Sunday, August 1, 2021

Tenant Gets Property Owner's Car Towed, Property Owner Hatches Pro Revenge


This isn't the first time that we've seen people turn into complete animals over a parking space squabble. In this case though, the villain of the pro revenge story vastly underestimated who she was playing games with. Basically, when she decided to go ahead and have the property owner's car towed she set in motion a pro revenge plan that'd result in her ultimate demise. For some more parking lot drama check out the time that Karen took her sweet time in a handicapped parking space, and then proceeded to get blocked in

Tantalizing Tumblr Nuggets That Are Deep Fried In Humor


The wonderful and wandering minds of Tumblr provide a ceaseless stream of funny and outright bizarre observations about all corners of life. Whether you find yourself in the middle of a Tumblr thread about why statistics is a necessary dumbness test, or maybe a riveting thread about how the world of plants is actually nuts, you can pretty much always count on having your brain tickled in one way or another. Anyways, enjoy these Tumblr gems and keep on Tumblin. 

Chef Modifies Dish To Account For Food Allergy, Customer Gets Mad Over Confusion


Those brunch and lunch and dinner rushes can get extremely busy out of nowhere. As a server, one moment you might find yourself trying to waste away the time left on your shift by folding a mountain of forks, spoons, and knives into beds of napkins, and the next moment you might find a literal tidal wave of hungry and impatient customers stampeding through the restaurant's door. It can pay off if you're already naturally inclined to keep cool under pressure, because it's only a matter of time before someone stages a full on temper tantrum in a restaurant. In this case though, it sounds like the chef was really just trying to make the correct moves based off the information they had. The ball kind of falls back in the server's court for failing to tell the chef exactly who needed the modified dish. 

IT Guy Travels From US To London To Install Toner Cartridge


Get enough technology-phobic people involved in a profitable industry, and boy you've got yourself a recipe for wasteful shenanigans like this tale of an employee who traveled thousands of miles to fix a printer on Christmas. As long as someone else's incompetence and wastefulness ends in your own impromptu vacation, things aren't too bad. For some more rare pleasantness from the world of IT, here's a wholesome IT bro who fixed a guy's destroyed laptop.

Twitter Thread: Bird Breaks Into Guy's Home, Crashes Zoom Meeting


Birds' curiosity can end up getting the best of them. Sometimes while on their adventures they can end up flying right into the homes of people that forgot to batten down all the hatches. Naturally, these spontaneous and theatrical entrances can end up making for quite the spectacle. Generally, people can tend to go into a bit of a panic mode. Really though, just imagine what frantic thoughts must be rushing through the poor bird's brain at the same time. Michael Harriot's Twitter thread about his own experience with a bird deciding to make itself welcome in his home makes for quite the emotional rollercoaster. 

Petty Things People Did To Combat Nasty Neighbors


There really is no substitute for living next to someone you hate. Having a horrible neighbor is something that can take over your life and consume your sanity. Like, they're right over there. All the time. And whether they're throwing their dog's crap over the fence or mowing their lawn at 3 in the morning, people often come to the conclusion that something must be done. Here's an irrational neighbor who demanded nutless baklava and a mean old neighbor who got her rightful comeuppance.

Dad Jokes As Satisfying As A Freshly Mowed Lawn


Dads are the world's leading source of punintentionally punishing puns of worldly wordplay. Just pick a dad, any dad. Find a dad on the street. Just walk up to that old man with his jeans and sneakers and say "hey I'm cold." And watch that dad. Watch his lip quiver as he tries to stop it, but gives in anyway and shouts "Hi cold, I'm dad." Here's a mini-van load of dad jokes and puns.

Big-Wigs Underestimate Demonic Canadian Geese, Learn To Never Do So Again


Yeah, so geese can be unnerving birds to plenty of folks out there, but apparently they build the geese differently out in Canada. Like, those Canadian geese aren't playing any games when it comes to not having their space interfered with. Oh, and it doesn't matter if that space was previously someone else's. They don't give a flying f**k. So, with that info being considered, it's no surprise that these presumptuous big-wigs got the rude awakening that they seemed bound to get in one facet or another of their lives. 

Influencer Leaves Fake Review For Stables, Gets Decimated By Owner's Full Story


It sounds like Brittany wasn't remembering things as clearly as the owner regarding her horse boarding. There's always intrigue to be had when there's a second more detailed side to things, like this lying Karen who got decimated by the owner's response or this male Karen who got his reckoning when he didn't believe a tattoo shop owner. But mostly, poor horse having to deal with all this garbage behavior.

