r/AmITheA**hole for Choosing My Horse over My Boyfriend?
Sat, 05 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole We've all heard the story before: "It's either me or the pet!" Normally, you expect ...
r/Maliciouscompliance "WHERE'S YOUR HOMEWORK?" "I Was in a Coma..."
Fri, 04 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP has an absolutely insane interaction with a teacher. OP...
r/AmITheA**hole For Getting My Coworker Arrested at Her Wedding?
Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP inadvertently destroys an wedding! OP's friend was cheated on...
r/Maliciouscompliance Airport Security Told Me to Strip, so I Stripped!
Wed, 02 Mar
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP has an interesting encounter with airport security. He ...
r/Choosingbeggars "Seeking Submissive Japanese Girlfriend... NO BLACK GIRLS!"
Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars Ladies, are you looking for a man? Well to get this prime specimen of masculinity,...
r/Entitledparents A WILD KAREN APPEARED!
Mon, 28 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP has a pokemon-esque encounter with a wild Karen! OP was pla...
r/Prorevenge I Tricked a Scammer into Paying Me $5,000?
Sun, 27 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP is in a minor car collision with a dude who turns out to be a to...
r/Tinder My Date Wants Me to F*** My Dog!
Sat, 26 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Tinder Feeling lonely? Looking for some love and affection? Well all you have to do is download Ti...
r/TIFU by Tackling a Karen at Work
Fri, 25 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/TIFU In today's episode, OP works as a waiter at a restaurant. One of the customers gets an attitu...
r/AmITheA**hole for Disowning My Own Son?
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is an older woman who has an incredibly irresponsible son. Th...
r/Maliciouscompliance Teacher: ARE YOU LISTENING? Student: I'm Deaf
Wed, 23 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a hearing-impaired student in a music class with a s...
r/AmITheA**hole for Accidentally Giving My Cousin $50,000?
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP has a tradition with his family where he gives them lottery t...
r/Maliciouscompliance Karen Tried to Quit to get a Raise... So I Let Her!
Mon, 21 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP works with a toxic Karen who is terrible at her job. A ...
r/Choosingbeggars INSANE Karen Wants Me to Make Her a Free Kid's Movie
Sun, 20 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars In today's episode, we have this bizarre, unhinged rant from a Karen. She goes on ...
r/Entitledparents Karen Called the Cops Because I Saved her Daughter's Life!
Sat, 19 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP works at an ice cream parlor where scoops ice cream. One li...
r/Pettyrevenge I Became BFFs with My Boyfriend's Mistress
Fri, 18 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Pettyrevenge In today's episode, OP was dating a boy for years until she found out that he was che...
r/AmITheA**hole My Date Thinks Girls Get Periods from their Butts
Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP went on a date with a guy who has some... interesting beliefs...
r/Askreddit What's The Worst You've Ever Been Cockblocked?
Wed, 16 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Askreddit Have you ever been cockblocked or beaver-dammed? This Reddit thread is filled with depre...
r/Maliciouscompliance Idiot Neighbor Tows HIS OWN Car By Accident!
Tue, 15 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP goes to pick up his mom, who lives next to a total douc...
r/AmITheA**hole for Getting My Own Husband Fired?
Mon, 14 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is separated (but not divorced) from her cheating husband who...
r/Prorevenge Karen Tried to Frame Me... I Got Her Arrested!
Sun, 13 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP recounts a tale where he almost fell victim to insurance fraud. ...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Stopped Doing My Boss's Job and He Got Fired!
Sat, 12 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP's boss constantly piles more and more work onto his des...
r/Choosingbeggars Seeking Woman to Give Me FREE Breast Milk!
Fri, 11 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars It's time for another episode of spoiled, out of touch people who don't understand...
r/Entitledparents I Sent My Entitled Dad to Jail!
Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP has to deal with an incredibly toxic family. His older brot...
r/Antiwork How I Get Paid to Watch Netflix at Home All Day
Wed, 09 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Antiwork In today's episode, OP has landed the perfect job! It's a straightforward data entry posi...
r/Relationships My Boyfriend has Been Secretly Feeding Me Slugs!
