a form of revenge in itself.
“What old person are you getting revenge on?”
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Mental Health Awareness
32:20 to 33:33
Awareness about mental health issues and their prevalence in society.
“Someone said, reminds me of the guy who pretended to have never eaten seen or heard of a potato to his girlfriend's family and then instead of fessing up, doubled down.”
A Wedding Proposal Gone Wrong
33:58 to 40:20
Story of a brother's disastrous wedding proposal and the resulting family conflict.
“Garantía de precio no incluye impuestos y cargos.”
Consequences of Public Proposals
40:20 to 42:00
Discussion on the repercussions of proposing during someone else's wedding.
“Like, kick them out of the wedding right then and there.”
Engagement at a Wedding: A Disrespectful Act
42:00 to 46:21
Exploring the contentious topic of getting engaged during someone else's wedding.
“Did you ever get far enough in Vanderpump to see Sheena and Brock want to get engaged during James Kennedy's wedding?”
The Hilarity of White Elephant Gifts
46:21 to 48:28
Discussing the tradition of white elephant gift exchanges and the funny gifts that come with it.
“The office white elephant gift exchange should not be mandatory.”
Navigating Social Anxiety at Gift Exchanges
48:28 to 50:46
Reflecting on the social pressures and humorous moments in team gift exchanges.
“and then it's your aunt who's just like, did you not like, did you not like that?”
Extreme Revenge: A Cheating Ex
50:46 to 54:37
Unpacking a revenge story about infidelity involving multiple partners and a shocking twist.
“In your lust for revenge, you brought life to the situation.”
Plotting the Ultimate Comeback
54:37 to 56:00
Detailing the elaborate plan of revenge executed by a man against his cheating ex.
“and that she hopes we can still be friends, but she lost any feelings for me and is fully in love with this new guy now.”
Threesome Surprise
56:00 to 57:21
A woman reveals how a threesome with her boyfriend and ex-boyfriend unfolded unexpectedly.
“The ex-boyfriend and I got along very well.”
Manipulative Revenge
57:21 to 59:08
She details her manipulative plan to regain control over her relationship after the threesome.
“I'm like, you didn't stop at the threesome?”
Confronting Infidelity
59:08 to 1:00:18
The narrator explains how she dealt with the aftermath of cheating by involving others in her revenge.
“I'm breaking up with you because you're a cheater.”
Discussion on Cheating
1:00:18 to 1:01:58
The hosts engage in a conversation about the morality of revenge and the implications of infidelity.
“I was like, hey, you took photos of people without their consent.”
Revenge Stories and Reactions
1:01:58 to 1:04:12
The group discusses audience reactions to the revenge story and the ethics of such actions.
“Man really hit her with the Ebenezer Scrooge past, present, future.”
Transcript
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1:59He's just smiling. So this is going to be largely revenge-themed today because of the Ides of March. Angela, can you tell us more about the Ides of March? George Clooney. George Clooney's in movie. It's a Julius Caesar. Yes. It's Shakespeare. Yes. I only know, like, kind of the text. I also like Shakespeare. I know, but Angela really knows Shakespeare. Thank you, Shane. Angela went to Oxlap. I also like Shakespeare. Hey, hey, we're going to get to you. You're going to get your chance. No, no, no. Angela, have your time. And you should have it. I yield my time to Amanda. Okay, great. So, Julia and Caesar.
2:44We're out of time. Anyways, I'm joined by Amanda and Angela. today, who both are getting their revenge on everyone. We had a realization today that we think we spent too much fundamental time as kids with our uncles. Yes. Yes. What? Because there's some ladies. Crazy. Wait, hold on. Not what you guys are thinking. No, nobody's thinking. A lot of little girls will hang out with their moms or their older sister. I think we hang out with older men. No, you're not. You're actually not explaining this well. You're actually not. You're saying because of all the characters you guys play, are you saying that you act more like old men?
3:26She's not explaining it well, but here's the deal. We're not your typical girls, girl, okay? That's what we were saying. We've been hanging out with older guy, funny ha-ha-ha. We were like army girly girls, and we were like, no. Guys, you scratch your balls with sweatpants. That is your personality. and thank you it really is your personality horseback riding you both have the personalities that you hang out and smoke cigars and we tell our nieces and nephews to go pour us a beer and bring it back and we're like ah it's good truly whenever you both play men in any of our sketches or shows it's wild to see you become the most toxic human being and that's because we're healing from toxicity shame That's because I'm speaking to the culture.
4:14Yes, we're healing inside so we become toxic men. It's for us to heal. It's just crazy. Whenever we slap a mustache on one of you, the energy just skyrockets. You're like, ah! I literally can't play like a grounded, nice, kind guy. I have not been able to play a nice guy in a long time. It's like Jim Carrey's The Mask. You put that shit on. What is wrong with us? I think talking about nice men leads us right into red. So today's theme is revenge. Revenge-themed stories. I saw a kick-ass production of Julius Caesar in the rounds. Sick! An organ when I was 16 blew my mind. Female, Julius. Our first story comes from Petty Revenge.
5:01This was posted only a week ago as of recording this. I've been mailing my toenail clippings to my childhood bully once a month for 11 years. No return address, no note. A little throw up is coming up. Oh my God. That actually is really fucking gross. Yeah, that's a lot. Oh, actually, yeah. You know what? That's awesome. I didn't know you could send stuff with no return address. Oh, yeah. Kind of a good thing to learn. Wait. Don't get any ideas. Doesn't the post office go, no. Yeah. Something that I've wanted to do for a long time is, this just kind of makes me think about it, is you know how they sell those really fancy letter writing sets with the wax seal and the hair.
5:51Yeah, I love those. I've thought about buying some really nice stationery, like a really old school parchment paper. So one of my friends would get this gorgeous letter in cursive on the front, like entitled to them. And they'd open up this, they'd break the wax seal, they'd open up this beautiful scroll, and in it just, in cursive, it just says, bitch. Fuck you. And that's it. It's like, fuck you. And that's it. All that effort for that. I love it. Shane Topp wrote me a letter. Oh, wax seal of a butt. Oh, bitch. I draw a butt. I sent you a nude. A draw a butt. This sounds disgusting. Yes, all right, let's get into this story.
6:30Yeah. So this is weird and I've never told anyone, but here we go. When I was in middle school, there was this kid, Marcus, who made my life miserable. Like not just regular bullying. He was creative about it. One time he convinced half our grade that I shit myself at a sleepover that I wasn't even at. Another time he found out I had a crush on this girl, Emily, and he asked her out specifically to tell me about it in detail. Just cruel stuff constantly for like three years. Wow. Anyway, fast forward to 2014. I'm in college. Haven't thought about Marcus in a while. I'm scrolling Facebook and I see his mom posted something about a garage sale and her address was right there in the post.
7:07I screenshot it. Don't know why, just did. So that night I'm clipping my toenails watching TV and I look at the little pile and I look at my phone with the screenshot and I just thought, I put them in an envelope, no note, no return address, mailed it the next day. Felt stupid immediately after. Figured that was it. Got it out of my system, whatever. But then a month later I'm clipping my toenails again and I just did it again. That was 11 years ago. I have not missed a single month. I've mailed them from different cities when I'm traveling for work. I don't even think about it that much anymore.
