'I finally got one over my bro': Guy uses Doctor Who to get petty revenge on brother for scaring him all the time

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 26, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

All those Doctor Who fans out there are going to be fans of this one. Here, we have a petty revenge story that serves as a reminder of the highly competitive nature of sibling rivalry. This thread was posted to Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit by u/norsewolf98, who recounted a story about how he finally got his brother back for provoking countless jump scares.

 

Inspired by a then-new monster on Doctor Who known as The Silence, the Redditor saw his own brother get scared in real-time while watching the show. At 10 years old, how could you not draw inspiration from this scene and recreate it as the perfect piece of petty revenge? This kind of reenactment, if done successfully, is more rewarding for a 10-year-old than just about anything else (and that includes cake). Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play. For more revenge tales, check out this story about a sister using her son's name as revenge against her own brother.

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    Product - "I finally got one over my bro"
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    Font - My Brother Kept Jump Scaring Me For Years, Then I Got Back At Him So Bad He Cried So, when my brother and I were young, he was about 7 and I was 10, he found out that I was very easily scared. The slightest sudden noise could make me jump out of my skin and get a scream from me.
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    Font - This would usually manifest in him hiding behind things and popping out with a loud "Boo!" And he would get me every time. It got so bad that I was scared to even walk the halls of my house. After a couple years of this my parents stepped in and told him to cut it out. It definitely slowed down but he would do the occasional spook and get me.
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    Font - That is until one fateful night in 2012. My family and I were big fans of Doctor Who and it had entered its sixth series and introduced a new monster: The Silence. For those who don't know, the Silence look like somewhat generic gray aliens in a nice three piece suit. The catch was that every time a character would look away from the alien, they'd forget about it. So what the characters would do is put tally marks on their forearms and face when ever they see one. It was a very good idea
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    Font - During the second episode there's a character in an abandoned orphanage and she's looking out the window, lightning strikes and her face and arms are full of tally marks. It's a very good scare. So good in fact, that I notice my brother is acting uneasy. So then I have an idea. A most horrible idea. A delightfully devilish idea. A petty idea.
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    Font - I ask my father to pause the episode 'cuz I needed to go the bathroom. I lied. I didn't need to go to the bathroom. I grabbed a sharpie and wrote a bunch of tally marks all over my face and arms. I was absolutely giddy. Then, with my game face on, I go back downstairs to the TV room. I turn on the lights, this makes my brother ask what was up and he turns his head to look at me.
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    Font - He starts freaking the f out. Like he was back crawling towards our dad. My dad asks what's wrong, looks at my face, and starts laughing his off. I act like nothing happened and got closer to my brother, feigning concern. That freaked him out even more. After my dad and I had our laughs he told me to wash up. My brother couldn't continue the episode so he runs to his room. My dad calls my mom and tells her that I finally got one over my bro.
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    Font - Nowadays there're no more pranks between me and my brother. He's graduating with his bachelors degree and is one of my groomsman in my wedding. He's a good man and I'm very proud of him and I love him very much. TL;DR: Younger brother kept scaring me for no reason so I got him back good by emulating a show we were watching.
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    Font - latents Excellent! +3. 13 hr. ago I had thought you were going to sneak in his room while he was sleeping and make tally marks on him but your way was easier and worked well.
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    Font - I think I have to look up those episodes. I don't understand how this worked on the show. If the character immediately forgot seeing the aliens, how would they know what the tally marks meant? Wouldn't they just look at the marks all confused about their purpose instead of making new marks? 892 Reply Share
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    Font - norsewolf98 OP. 13 hr. ago I can explain! They know that they're up against something they can't remember. So they already know that the tally marks means they have seen the aliens and they're potentially in the room. They can't remember what the monster looks like until they look at it again. It's a very creepy concept that I adore. 525 Reply Share
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    Font - KarmaRepellant. 9 hr. ago Reminds me of when my ex and her sister were watching The Ring with me. At the part where you see what's on the tape I put my arm down the side of the sofa out of sight holding my mobile phone and dialed the landline, then when they got brave enough to answer I just scratched at the microphone with my thumbnail to make a creepy sound. Pants were 121 Reply Share
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    Font - MediumAwkwardly. 12 hr. ago When you said Dr. Who I was thinking it would be the angels. The scary friggin angels. 148 Reply Share
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    Font - norsewolf98 OP. 12 hr. ago Oh those scared us too. The first time we watched that episode he hid under the blankets and begged our dad to shut it off when the statue first moved. 83 Reply Share
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    Font - shadowclown69 - 11 hr. ago He's going to be a groomsman, have the fiance get him black out drunk at the bachelor party & put tally marks all over him. For old times sake, just make sure they can't be seen when wearing a tux, or that they wash off.
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    Font - rde42 7 hr. ago I expect you to pull back your sleeve at the wedding to reveal ... tally marks. Especially if you do a speech.
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    Font - nofaves 4 hr. ago My younger sister is also easily scared, and our little brother got a kick out of her reaction. So our parents told them that if he scared her, she got one hit back, and he had to stand there and take it. It didn't end the scares completely, of course. But now he had to decide if scaring her was worth the face slap.
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