Here's the thing: I can't recall what I had for breakfast this morning, but I can remember the exact moment that I was unfairly given a detention during a physics lesson eleven years ago - right down to the teacher's smirk and that stupid red tie he always wore. Yes, Mr. Barnet, I'm talking about you.
Like any self-respecting grudge-holder, then, I can empathise with people who still feel that slight twinge of anger when they are reminded of old injustices. And there's a lot of us, as Nicole Cliffe brought to light when she tweeted:
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Over 8,000 people have left replies on the tweet so far, and there's some juicy grudges to be found amongst them.
1. Nothing will ever soothe this burn
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2. This saltiness is 100% justified if you ask me
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3. There's bad hair days, and then there's this
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4. Barbie deserves vengeance
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5. The injustice is so strong I can nearly taste it
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6. This just seems straight-up evil
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7. Jeff Brown, consider yourself named and shamed
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8. At least she didn't upstage you
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9. This cat definitely knew what it was doing
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10. We've all experienced this at some point
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11. It's been over 30 years man, let it go
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12. Sometimes the sweetness of victory erases all the bitterness of a grudge...
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13. ... But sometimes you just need good, old-fashioned revenge
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If this Twitter outpouring has taught us anything, it's that there are some wounds that time can't heal. What we can also learn, however, is that a 140-character rant might help towards closure - even if it's several decades later. So next time you're in need of some catharsis, go tell the internet about your ninth grade science teacher. It helps, trust me.