7:40It's just part of my routine now. First of the month, rent and toenails. The thing is, I have no idea if he even opens them or if he throws them away immediately or if his wife opens the mail and has been hiding it from him for years. I genuinely have no idea, and honestly, I don't really care. Like, I'm not doing this for a reaction. I think I just like knowing that somewhere out there these envelopes exist. I looked him up recently and he's got a wife and kids now. Nice house, seems happy, good for him I guess. I found his new address when they moved a few years ago. Took like 10 minutes. Sometimes I wonder if I should stop.
8:14I have a decent job and a wife too, normal life stuff. And also once a month I mail my toenails to a man who was mean to me when we were 12. Anyway, yeah, that's it. Felt like typing it out finally.
8:28Okay. This is definitely, like, regardless of how we feel about this, this is really a good story about why you should just never bully people. Yeah. Because you just don't know. I think that he should replace the toenails with just a picture of him. No more toenails and just start sending pictures of him so that... Well, then he reveals his identity. Yeah. Then the guy could come after him. Yeah. Then he could start getting envelopes with toenails. What I would do, here's, you want to level this revenge up a little bit more? Okay. Send one with a check for$1 ,000. What? Not a check, sorry. Send like 500 bucks in one.
9:09Get it heating out of your hands. Sometimes he's like, I got to open some of these. But then the next one you send more toenails. Get in his motherfucking head. He's like, shit, sometimes they're good. And he's like, what is this? Is this revenge? Is this good? Is this person happy? Sometimes it's a coupon. Psychological thriller right here. And then sometimes it's a bag of shit. Yeah, sometimes it's a poop. The envelope is just wet and squishy. He's like, I wonder if this is cash. Sometimes it's a gift card. Is there money in this? Open it, babe. Open it, open it. He's like, but it's soft and stinky.
9:42Open it, there could be cash in there. Sometimes you put a kid in it. Sometimes you put a Burke Williams spa gift card. What? This is nice. A Chili's gift card? being in one of them. But there's poop at the top. There's still toenails. There's poop at the... Move away from that. I'm laughing at there's toenails, but there's also cash. Okay, here's my question. So it becomes like Fear Factor. It's like for$100. No, no, no. It's like deal or no deal. My question is, is this harassment? Yes. I think it does. I think he could get in trouble. My answer is yes, it is. That's harassment, correct? I think it is.
10:22But it was on the school grounds as well. Here's my deal. Yes, but that was 12 years ago when they were kids. He was harassed for three years by this bully. That's awful. Now you're harassing him for 11 plus years. That's triple the years. Yeah, and now you're thinking about it. He's not even saying that he's... He's not even saying it's for revenge. It's just a thing he does. Three, six, nine. Plus two. That's what I'm saying. It's like triple the years plus two. Well done. Yeah, it feels like he should have stopped at three. I think it's time to move forward. I think doing it once is enough to be like, they're always going to wonder what the hell that was.
11:00I think what's getting weird now is that technically this guy is collecting his toenails. Like at the end of the day, he's piling them up. Yeah, it actually does make me kind of want to throw up just a little bit. Oh, yeah. It's definitely gross. You know what? Also, does his wife know that he's doing this? Because like that's a secret then that you're holding, where it's like your wife finds out, it's like, oh yeah, I've been mailing my toenails to this address for 11 years. It's like, would you stay with that person after you found that out? Okay, Courtney tells that to you tonight. What do you say?
11:32I'd be like, and you're done. No, not we're done, you're done. No, I'd say, and we're done doing that. Yeah, I would say like. And we're done mailing those. Yeah, because picture the wife of the bully. She doesn't know his past like that. She just is like cutting roses in her garden probably, coming and getting the mail and going like, and it's toenails again. If I was dating someone that was doing that, I'd be like, this has to stop. Oh, yeah. This has to stop. But you'd also be like, if you're doing that, what else are you doing? But I feel like what's happened here is we've passed the time where he knows what he's doing.
12:10He doesn't know why he's doing it. I think it's almost like him coming to, because when you do something for even more than two years, it becomes second nature. Just like... Yep. You're in bad behaviors. Yeah. This is like The Count of Monte Cristo. And he kept sending those letters. Great movie. You know that. George Clooney. But we don't know if he's told his wife or not, if his wife is just like, yeah, he does this. I doubt she knows. I bet she does. My advice to people is like, hey, if someone bullied you as a kid and you're still not over it, and you find them on Facebook, like send them a message and be like, hey, man, you messed me up when I was a kid.
12:46That really sucked. That's why I said send a picture of himself. Because you're not going to get closure. He's not getting closure. He's still doing it after 11 years. Yeah, I also feel like I'm not encouraging this man to bully, but I am like, get online like everybody else. The mail has other stuff to do. Yeah, exactly. Get your revenge doing something else. The post office should not be touching your stupid... It's inside the envelope. It's still disgusting. Yeah, but things wasting envelopes. I'm working at a post office getting paid minimum wage, and I pick up a motherfucking envelope of toenails, I walk, I move.
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16:25So just to double the order? Just to double, just to like, just to save them up. No, just skip a month. Bank them up. Everyone wants this to be a psychological thriller. Yeah. I still think the cash is hilarious. I think, yeah. Sometimes the envelopes are good. Someone said, just for curiosity, does anyone know if toenails can be used to obtain DNA? I believe they can. Oh, my God. Someone says, I know everyone is saying never stop. I think the opposite. Stop for a few months. Let him think his nightmare is over. Then restart it just to torment him. Okay. Someone said, wouldn't it be funny if he read this Reddit post?
16:58Someone said, all I'm going to say is if that guy ever goes missing, you're going to be the first suspect. Someone replied to that. So true. And bullied more than one kid, so he still has no clue who it is. He did probably bully multiple people. Yeah, but he's got his toenails. What if this guy has an underground lab and he's doing, like, February toenails? Boom. Boom. Here. Boom. Let's, let's, you want me to move this up one level? He finally goes, you know what, I'm sorry I sent all those envelopes. I'm going to go visit this guy and say I'm sorry. He goes and visits him and the guy's like, hey, man, for sure.
17:28Like, why don't you come to my man cave? We'll hang out for a bit. He goes down to his man cave. In his man cave, he has a statue of him. Made of his toenails. Yep. And he's like, oh, flipped it back on you. I'm the freak. I think I would just go, ew. And then they kiss. And that's why he was bullying him. Because he's obsessed with it. Because he's obsessed with it. And we have a Sim here. Zab, zab, zab, zab. Zib, zab. We're in a silly zone. No, the revenge, it's like, I like some funny revenge, but of course, we talk about it all the time. when it outweighs what you're doing, what are you doing to yourself?
18:08Yeah. My thought is always like, because I get where I'm like, you want them to feel what you felt. You want them to feel, like isn't the ultimate goal for them to like kind of wake up and be like, whoa, I can't believe I was doing this awful thing. Yes. But you're not gonna get it. And it's just also like, man, you're committing so much of your life. Kind of that quote of like, oh, they're living rent-free in your head. They're living rent-free in your coat. You are, your life in a way revolves around this person who is awful and you should just get them out of your life. Or like you are 11 years into stopping once a month to stop and think about this person and give some of yourself and your time and your efforts to this person.
