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In 1951 a 66 year old man wasn’t allowed to enter a 1800km (1118 miles) long bicykle race due to being to old. He showed up anyways and won the race by biking for days without sleep. He got the nickname ”Grandpa Steel”.
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Rosie Ruiz won the Boston Marathon in 1980. It turns out, she cheated and simply hopped in a cab and only pretended to run the race. She hopped out 1/2 of a mile away and jogged to her trophy(which was subsequently taken away 8 days later).
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They still got it!
I’m talking about the El Arroyo restaurant in Austin, Texas, a place that has been known for their hilarious signs out in front of their establishment for quite some time now.
And, since we’re obviously living in very strange times, the folks at El Arroyo have adapted their sign game to reflect the current times.
Their signs lately have focused on the pandemic and the shutdown in a very way that no doubt gives their customers and folks passing by a good laugh.
Let’s take a look at what they’ve been up to at the El Arroyo.
People really love it! And they have nothing else to do!
Very clever, guys and gals!
Thicc for the win!
And I like it!
I can’t even keep track anymore.
Be careful on your Zoom calls, people.
Does this apply to you?
Can we agree on that? Where do I sign?
Get out of my way!
Mixing up the diseases.
Yeah, what happened to all those folks?
In a huge way.
I think it’s probably true…
Those are great!
Have you seen any funny business or church signs during the lockdown?
If so, please share them with us in the comments.
We’d love to hear from you!
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These fake products sure are hilarious…but I’m pretty sure I don’t actually WANT any of them in my house…or do I…? I guess to each their own, right?
They’re from a very funny Instagram account called Worst Buy that specializes in dreaming up awful products that thankfully don’t exist in real life.
But they sure are a lot of fun to look at!
And I have a feeling that, like the headlines in The Onion, a number of people probably fall for these shenanigans and actually believe that some of these products are real.
People are gullible, ya know?
Let’s take a look at some of the best examples of the “worst buys” you could ever want.
These look completely revolting.
Don’t you agree?
It still tastes good, though!
Haven’t you?
Doesn’t seem very efficient…
And these will be welcome additions!
Or your hot dog! Or directly into your mouth!
Sorry, everybody…
Hours of fun!
I wonder how big their supply is?
Why not, right?
Another big win for KYLE!
Eat up, kids!
Those are hilarious! We hope you loved them!
In the comments, tell us which one is your favorite.
We can’t wait to hear from you!
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Parenting can be so hard sometimes, but still, there is usually some kind of comedy to be found within the madness, if you look hard enough.
Everyone knows that laughter is the best way to stop yourself from crying (or to make your cryfest seem less sad, I suppose), and these 17 dads are here to bring you the laughs from within their own crazy lives.
We can’t let them win.
me: I don’t negotiate with terrorists
wife: she’s three
me: I don’t care how many she is
— tom (@pilau) July 9, 2020
Like when you accidentally turn the camera to face yourself.
If you want to know what you really look like hand your phone to a 5-year-old to take a picture.
— mark (@TheCatWhisprer) June 29, 2020
This is absolutely true just show them a beloved movie from your childhood, you’ll see.
What’s your favorite part about traveling with kids and why is it not a god damn thing
— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) July 1, 2020
Even for fighting with their siblings, I guess.
My 4-year-old asked my 2-year-old if it was time to fight.
2 checked the calendar and said, "No, not yet."
Well, at least they are organized.
— A Bearer Of Dad News
(@HomeWithPeanut) June 25, 2020
This makes me laugh just thinking about it.
Self-confidence is my four year old asking me to turn off the ceiling fan so he can show me how high he jumps.
— Henpecked Hal (@HenpeckedHal) July 1, 2020
No parent wants that, I don’t think.
Kids mispronouncing things is super adorable but at some point I will have to tell my daughter we don’t put Farmer John cheese on spaghetti.
— Simon Holland (@simoncholland) June 19, 2020
Each kid gets just a little bit less smart.
If at first you don’t succeed, pin all your hopes on the second kid.
