Posts by Adan Mathews

Catrin Williams, using the handle @catttttt___ on Twitter, tweeted two photos on August 19 with a caption that pretty perfectly sums up what fun it can be to be female on the internet. The first photo is of a pair of headphones, helpfully labeled “new headphones,” that Williams dared to post on Snapchat. The second...

Because the people on Game of Thrones are not real and are actually played by a special subset of superior humanity called “actors” and “actresses,” the impression the show may have given you of Septa Unella is not actually reflected in her daily life. Unlike the dour Septa Unella, all actresses are gorgeous, with pretty...

In 2014, 38-year-old Paul Wilson ordered a curry from the Indian Garden restaurant in Easingwold, U.K., and specifically requested that it be nut-free, because of his dangerous allergy. Instead, the restaurant served him a takeout meal containing nut powder, and he died of anaphylactic shock, alone in his apartment, that very night. Kind of a...

Blogger and mother of four Constance Hall struck a chord with thousands Tuesday after writing up a quick anecdote recognizing the awful truth about how strangers view parents: a mom could always be doing better, while a dad is a hero just for showing up. Constance writes that she tried to change her daughter’s diaper...

Stand-up comedy, sitcoms, movies—it’s all pointless. You’ll never laugh as hard as when you’re really, really, really not supposed to. When the jokes are REALLY wrong, but you just can’t hold it together. That’s what these Redditors proved when they recently shared stories of their best/worst “I shouldn’t be laughing right now moments.” Because they...

Apparently, therapists and psychiatrists also go online, and even these professionals can’t resist throwing their anecdotes into the fray for upvotes. Below are highlights from several incredible AskReddit threads asking mental health workers to share stories from their patients. Most of the responses are from two threads that ask psychiatrists or psychologists to share “the...

If your significant other cheats on you, the best (healthy?) thing to do is to end things and do absolutely nothing, right? Well, sometimes it’s extremely difficult to just let the heartbreak wash over you instead of coming up with some sinister plot for revenge. These 15 jilted lovers didn’t want to be the bigger...

There are so many ways to tell that certain someone you love them: You could send a text, or call them on the old-timey telephone, or send a private message through any number of social media platforms. And yet the following people chose to share their super disgusting thoughts, feelings, and other lovey-dovey actions with...

We are living in a time where the world of dating needs its own dictionary. Every one and their mother is familiar with the cruel dating trend known as ghosting. If you’re truly deep in the terrifying waters of online dating, you might also be familiar with sidebarring, the bullshit dating trend known as submarining,...

All right, this is a funny story. Twitter user @RafiDAngelo tweeted the tale of a white man in a black barbershop and his need to “well, actually” one of the employees. It all starts with the guy going to his regular barbershop in Harlem on a different day than he normally would. Kanye West has...

The original Avengers have a bond so strong that not even Thanos can break it. To commemorate their friendship, and the success of Infinity War, five of the six original Avengers got matching tattoos. Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Chris Evans (Captain America), Chris Hemsworth (Thor), and Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) all...

Tired of scrolling around to get your morning meme fix? Want the memes to come directly to you like that Amazon delivery that you got yesterday, or the Postmates dinner you got the night before? Well kids… we have got you covered. Here’s a hot and fresh batch of memes to get your day off...

Remember the Ashley Madison hack? That was a scary time for cheaters. If you’re a cheater, you might be thinking to yourself, “Thank goodness I never signed up for that,” or maybe you never married anyone, so you only cheat on girlfriends or boyfriends. Well, tough news, pal: the rest of the Internet is also an...

The microphone is a double-edged sword, allowing you to send your voice across space and time to echo through the ages, and also giving anyone within its range the chance to humiliate themselves in front of the world. Seeing as they’re the ones near hot mics all the time, reporters, politicians, and dignitaries seem especially...

Guys, guess what: you, bloated drunken you reading this right now can be an Olympian! Even though you’re probably out of shape and definitely old, at least by Olympics standards. Luckily, not all sports require you practicing every day from the age of four; some you can pick up later in life and still become the best in the world....