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Shane
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Tommy
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Shane
Hello and welcome to Smosh Reads Reddit Stories. I'm Shane, and today's theme is messy stories. And I'm joined by two messy people.
Mac
Oh.
Tommy
Oh, okay.
Mac
Wow.
Tommy
All right.
Shane
So look, it was either I go with messy or not messy. And I thought it was more interesting to go with messy. I'm here with Tommy and Mac does it.
Tommy
Yes, Mac is back.
Shane
So, you know, it's a good episode.
Mac
That's right. Awesome.
Tommy
Yeah. And don't forget our third guest of the day. Yeah, the verse pillow. Verse pillow, Verse pillow, both ways. Okay. There might be three of them on the couch right now.
Shane
Okay, so we got some messy stories today, right? I think we all love messy stories.
Tommy
Oh, yeah, I live for it.
Shane
It's fun. We're all reality TV fans here.
Tommy
Absolutely.
Mac
Yes. Of course.
Tommy
It all changes once I'm involved, then I hate it. Messy stuff.
Shane
True, true. You don't want to be involved. You just want to observe.
Tommy
I want to observe it.
Mac
Observe the mess.
Tommy
Yeah, with a commercial break here and there.
Shane
Right. I don't like when my friends are involved with messy stuff either, but if I'm, like, at a restaurant or a coffee shop and I overhear a messy situation happening and isn't that delightful? I'm gonna tune in.
Tommy
You know, sometimes I like to, like, pay back society by taking my mess to a restaurant.
Shane
Oh, that's very kind of something that
Tommy
someone else can enjoy.
Shane
That's very kind of you.
Tommy
Yeah, yeah. You know, they'll always break up in a public setting or have an argument in a public setting. You know, do they say that?
Mac
Don't they say that, like, outside?
Shane
Yeah, they're like. People like me are putting that narrative out there.
Tommy
So listen to em and you're welcome.
Mac
Yeah.
Shane
Like, make sure you guys break up in public and let me know where you're gonna be at. Yeah.
Tommy
So you're welcome.
Shane
Well, thank you for doing that.
Tommy
You're welcome.
Shane
Thank you for your service.
Tommy
Anytime,
Shane
Mac. This is your first time hearing our new set?
Mac
Yes. First time on Reddit stories. In a second.
Shane
I know a bit.
Mac
Get ready, world. Here comes some very bad opinions.
Tommy
No, no, because if you have bad opinions, you'll get killed.
Shane
I'll kill you. All right, let's hop in. Here we go. Our first story comes from the 2hot takes subreddit.
Tommy
We love them.
Shane
We love them, Morgan. Just the best, too. Hot Takes. This was posted November of 2025. My ex posted a happy anniversary with me six months after we broke up. Oh, nice. Okay, so my ex and I broke up in April. It wasn't messy, but it wasn't exactly peaceful either. He wanted to focus on himself, which was code for flirting with girls on discord. Anyway, fast forward to now November. Yeah, we've all been.
Mac
We've all done that.
Shane
Anyway, fast forward to now November, and one of my friends sends me a screenshot from his Insta story. Like, happy three years. Love you forever. Pink heart with little pink heart next to it.
Tommy
Yep.
Shane
With a picture of us from 2022. I actually thought it was a throwback or something, but no, he literally captioned it like, we're still together. We haven't spoken since the breakup. I'm not blocked or anything, just ignored. So I'm now sitting here getting texts from mutual friends asking if we got back together, and I'm like, what alternate reality is this man living in? I don't know if it's to make me look like I still care or to make him look like he's the loyal one who never moved on, but either way, it's weird. Like, dude, we broke up half a year ago. You can't just retroactively celebrate an anniversary that doesn't exist. Part of me wants to respond with Happy Delusion Day, but I'm being good.
Mac
Respond with Happy Delusion Day.
Tommy
Respond with Happy Delusion Day.
Shane
You have to respond with something. I guess it's on an Insta story, so you can't respond publicly.
Tommy
You can now.
Shane
Have you seen Comment?
Mac
You can comment on Instastor.
Tommy
You can comment on Instastories. It pops up at the bottom, the little bottom. Uh oh. Emily just realized she made a mistake. I'm just saying weird shit you're going through.
Shane
Like this watch cast. You just see Emily just be like, fuck you, loser. It's like, aw, everyone's gonna find out.
Tommy
Emily thought Instagram was anonymous. It's crazy. Dang it. That's wild. Is he from the Berenstain Bears multiverse?
Shane
Oh, yeah. The Mandela effect.
Tommy
Yeah. Maybe he's an og. Mandela.
Shane
Yeah.
Mac
True.
Tommy
You know? Oh, true.
Mac
I feel like a minimal amount of amnesia happened. Maybe he got hit by a train.
Tommy
Okay. A train.
Shane
And just got minimal amnesia for that.
Mac
Yeah, that's the thing. That's the same thing.
Shane
I believe in minimal amnesia.
Tommy
You've been diagnosed with minimal amnesia.
Shane
Yeah, I believe in that. I don't believe in surviving. Getting hit by a train, I think, is what I'm being skeptical.
Mac
Ken.
Tommy
If you position your brain just right,
Shane
just get hit a little bit.
Tommy
A little bit. Tiny bit.
Shane
Just a tiny bit.
Tommy
Just a little minimal. Just a little minimal.
Shane
I wanted to say, what would you do in this situation? But this is a hard situation to fathom.
Tommy
I think I'd show up on the doorstep with some flowers and be like, what the fuck are you doing? Be like, happy anniversary. What are you doing? Yeah, what's the point? You know, like, play along, but then pivot.
Shane
Six months is a long time to wait to then do some shit like this.
Mac
That is crazy.
Shane
I feel like you should be fully moved on by six months.
Tommy
Right.
Shane
I guess the ex maybe hasn't told people, so they're trying to keep a ruse going.
Mac
But it's six months.
Tommy
It's six months and one of these Discord girls are gonna be flying.
Mac
Very confused. Yeah, very confused. Discord girl.
Shane
Yeah, they're all confused.
Mac
Flirting with girls on Discord.
Tommy
Discord, the place to flirt with girls on Hello, Kitten.
Shane
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Tommy
That's why I don't not.
Mac
Hello, Kitten.
Shane
That's what you're doing on Discord.
Mac
Hello, my name.
Shane
I don't use disc. I don't use Discord. But I've heard that's how you have to use it. Some comments, someone said, not gonna lie. That is fucking weird. 3.6 thousand upvotes, someone said, I'm pretty sure his parents have no idea he broke up with you.
Tommy
Mm.
Shane
Parents could be a thing. Someone said, Yep. I'd put money on it. I once had an ex who lied to his family for a year after we split. I found out about a year after when his sister messaged me and asked when I would be coming to visit again. He was furious when he found out that I told her we broke up. He just sent me a message a few days ago. We broke up over a decade ago, and I'm happily married and he's still trying Some people are insane. Oh, whoa, whoa. A decade and you're like, no, we're still together.
Mac
That's just the power of love.
Tommy
Yeah.
Mac
Versatile.
Tommy
Pillow and your thoughts. Yeah. Verse pillow and your thoughts. I think he's fucking crazy.
Mac
Oh, my God.
Tommy
Oh, be careful. Hey, have a tamer take.
Shane
Yeah. Chill out. I'll kill you.
Tommy
I'll kill you.
Shane
I guess denial can be just very powerful. Maybe they just refuse to acknowledge something someone said. Have that friend comment on it for you. Dude, why are you posting this? You cheated on girlfriend and dumped her six months ago to be with other girls. Someone said exactly this. Don't acknowledge it, op, but get your friend to lol. Yeah, yeah.
Tommy
I'm also like, why even bother? Yeah, why even.
Shane
Right?
