Get simply furious because a group or a person, won’t do XYZ spontaneously without being told. At the same time you don't tell them to do the thing, or explain how to do the thing, or draw up a rota, or have a meeting... But then they’d do the thing and there’s be no need for the incandescent fury, which gives you an excuse to be perfectly vile to the group or person.
Annoying neighbour, on the first day of the Iron Age: "Of course we switched from bronze over a year ago, I made DH throw it all in the midden!" (@IanBlandThatsMe)
You’re early for your train so you force your friend to rush across the station, holding a spilling cup of coffee, while you twinkle at station staff to let you through the barrier. You both make it, but at what cost? You are thrilled because you have beaten the clock and much else, once again.
You detain a friend, promising to drive her to the station, tell her she'll have plenty of time for her shopping. You don’t even have five minutes, and she misses her next appointment.
If she manages to drag you round the shops while she looks for presents for children, resent the time spent, and suggest rather nasty, kitsch objects she might buy.
Drag your friend round the shops and give her no time to look for what SHE wants. Part of this ploy may be that you want to keep her from visiting the wrong shops, which you’re sure she’ll do if you’re not there to stop her. You might buy something nasty and kitsch.
Seek out someone who will believe you when you tell them that everything they do and say is wrong. And everything they post or tweet!
“You don’t need to belittle me, let me do that for you and save you the trouble!” Never works. What to do instead? Don’t be self-deprecating. Don’t make excuses, either, or give justifications. Wait for the belittling to pass with a blank expression but a very slight air of impatience? Pretty soon get up and go home.
In a meeting last week I made a joke about someone being like Columbo. In today's meeting my joke was told back to me like it was theirs. I pretended I didn't get it so they had to explain. Turns out they don't know who Columbo is. (@deathofbuckley)
A instructs B to tell a string of lies to C, for no good reason. It’s just a way for A to establish control over B. A gets B to spy on C and report back.
Make them pay, pay and pay again for some minor infringement. Or for a favour you are going to do them – but you never get round to it.
Lean on me so I can step aside and let you fall.
More unspeakable nastiness here, and links to the rest.
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