Month: March 2020

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You’ve Been Doing These Chores Wrong the Whole Time

Adulting is hard. You have to work 40+ hours to keep a roof over your head, pay bills, and do pesky chores.

Cleanliness and order is an important part of living your best life, but there are some chores you don’t have to do so often. Let’s check out some of these chores so you can finally start saving some time!

10. Buying Storage Containers

Save a few shoeboxes or other sturdy boxes so you can sort things out without spending so much on fancy containers.

Just create labels, a system, and you’re good to go.

9. Throwing Out Old Bread

You shouldn’t eat moldy bread!

If you live alone and enjoy toast, you can freeze some of your bread so you can throw it in the toaster and presto!

8. Wondering Where Your Sock Went

Simply throw your pairs of socks into a mesh bag when you do laundry and you’ll prevent this common tragedy.

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7. Looking Through Paper Bills

Plenty, if not all, companies provide online statements and autopay options.

Shuffling through old papers to figure out what you owe is a thing of the past.

6. Using One-Time Batteries

Rechargeable batteries cost a bit more, but they last longer and eventually pay for themselves.

Plus, disposable batteries have acids that might unintentionally start fires. Yikes!

5. Weekly Lawn-Moving

It’s fine to mow your lawn every two weeks.

This allows enough wildflowers to sprout so that bees can have something to pollinate with, and prevents the lawn from becoming so short that it dries out.

4. Rinsing Dishes Before Loading

This wastes water. Experts also say you can simply scrape bigger pieces of food off your dishes.

You’ll still get the same results.

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3. Extraneous Ironing

Do you know those pesky wire hanger wrinkles?

To reduce time spent ironing them off your shirts, it’s best to invest in quality wire hangers made of wood or velvet.

2. Leaving Curtains Open

If you live in an area that gets lots of sun, the extra UV rays may eventually fade colors from your furniture over time.

Open curtains may also increase your home’s temperature and cause you to have to spend more on utilities.

 1. Washing Your Hair Every Day

Your scalp produces natural oils that condition your hair. Washing it every day actually strips your scalp of these oils and stimulates excess production.

Most people are fine if they wash their hair two or three times per week.

ALRIGHT! Are you smarter now? Yeah you are!

Now that you know which chores aren’t necessary to do every day, what will you do instead?

Share your suggestions in the comments section! After all, you have an extra few seconds now.

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On a New App, You Can Hear Chaucer’s ‘The Canterbury Tales’ in 14th Century English

A thing that makes Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales so exceptional is Chaucer chose to write it in the common Middle English language used at the time instead of Latin or French. No one knows exactly why he went this route, but The Canterbury Tales is one of the greatest English language works of poetry.

Because Middle English is an ancient version of our English and hardly sounds or reads the same, The Canterbury Tales we likely studied in school was not exactly how Chaucer wrote it. To hear his unabridged version, though, University of Saskatchewan researchers developed an app that reads The Canterbury Tales in its original Middle English.

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In a press release, project leader, University of Saskatchewan English professor Peter Robinson said, “We want the public, not just academics, to see the manuscript as Chaucer would have likely thought of it—as a performance that mixed drama and humor.”

The app features a 45-minute narration of the “General Prologue,” and developers are working on two more apps for “The Millers Tale,” and a few other stories. There is also a line-by-line narration in modern English so you don’t get lost if your Middle English is a little rusty.

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Chaucer died before completing the entire work. Scholars have had to piece together 80 manuscripts to figure out various editions, but there’s no one official text to be found. The “General Prologue” included in the app is the Hengwrt manuscript likely written by Chaucer’s scribe, Adam Pinkhurst.

Terry Jones, a medievalist and member of Monty Python, contributed to the project. Jones’ two books on Chaucer and his translation of the “General Prologue” are included on the app’s notes and introduction. This was his last academic project before he died on January 21, 2020. Robinson called Jones an inspiration.

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The app is available for free on on Google Play or iTunes. There’s also a desktop version available here.

Download it now to hear The Canterbury Tales in its original intended flowing form!