Tommy
You know, I guess if it's your likeness and it's like your.
Shane
Yeah, I don't know. I would be uncomfortable with it. Like, Cause you don't want people to like. Cause her. Her friends think that she's now with him, right?
Tommy
No, that's true.
Shane
She's getting. They're like, oh, are you with him? It's definitely a lot.
Mac
Make an announcement on your story. Be like, we are not together.
Shane
Yeah, right. Happy breakup anniversary. Six months. Broke up six months ago. Lastly, someone said, nah, be bad. Post a pic of yourself saying, happy six months. Being single, the weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
Tommy
Pretty good.
Shane
Pretty good.
Tommy
Yeah, pretty good. Little pink heart emoji with a little pink card next to it.
Shane
Pretty like, you know, mildly messy.
Tommy
Yeah. Is there enough to eat?
Shane
No.
Mac
No.
Tommy
Oh.
Mac
Oh, he died.
Tommy
No,
Shane
She killed him.
Tommy
Yay.
Shane
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Shane
the asshole for suing my friend when she didn't come to my wedding? Oh. Ooh.
Tommy
So that sounds wild, first of all, but also. But I am living for that idea.
Shane
I'm taking you to court.
Tommy
I'm taking you to court because you didn't see me in my beautiful dress.
Mac
Like I want to see that at Judge Judy.
Shane
Oh, Judy. Judy justice would eat that.
Tommy
Judy justice, by the way.
Mac
Oh, Judy Justice.
Tommy
Judy Justice.
Mac
Oh, yeah, new channel.
Tommy
She has a new face, a giant ass, and a new name. Has anyone seen Judy Justices?
Shane
Tommy brought this up. Tommy, you brought this up to a whole meeting room of us we were all writing and you were like, by the way, I don't know if you guys know this. And so we googled it and it's big. And it frankly shocked us all.
Tommy
I don't know why Judy, but she's truly like. And it's like, Is it the picture
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Tommy
Yes, yes, I know. I don't know if it's like drag queen chatting or what, but I don't know what's up with Judy. Justice.
Mac
Mommy be squatting.
Tommy
Maybe Mommy be squatting. Oh, maybe she's behind the thing, going like this the entire time.
Shane
She's like, no, that's from upholding justice.
Tommy
That's from upholding justice.
Shane
Here we go. I, a 25 year old woman, recently got married to my 25 year old husband in Bali, Indonesia in January. It was a destination wedding, but my parents and his parents paid for their own plane tickets and hotel. But we paid for our friends plane tickets and hotel stays. Each plane ticket was about $2,000 USD and the hotel was maybe about 5, 150 to $300 for a week. My friend Gemma brought along her newlywed husband John along, but paid for his plane ticket. The problem is that Gemma and John did not show up to my wedding. Gemma took the free plane ticket to Bali and the hotel room. And when I asked her why she didn't show up, she said that since they couldn't afford their own honeymoon, that this was a perfect opportunity and that Jim decided that he didn't feel like going. I was really hurt by this. Since Gemma and I have been friends for over 10 years, would I be the asshole if I took her to small claims court for the money I spent on the plane ticket and hotel?
Mac
Okay.
Shane
Oh my God.
Mac
Different perspective now.
Shane
Also, let me be clear. Earlier on she says my friend Gemma brought along her newlywed husband in quotations John. Later, she called him Jim.
Tommy
She.
Shane
Come on, you wrote two paragraphs. You can keep it consistent. Uh, no.
Tommy
That's so funny.
Shane
They're like, sorry, this is.
Tommy
Wait a second. This place is really fun. Like, let's go.
Shane
They are pieces of shit, but kind of hilarious.
Tommy
This is hilarious. This is hilarious.
Mac
This is a quite iconic, selfish move to make.
Shane
I would say, yeah, to go to Indonesia for a wedding and then be like, let's not go to the wedding, right? And just vibe around and continue to go back to the hotel.
Tommy
Right?
Shane
They're there for the week, they're seeing each other, Right.
Tommy
They're definitely fucking over the person getting married here. The Op here.
Shane
Oh, yes, they stole money.
Tommy
It's just things like this. And I think this is also why I like Abby Lee Miller, or I enjoy watching her, is because as someone who's conscious of what people think and their emotions and how they are and treating people like human beings, when someone's just like, you know what? I'm going on vacation. I'm like, I wish I could. I just want, like a droplet of that extract to just have a little more self confidence in my life, you know?
Shane
You know what it is that I see is that when I watch, like when I watch people who are really good at dancing, like you watch really incredible ballet and you go, how does a person do that? That's amazing. And then when people do things this selfish and this same thing, frankly this insane, I do have a similar reaction
Tommy
where I go, how do you do that? It's so alien to who I am. It's just like, oh, my God.
Shane
I think people sometimes think, like, my fascination with people who are just outrageous assholes is that I'm actually supporting them. And I'm like, oh, no.
Tommy
And I'm not.
Shane
I'm like, it's the polar opposite. My body's like, I don't comprehend what I'm seeing.
Mac
Right.
Shane
In a way that almost dazzles me 100%.
Tommy
Like, what recipe of events created this person who's like, I don't give a fuck. They flew me out for free. I'm gonna. And then we'd be like, who's doing that? That's unbelievable.
Shane
Cause, you know she's gonna take them to small claims court and they're gonna fight it 100%. They're gonna go, no. I had every right to do this.
Mac
Like, you, Honor, I just didn't feel the right vibe.
Tommy
Yeah, vibes were really low key.
Mac
Vibes were weird. And so I just like.
Tommy
And she's like, no, give her the money back. She's holding a ball, by the way. It's a squat. Judy Justice. That's a Judy justice callback.
Shane
Yeah. Okay. The verdict is not the asshole.
Mac
No, of course not.
Tommy
Although the pain of going through small claims court is its own thing.
Shane
Sucks.
Tommy
But she has rights to do it.
Shane
She has every right to do it. I mean, small claims. I don't know how small claims court works. I very fortunately have not had to go to small claims court.
Tommy
Same.
Shane
But I feel like it can.
Mac
Oh, let me tell. I'm joking now. The amount of time I have a punch card.
Shane
No, but this is over $2,500 just about. Which is a lot of money.
Tommy
That's a lot. That's a lot of money.
Shane
That's a lot of money. So it's worth it. If it's worth it to her for the time, then.
Tommy
And you know, what we haven't even talked about is that it's her wedding. And as we know, the rule goes, you don't fuck with someone's wedding.
Shane
But people love to fuck with people's weddings.
Tommy
I love to fuck with people's weddings. This means the whole wedding, she's going, is Julie fucking out there having a margarita and not here at my wedding? Like, it's all about Julie not being there. I'm making up a name. I don't know.
Mac
This feels like some Lotus storyline, literally.
Shane
Really does. Yeah. Really does.
Tommy
Okay, Mike White. Op is. Op is Mike White.
Mac
Is he watching?
Shane
You know what's stupid, too, is that there was a way that they could have done this if they had said, hey, you're buying us the plane tickets, all this stuff. Can you. Can we book a flight? It's the same price, probably. Can I book a flight two or three days later?
Tommy
Right?
Shane
And then you just pay for the hotel. The hotel is $150 to $300 for a week. Pay for a couple more days, that feels like a wait. You could have. You could have just bargained this.
Tommy
You could have done the wedding and the honeymoon.
Shane
Also like a wedding. Indonesia is probably. She's already spending this much money for this destination. The wedding's probably badass. You're missing out on a party as well. Like, this was just. It's what I. I always think about this. I'm like, if you're gonna be an asshole, be smart.
Tommy
Be smart about it.
Shane
Be a good scammer. But you're a. You didn't have to be an asshole here. Yeah, no, you could have got. You could have had the world. Dumbasses.
