MetaFilter posts tagged with revenge

Lernert Engenberts produces tiny, beautiful and exquisitely cruel films.

maudlin — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:57:36 -0800

Lernert Engenberts produces tiny, beautiful and exquisitely cruel films. Revenge on an innocent egg. Three ways to melt a chocolate bunny. Teasing the colour blind with colour correction. Abstract artists explain their work to their parents. But this may be the cruelest one of all. See more, including an ode to Alaska via AOL, on his site.

Auto Warranty scammers Revenge

milovoo — Wed, 06 May 2009 16:19:33 -0800

It looks like the Auto Warranty phone scammers who keep calling your cell phone may finally be getting their comeuppance, right about ... now.

Natives Telling Stories

CheeseDigestsAll — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:00:59 -0800

Last year, best-selling biologist Jared Diamond (prev) published an article in the New Yorker describing a cycle of revenge in Papua New Guinea, contrasting the conflicting human needs for vengeance and for justice. (Mefi discussion). Now, the subjects of Diamond's article are seeking their own revenge, suing the publishers for $10 million, claiming Diamond's story amounts to false accusations of serious criminal activity, including murder. Behind the lawsuit is a lengthy investigation by the Art Science Research Laboratory, a media criticism organization founded by Rhonda Roland Shearer. The ASRL investigation points to several significant errors attributable to Diamond and a lack of serious fact-checking by the New Yorker. It appears that Diamond may have relied on a single source, who may have been more of a raconteur than historian, and his reputation as a science writer will surely suffer as a result. Of course, the larger question of verifying anthropological studies remains. As a New Guinean notes, "When foreigners come to our culture, we tell stories as entertainment."

Your Cheatin' Car....

KevinSkomsvold — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:41:33 -0800

Do you cheat? Do you have a car? Sorry.

Douchecastle stumbled to my apartment in the wee hours all lathered up and nostalgic.

MiltonRandKalman — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:16:07 -0800

I bang the worst dudes (Sorry Mom)

no '.'s required for this obit

wendell — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:30:48 -0800

Ellie Nesler, "Vigilante Mom", dead at 56. From her arrest in April 1993 to her conviction on manslaughter charges six months later, Nesler's image morphed from avenger and victim to talk-show trophy and movie-of-the-week heroine, and finally to meth-head and motorcycle mama. The movie-of-the-week earned bad reviews. Her long, strange story is over, but the son she declared she was protecting grew up to commit murder himself. In prison for 25-to-life, he has a myspace page.

In the event of a breakup, reformat all memory sticks and hard drives.

desjardins — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:20:39 -0800

Revenge porn involves posting your ex's nude pics or video to the Web. It can be difficult to prosecute because it's not a specific crime and pornography "performers" hold no copyrights, but it's easier to press charges when the victim is a minor. A victim speaks out: "There's a reason I don't like having my picture taken." Sometimes it's not even real porn. (all links SFW)

Revenge is a dish best served with cheese

Brandon Blatcher — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:30:08 -0800

You are an asteroid that has seen many of your brethren decimated by the evil spaceship in the original Asteroid's game. The loss of your rock-fellows has hurt and scarred you deeply. Your rocky heart has ached for vengenance.

Your time has come.

Are MetaFilter users too cynical? Or simply more intelligent and analytical?

mathowie — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:32:22 -0800

The online confession of a childhood murderer. The story behind a trolling comment that caught notice here long ago and I never stopped wondering about.

This dish is being eaten hot.

docgonzo — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:16:00 -0800

Hell hath no fury, etc. etc.

An analysis of the covert action teams in Munich

dios — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:13:15 -0800

The Israeli Response to the 1972 Munich Olympic Massacre and the Development of Independent Covert Action Teams is a very interesting 1995 military paper for background and analysis of the Israeli response to the slaughter of Jewish Olympians in 1972. This hot topic is at issue in Spielberg's controversial new film Munich. The film is based on a book by journalist George Jonas and a self-proclaimed Mossad agent, Yuval Aviv. The book also served as the basis for the 1986 movie Sword of Gideon.

Spamagram

Mr Bluesky — Sat, 24 Sep 2005 13:29:09 -0800

Send a Spam-a-Gram to a lucky corporate whore! Tired of receiving mounds of unsolicited letters and offers in the mail? Want to fight back? Want to get rid of that old tire in your garage that the garbage man won't take? Then read on...

