Sunday, February 16, 2020

"Coconuts as Mammals" gets Tumblr Started on Animal Classification


Tumblr user says a coconut is a mammal and starts discussion on classifying different animals | just-shower-thoughts Mammals both produce milk and have hair. Ergo coconut is mammal. maliwanhellfires know being facetious, but this is an actual issue with morphology-based phylogeny.

Tumblr discussions have the tendency to rewrite things you felt were pretty well defined, and add some creativity into the mix. With a group of people with so much time on their hands and an interest in animals, you end up with stuff like like this Tumblr thread on how cats became domesticated. For some goofy animal creation jokes, here are funny tweets about god making animals.

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Everyday Phrases People Hate Hearing


Common phrases that are uncreative and annoying to hear | dailymindfuck2 Working cafe HATE hearing "No thanks sweet enough ask if they have sugar their coffee

People think speaking in catchphrases makes them interesting and insightful, but often the people around them read it as vapid and meaningless bullshit. Something like sending your "thoughts and prayers" can easily be read as you not really caring about the situation. There are just a lot of sayings people have always hated, and sometimes we don't even know the full versions of classic sayings.

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Work Email Fails That Haunt People At Night


People on Twitter share their most embarrassing work emails | tweet by Some Organised Chaos @ChaosSome Replying mo87mo87 My manager pointed out after 3 years my working there had spelt 'library' as 'libary my email signature

Twitter user @mo87mo87 started a thread about work email fails, and people were quick to offer their excruciating experiences. Many of us have lived to regret sending off an email or text without taking the extra minute to make sure it's without typos. Nothing compares to that moment of profound panic right when you hit "send" and realize what you've done. 

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Folks Who Were Real Bad at Words


Funny times people messed up sentences | ROLLS, HERO, BAGELS 1.00 DO NOT TOUCH BREAD WITH HANDS PLEASE USE TONGUE 0-0 halftime Mock my words got shit words, pal. words suck

The general public is absolutely great at producing regrettable and dumb spelling fails. People have a penchant for printing and posting without proofreading. Sometimes it makes them look extra dumb, or even better, changes their sentence entirely. Some of these spelling fails make us question public schools.

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Tinderers That Struck Gold Or Struck Out


Tinder users that either won or failed at using the dating app | MATCHED WITH MAGEN ON 1/30/20 Heyy beautiful Sent Today 6:59 PM Heyy semi attractive

Tinderers either pull it off with the shameless and cheesy pickup lines, or get ghosted like it's a profession. At the very least, the wild world of Tinder makes for a very entertaining selection of people wiping out with poorly chosen words, or actually looking like smooth silver tongues. 

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Great Questions To Ask A Job Interviewer


AskReddit users share the best questions to ask job interviewers after a job interview | DDodgeSilver 5h Tell something positive about working here won't find with many other employers more personal answer Deb brings cookies on Fridays have company trip Worlds Water every July better job will be, IMHO more sounds like rehashed version their mission statement worse.

Many of us have found ourselves in the middle of a job we didn't like because we failed to ask the right questions during the job interview process. It's essential to use that job interview to ask worthwhile questions of your own. These might help with a framework for what to ask. 

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The X Games "Knuckle Huck" Event is Flippin' Sweet


A recent addition to the winter X-games, the Knuckle Huck, is more of a drop-down than an actual jump. That means snowboarders can get more creative with the tricks. It's something viewers haven't seen much of before and to be honest it's awesome.

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"All Hail The Chicken" Candy Heart Wins Valentine's Day


Text-generator creates an "All Hail The Chicken" candy heart on Valentine's Day | tweet by Ryan Smith @TheSmithMinute can barely describe awesome getting candy heart with "All Hail Chicken" printed on would be. shuffle T-REX BUTTOCK ALL HAIL WICKED EAT WOOF BATH KITTEN FLUFF HOOFHOOF TOWELS BAND CHICKEN TREE YES YES YES YES DANCING ON LOAF SUPER BEAR HORSE BALLS BEANS LOOP YES

A very special and unexpected "All Hail The Chicken" candy heart was brought into this world by a text-generator. Don't lie. If you saw an "All Hail The Chicken" candy heart, you might just feel possessed by the burning urge to buy it for the special someone in your life. Or maybe for yourself. We should clearly consider letting text-generators scrawl more random jargon on candy hearts for a day like Valentine's Day. 