18:48He's probably thinking about it more. Every time he looks at his toes, he's probably thinking about his bully. He's probably like, la, la, la. I keep going back to the postman who probably delivers that every week. I was thinking about the postman too. Or girl. That's so true. Postgirl. Postgirl. But boy, I don't think that falls under petty revenge. I think that's under something different. That's some serious revenge. That's some long-term revenge. That's like take-a-shower revenge. Yeah. I don't like that. That feels a little bit like torture, just like a little bit. Yeah. All right. Our next revenge story.
19:21This comes from Petty Revenge. Seems to be a problem with the wash. Seems is spelled S-E-A-M-S. Oh, clothes. Clothing scene. Clothing scene. Years ago, I worked with a woman who had a picture-perfect family. Mom, dad, three beautiful boys, very involved in family activities. Well, until dad hit a midlife crisis and pulled the plug on the marriage. As things played out, she ended up losing the house to him, and the boys stayed in the house so they could continue in their school. It was heartbreaking to watch. Of course, because it was a midlife crisis, he moved in with someone who was a lot younger, but had zero idea of how to do anything around the house.
19:58Ex-hubby wasn't used to doing anything, and my coworker was upset that her boys weren't being cared for. One day, she was at the house and decided to show the boys how to change their linen and run the washer and dryer so they could do their own clothes. She saw a mound of dirty clothes in the laundry room and decided to get some petty revenge. She used the scissors in the laundry room to cut exactly one stitch in the side seam or under the arm of a few of girlfriends' shirts and sweaters. She snipped a single stitch at the elastic of underwear, single stitch in bra bands. Then when the boys arrived with their laundry, she showed them how to separate clothes and include everyone's dirty clothes in the loads.
20:37Weeks later, the boys mentioned how the girlfriend was upset because her clothes seemed to be getting damaged in the wash. She did that a few more times over the course of the six months girlfriend lived there. Petty as hell. Wait a second. So the only people who suffered were her sons? No, the only person who suffered was the girlfriend. But she blamed the sons because they were the ones doing the laundry. This definitely falls under, hey, the husband was the piece of shit, but you're getting... Mad at the girlfriend. You're torturing the girlfriend for what the guy... Yeah. The guy is the shitty one.
21:09Get the revenge on him. And therefore involving the sons. She's not even messing up the dad's clothes. She's messing up the girlfriend's clothes. Yeah, what? And a stitch and a... You're hitting the wrong target, mate. Yeah, the target, mate. Mate, to the left, to the left. And her underwear, what, is falling? off? Well. Well. What?
21:33No. Bizarre. That's a bummer. So, our verdict, is it good revenge? Is it bad revenge? It's not even revenge. It's not. It's not revenge. You completely did not get revenge on the person who did this to you. Yep. You're just doing horrible things to someone who has nothing to do with you. Just cut holes in the butt area of your husband's pants. Yeah. Comments. Why did she do it to the woman and not her husband who vowed to stay by her side in sickness and in health. I mean, apart from deep-rooted misogyny, of course. Probably taught the boys to hate the women and tolerate their father, too. OP said, I think she was hoping things would blow over and he'd get back together with her.
22:09He had a great lawyer and she had one that wanted her to play nice for the sake of the kids. In the end, everyone lost. Yeah. Someone said, that's messed up. The girlfriend and not the man who blew up her life? Not cool. Someone said, my great aunt did this in her nursing home whilst recovering from a broken hip. It's because another resident had been stealing from her. She took her own pair of scissors, how she was able to take her own scissors there, I don't know, and cut up the woman's clothes. Well, then that's funny. The woman's like, dear Georgia, what happened to my sister? If she's stealing clothes from her, she can mess her clothes up.
22:43Like, that's fine. Yeah. Her own clothes if she's being stolen from. Oh, vengeance in a retirement home? That sounds funny. Yeah. Probably brutal. Brutal. It's when he got to lose. Oh, yeah. Take a picture of their kids. What? Hey, we're pitching. No bad pitches. No bad pitches. In the retirement home, they're just cutting off their toenails and throwing them at each other. Hey, John. Open up. My grandma shares a room with somebody in her retirement home, and the girl next to my grandma's always got her TV louder than my grandma's. And I always go, huh, let me turn yours up, grandma. And I'm like, this is a shared space.
23:22Oh, God. Can your grandmother even hear her TV? No one can hear anything. That woman can't hear her TV. My grandma can't hear hers. But it just pisses me off that hers is louder. Yeah, I get it. Subtitles. And my grandma's is on a one-second delay, so the answers to Jeopardy can't be spoiled. Fucking annoying. Or sometimes you walk in there and you go, what the fuck are you both watching? Yeah. And you go, how'd you land on this channel? They're both watching infomercials all day. Wait, every time I see an old person, I'm like, where do they get their shoes? Where do old people get their shoes?
23:55Shoes for Cruz! No, truly, I look at old people and I'm like, I've never seen those shoes. Shane, shoes for Cruz. Yes. They have fucking, like, they have, like, jagged things on the bottom so they don't slip. But I'm like, where do you find them? My grandma has so many of those. The ones with, like, all the Velcro. They're big, black, weird. Yeah. Like, soft, cushiony, but the bottom's, like, sandpaper. Shoes where Frankenstein would walk by and be like, where did you get those? They look like snowboarding shoes. And they're like moon shoes. When my grandpa was alive, I was always like, where did you buy these shoes?
24:33Like marshmallows. Like marshmallow shoes. They're like, blah, blah, blah. I'm not like making fun of them. I really don't know what store they go to. Because where do they come from? Where do these shoes come from? For crows. It was just her cribs. Guys, please tag us in your grandparents' shoes. Please take a picture. Tag us in your grandparents' shoes. No, but they're all such a specific type. You're so right. They're just one. If I saw a grandfather in Converse, I'd go, whoa. I know, you don't see it. You never see them in shoes that you recognize. They're always, they have no logos. They're...
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25:17It's like someone caught a thick piece of rubber. They're like, put your foot in that. And the bottom has like sand. Oh my God. It's been a sick one time. You're crying. This got me now. Because my grandfather, I was like, the fuck do you think? It's so true. And they're walking around. I know. Like they're on the moon. And you're like, they're bouncing because they're on bouncy material. Okay. Sorry. Anyway, I don't think this revenge was smart. No, this is not revenge. Oh my God. We've got revenge that I think was taken too far and we've got revenge that was on the wrong target. Correct. Yeah.
26:07Okay. And where do they get those shoes? It's time for our next story. Another petty revenge. I pretended to not know what Brooklyn is. That's good. That's good. That's good. I used to work at a medical office, and it was a chain. The culture was very corporate. I didn't really fit in there, but I tried to keep my head down and do my very best at my job. One girl there seems to really not like me, which is fine. I'm not a$100 bill for everyone to like me. Interesting. I've never heard that phrase before. I'm not a$100 bill for everyone to like me. Yeah. Next. But she'd do petty things like unplug my monitor and keyboard before I'd get to my desk in the morning.
