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When someone wrongs us, there are really two choices. To forgive and peacefully move on, or to get creative and craft the perfect revenge plan.

People on this Bored Panda list chose the second option and carried it out in the most hilarious way possible. From filling donuts with mustard to paying back a lost bet in pennies, scroll down to see the most masterful ways these petty university alumni got back at people who tried to play them. May this be a public service announcement to never be a jerk to others!

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Pettiness Takes A Lot Of Effort

Pettiness Takes A Lot Of Effort

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Kai
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5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why when my ex suggested we continue to share an amazon account I just laughed at him.

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    Southlake PD For The Win

    Southlake PD For The Win

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    Dawn Chan
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When the cops just print out a whole batch of coloring sheets just to do this:

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    It turns out that people seek revenge because, in the moment, it feels quite rewarding. This was revealed by a group of Swiss researchers who wanted to figure out what happens in the brain when someone takes revenge.

    They observed brain scans of people who had been wronged during a game in the laboratory. Then they gave these participants the opportunity to get back at the other person. During the minute the victim contemplated revenge, their brain activity was recorded. Immediately, the researchers noticed action flowing into the caudate nucleus, a part of the brain responsible for reward processes.

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    Madlad Waits 11 Years To Get Revenge For His Wall

    Madlad Waits 11 Years To Get Revenge For His Wall

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    Portrait Client Was Insufferably Rude, So Photographer Gets His Revenge

    Portrait Client Was Insufferably Rude, So Photographer Gets His Revenge

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    Another motivation for revenge, according to Fade Eadeh, an assistant professor of psychology at Seattle University, is believing in a fair world. “Good things happen to good people,” he says, “and bad things happen to bad people.” When supposedly a good person experiences something bad, they might be driven to even things.

    #7

    This Should Make Monday At Work More Interesting

    This Should Make Monday At Work More Interesting

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    #8

    Valentine's Day At 5:30 AM Part 2: Revenge

    Valentine's Day At 5:30 AM Part 2: Revenge

    Exactly one year ago, I surprised my less than morning people family with a 5:30 AM Valentine's Day breakfast at IHOP. Last night my wife warned me not to do that again today. I agreed, and then proceeded to work late at my office until nearly 2 AM. Then at 5:30 this morning, my kids woke me up with a "Surprise Daddy! We're taking you to IHOP!" My wife was standing behind them with an evil grin. Vengence was hers.

    Coffee helped, but I was still barely awake. My wife on the other hand, was happy and perky. Turns out, getting back at me is something that makes it easy for her to get up early!

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    However, while initially, revenge might be satisfying, it quickly becomes bitter. Scientists have found that instead of delivering ‘justice’, revenge prolongs the unpleasantness of the original wrongdoing, creating a cursed cycle of retaliation.

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    I’ve Been Nerfed By The New Neighbor Kids Unarmed For The Last Time. Vengeance Will Be Swift

    I’ve Been Nerfed By The New Neighbor Kids Unarmed For The Last Time. Vengeance Will Be Swift

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    #11

    I'm Against Wasting Other People's Time, But That Said, If You're Going To Do It, You Should Certainly Do It With Style

    I'm Against Wasting Other People's Time, But That Said, If You're Going To Do It, You Should Certainly Do It With Style

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    ElfVibratorGlitter
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A human in the crosswalk! Yeah, if you honked at me while walking where and when I'm supposed to be walking... I'd also stop and take my time.

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    #12

    If It's On The Porch, It Must Be Free

    If It's On The Porch, It Must Be Free

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    leendadll
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Raccoons stole mine. It got caught up on house frame as they tried to pull it below. I got it back but saw a full sheet down there - not mine.

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    Focusing on revenge might take our minds off the individual who hurt us, becoming a distraction from fully experiencing the pain. After the feeling of reward wears off, we’re left to suffer from what happened to us initially.

    #13

    Next Year Go For The Craft Set That Includes 1000 Beads

    Next Year Go For The Craft Set That Includes 1000 Beads

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    Castles
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hehe I’ve done something similar but bought an arts and crafts set with tonnes of little rhinestones and multiple packs of glitter

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    #14

    Dave Looks Like He Hasn’t Learned The Concept Of Consequences

    Dave Looks Like He Hasn’t Learned The Concept Of Consequences

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    #15

    Called My Wife A Sandwich Maker As She Was Making My Lunch For Work

    Called My Wife A Sandwich Maker As She Was Making My Lunch For Work

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    Therefore, experts don’t recommend using revenge as the first plan of action. Instead, it might be a good idea to think through all the potential outcomes. Or try giving the wrongdoer the benefit of the doubt. Ask yourself, "What could have caused their behavior?" There's a chance that it was the fault of something out of their control. 

