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[@lud3445]

"I told my father knowing full well he would forget or tell them last minute" That's some weaponized incompetence I approve!

[@No-ci7he]

Finally, someone weaponizes another person’s incompetence

[@allisoncastle]

@@No-ci7he 😂😂😂👍

[@TheGhostofAbigailMills]

This might be the first time I've seen someone weaponize another person's weaponized incompetence .... that's some 4D chess maneuvers right there, the game has changed!

[@HLB313]

It’s weaponised weaponised incompetence! 😂❤

[@alancarroll7648]

Weaponized incompetence by proxy

[@jrileyhenderson]

For reference, bamboo grows that fast because it’s not a tree, it’s a type of grass. It’s incredibly resilient, and if this guy lives in East Texas especially, it’ll grow like any other weed.

[@Purpleswirls3]

Neighbor got bamboozled (credit to friend Vyro who made joke on tiktok)

[@CharMS987]

​@@Purpleswirls3excellent

[@kellym4747]

I believe it grows deep in the ground, and it is hard to get rid of!

[@txjchacha1163]

​@@kellym4747 More than 6 feet sometimes

[@persephonehall1856]

Honestly my thoughts on the first story is that the op is a bit of an ass because they planted an invasive plant, which they knew about and decided to go along with it anyway.

[@anastasijahabarova1533]

You guys should do a “double-sided” episode consisting of stories where OP posts and then another person involved in the situation comments or posts about it to add more context or clarify things. Such stories are often full of plot twists, eye openers, nuance, and/or drama. Just as you did an “oops, all updates” episode, this could be another special one.

[@TM.BECK14]

Yes, those ones are great! They've had at least a couple on various episodes but it would be awesome to have a special episode for it

[@dlmbs]

​@@TM.BECK14 what i think of for a special is the updates from the stories they've previously featured that have had updates since, like the previously pregnant woman being cheated on by her ex hubby and ex best friend, and the one that started with the OP dodged their niblings from being pushed into the pool, etc

[@jensennc94]

I think there was one before. The guy posted his side saying he and his girlfriend were humiliated or something in a bar among his gf's friend group. Then one of her friend posted in comment and expose him about what happened the night before, and the couple are actually the outlier and invited them so they dont feel left out.

[@carriegreen3323]

FANTASTIC suggestion!!!

[@hushex5150]

Shayne said in a video that they are looking for those kind of posts. But it’s so rare that it happens so they’re probably still looking for them

[@Odyssey_0000]

the one with the wedding dress reminds me of that one story were the bride also knew a in law was going to wear a fancy full on wedding dress with veil. and she decided as many family members had already gotten married, and many found it sad there attire and dresses were never worn again. so she told everybody else to wear their old wedding dresses and tuxedos to celebrate the spirit of marriage. Everybody in the family were delighted and felt so happy and nostalgic. and the in law was pissed she wasn't the only star that was shining. also added petty points, the in law hadn't been married yet and all married couples and people had been asked to wear their attire, so she heard all evening "you will find one soon" "your time will come" "there are plenty of fish in the sea" from people who felt sad for her fake wedding gown.

[@Emm3342]

That's awesome!

[@Kaebaee-g8m]

Genius

[@jennifergraceh]

Omg, that’s wonderful! I love that so much.

[@xKillxSwitchx]

The comments are just the icing on the cake

[@siinamalee]

OMG what a G! i LOVE that!

[@hinasakukimi]

ok angela is actually very sweet for gently pushing back at the body shaming in the second story. like given the context i don't think it was the *worst* thing because it can be a way to shut down someone who's toxically insecure (and steve strikes me as the overcompensating type). but i agree with shayne that it wasn't necessary so i'm glad that was said. i still rooted for sarah and jon tho :)

[@spacexbrawler]

I agree bc it feels like people will justify body shaming in certain contexts including when someone's "a bad person", but it's still wrong.

[@hinasakukimi]

@@spacexbrawler exactly. plus it's just counterproductive. if someone body shames others and you do it back to 'give them a taste of their own medicine'?? all you're doing is confirming their shitty world view

[@elleeedman1808]

@@spacexbrawleri remember Shane saying on this show that when you body shame someone, you aren’t just shaming that person, you are shaming everyone who has that physical characteristic. It’s really stuck with me. We need to stop equating physical characteristics with morality

[@frog_goblin]

@@elleeedman1808!! this! it doesn’t matter who it is and whether or not you’re punching up. like even if it’s a celebrity or politician you’re mocking, the body-shaming is doing harm elsewhere. it always really bothers me when i see people make a good point or comeback about something that was worth it and then they just tack on something that shames the person’s physical appearance in some way… why undercut your words and potentially hurt a bunch of people just to get a low blow in?

[@jadaskyenichols]

showing up to your engagement party dressed as mojo jojo and your fiancé dressed as bubbles is ICONIC. not to mention abba and jesus.

[@alexandriav3956]

And how is dressing as Jesus outshining the bride when the bride is dressed as something even more outrageous?? I don’t get these people sometimes.

[@sofiedahlerus6503]

and how iconic is the legendary ian malcolm?!

[@Subpar1O1]

And Luffy and Zoro too?? I got the image of Zoro and Jesus getting absolutely wasted and that's perfect. I love that everyone went the extra mile for that

[@mirrormimi]

@@alexandriav3956 pretty sure Angela was joking

[@robbieboydudeguy]

@@alexandriav3956they were being sarcastic 💀 they were trying to joke about what the half sister would try and say as a defense because she’s been established as a ridiculous person, they didn’t explicitly say that’s what the bit was but the context makes it clearer if you rewatch it

[@kaitcarro2854]

The fact that the HOA has rules about fences but not lights is CRAZY lmao

[@comicaltuber]

FR. You would assume an organization that goes around measuring grass and dictating what color your door would want to jump on that immediately.

[@clownfiesta8840]

HOA’s legit the biggest mafia in the US

[@maem7462]

Honestly. I can understand rules about fences but you should also have rules about lights in your yard

[@ashleyd2145]

HOAs aren't for the homeowner, they're for the power-trip the hoa pres gets lol

[@twaceyloo]

My family member just began renting a townhouse. They have to submit a sample of their dog’s feces to the HOA and they get it DNA tested… if the dog poops and it’s not picked up they will test the poop and fine them.