26:49Jesus. We also shared documentation responsibilities, and she would neglect her end, which I wouldn't know about, until I'd get an earful from my boss. So I decided to get back at her in the pettiest way I possibly could. Her entire personality was being from Brooklyn. Like, oh, believe me, I'm from Brooklyn. I know pizza. Or, I'm from Brooklyn. We don't stand for shit like that, yada yada. One day, I was castigated for something she did, and I got really mad. So for the rest of the day, I pretended to not know what Brooklyn is. I'd ask, like, oh, is that some town in Ohio? Oh, it's in New York?
27:26Is it, like, upstate? One of the five boroughs? Everyone knows there's only four boroughs in New York. That's Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island. To know Staten Island but not know Brooklyn is really funny. When she showed me Brooklyn on the internet, I just said, that's not real. Brooklyn is an internet hoax. She got so incredibly frustrated, she started crashing out. The best part is what's she going to tell HR? I'm bullying her by pretending not to know what Brooklyn is? This was a long time ago, but I figured it was a good place to share. That's good revenge. I think she could go a little bit further.
28:01If she's unplugging your monitor, you can, I don't know, you can tear her. Have you ever had someone, when you're sitting down, pull the chair out from behind you? I'm not friends with the three stooges. Well, when you're a tall girl and it happens to you in sixth grade, it's fucking soft. And you fell all the way to seventh grade. It took me like many minutes to fall. Anyways. Wait, that's crazy. It did happen to me once in a Star Kid show. Someone pulled the chair and I hit the ground. It was really funny. I was sending a clip. No, on accident. It's really funny. Yeah, send me a clip. There's nothing worse than falling.
28:38Your legs go up. Yeah, yeah. It's just. Of course. But anyway, I think I like this revenge because the person wanting the revenge is making them look stupid. Yes. Like, it gets really scary when you're like, I want harm on another person to feel better. Yes. But you're just— To be like, I'm going to look like a clown in front of them, make them freak out. Okay, revenge that I do love—and I'm not a big revenge person—revenge that I do love is when someone is doing an action and it's, like, hurting you. Yeah. is to find a way to make that action hurt them is the best. So that's not the case here.
29:13But it's like, oh, this person keeps taking my parking spot and finding a way to be like, so I put spikes on my parking spot and they parked on it. That's a bad example, but you know what I mean? It's like, hey. I think you do like revenge. No. I was saying in movies and stuff when it's just like the action that you're doing is finally going to have consequences for you. Like finding a way. That's like a well-written version of revenge. I don't know a good example of it, but that's the best. I like this one. I just think it's so funny that someone's just like, oh, yeah, in Brooklyn, like, things are hard.
29:45Oh, in Brooklyn, we wouldn't do it. It's like, wait, hold on. I've never heard of Brooklyn. I know. Like, that is so funny to me because it's just going to get someone really, really mad. What? It's really funny. It doesn't fix her problem, though. Like, that is a bit. I don't think revenge ever fixes your problem. I think, like, asking that of revenge, you're never going to be really satisfied. Satisfied. I think, but I think you just, revenge is, like, related in, like, feeling, like, better, which is tricky territory. It's catharsis for people. Which is a slippery slope. Yeah. That's why I'm, like, very hesitant about revenge is because I'm just like, all right, it gets into the weird zone and, like, I don't know.
30:25Do you know what would be really good revenge but awful for an older person? Okay, we're back to old people. Is an underground parking lot is moving their car? What? Is they park somewhere and then you go earlier and move their car? No, no, no, stop it. I would never do that. What are you talking about? I would never do that. What old person are you getting revenge on? And what a weird way to go underground and move the car. Listen, my papa lost his car in those goddamn shoes. He lost his car. and we have to move on. We can't do this. We go to the underground parking lot and he was going to burn it down.
31:11I'm sure. And no one even moved it. He just forgot where it was. It's here. I can't wait for you to see that when you watch this back. You know what would be nice? We have an underground parking lot. We move all people's cars. I would never do it. I didn't say I wanted to do it. I was never going to do it. You know what would be good revenge? Tormenting the elderly. Oh my God. Shane said spikes. I said if someone keeps stealing your parking spot, you put spikes on your parking spot. You're like, oh, these old people who are already scared they have dementia. Fucking them up. And making them feel like they have dementia.
31:43Hey, I didn't, I was never going to do that. Comments? Comments. Comments. Comments, comments. Did this fix the issue? Does she still do petty things to you? OP said no, I quit almost immediately after. That place was a dumpster fire. Oh, well, okay. Someone said, honestly, the Brooklyn bit is funny, but the real revenge was quitting and leaving that mess behind. Unplugging your equipment and sabotaging work is way past petty and straight into hostile workplace territory. You didn't fix her, but you definitely fixed your situation, and that's the win. Okay. Okay. Okay. That's the win. Get out of there, girl boss.
32:18You just are badder. You just are bad. You just are bad. She ain't playing a computer. You just are bad. Someone said, reminds me of the guy who pretended to have never eaten seen or heard of a potato to his girlfriend's family and then instead of fessing up, doubled down. I remember that. That's a good one. I remember that. Okay. Well, yeah, I think that's just, that's also just like, that's not good enough revenge. Yeah. It's not equal to what they're doing to her. But if it makes that person happy. It makes her feel good, fine. Yeah. I think this one's kind of harmless a little bit. I'm glad she did that before she quit because if she just quit, the Brooklyn girl would have been like, I won.
32:56Yeah. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, yeah. Okay. Next story. This next story comes from Am I the Asshole and was reposted to Two Hot Takes. Shout out to Morgan Absher. The sun's shining, birds are singing, and all feels right in the world. Until the season changes and suddenly you lose your motivation to get out of bed. In fact, one in five people experience some form of depression no matter the season or time of year. At the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, our vision is to build a mentally healthy nation for all, because we want you to live your best life and be your best you all year round.
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33:52Incluye equipo de Wi-Fi y garantía de precio de dos años en tu plan. No esperes. Cámbiate hoy a Cox. Requiere Cox Mobile Giga Unlimited. Garantía de precio no incluye impuestos y cargos. Velocidad de datos móviles se reduce después de 20 gigas al mes. Am I the asshole for ruining my brother's proposal and refusing to clear his name until he gives me half the money for my wedding? Whoa. Okay. I think the revenge is a little leveled up here. Yeah. Throw away account. I, a 35-year-old man, admit to being a spiteful person when pushed, but I want to know if I'm truly the asshole when I gave multiple and explicit warnings as to deter my vengeance.
34:32I have a younger brother, Todd, who's 29, who had a complicated birth and had to stay a month in the ICU. And because of that, my parents have always doted on him and almost denied him nothing, even if it was to the detriment of my sister, Abby, who's 32, and I. My brother drinks in on the attention and has on more than one occasion made himself the center of attention at either my, my sister's, or a cousin's special event. Because of this, Abby and I have a strained relationship with Todd and our parents. Unfortunately, Todd met and fell in love with Lucy, who's 24, who announced her own pregnancy at the baby shower my mom held for Abby.