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Relationships_Advice In today's episode, OP tells one of the most bizarre stories that I've ever e...
r/AmITheA**hole for Refusing to Adopt BOTH of My Sister's Babies?
Mon, 07 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole OP's sister is a real piece of work. When she was young, she got pregnant and dumped...
r/Maliciouscompliance Steal My Phone? I'll Get You Fired!
Sun, 06 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is trying to purchase a new phone from a retailer. He p...
r/AmITheA**hole My Daughter Mocked a Cancer Survivor
Sat, 05 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is the father of a teenage girl who has developed a mean stre...
r/Maliciouscompliance Stupid Karen Ruins Her Own Party!
Fri, 04 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a waiter serving a group of rich, stuck-up Karens at...
r/Choosingbeggars Seeking Employee. Will Pay in Bagels!
Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars In today's episode, a bakery is looking for a professional photographer to help bu...
r/Entitledparents She Called a Paralyzed Child "Useless"
Wed, 02 Feb
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP is a young girl who is paralyzed from the neck down. She wa...
r/Prorevenge I Got $25,000 Revenge on My Slumlord!
Tue, 01 Feb 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP recounts a story from his youth when his family was down on thei...
r/Niceguys vs r/Nicegirls I Promise I'm Not a Catfish 🥰
Mon, 31 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Niceguys vs r/Nicegirls It's time for another epic showdown between the sexes! In this video, you ...
r/AmITheA**hole for Calling the Cops on My Fiance?
Sun, 30 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP and her fiance only have 1 car, which they share between them...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Got My Professor Fired by Obeying Him
Sat, 29 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP gets assigned into a dreaded group project by his profe...
r/AmITheA**hole My Husband Told Me to Wear a Diaper
Fri, 28 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is a mother who recently gave birth to her first child. While...
r/Maliciouscompliance My Boss Ordered Me to Serve Moldy Food 🤮
Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a server at a restaurant that has horrible managers....
r/Choosingbeggars Cancel My Vacation? I'll Cost You $750,000!
Wed, 26 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars In today's episode, OP's toxic manager tries to screw OP over by cancelling his ve...
r/Entitledparents My Parents F**k in MY BED!
Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP has absolutely repulsive parents who use their love life as...
r/Prorevenge My Boss Stiffed Me, So I Ruined His Life
Mon, 24 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP is a star earner at his business. His job is to find high-paying...
r/Askreddit What Made You NOT Want a Second Date?
Sun, 23 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Askreddit In today's episode, we have stories from the men and women of Reddit who share why they ...
r/AmITheA**hole for Using a Glitter Bomb on my Mom?
Sat, 22 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP's mother-in-law constantly tries to snoop on OP and her husba...
r/Maliciouscompliance My Boss Didn't Pay Me, so I Ruined Her Life!
Fri, 21 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP works for as a campaign manager for a local candidate. ...
r/AmITheA**hole For Causing a Mass Quitting?
Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is sick and tired of working at his terrible job. 20% percent...
r/Maliciouscompliance My Sister Keeps Acting S*xy Around Me...
Wed, 19 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP's sister keeps walking around the house in just a tiny ...
r/Choosingbeggars "DRAW ME FOR FREE" "lol ok"
Tue, 18 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars I feel sorry for professional artists sometimes. Can you imagine how often people ...
r/Entitledparents "I DEMAND YOU MOVE OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, NOW!!!"
Mon, 17 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, an entitled dad allows his loud kids to play on his neighbors'...
r/Prorevenge I Embarrassed My Lazy Boss In Front of the Entire Company!
Sun, 16 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP works for a CTO who is one of the dumbest workers on the planet....
r/TIFU By Accidentally 🍆💦 During My Zoom Class Meeting
Sat, 15 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/TIFU In today's episode, OP had some free time before his online Zoom class, so he and his girlfri...
r/AmITheA**hole For Telling My Coworker "Get Over Your Dead Wife"?
Fri, 14 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP has a male coworker who wears a wedding band. Unfortunately, ...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Shut Down the Whole Company by Obeying My Boss
Thu, 13 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP works at a factory where she supervises a team of worke...
r/AmITheA**hole For Not Giving My Toy to an Entitled Kid?
