Internet Backs Husband Who Denied Coworkers' Demands to Stop His Wife From Putting Notes in His Lunch

This husband's coworkers approached him to ask that he ask his wife to cease a playful ritual that the pair had shared for the past year. When he had been having issues with employment, his wife had started putting notes in his lunch to brighten his day; even after he got through his rough patch, the tradition continued and continued to positively affect his life.

His coworkers told him to ask his wife to stop after a new coworker joined the team. The coworker had recently lost his wife and was having his grief triggered by lunch notes. The coworkers felt that it was only fair that the notes stopped altogether. The husband refused and told them that it was ridiculous. 

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/AITA (Am I the A--Hole) subreddit by the husband under the throwaway account u/Jimmythrow5677. He posted the topic to the popular sub to get the readers' opinions as to whether or not he was in the wrong for his response.

Commenters ultimately decided that he was "NTA" (Not the A--Hole) for this and that the coworkers' demands were ridiculous. They told him not to change a thing and noted how sweet the exchange with his wife was.

"NTA at all," the top comment by PoseyCircles stated. "Your marriage and the way your wife expresses her love is your business. It's unfortunate about Jimmy but that's a massive boundary he crossed. Are you all never allowed to mention your wives again?

How long is this supposed to last?

I feel sorry for him but it's out of order to expect your wife to stop the notes."

What's your take on the situation? Was this a reasonable request?

Scroll on to see the original post and Reddit's reactions. 

25 Funny, Random and Shiny Tumblr Gems

Tumblr is like a Walmart of weird ideas. Just like how you can walk into a Walmart and pick up a rack of ribs, a fishing pole and a shirt that says "Whomst farted" you can waltz on over to Tumblr and see someone's erotic goblin-core novella, forty puns about the ancient Greeks, and a portrait of Austin Powers made of beef. And what it might lack in freaky Walmart customers it makes up for in freaky anonymous strangers. It's an interesting place to expand your horizons.

But of all the twisted menageries of bad poetry and stories from people's childhoods, the one thing you're sure to find, for some stupid reason, is someone's earnest observations on Scooby Doo. Without fail. It's good to know that that's what's really bubbling up from the collective unconscious. Okay, that or Ratatouille. It's a good movie, but like, dude.

Here are some more ridiculous, random and stupendous Tumblr gems.

Teacher Accused Of Time Theft, Turns Out School Owes Them 10 Times As Much

Most employees are way too used to having their contract used against them. Whenever someone is asked to sign something without being given the time to read it, we're rightfully, deeply suspicious that there could be some stipulation folded into the legalese that says our boss could eat our lunch out of the fridge and that we're contractually obligated to provide them with a lobster bib. It's just so much reading.

So when we hear about times someone's contract was actually used to help them stand up to their jerk boss, it's a good time.

A contract disagreement led this teacher to be confronted with a piece of paper saying that they owed their employer money based on misreporting of hours. This caused someone to look into his certifications and realize that he'd actually been underpaid the whole time.

For another tale, here's the teacher who was told to quit their second job, so they quit their teaching job.

Entitled People And Their Fantastically Bold Moves

Most of us have a pretty decent idea of how to treat other people. We've cultivated a sense of decorum for what's appropriate to ask of others, and we are mostly capable of self-reflecting enough to not display terrific acts of ignorance or selfishness on a daily basis. And then there are the entitled people who make everyone's day worse. The boss who calls you lazy for only doing your job and his. The lady at the end of the street who sends out a neighborhood watch post because your car isn't nice enough. The random stranger on facebook marketplace who demands that not only should you deliver him your old phone, but that you should pay him for the opportunity.

It's unclear if these people think the rest of us are stupid, or if they're so far gone that they see no use in having any self-awareness. But one thing's for sure; its an absolutely wild time actually paying attention to the BS they try to pull.

The Top Tinder Moments of the Week (May 31, 2022)

Welcome to this week's "Top Tinder Moments," a treasure trove of the hottest trending online-dating related items of the past week. 

Tinder can be an abyss of despair where all of your hopes and dreams of ever finding true love go to die... Which is why it's always nice to pan for those little nuggets of gold from such a despondent place.

This week's batch has its fair share of "thirsty" bios. Some lovely ladies and gents who like to lay it all out there and be as forward as possible. 

There's also the weekly "caught cheater" post that we've been seeing consistently the last few weeks. These posts usually are an obviously-edited bio of the caught cheater or a "revenge bio" that has been posted by their vengeful partner. 

Sift on through your pile of corpses and maybe you'll find the one. But remember, it only takes one. 

25 People Share The Most Embarrassing Moment They've Witnessed

It's all fun and games until you poop yourself at school.

If you find yourself dogged by your own cringey memories, it's important to remember that no one remembers 99% percent of the embarrassing things you've done. We're all so self-involved that even if you have spent sleepless nights thinking about how you thanked your server wrong, your anxiety is overblown and of no value to anyone.

 That said, if you slipped on a banana peel and your pants split perfectly down the middle, then you accidentally farted in a way that sounded like "Taps" then yeah, people remember that. People remember it and they laugh and laugh and laugh. About you. Your scared face is burned into their brains and every time they do something minorly embarrassing, they use your screw up as an example for how what they did wasn't that bad.

Anyway, here are some times people didn't forget about.

Scammy Landscaper Gets Done-Over For Sale Deception

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/ProRevenge subreddit by the avenger's friend, Redditor u/Three-Nations, who tells the story of how their friend got even with a scammer after the scammer tried to cheat them over a used water heater that they had sold. 

The scammer came back several weeks after the sale trying to tell the friend that it was not working. The friend offered a full refund for the sale. 

Instead, they received a $400 invoice for the "repairs" of the water heater and told the friend that if it was not sent over they were going to send them to debt collection. 

The friend decided to just pay the invoice and let that be the end of things. That is, until they overheard a conversation in a bar…

A loudmouth employee of the scammer's company told him that the entire ordeal had been a scam and even confirmed the scammer was her boss who owned the company.

This would lay the foundations for their revenge.

Read on for screen-grabs of u/Three-Nations's full story and the reactions below. 

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Girl Takes her Parents to 'Karen's Diner' Without Warning Them the Staff is Meant to be Obnoxiously Rude

For the Karen's and Gentle-Karen's

Woman Instructed to Dress as Trashy as Possible for First Date; Takes the Challenge Very Seriously

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