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Mistaken Christian Mom Upset By Color Wheel


Offended christian mom thinks color wheel is satanic imagery | Elementary Art Teachers K-5th had talk parent today because student concerned color wheel worksheet assigned looked too "satanic had hoped parent would see benign, but after talking with their pastor parent confirmed they didn't feel comfortable having their child complete image all respecting beliefs but completely beside myself! star of david with different colors at the edges

An outspoken few of us are scouring our lives looking for unwholesome imagery in television, music and apparently, elementary school art exercises. Some real wild stuff gets passed off as legit by mom groups. This misunderstanding had some extra facepalm on it. Fittingly, people made an even bigger mockery of the situation. Being a teacher can be hard especially when it comes to wild parent teacher conferences.

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Wendy's Asks McDonald's To Roast Them, Twitter Roasts McDonald's


Twitter users roast McDonald's after Wendy's asks for McDonald's to roast them | Wendy's @Wendys Hey @McDonalds, roast us. Bud Light SELTZER @budlight BUD LIGHT Replying Wendys and @McDonalds They're too busy fixing their ice cream machine.

All that Wendy's had to do was ask for McDonald's to roast them, and the rest of Twitter proceed to roast McDonald's. That's when you know you've got the power as a roast master on Twitter. When you can literally point in the direction of McDonald's who was minding their own business, and get people to roast them on your behalf, just by asking McDonald's to roast you. It's some kind of psychological trick, and it played out in brilliant fashion. People were quick to deliver on the roasts about McDonald's broken ice cream machines. 

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Spooky Signs That Are Too Dang Scary


Scary and threatening warning signs | SNAKES ACTIVE THIS AREA PLEASE FLUSH BEFORE USE. yellow sign with an image of a tree branch falling on a person near a car WARNING LIMBS MAY FALL

All of these signs have the potential to instill some good old fashioned fear. Some of these spooky signs are probably incredibly helpful and we're lucky to have them. Some terrifying signs just sound like a threat. For a break from the scary, here are some funny signs.

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Dad Passes Away, Kid Discovers His Notebook, The Feels Ensue


Kid discovers his dad's notebook after he passes away from lung cancer | greentext 4chan Anonymous >Born year 1993 >Mother abandoned at birth >22 year old father abandons all his dreams raises alone >times are tough as fuck as he has juggle work and whenever he has free time play vidya together move old nintendo and shit WoW raiding and so on

This quick and emotional story has left us convinced that there are ninjas in here cutting onions. Tears are potentially falling, man. That being said, it sounds like this kid made quite the beautiful discovery upon his dad's passing. A beautiful tale. 

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Scammer "CEO" Gets Unknowingly Trolled


Scammer "CEO" unknowingly gets trolled and ends up wasting their time | Hi Paul conference right now, can't talk but let know if get my text CEO Hey Bruce got Let know free and l'l| make myself available

This "CEO" was found out pretty much from the get-go. Who signs their texts with "CEO" at the end of it, anyways? That was a bright enough red flag to bring the whole scamming attempt crashing down. From there, the trolling was smooth and well executed. Love the moment at the end when the scammer realizes they've been played for the fool all along. 

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Tenant Escapes Fraudulent Deal with Thieving Landlord


Tenant gets out of bad deal with landlord | r/MaliciousCompliance Posted by u/feeshta 20 hours ago Dealt with Lying Landlord by Threatening Run Up Their Bills had landlord past who slipped 90 day notice requirement into rental contract after had signed house hunting, so at end my lease asked go month month lease make easier leave time came

This tenant found themselves in a deal they didn't agree to with a landlord who tried to steal from them. So they took stock of the things that they could legally control, and made them an ultimatum. Sometimes landlords will try to scam their tenants, but it doesn't work out for them.

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One-Night Stand Ends In Guy Entering Anaphylactic Shock


A one-night stand ends in a guy entering anaphylactic shock after drinking almond milk | reddit post TIFU by making my one-night stand breakfast got out bad relationship few months ago and only recently felt good enough get out house again. This my first-ever boyfriend and he turned out be piece crap, so obviously bit hesitant. But some old friends high school were visiting my town and asked if wanted go on bar crawl with them and figured fuck s not like anything will happen other than getting

The intentions that went into preparing this post-one-night-stand breakfast were the purest of heart. A breakfast, what's the harm in that? Apparently a whole lot. Yes, especially when almond milk is invited to the bleary-eyed party. This poor guy found himself entering anaphylactic shock after unknowingly drinking down some almond milk. Who knows how this will shake out? Apparently there's no communication right now, but maybe there's some romance yet left to salvage. 

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