The world is big and the population is tooooo big. There are certainly a ton of fantastic people but are most assuredly a bunch of scumbags that live to torture the rest of us and sometimes they're disguised as our loved ones.
Redditor u/Classy_deer_human wanted us all to chat about people we wish we could have no memory of by asking.... Who was the biggest a**hole you ever met?
Fool.
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I never met this idiot, but after my cousin died in a car accident where he was next to the driver. The driver survived, and came to my uncle's house few days afterwards and asked for cousin's guitar, since he won't need it anymore. BlueAngel209
Alive.
My mom's abusive boyfriend we lived with for 2 years. Guy was one of those fake "pillar of the community" pricks in public, but behind closed doors he was a monster.
He finally got his comeuppance when my mom didn't call the police during one of his tirades, but instead called the pastor of his church who happened show up minutes later. His social standing was screwed and we moved out right away, scarred but still alive.
Damn that guy! brokenpinata
Drop. Dead.
My current boss. He is an old, rich, divorcee who takes pleasure out of insulting his employees. I unfortunately found myself in a situation where it appeared I was at fault, yet I hadn't done anything wrong; and after yelling at me, he said "you have a long life ahead of you, along with a lot of failure."
He's called other employees "animals, stupid," and once told a worker to kill himself. I can't wait for the day where he suffers a heart attack and drops dead. VirginiaMitsu
The Drama Queen.
My step in crap sister. She posts stuff on Facebook just to make people angry and then goes crying that she's a victim and that we should all feel sorry for her. She used me for that drama and got her birth mother in on it, and then turned and did the same thing to her. Forget you, L. SailorVenus23
I hate you!
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This fool who parks in between two handicapped parking with his old, crappy Mercedes. Dividebynegativezero
Rot!
I went to school with this guy and almost everyday he would sneak into the girls locker room. One day we told a teacher and instead of him admitting it, he blamed me and my friends. The authorities were contacted, and every girl in the locker room had to testify against someone to the cops. I don't know how many years he got, but I hope he's still rotting. Diamonds4days1
Finder's Keepers.
A guy that lives a few miles away from me. I was probably 9, riding my bike on the road (very rural). Anyways, my chain broke, so I walked back to my house to get my dad to help me fix it. come back, cannot find the bike. We walked up and down the road for so long thinking we missed it.
Sometime later, walking or on a scooter or something, I then found my bike, in the back of this guy's truck. I walked up to the door to let him know I was taking it. Long story short, he played finders keepers, berated me for being so loose with my possessions, and then showed me his gun. Eventually, my dad came and got it. Hate that guy. SilverCommon
Mr. Luttrell....
Marcus Luttrell, the Marine that the movie Lone Survivor is about.
He visited a hotel I worked at during football season. Granted, the prices sky rocket during game season and I definitely don't agree, but as a lowly desk worker, it's out of my hands. He asked if there was a veteran's discount and I told him that I apologize but during the game season we are not allowed to grant any sort of discount without managers approval.
He says some rather rude things about how ungrateful I must be that people died for my freedom to stand just stand there at work and then farts at the counter, turns to the girl he is with, and says, "That'll teach her."
To this day, no adult has insulted me in such a degrading, childish way. MsShevy
Don't Worry Jeff... it's not a loss.
Jeff Daniels. I've met him a few times and he is unbelievably dismissive and downright nasty to his fans. The most memorable experience is when I was waiting outside of the stage door of the play God of Carnage (which also starred the very kind James Gandolfini and Marcia Gay Harden). He comes out first looking bored and tired and waves his assistant in front of him.
The assistant screams "Mr. Daniels doesn't do photos or autographs." No one was really there for him anyway, so no one really cared, but as he walked down the line he kept saying "no autographs" and wouldn't make eye contact with anyone. The best response came from the guy next to me, who turned to me and said, "was he dumb or dumber?" simplythebess
The Little Prick.
A prick I used to work with. Skinny short guy with acne and glasses that was the biggest kiss butt I've ever met.
Our boss encouraged us to call him by his first name. This prick would call him "boss - "you got it boss" or "I'm a massive bellend boss hope you still love me boss."
