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A Bride in the UK ended up shaming a wedding guest on the Facebook Group, “That’s It, I’m Wedding Shaming.” Apparently, the guest ignored the unwritten etiquette that only the Bride wears white, on this very special day. The unimpressed Bride got her sweet, but brutal revenge by posting the following…

At the end of World War II, some 50 European Jews decided to take an eye for an eye. These young men and women had seen the Nazis slaughter their families and communities and were “consumed with hatred.” Led by the charismatic partisan, Abba Kovner and calling themselves the avengers, the group plotted…

Have you been jilted? Do you still feel the pain? Well a British zoo is offering jilted lovers a way to get revenge. For only $2 on Valentine’s Day 2019 people could name a cockroach after their ex-sweetheart. “The Hemsley Conservation Center will display the “worthless ex-‘someone’s” name outside its…

Authorities arrested Eva, a Slovakian woman after she played the same opera song on repeat for 16 years. They charged her with harassment and malicious persecution for forcing neighbors to listen to Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata repeatedly. Neighbors said the woman began playing the song to drown out…

In Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek writes, “Studies have shown that people who spend excessive time on social media experience higher rates of depression and anxiety. A 2013 study by social scientists at the University of Michigan, for instance, tracked the use of Facebook by eighty-two young adults over…

When a person feels attacked, mistreated, or socially rejected, they often think that harming someone who has harmed them will bring a sense of catharsis and closure. David Chester, a Virginia Commonwealth University assistant professor who studies the psychological and biological processes involved…

In 2017 Netflix released a highly anticipated Marvel series: The Punisher. Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, lost his family in the hands of a murderous group. To avenge his family's death, Castle went on a bloody rampage, killing everyone who was in or involved with the group responsible for the deaths…

Neil Junglas saw a car pull up into his parking spot outside his home in England. A couple got out of the car and taking suitcases they jumped into a taxi and left. He assumed they were just trying to avoid paying for parking at the nearby airport but the move left Neil without parking at home. To get…

Nick Stafford, a Virginia man, used pennies to pay his sales tax on two automobiles to the Department of Motor Vehicles, because he could not find a direct phone number to their office. Stafford said he had to file a Freedom of Information Act request just to get the number. That prompted him to pay…

Alan Sorrentino, a 63 year-old resident of Rhode Island, had his house picketed by hundreds of people, and he even received death threats after writing an opinion piece to a small newspaper. In the letter, he stated in strong language that “yoga pants” were stupid, and that women should stop wearing…

Nick Stafford of Cedar Bluff, Virginia made headlines for making a $2,987.14 payment to the local DMV. Upset over the way they had handled a long disputed court battle concerning the sales tax he owed on two recently purchased vehicles, Mr. Stafford finally paid the bill in full … in pennies. Stafford…

Not all mistakes are created equal. Take Carmen Chamblees’ mistake for instance. She was angry with her ex-boyfriend and decided to set his car on fire. I think we would all agree that was a mistake. She didn’t just think about it, or threaten to do it, she carried out her plan. Again, I think we would…

An 81-year-old Michigan man recently discovered a son he didn’t know he had. In 1959 Tony Trapani’s ex-lover sent him a letter to inform him he had a son in Pennsylvania, but he never received the letter. His wife intercepted the letter and hid it from him for more than 50 years. When she died in 2014,…

An Internet entrepreneur discovered that revenge can be popular. Mat Carpenter started a website where patrons can order an envelope with a folded up piece of paper filled with glitter and send it to people you don’t like. He said the concept is simple. Decide whose day you want to ruin and then enter…

I am not sure if this is a story of revenge or stupidity. Marek Olszewski, a 45 year old Polish man informed his girlfriend that he was leaving her for another woman. His girlfriend, Anna Mackowiak, 34 is a dentist. Only days later Marek went to Anna for a regular exam. She gave him a powerful anesthetic…

In the novel Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff, the main character is treated horribly as a young boy by the Earnshaw family. As he grows older, he plots revenge on those who treated him cruelly and their children--to the point where his vengeance consumes his every thought and action. Isabella, one of the…

Café del Soul noticed that a nest of German Cockroaches attacked their place of business with a vengeance and infested the restaurant. Rather than running the business as usual they wrote a public letter to their customers posted it everywhere and called the Health Department on themselves. This caused…

A Bible that was used to minister after the terrorist attacks of September 11th is ministering to others who are dealing with tragedies in their lives. A chaplain originally gave the Bible to a first responder in 2001 to help him deal with the devastation he saw and felt at the World Trade Center. A…

Louie Zamperini was an Olympic class athlete, running in the 1936 Berlin games as a youngster. He was looking forward to the 1940 Olympics, first scheduled for Tokyo, then Finland, and finally cancelled completely because of World War II. His story of crashing, surviving the ocean only to be captured…

A few weeks ago I was in Cape Town, South Africa, for a gathering of world Christian leaders from 200 countries. One of the speakers was the Anglican archbishop of Jos, Nigeria. His name is Benjamin Kwashi, and he shared a story that was horrific and inspiring at the same time. Jos, this city in Nigeria,…

One man, whose stepfather had abused his family growing up, carried around a boatload of anger. On the battlefield in Viet Nam, he became almost obsessed with vengeance and he vowed that the first time he saw his stepfather upon his return to the states that he would kill him. He would make him pay for…

Estel's Prayer "Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance IS Mine, I will repay," says the Lord." Romans 12:19 I learned a real lesson in grace as I sat on Estel's couch one hot summer afternoon. "Pastor, I pray to God that He doesn't take…

REVENGE In the last few years, Hollywood movies have followed a rather precarious theme: revenge. In 2003, The Punisher debuted with a story of an ex-cop set out to punish those who murdered his family. That same year Man on fire broke the box offices with a tale of a man determined to make kidnappers…

Mercy King Saul wasn’t exactly happy with David at the time, the truth is, he was jealous of him. "Saul has killed his thousands," the people said, "David his ten thousands." Usually when there is a disagreement between two people both people are wrong. But frankly, I don’t see where David did anything…

Year ago, on the mighty Mississippi River, two tugboat captains who had been friends for years, would always cry "Aye!" and blow their whistles whenever they passed each other. A new crewman asked his boat’s mate, "What do they do that for?" The mate looked surprised and replied, "You mean that you’ve…