...nor hell a fury like a woman scorned

AlexReynolds — Tue, 03 May 2005 18:01:10 -0800

"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned/Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned." (by way of William Congreve) [via MoFi]

The Ultimate "Sith" Spolier!

JPowers — Mon, 18 Apr 2005 15:10:08 -0800

The ultimate spoiler! Download the complete, illustrated screenplay for "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" here for $4.99. completely legal.

True story: as a teenage waiter, I once spit-shined the silverware.

stonerose — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 18:24:59 -0800

Revenge is a dish best served cold. The NY Times [bugmenot ] tables a tasty selection of vindictive waitstaff blogs. MeFi (ahem) servers, past and present, who were your worst customers? And did they get their just desserts?

no winners

johnny7 — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 14:27:02 -0800

Air traffic controller killed by revengeful father ?? It's a long and sorry story I bet.

Schoolgirls attack sexual predator!

jennanemone — Fri, 31 Oct 2003 11:09:06 -0800

Schoolgirls attack sexual predator! Kind of awesome in its own "aha, the tables are turned" way--but schoolgirl mob mentality can be horrifying.

Scamming the scammer

feelinglistless — Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:59:50 -0800

Scamming the scammer Somewhere along the line I think we've all wondered what would happen if we answered the Nigerian 419 scam email. Now we don't have to. Someone calling himself 'ebola monkey man' has been taking the scammer's on a email journey to the point that he will only agree to send them money if they send him a silly picture of themselves holding up a sign with their name on... [via b3ta]

Mmmm...fried spam

gottabefunky — Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:42:58 -0800

So you’ve just received a junk email encouraging you to visit a website for some irresistible pornography or to consolidate your debts! Well, it’s time to oblige the people who fill your mailbox with spam. Let FriedSPAM visit their sites for you -- about a million times! After all, you are only doing what the spammers are asking you to do. (via Pop Culture Junk Mail)

Disgruntled Housewives On The Rampage

MiguelCardoso — Fri, 16 May 2003 21:54:52 -0800

The New Shaker Wives Aren't Really Into Furniture or puritanism or bonnets. But kickass cocktails? And revenge? That, yes. Oh yes. Empowering? I should bloody well think so. Disgruntled housewives you say? I say their boring, stupid husbands don't appreciate their luck, more likely. Explore their website, enjoy and learn! [Offered as a companion-piece to tranquileye's June 2002 Ladies For The Preservation Of Cocktails post. P.S. This is neither here nor there but the more I live and know, the more I love and respect women and the less I like men.]

alloneword — Sun, 10 Nov 2002 02:55:51 -0800

Home improvement Twenty years saying nothing but "Hello" and "Goodbye" to the neighbours, all the while fixing to kill people after you're dead ... this man deserves to become the sixth famous Belgian.

Carlos Quevedo — Sat, 26 Oct 2002 19:19:18 -0800

Fight the Power! "Telemarketers make use of a telescript - a guideline for a telephone conversation. This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance." It's own medicine time!

thunder — Tue, 30 Jul 2002 09:55:08 -0800

D-O-S attack disables RIAA site. Do you think someone's trying to make a point about one group lobbying for the power to shut down individual's computers if they SUSPECT them of doing something they don't like, and another group ALREADY having that power?

i_cola — Thu, 25 Jul 2002 08:33:58 -0800

Brian's been a very naughty boy... i would like to tell you lot about brian the watford fan. i have been going out with him for 3 years and he has been cheating on me and i found out last week that he hase given me hepatitis after his holiday in Greece. i know he spends a lot of time on here. some of you will know him.
[a few 100k of download]

A young woman takes revenge on her ex by reporting his activities on the message board of the football club they both support. Global hilarity ensues.

[Warning: contains crude language, allegations of g0at se.x and terrible spelling]

Maxor — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:35:37 -0800

The Business Software Alliance is now running new radio ads in the Chicago Area (on 101.1 FM and other channels) saying, "Is your boss riding you hard all day? Want to get your boss back? Call the BSA and tell us your boss is pirating software!" Is this extortion or a necessary wake-up call?