# Best way to get revenge on a food thief? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 14, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691 "2010-09-14T03:12:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![be\_bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@be\_bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/be_bright)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691/241 "2010-09-17T14:12:01Z")
pbbth – Seriously? Have you _read_ my other posts? Loads of other people have been saying the same thing you just said. I KNOW that pranking people with tampered food may come with consequences if reported/if something bad happens. Now, I’m all for thinking things through before doing, **hence not having done anything yet** , but _gawd_, it’s like you people can’t let your kids play on a slide without warning them of the consequences first. [QUOTE=tbh] I’ve been curious about something – how many people have access to that fridge? Are we talking dozens or hundreds? [/quote] I’d say about a hundred or so females have access to the freezer on my floor. (It’s an all-female hall. Don’t ask.) And there is a fridge/freezer in the lobby and another fridge (or was it a freezer?) on the first floor. Technically everyone who comes through our lobby has access to that fridge. I’m actually very surprised that the RAs and RDs haven’t done ANYTHING substantial to stop these food thieves. All they’ve done so far is tape notes to the fridge that essentially say “There are CONSEQUENCES to stealing food. Those who steal food will FACE THEM. DON’T DO IT!!!” in a girly purple font. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691/242 "2010-09-17T14:25:16Z")
> [@Larry\_Mudd](#): > > > [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > > > Is there any way you’d be considered liable for any pain he suffers resulting from stealing an accurately labelel foodstuff? > > This seems a pretty remote possibility, but I don’t see it being a very plausible means of revenge, either. Someone who’s unable to distinguish guacamole from wasabi before conveying it into their face is very likely practically insensate. I came up with the guacamole vs. wasabi example from [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577257&highlight=wasabi), where someone did exactly that. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691/243 "2010-09-17T15:29:24Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > I came up with the guacamole vs. wasabi example from [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577257&highlight=wasabi), where someone did exactly that. Ha! I hope she had at least had too much to drink before making that error. I have a hard time imagining mistaking the flat, matte appearance of wasabi for the oily, lumpy appearance of guacamole. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691/244 "2010-09-17T15:47:00Z")
> [@be\_bright](#): > > pbbth – > > Seriously? Have you _read_ my other posts? > > Loads of other people have been saying the same thing you just said. I KNOW that pranking people with tampered food may come with consequences if reported/if something bad happens. > > Now, I’m all for thinking things through before doing, **hence not having done anything yet** , but _gawd_, it’s like you people can’t let your kids play on a slide without warning them of the consequences first. There is a marked difference with taking your kids to the park where as their parent you have a legal/moral/ethical responsibility for your children as they play, versus an adult deciding to potentially inflict harm upon another unknown person in an act of revenge. It doesn’t matter if either incident is ever “reported” nor if there are any repercussions from either. The deliberate meanness and act of revenge is quite indicative of the people involved. College kids will do what they do. That hasn’t changed since I walked the halls. There are two things that have changed, though. The world outside your little bubble has changed and become less tolerant, and college kids themselves have changed and become more self-centered and mean. Only you can change your own developing legacy. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691/245 "2010-09-17T17:02:12Z")
> [@be\_bright](#): > > I’d say about a hundred or so females have access to the freezer on my floor. (It’s an all-female hall. Don’t ask.) Sorry, but I’ve got to ask: Any chance the ice cream was used to cool down after the nightly pillow fights wearing nothing but bra and panties? Yes, I"m a total perv. Why do you ask? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691/246 "2010-09-18T03:22:34Z")
> [@be\_bright](#): > > I’d say about a hundred or so females have access to the freezer on my floor. (It’s an all-female hall. Don’t ask.) Perfect. I’ve solved your problem for you. I’ll just check which females have cold mouths vs those that have hot mouths. The process shouldn’t take more than a few hours. Have the suspects wear heels. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-revenge-on-a-food-thief/553691.md?page=12)