[@Solutad]

The John and Sarah couple has that introvert+extrovert couple energy of "somebody's gotta tell the waiter that my burger was undercooked and it's not gonna be me"

[@Lucifersfursona]

“No it’s fine I’ll just eat it” partner and “no it is NOT fine you deserve to have things be good!” partner

[@RatKingShriggy]

"um, excuse me? he asked for no pickles 😠" energy 💯💯💯

[@TM.BECK14]

100%! I'm a huge introvert and my spouse is an extrovert 🖤 I think that dynamic often works pretty well if it's balanced

[@Milk-ck1wv]

Girlboss x Boyfailure

[@swordsmancs]

@@Milk-ck1wv well according to sarah he isnt much of a failure also three kids, sounds like he's doing fine

[@thesystemseph5393]

As someone whose mom tried to wear a wedding dress to my wedding(and cried when told to not wear the train down), and the victim of someone sending illegal pictures to, this episode was extremely satisfying. Thanks yall

[@erinmeyers-t9w]

yeesh, so sorry you went through all that.

[@shimari5107]

The type of person who will charge $200 at a "family rate" isn't going to feel guilty when if you do right and just ask for $20, they will take advantage and move on, maybe not even remember what they did before. You can't make that level of entitled feel guilty, all you'll do is let them take advantage of you.

[@rachelwoodward5476]

So I’m currently watching this and I can’t wrap my head around charging your family at all. My sister has 2 adorable kids and the happiest puppy (she’s almost 8 but still a puppy) and will ask me all the time to come babysit for a couple hours or take her dog out. It never occurs to me to ask her for anything. I think the most I’ve asked for is if I can steal something to eat while babysitting. She has given me a gift card in the past and my reaction was “wait what is this for?” I would help my family because it’s my family. That’s it.

[@aashu1512]

Yes I AGREEE!!

[@crybbyrosa420]

​@rachelwoodward5476 that's you though. Wouldn't you want to pay a family member for doing you a favor? Just cause it's family doesn't mean you should expect things for free. $200 IS crazy but to expect family to do it for free is entitlement.

[@jennifergraceh]

@@crybbyrosa420it depends… if it’s a one-time favor, I wouldn’t expect to be paid. However, if it became a regular thing, absolutely or else, resentments would start inevitably creeping up. If it was ME though, i would absolutely pay the person watching my daughter!!!

[@samparker9631]

And here's the thing. For 6 hours of babysitting, that's like $33 and change and hour. Did OP charge them $200 for an 8 hour shift plus commute?

[@hannahjoygoodwin]

“I’d rather be disrespectful than ask for attention.” absolutely hits. I’ve never heard someone sum it up that well before.

[@bondickle]

Yeah dusrespect can be due to ignorance etc but drawing unwanted attention is TERRIFYING lol

[@tal8762]

Drawing attention is like so needy - reeks of desperation.

[@teamlining7685]

Yes!

[@radvelvetcakez]

Genuinely, how did something so smart come out of Angela's mouth 🤔

[@jhakardballoch2986]

I dont usually consider how much attention im drawing when i do things. im more focused on what i do can accomolish.

[@ellenthesmellen6126]

Story 3 has updates on Reddit if I remember correctly… in the end OP decides to go no contact with her half sister, her father and his wife. They contacted OP and insisted she apologise to her half sister and when she refused the father chose not to go to the wedding in support of half sister.

[@changerion9614]

Good for her. The dad gave off weird vibes from the beginning.

[@mage1439]

Wins all around. I wouldn't want him there, anyway.

[@Lucifersfursona]

The fuck Glad they parted

[@daanachmad4032]

What bothers me is why she stayed in touch with her dad in the first place. Not only he cheated on her mom, he also raised a spoiled half-sister.

[@JuniperDenn]

​@daanachmad4032 because that's the environment she grew up in, it's not like she had a choice those first 18 years with visitation rights...

[@aleandra3945]

"what if this is about my dad?" "well this is in Texas" never change Angela, never change

[@iwannabesomewhereelse]

Hey! Hey! She had maybe two sips of coffee this morning! Ok?! ☕

[@kul2130]

Guys... she went to performing arts school in middleschool AND highschool...

[@--Danni--]

@@kul2130Angela is the theatre kid boss

[@allisonb9682]

To be fair, they could’ve changed the state in the post as they sometimes change names (unlikely but possible)

[@DaelinD]

Be a little more gentle! A little bit of gentleness goes a long way!

[@yourewrong154]

Everything else aside, planting invasive bamboo is so much worse than breaking a window. Seems less violent I guess but it’s exponentially harder to fix

[@AdamGoodtime247]

Yeah, he essentially destroyed their neighbour's property and would've eventually forced them to move (and sell at likely a loss). Giant ahole move, even if against someone who is also an ahole.

[@Zamtrios245]

Weedkillers and stuff exist, as well as well as landscaping. You have to remember that the neighbor let it get that bad instead of dealing with it

[@kimberlytunkel4567]

Well to be fair the neighbor should have done the easy thing and just pointed the damn light in another direction than they wouldn’t be dealing with a bamboo problem. How they have to deal with the bamboo problem from hell.

[@evacosme5092]

​@@Zamtrios245knowingly planting an invasive species is already bad. Having them rely on toxic weedkiller to get rid of it, yeah, not great. But I guess he got his revenge

[@vivimos_en_una_sociedad7758]

yeah thats why its based

[@Lorronzo]

Having Jesus at an engagement part is a great way to get unlimited wine.

[@lilliematthews7922]

The person dressed as Jesus better have supplied wine.

[@An19941]

Underrated comment

[@dangallagher4037]

The husband calling the wedding dress a "cheap costume" was just savage. And like Arasha said, it was more a prank than revenge. Like she totally could have stayed in her dress and had a great time still.

[@teddieprox2307]

shanye's mom added a really emotionally mature perspective this episode.