Paranormal Experiences That Convinced People That Ghosts Are Real


There's a whole lot more of the spooky and otherwise unexplainable stuff occurring in this life than we normally slow down to pay attention to. Maybe it's because slowing down to actually note all of those eery moments that sent chills running down our spines is a practice better left untouched. If there's one thing that's for sure, this is just the kind of thread that might leave you feeling inspired to read up on some unnerving two-sentence horror stories.

Janitor Dresses Up, Gets Confused With Manager, Gets Job


It's nice to see the right person get their well-deserved break, and it looks like this guy was not only in the right place at the right time, but also knew the right things and was the right man for the job. For some more goofy stories of professional development, here's the smooth Scotsman who turned a wrong number into a job interview and a cool boss who pulled a hire/fire switcheroo. However, some people aren't so lucky or well-prepared. Here are red flags hiring managers missed during interviews.

Woman Tells Neighbors To Stop Talking In Their Garden, Gets Called Out


Unfortunately, far too many of us have come to the sobering realization that we've ended up sharing a neighborhood or apartment building with an absolute waking nightmare of a neighbor. Some people really just go out of their way to meddle in the affairs of people that they have no business complaining to in the first place. Like, these neighbors were just being respectful human beings living their lives. However, apparently all of the conversations that were occurring on their own property were enough to ignite the rage of a neighbor who quite simply expected nothing short of absolute silence from everyone and anyone living nearby. 

For some more wild drama between neighbors check out the time that neighbors stole from a garden, and then how a plant puns wall of shame ensued.

Facepalm Moments From The Virtuosos of Dumbness


Self-awareness is a skill, but there's nowhere to take lessons. These facepalm moments of human moronitude are a good reminder that most of us are playing with a full deck in the brain department, even if we don't feel like it sometimes. We may lock ourselves out of our houses from time to time, but at least we're not posting one star reviews of national parks complaining that the animals are loose. That's some facepalm-level behavior that we can keep a little bit of distance from, at least most of the time.

18 Rare Insults That Squashed People's Bulbous Egos


Since social media has been around, people have been butting heads on feeds, in comment sections, etc. With all of that spicy banter, and those verbal jabs being thrown around, it can be that much more entertaining to see the rare insults that people clearly dug deep into their arsenal of ruthless sentiments for. If you ended up enjoying these rare insults, go ahead and check out more rare insults to spice up the vocabulary over here.

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Horrible But Common Financial Choices People Have Seen


Everyone knows that skipping a morning coffee isn't going to push you into the next tax bracket, but truthfully, there are a few really unwise financial options that people see being made every day. For example, renting a lamp is a bad idea. Getting laid off and then immediately buying a brand new car when you haven't paid off the old one is a bad idea. And if you like having disposable income, getting super into Magic the Gathering is a really bad idea. Some bad financial options make themselves too available, but then there are also everyday scams and sketchy businesses that all we can do is hope to avoid. Here's a tumblr user's scary debt lesson and just for fun, the easiest and stupidest money people made.

Boss Forces Employee To Choose Between Demotion Or Termination, Asks If They're Wrong


Mental health days are obviously no joke, but if it's at all possible to convey to the boss in question that it's going to be a taking of the day off situation, that could be a good idea. Especially, when in the position of being promoted and tasked with exciting new responsibilities, like opening the store on time. It sounds like there were some communication troubles occurring between these two. Folks in the comments section seemed to be in agreement that the boss wasn't in the wrong for their decision to ask Peggy whether she wanted the demotion or straight up termination. But you be the judge. 

Technically Accurate Moments That Were Completely Not Wrong


Technical correctness is a spectrum that can run all the way from "stupid and obvious" to "terrifyingly clever" and we're never ready for what we'll find. Will we come away knowing new unexpected truths? Will we just feel like we've had our own believes said back to us? Or will reading statements so obvious make us feel dumber for having read them? Probably all three. But hey, that's what technically correct moments are all about.

Karen Gets Mad At Tech Support Because Her Computer Has A Desktop


Man oh man, our hearts really go out to the poor people that are working tech support and having to deal with the wildly, hopelessly entitled human beings in this world. In this case, it sounds like Karen was very, very lost. Basically, she got all enraged over her computer literally having a desktop function. Like, what do you even do with that? If you're looking for another juicy tale from the world of tech support check out the time that a client dragged out a ticket for days, and never realized that their device just wasn't plugged in

Tumblr Post: Humans Live In A Mildly Magical World


Yeah, so those crazy things like the placebo effect that are a part of our daily existence are actually pretty much magic in action. It's truly wild that we can alter our very state of existence just by believing that something will make us feel a certain way. It's pretty humorous that we totally overlook the magical aspects of life. Like, we might as well be wizards. 

