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To ask what is the most sneakiest, underhanded thing you have ever done and why?

199 replies

Bellatrixurstrange · 07/03/2016 22:14

I threw a load of DD4 and DD9's toys away earlier in the month as they have faaaaar too much stuff and I was de-cluttering.After swimming, DD9 asked where X, y and z toy were and I said I had no idea. I do. At the charity shop. Oops. Feeling guilty now. Has anyone else ever been sneaky or told a white lie or been underhanded and then felt abit shit afterwards?

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KillBillHill · 08/03/2016 10:08

I once stole a pack of someone's munchies from the fridge when I was on work experience. I don't know why I did it. I still feel embarrassed thinking about it.

I've "stolen" other things by accident when they've fallen into my pushchair. I always mean to go back and return them but don't get time. I must feel guilty at a subconscious level because I remember each thing: a roll of paper from toys r us, hair clips from m&s and small pack of sweets from primark.

I also may have sabotaged a friend's artwork because it was better than mine aged 6/7...still feel guilty about it.

I think feeling guilt for things even years later is good. It shows you're not a narcissist or a psychopath.

Cutecat78 · 08/03/2016 10:20

Yes I was with OH and am good friends with SIL.Blush

We carry on as normal although he declared his undying love for me Blush

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 08/03/2016 12:51

When I lived in a little row of terraced houses, the psycho lady from the othe end of the terrace always parked her noisy car outside our house. She wasn't short of cash, but never bothered to get her exhaust fixed.

One dark morning, after being woken up by it again, I helpfully sealed all the holes in the pipe.

The other one, also car related. I was very pregnant with ds (so over 10 years ago now). Really fancied a McDonald's as I was out late. Went in the drive through as my SPD was awful. Parked at the far end of the car park (cinema, shops, md etc, so big carpark). Nice summer evening. Windows open. Car park is busy near cinema, but not where I parked.

Some crazy woman parks right next to me. After beeping her horn as my mirror was in her way... Anyway, I didn't manage to eat all of my 'meal' or finish my ice cream. But there was no way I could open my door to throw my rubbish away. The kind lady had left her sunroof open, so I left her the rest of my food, in case she was hungry.

Germgirl · 08/03/2016 13:13

The car one up thread has reminded me of the time I spent a whole summer being woken up at 4am by the idiot over the road. He had a big growly motorbike that he'd wheel out from behind his house, start it up & then go back into his house for at least 20 minutes. No idea why he thought this was necessary. My ex spoke to him & asked him politely not to do it but that just made him worse. He'd sit & rev it loudly for a few minutes before vanishing back into his house.
One morning I arrived back from a late on call session at work at the same time as he vanished back into his house. I'd parked round the corner so he hadn't seen me arrive. I made sure he hadn't seen me & figured he'd gone for his morning poo or something so I went to the bike which was sitting sputtering loudly outside my house, switched off the ignition & dropped the key down the drain. Then I went into my house & watched. He came back a few minutes later. Searched the whole bike for the keys. Patted his pockets, looked up & down the road, stared suspiciously at my house & then lost his temper & kicked the bike over while screaming obscenities.
I think it took a few days to get a replacement key as I heard him riding the bike after that but he didn't leave it outside my house for ages again.

ProfessorPickles · 08/03/2016 14:50

The only thing I can think of that I've done is stealing someone's toy when I was in nursery. It was a Lady plastic dog from lady and the tramp and she was so pretty and I loved playing with small plastic dogs at that age and she was the best thing I'd ever seen.
I remember I stole her and I when my mum picked me up I was extremely quiet and she took us to Asda to do some shopping where I binned my beloved dog because I was filled with guilt and was terrified someone would find out

HazelBite · 08/03/2016 14:52

Germgirl I like that Grin

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 08/03/2016 14:58

Germgirl - that's the sort of thing I dream of being able to do! Fab!

WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 08/03/2016 15:16

Gemgirl

I like you!

I would have shared my can of expandy foam for that exhaust!