— John Lyon (@JohnLyonTweets) June 24, 2020
Snacks are life, y’all, don’t @ me.
10-year-old: I accidentally ate all the snacks.
Me: How is that an accident?
10: No one stopped me.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) July 9, 2020
Human biology will do that on its own.
3yo: what’s sex?
Me: something amazing.
3yo: like bubbles?
Me: better than bubbles.
3yo: holy shit.
Me: totally.
— WTFDAD (@daddydoubts) July 5, 2020
I’ve heard of it, and maybe remember it, but…?
One of the kids woke me up to ask if I was still sleeping, if any of you were thinking of having children.
— Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) June 25, 2020
You’re homeschooling, right?
Having kids is great because they ask you all sorts of things like ‘can you freeze farts?’ and then you spend all day thinking about it
— ThreeTimeDaddy (@threetimedaddy) July 11, 2020
Ask a physicist who has children; they’ll tell you.
A typical cup holds about 8 ounces of liquid.
But if a child spills it, that number increases to 8 gallons.
— A Bearer Of Dad News
If he’s five, you’ve long ago figured out how to poo in not-peace.
I’m in the bathroom and I can hear my 5yo heavily breathing outside the door like some kind of horror movie.
— mark (@TheCatWhisprer) June 27, 2020
Maybe more. It’s hard to tell when they’re all going for your face.
Me: Give me something strong
Bartender: *hands me a toddler who doesn't want to get in his car seat*
— The Dad (@thedad) July 3, 2020
What even is time these days, anyway?
6-year-old: Can I have ice cream?
Me: It's a little early.
6: Ice cream can't tell time.
— James Breakwell, Exploding Unicorn (@XplodingUnicorn) July 7, 2020
Soon she will refuse to do our jobs, parents.
My kids just asked Alexa the same question 40 times in a row and I'm pretty sure I heard a sigh before the 36th answer.
— Twin Dad (@TwinSurvivalist) July 9, 2020
Just sit at a table with food on it and a baby on your lap and you will see.
Dear parents of toddlers
How many limbs do you have to pin down so you can brush their teeth?
Tonight it was only 7.
— ThreeTimeDaddy (@threetimedaddy) July 10, 2020
Oh my goodness, those dads are going THROUGH it, y’all!
How do you remember to find the humor in every situation? Tell us your secrets in the comments!
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Having a job that you enjoy and that EMPOWERS you is pretty incredible. And, if we’re being honest, those kinds of jobs are also pretty hard to find.
But they do exist, so don’t give up hope if you’re looking for a new gig.
It’s also nice to hear from people who are in those kinds of jobs so you can be inspired by their experiences and keep pushing for the best that you can be.
And hey, you never know: maybe you can change the culture at your own company over the course of time…
Enjoy these tweets about people talking about the empowering things they enjoy about their job.
All about amplifying voices.
What is the one most empowering thing about your profession? I'll go first.
Journalism: Amplifying the voices that otherwise would not reach the powerful.
— Rituparna Chatterjee (@MasalaBai) July 28, 2020
It’s what public health is about.
Public Health – Taking health services to the last man, exactly how it should have been
— Dr Pooja Tripathi (@Pooja_Tripathii) July 28, 2020
Brilliant minds.
Scientist (especially as a woman in STEM): Learning from a community of brilliant minds the world over; amplifying the voices of women and their groundbreaking research.
— Jayantika Chakraborty (@JayantikaChakr1) July 28, 2020
Keep up the great work!
Disability advocacy and sensitization. Living it, and showing by example how its done
— Payal Kapoor (@payalkp) July 28, 2020
Helping minds.
Psychiatrist: Reach to complex minds of persons with mental illness..and helps these minds with skills & ammunition integrated with science of Medicine & art of psycho-social interventions
— Dr. Om Prakash (@ompsychiatrist) July 28, 2020
Getting through all the challenges.
My profession is to be there for cancer patients making sure they are compliant and able to access treatment no matter what . My job is to be there for them and their family at all times .There are challenges galore but their love and courage keep me on track and is reward enough
— Viji Venkatesh (@vijivenkatesh) July 28, 2020
I love this one.