Wed, 12 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP gets a visit from his brother and his family. Unfortunately, ...
r/Maliciouscompliance How I Ruined My Stupid Boss's Career
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is working at a company where he helps many different t...
r/Choosingbeggars 41-Year-Old Man Sues His Mommy for Allowance Money
Mon, 10 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars This story is pretty nuts. A 41-year-old lawyer decides that he's tired of working...
r/Entitledparents My Mom Stole My "Make-a-Wish" While I Was Dying
Sun, 09 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP is a young child with brain damage. The doctors thought tha...
r/Prorevenge Annoy Me? I'll Get You Thrown in Prison!
Sat, 08 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP is constantly running into a douchebag who had an affair with hi...
r/Pettyrevenge My Boss Stiffed Me $150, So I Made Her Pay Me $3,000!
Fri, 07 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Pettyrevenge In today's episode, OP leaves a job and doesn't get his final paycheck. He contacts h...
r/Entitledparents "LET MY SON ASSAULT YOU!"
Thu, 06 Jan 2022 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, an entitled boy at school targets OP's younger sister. Luckily...
r/TIFU By Accidentally Giving My Mom a V*brator
Wed, 05 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/TIFU In today's story, OP is shopping for Christmas presents for her mom. She decides to buy her m...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Make $10,000/Month By Obeying My Narcissistic Mom
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:04:10 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP lives with her narcissistic parents, who try to control...
r/AmITheA**hole For Yelling at the Guy Who Saved My Girlfriend's Life?
Mon, 03 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP's girlfriend passed out while she was in the shower. Her room...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Got My Boss Fired By Following His Orders
Sun, 02 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a skilled worker who is very good at her job. She us...
r/Choosingbeggars Dear Santa, Give Me $6,000 For Christmas!
Sat, 01 Jan
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars We just had Christmas, which means this subreddit is filled to the brim with stori...
r/F-youkaren Evil Karen Wants to Ban All Dogs!
Fri, 31 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/F-youkaren In today's episode, an entitled Karen counts all the dogs who walk in front of her hous...
r/Antiwork WHY WON'T MY EMPLOYEES WORK FOR FREE???
Thu, 30 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Antiwork "Honestly, employees are so unfair to their bosses. It's so rude to ask bosses for a payc...
r/AmITheA**hole for Traumatizing My Boyfriend by Peeing Outside?
Wed, 29 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is a young woman whose boyfriend absolutely loves to go hikin...
r/Maliciouscompliance Big Boss Messes with IT Guy & Gets Himself Fired!
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode OP works for a company that provides online sales services ...
r/AmITheA**hole for Telling My Girlfriend to Stop Flashing Strangers?
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 02:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP's girlfriend is from an incredibly wealthy family. She's used...
r/Choosingbeggars Seeking Nanny Who will Pay ME for the Honor of Working
Sun, 26 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars Any girls out there looking for an apartment to rent? For the amazing price of $20...
r/Entitledparents "My Son Failed College, So You Should Too!"
Sat, 25 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP has a roommate who is really struggling in college. The guy...
r/Prorevenge Hit on My Wife? I'll DESTROY Your Marriage!
Fri, 24 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP is deployed overseas in the military. A high-ranking officer tri...
r/Talesfromtechsupport Don't Mess with the IT Guy on a US Navy Battleship
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Talesfromtechsupport In today's episode, a low-ranking naval officer goes on an ego trip and decid...
r/Maliciouscompliance "You Suck!" "I'm Literally Ranked #1 in the World"
Wed, 22 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP works as an armorer in the US military. OP is good at h...
r/TIFU By Almost Murdering My Tinder Hook-Up
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/TIFU In today's episode, OP is a feeling a little lonely, so he hops onto Tinder to find some comp...
r/AmITheA**hole My Parents Threw Me Out, and Now They Want My House
Mon, 20 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP grew up in a family of doctors, so of course his parents expe...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Gave My Sergeant EXACTLY What He Asked For!
