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Guy Feels He Did Nothing Wrong After Pranking Struggling Friend With $50K “Winning” Lottery Ticket
The worst prank someone ever pulled on me was a close friend who suddenly got down on one knee at the airport and proposed with a cheap plastic ring. I remember whacking him on the head (playfully of course) when he did it because it was so out of the blue.
Speaking of pranks, some people go really far, just like Reddit user iamathrowaway536 who gave a fake lottery ticket worth $50,000 to his friend who was financially struggling. When he found out it was just a prank, he got upset and said he never wanted to see the original poster (OP) again!
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Some people can be very insensitive and take things too far just to prank a person
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The original poster’s friend Mike had his birthday coming up, so he got him a fake lottery ticket gift where he would “win” $50,000 as a prank
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When Mike scratched the ticket and saw the money he “won” he started crying and everyone was baffled
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Turns out Mike had lost his job and didn’t have any savings, so the lottery money would help with the mortgage, but his bubble burst when he found it was a prank
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Mike was so furious with his friend that he said he never wanted to see him again, but the poster felt that he had done nothing wrong
Today we dive into a story that revolves around a prank. No, don’t get your hopes up high as this is not one that will make you laugh; rather, it’s a prank gone wrong. What happened was that the poster’s friend, dubbed Mike in the story, had his birthday coming up. These two friends often pulled pranks on each other, so OP decided to play one.
He got a fake lottery ticket gift that was supposed to be a “winner,” while he would give him the real gift ($50) later. Well, when Mike scratched the lottery ticket and saw the amount he had won, the poor fellow burst into tears. Now his friends were concerned by this reaction, and here, folks, is where the plot thickens.
Turns out that Mike had lost his job, which OP was aware of, but what he didn’t know was that Mike had no savings at all, and since he couldn’t make his house payments, they were going to foreclose on his house. The $50,000 “winnings” would help pay off his mortgage, so they were happy tears!
Now, OP came clean and burst Mike’s bubble, handing him the $50 as a gift, and Mike just went away. All their friends said that what OP did was awful and told him to apologize to Mike, but when he tried to, the birthday boy yelled at him in frustration that he was sick of all these games that the poster played.
Further, he also said that he didn’t want the poster around him anymore, but the poster felt that it was an overreaction, and even mentioned that he should’ve had “more savings.” However, when he vented online, Redditors opened his eyes about how wrong he was!
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Netizens pointed out that even though the poster didn’t know about Mike’s whole situation, he knew that the guy had lost his job. It’s pretty obvious that he must be struggling, especially in this economy where experts have predicted that some daily essential things might soon be very hard to get for middle-class people.
Folks also found it very condescending of OP when he said that Mike should’ve had more savings. They also mentioned that from what Mike said about finding the pranks childish, it didn’t look like they pranked each other, more like OP kept pranking him.
It has been observed that “The initial loss of employment often brings with it a cascade of negative emotions. Anxiety, depression, and a loss of self-esteem can quickly follow the shock of being let go.”
Mike might also be struggling with all the financial burden and his bursting into tears was a clear giveaway about how much stress he was under. On top of struggling financially, even his house was threatened, which must’ve put him in an awful place in life.
The fact that he had to go through a stupid prank that was actually a fake glimmer of hope in his life must be quite devastating and we can understand his anger at OP. Even we can’t help but agree with the Redditors that the poster did an awful thing, and many people advised him to profusely apologize to Mike.
If you were in Mike’s shoes, would you forgive a friend who pulled such a terrible prank on you? Also, do you agree with the Redditors’ verdict? Let us know in the comments below!
Netizens gave him a wake-up call, claiming what he did was absolutely terrible, and said pranking was very childish
What do you think ?
marcelo D. 11 months ago
there is no such thing as pranks. It is always bullying someone for your entertaintment
Ringofant 11 months ago
This is horrible. "He should have had more savings" is what enraged me most... I thought. What me re-read the whole thing was "we always prank each other". Thís is certainly NOT the case. Especially if he's "sick and tired" of this whole bulls**t. Mike definitely wasn't really a fan of this whole pranking Sh!t. Never ever. OP is a self-centered A$$höle, not even willing to feel the slightest bit of empathy. Well, he should do the world a favour and jump into the next active volcano.
Lyoness 11 months ago
I was going to say put on a pair of gasoline soaked briefs and go to hell, but a volcano works too.
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CatWoman1014 11 months ago
A prank is harmless as in you tell your friend to look behind them and there’s nothing there. No one got hurt and both a laugh. This was just cruel.
Pittsburgh rare 11 months ago
"he should have more savings" elevates the arseholery at astronomical levels
Binky Melnik 11 months ago
Not one single person mentioned his sobbing tears of joy? That woulda killed me, watching him turn into an emotional puddle, only to be told “Psych! I faked you out!” It’d be bad enough for a woman, but a man sobbing in front of a roomful of people will prolly be awfully embarrassed, on top of the massive, MASSIVE disappointment. Poor man; my eyes moistened just reading what happened to him. (And the comment about how “he should have more savings”? DUDE! You should have more BRAINS! They include things like “empathy,” and “humility”! I hope he never speaks to you again, you anencephalic 🫏🕳️!”)
Babs McGurk 11 months ago
I wouldn't want you around anymore, either. You are a mean, mean person, and yes - a million times YTA.
Little Bit 11 months ago
You got his hopes up and then you utterly crushed him. Losing your job is one of the most stressful things that can happen to you. This was just cruel. If he doesn't want you in his life then you can't really blame him. He'll probably never trust you again
kkrq2vk4tm 11 months ago
Once you progress from Primary school to Secondary school the pranks should stop it is in my opinion a form of bullying the victims rarely see the funny side and it can cause a world of hurt
veryvenasaur 11 months ago
I feel like there is such a thing as a funny prank like putting googly eyes on all the food.
