It's kind of weird how we're shaped by the inconveniences of our time. Having the Simpsons be interrupted by the State of the Union and never getting to find out the ending, having to wait to tell your friends about things, and having to have a conversation to figure out everyone's best guess as to what year Die Hard came out. Now that all this crap is behind us, we can focus on the upsetting ways people found out they weren't young anymore.
While a situation like being caught up in some nasty traffic during your commute to another day on the work grind can be a soul-draining affair, it's worth it to consider that ripping down the road with a ton of reckless drivers that are seemingly devoid of fear might be just a bit worse. Yes, it sounds like that's the general picture when it comes to driving around Europe. Of course, it's not always going to be like that, but this Twitter thread certainly paints quite the intense picture.
The lack of risk assessment that went into these decisions is hard to comprehend. If you've ever been caught up in beating yourself up because you made a risky decision in life, these dudes own moments of daunting thoughtlessness where they were quite literally living on the edge, might serve to make you feel a bit better.
It's not uncommon for companies to make horrible decisions. It's just not that often that obviously crappy things get such an incredible marketing push behind them, only for every mistaken person who bought into it to have to figure out that it sucks. But let's get down to the real issue here: Anyone want to buy a few cases of Kony 2012 shirts? Anyone?
It's a pretty good reminder that it's not exactly super hard to be decent. Like, if your wife is probably about to go into labor it might be a pretty good idea to watch the game at home maybe? People's priorities in their relationships can have interesting outcomes, like this fiancé who insisted on being a childless stay-at-home wife. Man, it never ends.
Sometimes it's hard to place what era our own memories are from, especially when we realized that some of our toys in the 90s were pushing ten years old anyway. Well, our parents did their best, we hope. As time lurches forward and its hooked chains rip us into the future kicking and screaming like some kind of reverse dog sled with human souls attached, it's important to look fondly on the times when our backs didn't hurt. Incidentally, here are some millennial memes for those kids hovering around 30.
This one is a bit of a toughie. The commenter who said that we all need to be accountable for the effects of our actions, whether intentional or accidental, hit the nail on the head. I think the girl is in the wrong here, despite being well intended. Injuring someone's animal or damaging their property and then not accepting responsibility for it just sets a bad precedent. Exception to this would be if dogs weren't supposed to be in that part of the park or if it was off leash in a leashed area. Yeah, a hard one but what's your take?
It's a story like this that can make you suddenly feel like there's a literal army of invisible ninjas running around cutting onions in the room. We have David Bowie basically acting like a literal saintlike figure. It just makes you miss him that much more. So, buckle up for a feels trip.
This might be evil genius incarnate. This clever gentleman uses Pavlovian training techniques to train his roommate's brain to sleep through multiple alarms in the morning after he won't stop setting tons of them and keeping his roommate awake. This roommate sounds terrible in general. Maybe he has learned his lesson and will behave better in the future.
Technology may change, but people stay the same. It's not like any of these people asking for companionship and fights have changed at all since most of this crap moved to the internet. Actually, looser word count restrictions have just made things more interesting, like this Craigslist Ad seeking a wedding date for a Karen Mother-In-Law.
It's extremely apparent that the daughter is the primary issue in this whole thing. She obviously has no boundaries and is intent on getting things her way, whether or not it hurts others. She has no respect for her mother and father at all. The boyfriend here might be a bit of a dick, for sure, but he is obviously being manipulated by her too.
Taste is subjective, and many of us would probably enjoy having a factually inaccurate Nirvana shirt, but when it comes to how stupid clothes can get, the bar has a hard time finding a low enough place to settle. Anyone want a button-up that looks like it's covered in pee? How about some useless zippers? Why not?
The thing about investing in something like a new software for your company is that it's generally good practice to understand said software before you make the actual investment. It sounds like this manager was in way over her head from the get-go. So, it's no surprise that she didn't stick around too long after her "lapse in judgment." If this tech support tale got you going, check out this tech support tale about a coworker who demanded a mathematically impossible computer and was then proven incompetent.
Just in case you've ever been caught up in a phase of self loathing over your own incapacity to flirt, this quick Tumblr thread is here to reassure that you are most certainly not alone. In fact, multiple studies have come out over the years that have proven that in general, humans have a hard time at picking up on those flirty signals. If you want some more gold from Tumblr, check out this Tumblr post about how Ash Ketchum is actually a shredded monster.