35:09When I proposed to my wife, Michelle, who's 30, I just wanted to elope, but she really wanted her family to be there, so I invited my family out of obligation. While out, my best man, Jim, who's 35, noticed a receipt from a jewelry store slipped out of Todd's pocket. Jim confronted Todd about this, which led to an argument. Jim told me everything, and I told Todd that he was no longer to be a groomsman because I knew he was going to propose at my wedding. Todd cried to our parents, and which led to a blowout. In my parents' eyes, since Todd never admitted that he was going to propose to Lucy at my wedding, I was unfairly judging him.
35:46I refused and brought up Todd's past behavior. My parents couldn't refute this and got Todd to agree to not try anything at my wedding. This wasn't enough to convince me to let him be a groomsman, but I warned him that if, as a guest, he'd try anything, I would make him regret it. Fast forward to the wedding, and surprise, surprise, Todd walked over to Lucy and proposed to her during Michelle's father-daughter dance and did it in a way so that everyone would notice. Cue my revenge. Jim and I had hired a woman to pretend to be Todd's side piece who cornered Todd and Lucy and claimed that she was pregnant with his baby.
36:23Whoa, they had it in the chamber. Whoa! They had an actor on set. Whoa! They had an Ocean's Eleven sting ready. Whoa! Todd denied this, but when she called his phone, I gave her his number and messed with Todd's phone to incriminate him. It didn't look good. Lucy threw the ring back at Todd and left in tears. When Todd saw the smile on my face, he knew that it was me, and I didn't respond to a single call text from him or my parents until after the honeymoon. Lucy has thrown Todd's stuff out and has been denying access to their kid. Todd is furious and is demanding that I clear his name. I sent him a text saying that I had no idea what he was talking about as well as a screenshot of a bill for the wedding and gave a vague message demanding reimbursement for half of the wedding costs.
37:09Michelle knew the whole time what I was planning and gave me the green light after Todd ruined her moment with her dad. So I felt pretty good, but now even Abby thinks I went too far. Am I the asshole? For clarity, Abby is a sister, Michelle is Opie's wife, and Lucy is Todd, the brother's girlfriend. That just gives me more. No, I got it.
37:57As stated previously, Lucy announced her own pregnancy at Abby's baby shower, so she likes to steal the attention too. Yeah, but. Dude, no, you went way too far. Yeah, I feel like all I'm going to say is yeah, but. Yeah, but are you joking? There's a child involved. Do you think the woman who they hired to be the side piece ate at the wedding? Did they get her through an agency? How much did they pay her? I'm like, where'd she sit? Did she dress up? I just can't believe that. Who did she say she was friends with? One of our guests, Christopher Nolan, was like, I must pass you in my movie. She won.
38:34Stop inviting him places. You went too far, bro. Yeah. It's like, wow, that was more creative than I was assuming. I thought the revenge was like, we're going to make him pay for the wedding or like, that's very extreme and intense. It can lead to a lot of bad shit. But that definitely to me, because there's a lot of stories we read where it's like, I cut this person out of my life. And I'm like, this sounds grounds for that. This person does not respect or care about OP at all. Yeah, right. And it's like. Todd is not doing good things. Like, that's ridiculous. Todd's a piece of shit. Yeah, but everyone's kind of being nutty right now.
39:14Yeah. It's kind of my thesis. But here's the thing is, growing up in like an unfair household will fuck with your brain. You know what I mean? Like, it will. I can try to put myself in this person's position and be like, at the biggest climax of my life, you're gonna still take attention from me and see how that drives a person mad, but this is driving them mad. You know what I mean? It's like, I have been so upset when I am not treated fairly that it makes me want to do crazy things, but that doesn't mean you should, you know? Right, and his whole wedding, all he's thinking about, like, during the father-daughter, It's like, oh, I can't wait for my thing to go.
39:54It's like, dude, you're not even focusing on your own wedding. Yeah, but also, yeah, can't wait to make Todd even more pissed. Yeah. Yeah, because you're like in Go Mistress. Yeah, exactly. To stage an affair is, that's just, it's just a lot. Like, have a glass of champagne. Or five. I like, it's just at that point, it's like as soon as that proposal happens, Like, I would have been down for a lot of versions of revenge, but it's like, for one, just kick them out. Like, kick them out of the wedding right then and there. Yes. Totally fair. Say, like, yeah, you owe me money for, like, stealing the moment of this, but stage an affair is so intense.
40:34And especially hearing, like, they have a kid. I'm like, so they're going to be separated. It's so messy. Also, he's like, my wife gave me the green light because he knows that it's like he's gone too far. To be like, yeah, my wife gave me the green light, so it's okay. And it's like. No. It's actually not. What would you guys do? I would go up to the DJ and say what car Todd drives and be like, a white Mazda? You're being towed. Yes. I would have to get out. But then he's stuck at the wedding. You want him out. I would say something like that. I think I would just be like, I can't believe you did this, Leif.
41:06Right. It sucks. I mean, it really is like, the hindsight of it that he can't have is like, when you know, clearly at this stage, he knew that his sibling was such a piece of shit that he's like, he's going to steal the spotlight. He's going to do everything he can. It's like, yeah, you don't invite him to the wedding at that stage. He already knew, like, I'm not going to make you a groomsman. It's like the guy with the toenail. It's like, do you feel better? Are you feeling better? Yeah. And also, just as even saying it for OP, it's really shitty to, like, the father-daughter dance. Oh, right.
41:41That is true. Everyone's being messy. I don't agree with anybody. Like, yeah, I don't want to discount that Todd is awful. Awful. I don't understand people who want to propose at other people's weddings. I don't get it. I will never understand it. Because I'm like, it's not even gets to be your moment. You're at someone else's moment. No, it's weird. It is purely, it feels like a purely malicious act. It's weird. You're taking one of your primary moments of your life and using it as a malicious act against someone else. I'm like, that's weird. Did you ever get far enough in Vanderpump to see Sheena and Brock want to get engaged during James Kennedy's wedding?
42:13I don't think I saw that. And they're all like, babe, no. Don't do this. And why do they want to do it? I mean, for reality stars, sometimes I'm like, they're like, well, cameras are here. Yeah. Like, they did that at a bachelor wedding did that, and it was like the golden bachelor. Somebody got engaged. I don't know why people are like, well, if everyone's dressed up, might as well. It's a family gathering. It's just like, it's the opportunity. I just think it's so selfish. Yeah, but he did it on purpose because the brother was like, if you do this at my wedding, blah, blah. He already set it up like, please don't do this at my wedding, and yet he did it during.
42:46Just disrespectful. Super disrespectful. So disrespectful. Like, maybe when your family's gathered for a mutual holiday, right? Like, Christmas, it doesn't belong to anybody. New Year's doesn't belong to anybody. I think this is definitely an everyone sucks. Because I'm not sitting here saying Todd's a good guy. He did a horrible thing. It's just the revenge, I feel like, I don't think the revenge was accurate in that, like, I think this was too different of revenge. If Todd was, like, if Todd, like, slept with OP's ex-wife or something. or like if there was like an infidelity type of thing, it's like, okay, you're getting infidelity revenge.
