Thursday, May 6, 2021

Hercules Beetle Sounds Like A Literal Lawnmower


Umm, gotta catch 'em all anyone? The Hercules Beetle happens to be one of the largest bugs out there, and is a species of the Rhinoceros Beetle. I'm gonna guess that you need at least a Great Ball, maybe an Ultra Ball to catch this homie and add him to your pack. 

Man Handles Rejection With Admirable Grace


The comments section on the original video really says it all. What was she thinking? This dude seems like an absolute catch. Of course, this is also one of those dating shows that could all be scripted, and/or involve people donning their carefully practiced egoic masks that completely hide their actual monstrous selves from the rest of the world watching them on TV. Maybe the dude was a straight up demon. Or, maybe, just maybe he ended up dodging the real bullet through being rejected. 

Botanist Looking For Rare Plants Discovers Old Plane Crash


And there you have it. One moment you're giddy and busy looking for rare plants, and then suddenly in the next moment you're stumbling upon quite the old plane crash. The word is that all the passengers that were aboard the plane at the time were able to get out of the plane safely through parachuting. The plane itself apparently played a part in the CIA Cold War operations. 

Neighbor Keeps Wasting Cops' Time Over Petty Matters, Loses Half Of Garden


Unfortunately, there are far too many of us that have ended up living next to a neighbor who has seemingly completely lost their grasp on how to act like a reasonable, vaguely sane and bearable human being. Some people end up drifting quite far out there, and the last thing you want to find yourself reckoning with, is having to live next to them. Fortunately, this tale of pro revenge has a happy ending for some folks involved, and it sounds like Steve got the wakeup call he so sorely needed. For some more lovely drama between neighbors check out this HOA member who got their neighbor's car towed, and then how the neighbor returned the favor

Boss Threatens Firing Over Jury Duty Absence, Gets Led Out in Cuffs


Jury duty is one of those necessary inconveniences of living in a society, and if you don't have a good enough excuse, get ready to miss some work. Employers basically know this too, and they're usually pretty accommodating to the reality of jury duty. Usually. This person's boss thought he was above the law, and the judge made it clear that that's not the case. There are easier and harder ways to later realize something is illegal.

Twitter Thread: The Wholesome Tale of Domino, the Lost Chicken


The cat and dog people get so much attention that you forget about the chicken people and their commitment to their birds. Here's the tale of Domino, Michelle Obrahma, their lesbian relationship, and some of the other chickens in the, uh, pack. Or flock? Is it called a flock? For some more wholesomeness, here's a neighbor who created a mind-blowingly wholesome fairy experience.

Vegan Learns That Mayo Isn't Actually Vegan


Well, you can learn something new everyday. It just might be a bit more humbling, if not humiliating, to learn that mayo isn't a part of the vegan family while you're busy telling people that you're vegan. If anything, it's a quick and funny scenario like this one that should encourage people to do their homework before they go back out into the world and tell other people that they're subscribed to a certain kind of lifestyle, without actually knowing all the rules associated with said lifestyle. 

Angry Lady Demands Candy Apples From Customer, Emotional Rollercoaster Ensues


Honestly, the biggest shout out of all goes to the customer with the saintly demeanor who somehow still finds it within themselves to help the angry old lady after the solid public freakout. Most people would've clapped right back amidst the blind entitlement and aggressive rudeness, but not this person. Nope, they actually helped the old lady out when it was all said and done. 

Most Delusional Things People Heard Rich People Say


There are some people in this mad world that fail to maintain their grasp on common sense, decency, generally accepted human behavior due to obscene amounts of riches. It's a shame. It'd sure be nice if money had the opposite effect on people, but there seems to be something hardwired into the literal DNA of money that reacts with human beings to such an extent, that the general response upon receiving big amounts of money is to simply want more. Or, just to act like a complete senseless animal. Maybe these people's stories about the most out of touch things they overheard from rich people will ring some bells for folks. 

Twitter Thread: Guy Assumes Classmate's Stealing His Seat, Learns Otherwise


Someone's chopping up some onions in here, man. I swear. These aren't tears from sadness. Just a simple biological response to some fresh cut onions for an afternoon omelette. That's all. Alright, seriously though, this story from Twitter user @thomas___mcfall is making the rounds again, and it serves as quite the powerful example of the importance of not making assumptions about people that you don't know. In this case, the setting is a classroom, and the characters involved are a couple classmates from different corners of the world. One classmate mistakes another classmate's completely genuine niceties for selfishness/insensitivity. It turns out that he couldn't have been more wrong. 

Tattoo Artist Uses Bathroom Seven Times, Customer Leaves Smaller Tip, Tattoo Artist Complains


Look, we're not sure what was going on with the tattoo artist during this particular visit. Maybe they ate some demonically spicy Pad Thai that left their stomach in complete ruin the next day, and the bathroom was their only sanctuary. Or, maybe they were just trying to jack up how much money they'd make, by dragging out the length of the customer's session through being an aggressive regular at the restroom. Either way, it sounds like the customer thought it was fair enough to leave a smaller tip. Folks in the comments section seemed to be in agreement over the customer's decision. 

Boss Dismisses Employee's Warnings About Manufacturer, Costs Company $65K


There's something unfortunate that occurs when certain people are put into power. It's as if the newfound authority instantaneously possesses them with the kind of brash God complex that results in them making completely irrational decisions that can ultimately be destructive to the companies that they were tasked with keeping in good health. It sounds like this boss was far out on his own power trip. Well, that all came crashing down, didn't it? For some more juicy malicious compliance drama, check out the time that a Karen presenter demanded a crappier hotel booking, and got it

AskReddit Thread: Dumbest Things People Have Ever Heard


You can be out, just mindlessly strolling down the sidewalk, perhaps even with the slight tracings of a smile on your face, when suddenly you overhear someone spew something so profoundly clueless that you're stopped in your tracks. You might stand there, paralyzed in troubled wonder as you try to figure out how someone could ever end up so lost. But then, you either let it go (recognizing that everyone says something dumb at one point or another), or actually try to let them know what's up. Of course, if you choose the latter approach, just be ready for defensiveness. Such a response tends to accompany blind ignorance. 

Tumblr Thread: Megalodon Horror Movie Should Be A Thing


Just in case you weren't already aware, Megalodons are an extinct species of shark that ranged between 15 and 18 metres. Basically, those underwater tanks were so massive and generally physically formidable that they'd have wreaked such havoc on blue whales that we'd end up seeing their population die off/get physically smaller for survival. Obviously, blue whales are huge. So, just the thought of that is a tad bit unsettling. Outside of what the Megalodons would do the ocean's modern day ecosystem, there does seem to be a lot of room for a creative take on some kind of Megalodon-inspired horror film. Hence, this Tumblr thread. 

Video Of White Phosphorus Is Legit Terrifying


White Phosphorus and O2 don't get along too well. Well at least as far as not starting up a fire that won't go out.