Month: May 2020

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Funny Tweets About the “Murder Hornets”

Is it possible for 2020 to get worse? Millions of people are out of work, we’re not allowed to leave our houses, the news is filled with terrible stories every single night…

Oh, wait, here’s something else you can worry about now! MURDER HORNETS HAVE NOW ENTERED THE UNITED STATES.

Yes, you read that correctly. The deadly Asian hornet is here and they threaten to wipe out the honeybee population (and they kill up to 50 people a year in Japan). Man…I think we could all use a break from shitty world events for a while…but I guess we’ll have to keep waiting.

At least we can have some laughs, right?!?!

Here are some funny tweets about those damn murder hornets…hopefully, they’re not here to stay…

1. Thanks for the tip.

Hey, it might save your life one day…

2. Let’s really mess with everyone.

Can we please get a break? Please?

3. Sounds like it’ll be very soon.

Keep your fingers crossed.

4. They haven’t been charged with a crime…yet.

Lawyers are always doing this, aren’t they?

5. What’s next?

Can we really top this?

6. You need to chill, 2020.

For realz…it’s not cool anymore.

7. God is really…playing God right now.

Which I guess is in his job description.

8. It’s everywhere right now.

But hopefully, it won’t invade your area…

9. What else can we add to the list?

Giant robots with laser beams on their heads?

10. They’re very fine people, actually.

I’ve known them all my life.

11. I’ll show you how.

Is this all part of a big HOAX?

12. Can’t wait to tell the grandkids about it!

Back in my day…

13. What an elitist.

Always have to be a one-upper, don’t you?

What else could possibly go wrong this year?

Talk to us in the comments and brainstorm about how things can get even worse! This will be a fun experiment in despair and terror!

Good luck out there!

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Design Fails by People Who Had Exactly One Job

You only had one job!

How many times have you heard that yelled in your face before?

Or maybe in someone else’s face who you worked with?

The point is, a lot of people make big mistakes in the design field and some of them are just so good that they must be shared with the world.

Like these!

They’re really bad, but we think you’ll get a big laugh out of them! So enjoy!

1. Do you think they thought this one through?

I’m not so sure about that…

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2. Soup for Sluts!

It sounds delicious!

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3. Do these two billboards belong side-by-side?

Sending some mixed signals…

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4. Take a closer look at the dress.

Come on, people…

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5. SLIMING herb.

Sounds kind of…slimy…

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6. Poor Granny…she never saw this coming.

I, for one, am quite offended by this.

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7. Grandma really can’t catch a break.

They had to do it…

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8. Kit Ka…

I would think you’d at least want the WHOLE name of your product on there, but what do I know?

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9. Load up on lighter fluid kids!

Seems like a REALLY bad idea.

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10. Just looks really disturbing.

Something to nibble on…

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11. A watch! For the kids!

Just ignore the shape, I guess…

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12. Perfect placement.

Do you think this is a big seller?

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13. Yikes…let’s end on that note.

Not a good look…not good at all…

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I hope these folks still have jobs…because those are some major FAILS!

Now we want to hear from all the readers out there.

Have you seen any really bad design fails lately?

If so, please share them with us in the comments. We’d love to see them!

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Riddles That Should Challenge the Sharpest of Minds

If you think you’re pretty smart, and can solve whatever riddles the internet throws at you, that’s awesome! If you want to really test your wits, though, see if you can solve these 6 riddles.

I swear, they’re tougher than they might seem at first glance!

6. Always surrounded by wood.

5. Brothers and sisters.

4. It was like POOF.

3. Half of five?

2. A riddle for the ages.

1. Keep your letters straight!

Continue reading when you want to check your answers!

6. I come from a mine and get surrounded by wood always. Everyone uses me. What am I? 

5. A girl has as many brothers as sisters, but each brother has only half as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there in the family? 

4. What disappears as soon as you say its name?

 

3. How can the number four be half of five?

2. I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?

1. A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. C is the father of D. So how is D related to A?

Did you solve them all? If so, you’re smarter than me!