Tommy
Dumbasses.
Shane
This is dumb asshole, dumb asshole comments. Can't believe I'm saying this, but not the asshole. Someone offers to give you a free vacation on the condition that you attend one party during that time. I'd be jumping for that opportunity to take that free vacation. And then no call, no show to your friend's wedding is really shitty behavior on their part. They could have extended their stay if they wanted to treat the trip as their own honeymoon. 34,000 upvotes. OP said literally, she wasn't even in the wedding party. All she had to do was show up, dance, and eat cake and food. Funny thing. Enough Is that they did go on a honeymoon. It just wasn't abroad. Oh, my God.
Tommy
So wait, it was an at home honeymoon.
Shane
Damn. OP is loaded if they're paying for people's flights that aren't in the wedding.
Mac
Yeah, that's gonna be.
Shane
Holy shit, man. She's being taken to small claims court by her rich friend. She's probably screwed.
Tommy
She's fucked, dude.
Mac
She has time and resources, a line of lawyers.
Shane
Someone said, you are not an asshole. Your friend is the asshole here. But I can't see you winning any sort of claim legally. You gifted her a plane ticket. There was no contract. She had to come to the wedding. Someone responded. Judges are capable of finding an assumed condition with a gift. The classic example is engagement rings typically get returned to the man if their fiance calls off the wedding. Oh. Oh, okay. Lastly, someone said, $2,300 is a lot of money. But at least you know, now that Gemma and John are a pair of asses, I just remove all connection with them and cherish the thought that they didn't ruin anything else. Someone responded, before cutting ties with them, OP needs to ask for her money back. It is such an abuse of the friendship to take $2,000 and then not even bother to show up for the wedding. OP needs to tell her friend that the ticket that she provided was not intended for a vacation. Not the asshole. This seems to be one of those cases, sadly, where this person, Gemma, was just never her friend. Probably.
Tommy
Yeah.
Shane
Just an absolute leech the whole time. Yeah.
Tommy
Also, like, if she's not in the bridal party, usually that means you're not as tight with the person.
Shane
Yeah, usually.
Tommy
I mean, you can still be very tight. I mean, I was. I went to my friend's wedding and I wasn't in the party, but it's like she's like my sister, so it's like. Yeah, I don't know. Just kind of just. Yeah, I should have married her, so. Yeah. I mean, like, maybe. Yeah, she isn't. I don't know what I'm saying anymore. Maybe she isn't good friends with this person. I don't know. Either way. Not anymore. No more friends.
Shane
No. Definitely not now. They said they've been friends for over
Tommy
10 years, but I'm like, what kind of friend? Like, me and that girl over there. It's like I've known him for 10 years, but we don't talk.
Shane
I can't imagine. I couldn't do this to my enemy, though. No, it's like. It's like I'm like Oh, if I'm not good enough friends, I'm not going to go. I'm going to say no to it, but I can't. I would. I am such a guilty feeling person.
Tommy
Sure.
Shane
That I fly abroad for free. I'm going to that wedding for sure. I want to. I'm like, can I help?
Tommy
Right.
Shane
What can I do?
Mac
Right.
Shane
Shit. You're in this situation. Do you go to small claims court? How do you get the money back?
Tommy
Do you want me to go first?
Mac
So I'm going to court. I'm going to.
Shane
No, you don't have to. What would you do?
Tommy
That's an option.
Mac
What would I do? I wouldn't do anything, really. I let it go.
Shane
Damn.
Mac
I just never talk to them again, you know?
Tommy
Yeah. I think if you're flying a bunch of people out with $2,000 plane tickets already and you're having a destination Indonesia big party wedding, do you really need that $2,000 back?
Shane
Right. If we're talking about relative scale of scale of things. Right. Cause $2,300 is a lot for us. I'm sure for a lot of people watching, they're like, holy shit, that's so much money.
Tommy
And that's what I'm talking about.
Shane
But if you're having a wedding like that. Right.
Tommy
But I just think about the court of it all, and it's like the amount of time you have to take off work and hire a lawyer and all the paperwork. I'm just like, the effort of all of that is just to go, give me my 2000, and then you have to pay 10 grand to your lawyer.
Shane
And I should be clear, stealing or abusing $2,300 is still a problem. Absurd.
Tommy
I'm just talking about relativity.
Shane
We're talking about how the American court system is a nightmare.
Tommy
Yes.
Shane
And to get involved in it at all is potentially a lot of your time and probably more money.
Tommy
Right.
Shane
And are you going to end up now? I don't know. Like I said, I don't know much about small claims court, but it's just like, are you going to end up spending more money than getting back? How much are you going to actually get back? Like, you're going to lose a lot of time on this.
Tommy
Right.
Shane
Is this person worth not only robbing you from your wedding, but now it almost kind of like, does it make the narrative of your wedding about them more than it really should?
Tommy
Right.
Shane
Is kind of where I'd. This is where I would personally be at same.
Tommy
That's where I just like, now It's a whole thing, a part of your life. Also, Just like, a little caveat of that. It's like, if we get scammed out of $2,300, we face the exact same thing where it's like, okay, so I'm gonna have to go to claims court for this. And, well, I also have to pay. So that's why I'm like, well, this person clearly has a little bit more going on than the people in this room. So I'm like, maybe this could be something she could let go.
Shane
Maybe. Maybe.
Tommy
But still hate that person.
Shane
If I was their friend and they're like, I'm taking them to a small claims court, I'd be like, that's fantastic. Can I watch?
Tommy
Oh, 100%.
Shane
I wanna be like, I need to be there.
Tommy
Oh, my God. Yeah.
Shane
I'd be like, that's gonna take up so much of your time. That's gonna be a lot. And then I'd be like, I'm gonna go. And I'd be like, all right, when is it? Because I want it to. I'm gonna go watch.
Tommy
I'm gonna sit there with one of those veils in the back.
Shane
They're like, was he involved?
Mac
I wanna be the one that's constantly gasping, like, what? In the back.
Tommy
Get him.
Shane
All right. Update.
Tommy
Yes.
Shane
Do they go to Judy Justice?
Mac
Judy Justice.
Shane
Update. I messaged Gemma per multiple comments advising me to invoice her for the plane ticket and hotel room. But I did something a little better. I wanted to get proof, so if I had to go to court, it would be easier to win. I messaged her this. Hey, sorry for being so distant, but I just wanted to talk to you about Bali. I'm hurt that you didn't show up to the ceremony. I pulled a lot of strings to ensure that you could come, and then you didn't show up. Did you think I paid for the trip just so you could honeymoon with John? She replied, I've missed you a lot, and I know the trip was for your wedding. But John didn't want to go because he felt like your wedding ruined the illusion of the trip being our honeymoon and that you'd understand. Gemma, you fool. You fell right into the trap. Judy's gonna read that. I replied. I replied, no, I don't understand. You took advantage of me. And that's not what real friends do. So I'm invoicing you. $2,387.53 for the cost of the plane ticket and hotel room. I will give you 30 days and after that, I will be taking legal action. I received no response, but she's been posting subliminal quotes on Instagram that are along the lines of entitled friends and having snakes in your life. Thank you all for your verdicts and help, man. It's always the people who scam their friends who call people snakes.
Tommy
And you know what? It really is. It is.
Shane
Whenever people snake, I swear, at this stage, when people post shit on Facebook, being like, you never trust the right people. I'm like, you're the problem. You're the bad guy.
Tommy
You're the problem.
Shane
Nine times out of 10, you're probably the bad guy.
Tommy
Yeah. And there's therapists out there going, I'm so sorry for you. It's them. They're the problem. And then they come back with the. Like, I'm setting up a boundary. And I'm like, you're horrible. You're horrible. It's like, don't you. I don't know.