Anyways, we both got in at 7 and everyone else started at 8.
It was a slow morning so we were both on our phones playing hearthstone.
At 7:55 our manager came in, I didn't see, but the prick did, I got given a little heat for being in my phone but it was nothing serious.
Prick then proceeds to say "sorry boss, I tried to tell him to not go on his phone but he wouldn't listen." Are. You. Trying. To. Get. Punched.
Little prick. infantthrower
Damn Roommates.
One of my roommates (Roommate #1) in senior year of college. He's born and raised in on Long Island, NY and his family is from a very conservative region in Pakistan. He embodied every single quality that Fox News presents Muslim people to be. He detested Jewish people, Hindu people, Christian people, and the very most, he hated all women.
It was so disheartening because my other roommate was Turkish (Roommate #2) and Muslim as well, without embodying any of the hatred that my horrible roommate did. Roommate #2 constantly called #1 out on giving Muslims a bad name.
Roommate #1 strongly believed women were meant to serve men ("and stay in the kitchen") and when I called him out on that, he accused me of attacking his culture and being brainwashed by being Indian (I don't consider myself "Indian" but he sure did). He made all of my female friends extremely uncomfortable by making very subjugating or awkwardly inappropriate comments towards them. Genuinely bad person. unbroly
Find an EMT.
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An officer in the fire department. I was an EMT student at the time, and I was going to a graduation. In the middle of it, two guys drag a barely conscious girl over near where I was sitting. A few people got up and walked over to her, and I also went up to help. The girl's mom was sitting next to her, and I introduced myself as an EMT student, and asked if I could help (she said yes).
At this point, the girl was awake, and seemingly okay. (I was able to get a pulse and respiration count that were normal). One of the people who got up to help turned out to be the school nurse who went to get some Gatorade and ice packs. After she came back, I asked if there was anything else I could do, and she said that she was good, so I headed back. I thought I handled it pretty well, but I guess the officer felt otherwise. I saw him inside after the ceremony was over, and he started glaring at me.
He said that he saw the whole thing, and he said that I lied about my credentials (I didn't) and that he was giving me a warning. I wasn't thrilled with his reaction, but what makes me more mad is that he saw the whole thing, thought I was messing up, and didn't intervene in any way
Edit: the guy is an EMS officer at my company, and I knew him. Just wanted to clear up any confusion. Supreme_Eugene
'"B" Personality....
I understand the plight of single-parent families, but I knew a guy who was raised by his mom, and his mom was definitely somewhere on the Cluster B Personality Disorder continuum. She imparted all of her pathological behavior to her son. This dude was a very timid in person and has literally never thrown a punch in his life.
But he is the cruelest, most monstrous person in "hidden" ways: gossip, passive-aggression, manipulation, triangulating, backstabbing, betrayal, mind games. I would've literally killed him a few times if it wasn't for the small speck of pity I still have for him. I have noticed, though, that every 5 years or so his antics come back and completely upend and destroy his life. So his behavior is its own punishment. ChanceGuest
Better you than ME.
My neighbor that lives behind me. A minor tornado hit our neighborhood around 15 years ago, and my house got hit the worst of all the houses. After the storm ended neighbors came over to check on us as a tree partially fell and landed on my house. He comes over and looks my dad in the eyes and says "I am glad it happened to your house and not mine." Eckst
Evil is Close.
My third grade teacher was really nice and I learned well in his class. My brother enjoyed his class. Three years later he was arrested for child porn. He was a Boy Scout troop leader, the wrestling coach for the lower grade levels, as well as an elementary school teacher.
Then there's the asshole who claimed he murdered my friends mom (she disappeared 10 years ago) and then recanted.
Also the guy who drove a dead body in a freezer in the school parking lot. All in one town. GrayMatters0901
A Tesla Thing.
The narcissist crap who frequently wears the "It's a Tesla thing, you wouldn't understand" as if trying to flex his superiority over the rest of the class, to put it simply he is a power-hungry, "I'm better than everyone else" type kid who probably has about two brain cells swimming in his tiny brain. JosephiKrekowski
I Hate Them.
My ex. Threw me out 5 months before we were due to move to the other side of the world together, after we had been together for three years. And then almost instantly started dating the girl he told me wasn't a problem for the whole three years.