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Cuesta Thomas 5 months ago
My name Thomas Cuesta I'm wealthy today because of Dr Benjamin the spell caster who I came in contact with on the internet after I saw series of exploit on how he had helped so many people wins the lottery jackpot, so I contacted him via his email, I told him that I have been playing the lottery for the longest of time now I haven't been lucky enough to strike the jackpot, He gave me the assurance that he's going to help me win and he instructed me on what to do which I did diligently after few hours he gave me the lottery winning numbers and he instructed me to play, I did play as instructed after the draw was out I won the mega million jackpot of $340,000,000,00. Dr Benjamin I can't thank you enough for changing my life. To as many of you who desire to win, below is his contact information. Email:drbenjaminlottospell711@gmail.com WhatsApp: +18588585788 Call +1766036031 website https://dr-benjamin.com .....
Richard Homan 10 months ago
Look if you did that to me and I just lost my job and was about to be homeless.i would literally probably k**l you. I'm not joking I would really k**l you... I would beat the c**p out of you and then stomp you too death . The guy said oh it was a prank and that you didn't make his situation any worse. Well yes you did because you made him think in one second that all his problems were gone . And then you took that feeling away . Than you said well he should of had more savings. Look m**o you know he just lost his job, so think about it he lost his his job he is about to be homeless and then he just lost 50 gs in one moment.. I swear on my life if you did that to me I would k**l you and wouldn't think nothing about it.. see most of you people on here are a bunch of yuppies and don't know about real life. Some of us live in the inner city and live check to check.. so yeah if you did that to me I would k**l you and too you yuppies who don't deal with real problems suck my a*s and my farts
marcelo D. 11 months ago
there is no such thing as pranks. It is always bullying someone for your entertaintment
Ringofant 11 months ago
This is horrible. "He should have had more savings" is what enraged me most... I thought. What me re-read the whole thing was "we always prank each other". Thís is certainly NOT the case. Especially if he's "sick and tired" of this whole bulls**t. Mike definitely wasn't really a fan of this whole pranking Sh!t. Never ever. OP is a self-centered A$$höle, not even willing to feel the slightest bit of empathy. Well, he should do the world a favour and jump into the next active volcano.
Lyoness 11 months ago
I was going to say put on a pair of gasoline soaked briefs and go to hell, but a volcano works too.
Load More Replies... CatWoman1014 11 months ago
A prank is harmless as in you tell your friend to look behind them and there’s nothing there. No one got hurt and both a laugh. This was just cruel.
Pittsburgh rare 11 months ago
"he should have more savings" elevates the arseholery at astronomical levels
Binky Melnik 11 months ago
Not one single person mentioned his sobbing tears of joy? That woulda killed me, watching him turn into an emotional puddle, only to be told “Psych! I faked you out!” It’d be bad enough for a woman, but a man sobbing in front of a roomful of people will prolly be awfully embarrassed, on top of the massive, MASSIVE disappointment. Poor man; my eyes moistened just reading what happened to him. (And the comment about how “he should have more savings”? DUDE! You should have more BRAINS! They include things like “empathy,” and “humility”! I hope he never speaks to you again, you anencephalic 🫏🕳️!”)
Babs McGurk 11 months ago
I wouldn't want you around anymore, either. You are a mean, mean person, and yes - a million times YTA.
Little Bit 11 months ago
You got his hopes up and then you utterly crushed him. Losing your job is one of the most stressful things that can happen to you. This was just cruel. If he doesn't want you in his life then you can't really blame him. He'll probably never trust you again
kkrq2vk4tm 11 months ago
Once you progress from Primary school to Secondary school the pranks should stop it is in my opinion a form of bullying the victims rarely see the funny side and it can cause a world of hurt
veryvenasaur 11 months ago
I feel like there is such a thing as a funny prank like putting googly eyes on all the food.
Load More Replies... Cuesta Thomas 5 months ago
My name Thomas Cuesta I'm wealthy today because of Dr Benjamin the spell caster who I came in contact with on the internet after I saw series of exploit on how he had helped so many people wins the lottery jackpot, so I contacted him via his email, I told him that I have been playing the lottery for the longest of time now I haven't been lucky enough to strike the jackpot, He gave me the assurance that he's going to help me win and he instructed me on what to do which I did diligently after few hours he gave me the lottery winning numbers and he instructed me to play, I did play as instructed after the draw was out I won the mega million jackpot of $340,000,000,00. Dr Benjamin I can't thank you enough for changing my life. To as many of you who desire to win, below is his contact information. Email:drbenjaminlottospell711@gmail.com WhatsApp: +18588585788 Call +1766036031 website https://dr-benjamin.com .....
Richard Homan 10 months ago
Look if you did that to me and I just lost my job and was about to be homeless.i would literally probably k**l you. I'm not joking I would really k**l you... I would beat the c**p out of you and then stomp you too death . The guy said oh it was a prank and that you didn't make his situation any worse. Well yes you did because you made him think in one second that all his problems were gone . And then you took that feeling away . Than you said well he should of had more savings. Look m**o you know he just lost his job, so think about it he lost his his job he is about to be homeless and then he just lost 50 gs in one moment.. I swear on my life if you did that to me I would k**l you and wouldn't think nothing about it.. see most of you people on here are a bunch of yuppies and don't know about real life. Some of us live in the inner city and live check to check.. so yeah if you did that to me I would k**l you and too you yuppies who don't deal with real problems suck my a*s and my farts
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