[@J3llyf12hy]

I love it when she said

[@imm_NOT]

I really agreed with her when she spoke about

[@Emmysn0w]

Honestly I wish someone and their parent would be guests like Angela and her mom

[@frazzyblue1384]

Damn it did I miss an inside joke 😭

[@EdgarC701]

@@frazzyblue1384 Lets do this - Arasha called Amanda's mom to get her in trouble and did this to Angela and her mom came walking in lol

[@bookfaerie]

Story 1: The only thing OP did "wrong" was not answer his door the first time the neighbor knocked to tell the neighbor that he would take them down. Wait weeks or months for the neighbor to come back and ask why he hasn't removed them yet so he can simply say "I changed my mind" and shut the door in his face.

[@ZeCroutonLord]

REAL OMG YES

[@Kim-Unearthed]

YES!😂

[@CurlyBolt]

Also for planting an invasive plant that outcompetes with local plants.

[@bookfaerie]

​@@CurlyBolt I agree actually. People really shouldn't plant invasive species in non-native areas, same with bringing non-native insects/eggs/wildlife home. I also just think it would have been the most fitting response to his neighbor, even if he had done something else that wasn't as literally invasive.

[@bunnyellabell]

​@@CurlyBolt you're absolutely right, but it's also an HOA neighborhood so I'm assuming they'd have people come in and properly remove the bamboo eventually. I can't imagine they'd sell a house that's been ravaged by bamboo lol they'd replace it with Grass (also a non-native species)

[@alexia3552]

The security light story: Buy an equally sized and wattage security light, examine to see if you can see the exact angle it's placed with regards to neighbor's house. Put a retaliating identical security light up. See how long it takes for the neighbor to be pissed. Bonus points if you can aim it in a window or four. Although, neighbor might be delighted idk. But nighttime light pollution makes me feral too

[@patriciahughes7516]

"Everyone in this story needs to take a shower...and go for a walk!"-Angela, speaking such true words while being hysterical. How much bad behavior could we avoid if we backed up any action for a few days, took a shower, went for a walk, and journaled? But then we'd have no Petty Revenge Reddit for Shayne to read! HAHA 🤣

[@hattrickk15]

With the story with the wedding dress to the bridal shower. They were saying it would have been more embarrassing if she was the only one wearing the extravagant gown. The thing they don't take into account is that it's about the ATTENTION. The POINT is that she would stand out. That sister doesn't care if its good or bad attention. They just want the attention regardless. By having her stand out less they robbed her of the main thing she wanted.

[@kennabrienn4437]

Yeah OP's sister doesn't sound like the type of person to feel shame like everyone else lol

[@cel9294]

This!! OP had the perfect plan, if they didn't go with the cosplay party plan, it would've been what half-sister wanted

[@darkclaw7571]

Angela saying "SHUT UP" just like the og Ian's "SHUT UP" is always appreciated

[@willknown1101]

Poetic and full circle almost

[@psicoparkita]

Like father like son

[@Samuel_Caine]

It would be funny to replace his with hers in the sketches sometimes

[@SakuraMoonflower]

19:02 And merited, at that. I literally said out loud, "What the fk."

[@JaneAshleyAndrews]

Timestamp ?

[@aleajohnson3669]

You can't stop at sleeping with the dad, you got to form a poly relationship with both parents. Become a third parent. Give them a sibling... boom. Revenge, an a new family Edit: Holy shit that last story, the attorney friend is literally a hero

[@EdgarC701]

“I did the lineage”

[@tennesseewarminster8591]

"Plot twist - I'm legally mommy now. Go to your room"

[@laurawilcox828]

Angela's intensity ❤

[@TarkusLives]

I really enjoy Arasha but she was frustrating me through that entire segment.

[@Abhishekxsahu]

​@@TarkusLives i mean not really though, she was confused because if a revenge makes u question your integrity and like effects u so much emotionally then either u were genuinely not ready to take a revenge or u don't know what revenge really is. A good revenge is something that doesn't touch me at all, it doesn't cause me any consequences even emotional ones

[@HalcyonSerenade]

To clarify the discussion at 57:00 -- "Petty" does indeed mean "small," but in the phrase "petty revenge," it's not the revenge that's small, but the _person,_ morally. They're being metaphorically "small" for taking revenge on something that would be issue-less if handled differently. The phrase "petty revenge" is usually NOT meant in the same way as, say, "petty theft," where the theft itself is small. It's a metaphorical, moral smallness.

[@blitz1904]

Depends on who you ask tbh After all nuclear revenge and pro revenge are also subs

[@Greg-oc7dj]

Arasha approaches these stories like she’s a philosophy professor using them as a class exercise, and I love that

[@ninjaltofficial]

Wearing THAT dress to a engagement party is ABSOLUTELY IN-FUCKING-SANE!

[@kaily8787]

i think it was an engagement party but yes in-fucking-sane

[@Vi_Vi_1]

My jaw dropped when I saw it, that was indefensible and the solution to her immaturity was genius

[@bondickle]

I love how we all agree that we shouldn't police people's outfits but then also we all agree there are DEFINITE LINES that are not crossed. Arasha and Angela's faces when they saw the picture were perfect 😂

[@friendlyneigborhoodbean]

​@@kaily8787 the fact that it's an engagement party is arguably worse. Cause at the engagement party the bride's dress is probably gonna be way less flashy than that

[@kaily8787]

@@friendlyneigborhoodbean yea i didnt say it made it better 💀 i was just clarifing because as you said it makes it sort of worse 💀💀

[@austinclements8010]

for story 1, i want to give some bamboo facts in east asia, they use it for scaffolding during construction since its so ridiculously sturdy some species of bamboo can grow ip to 35 inches PER DAY Bamboo reproduces by shedding thousands of these tiny seeds, that scatter absolutely everywhere. needless to say, that neighbors never seeing the end of it

[@spreadyourwings4602]

Also its invasive so even though ist good for the revenge it certainly isn't good for the environment there😅

[@trbolt0713]

