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by bragr 562 days ago
This reminds me of how my father (a lawyer) sent fake subpoenas to invite people to his brother's bachelor party. Most found it hilarious but it freaked a few people out. I suspect that this would have the same problem.
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I remember in college (early 00s when music piracy was huge) someone set up a site where you could enter an email and it’d send them a fake letter from the RIAA about the downloading they were doing.

Sent one to my college roommate and sat quietly while he got home from class and checked his email. He obviously started panicking until the link in the email revealed the joke. He didn’t think it was funny and swore cold blooded revenge that I’ve yet to receive. Still keep one eye open at night.

> swore cold blooded revenge that I’ve yet to receive. Still keep one eye open at night.

You’re receiving it right now. It’s the uncertainty, the uneasiness you have to carry with you every day, that is the revenge.