r/Maliciouscompliance Want to Smell My Fingers? OK!
A teenage boy turns his aunt's obsession with sniffing his fingers into a prank by deliberately defecating on his hands—only to watch her gag in horror when she realizes the stench is from poop, not smoke. The story is one of several darkly comedic tales from r/MaliciousCompliance, where people weaponize bureaucratic absurdity for revenge or amusement. Another post details a technician who sabotages an overzealous efficiency consultant by turning every minor purchase into a separate paper form—eventually forcing the director to drive 45 minutes back to sign a $12 part. A meatpacking supervisor responds to a no-overtime mandate by letting production collapse, costing the company $120,000. And a graphic designer responds to a client demanding 'worse' ads by turning a car ad into a flat blue square—then calmly proving he followed every instruction. These stories aren’t just funny; they expose how systems break when people follow rules to the letter—especially when those rules are nonsensical.
When a rule is absurd, compliance can become sabotage—turning bureaucracy into a weapon.
A $12 part cost a company $120,000 because one manager refused to approve overtime, proving that rigid rules can destroy productivity.
The most effective form of resistance isn’t rebellion—it’s meticulous, literal compliance with a broken system.
A teenager used a simple prank—poop on his fingers—to expose his aunt’s hypocrisy and control obsession.
One designer made a full ad into a flat blue square to prove a client’s impossible demands were being followed exactly.
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A Cop Tries to Stop a Man for Recording—But the Real Crime Was a Photo of His Dick
“I say, look, I'm not joking, but the last photo is a photo of my dick. I don't care!”
The Paperwork War: One Technician’s 64 Forms to Break a Manager’s Rules
“I realized that Kevin didn't quite grasp what every request meant.”
The Aunt Who Wanted to Smell His Fingers—So He Gave Her Poop Instead
“I'm just following orders. You want to sniff my fingers, dear old Auntie Jean? Enjoy a nose full of poop smell.”
The No-Overtime Mandate That Cost the Company $120,000
A supervisor refuses to approve overtime despite staffing shortages, leading to two production lines shutting down. When the boss demands answers, he points to the rule: 'I was just following your direction.'
The Blue Square: A Designer’s Masterclass in Literal Compliance
A graphic designer turns a car ad into a flat blue square after being told to avoid every color—then proves he followed every rule, forcing the client to accept the absurd result.
“I say, look, I'm not joking, but the last photo is a photo of my dick. I don't care!”
“I'm just following orders. You want to sniff my fingers, dear old Auntie Jean? Enjoy a nose full of poop smell.”
“I realized that Kevin didn't quite grasp what every request meant.”
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