I love how you had bamboo facts ready for this exact situation lol

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

yep. it grows so fast they literally used it as a torture device (iirc)

[@MrGowose]

@@spreadyourwings4602Although to be fair, the guy who planted the bamboo took precautions to make sure it didn’t spread on his side and if the guy was gonna be petty about his light he could at the very least take his own measures too. Honestly didn’t seem like it took a lot of work either lol

[@Margot-xc5qt]

thank you for your bamboo facts

[@Mast3rM1nd]

Imagine Shayne’s mom actually walked in when Arasha called her 😂

[@lucsun6960]

arasha does have a track record of being buds with cast members' mums😅😂

[@wildwesley9328]

I wouldn’t be surprised

[@Mast3rM1nd]

@@lucsun6960exactly lol

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

@@wildwesley9328 I would, simply by the fact that we've never even seen a picture of her, I don't think. We have of his dad, but I think this is one of those areas Shayne is very protective about leaving outside of work. However, if someone was gonna be able to make it happen, it would be Arasha, haha

[@sarahoswald3687]

@@wildwesley9328😊😊😊😊😊

[@nicolepretorius1178]

"I'd rather be disrespectful than ask for attention" I've never felt so seen. 😭😂 Thank you Angela.

[@leonard222]

Stupid idea: I would love it if the smosh art department decorated the tablet case in some way to match the theme of the episode for every Reddit video

[@woidd0311]

That would be kinda cool !! Awesome idea :3

[@karinb4946]

Not the "2 people who love revenge" after the "2 biggest cheaters I know" 😭

[@Gamespectives]

They should do an episodes on reddit posts based on parents (r/horribleparents) story. And secret guests Shane's parents xD

[@summerskull9379]

Don't forget "2 huge embarrassments"

[@theduckyduck27]

also "the 2 worst people i know" from the spencer and courtney episode

[@Aedi_H._Dee]

The wedding gown story: It’s sounds like the sister wanted to stand out. So, wearing the gown and being overdressed wouldn’t have been embarrassing for her at all. In that scenario, the costume party was the best way to go.

[@owlvenus]

that's exactly what I was thinking!!

[@meggston6901]

There's another similar story on reddit where a relative intended to wear a wedding gown to the actual wedding. The bride messaged everyone else and told them ALL to wear their old wedding gowns or white gowns and then she wore a beautiful, poofy, red dress. I'm gonna have to find it again, because it was also a magical story about petty revenge. Also those pictures had to be gorgeous.

[@safeeyab6291]

@@meggston6901there’s also one MIL wore a traditional western white wedding gown and attended a Desi wedding 😅

[@C00kie__]

I’ve gotten to the point where i aggressively refresh the KZbin app waiting for these every Saturday morning

[@meganchambers8108]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who was sad last weekend then haha!

[@hooriatariq1]

Just so you don't have to keep waiting and refreshing, they post it 10am pacific time every (most) Saturdays. I see it's past 10 and I gasp remembering then come on here

[@jmvr]

I somehow always forget that they upload this on Saturdays, and I'm always pleasantly surprised

[@dakotaskong759]

It’s my favourite part of my week

[@person-ty7jy]

Same it's my routine on saturday while getting ready for my evening:))

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

I love how QUICK the man in the first story goes from diplomacy to GUNBOAT DIPLOMACY. And starts researching quick-growing plants and all laws to circumvent his neighbours lamp?? So petty yet so cunning, love it, absolute guerrilla tactics. I was almost expecting him to start planing punji sticks across his neighbour’s yard or launch covert operations into his garden at night to plant bamboo

[@juliafulgham]

I’m in East Texas, and that bamboo story took me back. We had it in our back yard, and my daddy would have us pluck the sprouts every time he was fixing to mow. He would draw a line that he didn’t want it to grow past. That shit grows quick. One time, when we were like 10 and 12, my little brother and I cut a bunch of it down and built a shelter with it in the backyard. We even put a bunch of branches up to block the sunlight. Mom let me, my brother, and my sister sleep in there that night.

[@matthewlongmire7656]

40:32 Judging by the description of the woman, I don’t think she would’ve felt “like shit” if she had only been charged $20 while previously charging OP $200 for the same thing. She sounds extremely entitled and probably doesn’t even remember asking for $200 to watch OPs kid, nor did she ever think that was wrong. In fact, I’d wager that she would’ve still complained about it being $20 and thrown a fit that it wasn’t free

[@ShadowFlame420]

yea i was also thinking the same thing. repaying someone who wronged you with kindness only works if that someone has some semblance of a conscience

[@jinkinks]

I agree, she seems very used to people supporting her monetarily and would probably not bat an eyelid if someone were to do her a favour, she’d probably still charge the OP 200$ if she needed help again💀

[@mel_thing4763]

Exactly, it sounds like she’s still freeloading off of OPs family to this day, I bet with the kind of personality being implied in the post she would’ve made a fuss about the $20 too

[@tal8762]

What goes around comes around. What she did came back to her. Had she charged a reasonable fee, I bet the woman would’ve offered to sit with her kid for the same reasonable fee.

[@slamer4000]

I don't like throwing around the term "gold digger" but that was such a open and shut case of it that it almost seemed comical.

[@yasminebosca9520]

I nanny consistently and my rate is $15 an hour and it goes up a little bit per kid. That babysitting story the girl was charging over $30 an hour for six hours. I think the only only time I’ve ever charged $30 an hour was when I was when I was watching like five kids. I for sure wouldn’t do it for a family member. Absolute nonsense. so happy that OP was able to show her what it feels like to be taken advantage of.

[@jamtom2434]

Where do you live? I live in New Jersey and if you have a car and cook for the kids etc you easily can get paid 25$ to 30$ a kid. I get paid 20$ cause I don’t have a car but when I cook and clean the house I easily get paid that price for just one kid. With 5 kids if you’re in the north eastern area you should be getting paid AT LEAST 40$

[@spdcrzy]

.......you're undervaluing yourself. And I mean that seriously. Childcare isn't just something someone can do professionally (even on the side), and if you have experience and a satisfied clientele you SHOULD be charging double that. But yes, for family, unless they're assholes? I agree. Dick move.