Thanks for playing – come back and try some more riddles soon!

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Check Out One Tenant’s Sweet Revenge on His Lowlife Landlord

I know that landlords get a bad rap, and some of them are very nice and even work with their tenants through hard times – but others are the reason for the stereotype, and when they get what’s coming to them, we all like to watch.

Which is why people are loving this story about one person who got back at this landlord who went out of his way to be a jerk.

The bad blood began when the landlord either stopped paying the heating bill, or turned down the heat remotely, in the middle of a chilly winter. Being smart cookies, they consulted an attorney and learned they could withhold their rent and, if it wasn’t fixed, take the landlord to court.

Instead of doing the right thing, the landlord tried to evict them for non-payment but a judge finds in their favor.

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Fast forward to the signing of a new lease, and the tenants wrote in a clause allowing them to break the least with 45-days notice because they were looking for a home of their own. When they’re ready they give the notice, pay their final rent, and moved out – but the landlord refused to give back their security deposit.

The tenant sued for the deposit (plus fees), and the landlord countersued for the 6 months missing rent (plus fees).

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The group is ordered to arbitration before wasting a judges time, but the arbitrator recommends the tenants pay up. That is, until they realized that the landlord was using a forged version of the lease.

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The judge found in their favor, but of course, that’s not quite the end.

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It took awhile but they did get their money – and the landlord got shamed.

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Is that a happy ending or what?

I mean, I know court is expensive and time-consuming, but I guess alls well that ends well!

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Netflix Codes That Allow You to Watch All the Romance Movies Your Heart Can Handle

Even if people don’t like to admit it, everyone loves a good romantic film once in a while.

And I am one of those people. The older I get, the more I find myself stopping on the Hallmark Channel when I’m looking for something to watch.

But I digress.

We’re here to load you up with codes on Netflix so you can enjoy all different kinds of romantic movies.

To access each of these individual categories, sign into Netflix and replace the “xxx” in this web address (www.netflix.com/browse/genre/xxx) with the corresponding code number below OR just click directly on the links we provided.

And away you go! Enjoy these flicks and be sure to have a bottle of wine and a box of tissues handy.

1. Romantic Favorites (502675)

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Prepare to get all mushy and overcome with emotion when you use this code to tap into this category.

Enjoy such flicks as Silver Linings Playbook, She’s Out of My League, and As Good As It Gets.

2. Quirky Romance (36103)

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Let’s get quirky! In a romantic way, I mean.

Use this code to watch such romantic flicks as Candy Jar, Mr. Right, and Can’t Help Falling in Love.

3. Romantic Independent Movies (9916)

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There are a lot of good indie romance movies out there.

This category allows you to watch the very depressing Blue Valentine, the black-and-white smash hit from 2011 The Artist, and many others.

4. Romantic Dramas (1255)

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What’s a little romance without some drama wrapped up in it?

Get romantic AND dramatic when you use this Netflix code and you can watch such films as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Theory of Everything, and My Week With Marilyn.

5. Classic Romantic Movies (31273)

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Yes, Groundhog Day came out 27 YEARS AGO, so it is now considered a “classic” film.

And it should be! Bill Murray has never been better!

Use this code on Netflix and you can watch this gem and others like Tootsie and Howard’s End.

6. Romantic Comedies (5475)

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And, of course, we have the mother of all romantic films, the ROM-COM.

You know you can’t resist them, and at some point in your life, you’ll just give in and start enjoying them…I know I have.

Use this code to watch such romantic comedies as Failure To Launch, He’s Just Not That Into You, and Jerry Maguire.

Are you ready to fall in love, or what?

I know I am!

But before you do, please help us out with a favor.

If you know of any other good romantic films we should check out, please share them with us in the comments.

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Is It Farther or Further? Here’s How to Remember Which One is Right.

Even for folks who grew up speaking English, the language can be troublesome on occasion (like, all the time). There are tons of pairs of words – lay and lie, who and whom, affect and effect, and yes, farther and further – that just trip people up all the time.

