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16 of The Most Ridiculous GoFundMe Accounts Ever Created

Was This Military Veteran Wrong for Accusing a Woman of “Stolen Valor”? Here’s What People Said.

Whoa, boy, this doesn’t sound good… And I don’t know why anyone, and I mean ANYONE, would ever lie about being in the military…because that situation isn’t gonna end well, my friends. But what exactly is going on in this story from Reddit’s “Am I the A**hole?” page? Check out this guy’s story and see...

Don’t Have Kids? Here Are 14 Jokes You Might Understand.

Are you a person who doesn’t have kids for one reason or another? Maybe you’re one of those people who definitely knows they don’t want to have children under any circumstances? If you fall into that latter category, these tweets are just for you. Because you don’t have to worry about anyone but YOU, baby! Let’s...

We’ve Been Eating Sushi the Wrong Way All Along

Well, this is certainly disappointing. Yes, I’m looking at you (and at myself in the mirror). We’ve been living under the false pretense that we’re so cool and so cultured and that we’re experts at eating sushi, but the truth is WE’VE BEEN LIVING A LIE. According to world-renowned sushi chef Naomichi Yasuda, there are certain...

28 People Talk About the Things Younger Generations Won’t Get To Experience Growing Up

I always thought it would have been amazing to have grown up in the 1950s, 1960s, or 1970s, but I have to say, coming of age in the 1990s was a lot of fun. We were the last generation to grow up without cell phones or the Internet and we had to be creative and...

The Short, Tragic Life of Microsoft’s “Clippy”

If you’re a person of a certain age – a person who was using Microsoft Office’s suite of products back in the aught’s, for example – you might remember the little paper clip that would pop up offering to give you tips or answer any “help” type questions you might have. You could hide him,...

What’s Your Biggest Non-Work or Non-School Accomplishment? People Responded.

Even if something doesn’t necessarily get you anywhere in terms of school or your career, you can still be proud of it, god da**it! Maybe you drank a whole 12-pack in under 10 minutes? Perhaps you slept for a consecutive 48 hours? Whatever it is, I’m proud of you! What’s your biggest non-school, non-academic accomplishment?...

Nerds Raged After Someone Said ‘Orangutan’ at a Poe Conference and Things Went Downhill From There

Who said the academic world is full of stuffy people, void of emotion? Those crazy cats are ready to put up dukes if they get ruffled enough. Especially if orangutans are mentioned at an Edger Allen Poe conference. Why? Read this Tumblr thread to find out more about what makes academic types start to lose...

This Man Plans to Retire in a Holiday Inn Instead of a Nursing Home Because It’ll Be Cheaper

It seems like lately, we hear endless stories of senior citizens who are unable to retire because of the high prices of housing and because many of them don’t have sufficient savings to live comfortably once they stop working. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, households that are 65 years or older spend, on...

15 People Who Suddenly Realized, “I’ve Been Doing This TOTALLY Wrong”

Maybe we haven’t all experienced exactly this, but I guarantee you know a couple people who have. I have a friend who thought that a vending machine was called a “bending machine” (because you have to bend over to retrieve your delicious snack) until, I kid you not, senior year of high school. Needless to...

That Time When the Oil Industry Created the Myth of Recycling and We’re All Still Falling for It

With climate change on the rise, many folks are trying to make that extra effort towards sustainability. As it turns out, recycling might be more of a placebo than an actual solution. When I worked in Louisville, recycling bins were few and far between. So, I walked that additional block to find a place to...

15 Open-Minded People Confess What Seemingly Harmless Actions They Judge

This is such a good topic. I consider myself open-minded — live-and-let-live is pretty much the only way to go about our time on this earth as far as I’m concerned. That said, we all have that one thing we just can’t help but put on our judgy pants about, right? These 13+ people weren’t...

These 11 Have Totally Amazing Skills That They Could Never Put on a Resume

There are skills that we work so hard for because we believe they will advance our careers, and then there are the things we do because we love them, or they just come to us naturally. The things that sure, maybe aren’t that objectively impressive, but to us, are really something to be proud of...

15 Make-A-Wish Workers Share The ‘Wishes’ They Had to Say No To

I guess not all dreams come true. The Make-A-Wish foundation does a lot of great things for all kinds of sick kids, but there are some requests that sadly they aren’t allowed to fulfill. Make-A-Wish workers reveal what wishes they weren’t able to complete on AskReddit. 1. Out of spite “As a wish granter I...

Can You Spot the Cat in These Five Images?

Anyone who has ever owned a cat knows that there’s a fun game you can play in your spare time – and it’s “find the cat.” Even if your cat is in the same room as you, even if you technically know whereabouts they leapt and settled, there’s a good chance it could take you...