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47 Times Someone Crossed The Wrong Person And Immediately Regretted It
FunnyJUN 5, 2026

47 Times Someone Crossed The Wrong Person And Immediately Regretted It

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When someone wrongs us, we’re often told to be the bigger person. To move on and let karma take care of it eventually. And sure, that may be the more morally correct way to handle things. But it’s not always the most fun or satisfying.
People on Reddit and Quora asked others to share the pettiest things they’ve ever done, and the answers were exactly as entertaining as you’d expect. We’ve gathered some of the best responses below. They prove that sometimes, payback can be very sweet.

#21

Got mad at my brother over something stupid that I don't remember, went in his room and detuned his guitar till the strings were floppy.
16points

#22

A guy sent my wife some inappropriate messages on a gaming app. She kept blocking him and he kept coming back with new profiles.

I found him on FB and sent his wife flowers anonymously. I still grin when I consider what that phone call must have been like when she called him to thank him for the flowers he never sent.

Incredibly, he stopped messaging my wife. I guess making people play a little defense makes them too busy to go on offense.
16points

#23

Friend at school wanted to go swimming. We agreed to meet up at the swimming pool and I gave her my phone number. I arrived early and waited for her. There was no sign of her, no calls or texts. Even asked staff if they had seen her; they hadn't.

I gave up after waiting an hour. Even walked down the path she would likely take in case she got the times mixed up. Nothing. Still not a peep. Met her in school where she lied to me telling me that she tried calling and texting me. Telling me she even got a few of her friends to try my number using their phones and no one could get through to me. Total made up story. In other words, she didn't want to go and let me find out the hard way.

Later that week, she asked to go swimming again. I agreed and made a meeting point. When that day came, I purposely never showed up. Had her waiting for me until she took the hint the way I did. Petty? Yes, absolutely. Have I ever thought differently about what I did? Nope.
16points

#24

When my best friend slept with my husband in my bedroom while I was upstairs in the house . I turned around and f****d her husband and now we’re all divorced. Yay ! lol.
15points

#25

I accidentally discovered that my a*****e ex-fiancé was still using my employee discount for internet service. Only found out when I recently called my ISP to update my address after a recent move.

Customer Service Representative: *I see here that you also still have service at [former address where I lived with my fiancé]. Will you be keeping that service active too? I see your employee discount active on that account.*

Me: *Huh? Uh, no, I don't live there anymore. I lived there with my former partner.*

Representative: *Oh, I see. Would you like me to terminate the discount on that service?*

Me: *Yes, yes I would. Thank you, kind sir!*

Faith in humanity restored. There are some service representatives out there that are still good!
15points

#26

Dragging an old employer to court over just under an hour of overtime that they didn't pay out correctly.
14points

#27

Close-up of person wearing white Nike sneakers with black swoosh
I untied my sister's shoes because she ate my chocolate. Like, while they weren't on her feet.
13points

#28

I stopped reminding someone about plans after realizing I was always the one making the effort. The friendship ended itself.
13points

#29

I got mad at my boss. (was very long ago and I forget why)

When he left his office for a moment, I went in there, farted, left and closed his door.

Immature? Yes
Satisfying? Hell yeah!
13points

#30

At my job now we use Microsoft Access to open a ghostwriter program. We use it a lot every day. It automatically opens in Word at 100% zoom. I really dislike both my immediate coworkers and listen to them complain all day about how it opens too small and they can't read it without zooming in another 20-30%. Drives them both mad!


I haven't told them that if they open Word, they can change the default zoom percentage. Mine opens at 130% each and every time. They asked me once how I got it that way and said it just did it for me and I must've been lucky. They still zoom in each time.
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12points

#31

Sometimes, when I'm a bit somber for whatever reason, I call my dog over and just pet him while we watch tv for a bit.
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12points

#32

Woman giving a presentation using a tablet in front of a screen
Doing a presentation in university with four other people however one member of the group contributed virtually nothing to it.

