Proving People Wrong Is The Sweetest Revenge
We've all been there. Those times when you know you're right about something, but somebody singles you out and tries to make you feel inferior.
Sometimes these individuals get away with it, but other times, something glorious happens: sweet revenge rides in on karma's back and strikes. them. down...Justice at its finest.
1. Takes One To Know One
I went to get a haircut this one time and the hairdresser made a big show of how terrible my faded highlights were, how the previous hairdresser did a lousy job and how I got ripped off. Then he asked me where I got it done from.
With one word, I shut him down for good: "Here".
2. More Than Just Muscles
One of my clients filed a frivolous lawsuit after I refused to give him free services or a refund for his dissatisfaction with a service he had absolutely no reason to be dissatisfied with.
During the deposition, it became abundantly clear that both the client and his attorney made the mistake of assuming I was just a meathead.
The attorney ended up so flustered that he lost his composure, insulted me, which is always a clear sign that the other person has literally no factual argument, and we had to recess.
After he apologized, he asked a couple more questions and ended the deposition. Insurance ended up settling the claim for almost nothing, just to avoid a civil trial.
3. Are You Smarter Than A Kindergartener?
When I was about five or six years old, I was obsessed with the Titanic. The ship, not the movie. Although, all the ads around that time for home video rentals probably got me interested in the first place.
Anyway, I knew every fact, every detail, every bit of trivia about that ship and its fateful voyage in 1912 for a few years there.
Well, one summer, my family had a big get together, as you do. One of my dad's uncles—my great-uncle—was there, who was a huge jerk by all accounts, and my dad hated him, too.
My great-uncle happened to discover I was interested in the RMS Titanic, so he decided to quiz me to try and make me look stupid. He asked, "Hey, exactly how long was the Titanic?"
According to my old man, I looked up, met my great-uncle square in the eyes, and deadpanned, said, "882 and a half feet, duh". Needless to say, my dad enjoyed that moment