43:19But it's like this wasn't a, this was a weird, that was a sidestep. You're lying. Like maybe if Todd did have a side piece and you invited the side piece, maybe. Yeah, if you found out Todd was cheating on his wife, sure. But it can be also dangerous. Yeah. It's my take with that stuff. I also feel like if there's kids involved, revenge, you can't do that. Like revenge, kids shouldn't be involved in your revenge, in adult revenge. Agreed. So the verdict on Reddit was kind of a perfect blend of asshole, not the asshole, and everyone sucks here. It's very split. Comments, are you an asshole? Yes.
43:53Is your brother a bigger asshole who totally deserved what he got? Also, yes. You're also my type of petty. I applaud you, good sir. 5 ,000 upvotes. Someone else said, everyone sucks here. Yes, Todd and Lucy had a comeuppance in coming. In fact, it was long overdue. But where you overstepped was imploding their relationship, which includes a perfectly innocent child. That child deserves a home with both parents as horribly self-involved as they are. You need to call Lucy right now and come clean. Then let her and Todd figure it out. And for the sake of everyone around you, go no contact with Todd and Lucy for at least a while.
44:25This relationship just got nuked from orbit from all sides. It's time to let it die so that it doesn't explode at some poor cousin's event. I think there's a lot of stories like this when we're reading stories that are like, because when I'm reading them, it's a hypothetical that we're reading. We're not living it. I think the internet can be like, yeah, this fucking rocks. Because it's just like, it's not reality. But when you're in things, you're like, oh shit, this hits different. These are people. Yeah. The one that was like, I applaud you. It's a funny term to say you're applauding because it's like, it's a good movie.
44:57And it's entertainment, but that's somebody's life. Like, I don't applaud that because it just makes me, yeah. Working in this field where we're on the internet so much and we see how people talk about real things that we do from an internet side, it is, there's two versions of everyone nowadays. And there's the internet version and the real life version. And the way we talk about things on the internet is so desensitized. We're desensitized across the board, even when it comes to things that we don't think about. And I think this is one where it's like, this hits harder than we're realizing. I applaud you, sir.
45:30And it's also like, I just, the thing that I get, that I like hold a little bit is like, oh you're a bad person so I can do whatever I want to it's like things are still bad lying is still bad yeah even if you're doing it to a bad person yeah like be strategic and smart with what you're doing yeah I mean catharsis can lead people down a dark road especially when you grow up that's why it's like it's other territory when it's like from birth yeah like my brother will get like find parking faster than me and I'm like that's so not fair and it's cause I'm like it's like my younger like self is coming out, right?
46:09And I'm like, Angela, let it go. You found parking. That's so unfair. Just smash into a car. You always do this. Okay, our next story. This comes from Petty Revenge. The office white elephant gift exchange should not be mandatory. I hate white elephant office gift exchanges. Every year our team joins slash competes with two other groups on our floor. Participation isn't mandatory, but there's a distinct message of everyone is expected to be a part of this team building exercise. The combined group is large enough so anyone can add a gift anonymously. For the past few years, I have been secretly sabotaging the exchange in the hopes we'll switch to Secret Santa so I can opt out.
46:51My petty revenge, every year I contribute a nice gift, obviously from me, along with one or two anonymously given bad gifts. Every year I get a little bolder and go a little farther. Here's what I've contributed for the past few years. 2021, I put a potato inside an iPhone box and shrink-wrapped it. 2022 - Sick, dude! Nice! 2022, a Bible from a used bookstore, a toy American flag, and a red MAGA hat I found in a parking lot. The next day, HR sent an office-wide email about politics in the workplace. Oh, that's funny. That's actually really funny. 2023, toy handcuffs, a cheap eye mask, and a cat toy I modified to look like a riding crop.
47:34The next day, HR sent another office-wide email. This is funny. 2024, a bottle of Robitussin, a bottle of Night Train. Night Train is a cheap, super strong wine. And a copy of the National Enquirer. Our white elephant exchanges next week. I'm thinking about giving a carton of cigarettes and a set of fake eyelashes. Okay, edit. What's that one about? Huh? And that I just found from my wife's back. Yeah, hey. Edit. Yes, I wasn't expecting this to be so popular. I'm glad to know I'm not alone in my hatred for team building exercises and white elephant exchanges, especially when they're not mandatory, but you can't decline to participate.
48:13I found my people. Thank you. I love that shit. I think that's really funny. And I also feel like we used to do it with my aunts and uncles, and it would be like a fight. It's intense. It was like, I'm number two. So two steals, two steals. And it's just like, oh, great. I got this gift. and then it's your aunt who's just like, did you not like, did you not like that? Did you not like that? That's, white elephant gift exchanges, as someone with social anxiety, they're awful. Because you get every gift that you manage to have for a second, you have to pretend it's the best shit you've ever seen.
48:48But then I love social, like, I love just watching interactions. Say, where people go. And it's so fun to watch. Oh my God, a porcelain cow where you put milk in it and you pour it into your coffee. That genuinely happened. and I was like, this is so cute. Oh my God, this is so cute. And you're looking at the person who's just like,
49:09I don't know who put that in there. Your uncle and I found this at Hobby Lobby and we love them. Yeah. I think this is a fun thing. I don't think there's that, because we're going back to like, this is harmless. This is good. This is harmless. This is very funny. I just need to understand the lashes and the cigarettes. That one's good. The other ones, I'm like, yeah, totally. But this one, I'm like, what? Yeah, I didn't know what theme that is. Is it like? Yeah. What is it? Comments. OP should put in there a lavishly framed photo of their boss. People will be stuck between not wanting to look rude like they don't want it and desperately trying to not get it.
49:48That's a good one. I would do one that's like a t-shirt that says, I hate these white elfin gift exchanges. I wish these things weren't mandatory. Oh, that's funny. I came to this white elfin gift exchange and all I got was this stupid shirt. Yeah. Oh, that's funny. Or just a piece of paper that's like, does anybody not want to do these anymore? And they're like, whoa. But it's wrapped in a huge box. And they have to open the box and just find the little piece of paper that says that. Someone said, one year I was trying to sabotage and gave a can of Spam, a book of limericks, and some old Ferrero Rocher.
50:17That was the one everyone fought over. Sometimes it makes no sense. Someone said, I always love the gifts that are obviously from raiding the office supply closet, staples and Bic pens for the win. And someone said, who is this revenge on exactly? Someone said the stupid tradition, of course. Yeah, you're just like pissed you're there. You're just pissed at the world. Yeah. Yeah, and you got them. But you know what? They're participating pretty well. They are. They're making it fun. Yeah, they're kind of making it fun. They're actually probably, I think they're actually the reason they're still around.
50:44Yeah, exactly. Sorry, man. They would have been, yeah. In your lust for revenge, you brought life to the situation. Yeah, they're like, these white elephants are getting really fun. They're really silly. Those lashes. I tried them on and had a cigarette for the first time. My husband touched me for the first time. Yeah. Honey. Look what I got at the white outfit. Cigarettes. My two favorite things, potatoes and cigarettes.
