Posts by Matt Gilligan

Life sure is precarious, isn’t it? One minute you’re on top of the world, the next minute you’ve fallen all the way down to the bottom and you feel like it’s over. Hey, it happens…but for some people, that fall can be really bad. What’s the fastest way you’ve seen someone ruin their life? Let’s...

I’ve been lucky enough to travel pretty extensively in my life and I’ve been overseas a few times. I totally understand why there is anti-American sentiment around the world (and here at home) because of some of our policies and our terrible leaders, but I really do believe that we live in a great country...

Getting a bad Christmas present is really the pits, huh? Everyone’s in a great mood, having a wonderful time, and then out of nowhere, you get a Chia Pet and Christmas is ruined… It’s not good. At all. Let’s take a look at these funny responses from AskReddit users who went on the record and...

The fact is that not everyone out there is going to find someone to spend their life with. Some people take another route, whether voluntarily or not, and they end up being single and alone for their whole lives or at least most of their lives. And there’s nothing wrong with that. But it sure...

Rejection sucks. No one wants to go through with it, but unfortunately, it’s part of life. Especially when it comes to asking a person out who you are interested in. Then what do you say? Do you really want to know? Here’s what folks on AskReddit had to say. 1. Huh… “An actual response of...

Life seems to be so damn hectic that a lot of us forget to do the small, beneficial things that are good for us on a daily basis. Like stretching, taking a walk, drinking enough water, etc. I know you’re busy, but you might want to take some of this advice about things that take...

Let’s get weird, shall we? I’m sure you’ve heard about people being bitten by dogs and cats, but what about totally random, uncommon animals that we don’t hear about as often? What happened? And how bad did it hurt? AskReddit users shared their stories…let’s take a look. 1. Wow! “I’ve been bit by several uncommon...

One person’s hero is another person’s villain, right? Or, maybe we’ve been programmed for so long to think certain people and characters were heroes the whole time, but when examined more closely, we realize that might not really be the whole story… Whatever the case, people got pretty fired up when they were asked about...

People really don’t like to listen, do they? You can talk until you’re blue in the face, but some folks out there just think they know everything and they have to learn the hard way. ALWAYS. You know this has happened to you at least once in your life. Let’s get the dirt from people on AskReddit...

Being a responsible adult sure sucks, huh? It’s like you get to a certain age and then you get SMACKED right in the face with the realization that this is it, and you better make the most of your time here. Okay, let’s all take a deep breath, shall we? Here’s what AskReddit users had...

I think I know what my answer would be to this question: learn how to cook, at least a little bit. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy, but everyone should know at least the basics of cooking and how to make a few easy, cheap things at home so they don’t always have to...

Hey! Imagine that! Actually listening to peoples’ advice and trying it out! Who would’ve thought? I have to admit that I’m guilty of letting advice from people go in one ear and out the other sometimes, but I’m working on it, okay? So get off my back! AskReddit users shared their own stories about advice...

I’ve always been really creeped out by horror movies and true crime books and articles that revolve around driving at night in a lonely place. Maybe it’s on a remote stretch of highway, or maybe it’s an old country road where there isn’t another person around for miles. Either way, it’s scary stuff and it...

A lot of people out there lack life skills that are very useful. I’m not talking trash either, there are some things I probably should have learned along the way that I just never did. But, there’s still time! So maybe these responses from folks on AskReddit will give you some inspiration to learn some...

A lot of people like to believe that they know everything and so they can’t be bothered to actually take any advice. About anything. Ever. I used to have a boss who would never listen to any of us employees even when we KNEW the things we suggested would save us time (this was in...