Shane
Oh, God. Gemma is so. It's that thing where it's like, they're so atrocious. They come back to being entertaining. And like, I. From so afar, I'm entertained by Gemma.
Tommy
Oh, yeah.
Shane
Awful person. I hope I'm now really loving.
Mac
I can't believe I was right. When I was like, your honor, the vibe wasn't right. Literally, she was just like, hey, the vibe wasn't right.
Shane
I'm not gonna go. I'm so sorry I couldn't go, but it would ruin the illusion. You understand, right? You get it.
Tommy
You get it.
Shane
Sorry.
Tommy
Yeah.
Shane
Update number two. Oh, we gotta get to Judy justice in court.
Tommy
Come on. That's amazing to hear.
Shane
Fell right into the trap, too. She listed out the exact price in that invoice, too, so smart. Update number two. I didn't think this could get worse, but here we are.
Tommy
Oh, boy, oh, boy.
Shane
Oh, Gemma cannot win.
Tommy
If Gemma wins, I'm walking out of this.
Shane
I will be mad. No, Gemma. Look, it's only fun if they don't win 100%. Like, Abby Lee Miller's amazing because she loses so badly.
Tommy
I feel like karma got her ass.
Shane
Like, it really did it. Did you get to, like, retroactively enjoy so much? Cause it's like. Yeah.
Tommy
Well. Yes. So let's see what happened to Gemma.
Shane
Okay. I didn't think this could get worse, but here we are. I didn't respond to any of the subliminal messages she posted about me on social media. And I've been very quiet while I've been getting my ducks in a Row for the litigation. But this past Friday, she sent me a three page audit of financial and emotional contributions from 2015 to the present.
Mac
Oh, they both have time.
Shane
Gemma. Gemma's a demon, dude. Oh, no.
Tommy
Wow. Gemma needs a job.
Shane
I wish I was fucking joking. The audits. She itemized every dinner or lunch we've ever ate together. She estimated $18 per meal. Gas money for driving to and from hangouts. A birthday gift from 2017 that she now claims she went into debt for time spent emotionally supporting me after my dad passed. She said she took on the role of a grief counselor for me, even though I talked to her on the phone about it once for 30 minutes. One time, she helped me move apartments. She wants to be paid for her labor. And emotional distress caused by me threatening litigation. Emotional distress caused by me threatening litigation. Oh, my God. Hey, you asked for money, and that's really hard for me. Her grand total, $2,412.09, which is conveniently within $25 of what I invoiced her. She then told me that if we're really keeping score, that I actually owe her $24.56.
Tommy
Okay, and this is what we're talking about with the. I'm in awe of someone. I'm crazy fascinated, deep in their own shit.
Shane
This is when someone pulls a triple axel in Winter Olympics and you're like, how do they do that?
Tommy
How'd you do that? How'd you figure out how to do that?
Shane
How'd you do that? How'd you figure that out? I think I stared at the document for 10 minutes in silence, in shock from the audacity, because this bitch is delusional. To clarify, I never asked her to cook for me while I was in college. She did pay for lunches, but when I definitely returned the favor big time once I graduated, I bought her many gifts. Over the years, I've let her stay at my house several times when she and John argued. And I have also lended a shoulder for her to cry on when she had difficult times in life. But apparently, being a friend is now billable. I decided to give the message a thumbs down because if I respond, I will be extremely disrespectful with the anger I am facing. I cannot wait for these 30 days to be over because I will be suing the fuck out of her. Okay, as of recording, no other updates at this time. OP did post in R legaladvice a shortened version of this story. Okay. Damn it.
Mac
Aw, dang it. No Judy Justice.
Tommy
Well, the episode hasn't aired yet.
Shane
Okay, so it's been over a month, too. I hope she sued her. I hope she got the money. I'm really upset that we don't have an update from this point on.
Tommy
Yeah. Now that Gemma came back with that audit, they better be going to court because that's hilarious.
Shane
The amount of content you're going to get out of that.
Tommy
Oh, my God. You just vertical clips aplenty.
Shane
And it's not even about. It's not even about the money. It's about. We need to see Gemma lose 100%. Like Gemma has to lose 100% just
Tommy
for, like, the story of humanity. Like, you know, for thousands of years from now, we'll read about Gemma and they'll go, did she get justice?
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Tommy
True justice.
Mac
It's been a month, right?
Shane
You said she needs to get justice.
Mac
Maybe the.
Shane
It's been about a month and a
Mac
half as of recording, the case is probably still happening.
Tommy
It's probably still.
Shane
Maybe they got a court. Maybe they got a court date. Maybe she can't talk about it now that it's in the legal.
Tommy
I think that's probably what's going on.
Shane
If we get an update, we will let you know, because I need it.
Mac
Gemma needs to go down.
Shane
Gemma needs to go down.
Tommy
Yeah. If there's an update and I don't end the episode, I'm gonna bash through the ceiling. I'm gonna fall flat on the ground just to hear about Gemma.
Shane
Oh, my God.
Tommy
Oh, my God.
Shane
Okay.
Tommy
Well, that was fun. And that is messy.
Shane
That is some mess.
Tommy
That was mess.
Mac
Delicious mess.
Tommy
Too delicious.
Shane
That is messy. I will say, if she sues her and she wins, take that money and get as far away from Gemma as possible.
Tommy
100%.
Shane
Cause Gemma will be spending the rest of her life doing everything she can to find a way to get back at her.
Mac
Yeah.
Shane
People like Gemma, you gotta get away from.
Tommy
Gotta get away from.
Mac
Yeah.
Shane
Watch them on tv, right?
Tommy
That's where they belong is on tv. Uh huh.
Shane
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Tommy
Uh, oh.
Shane
Oh, no, I don't think you had. On Reddit, there's been so many threesome stories and they rarely go well. I think they've maybe. Maybe I read one that went well.
Tommy
Well, the thing people don't talk about with threesomes is that they're usually two people are involved in action and then there's another person there too.
Mac
Mm.
Tommy
And so. Oh, that's how that goes.
Shane
Yeah.
Tommy
Yeah.
Shane
My boyfriend, who's 27, and I, a 23 year old woman, have been together for three years. I thought everything was fine, but about a month ago he said he was a little bored. I thought everything was fine, but about a month ago he said he was a little bored and that we needed new stimulation. He said we should both think about this. I thought he meant like, let's go camping and started making plans for something fun to do. But a week ago, we talk again and he says that he's found this girl. 19ish year old woman, and she's perfect for us. He's 27, by the way, that being with this girl will help him see how much he really loves me and may even convince him to marry me.
Tommy
Oh, no. Oh no. Oh, this will fix everything, babe. She's a child.
Mac
Oh my gosh. What a way to reveal that you've been flirting with other women too.
Tommy
Yeah.
Mac
A week later it's like, oh, I just happened to find this girl out of nowhere.
Shane
That's crazy, babe.
Mac
And she be down.
Shane
Yeah. What a coincidence to be in a
Tommy
three year relationship and then get blindsided by this poof. Yeah, I'd be fucking barely talk about
Shane
getting hit by a train just enough.
Tommy
Yeah, yeah. I'd scoot him forward an inch or two.
Shane
Hey, lean in, lean in. Okay. I was married for 18 months before and I'm embarrassed about being an ex wife already. Nothing to be ashamed about there, but I really didn't want to do it, but he said, oh, that figures. It's kind of disturbing how you reject anything new. Oh my gosh, dude, it's a threesome. That is.
Mac
My God.
Shane
That is a different category. And that kind of made me feel bad.
Tommy
I'm sorry. I had to take it out on the poof. Sorry, little poof.
