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The Entitled People Stories cases readers rated highest and believed most — the jury's all-time picks.

1. The HOA Voted To Ban My Wheelchair Ramp As "Non-Traditional"

   The one vote against was a retired postwoman named Dot, who is eighty-one and who, at the meeting, said only this: "You are all going to be …

   986 Upvote · 88% of readers believe this story

2. She Told The Nurse She Was My Mother So She Could Get Into My Room

   I was in hospital for eight days after an operation that went fine and then briefly did not. My mother-in-law wanted to visit. She wanted to…

   894 Upvote · 83% of readers believe this story

3. The HOA Banned Children's Chalk And Then Discovered The Local Newspaper

   The chalk was a hopscotch. Nine squares. Drawn by a six-year-old called Priya who lives at number 30 and who is, by any measure, the best th…

   806 Upvote · 86% of readers believe this story

4. My Mother-in-Law Texted The Wrong Group Chat About My Wedding Dress

   The message was long. I will give you the short version, because I have read the long version enough times. It said the dress made me look "…

   742 Upvote · 82% of readers believe this story

5. The Dad At Under-9s Who Wanted The Referee Sacked For "Bias" Against His Son

   The referee was fifteen years old. He had done a course, he had a whistle, and he was being paid six pounds and given a sausage roll at half…

   703 Upvote · 82% of readers believe this story

6. The HOA President Painted My Fence While I Was On Holiday

   I came back from ten days away to a fence that was the colour of a hospital corridor. My fence had been brown. It had been brown for the ele…

   651 Upvote · 82% of readers believe this story

7. The HOA Sent Me A Violation For A Dog I Do Not Own

   The first notice said my dog had been "at large" on 3 May. I do not have a dog. I have a cat with a personality disorder and a hatred of the…

   648 Upvote · 84% of readers believe this story

8. The Woman Who Tried To Cancel My Booked Removal Van So She Could Have It

   I booked a van and two men for a Saturday, six weeks out, because I am organised and because moving with a bad back is a lesson you only nee…

   619 Upvote · 81% of readers believe this story

9. She Demanded My Seat Because Her Son "Gets Sick Facing Backwards"

   Train. Booked seat, forward-facing, table, four hours, and I had paid extra for it, because I have long legs and a short temper. A woman arr…

   588 Upvote · 83% of readers believe this story

10. The Mother Who Booked Me For Babysitting Without Asking Me

    I babysat for two families in my last year of school. Word gets around, which is nice, and then word gets ahead of you, which is not. A woma…

    574 Upvote · 82% of readers believe this story

11. The Man Who Demanded A Free Upgrade Because He Was "Basically Crew"

    I work passenger services on a ferry, which means I am the face that people bring their whole day to. He came aboard with a lanyard. Not our…

    561 Upvote · 80% of readers believe this story

12. The HOA Fined Me For A Flag That Was Legally Required

    The flag was orange. It was in the strip of grass between the pavement and the road, which is not my property, and which I have never mown w…

    512 Upvote · 83% of readers believe this story

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