35 of the Most Satisfying Times Someone Said ‘I Told You So’
There’s no phrase more satisfying to say than “I told you so.” It suggests that you possess the limitless power of an all-knowing god, when in reality, you simply used common sense and reasoning to form a logical conclusion.
A Redditor’s free-spirited roommate refused to be shackled to the responsibility of carrying his house key, using the rationale that their shifts always end around the same time, thus negating his need to keep his key handy. One day, our Redditor went back home to his parents’ house, which was a few hours away, and got a call from his roommate, who was locked out and standing in the pouring rain. He shrugged, told him that he wouldn’t be home until the next day, and the madcap roommate had to sleep on a friend’s couch.
This is sort of the ideal “I told you so” scenario — the obvious conflict, the certainly avoidable inconvenience, the pouring rain — every element is present.
Other Redditors have shared the times they, or someone they knew, got to gleefully exclaim “I told you so!,” including a story where a lemon tree stands as a testament to what’s possible. Take that, mom!