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These Waiters Didn’t Delete Their “Receipt Comments” and Customers Outed Them on Social Media

Waiters are often on the receiving end of hostile customer behavior. We constantly see them serve up memes about customers who refuse to tip, leave filthy tables, and make unreasonable demands.

But restaurant servers are also human, and they also make some epic workplace mistakes.

One Steak ‘N Shake customer was surprised with a descriptor delineating their probable state of mind.

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Now, being a waiter to a rowdy customer doesn’t sound like fun. It’s logical that servers occasionally have a laugh at the expense of the customer, but most people at least try to make sure they don’t get caught.

The next receipt is kinda worse though.

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This receipt includes some harsh language, including observations about one of the customer’s genitals. That’s definitely never warranted and sure to cost the server a tip.

Would you believe that things can get worse?

One restaurant wrote a racial slur on the receipt for a customer.

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Servers at this establishment certainly dropped the ball, made a customer angry, and their actions prompted a swift discussion.

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These incidences are indefensible, but the reality is that servers are on the receiving end of rude comments far more often than their customers.

Here’s an example of a xenophobic comment:

Black servers are also often on the receiving end of racist comments from customers. This is reprehensible.

When it comes to communicating, it’s clear that customers and servers are both capable of being jerks. Be that as it may, the servers who dished out insults should still do better, but so do some customers!

What do you think of the way servers roasted some of these customers?

Your opinion is welcome in the comments section (though it’s doubly welcome if you’ve worked in the food industry).

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“Mean” Joe Greene Met up With the Coca-Cola Kid 40 Years Later

A blast from the past!

During the 1979 Super Bowl, a commercial aired that forever remained with football fans.

In it, embattled Pittsburgh Steeler, “Mean” Joe Greene takes an icy-cold bottle of Coca-Cola offered by a 9-year old boy and downs the whole thing. When Greene notices the boy walking away dejected, he calls, “Hey kid.” Then throws the boy his jersey.

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The commercial was a hit with so many connecting with the story of a tough football who really has a big heart meeting a young (and adorable) fan.

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Forty years later, the commercial and its two stars, Greene and Tommy Okon, were reunited on CBS.

The two met at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Tex. Greene recalled he drank 18 bottle of Coke to nail the scene. They also re-enacted the commercial and were both moved to tears. Especially Greene who said he couldn’t believe Okon was all grown up now.

”No way. It’s great to see you,” Greene says when he see Okon. “My God, look at you. I don’t need to look down here anymore.”

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Okon responds he looks older than Greene, and the laughter and recollections of the commercial filming flowed from there.

Here’s the meeting…

Greene retired from the NFL after the the 1981 season. He’s remembered as a gridiron powerhouse and is honored in both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame.

What do you remember about this famous spot? Do you have fond memories?

Let us know in the comments!

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Why “Middle Child Syndrome” Isn’t Actually a Thing

We hear that middle children tend to develop undesirable traits because they don’t stand out in the same way as their elder or younger siblings. But is it true?

Reader’s Digest says most of the symptoms of “middle child syndrome” are hearsay.

Here are some reasons why…

5. They’re Talented

Middle children are known to be creative and inventive.

They’re statistically more open to new experiences than their elder siblings.

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4. They Know How to Be Good Friends

Their position in the family’s birth order means they usually have to seek strong support systems outside of the family.

This means they learn to be better friends and romantic partners.

3. They Attract Other Middle Children

It’s possible that middle children develop characteristics that cause them to seek out other middle children for friendship or as significant others.

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2. Middle Kids Check Their Egos

Middle children are associated with weaker self-esteem, and experts are rightfully concerned about this.

On the other hand, middle children are far less likely to be narcissistic than their elder or younger siblings. Studies show they can cope with rejection quite well as a result.

1. They Make Great Leaders

One study on presidents shows that up to 52% of them are middle children!

One hypothesis says this is because middle children can learn from older siblings, but they still play an important role in family life as well. After all, they still have to be a good example to their younger siblings!

Constantly learning and leading means that middle children are in a great position to keep learning.

These are all great things to hear, especially for middle children who’ve been getting a bad reputation over the years.

Do you agree or disagree about the existence of “middle child syndrome”? We’re ready to hear you out in the comments!