    #16

    For $5, This Shelter Will Write The Name Of The Person You Hate On A Cat Litter Box

    For $5, This Shelter Will Write The Name Of The Person You Hate On A Cat Litter Box

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    Lord_CrumbleGamer
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    5 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’d like to use that. Edit: I did not think that through very well did I

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    #17

    Revenge Of The Garbage Men

    Revenge Of The Garbage Men

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    #18

    Classic Stephanie

    Classic Stephanie

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    Talking through your feelings with someone who sees the situation objectively might also help to prevent carrying out revenge. It can be a friend or a mental health professional. Holding onto resentment takes away your precious time and energy; letting go of it can help restore power and peace without searching for ways to get even.

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    #19

    Petty Spice Was Always My Favorite Spice Girl

    Petty Spice Was Always My Favorite Spice Girl

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    xolitaire
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    pff- this is nothing. If you really want to be mean, hide a piece of cheese in an air vent. Wait.

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    #20

    This Guy Would Always Park His Motorcycle On The Sidewalk, Blocking The Path For Wheelchair Access. I Think Someone Finally Had Enough

    This Guy Would Always Park His Motorcycle On The Sidewalk, Blocking The Path For Wheelchair Access. I Think Someone Finally Had Enough

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    ॐBoyGanesh
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We’ve a guy in our community who is an ADA attorney & he’s known for filing lawsuits left & right for denial of access. He’s also in a wheelchair. If you contact him with any public ADA violation, he’ll typically head right to the scene. He then contacts the city & lets them know they’re not enforcing federal ADA laws. They know his routine and typically send the correct dept to the scene immediately, lest he file another suit. They’ll move anything blocking any public access as logistically quick as possible, especially cars or rental scooters. I once came across him watching public works remove scaffolding off the side of an office building because there wasn’t proper signage and detour for the blocked sidewalk. This dude has made a fortune this way, but it’s also a public service.

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    #21

    Recently Someone Stomped The Pride Flag We Keep In The Front Yard. My Level Of Retaliation May Have Reached Petty

    Recently Someone Stomped The Pride Flag We Keep In The Front Yard. My Level Of Retaliation May Have Reached Petty

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    Jennik
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would do that! Actually, I've suggested to my daughter that she might like to paint one of the pride flags on our external chimney breast. It's on the upper storey of our house and visible for quite some distance.

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    In addition, David Chester, an associate professor of psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, suggests finding other, non-harmful, ways to communicate to someone how they hurt you. “As long as you feel like the other party gets it, they understood what they did to you, they feel remorse for it, especially if they express manifest actions and commitments that they won’t do it again and they will try and undo some of the harm they did,” he says, “people don’t want vengeance anymore.”

    #22

    "Petty Labelle" Makes Me So Happy. Now I Gotta Find Something To Be Petty About Just So I Can Use That

    "Petty Labelle" Makes Me So Happy. Now I Gotta Find Something To Be Petty About Just So I Can Use That

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    #23

    My Two Older Children Were Trying To Lay Out All Of Their Pokémon Cards, But The Youngest Kept Intervening, So They Duct-Taped Him To A Chair

    My Two Older Children Were Trying To Lay Out All Of Their Pokémon Cards, But The Youngest Kept Intervening, So They Duct-Taped Him To A Chair

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    #24

    This Is What Happens When You Take Up Two Parking Spaces

    This Is What Happens When You Take Up Two Parking Spaces

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    Mark
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Leave a scissor there but in the unopenable clamshell packaging

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    Other great ways to release the pent-up energy are to go for a walk, sign up for an art class, do a fun DIY project, or plan a meeting with friends. Anything that wouldn’t give the transgressor the pleasure to see that they upset you. “By virtue of focusing on making your life good, you’ve thwarted their attempts at hurting you,” Chester said.

    #25

    Masterful

    Masterful

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    Fat Harry (Oi / You)
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Husband is an idiot. First step in identifying a leak is to clean up the existing water. Second step is to turn on the appliance and see where (if anywhere) the water is coming from. If husband is spending two hours on this, he's an idiot.

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    #26

    Petty? Yes. Satisfying? Definitely. Handwriting? Horrible

    Petty? Yes. Satisfying? Definitely. Handwriting? Horrible

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    ॐBoyGanesh
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That’s a taxi & limousine commission number on it, so complaints & pics can be reported against their license/medallion.

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    #27

    Parking In Australia

    Parking In Australia

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    #28

    Boss Said I Wasn’t Using Enough Wet Floor Signs While Mopping

    Boss Said I Wasn’t Using Enough Wet Floor Signs While Mopping

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    #29

    Lucky Dip Time

    Lucky Dip Time

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    Gibberint Dark
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Can openers are only a couple of quid... I would have left all the tins but removed ALL the labels instead...!!

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    #30

    My Neighbor Took These Without Asking, So I Took Them Back And Placed Them In My Front Yard For Free

    My Neighbor Took These Without Asking, So I Took Them Back And Placed Them In My Front Yard For Free

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    #31

    Bento Box Of A Japanese Husband The Day After Quarreling With His Wife

    Bento Box Of A Japanese Husband The Day After Quarreling With His Wife

    The chopsticks are in the food container and the food is in the chopstick container.