Man Publicly Shames Wife's Friend For Disrespecting Waitress


Anyone who has ever worked a customer service gig knows that the job comes with its unfortunate boatload of experiences that involve dealing with wildly entitled individuals. It's really on all of us to do the very best that we can to act like decent human beings, and just try to make people's daily lives a little bit better. 

Grandpa's Mailbox Loophole Takes Mail Into The Third Dimension


It's another episode in the wide world of mailbox drama. The rule was that mailboxes had to be 6 feet from the street, but no one specified in which direction. There's probably no way anyone could get away with this now, but that's what the past is for. What can we say except loopholes are great. Here's a dad's masterfully designed Basketball Loophole and these other loopholes people exploited for years.

25 Incompetent Moments of "Unique" Construction and Installation


Can it even be called a "living" room if there's no toilet in there? "Not my job" moments surround us, thanks to our tendency to not want to do our jobs correctly. Sure, that means a lot of way-too-low ceiling fans and stop signs that say "go" but do you think you could do better? Well you probably could. Thanks to these moments of professional inadequacy we can all feel like we'd do a better job.

People's Dumbest "I Don't Need A Doctor" Moments


Unfortunately, the internet breeds a whole lot of aggressive moments of pure and utterly profound ignorance. Many of us can fall prey to those times when we look to the internet and its collection of definitely unqualified "medical professionals" to provide advice on issues that are definitely in need of medical attention. Maybe these stories will make you feel a bit better about your own mindless moments in the realm of needing/not needing medical advice. 

Twitter Thread: The Appalachians Are Older Than Most Things


Like this tumblr thread on the age of the Appalachians says, those mountains are older than bones. Not individual bones, but like the advent of bones. Alex Petrovnia gets into the geological wonder of a mountain range that spans continents and eras. It's weird how sometimes the most mundane things can be extremely interesting, like this thread on lobsters orthe electric story on the naming of Triscuits.

The Most Disrespectful Houseguests People Have Had


Every person's house is a castle, and sometimes castles get put under siege. Whether it's the neighbor's horrible kid, a random dude who got in during a party, or a brother-in-law who needs to stay for one night for six months, we've all had moments that made us wonder "why do I ever let people in here." The bar never seems to hit rock bottom when it comes to the worst houseguests people have experienced. Sometimes distance isn't even enough in the case of people's worst neighbors.

Husband Cheaps Out On Hotel Room, Doesn't Tell Wife, Drama Ensues


So, apparently there are some folks out there that define the difference of an extra $40 to be worthy of being deemed "extortionate." Clearly, this husband didn't account for the fact that the person he was giving an earful to on the phone would feel compelled to leave a reminder note about their particularly unpleasant encounter. Suffice to say, when the truth was revealed to his wife, it certainly ended up stinging him a bit. 

Unreasonable Vegan Employee Refuses To Deliver Food With Meat In It


Some companies can be unreasonable, and there are some occupations out there people are sure no one enjoys. But when you refuse to do the job you agreed to do, and push the responsibility onto your coworkers, there become fewer and fewer questions about who's being impossible. It's not even a dietary restriction thing, it's a having coworkers thing. For some "intriguing" dietary stories, here's an uncle who demanded a meat meal at a vegan wedding and an irrational neighbor who demanded nutless baklava.

People Tell Their Age In Non-Numerical Fashion


Like anyone else, our best years are behind us. Or at least they seem that way, since human beings are pretty much psychologically incapable of remembering things accurately. We all want to look back at our VHS tapes and dangerous toys and say that's when we had it all figured out or "young people could never understand this," but in the end it's really just a way of dating yourself. But hey, that's nostalgia, baby.

Confusing Images Of Brain-Shaking Doubletakery


It's always good to have a reminder that your brain is dumb and can be tricked with a really minor adjustment of perspective. For example, these perspective-twisting images of doubletakery are good for an eye workout. Geese can look like spills, bugs become giant, and peoples limbs take on absurd proportions when double take moments of warped perspective come to town.

Wedding Moments That Told Guests The Marriages Weren't Built To Last


Unfortunately, too many of us have ended up attending weddings that featured "lovers" that definitely had a whole lot of the bad stuff boiling right underneath the surface. If you've ever attended one of those weddings, you've probably witnessed your fair share of cringeworthy interactions between the very people that were supposedly gearing up to spend the rest of their lives with one another. If you're looking for some more juicy wedding drama, check out this post about the time that a best man ended up roasting the bridezilla with a nasty toast