Karens have a really hard time mistaking other people for employees. This time around it was a pottery student who got trapped in the telescopic sights of a wild Karen who refused to believe that she was talking to a person who actually couldn't fulfill her demands.
Dating apps are weird. Having unfettered access to other people based on an algorithm is a strange reality. What gets even stranger is when you find yourself talking to someone who you would never choose to contact in the real world. Like this guy. Also, who in the hell gets slammed and responds with "respect your elders." Is this dude 60? Anyway, dating is weird and here are some bold and funny tinder moments.
Rob McElhenney is here to tell you that you don't need to smoke to be cool. But given all the other great ideas his character has had over the years, it's hard to take him seriously. We're just glad that he just seems as confused and angry then as he does now.
The restaurant industry has its fair share of psychos. And having a super high profile celebrity chef as a boss seems like it would only make that problem worse. The thought of facing the dude who could make Gordon "Idiot Sandwich" Ramsey cry at work is somewhat knee buckling, and it's maybe for the best that most people aren't like this.
We're humans, and we say dumb things. It's actually a really important part of learning. The ability to admit that you said something stupid and then move on is a really healthy thing to do, even if you feel embarrassed. But then there are people who say dumb things with mystifying confidence. The people who are so sure about their dumb ideas that they'd rather die on the hill of "islands are floating" than ever have an adult conversation about it. Those folks are hard to talk to.
As it turns out, if you are made out of flesh and bone, weigh thousands of pounds and run really fast on feet that are pretty much just toes, it takes a toll on your physical and mental health. This tumblr user took an extended deep dive into the specific issues plaguing horses, which are so numerous that it's surprising that they're even around. For something lighter, here is some quick and fun livestock drama.
Having to cook for someone's entire extended family is hard enough, even when they're grateful for your effort. But having the kind of disrespectful houseguests who don't help, don't bring anything, and thank you for two full days of work by taking all the leftovers is some massive BS. It makes sense why someone wouldn't want to deal with it for a fourth time.
Anyone who goes out of their way to make someone working a customer service job that much more miserable, is really showing the rest of the world just how misplaced their moral compass is. It sounds like this dude was in dire need of a humbling reality check. Fortunately, a waiter was ready to give it to him. And more than once.
The human condition is a fleeting thing. One day we're here, the next day we're gone. But you know what will still be around? Your very clever note on the fridge instructing your horrible roommate exactly what he can do with the remaining peanut butter. Are notes inherently passive aggressive? Kinda, yeah. But sometimes pieces of writing,funny signs and flyers are what we need to feel like our impact is being made.
Many of us have wrestled with the profound conundrum that is trying to remember what our dang security questions are, for when it's time to login to various online services, like banks. For whatever reason this dude decided to make his security question very personal. And the answer that they provided was nothing short of gold. Can't imagine what kind of beautiful awkward silence must've been present during this call.
Man, just when we thought we'd seen the worst of the worst, when it comes to scumbag managers, we end up happening upon this mess. You've got a couple managers that thought they'd be able to get away with stealing. Well, this employee certainly taught them a humbling, harsh lesson. And talk about a raise that was well deserved!
First off, it's never really enjoyable to get whistled at. It's almost always used as a derogatory means of grabbing one's attention. So when this air vent went and got itself broken, it was OP/admirable apartment tenant who felt the pain as was suddenly constantly whistled at by the air vents in his apartment. The next logical step would be to call in maintenance to handle the problem, right? Wrong. Maintenance came, saw, confirmed the problem and promptly left. Hashtag not my job. Hashtag lazy.
Despite there not being new episodes of The Office since 2013, the interwebs are still inundated regularly by the Dunder Mifflin cult followers amongst us. There's something about the simplicity and hilarity of the American workplace that we can all relate to. Whether it's the idiot boss, the weirdo that sits across from you, or that super popular hot girl from customer service, there's something to cringe and laugh at here for everyone. The Office might be cringeworthy, but not as cringeworthy as this guy who forgot his girlfriend's birthday.
We've all seen a mad lad storm that social media feed like a bull in a china shop. They light up an otherwise peaceful comments section with bullish bravado and their fiery antics. If you enjoyed these instances of dudes being verified mad lads, check out some more mad lads who were the maddest baddest lads over here.
It stands to reason that when you're asked to respect the orders of a doctor who's also lieutenant colonel, that you do that. But this sergeant didn't want to believe that hundreds and hundreds of bug bites could lead to a substantive health concern, so things shook out in a less graceful way than they had to. For another intriguing tale, here's the military wife Karen who demanded salutes and got mocked.
Every gamer dreams of purchasing a new console. Folks like OP watch as all of their gamer friends one by one acquire the new console. They see all the updates in the group chat and stare angrily at all the requests for "PS5 users to get their butts online ASAP." Alas, there is a light at the end of tunnel. After a year of saving up OP finally gets his PS5 on and makes the purchase….only to discover that his doggo beat him to enjoying the new system. Come on dog, there's no way that tasted even remotely (hehe, get it, because of the controller?) good. Rude. Side note, when considering acquiring a PS5, we suggest looking out for scamming scalpers.