[@MelissaRae1975]

What state do u live in? 15 is too low...20 is more like it

[@isabelleschrack6948]

In this day and age? That's waaaaay too low. Charge more. I think the $200 actually isn't so bad, it's really just the principle of the woman clearly being a hypocrite.

[@adelalira9171]

​@isabelleschrack6948 that's just for one day, I pay 220$ a week for childcare. What states do you girls live in?

[@TheRealSullyG]

We need an episode where Amanda is read all of the classic reddit horror stories. Poop knife, the coconut, etc.

[@abeille983]

TRUEEEE and angela i feel like she doesn’t know

[@clairevamp]

Omg this would be incredible. Her jaw would be on the ground the entire time lol

[@rebelks88]

Swamps of Degoba.

[@suobset]

Hi OtamatoneFilms

[@PowerArmorV113]

And, if it's allowed (which is unlikely given youtubes guidelines), one of the really infamous ones. I'd suggest "Jolly Rancher" over "Two Broken Arms", given it's more ick than eww.

[@JBeeship]

Angela: "I did the lineage" Let's all agree to protect Angela at all cpst

[@spdcrzy]

The moment Shayne said "being in the military" I knew the first story was gonna be good. Because if there's one person you don't wanna piss off, it's a former soldier or sailor who knows how to bend the rules to the nth degree.

[@Crazy_Broke_Asian]

Bamboo guy was definitely part of the e-4 mafia

[@morganknight7592]

I've been a Daycare worker for about 9 years now. My first daycare job I was paid $7.25 per hour for 8 hour shift and I was full time (40hours per week. Paid bi- weekly) Next daycare paid me $10 per hour for the same hours. My current daycare pays $15 per hour for 8 hour shifts, full time (40 hours) paid bi weekly. Daycare are expensive and are considered minimum wage jobs. That lady charging $200 for 6 hours is bullshit and I love the revenge.

[@fabianespinoza991]

I don’t know what the rate is for daycare these days and I’m sure the area you live in greatly changes the rate. And to be fair freelancing vs working for a daycare employer are usually different rates too. But yeah maybe it was bit too much.

[@basementdwellercosplay]

33 dollars an hour for a family rate...how does she get business from non family?

[@linz28]

Yeah the most I’ve ever been payed for babysitting is $100 and I felt that it was a generous sum for the job

[@83gemm]

I was paid 250 a week to nanny 4 kids under ten (I forget how many days, but it always changed because the parents were lousy people.) I have certifications and this was only … oh god it’s been almost a decade… but still. 200 for six hours for one child and calling that a family rate is insane.

[@JediWeaponMasterRichard]

My older brother once gave me that to watch his kids for 8 days he wanted to give me more but I love my niece and nephew the only reason I took the 200 was just for food and snacks just general stuff

[@lukimsai7112]

you guys should do an episode where you have to guess wether the story is fake or not. the crew would write a fake story, mix it in with some real storys, and the cast would have too choose if it were fake or not! This is my favorite series I watch it every Saturday as I decompress from the school week

[@emilyjewkes3032]

That would be awesome!! Great idea!

[@Zer0manc3r]

They are stories from Reddit. Most of them are fake.

[@Kaebaee-g8m]

Stories*

[@joshuabrandoncox]

We had Shayne face dolls. We had Olivia face butterflies. It’s time for Angela to face being overdressed.

[@scolemsa]

Oooooooo damn. Good idea.

[@Platotoolate-o]

Yes fake a bridgerton ball and only Angela gets dressed up

[@DarkOsprey28]

Heh it was cute when Shayne said “I don’t have kids” and then subconsciously fiddled with his wedding ring. Dude is gonna be a great dad one day. 😊

[@TheBuddys1234]

I just want a wedding episode where they’re all in wedding dresses!

[@bonnerin0]

Shayne too or it doesn't count

[@Yamismol]

19:04 I have this dress! It was my prom dress senior year and it’s from a line of dresses that are literally inspired by Say Yes to the Dress. It’s 100% meant to look like it could be a wedding dress

[@beccastevens1588]

I loved the last story, it was very timely for me. Some middle age creep has been sending really vile sexually harassing messages to my 21 yr old daughter. He’s using textnow to get new numbers every time she blocks him. It’s pretty clear he’s being very bold because he thinks his numbers can’t be traced due to textnow’s business model. We filed a police report with all the screenshots and the disgusting photo he sent yesterday and they are going to contact textnow to get his identity.

[@EdgarC701]

As a near-middle aged man - I'm really sorry that you have to deal with this level of creepyness and hope these actions get a restraining order or similar. Ironically r/legaladvice might also be able to help but I'm sure you've already done diligence such as changing her number... whatever it takes to make this jarring experience a distant memory...

[@axeavier]

I hope you ask more tech savvy people either on reddit or other forums on how to deal with this since I don't have confidence in the police. It's possible that he is using a burner phone with a fake identity to cover his tracks..

[@CuriosityKilledThisCat]

Angela and Arasha are separately my two favorite Reddit episode guests, and honestly I couldn’t have hoped for their chemistry to be as good as it was in this episode. Angela brought the batshit crazy hilarious comments as usual, and Arasha brought the calm thorough sensitivity to each topic. 10/10, please have them back together more often

[@Jmg5594]

Arasha brings boring, vanilla answers in my opinion. Not really adding much to the conversation

[@liriodendronlasianthus]

​@@Jmg5594 disagree, she's very insightful and empathetic.

[@reaganfinch]

@@Jmg5594totally disagree! i love how she always takes the time for the emotionally mature response, and always considers the other side of the story

[@EmmanezerScrooge]

As a daycare teacher and an aunt: the $200 doesn’t make sense to me. I’ve watched my coworker’s kid and not charged that much. My sister just buys me lunch, at my insistence that that is the maximum I will accept. Taking advantage of your SIL’s desperation rubs me the wrong way.

[@SunshineRiptide]

I need more Reddit stories with Angela in them. She’s my favorite. Shes hilarious. Everyone is hilarious. But Angela says what I’m thinking.