As far as farther and further go, well, we’ve got some thoughts on how you can easily choose the correct word for the correct situation.

It’s easy enough to see why they’re confusing – the describe similar situations and there’s only one letter difference in the spelling. But even though they’re often used as if they’re the same word, grammatically, doing so is not correct.

Though both farther and further are related to progress, it’s the type of progress that lets you choose the correct option.

Farther is reserved to describe physical distance (the car was farther down the street than the taxi), while further is used in figurative or non-exact scenarios (the understudy took over before we got further into the performance).

An easy trick for remembering lies in the first three letters of the words – specifically farther.

Far is associated with physical distance, which should remind you to use it when you’re describing things that can be measured that way.

There are still situations that are trickier than others, but if you want to try your best to use the right word, choose further when you’re not sure – there will be more scenarios that fall under “harder to define” distances or space rather than exact ones.

And if you screw up, well, you’re not alone. The most accomplished of writers have just been winging it for years.

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Yale’s “Science of Well-Being” Online Course Is Available For Free

Many of us are looking for ways to better and improve ourselves, and so much the better if we can do it from the safety and comfort from our own homes. And not only is Yale offering a few courses online for free, they’re offering one in particular that’s so, so applicable to life as we currently know it.

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Their “The Science fo Well-Being” course (offered through Coursera), helps us answer questions like, “why are we so bad at predicting what will make us happy” and “how can we figure out what actually does the trick?”

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Basically, we all know that money and career success doesn’t necessarily make people happier – but we also don’t exactly know what does.

The 10-week course that promises to help you figure it out consists of about 2-3 hours of reading and videos per week, and allows you to work at your own pace, in case you want to cram a bunch of it into a weekend.

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Psychology professor Laurie Santos teachers the class, and leads students through research on how we’re wired to think about our own well-being, and to help you learn how to implement that knowledge to increase happiness in your life.

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If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the vague advice to “be happier,” this task-oriented course that’s geared toward building better habits at home might be exactly what you’ve been looking for – and former students, who have rated the class a 4.9 out of 5 stars (3731 of them) all but agree that it works.

Sounds like a pretty productive way to spend 20 hours of your life if you ask me!

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Pop Culture Moments That Changed Millennials Forever

Millennials aren’t teenagers anymore. The oldest in the generation are nearing 40, and even the youngest are out in the workforce, perhaps married, perhaps with children or thinking about it at this point.

That means they came of age in the 80s and 90s, which means we can blame at least some of their quirks and other odd behaviors on these 14 moments that television and movies thought were okay for kids.

14. Gmork from The Neverending Story.

Honestly there wasn’t a whole lot from that movie that wasn’t nightmare fuel.

13. The reveal at the end of the Thriller video.

HE HAD YELLOW EYES WHAT WHY.

12. The Thundercats early nudity.

I’m still not over it, to be honest.

11. Large Marge.

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure wasn’t all big fun.

10. Depressed Big Bird.

He turned blue in Follow that Bird and it was extremely disconcerting.

9. Return to Oz.

The closet of heads. The wheelers. The shock therapy. All of it.

8. Herbie Hancock’s Rockit video.

The 80s had a strange relationship with mannequins.

7. The death of Optimus Prime.

Transformers: The Movie was unexpectedly emotional.

6. The alien in Mac & Me.

I maintain it was a demon masquerading as an alien.

5.When Fievel was lost in An American Tail.

I mean, some of us also still don’t quite trust cats (which I say is wise).

4. The anti-Christmas monologue on Gremlins.

Terrifying on so many levels.

3. When Will watches himself get guillotined.

Something Wicked This Way Comes indeed.

2. All of the Drug-Free America commercials.

Particularly this one, where the drug dealer is an actual snake.

1. The clown doll under the bed in Poltergeist.

Also the entire movie but especially the clown doll.

I definitely agree with many of these – so that’s what’s wrong with me!

