How To! How To Get Sweet, Sweet Revenge
Jul 15, 2025
Matthew Dicks, an elementary school teacher and expert storyteller, joins the discussion to help a frustrated dog owner, Jordan, navigate a chaotic feud over off-leash pets in her park. They dive into the emotional intricacies of revenge, sharing hilarious anecdotes about revenge-related pranks and community tensions. Dicks offers clever strategies to tackle park regulations and manage annoying individuals with humor, while exploring the morality behind seeking retribution. It’s both insightful and entertaining for anyone harboring a petty grudge!
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Revenge as Accountability
- Matthew Dicks sees revenge as enforcing accountability for those who act with impunity.
- He believes revenge teaches people that they cannot always avoid consequences.
Childhood Revenge on a Teacher
- Matthew Dicks took dictionaries from his sixth-grade classroom one by one and altered the definition of "moron" to describe his unfair teacher Mr. Morin.
- He believed someday the teacher would see it and understand his feelings, showing the long game of revenge.
Chasing a Boss at a Party
- Matthew Dicks chased a former boss who treated his wife badly around a party for over an hour as subtle revenge.
- The boss’s obvious attempts to avoid Matthew gave him satisfaction despite the revenge being incomplete.