Shane
Op writes that kind of made her feel bad. Anyway, we finally tried to see the girl on Wednesday. She was okay, but the whole thing was too weird for me. We were sitting there awkwardly and then out of the blue, he turned to me and commanded, take your top off. I couldn't do it. I was way too nervous. And everything spiraled from there. The girl left maybe 20 minutes later. Now it's been a few days and he won't talk to me. I'm not sure how to make him see. I'm sorry.
Mac
Oh my God.
Tommy
So they didn't go through with it?
Mac
Oh, no. Girl, stand up. Stand up. Get up. Walk out that room.
Shane
I feel so bad, dude.
Mac
Also, we just like, you cross over the fact that like, she was already married before and she's only 23.
Shane
She's only 23. She was married before for 18 months. And she said she's insecure about being an ex wife already.
Tommy
But it's like, dude, no, that's fine.
Shane
Who gives a shit? But I already, I feel like this is one of those where it's a short story, but I'm like, okay, I already need to know everything I do about this guy, right? And where her self confidence is at, where he's commanding things of her that she feels so uncomfortable about, but clearly does not feel comfortable setting her boundaries. And it's just like, oh. Cause he's not allowed you to have boundaries before. Makes you feel so guilty for him. She's sitting here being like, oh, like, how do I make him see? I'm sorry. It's like, dude, he get. This guy sucks so bad. Beyond sucking. He is truly awful. The top comment just says, girl, leave. This is manipulative and abusive. 11,000 upvotes.
Tommy
Yeah, 11,000.
Shane
11,000 upvotes. Hopefully that is enough for her to. I, you know, I can't relate personally, but I know that people in these situations, it is so hard to see from above what they're in and to go, oh, this is absolutely absurd. But they are made to feel that they're the problem in it 100%. Someone said, reject anything new normally means a food, hobby or similar, not creating a situation where he's cheating on you in front of your face. Your relationship is cooked. That's another way to put it. Someone said, you need to learn to value yourself. This hurt to read. Someone responded, I really hope it's rage bait. Lastly, someone said, have a threesome to save the relationship is the new have a baby to save the marriage, apparently. Damn. Yeah. Look, it could be a rage bait post, but this is a very real thing. Like, I have heard personal stories of this type of thing, like from friends. Sadly, it is a thing that happens and it sucks really bad. And it's very clearly. Yeah, you add on top that it's very clearly him cheating and then the audacity.
Mac
Like, he's been cheating.
Shane
Oh, he's been probably cheating the whole time.
Tommy
Well, well, how do you find the 19 year old girl?
Mac
Yeah, how do you find the 19 year old girl? Discord.
Shane
Oh, Discord. Hello, kitten.
Tommy
Hello, kitten. Wanta fuiwei? What's a fui way?
Shane
I feel like audacity only can grow. It doesn't ever level out. It seems like, like when people are cheating, it seems like they. It's like, oh, you got away with cheating. Okay, is that gonna end?
Tommy
What's next?
Shane
And it's like it's never enough. They always find new ways to do it bigger and bigger until it's like, oh, no, I need to actually. How do I now cross this over and make.
Tommy
How do I do it in front of her?
Shane
My partner needs to be involved in my cheating somehow and I need to make her feel bad about it.
Tommy
And also at the beginning being like, hey, and if I get to cheat in front of you, maybe I'll marry you.
Shane
Wild shit.
Tommy
Ew. What the fuck?
Shane
Wild shit.
Tommy
That's so disgusting.
Shane
No, all of it's manipulative. We were sitting there awkwardly and then out of the blue, he turned to me and commanded, take your top off. Sexy, sexy. Everybody loves that.
Tommy
Love that.
Mac
The vibes.
Shane
Oh my God.
Tommy
Send him to Bali.
Shane
Send him to Bali.
Tommy
Send him to Bali.
Shane
Send him to Bali.
Tommy
Get him out of here.
Shane
Oh, Jesus.
Tommy
Them and Gemma and John can hang out. Let's get a bucket of these people.
Shane
Send him off to have a threesome with Gemma and John.
Tommy
Yay.
Mac
Yes.
Tommy
Oh my God.
Shane
They can bill him for it afterwards.
Tommy
Yeah.
Mac
For the emotional distress. Yeah, yeah.
Shane
God.
Tommy
They can claim his small court. Oh,
Shane
Our last story. Our last story comes from relationship advice and it was posted in July of 2020. This is a 28 year old woman. She writes, My best friend, a 29 year old woman since birth, gave me a bad reference for a job she told me to apply to. Okay.
Mac
All right.
Shane
Background. Our parents have known each other since before we were born. My parents moved across the street from her parents. Her mom baked my mom and dad a cake and they've been friends ever since. They even got pregnant around the same time. And gave birth a few months apart. Tori and I literally grew up together and have always been close. We were inseparable as kids and have always called each other sisters. We freshman year of high school, her dad got a job opportunity and they ended up moving to California. We were in Ohio at the time so it was kind of hard to maintain a long distance friendship because of the time difference and everything that was going on in our lives, but we still remained close, alternating visiting each other during our summer breaks. We applied and got into the same college after high school, so we were finally reunited at college. As we dormed together, things were perfect. Present Day we are both married to our husbands. We live in the same town. Our husbands are best friends as well. Due to this COVID pandemic, I was laid off from my telemarketing job. It was fine at first because my husband was able to pick up a few extra shifts and maintain our household, but his overtime started getting cut so now we are only living off of one income and have had to use our savings to pay a few bills. As of recently, I've been looking for a new job and it's been hard because no one has been hiring. Tori and I get together once every other week for drinks. I mentioned to her that I was having a hard time job searching and she suggested that I apply at her job and that she would put in a good word for me and I'd be hired. We talked about how fun it would be to work together. Tori is in a similar field as I was, not exactly the same, but she said that I'd have no problem getting in and that they'd train me for whatever I didn't know. Later that week I applied and was called a few days later for a phone interview. We went over my application and she asked how I was referred to the job. I mentioned Tori and she genuinely sounded excited and bragged about what a great employee Tori is and how she was referring me. I'd probably be a perfect fit. We finished up the phone interview and she said that she would ask Tori a few follow up questions but that the job was pretty much mine and to be expecting a call back by a certain day. I texted Tori telling her how things went and thanking her immensely. However, the day came that I was supposed to hear something back and I haven't heard anything at Tori and I's get together. I asked her if her boss ever asked her about me and Tori said no and that she would let me know if she did. Two more weeks passed and still no Word. I asked Tori again and all she said was that they decided to hire someone else because they had more experience. So I dropped it after that. A month later and I'm finally back working and my husband and I are getting back on our feet. I suggested that we invite Tori and her husband over for dinner and my husband immediately said no. I've noticed that my husband and her husband haven't been talking. I asked him about it and he brushed it off. I asked Tori about it at our get together and she brushed it off as well. However, I knew that was odd as they talked almost daily and got together weekly for beer and poker with a few other friends and that hasn't been happening either. I decided to press the issue more with my husband and he finally broke down and said that the reason why him and Matt weren't speaking was because of Tori. He explained that the job Tori said she would speak up for me to get, she actually did the opposite. I asked what he meant and he explained that her boss actually did ask Tori about me and she said a few things to deter her from hiring me. I asked why he kept this from me for so long and he said it was better that I didn't know because he didn't want to ruin our friendship. Matt actually told him what Tori did and he told Matt to tell Tori to do the right thing. They got into an argument and that's why they weren't speaking. I called Tori and she admitted that my husband was telling the truth and and said the reason why she didn't vouch for me was because she didn't want things to change between us because at work she was a completely different person, whatever that meant. So after thinking about asking me to apply, she decided to change her mind, but couldn't bring herself to tell me that. I was absolutely disgusted. She knew how much my husband and I were struggling and decided to sabotage my chance of getting a job for no real reason. I hung up and blocked her number. It's been nearly a month and we haven't talked yet. However, my husband and her husband are back on speaking terms and my husband wants me to make up with Tori and let it go so that things can go back to how they were. However, I'm not sure if they can. I feel like I've been stabbed in the back. Do I have a right to feel how I feel? Or is it time to move on and let bygones be bygones? I admit that I do miss her, but I feel like I can't trust her. Anymore. Had she told me the truth from the beginning, I would have been okay. But she lied to my face on multiple occasions. That's messy.