[@discopotato675]

They should have shown a clip of Arasha slapping Anthony when she said, "I'm somebody that I feel anger so strongly, rage can really take over." 🤣🤣🤣

[@83gemm]

They didn’t need the clip. We were all thinking it. 😂

[@discopotato675]

@@83gemm touche

[@_StarXDust_]

Was that said at the beginning?😂

[@discopotato675]

@@_StarXDust_ yeah... In the intro before they started the stories. I'll time stamp it

[@discopotato675]

​@@_StarXDust_ @0:35

[@patientdestiny5968]

It's no longer called "Keeping it in the family" It's now "I did the lineage"

[@platinumangel7446]

And we're back.

[@tonimati9184]

we’re so back

[@ceceelizabeth527]

Yes!!

[@xochitlmariposas8463]

Back again

[@izzayy_]

me when i’m Abed in the beginning of season two (please someone get this)

[@Nellefad1]

Finally 🥲

[@Alysssaia]

Finally getting an Arasha and Angel episode and IM HERE FOR IT

[@Zeiko501]

This is my favorite episode ever. That last story was so good I'm gonna write down everything and apply it when I encounter similar situation.

[@RiveTheRat]

Arasha and Angela's reactions to the dress from the third story are GOLD Which is fitting, given the dress is also half gold

[@whatswiththisnewhandlesthing]

??? it was black and blue?

[@catholicked]

dude as a dallas person with the amount of bamboo i see around here, even before texas was mentioned i had a gut feeling the bamboo story happened in dallas

[@aarons.2323]

And now you know its origin story.

[@ericgropuis]

I had the same feeling there’s a lot of HOAs in a certain area and believe I saw that house once

[@bunnyellabell]

damn it be spreadin

[@em-qr2qq]

What about the other neighbors. Did they do something to make it so it infested other people's houses

[@TM.BECK14]

I'm in the PNW where it's overtaking my whole area so my first thought was these neck of the woods. I didn't know TX dealt with it a lot too!

[@andalilbitqueer]

i love the fact that no one acknowledged that Arasha said she thought OP was gonna say "fool around with his dog." I love them all so much.

[@bondickle]

And when she said about Angela's dad's neighbours taking the bamboo advice 😂

[@lifewuzonceezr]

❤😂❤

[@mikeydoodle143]

Arasha is annoying

[@AL-cc3mj]

last one is pure gold love a protective bff who will do anything to make sure their friend is safe

[@Ar7ifur]

Bamboo is rly something you do not want to fuck with. You'll never get rid of it, and it grows overnight through baseboards and drywall. An AMAZING revenge tool indeed

[@dakotaskong759]

“I did the lineage” is WILD

[@quasalor1480]

This made me laugh so so much, I love Angela.

[@PapiCito]

The "I think she really really liked him" made me laugh because yeah she did, that's why she married him and had 2 kids lol

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

I had the same reaction. A giggle and an "I sure hope so, considering...."

[@thatbuzzgirl]

3!

[@shaniajones5220]

Shayne full sass: “Look at that dress” *The girls freaking out over the pic* Shayne with still so much sass: “Yea!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@18Hongo]

Work.

[@NoThatRyan]

That's a princess, right there.

[@tiannagraham5210]

@@NoThatRyanoh he’s so babygirl

[@nicolleford8007]

With the fourth story, I just want to say that not everything needs to be transactional, i.e either gettung paid or a person owing you for a favor, vice versa, the world is alot easier and nicer when we all support and help eachother as much as possible.

[@LawxRobinShipper]

I was not expecting the Luffy and Zoro costumes! I love it! I feel so bad for OP for being stuck with an incompetent father who favours the sister that much, dealing with those people must be draining😢

[@Rave.-]

Arasha: "Rage can take me over." *flashbacks to the Slappening*

[@rek8193]

After the birth of their first kid my brother in law took a 20% paycut to work at a place with free onsite child care. The cost of childcare in the US is absurd.

[@EdgarC701]

Parenting vibes is just daycare emailing you "So another baby punched your baby so now you have to take the day off, bye"

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

Imagine being Steve, 25 years later, still alone, still unhappy, still suffering from his own inability to introspect, and stumbling across this video. That would be existentially unsurvivable. I sincerely hope Steve grew into a better, more reflective person and found his way.

[@alexia3552]

"Captain Plant-It" that's a pun so good I got pissed off, well done

[@EdenTrebert]

I feel like it would be really iconic to go as mojo Jojo from Powerpuff girls to a wedding Like this girl committed the most to the bit

[@DarlingFrames]

Shayne's impression of Sarah, the British girl, was AMAZING!

[@abieggleton7045]

Was VERY much Australian not British but very funny

[@Taras2071]

@@abieggleton7045 ...It was Liverpool.

[@abieggleton7045]

@@Taras2071 fair enough, that isn't an accent I know super well

[@findellasomebodytolove]

@@Taras2071what liverpool have you been to lmao

[@TheAwesomes2104]

I want a Sarah character that does sick burns

[@lindseymassie9067]

As an Environmental Science teacher the planting of bamboo, an invasive species, broke my heart a bit.

[@daddishowkey]

"my neighbor was an asshole so I ruined the environment to get back at him" is how I'm hearing that story

[@LadyAdDikt]

This one seriously made me angry.

[@basementdwellercosplay]

My cousin lives in Texas and they have a lot of bamboo in the area already, at least this one served a purpose cause so many people are already planting thatcause it looks nice. If you have a problem, you're going to have to go after all those Texans as well

[@friendlyneigborhoodbean]

Maybe I'm dumb but how does an invasive species ruined the environment? Like I know it competes with the plants already there but it still doesn't make sense to me why that's bad for the environment in general

[@TM.BECK14]

I'm not a professional but my special interest is native and invasive plants and that story made me upset as well 😔 Totally understand OPs frustration in that scenario but they 100% should have taken a different route

[@TheRavetetsei15]

You don’t know what you have until they don’t upload for a week

[@Seethaalakshmi]

I was repeatedly checking their page as I didn't know why they didn't post

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

@@Seethaalakshmi For the future, if they do it again, go to the channelpage and click the community tab. They posed earlier that week that there would be no videos that week on the pit & games channel. So if something isn't posted in the future, that's likely where they would post why not

[@mage1439]

@@hernameispekka_Rebecca I wonder why. Come on, summer games!