Sometimes you're having a conversation with a human being that you otherwise thought was perfectly rational, and not prone to fits of blind and entirely irrational rage, and then they pull a fast one on you. This particular customer opted for being a waking nightmare. Fortunately, the tech support employee who fielded the situation kept their cool, and it all worked out in the end.
Yeah, it was just a repeating gag from a movie that came out over 20 years ago. And while The Truman Show wasn't necessarily a modern classic, it still stands as a decent, if somewhat sappy exploration of the human condition, parasocial relationships, and how we relate to each other. But the most important thing is that there was this guy in the bathtub with us the whole time, a fellow viewer who kind of has is own arc, even if he's pruning up in the tub.
Props to Mike Shinoda for just being chill when this reporter finally got wind that she was talking to one of the best parts of the angsty, Mountain Dew and Halo fueled parts of our childhood. Sure, she apologized profusely, but he was cool with the mistake. Cause in the end, it doesn't even matter.
As human beings and users of basic constructional infrastructure such as buildings, roads, and train tracks, it's pretty important to us that the engineering behind said infrastructure is sound and secure. These horrible, sad, terrible, good for nothing construction fails cause us physical pain. We recommend not staring for too long, your brain may explode as a result of frustration. So many construction fails, so little time.
Play fighting and wrestling is a pretty standard thing in a lot relationships. The fact that someone would think another person is using their full strength in these kinds of situations is a little ridiculous in the first place, but It's too bad that she was unprepared for that realization. For some more tales from relationship paradise, here's the girlfriend who tried to kick out a dude's cat, so he kicked her out.
No one can call the cops on you for vacuuming your lawn, so why not go ahead and do it just to freak out the squares? It's not like you wanted to get invited to the neighborhood meetings anyway. As a people, we spend too much time stressing about doing really minute things exactly the right way, but no one really cares if your shirt is buttoned correctly when you're walking around with a glass of water you brought from home. Here are some more real creepy but totally legal things to do.
With there being so many entitled customers, there's bound to be an entitled employee out there who totally oversteps their boundaries. No one wants to be an entitled Karen, but it seems reasonable to ask for the manager after your very real photo ID is cut into pieces by an overzealous cashier.
Tumblr users apparently have a lot of time on their hands, and they use it for amusingly specific and labor intensive thoughts like the relationship between elves eyes and the curvature of middle earth, or discussing the full versions of classic sayings. We're glad people get so into stuff, like this Tumblr thread that makes history fun.
Not only did this person try outsourcing their own work at the last minute, they decided that they shouldn't have to pay money to do that. If there are any lessons to take from this, the broader one might be "stealing is bad." But a more specific lesson might be "displaying your naked intent to steal something is an especially bad idea when you desperately need that thing in order to keep your job." So there's that. And here's a Karen who didn't understand why work should cost money.
Restaurants have some of the highest turnover rates of any job. Many people will pass through those swinging doors at some point in their lives and come out the other side shaken. Some will stay and lord over everyone else how stressful their job is. Working in a restaurant is a weird gig with strange rules and for some reason you're not allowed to hit customers. In lieu of that freedom, there are restaurant industry memes.
There are absolutely tons of good reasons to call 911, but there are way more totally stupid reasons to call them. A suspicious person lurking around? Sure. Someone's dog looked at you weird? Maybe not. Sometimes people panic when they're scared and frustrated, and 911 dispatch gets to hear a story about a tree someone dislikes. For some other crime-adjacent shenanigans, here are things people later discovered were illegal.
You might be familiar with DOOM and Halo, if not, sucks for you. These two legendary games have been compared throughout history, and everyone's got their own opinion on which is superior. We decided to do a little analysis of the 'Doom Slayer vs. Masterchief' matchup on our own:
Halo - Master Chief wakes up from sleep already in full power armor, first thing he does is go to his commander to get a gun before he starts doing any killing.
Doom - Doom Slayer wakes up naked, surrounded by demons, rips off the handcuffs holding him, grabs the head of the nearest possessed with his bare hands, and splatters it on the corner of the sarcophagus where he was kept for probably thousands of years.
Our money is on Doom Slayer, but that's none of our business. If you enjoy both gaming and arguing, you might also want to check out this piece about stupid Warhammer40k rules arguments.
Dogs want to be with us pretty much all the time. It's one of our favorite things about them. But sometimes they get tired of walking around, or the metro transit authority decides that no dog not in a bag should be allowed to ride the subway. The solution to all these problems is dogs in bags. And in solving those problems, we didn't realize that we had a hidden problem that has also been solved; the desire to see more dogs in bags. Here are some dogs with embarrassing haircuts.
This person asked if they were right to walk out after their boss tried some weird manipulative BS by "not accepting" their two wees notice. It seems like they were well within their right, and are better off to have that garbage behind them. For another interesting quitting story, here's an employee who walked out and got a promotion out of it.