51:07You know what someone's lashes, it looks like it's an hour long blank. Pee-doo. Pee-doo. You get fanned away. You're like, whoa. What is going on? Where'd you get those shoes, Grandpa? Hey, don't bring that back. Marshmallow shoes. All right. It's time for our final story. What? I'm having so much fun, I don't want to go. The food we ordered hasn't even gotten here. Yeah. Where's that food? Our final story comes from Nuclear Revenge. Oh. Okay, this is spooky. This is revenge. This is as extreme of revenge as it can possibly get on Reddit. Look, this is probably going to be too far for most of us, so let's just enjoy the ride.
51:53Okay, buckling up. She cheated on me, so I had a threesome with her former ex-boyfriend and the guy she cheated on me with.
52:07Fuck bitches, get money. Yeah. Whoa. She cheated on me, so I fucked every person possible.
52:20She cheated on me, so I fucked everyone in America. Yeah. What? I fucked the entire state of Colorado. I fucked all of Colorado and she cheated on nuclear. Everyone meet me at Red Rocks. We're going. I caught her texting somebody else. I fucked everyone in our town. That wasn't for me. That was to go against her.
52:50That's what you did for revenge? Revenge. Yeah. Yeah. Clip ends there. Okay. All right. To clear up any confusion that might come up, you have to know that I am a bisexual man. This would have been so much funnier if he did. I was going to say, I am straight. I'm fully straight, but I love revenge. But I suck for these two guys to get after her. I'm a straight man who took two dicks at once. Because fuck her. Because fuck her. I'm as straight as can be. And I had two dicks. Fuck her at the same time, and I still see those dicks once a week. She walks in and is like, suck it, Brittany. I'm so straight, but she fucked with me, I'm gonna grind her every night.
53:40And I've been doing that for 11 years. Yeah, 11 years. I got you, Brittany. Yeah. Don't you dare do that again. My husband Charles supports me, bitch. I hate dick, man. It's like, I think you're gay, man. He's like, no, I just live a life of vengeance. No, just women lie to me, man. So I fuck, man.
54:07And that's where the cigarette and the lashes come in. Thank you so much. Thank you so much. Holy shit. I love this guy. I'm so straight, dude. Fuck her. Okay, okay. Okay. To clear up any confusion that might come up, you have to know that I'm a bisexual man. I love sharing this story because I'm still proud of it. A few years ago, my ex-girlfriend cheated on me with another guy. She then had the audacity to tell me that if I was a grown-up, that I could deal with it, and that she hopes we can still be friends, but she lost any feelings for me and is fully in love with this new guy now. If she hadn't said that, I probably wouldn't have made this plan.
54:48But now I had to teach her a valuable lesson. I was in a depressed state for a long time and couldn't bring myself to delete her number. And she thought I was her friend now. She started to send me pictures of her and her new boyfriend with laughing emojis. She didn't even care about how much she had hurt me. And then one day while I went through Tinder, I found someone who was quite familiar. Her new boyfriend. Of course, I wouldn't tell her that her new boyfriend is on Tinder. In fact, I matched with him, which was quite surprising because I thought he was straight, and we started a conversation.
55:19He didn't know who I was. She never told him she was in a relationship while she was flirting with him. But this was perfect. We had longer conversations, and he told me more and more about himself. Over the weeks, we learned more and more about each other, and now I had a plan. I suggested that we could meet each other at a bar. He agreed. Keep in mind, he was still in a relationship with my ex-girlfriend at that time. When we met, we had a great time, and one date became many dates. It took me a few months, but then I got him to the point where he developed feelings for me, and I was his affair.
55:50What he didn't know was that I got in contact with my girlfriend's former ex-boyfriend as well. He broke up with her because he came out as gay. I was in contact with both guys. The ex-boyfriend and I got along very well. In fact, I made him a close friend of mine. In our conversations with my new boyfriend, we talked about sexual desires, and he told me that he always wanted to have a threesome so I suggested one with the gay ex-boyfriend. I knew that he was his type because we kind of look alike and he had feelings for me so I asked the gay ex-boyfriend if he wanted to become the third one and to my surprise he said yes.
56:23I'm honestly still surprised how all of that worked out without her noticing but it did and then the day came where I decided to go nuclear. The two guys came to my apartment, I led them to the bedroom and they started talking to each other. While they talked, I took a selfie from a safe distance. close enough that she could see their faces but far enough that they wouldn't notice. Then the action started. Of course, I won't go into any detail but damn, I enjoyed it more than anything in the world. A few days after this, I told him that now that I granted him the wish of a threesome, I wanted something in return.
56:54I told him that I don't want to be in an affair any longer and told him that he should either break up with her or I will break up with him. I knew it was hardcore manipulative but I had a plan and I had full control over him. He actually broke up with her and threw her out. I even got him to move out of his apartment to move in with me, meaning that she lost both her home and her boyfriend. But I wasn't done yet. Because, I'm sorry, this is crazy. This is insane. Whoa, okay. Whoo, okay. He's just like sitting there, go on. More. I'm like, you didn't stop at the threesome? But I wasn't done yet.
57:31But I wasn't done yet. Two dicks wasn't enough. I called her dad. Oh, Britney's dead. Cut to Ben Savage and Princess Bride. Was that the end of the story? We're not done yet.
57:49That's not the end of the story. This is nuclear. Wow. Okay. But I wasn't done yet. Because after that, she texted me with crying emojis that her boyfriend dumped her and that she regrets leaving me. I then said, your boyfriend? Are you talking about this guy? and I sent her the selfie I took. She called and texted me several times, but I ignored her. My plan was almost successful. There were only three things left that I still had to do. Three. Three. The boyfriend, the ex-boyfriend, and the dad. Three days. I only had four things left. Boyfriend, ex-boyfriend, dad, and find her long lost brother.
58:27And go to Sweden and fuck her brother. Sweden? The first was that I told her mother, who hates infidelity more than anything because her father cheated on her mother with another woman. You could say, like father, like daughter. Her mother was angry, but thanked me for telling her. From what I've heard, her mother cut ties with her, but I admit that I don't know if that actually happened. And I don't think that it happened, but it would be funny if it was true. The second thing I did was dump him because unfortunately, he was a cheater too and I hate infidelity as well. Holy fuck. Oh, my God. This is crazy.
59:02This is the craziest shit I've read in a long time. Wow. He goes, yeah, we could share these drawers. I'm breaking up with you. I'm breaking up with you because you're a cheater. Yeah. The last thing I did was go out with the gay ex-boyfriend. And after a few dates, we got together and we are still a couple. Does the gay ex-boyfriend know about all of this? Does anybody know about any of it? In the end. Well, mom does. She's like, well done. Thank you for telling me. Yeah. I hate infidelity. In the end, I destroyed both her and the guy she cheated on me with and couldn't be more proud of myself.
59:39Edit. Okay, for some reason, I still get too many messages. No, the fuck, I will not tell you details about the threesome, you horny motherfuckers. So stop asking. Bunch of stupid... Yeah, why do they want to know? Go in detail about it. Yeah. But what about the threesome? Yeah, how'd that work? Also...