Tommy
That's messy.
Shane
Yeah.
Mac
Layers.
Shane
Whoa, that's rough. Many layers to this cake. That. That's how their parents became friends.
Tommy
Exactly. And on the cake it said, our daughters are gonna get in a feud later.
Shane
We all fucked. They wrote, we all fucked at the same time.
Tommy
Right. They high five.
Shane
Congrats to us.
Tommy
Yeah.
Shane
Okay, so to bring it all back, the friend is like, oh, you don't have a job. Let me recommend you for this job at my work. And she applies. And then she's like, actually, I don't want you to work with me. So when the boss asks after the interview goes, great. She goes, actually, no, she's stinky or whatever. And they go, okay. Everyone's saying it, says a bunch of shit. She doesn't have the job. But then doesn't follow up with her friend, doesn't tell her friend that that's what happened. And then her husband finds out about all this and doesn't talk to her about it either, because he's like, well, I want your guys friendship not to be affected.
Tommy
That double sucks.
Shane
That sucks.
Tommy
Cause then your husband's also not telling you that.
Shane
Yeah, that's so weird. Cause the husband. It was enough for the husband to not talk to them, but he's not gonna tell the wife, so that it's not. I don't know. That sucks. I feel like she was betrayed by multiple people. You're left out of all of it. And then now that she finds out and she's mad, now the husband's like, actually, can you go back to being friends? Can things go back to being normal? And like, I'm kind of mad at the husband almost as much as I am at the friend.
Tommy
Tori.
Mac
Yeah.
Shane
Emily's throwing out things. She's asking if we think other things are happening here.
Tommy
It is like, what? There can't be two stinky girls that work at Tori's work.
Shane
Do we think? I guess maybe I'm the stinky one.
Mac
Do we think the husbands are fucking? Yes.
Shane
Oh, that would be good. That would be fun.
Tommy
That would be good.
Shane
A heated rivalry moment.
Tommy
Oh, my. Any gay sex is heated rivalry, by the way.
Mac
Okay, good to know. Good to know.
Shane
Me, a straight guy. That's what I. That's all you can think of? It's just like, oh, they're gay. I'm like, oh, heated rivalry.
Tommy
You're in the kitchen and someone's like, yeah, I got it on last night and you're like, where do the hockey sticks go? Yeah, where do the hockey. Do you put them? Where do you put them?
Shane
Where you put the hockey Around West Hollywood? Sure. A lot of hockey players around here.
Tommy
Is there a game happening today?
Shane
Where's the ice rink? Am I right?
Mac
All right.
Tommy
These guys aren't dressed for cool weather.
Shane
You guys aren't Canadian, are you?
Tommy
I love that bit.
Shane
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Aprobecha Los ahoros de Memorial Day and los y compra los vasicos parelo gar pormenos ahoro centadolares en la parria gas de cuatro que madores char Royal performance series. Types of Reddit stories. If I'm like, okay, is something else going on? Is just unreliable narrator. Yeah, it's just like, what caused your friend to go, actually, I don't want you working here? And did the friend actually offer to have. The only thing that I could think of is OP is writing like, oh, my friend was like, oh, come work at this job. I'm like, did they offer it or did you push? And they were like, oh, yeah, I guess there is an openings at my job. Is that what's happening now? That's me jumping to a lot of
Mac
conclusions that could be a situation. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Shane
Based on.
Mac
I understand the whole, like, oh, when I'm in this environment, I'm a completely different person. I don't want you. Like, I get.
Shane
I get fully, totally get it.
Mac
I don't want the perspective you have proposed makes sense with that response other than like, the idea of her like switching.
Shane
Right.
Tommy
If she tried to avoid having OP at her job, she could have just been like, hey, I actually have no say once it gets past me.
Mac
Yeah.
Tommy
But it sounds like it got pretty far.
Shane
Oof.
Tommy
I don't know.
Shane
Yeah. And if you're gonna. If you're gonna. If you're gonna get to that point where you're. You're now being honest. I think the friend Torey needs to be honest about why. Like. Cause I think just being like, oh, well, I don't want you to see. Like, you need to really lay it out.
Mac
Right.
Tommy
This might be a good time to be a friend.
Shane
You need to really lay it out of like, hey, here is the explicit reasons why I felt uncomfortable. Now you add though the layer that this is mid pandemic and they're literally struggling for money. And it's like, okay, like, cool. I get that feeling of like, oh, it's awkward. Whatever. This person needs a job. They need money.
Tommy
Right.
Shane
And that's your friend. It's like, that's.
Tommy
I think both things can happen where it's like, what sucks is this person held up her. Tori held up OP from getting a job sooner by dealing with all of this messy shit. Like, if she didn't want her to work there, she could have just been like, said something.
Mac
Yeah.
Tommy
And just been like, here, go a different way. Cause you can get a job faster and you won't struggle as long, yes,
Mac
that lack of communication, I'll still be pissed off, basically.
Shane
A lot of times, lack of confrontation causes more issues than almost always. Pretty much always. Comments? Someone said, I can't begin to imagine how painful this must be for you to find out your best friend of nearly three decades couldn't even give you a good recommendation to a job she recommended you to. Her reasons were purely selfish, and that's just the simple truth of it. She put herself ahead of you for no personal gain. Which leads me to believe that she's not being 100% honest on the reason she did what she did. I'm sure her work personality is a bit different than how you typically know her, but that can't logically be the reason. She just basically threw away 30 years of friendship. Either way, she's wronged you, and you're well within your rights to never speak to her again. However, ultimately, it is up to you. My suggestion is you invite her over to have a talk, just you and her, no husbands involved. If she can't be honest and give you a genuine apology, then she's not worth it. Then again, she might be honest and actually apologize. Even if she does, you're well within your rights to still not speak to her, no matter what. You deserve an apology. Okay, that's interesting, to invite her over, not have husbands. There's also that element. Are the husbands trustworthy? Like. Cause as you brought up earlier, maybe they're fucking, but maybe there's just. Maybe they're just being toxic. Maybe they're just being shitty. Maybe there's some. Maybe they're involved somehow. I don't know. I'm trying to think of every possibility, every angle, because we have an update.
Mac
Oh,
Shane
So we have an update. Which means.
Mac
That was so dramatic. Wait, I love that. Should I have posed, too? I didn't pose. Do it again, do it again, do it again, do it again. Okay, get ready, get ready, get ready.
Shane
All right, we have an update. Who do we think comes out as the ultimate bad guy?
Tommy
Comes out.
Shane
Oh,
Tommy
who do you think comes out as the ultimate bad guy?
Shane
Who do we think? Because right now, Tory is the bad guy, right? Seems pretty clear cut and dry, Right? And maybe that's the safest bet. Yeah, easy, easy bet that Tory's gonna be the ultimate bad guy. Is Op the bad guy, though? Is one of the husbands a bad guy? Are both the husbands a bad guy?
Mac
I'm wondering, are the husbands fucking?
Shane
Because this is messy, right? This is messy Reddit stories, which means things can Switch up then.
Tommy
I'm gonna bet Op is a wackadoodle or something.
Shane
Whoa.
Tommy
We have an unreliable. My bet is we have an unreliable narrator.
Shane
Unreliable narrator?
Mac
Tori doesn't exist.
Shane
Wait, Tori is not real.