Or some of it, anyway.

Do you have a memory of something from your childhood that totally messed you up? If it’s missing from the list, tell us in the comments!

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People Share Questions You Should Ask Someone When You’re on a First Date

When it comes to first dates, many people could use as much help as possible with breaking the ice.

It’s hard to get to know someone and it can be difficult to know the right questions to ask to keep the conversation (and hopefully the romance) moving along.

Do you want some advice about things to ask on first dates?

Let’s dive into these answers from AskReddit users.

1.  This will tell you a lot about a person.

“What do you do with your shopping cart when finished at the grocery store?”

2. Movie first, THEN dinner.

“I read a LPT earlier today that stated if you’re taking someone on a dinner/movie date, go to the movie first.

That way, at dinner, if the conversation is lacking or having a hard time starting up – you can get it going with talking about the movie. 🙂 “

3. Get this out of the way.

“Vaccinations… safe or harmful?

Earth… round or are you a dumb ass?”

4. Give me the details.

“What kind of music do you listen to?

Might seem basic but this is a great question to ask to get to know someone.

I have noticed however that most people just answer with “anything but country” so you could probably get a more passionate response by asking something along the lines of “What artist(s) are you currently listening to?””

5. For the bookworms.

“If your life were a book what would the title be?”

6. The trifecta.

“Do you like The Office?

Do you like dogs?

Do you have a real personality?”

7. Looking forward.

“What is something you’re looking forward to?

Always gets a good answer, and it’s usually something unexpected.”

8. You’ll get some good insight.

“What would you do if the zombie apocalypse started right now?”

9. What kind of weirdo does this?

“Do you sleep with your socks on?”

10. Just get it out of the way.

“I asked my husband (we’ve been together 27 years), “You aren’t an ax murderer are you?” on our first date.”

11. This is a good one.

“What’s getting you through the week?

You find out what makes them happy and what’s important to them.”

12. Get to the real stuff.

“My favorite was always “what are you passionate about?”

So much better than “what do you do?””

13. I like this.

“When was the last time you felt proud of yourself?”

14. You better be a big reader.

“What are your favorite books?

If you get the impression they don’t read books, run.”

15. Might be interesting…

“What is your mother’s maiden name?

What is your high school mascot?

What is the name of your childhood best friend?”

16. Try these out.

“OK Cupid had a really cool blog about statistics from their huge user base. The three questions they found were best predictors for compatibility:

Do you like scary movies?

Have you ever traveled alone in another country?

Wouldn’t it be fun to chuck it all and live on a sailboat?

If you agree on those 3, you’re likeliest to succeed.”

17. Straight to the important stuff.

“Are you Introvert or Extrovert?

And how do you rank your mental health level from 1 to 10?”

18. This is usually fun.

“I always like to ask about the worst date they ever had.”

19. Are you an animal lover?

“Do you have any pets?

1 of 3 things will happen:

1: Yes they do, and will talk / show photos of them for ages.

2: they don’t, but then you follow it up with what pets do you want and they will talk for ages.

3: they say no, I’m not really an animal person, in which case you leave them because you don’t need someone like that in your life.”

20. Give up the info.

“What’s your favorite dinner?

What’s in your bucket list?

Are you a dog person or a cat person?”

21. A smart idea.

“How was your latest night out?

IMHO a person who brags about how shitfaced or wasted they become doesn’t make a good impression as a responsible partner.”

22. Okay, that’s just weird.

“Are your fingerprints in the police database?”

“In millimeters, How long are your toenails before you decide to cut them? Do you keep the remains?”

“Do you have any pets you aren’t using anymore?”

“How do you feel about basements?”

“Which bodily fluid do you think has the most pleasant aroma?”

“Which layer of skin do you favor the most?”

“My cat died six years ago…. wanna see?”

Well, what do you think?

Are you going to incorporate any of these into your first-date question arsenal?

Let us know what you think in the comments!

And if you have any suggestions, please pass them along to us!

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