They're moving over together now, this Thursday. Hopefully London's so big I never have to see him or hear about him again when I move over next month. F him. F her. F them both. poppyjack16
So much Halloween candy....
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My dad. There isn't even a close second. He used to keep two bowls of candy on Halloween, an expensive bowl and a cheap bowl. Good candy went to white kids in nice costumes. Bad bowl went to everyone else. tweak0
Karma. That is all.
My ex boss. I wished him dead for a year. Then I came to work one morning and was told he died from a heart attack that morning.
Have zero sympathy. Zero remorse. He was a sexist fool and deserved his fate.
Wishes do come true. Keep wishing. milehigh11
When we're intoxicated, or even the slightest bit tipsy from having a little too much to drink, our immediate perspective on things is hazy.
But there's nothing like a bit of alarming news or a jarring incident to snap us out of the fog and focus on the moment.
Sometimes alcohol isn't always to blame for our impairment.
It can be a state of mind, like a perpetual numbness from being complacent in life, and all it takes is one shocking moment to rattle us back to our senses.
Curious to hear from strangers online about this type of scenario, Redditor Known_Challenge_7150 asked:
"What’s one thing that sobered you up real quick?"
These individuals were witness to shocking events that sobered them up right quick.
Bleeding Out
"Got out of a taxi and found a naked man profusely bleeding from his head crawling up the driveway in my condo. Called him an ambulance completely forgot I was absolutely wasted until 45 minutes later when I'd helped him translate and in to an amublance and stepped in my front door."
"Later a few days later learned he'd slipped in the tub and literally crawled out for help. Poor dude. He was fine but I genuinely thought he was going to die there."
– DongLaiCha
Tragic News
"At a bachelor party and we got a phone call that the groom’s father had suddenly passed."
– accountnameredacted
Bottom Of The Barrel
"I went to visit my parents back in July. I was homeless and deep into fentanyl addiction so I lost a lot of weight. My folks could see it. They knew something was up. Anyway, I spent the night and I was getting ready to leave in the morning and I looked at myself in the mirror for a good long time. I finally had enough and told them everything. They took me to detox, from there I went to rehab. Graduated in August and been living with them ever since then. I have 160 days clean and sober."
– Crotch-Monster
A reality check can be enough for some people to snap out of it.
Like Father, Like Son
"Was driving a drunk friend home, he had been on a bender again and was smart enough to call me for a lift rather than try and drive. As I helped in to his house his mother came down the stairs and said 'your as drunk as your father' and went back upstairs. I haven't seen him drunk since then, he still drinks but the thought of turning into his dad scared him out of hard drinking."
– psycospaz
Busted
"Flashing blue lights."
– FiddleOfGold
"This sobered me up just thinking about it."
– redmaple_syrup
Losing Sight
"Woke up to no sight in one eye. I had cataract surgery so just thought one of the lenses had slipped and it was an easy fix. Eye doc says nope, you had a stroke. I loved soy sauce, teriyaki sauce and salty food, which caused high blood pressure, which caused retina damage. Over six months was able to get most of my eyesight back with medication, and all back within a year. Trying to navigate life with one eye was very sobering. Started taking HBP much more seriously."
– MissHibernia
Quitting The Bottle
"Looked up someone I went to highschool with who was an awesome guy. Found out he had been dead for 3 years from alcoholism, at age 33. I made an overnight change. I hadn't started drinking that night yet, 10 months ago. Haven't touched it again since."
– omgtater
These disturbing moments were enough for Redditors to immediately come to their senses.
Unplanned House Guests
"Me and a buddy Woke up in someone’s living room, realized neither one of us knew the people, they were just nice and let 2 drunk guys sleep on their living room floor. We didn’t even say goodbye."
– Oneinsevenbillion75
Serious Health Warning
"Elevated liver enzymes."
"And the knowledge that this sh** was gonna kill me and I just couldn't orphan my family over it."
"So I opted for recovery, instead."
"Clean and sober since June 5, 2009."