Creating impact through art. People leave the movie theatres with their ideas questioned.
— Sulagna Chatterjee (@BeingChatterjee) July 28, 2020
Working towards answers.
Research: Being able to work towards finding answers that could eventually contribute to meaningful improvements in medicine and health.
— Rubina Mulchandani (@Rubina_BigB_EF) July 28, 2020
Keep them coming!
writer. i tell myself stories i could be living to escape the one i currently am.
— secret candy super dandy brandy randy shibs (@lordoftheshibs) July 28, 2020
And it’s affordable, which is nice.
Filling stomach of people at affordable rates with taste and raising their sprits
— rocking it loud (@godafterhim) July 28, 2020
It’s essential work.
I help build careers of students, get a purpose and direction in life.
Teach them how to think critically, rationally so that they can get rid of wrong ideas that society often imposes on them –
which is essential for humans to progress and this what empowers them the most.— adarsh utkarsh (@UtkarshAdarsh) July 28, 2020
Works for some people, for sure.
As a freelance content writer for hire, my profession empowers me rather than anyone else by giving me livelihood as well as free time.
Not quite noble in the macro-sense but great in a narrow self-sense.— namita
(@namitaj68) July 28, 2020
Now we’d like to hear from you!
In the comments, tell us what you love about your job.
We can’t wait to hear what you have to say!
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We’re all just getting it done one day at a time, but some of us are better at getting creative when presented with the challenges that parenting and kids throw at us every single day.
As a mom, I’ve gotta tip my hat to these 17 parents, whose out-of-the-box thinking is truly inspiring.
The expressions on their cute faces say they’re worried, though.
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Heck, I’m a little bit jealous!
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Way better than the Mickey cake I made last year.
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These are not average days; forget average screen time rules.
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But I mean, ruining Titanic is good parenting so maybe they offset.
They’re clever like that.
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Not until they’re older, at least.
We’re all muddling through as best as we can.
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Even turning into Voldemort, apparently.
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You get rid of monsters AND your kids rooms smell better!
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And really, why not? Everything else is crap, so if it makes them happy…
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Also those wheels don’t touch the ground?
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It might not be professional, but it’s better than nothing.
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I would lose my ever-loving mind.
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Just drink the darn medicine and then sip some water, kid.
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I mean…there’s not even carpet?
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Any parent who has been through it knows what I mean.
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I never would have considered some of these things, how about you?
If you’re going to try any of them yourself, let me know which in the comments!
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Books and websites and forums and groups about parenting are great. They really are, because you’re going to need somewhere to go for support when nothing they tell you can help solve the problem you’re currently facing down with your kid.
There’s no way to prepare for being a parent, and there are definitely moments – like these 16 – that no book could ever guess would happen.
And take you along until you want to puke.
3: Mommy, I wann Paw Patrol sticker
Me: They’re all gone, buddy.
3: Why?
Me: Because you used them all, dude.
3: Why?
Me: Because you wanted Paw Patrol stickers.
3: Why?
These are the conversations the parenting books don’t even remotely prepare you for.
— Goldfish and Chicken Nuggets (@gfishandnuggets) July 8, 2019
I also hate getting in and also out of the bath.
Parenting books never prepared me for how much time I’d spend arguing for kids to get into and then out of the shower.
— Rodney Lacroix (@RodLacroix) July 16, 2020
And yet we do it voluntarily.
You know what they don't put in parenting books? That in 16 years your baby will wash his balls with your 20$ LUSH shampoo bar.
— Madame Lifewaster Jr.
(@elunatyk) April 30, 2019
Shut up and eat your turkey.
My 5 year old son just asked “what if we put a slice of turkey in the DVD player and it played a movie about the turkey’s whole life” and none of the parenting books I’ve read have prepared me for this question.
— octopus/caveman (@OctopusCaveman) August 26, 2018
We’re just all trying to keep up here.
My two kids are locked in some kind of competition for views on their YouTube channels (!!), and now they’re each lobbying me for a shout-out on Twitter.
They did not cover this in the parenting books.
— Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) April 29, 2019
It doesn’t mean you’ve lost. I don’t think.
Meian: Today Hinata talked back to me. Then he said "hashtag roasted" and dabbed.
Meian: Non of my parenting books prepared me for that.
— incorrect jackadlers (@blackschweiden) June 25, 2020
It all seems so reasonable at first.
Nowhere in the parenting books does it tell you that you will be spending $60 on a mf build-a-bear.
— Swishergirl (@Swishergirl24) January 13, 2019
Among other things.
one thing those parenting books don’t tell you about having a baby is that it will kick you square in the balls at least once every day.
— david ehrlich (@davidehrlich) June 20, 2020
You will cut them. They will bleed and you will want to die. (Use the scissors).
Why don’t any parenting books tell you the hard truth about the most difficult part of caring for a baby?
Trimming. Tiny. Fingernails.
— Eric Smith (@ericsmithrocks) March 14, 2018
Sounds about right based on my house.
Walked into the livingroom & I could smell a fart.
I asked who did it & my 9yr old son said it was him.
My 4yr old son said he did it & now he's crying cause his big brother took the credit.
You don't read about this shit in parenting books.— joe heenan (@joeheenan) November 22, 2019
Of course, you will soon be immune to poop.
You can read all the parenting books you want, but nothing will prepare you for the first time you have to clean poop out of the wrinkles in your son's balls.
— Scary Mommy (@ScaryMommy) January 28, 2020
Also, you should have known her telling you to sleep was a trick. They hate that sh%t.
My 3yo keeps telling me to lie down and rest and as soon as I close my eyes, she pounces on me to get me to wake up and then laughs maniacally and all I’m saying is it would’ve been nice if the parenting books hadn’t left out this “Help! I think my child is a sadist” stage.
— Snarky Mommy (@SnarkyMommy78) September 16, 2019
Because it never, ever ends.
The parenting books never warned me how much of my daughter’s toddler years would be spent waiting for her to finish this grilled cheese.
— mark (@TheCatWhisprer) February 2, 2018
Or somewhere similar. It’s hilarious when it’s not your kid.
None of the parenting books prepare you for your toddler screaming, “I’m just picking my butt” in the middle of a restaurant.
— Mom On The Rocks (@mom_ontherocks) July 29, 2019
Why is this a thing though?!
Why don’t parenting books have chapters called “So your 3 year old’s poop is so huge it looks like it could have come from Andre The Giant…”
— ThreeTimeDaddy (@threetimedaddy) June 23, 2020
Raising sarcastic kids is goals.
My son texted me halfway through his first day of school “I HAVE STRAIGHT A’s SO FAR!” & parenting books did not prepare me for this level of proud.
— Sarcastic Mommy (@sarcasticmommy4) August 22, 2019
Parenting is all about making decisions on your feet, my friends, so make sure you stay limber.
What’s a moment you’ve had as a parent that has just totally stunned you with its randomness? Tell us about it in the comments!
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Kids are really cute and one of the most adorable things about them is that they are truly discovering everything about the world and the beings that live in it for the first time.
They’re not dumb, they’re new here!
Here are 16 kids who were completely, adorably gobsmacked and confused by the reality of life on earth.
No matter how old you are, tbh.
My daughter thinks the past tense of dream is drum. I corrected her but I regret it.
— Jane Marie (@SeeJaneMarie) June 27, 2020
Also…I think it could work.
I learned my son thinks it’s “bowl shit” not “bullshit”
— Mike Dawson
(@mike_daws) May 14, 2020
Anything that stops them talking for five whole minutes.
My son thinks putting vaseline on his lips = he can't speak for some time and has to sit while his lips dry out. Total #win. Going to stock up on vaseline now, in the summers.
— nandiniv (@nandiniv) February 23, 2020
Because I think I could really get behind that one.
My daughter thinks the singular of “clothes” is “clo.” “I wearing a clo.”
— Laura Dorwart (@laurawritesit) April 20, 2020
It’s so itchy and we love sheep.