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

@@mage1439 Very possible but that's not the explanation they gave. They said to recover from the liveshow. They still recorded so might just have been that they filmed less when rehearsing for the show. I secretly hope you're right and that might be a reason for it as well

[@daisyallen4954]

so glad to see more arasha! her humor is as underrated as her ability to be so thoughtful and sincere while also reading the tones of the room to mend the vibes together

[@kylem4664]

I'd watch this every day if I could. One of my favorite parts of the week

[@aarons.2323]

As someone who is older than 25, I have to say Arasha has proven that she has an insight and maturity and levelheadedness that a lot of people her age don't have (that's not a slight against anyone here her age, she's just shown she's as mature or even more insightful than some I've seen on this channel). She'd probably make a great therapist, and I always enjoy hearing her takes on Reddit stories.

[@ashleyjohnson9651]

i think youre so right but imagine finding out your therapist is literally called the queen of lies 😂

[@bondickle]

She also has such a lovely, thought out way of speaking - the kind of elegance I could never manage myself 😅

[@praetordaniela4830]

Arasha is the best honestly

[@ZomBeeQueeen]

I’ve found a lot of her opinions trying to be so middle ground or too black/white that it tends to not add anything of interest. I find the others around her try to make up for this by sometime going way goofier than normal.

[@lauravillarreal4069]

100% agree -a 25 year old

[@Kid-Pink_88.]

2nd story is gold! So happy that John & Sarah had a family. Steve's ego is buried forever from that one

[@caitpingree]

“everyone in this story needs to take a shower…. or go on a walk” angela I love you😭

[@tal8762]

Angela is priceless! Love her!

[@TheDiamondAboveMyHead]

The family rate babysitter situation always reminds me of the concept of swings and roundabouts, like I got you, you got me type of thing, it can be an easier way of living

[@danielmachado4389]

Another fun fact about bamboo is that it takes a lot of water but keeps growing even in it's absence, so grass have a lot of problems growing close to it. Probably is not only that bamboo is invading the terrain, is also that it may drying out all other plants

[@offonatangent9820]

As a bio nerd, planting the invasive bamboo is kinda scary because of the repercussions it could have outside of this neighborhood turf war. Maybe look for a fast growing native species next time 😂

[@sidoniegabrielle269]

THANK YOU. i'm not a professional or educated botanist but i heard alarms the minute i heard "so i deliberately planted an invasive species" like Uhm

[@lucysutton7420]

Is it not illegal to buy invasive plants in the US? It is in the UK and a lot of other European countries. It's to stop this kind of thing happening.

[@sidoniegabrielle269]

@@lucysutton7420 i'm sure certain states and regions have restrictions on it, but generally the answer to "is _____ illegal in the USA? a great deal of other countries have multiple restrictions due to the obvious harm" is No, no it's not illegal, we do know the harm, we did not ban it. we have more regulations on spicy websites and menthol cigarettes than we do on things that might be really worth the time banning. to be clear i'm not a proponent of tobacco products but my area has spent more money and effort banning menthols than it has spent banning a couple pretty horrific mental health practices so i'm a bit jaded about it all

[@sidoniegabrielle269]

@@lucysutton7420 i'm currently looking at the pages on golden bamboo, which i think is the plant referred to in the post, from the US department of agriculture. it's repeatedly referred to as an invasive species and as something that should not be here but the webpage is pretty much tips and tricks for removing it from your yard and no implication that it's illegal to plant more of it. disappointing yet not surprising lol edit: i'm reading that new york state has restrictions. so it's pretty much what i thought, there's regional restrictions but absolutely no major regulations on the federal/national level

[@romywhite290]

​@@lucysutton7420It's Texas. It would not be freedom if you couldn't destroy the earth.

[@kennedy.5152]

$200 for 6 hours is over $30/hour which is insane. my cousin is going through some life issues, and i’ve offered to babysit for free because that’s what a family rate really is.

[@musicjewell9329]

Mine was a 22oz after the gig was done

[@twocheeky]

ive literally been a live in baby sitter for my sister for more days this year than i have been home so she can pursue her uni and career and havent asked for a cent. its just what you do

[@gracewenger575]

Right I just did that math! I’m all for babysitters and childcare workers getting paid a livable wage. $16-20/hr depending on the area, okay, especially if it’s a primary source of income. Not super insane with inflation. Definitely understandable if they’re qualified in other ways with great references. But this was also a few years ago at least, when living wages were lower, so no. $33+/hr for babysitting a family member is ridiculous.

[@kirstengodfrey8830]

@@gracewenger575 $33+ an hour for some in general is ridiculous. Daycares don’t even charge that much. My SIL works for a daycare but if she didn’t she’d be paying 600 a week for 2 KIDS. $33+ for any person is crazy. If that’s the “family rate” I can not imagine what her normal rate is.

[@EmmanezerScrooge]

My ‘family rate’ is you buy me and the kid lunch lmao

[@GIRru11]

I think the difference between petty, pro, and nuclear revenge is the amount of effort OP puts into it. Petty is when they put little effort into the revenge while pro and nuclear is when they start reaching movie level of making a person's life a living hell

[@slsthewriter1299]

Hard disagree. …kinda. Petty can either mean it in itself is small, *or* it's a pro/nuclear revenge over a small thing, so there's a duality in the adjective depending on what it is you're indicating is petty. If you're describing the conflict as a whole is petty, then yeah. It's not that big of a deal. When you describe *someone* as petty, they themselves are not small. You're saying they will take a small issue and elevate it to whatever extreme just to prove a point. People who commit to pro/nuclear efforts are innately petty.