– Far_Meal8674
The Joyride
"Grew up in a rural area. The little town hosted dances at the hockey arena, everyone (adults and kids) went and they overserved everyone, regardless of age. I was maybe 16 or 17 and was absolutely sh*tfaced, and jumped in the back of someone's truck with about 8 other people to go back to someone's cottage for after dance drinking. The driver (still don't know who it was) started racing one of his buddies and we whipped around small dirt roads, flying around blind corners on the wrong side of the road, going god knows how fast. It was basically a disaster waiting to happen. It was crazy scary and I was sober and thankful to be alive when we finally arrived."
– foxfood9116
The human psyche is a fascinating thing, isn't it?
How we can automatically focus on something urgent at a crucial time, even after getting buzzed from drinking too much alcohol.
But as we're in the thick of the holidays, it's a good reminder to drink responsibly and stay off the roads if you drive to your celebratory destination.
Cheers. Stay safe. And happy holidays.
We've all complained or vented about something in our lives which, in the grand scheme of things, wasn't exactly a problem, or is very easily solved.
Then there are those who complain about things that others almost hope will happen to them at some point in their lives.
These are known as "first world problems", as they are problems that pretty much only the world's one percent faces.
From having to fly business class instead of first class, or being served Roederer instead of Dom Pérignon, these complaints are often met with amusement, bewilderment, or even anger.
Redditor jennimackenzie was curious to hear the most absurd "first world problems" anyone ever complained about, leading them to ask:
"What’s the most ridiculous 'first world problem' you’ve seen people get worked up over?"
"Tale As Old As Time..."
"I once knew a mom who was legitimately devastated, to the point of tears/grief, because a doctor predicted her 8 year old daughter's final height to be around 5'2","
"Which wasn't tall enough to get cast as Belle at Disney World."
"That was the child's (and her mother's) only dream in life, apparently."
"Didn't appreciate my suggestion that she could be Minnie or Mickey."
"Lol!"
"Only a face character would do!"- TravelLovingMom
"Must Be Funny, In A Rich Man's World..."
"My boss from about a decade ago was this insanely rich dude who always went to the bank to get fresh and crisp currency."
"He'd call the bank in advance to make sure they had some on hand."
"I think he was a germaphobe."
"He had a trash can that he'd throw $1 and $5 bills in that he thought was 'dirty' and regularly just donated it vs spending it."
"I asked him why he did this and he said it was too much trouble and asked if I wanted it."
"I said f*ck yeah dumped it into my bag and when I got home it was close to $400 in singles and fives.
"Another time, he wanted to upgrade all the computers in his studio, so we went to a store and bought 10 PCs."
"They all had $150 mail in rebates and he wasn't bothered to go through the trouble of mailing them in."
"3 weeks later I received $1500 after spending a whole afternoon filling out all those goddamn forms."- azninvasion2000
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Who Wore It Better?
"When I was about 19 years old, I was at my boyfriends family BBQ."
"I was wearing this pretty floral sundress."
"His cousins girlfriend showed up in the same dress and she was SO mad that she went and changed."
"I will never understand being upset when someone is wearing the same thing as you.'
"Did you really think that your shirt you bought off the rack is going to be unique to you?"
"No."- mertsey627
Seeing Red! Or Blue In This Case...
"The blue of the balloons wasn't quite the same as the bridesmaid's sashes."
"Years ago my wife and I attended a wedding."
"It was very low key."
"The dinner was in the dining hall at the university where the couple met, cinder block walls and all."
"It was a Baptist wedding - no booze and very serious."
"The dark blue balloons attempting to liven up the hall were a slightly darker shade of blue than the sashes on the bridesmaid's dresses."
"The bride lost here sh*t and absolutely raved for nearly an hour."
"I can't remember how they finally managed to talk her down."- mechant_papa
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See You In Court!
"Rich neighbors who end up in expensive court battles because they disagree about where a tree can be planted or whether the color of a fence fits in with the street’s 'amenity'."
'These disputes get really heated and rack up huge lawyers’ bills."
"The most pathetic part is after the judgement when they are arguing about who should pay the other party’s costs."
"Lots of affidavits filed citing the 'emotional distress' they had to endure, or painting themselves as brave warriors who were forced to take a stand to fight for 'justice'."
