'Power move from the pushover': Roommate successfully thwarts a food thief's thievery by totally grossing them out

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    "I licked them one by one while maintaining the eye contact with the thief."
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    Posted by u/shadow_lily I disgusted my food- thieving roommate My roommate was stealing my food and not only not admitting, but apparently bragging about it to my other roommates and calling me a "pushover". I didn't
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    want to participate in whatever they thought they were doing, especially since I am moving away in 2 months. But I do want my food. Today, they were sitting in the kitchen, chatting. I came in, took my meatballs from the fridge and licked them one by one while maintaining the eye contact with the thief. Then I licked several
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    other items, spit into my milk (it's a waste of milk, but luckily there wasn't a lot), etc. She looked utterly disgusted. Eventually she asked "are you mental?". I calmly replied "I always do this, didn't you know?" and left. I don't know if she will stop, but her face of mixed disgust and horror makes it worth it.
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    Edit: Wow, I posted hoping to at least make a couple of people chuckle at my small win. But I got so many funny comments and cool petty revenge stories from you guys! Thanks <3 A lot of people are suggesting to sabotage her stuff... I don't want to. As long as my food is safe,
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    that's enough. I won't leave any unsealed containers, though. And the current situation is: my food was not stolen today! I will update if something gets stolen again, but if you don't see any more updates, that means I won!
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    CrispeeLipss 2 days ago edited 1 day ago "Maintaining eye contact" Power move from the pushover.. LMAO.
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    hypermapleorange 1 day ago This is the strongest power move to pull in that situation.
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    Duukt 2 days ago Unfortunately this doesn't always work. I tried protecting my lunch this way in school and this kid said he had licked my lunch too. So I had to beat his 1.0k Reply Share : zeugma888 2 days ago At least you tried a non violent solution first.
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    franknorth2010 - 1 day ago I had to deal with a food thief at work. They kept stealing my stir-fry leftovers I would bring in tupperware. I got some super concentrated ghost pepper powder from amazon and put a LOT in and mixed it up real good. Sometime after lunchtime the workplace was treated to the screams
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    of one of the assistant managers running for the sink trying to flush out her mouth with water. HR fired her for theft. The manager wanted to write me up, but I when I asked him "Why, for her stealing my lunch and getting caught?" He had nothing to say to that. Turns out, he was having an affair with her and was super I.
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    Meincornwall 2 days ago It's when she replies "Me too" that you've gotta worry 153 Reply Share Shalom RPh 2 days ago Go to the John, put a note on your beer "Don't drink this cos I spit in it" Come back to find another note "So did I"
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    CircuitSphinx 2 days ago . Haha, this is absolutely brilliant, and a true power move! Maintaining eye contact is the cherry on top of the cake. It's one thing to deal with a food thief, but having them brag about it is next level disrespect. Your way of handling it is both hilarious and kinda smart in a twisted justice sort of way. I'm curious if it changes anything in the long run. Keep us updated!
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    boanerges57 1 day ago I had a roommate eat a whole box of Oreos that were mine. I bought a new box, opened it and broke apart each Oreo and licked it then stuck it back together. About an hour later I found him in the room eating my Oreos. I didn't say anything. I sat and watched. As he ate the last one I let him know. I recorded it in case he didn't believe me. He was not at dinner that night. Something about consuming that much of my spit didn't sit well with his stomach. He stopped eating my
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    mamabear-50 - 2 days ago As you leave on your last day tell her to be careful eating her food. Don't elaborate, don't actually do anything. Just make her wonder what or if you did. Even better petty revenge.
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    Proper_Strategy_6663 2 days ago I bow down to your pettiness, please become our petty lord and savior. 133 Reply Share DvlsAdvct108. 2 days ago Room-mate messiah-ed with the wrong person
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    maywellflower - 2 days ago edited 2 days ago I calmly replied "I always do this, didn't you know?" and left. I hope that made that dumbass rethink her enter life choices of stealing from and bashing you while making your other roommates do "Glad I'm not thief..."
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    . the_greek_italian 2 days ago She still had the gall to ask if you were mental when she's the AH stealing food. 19 Reply Share Kevin2273 1 day ago "Are you mental?" "Oh come on, don't be a push over."
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    For-the-masses 2 days ago. edited 2 days ago OMG, I laughed so hard. She is thinking about all the times she ate your food with your DNA all in them--flawless victory. 16 Reply Share ... cigardan69 2 days ago Doesn't everyone lick their food to mark it!
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    Hot_Oil7057 23 hr. ago I used to keep a gallon of whole milk at work. (I'm a milkaholic.) Everybody kept using it w/out asking so I put on bright red lipstick and drank from the carton. It was absolutely left alone after that.
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    Morgil2 22 hr. ago I had a roommate like that. One day in the pet store I saw fish flavored water for cats. Bought it, made kool aid with it. The theft stopped after that
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    RNGinx3 1 day ago Perfect. Tampering with someone else's food is a crime. Spitting in your own is not. Well played.
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    Terrible-Bear3883 23 hr. ago. edited 1 hr. ago Food thieves are total s holes - someone kept pinching my wifes lunch and snacks, she'd get to break time and find nothing in her locker. She carefully opened some chocolate bars (a similar name to "nars" and "Snitters", made a hole in the base and inserted quite a lot of whole peppercorns, then re-melted the chocolate back over and sealed the wrapper. Sure enough they were taken but never again.
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    Reddit Is Weird . 1 day ago WHILE MAINTING EYECONTACT. 10 Reply Share _gadget_girl 2 days ago You are good! They will never touch your food again.
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    MissMurder8666 1 day ago I love that you did it whilst maintaining eye contact the whole time. Its like my cats when they're doing they shouldn't and being (not calling you one lol) an but it just is such a big and I'm here for it you move

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