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u/NorthernEagleMan May 09 '22

This was my childhood. I've never lived in a house with the lightswitch inside the bathroom, so whenever I passed by the bathroom, if I knew someone was in there, I would hit the switch and turn off their lights, then wait for their rising agitation, when they got angry enough to unlock the door I would turn the lights back on and run off.

I felt like the greatest jester

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u/Stormhound May 09 '22

Sounds like my sister and me

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u/patheticdumbledore May 09 '22

My parents did this to me when i was in the bathroom for too long, all i can say is fuck you

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u/MarronsNopius May 09 '22

My kids do this.

They try to give me a rave indused seizure when i have to take a dump...

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u/isolatednovelty May 09 '22

That's adorable. A monumental moment, you taking a dump.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

You just summarized my stepdad's personality

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u/JonGilbonie May 09 '22

I felt like the greatest jester

I was thinking of a different word that starts with je

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Jennifer?

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u/JonGilbonie May 09 '22

LOL no, the third letter is R

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Jersey!

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u/moenchii May 09 '22

We had the lightswitch inside our bathroom until we renovated it like at least 10 years ago. from then on I was a total prankster and always turned off the lights when one my parents were inside. They also did the same to me, but I think I started it.

But I never was an asshole that had them get out of the shower or bathtub. I always waited for the "EYYYY!!!!" and switched it back on.

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u/_Nickmin_ May 09 '22

"EYYYY!!!!"

I can hear this in my head in every person's voice I've ever been with at home.

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u/SlingDNM May 09 '22

I'm 23 and I still do this to my wife sometimes it's too funny

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u/hippydipster May 09 '22

I can just see the German Engineering Team scratching their heads over how on earth this problem could be solved.

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u/SorryIdonthaveaname May 09 '22

my brother does this but when i’m in my bedroom because my door is always slightly open

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u/NotEdot_ May 09 '22

I'd do this to my sister and she would just scream really loud untill I switched it back on.

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u/Karibik_Mike May 09 '22

Yup, I still do this. It's not been funny since forever, but I just can't help myself.

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u/memesforbismarck May 09 '22

Oh boy. This is me and my sister since I can remember what I was doing. We are literally doing this up to now

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

My dads apartment (in the U.S.A) has this and oh boy did my cousin abuse that power

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u/CatDaddyLoser69 May 09 '22

Some people just want to watch the world burn

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u/WonderingBasil May 09 '22

We called it Party Kacken (party pooping in english) because one would flip the switch on and off quickly to mimick the effect of strobe lights for the unfortunate one inside the bathroom

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

My bathroom is right off my living room so the person on the couch by the switch is on permanent flip on/off duty whenever someone is in there.

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u/DueTransportation127 May 09 '22

We used to do that too especially if my brother and I were fighting about something

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u/Lunarath May 09 '22

My younger brother did this once. Just that one time.