"Also lots of pompous litigants insisting that the judge refer to them by their 'Dr' title."
"An absolutely insane dumpster fire of entitled rich people problems."- ElectrocRaisin
It's Always People With Money Who Don't Want To Pay!
"I work in a public library."
"People will get so so mad if they have to be put on a wait list for a book."
"A popular book that just came out."
"Ok our services are not only free but so are the books."
"You’re welcome, a**holes."- Switchbladekitten
A Warm Butt Is A Happy Butt!
"My own."
"We have a bidet toilet seat (Fabulous! Everyone should have one!) and not only does it wash your bum and blow dry it, but the seat's heated!"
"It's shocking how much a heated toilet seat makes the whole process more agreeable."
"Except: We had a power outage and I went to use the toilet and the seat was cold!"
"Unacceptable!"
"This shall not stand!"
"I was really upset because it didn't feel good."
"Then I stopped and thought: This is the most first-world problem anyone's ever had."
"I was really pissed because my heiny was tepid."
"I got over it."- DeathGrover
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Holy Matrimony!
"Weddings are a gold mine for this question."
"People get so hyped up over their 'most important day of their life'."
"They'll destroy friendships, go into debt, and have crazy expectations."
"It's not always the couple who go crazy, either."
"Sometimes, it's the parents or another family member who feels entitled to control the wedding."
"It's just a party."
"Be considerate of guests, have plenty of food and drinks, and enjoy it."- magicrowantree
When Fast Food Isn't Fast Enough...
"Having to pull off to the side to wait for a drive-thru order to be brought out to you because your food isn't ready and there's a line building up behind you."- demanbmore
In Case You Don't Think Customer Service Employees Are Undervalued...
"I was working the return desk at a Target next to a military base so I have so many stories."
"One of my favorites was a lady who had her baby shower before revealing the gender and was livid that she had received floral newborn diapers when she’s having a boy."
"It was a huge box of super expensive, all organic diapers, that we didn’t carry and therefore could not return."
"I cannot accurately express her fury and disgust."
"How dare either suggest her boy could wear feminine diapers."
"I suggested she donate them if she didn’t want to use them and she instead threw away the entire box."
"When she left we pulled it out and threw it in our donate bin."
"There have also been multiple times where mom’s order massive toys and when we bring them out to the car they get furious that they aren’t wrapped."
"We don’t offer wrapping services."
"Here’s the thing, if you don’t want your kids to see the toys you got them for Christmas or their bit to day DON'T BRING THE CHILD WHEN YOU PICK IT UP."
'I’ve had multiple women scream and curse me out that I had ruined their kids Christmas by bringing the toys they ordered out to the car like they requested."- clever-mermaid-mae
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Happiest Place On Earth!
"I used to work for Disney."
"That in itself should tell you everything."
"However for fun I'll give you two specific stories one form our tech department and one from my wife who worked bookings."
"I specifically worked for their call center to help with technical issues with magic band and the website."
"Suddenly got worse huh?"
"A right of passage call everyone has at least one story of is the 'Dome call'."
"Basically there is a subset of Disney Guest (TM) that believes if it rains at Walt Disney world there is someone that will push a button to encapsulate the whole of Disney property in a dome to keep out the rain."
"I'm not kidding."
"If this button is not pushed they call our tech department to angrily ask why."
"My wife worked booking."
"Pretty much everything including Bibbidi Bobbidi boutique and Pirate's league."
"These two things did roughly the same thing difference being price and theme."
"BBB was expensive did more and was focused on princesses, pirates league did a bit less and focused on mermaids and pirates."
"Lady called up my wife, and got pissed about BBB being booked up (It goes FAAAAST)."
"Karen: 'Im going to give the phone to my daughter and I want you to tell her how you are ruining her vacation by not letting her do BBB'."
"Wife proceeds to explain how pirate's league is so much cooler and how she can be a mermaid or pirate and basically gets the kid to start demanding to their parents about how they want to be a mermaid instead of a princess."- trollsong
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The horror!
Being booked into a junior suite at Disney World instead of an executive suite!
It's almost as bad as having no money for groceries, or no food to feed you children...
Said absolutely no one.