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What's your favorite thing that anyone has done out of pure spite? (lemmy.world)
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[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 44 points 6 days ago (3 children)

The Killdozer

Heemeyer held various grudges against town officials, neighbors of his muffler shop, the local press, and other Granby residents. Over about eighteen months, Heemeyer secretly armored a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete.

On Friday, June 4, 2004, Heemeyer used the bulldozer to demolish the Granby town hall, the house of a former mayor, and several other buildings. He killed himself after the bulldozer became stuck in a hardware store he was destroying. No one else was injured or killed.

[–] funkyfarmington@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago

The townspeople play so innocent in this story. I've lived in small towns and see right through their bullshit. The only reason they get away with it is the other party is dead and can't defend himself.

[–] qantravon@startrek.website 37 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Stuart Semple hates Anish Kapoor. He hates him so much that he requires those who purchase his paints to sign that they are not Anish Kapoor, are not buying them for Anish Kapoor, and will do everything they can to make sure they do not end up in the possession of Anish Kapoor.

[–] HatchetHaro@pawb.social 34 points 6 days ago

Semple is metal as fuck. He made the Pinkest Pink after Kapoor bought exclusive artistic rights to Vantablack, then after Kapoor taunted Semple with a picture of his middle finger dipped in Pink, Semple made Diamond Dust, which is glitter made out of literal glass shards. He also made Black 2.0 and later on Black 3.0 because fuck Anish Kapoor.

It's not just Anish Kapoor he's against; he's against the whole monopolization of art materials and colours. He made TIFF Blue (versus Tiffany Blue), Easy Klein (versus International Klein Blue), and even Freetone (versus Adobe and Pantone).

[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

2007 starbucks, AZ. If a customer was an asshole, the worker they were an asshole to would request a restock of the sugar free classic so the Barista on bar could hear. There was no sugar free classic syrup. The drink would be made decaf.

It's petty, but....dont be a dick

[–] MojoMcJojo@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

The name of that barista was Satan.

https://youtu.be/VdQKVDUBu2g

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I have the best answer ever. FriendlyJordies 'bruz' saga. A corrupt politician (essentially the top person of power in 1/4th of ALL of Australia) pissed off a political comedian and the comedian locked in so fucking hard and exposed so much corruption that the politician made a special task force to spy on him and arrested his camera man illegally.

This only caused the comedian to become even MORE determined to get revenge. He exposed so much corruption the super powerful politician ended up QUITTING HIS JOB because of ""bullying"" and his camera man walked free.

Also, hes a comedian so the video is HILARIOUS and there's an AMAZING punchline like 3/4ths of the way in that's a power move so fucking massive it's INSANE I don't want to spoil it but HOLY SHIT it was sooo good.

This is only like the stuff that I remember from watching it a few months ago, there's even MORE. Dudes house got firebombed for his political advocacy.

10/10 AMAZING video. If you get a 'justice boner' you better cover your belongings in fucking tarps, it's THAT good. If you have ANY time at all it is 1,000% worth a watch.

https://youtu.be/ihoirTYqf2c

Actually his entire channel is worth a watch. Dude does AMAZING work and even as an American it is SO good to watch. Even his non political videos are HILARIOUS and will have you wheezing with laughter.

I sound like a paid commenter from reddit hyping a movie or sthm but my God it's just THAT GOOD

[–] bluesheep@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If people want to watch the video and get the full experience, here is a re-upload: https://youtu.be/dC_8IY6WlHU

I don't know the full story, but in the comments on the original video I read that Jordies was court ordered to edit out some parts of the audio because of "harassment".

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

oh yeah I forgot that he had to censor some of the insults

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That was awesome. Wish he would do one on TACO.

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[–] flubba86@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

I like FriendlyJordies, appreciate his humour and admire the work he is doing to expose corruption in Australian government. But man, I cannot stand his voice, and his affectation and his mannerisms. I can't watch his videos anymore, it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.

[–] arnitbier@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Comedian who raised 125k for a lady who's house got destroyed in a hurricane. Just to fuck with them basically

He says hate but feels like its just spite he just feels reeeeal strongly about it

Caution: pre 2015 video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eXzRfVg2edo

https://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2013/12/30/doug-stanhope-crowdfunded-126k-for-atheist-tornado-victim-to-annoy-christians

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 52 points 6 days ago (1 children)

For people wondering like me. He raised the money to buy her a new house. It was to piss off her religious neighbors that the athiest got a new house when they didn't.

[–] ToiletFlushShowerScream@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago

Thank you, I needed the context!

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (3 children)

My landlord was sexually harassing my neighbor with threats to raise rents if she didn't 'give it up'

So me and 4 of my friends took apart his car and broke into his apartment and mostly reassembled it in his living room

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (7 children)

Cars are unibody these days. You and four of your friends carried an entire chassis through a human-sized door? Did you remove the doors? Did you remove the windshield? Did you move the engine and trans too? Did you carry the whole subframe together, or? How'd you get the lift in the house? Did you rent any tools?

...now, I'm not calling you a liar, but barring a 90's Miata, I dunno, bro. I just don't know, bro.

edit: missed a spot, .world snowflakes

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[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Favorite... wait what? We're supposed to LIKE things people do out of spite?

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Nah we probably aren't supposed to like them but I remember reading what was probably a joke, but I had to laugh awhile back. Something about a guy finding out his girlfriend was cheating on him so he packed all his stuff and left and when she got home she found not only did he leave but he uninstalled the toilet and put it by the street as they lived in a 1 bathroom place.

Probably fake, but that's some creative ass pettiness.

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