Monday, February 3, 2020

Marvel Movies Ranked By If There Are Trains In Them


A Tumblr user ranks the various Marvel movies by if there are trains in them | tilt-shift-blur Marvel Movies ranked by if there are trains them Iron Man- 0/10. No trains Incredible Hulk- 1/10. No trains, but verbal reference subway

If you asked us whether we expected someone to go ahead and rank the Marvel movies by if there are any trains in them, we'd have said, no way. But here we are. Good old Tumblr never lets us down when it comes to surprising us with hyper-focused posts on various subject matters. We'll never look at Marvel movies the same. 

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Guy Tortures Telemarketer By Only Saying "Yes"


Who would've known that the easiest way to toy with a telemarketer would be to meet all their questions with "yes." It's obvious and absolutely brilliant. 

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A Dog Going "Blah Blah Blah Blah"


We like that he's trying to talk, and we like it even more that he even sounds condescending. When someone gets in our face with BS, we'd love to be able to quote Charlie.

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Guy Creates Fake Traffic Jam Using 99 Smartphones And A Handcart


This is some kind of dark magic. 

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Quick Tumblr Thread Explains Shorthand Writing


Short Tumblr thread explains how shorthand writing works.

Turns out those seemingly indecipherable scribbles actually do mean something. 

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Plumber's Hilarious Fail Makes For Lovecraftian Nightmare


Hilarious story about a plumber's fail results in a true Lovecraftian nightmare.

This plumber unknowingly traumatized the hotel staff when it came to the innocent act of trying to unclog a toilet. That snake must've looked like it was actually possessed by some kind of demonic spirit. 

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Pizza Delivery Employee Keeps Failing Same Customer


Pizza delivery employee keeps failing the same customer.

This pizza delivery employee couldn't seem to catch a break. The poor guy just stumbled from one fail into the next. Fortunately, it sounds like everything ends up working out for him with his especially unlucky customer. Probably best that the two dudes go their own separate ways. 

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Sinister Pranks People Pulled Off


Stories of pranks people did.

Almost everyone likes pranking, but no one likes being pranked. It's one of those fundamental problems that comes with messing with your friends. Sometimes smart employees prank bad customers, sometimes customers try and fail to prank employees. Sometimes people realized they've been pranked, but they don't realize they're on live television.

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Guy Becomes Hockey Superfan In Wholesome Thread


Guy becomes a hockey superfan during a wholesome Twitter thread.

This wholesome moment from humanity actually being pretty awesome never fails to hit the spot. Twitter user @solucity shared some hot takes about the great game of hockey ended up landing him at a Blues game. He'd go on to become a superfan, and we can't blame him. 

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Owner Levels With Customer Who Complains Over Dollar Taco


Owner explains to customer why his dollar taco wasn't amazing.

When this guy complained over a taco, the owner got realistic with him about what it costs to sell one taco for a dollar and change, especially when you bring credit card charges into it. Sometimes folks have unreasonable demands, and these entitled people need to abandon their nonsense. For a real good one, here's an entitled mom who lashed out when her babysitter got a better job.

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Ridiculous Customer Demands That Employees Dealt With


Twitter users share the most ridiculous customer demands that they've received.

Twitter user @isabelzawutan started a viral Twitter thread that inspired many who have worked in the service industry, to share their experiences fielding customers' most ridiculous demands. Some people seem to believe that customer service existing grants them the ability to turn their brains off when entering a store. That is not how it works. 

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Fails and Mistakes That Were Someone's One Job


Fails from people who had one job.

There are a lot of reasons for failure at someone's one job. Sometimes it's negligence or laziness. Sometimes someone is in the process of learning something new. Sometimes an otherwise competent person has to do the same job with no resources and in a quarter of the time. Sometimes it's the profound ability to ignore common sense. That one is our favorite. It's the main force behind design fails that didn't go as planned.

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Short Tumblr Thread on Centaurs Asks The Hard Questions


Tumblr users ask what centaurs can breed with.

Tumblr has a never ending interest in mythical creatures, and naturally, people are inclined to ask difficult questions. Since centaurs aren't a real thing, people just kind of use their imaginations, general concensus, math and doodles to get to the bottom of things. For another interesting one, here's the time a doctor on twitter asked where you would defibrillate a centaur.

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The Biggest Plot Holes People Have Seen


AskReddit replies to the biggest plot holes that people have ever seen | posted by Reverse_Waterfall Home Alone if phone lines were down did he order pizza?

Someone on AskReddit asked for people to share the biggest plot holes they've ever seen. For many of us this thread will hit close to home. We've all had that one movie or moment out of our lives, where the various factors just didn't add up. Something was noticeably amiss. These plot holes demand more of an explanation. We need answers!

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Misfortune Monday: Make The Day Seem Slightly Better


Failure, chaos, misfortune | car completely engulfed by flames letting out a black cloud of smoke parked in a street. ice maker that filled the entire fridge with ice cubes.

Yeah, Mondays are stupid. Most of us have to go back to work and deal with with our idiot bosses, horribly boring coworkers, demanding clients, and irrational customers. Whether you're dealing with a hangover or just the dread of another finished weekend, even a normal Monday isn't a good day. To put things in perspective, here is some misfortune, failure and general chaos to make your probably regular day seem a little better while you're on the toilet at work.

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