1:00:01Also... Yeah, how did that work? Yeah, how did that work? Yeah. Can we get an update on how that worked? How did that work? How did that work? Take your pancakes out. We're learning how that worked. Also, what's a safe distance picture? That's what I want to know. I know. I think he's, that to me is the shittiest thing. He's under the bed. I was like, hey, you took photos of people without their consent. That's so fucked up. Yeah. There's so much fucked up shit here. There's so much fucked up shit here. Oh, this is fucked up. This is very fucked up. God. But you know what's more fucked up? I wonder if that ex-boyfriend knows about all this.
1:00:36What's more fucked up? Where do they get those shoes?
1:00:43Where the hell? Shoes for Cruz, guys. I said this. Yeah, this is, are the comments rejoicing this person? Yeah, rejoicing. I think. That's a church term. Thank you. A few previous conversation. I think they are, because I think we're watching, we're reading this and watching this like a movie. Yeah. And once again, forgetting it's like, hey, like, because if I knew someone who, like, I hate infidelity, obviously. I hate cheating. But if I knew someone who's like, oh, my ex cheated on me, I'd be like, that sucks so much. And then they went into all this detail. I'd be like, that's crazy. I'm probably going to distance myself from you because I'm worried that if I do anything that pisses you off.
1:01:23It's like, this is Eric Cartman. Literally. Like, they love us. You saw this in a trailer with a bunch of hot people. You'd be like, I'm buying tickets. Oh, yeah. Yeah. But real people's lives, this feels... I mean, the boyfriend. Yes. Okay. The other boyfriend. Yes. He cheated on her with this guy. But like, you had to move in for pure revenge. I was like, the threesome felt like enough revenge. The threesome was you did it. The falling in love part? This is a patient man. This is quite a bit. Comments. Someone said maybe Hallmark could make a holiday story out of this. 2 ,000 upvotes. Hallmark?
1:02:00This is HBO. After dark. This is HBO. What are we talking about? This is Pluto TV. Someone said, do I believe it? Kinda. Is it possible? Yes. Do I want it to be real? Yes, yes, I do. Dude did not let her slide. Man really hit her with the Ebenezer Scrooge past, present, future. OP said, to be fair, you are not the first one who thought that. I told this story to some of my friends, and one of them also didn't believe it at first until I showed him the selfie. Someone said, man, I feel bad for your man, lol. I'd be devastated to learn that someone was only with me to get back at someone, even if it was just initially.
1:02:34I sure hope you told him this truth. If not, you genuinely don't deserve him. Big yikes. Someone said, Jesus Christ, save some dick for the rest of us, my guy. Oh, three million upvotes. Three million upvotes. Five hundred million upvotes. And how does it work? Okay. Three million outposts. Also, just chiming in for my friend. Yeah. Explain that. So if you could show us how that. No, I think someone getting with you out of pure revenge is kind of the same as infidelity for me. You're lying. Like, that's a lying. That's a big lie. It's a big secret. That's infidelity in a different font. Yeah. But goddamn.
1:03:15This is like so. This is nuclear. Holy. This definitely is nuclear. Like, yeah, she's, oh my God. I just want to know what the mom, the mom's like has a list and she's like, well, vengeance has been done on my daughter. Like, what was the, I hate infidelity. It's like, a lot of other stuff is happening here. Yeah, is the mom going to be like, and who else did you fuck? Yeah. Who did what? Honey, there's someone on the phone for you. Wait a second. OP must be very hot because every guy he talks to was like, oh, y 'all fuck you, dude. Yeah, picture. Like, the ex-boyfriend had to probably know him.
1:03:54Maybe this is a case of, like, hot people shouldn't be trusted. Probably not. Because, my God. Yeah. Yeah. Yes. Yes, hot people shouldn't be trusted. And that's the lesson of today's read. I'm kidding. No, cheaters shouldn't be trusted. What I want to know is, does the boyfriend know this story? Know why they got together in the first place. Yeah, because he thinks, oh, we got together out of just getting together for a threesome. Does he know about - Not realizing it was all for pure revenge and that he only got with me. He must know because he's telling his friends about the selfie, like - I don't know.
1:04:28Remember in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days when they both find out that they're doing a challenge and they're both so sad? I remember when I was little, I didn't understand that. I was like - Never seen that movie. Oh, yeah. What? The Yellow Backless Dress. It's a classic - Oh, wait, wait, wait, sorry, sorry, sorry. Kate Hudson? Yeah, no, I've never seen it. Never seen it. Green Light. I'm thinking about 10 Things I Hate About You. Oh, you've never seen that? I've seen that one. Julia Stiles? Yeah, I've seen that one. It's Taming of the Shrew. But I remember watching a movie where two people were trying to get together for a goal that wasn't getting together.
1:04:58Yeah. And then they fall in love and they were so, how was the guy in 10 days? Spoiler alert. They're so sad because they fall in love. And that's why I'm like, it's so fucked up to not be honest with someone when you are dating them. And be like, hey, you're here to play a bigger role in something much larger. But then you're questioning it. Did you really want to be with me for me? Or were you like. That's the problem. Like, that's why I hate secrecy and lies and stuff. because I'm like, man, trust is hard to rebuild. Very hard. Like, it's very hard to rebuild. But, you know, if someone cheats on you, just have a threesome with everyone they've ever met.
1:05:29Oh, yeah. Fuck the town. Fuck the town. Okay, my version of this that I think is harmless is I get everybody on a group text. And we go like, guys. Guys. Can't believe we're all here. You're saying with your partner and the person cheating. I had everybody. I had her, I had him. You did that? No, I'm just trying to do a version of this that's funny. Yeah, and sent a bunch of weird emojis and don't say anything. Yeah. Yeah. Got them. Yeah. Done. Well, damn, this was insane. Thank you both for joining me for all this revenge. I laughed so hard. That was really good. This was one of the funniest episodes I've ever been on.
1:06:05I can't believe, I can't believe, for the most part, I'm straight. That part is so funny. It's because she cheated on me. Truly, I can't thank you both enough for what you bring to this show. You too, buddy. You're so funny. Thank you. I feel like I just hang out and read. I love these stories because I just visually picture them in my head, and I just love playing around. I'm like, well, what if? Or, like, picturing them. Yeah, and I just, like, it's also, there's so many people that are also laughing with us that you guys don't see. There's, like, cam ops going, oh! Wait, they're doing what?
1:06:38They're doing, oh! Eric does that every time. I'm like, what the heck? Yeah, it did look bad. They're like, Brittany, what? Oh!
1:06:52You were talking about getting an Emily gasp sometimes from stories. I get an Emily gasp once a shoot block. Wait, what's that? An Emily gasp is, it's funny, but it's alarming. There's some other ones. No, an Emily gasp is like, yeah. Oh, I know. You said that. Oh, my God. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I love it. It's your southern woman. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. Collecting your pearls. Oh my God. We love it. Basically what we're saying is we're grateful to be here. Grateful for everybody on this team. Yeah, we love it. Happy 150th. Happy 150th,
1:07:31guys. It's time to plug Shane back into the wall. Yeah. No, seriously. I'll see you on episode 200. Thank you both for being here. And thank you all for watching. And we'll see you next Saturday. Bye. Bye.
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