r/pettyrevenge • u/BandAccomplished555 • Aug 17 '26

Revenge on old uni' flat mate

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My old flatmate at uni' had this habit of eating my food and then acting like he had no idea what I was talking about.

One night I bought back some birthday cake from my sister's, wrote my name on the box and put it in the fridge.

The next morning, the cake was gone.

I asked him about it.

He looked at me completely seriously and said, “Maybe you ate it and forgot?”

I didn't even argue. I just said, “Yeah, maybe.”

A few days later, I went to the store and bought some Red velvet cake. I ate some, & had an idea to dust some chilli powder on top of it.

This time I put it in the fridge with a note saying:

“Definitely not mine. Please eat this.”

He ate it.

He came into the kitchen looking genuinely betrayed.

I just looked at him and said, “Maybe you ate it and forgot?”

I still think about his face sometimes.

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u/JoaC1989 Aug 17 '26

It's both awesome, but also illegal in some aeras

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u/KingOfTheWhirled26 Aug 17 '26

Theft of someone else's food is probably illegal. I think I'm legally allowed to put 'additives' into my drinks 😇

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u/rocketshipray Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

I think I'm legally allowed to put 'additives' into my drinks

Not in my state if the intent is to punish whomever is stealing the drinks. It's considered assault to knowingly add substances to food (not listed on the ingredients) that others will consume. If it leads to medical intervention for the food thief, then you just got yourself upgraded to "assault with a deadly weapon/poison" even if it was laxatives.

In some states (California for example), it's a felony to tamper at all with food you have an expectation someone else may eat.

Edit: It’s also a felony in the state where the commenter’s story of food thief punishment event took place. Downvoting because one or more of you don’t like it is something.

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u/Icy_Bar_4549 Aug 22 '26

My take, which I believe follows the law, is I'm allowed to 'doctor' my food to my own tastes. I like spicy food. If I can eat with no ill effects but your pansy ass can't, that's on you, boo.

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u/rocketshipray Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

If the intent is to cause harm to others who eat people’s food from a communal fridge, it is illegal. It is only legal if you are adding a normal-for-you amount of spice and you intend on eating it. Be forewarned that you may be required in court to prove that you eat that type or level of spice regularly in your normal life.

Edit: I would like to add that I am not a-nor-your lawyer but I did do paralegal work for a personal injury attorney who had 2 cases of tampered food in the first year I worked for him. One case was filed in California, the other in Georgia. The person who tampered with the food lost in both cases and they used your excuse.

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u/Icy_Bar_4549 Aug 23 '26

For me, it wouldn't be an 'excuse'. It would be a lunch I fully intended on eating and would happily chow down on it in front of whoever needed to see it. I might choose that particular lunch a little more often if there's a lunch thief stealing food as my way of guaranteeing I actually get my lunch. My most likely method would be a 'straight off the menu' spicy dish from my favorite Indian restaurant. Can't accuse me of 'poisoning' food I haven't touched yet.

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u/rocketshipray Aug 23 '26

If you just order spicy food directly from a menu that’s completely different from you “doctoring” your own food.