“I have been a professional medium for 15 and a half years,” said the woman in a one-star review left for a gym that left Twitter crying tears of laughter.
Turns out, the medium found the facility and the instructors just great, but it was something else that left her beyond disappointed. Let’s just say it included dark energy and an ‘assault.’
The now-viral bad review which had its screenshot shared by Gustavo, @yourboygus1 on Twitter, naturally, sparked a sea of reactions. With each one funnier than the last, below you’ll find something that Twitter is notorious for—never missing a chance to crack a smile or two in response to an incident so unusual like this.
This gym-goer, a professional medium, said she was ‘assaulted by dark energy’ when she walked into the studio
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Although she was happy with the gym experience, the dark energy left her so upset that she wrote a one-star review
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After Twitter user @yourboygus1 shared a screenshot on Sunday of the criticism that Lily Worthington-Rowe wrote for a gym in Astoria, Queens, in 2017, Twitter was sent into tears. Laughing.
In the resurfaced bad review, the woman said that she has been a professional medium for over 15 years and is ‘very sensitive’ to all ‘energy forces.’ Her review stated that she was ‘assaulted by the dark energy radiating from Monica at the front desk,’ leaving people on Twitter soaking in this one-of-a-kind gem that produced some of the funniest meme responses.
And people on Twitter couldn’t miss a chance to crack some jokes in response to the review
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With so many monstrous memes floating around Twitter in response to this viral one-star review, Bored Panda reached out to one of its authors—Treasure Hunter Maxwell, who goes by the handle @LostTreasurePod. He tweeted a picture of a haunting sculpture captioned “Monica’s profile pic,” that was among the internet’s favorites.
“As someone who has worked in customer service, this struck me in two ways—one, it was comically absurd. The collective voices of Twitter seemed to think so, anyway,” Maxwell said and continued: “And two, you never really know how these reviews might affect workers underneath the managerial level, so I felt that it was irresponsible of this customer to single out a woman who—by all accounts—did nothing wrong here.”
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Maxwell, who’s a podcaster, gamer, wrestler and writer, said that we’re all going through a tough time, especially those of us in the service industry. “If the person who assisted you did not willfully try to impede your experience or disrupt your service, you should always rate them well.”
He said he’s sure some people would disagree with him on that, “but again, as someone who has worked within customer service over a period of years, I am keenly aware how these ratings can affect you as a worker—even if the review was laughable!”
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When asked what he himself thinks of dark matter and mystical stuff, Maxwell said he’s a pragmatist. “I think there are many ways to interpret this crazy ride called life, but I always err on the side of science. That said, I can be a bit spiritual (and I guess contradictory!), and I love joking about astrology and horoscopes.”
He continued: “I don’t think there’s any harm in either that, OR spirituality/religion, provided you’re not using it to harm others or assert a personal agenda (sadly something this customer—and a lot of people for that matter—have not yet learned). Believe what you want. That is your choice.”
“But to completely make up a fantasy about someone for arbitrary reasons, and then judge them for ‘bad energy’? Please. Then again, who knows, maybe Monica was just a Scorpio on an off day,” Maxwell laughed.
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One of the reasons why Twitter has gotten so reactive to anything miscellaneous like Monica’s dark energy may have to do with the way “a lot of people, especially marginalized voices, are using humor and critique as a way to take back power and to laugh at or diminish people and institutions that we feel are harmful,” Maxwell suggested.
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“While it’s hard to judge someone for a single review, the person who wrote this strikes me as an individual who 1. does not have enough insight yet to see how that rating is going to be perceived by others, and 2. How it might personally affect someone just trying to do their job. Humor allows us to take back a bit of power in this (quite honestly ridiculous) situation. That’s why good comedy punches up, not down.”
Also, Maxwell believes that it’s just human nature to make light of the absurd, or try to find meaning in a very chaotic time. “Hopefully Monica has seen this Tweet and is having a good laugh as well, wherever she is,” he concluded.
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"I'm sorry for your experience, we will replace Monica immediately with a Guardian of Light."
Don't laugh, I used to work with Monica, this was clearly one of her good days
“I have been professionally ripping off grieving people for fifteen and a half years…”
I was concerned when a friend consulted a medium. I concluded that for that friend, it was part of the grieving process and no harm done with one or two consultations. Roping someone in for profit is despicable. One of my colleagues went with a gullible friend (ironically, the friend wanted good luck with money). It was lucky my colleague went and was able to play "spot-the-bullshit" afterwards, cutting that potential string-along. For another example of financial predators: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Popoff#Investigation_by_James_Randi
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Would a telepathic message reach the police or does the reviewer need to actually call them?
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When you hear assaulted by dark energy, you definitely don't expect for it to be in a review and you ABSOLUTELY don't expect it to be Monica. She was prolly advertising her novel. I rate this rating 10/10. Would definitely read.