[@GIRru11]

@slsthewriter1299 I'm not really talking about the people themselves, I'm more referring to the actions they do. Like Shane said he considers the story of the woman who slept with her ex's father as pro revenge but I see it as petty because the action itself was a small one time thing, as opposed to tbe final story where OP ruined a man's life by going detective mode

[@slsthewriter1299]

@@GIRru11 But that's the thing. Whenever you talk about a petty person, you are talking about them in regards to these instances. And particularly in recent years, colloquial language has adapted and people can mean either "this is just a small thing" or "this is something blown out of proportion *over* a small thing."

[@GIRru11]

@@slsthewriter1299 you raise a good point. It can really hard to tell the difference a lot of the time

[@slsthewriter1299]

@@GIRru11 100%. I do study linguistics, so I personally find it really interesting. xD But, it's highly contextual and depends on the tone. Like there's a huge difference between, "Oh, that's petty," vs "Oh…that's *petty."* The emphasis alone separates one from the other, but that gets lost in translation in writing unless someone knows to use punctuation appropriately.

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

10:50 I love that upon hearing about a British John, Shayne immediately launches into his ambiguous Beatles member accent

[@CH-oy5mt]

The root systems for bamboo is insane. We tried to clean some out of a community center outdoors area and to make sure it does not come back you have to dig out the root system. We eventually had to use power saws to cut the roots up enough to pull out because the shovel just does not cut it sometimes. That is diabolical.

[@emilyjohnson6611]

Bamboo is so hard to get rid of. We had some at my cabin that my Grandpa wanted to get rid of so he dug it out with a backhoe and burned the remaining dirt to kill it and it still grew back the next year.

[@claudiaarbona9984]

the roots must have gone really deep!

[@TM.BECK14]

​@@claudiaarbona9984 they don't get super deep the problem unfortunately is that they grow horizontally really far, really fast. Which is why they start popping up further and further away. Even if you try to dig it out you have to get 100% of it otherwise it'll regenerate Running bamboo is a huge problem in my area so the second I heard the word in the story I involuntary said "nooo!"

[@DashingPunkSamurai]

38:25 No. after what she did to her, essentially blackmailing her with an extremely high price is bad enough but during an emergency it’s even worse. NEVER Forgive NEVER Forget.

[@Vi_Vi_1]

Yeah sometimes they'll have a take I just don't relate to and this was it. OP just matched that girl's energy. If the other woman is upset about the rate, she's admitting she was out of line before, and she was out of line out of NOWHERE, whereas OP was just responding in kind. Plus, it's wise for OP to establish that boundary because it sounds like this girl would take advantage of any kindness offered to her. Sometimes you need to do this stuff to show people how bad they are and to protect yourself.

[@itsjanolli]

yeah exactly! especially when OP said she (along with her brother) has done so many for this girl in the past

[@krixkhaos]

Yep, I feel like the sentiment of "rise above" only works if it's not enabling the shitty behaviour it's responding to. Even if you're not in favour of "an eye for an eye," sometimes you have to think about whether the way you respond to something can be construed as positive reinforcement.

[@krillrule99]

While this makes sense, the situation and comments didn’t sit well with me. I’d venture to say from the story context clues that the first mom earns more money and the half sister earns less and is in more of a struggle. I think if she chose to agree, she should have taken a bit of a loss from the half sister.Also consistently judging splurging on things when someone with a higher income wouldn’t be judged for that probably always seems a bit off to me too. 🤔

[@riakaty1979]

"You know I love a long con" Couldn't pick a better a better person than Ms Almost Marvel 😂

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

Truly perfect

[@radvelvetcakez]

She booked with that line

[@htspencer9084]

Put Arasha in a Reddit Story!

[@kemmli]

Wait what?? I’m new to smosh pit, what’s this about??

[@hernameispekka_Rebecca]

@@kemmli Smosh Main channel, let's do this, scammers episode

[@tigglytuff]

Prank idea: everyone at smosh goes to work wearing heels one day, but don't give Angela the memo

[@SamMeehan-tg8qy]

I love listening to Arasha explain her opinions. She speaks so eloquently and intelligently!

[@Mezzy..]

Angela and Arasha are an underrated duo, their like ying and yang in energy

[@mariaeduarda-rk4hr]

My mom went to the ICU today this kept me sane and not thinking about the worst thing that can happen for a good bit , thank you for that

[@yumehophype5005]

Sending you and your mom well wishes ❤

[@Star_Girl96]

Hope you’re mom is healing well and that you take good care of yourself too 💞💞

[@Samantha-xp8cn]

Sending good thoughts to you and your family!! ❤

[@savannahpadgett7496]

I’ve been extremely depressed and this morning was extra bad. This made my entire day. Smosh is my safe space. Love you guys.

[@Picachki]

I hope you’re feeling better. 💕

[@liahansen8291]

Sending love, hope the rest of your day goes well ❤️❤️❤️

[@Anemicpanda]

I hope you're doing well. Depression is so hard. Just know you're enough and that people out there care about you. 😊

[@ivonnemendoza1265]

1:03:40 I looooooved when Angela tossed and turn to the comment before the update in the last story. Exactly how I felt 😂😂😂😂

[@c-log4700]

I’m glad Shayne got things back on track because I did not like how much they were defending the situation with the girl and the ex’s dad at first lol

[@MoonMoonTM]

I absolutely adore that in the third story the husband was Bubbles and the wife was Mojo Jojo 💀 The story with the dad.. should've married his dad and became his stepmom

[@Fiberedfolios]

I got made fun of for asking about dress code for a grad in high school. I still remember hearing the resource teacher and guidance counsellor laughing about how I was gonna wear something way over dressed… like thanks I was 14 and genuinely went to ask and know whether it’s appropriate or not.

[@sarabeth6897]

The Shane princess diaries reference in the second story is severely underrated. Shane. I see you.

[@GF-db9fv]

I'm glad Arasha and Angela joined smosh

[@IanOPadrick]

For the wedding one, imagine being the person who was told about a change in the plan and to not communicating that to your child, and your child being upset at not knowing the changing plan, and then blaming your other child for having the wedding that they want to have. Like, the dad is an adult, he should be able to copy and paste a text to send it to other people. I guess he doesn't think the wedding is super special since he had two of them