Tommy
It's her imaginary friend and her husband's M. Night Shyamalan. Cause he's got to cameo in his movie.
Shane
Yes. Got it. I'm gonna throw a bet out there, okay? That one of the husbands or both the husbands are somehow the bad guy.
Tommy
Okay.
Shane
I don't know how. It makes no sense.
Tommy
Well, they're men.
Shane
Yeah. And everyone applauded. Update is two days later. Oh, thank you all for your comments and advice. I'm glad to know I wasn't overthinking the situation. I called Tori yesterday and gave her the opportunity to meet up, apologize, and explain more in depth. She accepted my offer, and we had lunch at a nearby restaurant today. Some of you guessed that the reason she didn't want me at her job was because she could have been hiding something. That was correct. Okay.
Mac
A shirred nipple.
Tommy
An egg. She's the Easter bunny.
Mac
An egg.
Shane
She told me that she was indeed having an affair with a co worker. You're dead.
Tommy
Oh, my God.
Mac
Aw.
Shane
So that means Tori's like, oh, yeah, you can come work here. Oh, my God. I totally forgot about my affair. Oh, I forgot I'm cheating.
Tommy
Oh. Whoa.
Mac
Wow.
Shane
Op writes. I didn't buy it at all. It just didn't make sense. Because if that was the case, why would she tell her husband that she sabotaged me rather than keep that to herself? Turns out that my husband was pressuring him for answers as well. And her husband kept reminding her to ask her boss why I didn't get the job. That's when she told him what she did. She also gave him a completely different explanation of why she didn't want me working there. She showed me months of steamy texts and sex between her and her coworkers.
Mac
And sex.
Shane
Steamy texts. Oh, there. That and sex.
Tommy
Steamy sex was like, hey, look at
Mac
this video of me getting back shot.
Shane
Yeah.
Tommy
Pretty good affair, huh? Pretty good affair.
Shane
Yeah. Yeah, Check it out. Oh, and that's Judy Justice's ass. I just took a screenshot of that. And. Okay. She showed me months of steamy text and sexts between her and her coworker. So I knew that she was telling the truth. Just to prove that I'm cheating on my husband. Here's proof. I asked her why she didn't just tell me. She said that she was scared that people at her job would ask me questions and it would come out that she's married. The guy at her job that she's been seeing doesn't even know and thinks they are in an exclusive relationship. She said that if I found out about the affair and she was afraid that I'd tell my husband and since our husbands are best friends, he would tell hers. She gets together with her coworker for a few hours after work and on weekends. Apparently she doesn't even work weekends. Her husband thought that she was at work all this time. She said that having me work there would ruin things as our schedules wouldn't add up and it would get back to her husband and he would question her about why. I asked her why she had me apply and said that she would get me in knowing she had no intentions of having me work with her. She said that she didn't think I'd really take her up on her offer as I've made comments before about her work sounding boring and that she was really hoping that if she dragged it out long enough I'd get tired of waiting and look elsewhere. The million dollar question that I asked her was what did you say to your boss to change her mind about offering me the job? She said she told her boss that having me work there would honestly probably just be a distraction and she wouldn't perform her best and that I was known to be lazy and a slacker. Definitely not true. She did offer her sincere apology and said that she felt terrible knowing what all John and I were going through and she didn't help, but I just can't see myself forgiving her or even trusting her again after this situation. Basically, the best friend that I have known all these years has turned into a complete stranger. I feel like I don't even know her anymore. This isn't someone I want in my life, especially after she caused me to look foolish by badmouthing me to her boss. I told her that our friendship was over and that she'd better have a talk with her husband because no way was I holding this back from mine. A few hours later my husband got a call from hers. Tori told him the news and they are now separating and he will file for a divorce in the upcoming weeks. Tori is, believe it or not, moving in with her co worker. I haven't heard from her since leaving the restaurant and honestly don't plan on talking to her ever again. Almost 30 years of friendship gone over. A string of lies. As for my husband, he and I had a long talk after revealing to me that he already knew what Torey did. I explained to him that it is never okay to keep things like that from me, no matter what. I understand him and Matt have a very good friendship, but me and my feelings should come first in future situations like this. He agreed and will eventually gain my trust back. Okay, we had to trim some edits of that because we have to get to update number two.
Tommy
Oh.
Mac
Oh, my God. Okay, wait, so her husband thought she was working like seven days a week or something?
Shane
Yeah, my wife, her telemarketing job, she's on call all the time.
Mac
All the time.
Shane
They're paying firemen, I guess, right?
Tommy
There's a poll. Jesus. Okay, my question or not question. So I think we have to really congratulate OP because she brought Tori to a restaurant.
Shane
Thank you.
Tommy
Thank you for bringing your mess to a public place for us to hear.
Shane
If I overheard that shit, I'm. Oh, I'm like, I'm forgetting what I'm eating.
Tommy
I'm like, bring me more chips.
Shane
I'd be like, more chip at the table.
Tommy
Please, Please, now.
Shane
Oh, my God.
Mac
I'm just really thirsty. I just, like, really want water over and over again. I just don't want to leave because I'm just so thirsty.
Tommy
Oh, my God. Like, I'd be there for my fucking next meal. I'd be there fucking. That's like another dessert.
Shane
Thank you table with the two of them. They'd be like, someone ordered you guys Long Island Iced Tea. And I would tell them, oh, yeah. They'd be like. They're like, oh, that was an accident. I go. I go, no, it's fine. Just drink them. Like, I'd be like, just go. Just go.
Tommy
And now you're producing reality TV is
Shane
actually what you're doing.
Tommy
It's like wasted and see what happens. Wow.
Shane
No, this is. By the way, this is awful. Oh, yeah. I should be clear. This is awful.
Tommy
Yeah.
Shane
Once again, the audacity. I mentioned this earlier. The audacity can only grow, right?
Tommy
Also, I'm glad she's like, you're not my fucking friend anymore.
Shane
Thank God.
Tommy
Because if you're. If, like, you're already dealing with the lying about why and all the job, but it's like, oh, but you're also cheating on someone who's also my friend. You know, it's like, so her whole
Shane
character and the cheating can only hurt kind of everyone in the village.
Tommy
Exactly, exactly. And it already is because she got offhand through the job of it all. She got fucked over, dude. So it's I'm glad that she. Okay. Two wins restaurant and bye bye friend.
Mac
I didn't think there would be more layers to the mess, but there's more layers.
Tommy
But there's more layers.
Shane
And now they're filing for divorce and she's gonna go be with the co worker and that's gonn that's gonna go well.
Tommy
And there certainly won't be more cheating.
Shane
I've heard that relationships that start with affairs go well. Yes, I've read about them and they last. Okay. And by the way, the co worker does not know that she is married. He doesn't know that it's an affair.
Tommy
Right.
Shane
They establish him just let us know.
Tommy
I wonder.
Mac
And then she just moved in with him. Is he aware that, like, she's getting divorced?
Shane
I don't know. I'm assuming no. She sounds like she will lie forever.
Tommy
And how do you do that? How do you go, yeah, we're moving in. And then be like getting a divorce behind, like going to the bathroom real quick to sign some papers. How is she doing this?
Shane
I don't know how people do it.
Tommy
Another triple axel on the ice.
Shane
It's truly a triple axel.
Tommy
Unbelievable. All right, maybe this next update will shed some light.
Shane
Great. I love that Emily is giving us like Emily's giving us the Nintendo direct of affairs.
Tommy
Oh, really? Yeah, yeah.
Shane
She's like, next up, we have something very exciting.
Tommy
That's 100% the energy. That's 100% the energy. Emily is smosh pits. Miyamoto. Like, that's just what it is. That's just what it is. That's so funny.
Shane
This affair is going all the way to the animal crossing islands. All right, here we go.