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Funny Parenting Tweets for All the Moms and Dads

Okay, moms and dads. Toss this little rug rats aside (gently), tune them out for a couple of minutes, and enjoy these hilarious tweets that were composed with you and folks just like you in mind.

If nothing else, the struggles of parenthood seem to bring people together, no matter where they’re from or their background.

So dig in and enjoy a few laughs before the next kid-related emergency occurs.

1. Not feeling it.

2. That’ll show ’em!

3. Not even close.

4. Putting on a show.

5. Got that extra five minutes in.

6. Kind of scary, huh?

7. Listen to the doctor.

8. Definitely your offspring.

9. Gonna be a long day.

10. That doesn’t matter.

11. Maybe not…

12. It’s not possible.

13. Raising a genius.

14. That oughta do it.

15. Just go with it.

Those damn kids! They’re at it again!

Have your little devils done anything crazy or infuriating lately?

Tell us all about it in the comments!

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Baby Yoda Chia Pets Will Be Here Soon!

Oh yeah!

Cha-cha-cha Chia Pet! Remember that jingle!

Surely you remember the commercials, right?

RIGHT????!????

Alright, cut to 2020…

Everything related to Baby Yoda is so popular these days that it makes sense a Baby Yoda Chia Pet would be hitting the market for consumption. I am a personal fan of this amazing product and my Bob Ross Chia Pet has been a wonderful addition to my home.

At the recent New York Toy Fair, it was revealed that Chia Pet will be releasing a Baby Yoda version of its iconic product.

Baby Yoda rose to fame in recent months thanks to the little guy’s role in the hit show The Mandalorian.

This new (obviously awesome) product has “The Child” sitting in a planter and he looks very content to have all that green sprouting up around him.

What do you think? Are you gonna get your hands on one of these? I know I am!

There’s no official word yet about when this amazing addition to the Chia Pet family will be available, so keep your eyes and your ears open, people!

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A Rare Hot Wheels Toy Is Worth an Incredible $100,000

When I see headlines like this, it makes me wish I never would’ve gotten rid of all my old toys, baseball cards, records, and anything else that I ditched when I thought I outgrew it. Doh!

Celebrity toy collector Joel Magee has an ultra-rare Hot Wheels Camaro toy car from 1968 that he says is worth as much as $100,000.

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What’s so special about it? First of all, the car is white. Designers at Mattel would put white enamel on prototype cars so they could check for imperfections. Only a few of these white prototypes were know to have been accidentally packaged and released to retailers.

In fact, the car Magee has is one of the original 16 models of the car that Mattel made in 1968.

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Magee said, “I’ve collected toys forever and this Hot Wheels Camaro is the Holy Grail of collectibles. I am beyond excited to have found it to add to my vast collection. This car is so extremely rare that there is only one known example which is this one. Imagine something that originally sold for 59 cents now being worth upwards of $100,000!”

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Magee said that he has no plans to sell the car and instead will take it to toy shows and media appearances throughout the country.

Talk about a lucky find! Keep your eyes open next time you’re out thrift shopping or you are poking around in your attic!

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A Woman Got Feedback After Claiming She Was “Raised to Take Care of Her Husband”

Let’s just say up front that everyone’s relationship roles and dynamics are different, and if both partners are happy and fulfilled and it works for them, it’s no one’s business.

That said, once you put your business on Twitter and also use a somewhat judgy and sanctimonious tone that suggests your way is the right and good way and everyone else is dumb, well…expect feedback.

Twitter user Brylea Kay sent this tweet, claiming that she was raised to be an “old fashioned” wife who took care of her husband and made him dinner and cleaned the house, et al.

Let’s first point out that, due to her wording, we can assume dear Brylea has never been married (or added kids to the mix), so we will have to assume she’s like those people who have opinions on parenting before they attempt to tackle it themselves.

People had some thoughts.

Some excellent GIFS.

And just some plain hilarious responses to this dear heart thinking she knows anything about what it takes to stay happily married to another person who turns out to be way more annoying than you thought.

I mean, I kind of just want to give her a hug and tell her to get back to me in 15 years.

What do you think? Were people right? Piling on? Let’s talk about it in the comments!

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