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    SheamusFanFrom1987
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oku-san (wife is Japanese) may be polite enough to feed you but she ain't taking your sh*t at all. Pretty mild in a way but still a serious show of intent.

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    #32

    Get Up And Do Some Work, John

    Get Up And Do Some Work, John

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    #34

    Can't Wait To Do This To My Daughter

    Can't Wait To Do This To My Daughter

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    cerinamroth
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would never do this - young children can't be held responsible for not understanding their body clock!

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    #35

    I Guess I Shouldn't Have Used Her Coffee Creamer

    I Guess I Shouldn't Have Used Her Coffee Creamer

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    #37

    There Is A Road Being Built Next To My Friend's House And Some Idiot Parked His Car There Yesterday⁠

    There Is A Road Being Built Next To My Friend's House And Some Idiot Parked His Car There Yesterday⁠

    An excavator arrived in the morning and beeped for a long time, but no one came for the car. As a result, the worker came up with the perfect plan for revenge.

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    Zoe's Mom
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why not tow it? I think that would have been much better because of the huge inconvenience and cost.

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    #38

    Don't Spy On Your Coworkers

    Don't Spy On Your Coworkers

    A colleague at work installed a webcam and connected to it from home, sniffing out what was going on in the office while he was away. The payback didn't take long to arrive.

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    Neighbor Smokes In The Balcony Outside Our Unit And Dumps His Butts On The Ground. Thought Taping A Note To His Front Door Was A Fun Way To Address The Issue

    Neighbor Smokes In The Balcony Outside Our Unit And Dumps His Butts On The Ground. Thought Taping A Note To His Front Door Was A Fun Way To Address The Issue

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    Rabbit Of ill Portent(she/her)
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    4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm a smoker and I'll be damned before I just toss my cig butts any ol where. They either go in the bottle of water in my car, the one on the back deck or (after being a bazillion percent it's extinguished) into an outdoor trashcan. I've damned myself to an early grave, it doesn't mean I need to take the planet with me

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    #40

    My Buddy Saran-Wrapped My Car. This Was My Payback

    My Buddy Saran-Wrapped My Car. This Was My Payback

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    Dont Sellmyinfo
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was really well done. So well done I believe this was much more cathartic-petty than angry-petty

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    #41

    Why You Shouldn’t Take Up Two Parking Spaces

    Why You Shouldn’t Take Up Two Parking Spaces

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    Igor914624
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While I agree with the premise of punishing the people that take up two parking spaces, placing a sticker on the paint could damage the paint. And that could lead to vandalism charges. Better to put it on the glass.

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    #43

    The Intern Gets Revenge

    The Intern Gets Revenge

    Two girls at the ad agency I work at reprogrammed this guy's phone contacts and littered his desk with silly pictures. So he filled one girl's desk with packing peanuts and saran-wrapped the other's. This sort of creativity isn't punished here, it's applauded.

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    Igor914624
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I worked at a place with a joker like this. So our revenge was to come in one evening and get an cube panel from the leftovers on another floor and wall in his cube. We used all of the proper items to connect the cube panels, so you couldn't tell where it was supposed to be. He came in one morning after a hard night of partying, and it took 20 minutes for him to figure out that his cube was missing.

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    #44

    My Buddy Is A Dodgers Fan While I'm A Giants Fan. We Had A Friendly $20 Bet On Who Would Win The NLDS. Here Is The $20 I Will Be Giving Him On Monday

    My Buddy Is A Dodgers Fan While I'm A Giants Fan. We Had A Friendly $20 Bet On Who Would Win The NLDS. Here Is The $20 I Will Be Giving Him On Monday

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    #45

    Someone At My Work Was Cheated On. He Brought All Of Her Shoes To Work

    Someone At My Work Was Cheated On. He Brought All Of Her Shoes To Work

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    #46

    Peak Pettiness Or Justifiable Security In The Office Kitchen?

    Peak Pettiness Or Justifiable Security In The Office Kitchen?

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    Lyoness
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    5 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why TF do people steal other people's food? But my answer to the question is both.

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    #47

    A Year Ago My Fiancé Scared Me With A Cutout Of Austin Powers. Time For A Little Payback

    A Year Ago My Fiancé Scared Me With A Cutout Of Austin Powers. Time For A Little Payback

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    #48

    Give Rich A Scoop And He’ll Take The Whole Carton

    Give Rich A Scoop And He’ll Take The Whole Carton

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    #49

    My Coworker's Solution To The Person Who Keeps Getting M&M's Out Of The Vending Machine And Leaving The Wrappers Everywhere

    My Coworker's Solution To The Person Who Keeps Getting M&M's Out Of The Vending Machine And Leaving The Wrappers Everywhere

    She started buying them up before said coworker gets a chance to buy them and fail to dispose of the wrappers responsibly.

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    #50

    I Cleaned The Entire Kitchen Except For This One Spot Where My Partner Spilled Sugar Two Days Ago And Left It

    I Cleaned The Entire Kitchen Except For This One Spot Where My Partner Spilled Sugar Two Days Ago And Left It

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