I once received a complaint for having a "black aura". My boss just told me not to do it again.
if you are as adept as you think you are, Ms. Medium, you should be able to shield yourself from attack of dark energies... This tells me you are bogus if a receptionist has the ability to completely spoil your day with one grumpy look or a little attitude when you are signing into the club that day...
Hey, just trying to give my demon a side hustle for gas money, then Karen calls me out on it....
There are mainly 2 type of people who interact with the front desk at the gym. Those who don't want to be there and those who want to be there way too much. Both of them are not pleasant to interact with so dark energy can happen. However, Lily has not been assaulted by the dark energy of a gym until she experiences the smell of a men's locker room.
i dont know whats more annoying, the fact that people actually go about doing this medium,psychic, witchcraft crap for a living or the fact people are stupid enough to actually PAY them for their "work"
If she was any good as a medium, wouldn't she have known ahead of time, and been able to avoid the unpleasant experience entirely?
What is sadder is the fact that there are professional "mediums". Goes to show, how much of the population consists of suckers, to make this viable.
It blows.my mind that there are still adults who believe in ghosts and "energy". And they can vote :(
She had me at the name "Lily Worthington-Rowe" . Indeed!!! Poor Monica. To be a Monica in a world of Lily Worthington-Rowes. Uh oh. My spell check learned Worthington-Rowe way too fast!!!!
About 40 years ago, in the gullible 1980s, one could claim to be a "medium," and have all sorts of people clamoring for their "help" (I know, I was one for a decade, and I know perfectly well that it's all a sham. I never charged any kind of payment because I wasn't about to scam anyone, I did it just because I could). This woman is just as much a liar as any of them out there, and now, with the Internet, it's getting a lot harder to make people believe in their idiocy. I call BS on that bizarro.
A devoutly Christian friend of mine was at our local library once when she got that same feeling from a woman who was checking out. When it was her turn, the librarian asked if she knew who that was. She said no. She turned out to be Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s best friend in high school!
They do exist. Their abilities, however, largely do not exist.
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Don't laugh, I used to work with Monica, this was clearly one of her good days
“I have been professionally ripping off grieving people for fifteen and a half years…”
I was concerned when a friend consulted a medium. I concluded that for that friend, it was part of the grieving process and no harm done with one or two consultations. Roping someone in for profit is despicable. One of my colleagues went with a gullible friend (ironically, the friend wanted good luck with money). It was lucky my colleague went and was able to play "spot-the-bullshit" afterwards, cutting that potential string-along. For another example of financial predators: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Popoff#Investigation_by_James_Randi
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Load More Replies... When you hear assaulted by dark energy, you definitely don't expect for it to be in a review and you ABSOLUTELY don't expect it to be Monica. She was prolly advertising her novel. I rate this rating 10/10. Would definitely read.
I once received a complaint for having a "black aura". My boss just told me not to do it again.
if you are as adept as you think you are, Ms. Medium, you should be able to shield yourself from attack of dark energies... This tells me you are bogus if a receptionist has the ability to completely spoil your day with one grumpy look or a little attitude when you are signing into the club that day...
Hey, just trying to give my demon a side hustle for gas money, then Karen calls me out on it....
There are mainly 2 type of people who interact with the front desk at the gym. Those who don't want to be there and those who want to be there way too much. Both of them are not pleasant to interact with so dark energy can happen. However, Lily has not been assaulted by the dark energy of a gym until she experiences the smell of a men's locker room.
i dont know whats more annoying, the fact that people actually go about doing this medium,psychic, witchcraft crap for a living or the fact people are stupid enough to actually PAY them for their "work"
If she was any good as a medium, wouldn't she have known ahead of time, and been able to avoid the unpleasant experience entirely?
What is sadder is the fact that there are professional "mediums". Goes to show, how much of the population consists of suckers, to make this viable.
It blows.my mind that there are still adults who believe in ghosts and "energy". And they can vote :(
She had me at the name "Lily Worthington-Rowe" . Indeed!!! Poor Monica. To be a Monica in a world of Lily Worthington-Rowes. Uh oh. My spell check learned Worthington-Rowe way too fast!!!!
About 40 years ago, in the gullible 1980s, one could claim to be a "medium," and have all sorts of people clamoring for their "help" (I know, I was one for a decade, and I know perfectly well that it's all a sham. I never charged any kind of payment because I wasn't about to scam anyone, I did it just because I could). This woman is just as much a liar as any of them out there, and now, with the Internet, it's getting a lot harder to make people believe in their idiocy. I call BS on that bizarro.
A devoutly Christian friend of mine was at our local library once when she got that same feeling from a woman who was checking out. When it was her turn, the librarian asked if she knew who that was. She said no. She turned out to be Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s best friend in high school!
They do exist. Their abilities, however, largely do not exist.
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