To get back at him I made the size of his name 0.5 less on our report and presentation. Petty but justified.

F**k Chris.
12points

#33

Was working cashier in concessions at a movie theater. Had to deal with this huge party that didn't bring enough parents to deal with the kids. Main mom was rude to me when buying food. She comes back after the movie asking me to change out her $50 for smaller bills (She did not state what kind, but i knew she wanted $1 and $5 as thats all the coin machines in out arcade take and thats where the kids are.) I inform her i cant because i can not just open my register, i need to be making a sale to do so. She takes candy and holds it up but when i say the price she screams "Rip OFF!" and throws the box in my direction before storming off. I see her go where i told her to go, customer service, she waits 2 minuets then storms back over and says "They are taking too long, so just ring up the f*****g candy." so i do so. I then gave her all $20 with like one $5 and two $1's not even nearly enough to cover those kids games. She started apologizing as i counted out the money and acting like i gave a s**t why she was acting like an a*****e. She complained to my manager when she figured out what i did, and she watched as they came to talk to me, but she got more mad when i explained she never said what kind of bills, and she threw a box at me. It was a good day, im glad her kid is s****y, because its obvious where the kid gets it from.
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12points

#34

Had a coworker/roomie attempt to choke me after accusing me of touching her food on “her”shelf of the fridge in our house. This was back in the 70s. I didn’t but the other roomie did. Not sure if she attempted to choke him. I was soon moving out and a box was delivered to her that had a damaged top. I peeked in. Copper cookware. Woohoo! A few pieces went into my boxes to move! No regrets on my theft! Used them for 40 some years.
12points

#35

I was forced by court order to give some of my deceased mother’s things to an estranged family member. One of them was a hand-painted one-of-a-kind chess set. I kept one of the pawns. I keep it in my kitchen cabinet so I can quietly say “f**k you” and smile into its little beady eyes whenever I see it.
12points

#36

I was fighting with my SO, don't remember why. I had already offered to make him a lunch for work so I got 2 pieces of bread, put them in a sandwich bag and threw a can of tuna in. Left a note that said "enjoy your lunch a*****e". He wasn't even mad.
11points

#37

Years back I hated the management of the company I worked for. I wasn't alone. My coworkers hated our managers, too. I could go into all the reasons why, but just know that it was well-deserved. Unbeknownst to my coworkers, I screen captured every single negative text message, email, and Facebook message they'd ever sent to me about our bosses.

Eventually I quit. When I did, I sent every last message to our bosses. I blurred out the names so no one would specifically get in trouble. Some of the messages were downright cruel. I was told that I made at least one of my former managers cry. I only wish I could have been there to see it.
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11points

#38

Empty classroom with chairs placed upside down on desks
Every time I pass by my old high school, I give it the finger or yell "f**k you".

Doesn't matter what I'm doing or what time of the day it is. If I don't, I don't feel right.
10points

#39

Stack of chocolate chip cookies on a wooden surface
When I was a young, like 5 years old or so, my brother who was 2 developed a bad habit of biting others. If he didn't like you telling him no, he bit you. If he was upset about something, he bit you. If he wanted to say hello, he bit you.

My mother hated it and would spank him as punishment if he bit someone. So when I would get angry or annoyed with him, as older brothers tend to do. To be honest, this was often used to get his cookie while he was in timeout after. I would turn my arm as far around as I could and bite my own arm hard enough to make teeth marks.

The crazy thing is that I had thought this all the way through. I would turn my arm so that it would look like he came at me and the front teeth would be from the right angle. I wouldn't use my whole mouth because it would be too big and my mom would notice they weren't his.

TLDR: Framed my brother for a cookie.
9points

#40

Woman holding a closed sign at a store entrance
Was closing up the store when a customer and a friend came in at the very last minute asking for a service that normally costs $30. I could have turned them down and said we were closed, but instead I charged them $50 without telling them the real price. I consider the extra $20 an inconvenience fee.
9points
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