A few years ago, I was working my cotton socks off - loads of flying going on - and I had everything all set up, and it was good.
Thrown into this mix was some american chap inbound. He completely misinterpreted an instruction, and totally cocked up my fine plan. I got him out of the circuit, and re-joined him. And that was that, as far as I was concerned.
Until...... twenty minutes later I was on my break, downstairs in the cafe having a chat with some colleagues, when in walks the american pilot complaining very loudly about "that dumb bitch in the tower"!! and proceeded to sit at the table next to mine
I was laughing too hard to tell him it was me... Would have really enjoyed the look on his face, I reckon
Foxy