Sun, 19 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP's job in the military is to guard the dorm room. He's e...
r/AmITheA**hole for Pranking the Neighborhood Brat?
Sat, 18 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP lives next to a spoiled little brat who keeps trying to prank...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Attended a "Mandatory" Work Meeting from a Hospital Bed
Fri, 17 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP's toxic boss decrees that ALL employees must attend a v...
r/Choosingbeggars Seeking Hot Girl to Be My Full-Time Mommy
Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars Any hot babes out there interested in a full-time job where you drive around a guy...
r/Prorevenge How I Got 2 School Bullies Expelled!
Wed, 15 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP is attending college during quarantine, so he has to log into ca...
r/Entitledparents Karen Demanded My Unborn Baby!
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's episode, OP is an unmarried woman who is pregnant with a child. She vis...
r/Pettyrevenge Steal My Food? I'll Trick You into Eating Horse! 🐎🍴
Mon, 13 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Pettyrevenge OP's roommate keeps stealing his food and refuses to pay him back. So, OP sets out to...
r/AmITheA**hole for Quitting and Making My Toxic Manager Cry?
Sun, 12 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole When are employers going to learn that they have to treat their employees with respe...
r/Askreddit What Are The CRAZIEST Moments from History?
Sat, 11 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Askreddit Have you ever heard the phrase that truth is stranger than fiction? That's never been tr...
r/AmITheA**hole for Not Giving My Mother-in-Law a Free House
Fri, 10 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP and her husband buy her mother-in-law a house out of the good...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Taught My Stupid Sergeant a Lesson!
Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a member of the military who accidentally crawls thr...
r/Prorevenge My Family Abandoned Me, So I Completely Destroyed Their Lives
Wed, 08 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP was abandoned by her loser father. Decades later, he finds out t...
r/Maliciouscompliance Be Careful What You Wish For!
Tue, 07 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, a stuck-up worker at a company thinks that she's so valuab...
r/Choosingbeggars Boomer Seeks Free Child Slave Labor
Mon, 06 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars Hey kids, how would you like to travel out to some old dude's farm and spend your ...
r/Entitledparents Karen Thinks Music Causes Covid 🙄
Sun, 05 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents Apparently, a couple of scientists used Covid's DNA to compose a song, which OP sh...
r/Prorevenge I Sent My Scummy Boss to Jail for 6 Years!
Sat, 04 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Prorevenge In today's episode, OP works at Starbucks under a truly obnoxious boss. One day, OP sho...
r/Rpghorrorstories A N*ked Catgirl Destroyed My D&D Game
Fri, 03 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Rpghorrorstories In today's episode, OP is a charming and attractive fella who decides to start a ...
r/AmITheA**hole For Paying for Baby Food Instead of My Husband's Netflix?
Thu, 02 Dec 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole In today's episode, OP is a married woman trying to care for her child while her laz...
r/Maliciouscompliance Build a Fence? OK, I'll Build the Berlin Wall!
Wed, 01 Dec
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP has a couple of obnoxious neighbors who try to pressure...
r/AmITheA**hole For Tricking a Karen with a Cursed Magic Ring?
Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:00:00 -0000
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/AmITheA**hole OP has an incredibly toxic mother-in-law who is always snooping around in OP's home ...
r/Maliciouscompliance I Embarrassed a Millionaire & Ruined His Business!
Mon, 29 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Maliciouscompliance In today's episode, OP is a sound technician at a recording studio. He has a r...
r/Choosingbeggars Will You Be My Mommy? Seeking Free House & Breastfeeding!
Sun, 28 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Choosingbeggars Ladies, have I got the perfect opportunity for you! This choosing beggar is lookin...
r/Entitledparents Karen Thought I Contaminated the Ocean with Vitiligo
Sat, 27 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Entitledparents In today's post, OP is a young teen who has vitiligo. OP goes on vacation with her...
r/Tinder "Total Nympho Seeks Man Who Will Ignore My Red Flags 🚩🚩🚩"
Fri, 26 Nov
Contributed by Lukas • Default Dataset
r/Tinder Are you looking for love? Well so are these folks, including some of the biggest red flags ...