I just found out my daughter thinks it's "pull the wall over someone's eyes" and that's actually better, I might start saying that.
— Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) July 27, 2018
Perhaps that’s where her son got the idea.
My son thinks that since he has 2 testicles, he can have 2 kids when he grows up.
I'm not entirely sure my husband doesn't believe the same thing.
— Marl (@Marlebean) January 25, 2020
Transformers have always been the bomb.
My son thinks Amazon Prime and Optimus Prime are one and the same, and honestly how cute is that that we have a transformer who delivers us gifts every few days?
— Celeste Yvonne (@andwhatamom) April 7, 2019
Sing it, little feminist.
Just learned that my daughter thinks those who came before us are our ansisters.
— Academic Mom (@Momademia) February 1, 2020
She should definitely write it.
My daughter thinks they are stone gummi bears. And I think this is wonderful. pic.twitter.com/RXih6NbAJR
— Simon Harrer (@simonharrer) April 18, 2020
If we were just describing them by their personalities, I mean.
I referred to a pigeon as a "big ass bird" and now my son thinks pigeons are called "ass birds"
— Adrienne Porter Felt (@__apf__) July 11, 2019
This is kind of beautiful.
My daughter thinks the chorus of Eleanor Rigby goes:
All the lovely people,
Where do they all come from?— Tom Chaplin (@tomchaplin) February 8, 2020
And completely delight the first man she poops in front of, I’m sure.
My daughter thinks it’s funny to say, “That’s a spicy meatball” every time she poops, and honestly? Same.
— Mom Jeans (@momjeansplease) May 6, 2019
Never underestimate the effectiveness of a good cliffhanger.
My son thinks the wise men brought the baby Jesus gifts of "gold, insects and MORE" and honestly that sounds like a way more exciting story
— ErBear (@Rica_Bee) December 23, 2019
Does he know what/where breasts are, though?
My son thinks babies drink milk from mom’s butts. Not sure where I went wrong on this one, but I’m gonna continue to let him teach his friends this.
— Mom Jeans (@momjeansplease) April 26, 2019
So he’s definitely onto something.
my kid thinks calling pop tarts “poop tarts” is shit your pants level comedy, and folks
he’s right
— ???????? ??????? (@KLobstar) May 11, 2020
Should we start a petition?
my son thinks the number between fourteen and sixteen is fiveteen, and frankly he has a point
— Al Shipley (@alshipley) April 20, 2020
Kids and their curiosity are less adorable when it’s the same question 50x in a row, am I right?
What’s the funniest misunderstanding you’ve ever had with one of your babies? Tell us the story in the comments!
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Raise your hand if you’ve recently learned that the drawers under your oven were originally meant to be food warmers, like if you’re cooking a big meal and can’t fit it all in your oven at once?
I’m totally raising my hand, y’all. My whole life, my mother, then I, used them to store things like cookie sheets, muffin tins, and the like – but should you store things like that in there?
Let’s find out together, shall we?
The basic rule is that anything that is safe to go in your oven can be stored in the drawer.
The oven drawer gets quite hot – which is how it also can keep your food hot – so anything that is plastic, cloth, paper, or the like, will probably melt. It could also catch fire, which means that for safety reasons, make sure you’re double checking everything that goes into it.
Things like pans, Pyrex dishes, skillets, pizza stones, those muffin tins I referenced earlier, and possibly glass lids for those items, should be safe down there. They are all made of oven-safe material and so should be able to safely withstand the warming heat from the oven above.
I also keep cooling racks in mine, but some people keep grill utensils or extra oven racks inside – if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that adults everywhere are pressed for space in the kitchen.
Maybe we should all set Marie Kondo and her ideas loose in our cooking spaces, but I’d hate to lose some of my gadgets, even if I do only use them a couple of times a year!
In any case, remember that the best thing to do if you’re not sure is to check your manual.
And since we live in the now and not the fifty-years ago (when people presumably knew what those drawers were meant for in the first place), you can go online and read up on your particular oven’s specifications and models, since you probably don’t know where your manual is.
Just me?
I didn’t think so.
Be safe out there friends!
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