Revenge is a dish best served cold, so that the offender's stomach will linger long afterward at the mere memory of their mistake. If you're interested, you can read about ten real-life cases of creative and unusual revenge.
10. A "paired" tattoo for one
Cheating is a very painful situation, to which many react violently and immediately. However, one Twitter user, who experienced cheating, managed not only to remain calm but also to devise a brilliantly simple plan for revenge.
«"My boyfriend cheated on me, so I convinced him to get matching (permanent) tattoos... he went first and I went home," the girl wrote.
9. Wedding Revenge
Imagine a wedding celebration for 300 guests. Everything is dignified and dignified, the official ceremony has already concluded, the bride is beaming with happiness, and the newlywed is reserved and calm. In his speech, he thanks everyone present for their help in organizing the event and asks them to open the envelope he had prepared for each guest.
It contained a photograph in which the newlywed was photographed together with her husband's friend (and best man at the wedding) in a moment of intimacy.
After this, the man told his wife and best man, "F@ck you," and then, saying, "I'm getting out of here now," he left his own wedding. Two days later, he filed for divorce.
This revenge was not only moral, but also material, since the bride’s parents spent $35,000 on organizing the wedding.
8. Thieves' Dance
Losing your property forever is incredibly frustrating. However, sometimes, with a creative approach, we can turn the situation to our advantage.
This was demonstrated by Massachusetts resident Mark Bao, whose laptop was stolen. He decided the best way to get his belongings back was to hack it remotely. After doing so, he hit the jackpot when he discovered a video of the thief practicing dance moves.
Bao posted a video on YouTube, titled, "Don't steal computers from people who know how to use computers." The video caught the attention of a thief, who returned the laptop to its owner, begging him to delete the video. Mark got his property back and got his revenge—because the video still hasn't been deleted!
7. Stone Claim
This creative revenge took place in the wild. An entrepreneur who had a dispute with a bank was required to submit a complaint in writing. And it was made clear that the outcome of its review would be negative.
The businessman kept his cool and drafted a complaint using the materials his company used. One fine morning, bank employees were unable to gain entry to the building—the entrance was blocked by a 12-ton granite slab, on which the complaint, including bank details and a reply address, had been duly inscribed.
The police called to the scene found no criminal offense in the businessman's actions, only civil liability, and advised the bank to take legal action. However, the judge also declined to order the defendant to remove the stone as an interim measure. It turned out that the use of non-paper materials is not a reason to ignore a complaint.
Ultimately, the bank had to hire a team of workers who, using jackhammers, managed to break the slab down to a transportable size. And after the businessman promised to file another complaint—this one three pages long—the dispute with the bank was quickly resolved in his favor.
6. Revenge on all who did not believe in her
Australian skier Jade Hamister became the first 16-year-old to complete a polar hat-trick. This grueling 37-day journey included crossing the North and South Poles, as well as the Greenland ice sheet. For her achievements, Jade received the Young Adventurer of the Year award from the Australian Geographical Society.
But the girl became famous not only for this, but also for her witty response to those who offended her, who made offensive, sexist jokes about her, such as: «Your place is in the kitchen» and «Make me a sandwich, baby.».
In response, the athlete posted a photo on Instagram and captioned it: «We spent this morning cleaning our sleds in preparation for our departure to Soyuzny Glacier tomorrow morning (weather permitting). Then we walked to the Ceremonial South Pole (likely known as the only South Pole—there's a marker and flags there) and to the actual geographic South Pole (which moves about 10 meters per year and is marked separately).
Last night (it never gets dark here this time of year) I made it to the South Pole again… to take this photo for everyone who said, "Make me a sandwich!" in the comments of my TEDx Talk. I made you a sandwich (ham and cheese), now ski 600 kilometers in 37 days to the South Pole, and you can eat it..».
5. Revenge for stolen food
Some say revenge is sweet. But for the characters in this story, it was quite bitter.
According to a story posted on Reddit, a man from Leeds, England, got tired of his coworkers eating his doughnuts. One day, he brought a new bag of doughnuts to work and, using a syringe, injected each one with a dollop of English mustard. He then resealed the bag.
It's safe to say that none of his coworkers dared to eat donuts at work again after getting a mouthful of mustard.
4. Revenge for towing a car to an impound lot
In 2009, a college student named Jordan Renken gave the word "petty" a whole new meaning. He was $88 short of the fee to release his impounded car, forcing him to walk over 15 miles home.
After this, Jordan showed up at the towing company with a substantial amount of money—8,800 pennies! The cashier initially refused to accept the payment, but Renken had inquired beforehand and knew the company was obligated to accept his coins as legal tender.
After nearly an hour of discussing the situation, the young man managed to get his car back. However, his revenge cannot be considered justified, as he only caused trouble for the cashier.
3. Revenge with Shrimp
Divorce after 35 years of marriage is quite stressful. It's even worse when your husband kicks you out, intending to bring a new lover into their cozy nest.
Realizing that the family boat had been irrevocably wrecked on the rocks of infidelity, the ex-wife made herself a solitary shrimp dinner and then hid the shells throughout the house.
Consequences: The ex-husband was unable to find the source of the foul odor and was forced to leave the house. He was so desperate to get rid of it that he gave the house away to his ex-wife for free during the divorce proceedings.
2. Revenge for telemarketing
According to Deloitte's "Media Consumption in Russia – 2020" study, telemarketing calls are the most annoying thing Russians are experiencing. And although Roger Anderson isn't Russian, he's also pretty fed up with telemarketing.
So he created a bot that communicates with telemarketers in the most amusing and annoying ways possible. For example, the AI will tell them there's a bee on their hand or complain about the caller speaking too fast. So, the caller is wasting their time, while Anderson isn't wasting his—wonderful revenge, isn't it?
1. Revenge for illegal parking
Some drivers believe the rules don't apply to them. And it's good when there are those who put the rude in their place, sometimes in quite original ways. Like the supermarket employees who took revenge on a driver who parked illegally. They simply surrounded the car with rows of shopping carts.
This revenge is surprising for three reasons.
- Firstly, when a person comes out and sees his car, he will feel awkward, because this «installation» has probably been noticed by a lot of people.
- Secondly, moving heavy shopping carts will take a long time.
- Finally, this person will think twice next time about where to park.