'I got the last laugh': Agricultural engineer stunts on bullying dads in perfect dinner revenge

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JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor
Feb 8, 2024 8:00 AM EST

At least in the US, talking about how much money you make is gauche. My opinion is split on this because, on the one hand, it's useful to discuss how much you're making, so you can know if you're being cheated or not. It's also just fun info to know about your friends because if you're any friend of mine, you know it has no bearing on your value as a person. On the other hand, people who boast about how much money they make, or are constantly putting money at the center of the conversation really get on my nerves. I suppose what matters is the tone you take. 

In this deliciously juicy (almost sitcom-level) Reddit story, discussing money at dinner is the inciting incident. And as our storyteller tells us, the drinks were flowing. This is the perfect combination of factors for a good story. Read further for the deets. 

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  • 01
    r/pettyrevenge u/old-guy-50 • 5d Friends called me a Fake Engineer, I bought their dinner
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    My daughter 17, asked me to post this here. And Im the Dad who does as the women in my life tell me, which is how I ended up in a restaurant tonight with snobs. So the characters, my wife, wife's coworker 1 and her husband arrogant engineer 1(AE1), wife's coworker 2 and her husband my CPA, and Lastly AE2 and his wife. Each couple has two teenage children with us.
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    We are at a Japanese steakhouse in America where the chefs cook in front of you. CW1 and AE1 invited all of us for their youngest daughter's birthday. Since their daughter is close with our daughter. So the parents are at one table and the teens at another.
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    At the teen table my daughters (17 and 14) order sushi appetizers, mocktails, and shrimp with scallops. At our table the Sake is flowing along with a few top shelf drinks. My wife and I order our appetizers, drinks and dinners. We are all paying for ourselves and I see AE1 and AE2 seem to in competition for who can spend the most. My CPA and I chuckle at them and stay out of the fray. Until AE2 hears my daughter order and says to her, "careful now your daddy is only and agricultural engineer. He
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    Im not "rich" by any stretch, but Im comfortable. We dont do extravagance, so we have savings and my wife works. However in 2023 I was awarded a handsome contract to design tower gardens in several states. Its a seven figure contract over three years.
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    Back to dinner These guys ask me about the most ridiculous things. Like "is it good to grow onions and carrots in the same garden?" And were laughing at me and my work until their wives told them to stop. I chalk it up to drunken arrogance and dont even bother to answer. My CPA was laughing so hard he almost fell out of his chair. Apparently, he is AE1's CPA as well. And knows the ins and outs of both our finances. AE1 taunts CPA to tell the table what he brought home last year after bonuses. CP
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    haji1096 5d Talking about how much one makes in that manner is gauche. Those guys are morons
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    old-guy-50 OP. 5d Man we all were tonight. I was just as much a as they were. But I got the last laugh
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  • 09
    chemprofdave • 5d Well, they engineered you into paying for a fancy dinner for (checks notes) 16 people...
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    Chemical_Willow5415 - 5d I It has nothing to do with the money. They all thought they had the biggest and this guy pulls out his giant salami and lays it on the table. Good for you old guy
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    Arctelis • 5d When I read the words "giant salami and lays it on the table", my brain conjured up the sound of a meaty thud followed by the rattle of cutlery. I was equally disturbed as amused. Thank you.
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    HomeschoolingDad . 5d When I was an ignorant teenager trying to figure out what to major in, my dad asked what I thought about agriculture engineering. I made some joke comparing it to sanitation engineering (ignorance squared), after which I learned that my dad had majored in it (ignorance cubed) before the Army had put him on the computer science path for his masters degree. My dad set me straight.
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    old-guy-50 OP. 5d I've heard the jokes. I like my job, its fun to work with plants, water, sun and make it all combine to produce food. But I'm a nerd like that
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    Tamn That Old_Cat • 5d As a fellow real engineer, I approve this message.
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    freetotalkabtyourmom. 5d Definitely engineer. Doesn't believe in paragraphs.
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    old-guy-50 OP • 5d Hey hey hey, you are not wrong
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    Agreeable-One-4700 • 5d Even if comps were all equal you protect the food supply where they follow a rule book written by smarter PES and say "yes this wall meets code and probably won't fall down" Imao good on you for putting them in their place OP.
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    old-guy-50 OP. 5d In all honesty I was going to ask AE1 to look at a structural design and bring him in on the contract. I do need a structural engineer for this project, but not that guy!
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    5d Apprehensive-Care20z. Just make sure they always address you as "Dr." every single time. A real doctor, not just a medical one.
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    old-guy-50 OP • 5d Now that would have be even better! Too much sake. I will blame the alcohol this time.
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    Particular_Mud6525. 5d Ugh, they sound like horrible company!! What douches!!! ... Reply old-guy-50 OP. 5d Things we do for our daughters. 150
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