ThumbWitchesAbroad · 08/03/2016 15:33

WhycantI - can't believe you left that gem of a detail out of your previous post! Using expanding foam to fill all the holes in the exhaust pipe - genius! Grin

OneDayOnly121 · 08/03/2016 15:45

A few car ones already but I'll add mine too. I've had to name-change to do so Blush

Some years ago my ex H conned me out of a few thousand, I had a thread about it at the time but there was nothing I could do about it as legally it was binding despite whatever conversations we'd had. Anyway to cut a long story short I sold a couple of his cars at cut price rates (imagine chocolate bar rates), I even made the news at the time but as it was also legally binding he couldn't do anything.

Faye12345 · 08/03/2016 17:14

Gpreceptionist thats hilariousGrin

IJustLostTheGame · 08/03/2016 17:39

I hated everyone at my old job.
I started stealing tea spoons one by one. One spoon a day.
After two weeks they were all going mental. Someone made a huge deal about buying more and everyone raging about chipping in 10p or something for them.
Angry emails were flying about daily.
I stole them.
I ended up with hundreds.
I wonder if they made the connection between me leaving and the spoon stealing ceasing.
Probably not.

ProfessorPickles · 08/03/2016 17:50

I love that IJustLost Grin

BasinHaircut · 08/03/2016 18:01

When I was about 8 I used to belong to s dance school. One of the other girls and I thought it was funny at competitions, when the dressing room was empty, to move people's stuff around so they couldn't find it quickly. Resulted in a few dancers having to perform without the correct hair piece etc, nothing serious.

One day we put someone's shoe in a black bag, thinking it was full of props etc but it must have been a bin because the shoe was never found. Imagine my guilt when I saw the young girl hopping to her mum's car later.

UptownFunk00 · 08/03/2016 18:09

There was a boy who was really horrible to me. We had to work on a project together about the Egyptians. I think I was 10 at the time.

He was being blatantly abusive and rude so I grabbed his hand and drew all over the palm in permanent gold ink that we were colouring in the headgear they wore when they were in their tombs.

He ran to the teacher and 'told on me'. He was known for being a bit naughty. I innocently stated I hadn't done such a thing and how much it hurt my feelings he'd make up such a thing about me.

Needless to say the teacher believed me. It took a few weeks for the ink to come off.

Good riddance :)

MegGriffin1 · 08/03/2016 18:29

DH and I hate sil so we didn't invite her kids to our wedding knowing she wouldn't come! It worked!

saraah2354 · 08/03/2016 19:00

Remember those scoobies? In the 2000s? A girl at school had made loads so i pinched it because I couldn't do them, she was crying her eyes out. My teacher suspected it was me, I asked to go to the toilet and on the way back I tried to stuff it in my school bag but teacher caught meBlush
Never crossed my mind to try and flush it or put it in those period bins

Netflixandchill · 08/03/2016 19:15

I tried to piss in the sink at a house party when I was 16 and it fell off the wall, tile surround and all. I blamed it on a boy at the party and he fully accepted the blame and still said it was him years later Confused

Netflixandchill · 08/03/2016 19:17

Ijustlostthegame I LOLED

workedoutforthebest · 08/03/2016 19:19

Wow, these are quite light-hearted. Think I'll keep quiet! Grin

Hoppinggreen · 08/03/2016 19:25

My brother used to physically bully me so I carved HIS initials onto the front of the cooker. My parents went apeshit!!

dalmatianmad · 08/03/2016 20:56

The most awful thing I have done is take something from a friends wedding (imagine fancy/expensive decoration) I was very drunk and decided that I was going to take it, my dp was furious when I told him in the taxi on the way home but I laughed it off.....
I woke the next morning feeling terrible for what I'd done and then friend posted on FB that some "thieving bastard" had stolen from her and I felt sick with embarrassment, I drove to the hotel and explained that it was a drunken prank and made the girl on the desk promise she wouldn't tell her who had returned it!
Another post on FB appeared thanking whoever had the decency to return it Blush

MegGriffin1 · 08/03/2016 21:26

These are hilarious !

Roussette · 09/03/2016 07:42

dalmation I admire your nerve at not fessing up! Not sure I could've kept it to myself!

TheMonkeyMummy · 09/03/2016 07:48

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