I can understand holding a grudge over something serious. But being rude on a train and having someone look up the ending of your book to spoil it for you? That’s a consequence I haven’t considered. Now I always make sure I’m being polite in public just in case.

My favorite petty revenge is the kind that leaves the other person slightly confused. No one’s calling the cops, but it’s a small inconvenience you’ll think about for a while.

These petty revenge stories include some clever payback and people I’m glad I don’t share an office with. I enjoyed reading them, but setting a hotel alarm for 3:30 a.m. before checking out should get you permanently assigned a room next to the ice machine.

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Woman walking with a ruler in a suburban neighborhood. via

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Twitter post by Abigail Jones about dental surgery and a humorous revenge story. via

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Bald woman with a serious expression, wearing a tattered dress, standing outside. via

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A tweet about a pregnant woman sending a car 15 miles in the wrong direction. via

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Old Salty Marine's tweet about granddaughter not emptying dishwasher, now panicking. via

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Image shows a chocolate cake and a slice of cake with a bite taken out, with a humorous caption. via

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Person on bus eavesdropping on loud phone call, then confidently joins in. via

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Four plastic cups labeled 'TAKEN', 'DTF', 'Single AF', and 'IT'S COMPLICATED' on a table. via

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Dodge Caravan door lock fob used to unlock another Caravan in church parking lot. via

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Empty fridge with spilled drinks and trash, caption about revenge at work. via

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Man pays for both orders at McDonald's drive-thru, then shows receipts to lady at second window. via

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Coworker sabotages high-end homes, causing chaos and frustration. via

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Someone broke into my car and ate all the skin off my rotisserie chickens. via

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Screenshot of a Reddit comment about peeing in a public restroom and scaring a man. via

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Order receipt for 12pc Buffalo Wings with special instructions about hot wings. via

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Humorous scene with a pink speaker and a note about petty revenge. via

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Woman spraying sunscreen over herself while sitting by a pool, ignored by others. via

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Text conversation about a Medicaid scammer crying and a response about being shocked or impressed. via

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Twitter post about a mom using a scantron sheet for coloring exam answers. via

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Humorous post about buying followers with cucumbers and studio setup. via

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A story about a pizza delivery guy who set up a puzzle for a customer as revenge. via

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Person's hand holding a container of chewing gum with chewed gum inside. via

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Man ties 200-foot rope from garage to street basketball hoop as revenge. via

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A note about petty revenge involving a parking dispute and a humorous apology. via

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Customer changes email to *HIS* to stop spam emails after account deletion issues. via

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Screenshots of tweets by EddieVR about petty revenge plans. via

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30 am to avoid detection. via

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Dropped a girl home after arguing and waited for her to leave, then slammed her car door. via

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Screenshot of a social media post with a message about not putting a drink on the car and hogging a左. via

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A social media post about a wife planning a prank on her husband for their special day. via

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Story of a dive bar owner using Vaseline on toilets to deter drug users, leading to humorous looks. via

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A woman was rude to me on the train today, so I googled the book she was reading. via

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Old lady withdraws $1000 in $10 bills after being told she must use ATM for small withdrawals. via

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Gus Constantellis shares a story about buying an illegal CD in Greece and pretending to be a beggar. via

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Coworker steals pens, I swap them with disappearing ink pens, he borrows one before a meeting. via

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Loud music at 2am? I found the perfect way to shut her up. via

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Screenshot of a social media post about changing name to Paul Enis to avoid stickers. via

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A social media post about grandmother's secret stash of recipes and revenge. via

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A social media post about a nine-year-old's revenge on his dad for hernia surgery. via

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Someone took the last 3 boxes of shelf space in Tesco to block her husband's search for party food. via