Tommy
Okay, another update. Here we go.
Shane
Update number two, gorge. This is one day after that last update. Okay, they write, my former best friend posted a Reddit about me in this sub to get sympathy, but it's a complete lie.
Tommy
So this.
Shane
Sorry. Okay, sorry, guys. Tori has posted in Relationship Advice Rise. Back up, back up.
Tommy
Okay, I'm in.
Shane
I'm in. Tori has entered the building like the fucking undertaker.
Tommy
Like with the. Okay, sorry.
Mac
No, Tori.
Shane
Tori has posted. My former best friend posted a Reddit about me in this sub to get sympathy, but it's a complete lie. I actually came across this on Twitter. I gave it a read and noticed that besides the names, the story sounded similar to what happened between me and Megan. I came to Reddit and read the update as well. And it is about me. I am Tori and just wanted to clear up a few Things one, that night at dinner while she was complaining about not having a job and money, I never told her to apply to mine. I already knew that would have been a bad idea and not for the reason she stated. She told me that I was just being cynical and applied anyway and put my name down as a referral. Number two, Megan never listens and thinks that she is always right no matter what. My boss did ask me about her and I did nothing but tell the truth. I really didn't think I would be as productive being around her and trying to focus on my job as well. Number three, Megan really is a lazy piece of shit. Hence the reason. Hence the reason why shence the reason why she was depending on my job instead of going out and finding her own. 4. As for the update she posted, what Megan didn't mention was that my husband and I have been separated for seven months. We were keeping it quiet, but she and her husband both knew we are living in the same house until my condo is ready, which will be later this year. Number five, the co worker that I'm so called having an affair with is completely updated on my situation and has been the entire time my soon to be ex husband even knows about him, but I never brought him back to our house out of respect. I can't believe that someone I once called a best friend would stoop so low and have a majority of the Internet trash talking me when the situation is not what she is making it seem whatsoever. For those of you that took my side, thank you for seeing the bigger picture. Thank you Megan. If you're reading this, I hope that gold was worth your dignity in losing not only your best friend, but your only friend. Oh, and by the way, don't bother contacting my boss. I quit this morning.
Tommy
Oh, oh, slow down Tori. You're gonna get full for playing so much.
Mac
Ooh, delicious.
Tommy
Yeah. Oh my God.
Mac
Yum yum, yum.
Tommy
I need a fucking Boba straw to suck that shit up. Ooh, delish. And you know what? I called that shit, did I not? I was like, I bet our OP is the problem. An unreliable nar. Okay, so it wasn't an affair cause they were already separated.
Mac
Yeah,
Tommy
that was. I'm so satisfied.
Shane
So it sounds like OP was just going on Reddit living out a fantasy of playing out of like, oh, my friend wronged me, but actually they're kind of a piece of shit. So it's kind of like Tori is now. It's like, why were you friends with OP when she was like. But it's tough when you're. I guess their husbands are friends and all this stuff. I don't know. Oh, my God. What people will do for karma on Reddit.
Tommy
Unbelievable. I will say regardless. I'm like, that was just so fun, was it not?
Shane
What a ride.
Mac
Yeah.
Tommy
Oh, my God.
Shane
We have one comment. Now we just need an update from both husbands, and we'll have a whole conspiracy on our hands.
Tommy
Well, they're playing a game in Canada right now, so.
Mac
Yeah, they're.
Shane
Yeah.
Tommy
Once they get back.
Shane
Once they get back.
Mac
They're slapping that puck around.
Tommy
Once they get back.
Shane
Yeah, yeah.
Mac
And then also doing hockey, by the way.
Shane
I've watched it.
Mac
I watched it and I didn't flinch. Once.
Shane
Holy fuck.
Tommy
That's incredible.
Mac
Oh, that got him.
Tommy
Oh, that's good. It was good. That's really good. That's really good.
Shane
All right.
Tommy
Wow.
Shane
Damn. I love when the updates swing back in that direction. I know.
Tommy
God, there could not have been a more delicious update.
Mac
That was great. That was great.
Tommy
I love that.
Shane
It's always my favorite. Cause we've done so many episodes of this show, and I know it can happen. I know there can be an update from another person in the story. Being like, they're lying, but I never expect it. Cause it is few and far between. It's like every few months we get that, and it's the best.
Mac
I lowkey feel like most people lie on Reddit.
Shane
It's probably true.
Mac
Yeah.
Tommy
Yeah.
Shane
Oh, yeah. No, it's tough. There's layers of it, right? Like, there's the iceberg of, like, all right, this person is a person, but they're lying. And I'm like, all right. And I kind of assume that with most things, it's just. As long as I'm like, okay, as long as it's not a robot writing this, pretending to be a person. Cause that scares me.
Mac
Right?
Shane
But. Oh, for sure. And even when I think a person is telling their truth, it's still gonna be their truth. So it's missing. So that's why I say I take everything as a hypothetical. Cause I'm like, whatever. But I love when this shit happens. It's the best. My God.
Tommy
Don't think I've felt this.
Shane
That was great. Wow.
Mac
And there's no other response? No.
Tommy
Now we're left in this emptiness.
Mac
I wonder how Megan is feeling right now.
Tommy
I know. Well, she just fucking.
Shane
She got caught.
Tommy
She's holding her ass. Cause she just had it handed to her.
Mac
We had our own Judy justice tonight.
Tommy
That's right. Tonight. Yes, we did. Today.
Shane
Damn.
Mac
Damn.
Shane
Well, that's all our stories.
Tommy
What a time.
Shane
What a time.
Tommy
This is the best. Delicious.
Shane
Tommy, you died and came back to life. Yeah, really seen it all.
Mac
Modern day Jesus.
Tommy
I'll cure you. Ding. And then you're not gay anymore.
Mac
He really likes the gay.
Shane
They're very smart. They're very smart jokes. Not just cause they're gay. It's cause they're smart, Jake. It's not just cause they're gay.
Tommy
It's cause they're gay.
Mac
Hey,
Shane
the gay part of the joke is fine. It's the Mac. It's been great having you here.
Mac
You're great having me. I like being here.
Shane
It's always a party when you're here. It's the best. And Tommy, thank you so much.
Tommy
Hey, thanks.
Shane
You guys are both so fantastic. Thank you all for watching. I hope you enjoyed this wild ride. I hope. I kind of hope. Or that many of you died and came back to life from that story as well. As long as you're here and yeah, we'll see you next Saturday. Bye.
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Shane
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Shane
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SMOSH READS REDDIT STORIES
Episode: "Getting Messy w/ MacDoesIt | Reading Reddit Stories"
Date: May 23, 2026
Guests: Shane (Host), Tommy, MacDoesIt
This episode dives deep into a themed batch of "messy" Reddit stories—drama-filled tales spanning relationships, friendship betrayals, weddings gone wrong, and reality TV-worthy shenanigans. Host Shane Topp, with guests Tommy and MacDoesIt, provide unfiltered, hilarious, and often scathing commentary—turning each story into a springboard for their trademark banter. The episode is a mix of roasting, empathy, wild hypothetical advice, and the occasional deep dive into how audacity in human behavior seems boundless.
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The episode swings through varying shades of “messy,” pulling apart each Reddit tale for character flaws, relationship red flags, and galling human behavior. The hosts celebrate the entertainment value while acknowledging the sad reality at the core of many posts: betrayal, manipulation, and the limits of friendship. The final story's dramatic Reddit-rebuttal twist is met with utter glee—a meta-mess fit for the Smosh crew.
For new listeners:
This episode is a perfect encapsulation of "Reddit Stories"—hilarious, sharp, empathetic, and populated by people you hope never enter your inner circle. You’ll walk away with a new appreciation for living vicariously through internet drama and a few new cautionary tales for your own friendships.