I'm really not even sure how I would react in this situation. There's nothing worse than having to confront your dear sweet-old grand mother after a debaucherous night of fun. The biggest part of the FU in this situation was probably assuming that your older relatives wouldn't be up and starting their day at the crack of dawn. No surprise that they're already partway through their day when you decide to get out of bed.
Nothing better than an awkward family encounter to cap off a wedding.
The journey that one takes to learn how to speak seven languages can't be an easy one. But there he is. The Viggo Mortensen, just doing his thing. He can also speak some Elvish.
We're all doing the best we can to not completely wipe out and fail miserably at a moment's notice. Unfortunately, sometimes we only end up gaining that hard-earned wisdom through moments of complete and utter failure. Maybe these tips will help you avoid your next potential catastrophe. At the very least, they're worth a look-see.
Let's be real on this one: farming goats absolutely sounds like something that Viggo Mortensen could get down with.
The fact of the matter is that it's hardwired in our human brains to hate being jump scared. This AskReddit thread pays homage to those moments that have happened in everyday life that are straight up terrible jump scares. Maybe this'll bring back memories of your own, where your heart leapt right out of your chest and you were completely beside yourself with genuine shock.
Does taking things extremely literally make us seem smart? Maybe in the right company. Some people can't handle the technical truth. They say it's "confusing" and "the dumbest thing they've ever seen." What they fail to understand is that it takes the right kind of dumb to seem clever. Most of us can enjoy highly literal moments of technical accuracy.
There are a whole lot of signs that kids are dumber than bushels of hammers. Most of us having been kids, it should be no surprise why they're dumb. But at the same time, it sure is a weird reminder of I time back when we used to think car blinkers were magic turn predictors. Kids are so dumb and weird they're almost a different species.
It's honestly amazing how some people are able to land themselves the jobs that they do. It sounds like this dude is in dire need of some kind of instruction manual on how to life properly. He'd probably be a wildly fun and amusing individual to work with.
Man oh man, this has to be one of the more unbelievable scenarios involving a delusional, wildly entitled person that we've come across. This woman honestly expected a free handout in the form of five free hours of parking. As you might expect, she was swiftly rejected. Then though, then, she proceeds to call the police. She was really her own worst enemy.
People can get particularly nasty during the fallout from a breakup. It sounds like this particular ex-boyfriend was all kinds of out of line. He basically had a group of people paying his way, and was having his ex go ahead and make full payments on the rent. Well, let's just say that things didn't end up working out too well for him. Queue the petty revenge.
It sounds like this boss had all kinds of Ricky Bobby-inspired illusions of grandeur. Basically, he'd force all of his employees to pull up for this company spirit building activity, where they'd hop in some go karts and then be defeated by their boss on the track. Well, the boss definitely underestimated their new hire. It sounds like after the malicious compliance was successfully executed, that the employee got themselves off the hook for future mandatory kart race attendance.
There are certain food combinations that immediately make the stomach grumpy just even thinking about it. Apparently, there are some wild folks out there that are rocking their pasta dishes with ketchup and mayo. Like, excuse me? What is this? I get that sometimes you've got to make do with what you have when the finances are tight, but please, do what you can to steer clear of ketchup pasta. There has to be another way. Check out some more cursed foods right from the jowls of heck over here.
An amateur gastroegyptologist by the name of Seamus Blackley stumbled upon what he definitely hopes are isolated strains of yeast that came off 4,500 year old Egyptian pots. Naturally, he figured that it'd be cool to make some bread out of it. Seems like a pretty awesome use of one's time. Apparently the aroma that came from the bread was otherworldly as well.
Man, this family sucks. Hard core. Sounds like a really toxic group to be a part of. There is no part of them that should even consider asking this sister to reschedule her wedding when she has had the date saved for two years. Suddenly, her entitled brother just gets to come in and schedule his date over the top of it.
This isn't the first time that we've seen dramatics break out over meat vs. vegetarian dishes, and we're sure it won't be the last time. This bride decided to consult the moral judges of Reddit's AITA community to determine whether or not she was in the wrong for not pressuring a carnivorous family member to come to her vegan wedding. You can probably imagine where the moral judges of Reddit's AITA community found themselves.
Here we have a wedding being interrupted by a surprise fire, thanks to some well-placed fireworks. One would think people would stop putting fireworks inside given all the fires they start, even when they're outside, but naturally, people are undeterred by those inconvenient facts. Why do people keep doing this?
