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Kraft Foods introduced its boxed macaroni and cheese in 1937 when America was in the throes of the Great Depression with the promise that buyers could feed a family of four for 19 cents. Kraft sold 8 million boxes of its quick-and-easy macaroni and cheese the first year.
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Yoshie Shiratori escaped Japanese prison 4 times. The first time he picked some simple locks, the next time he climbed up a wall and broke a skylight, the next time he dislocated his joints to escape through a small hole, and lastly he dug a hole with a bowl.
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Theodore Roosevelt’s daughter Alice had a pet snake named Emily Spinach. She liked to carry it around the White House in her purse and take it out at unexpected moments.
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Twitter user Rubba Band Grant caused a stir on Twitter when he mused out loud about the “cheapest” thing he’d ever done:
What’s the cheapest shit y’all ever did? One time I went and got a rental car of my exact make and model, manually swapped all 4 tires from my car to the rental, then took it back. Had a whole new set of tires for bout $75
— Rubba Band Grant (@RubbaBand_Grant) August 31, 2020
As a lot of people were eager to point out, that’s not so much “being cheap” as it is just “stealing tires.” Not that we’re snitches here. We’re gonna give Grant the benefit of the doubt and assume this was made up for entertainment purposes only. And we’ll extend that benefit toward all the Twitter replies that followed which had…dubious legality.
Here’s a few ways people apparently skirt the system to save some cash.
This is a perfect example of how you can be clearly deceitful without technically lying.
i went to rapids water park and poured water on me and my sister in the parking lot so we’d already look wet and we went up there and got in for free
— TRIPPS
(@yazzdadon) August 31, 2020
If you’ve got those kinds of photoshop skills *on a phone* then I’ve got mad respect.
When concerts were a thing, I used to buy the cheapest ticket in the nose bleeds. Find a front row open seat and photoshop me a new ticket inside the venue from my phone
— c. (@TheChrisRand) September 1, 2020
Oh my God…I’m so tempted…
a safe place?
ok so when we at Walmart we peel the price stickers from the clearance section and place them over the barcodes of higher priced stuff
my bf finessed a $100 fishing pole for $2 one time
— ahleesha (@ahleeshaRanae) August 31, 2020
You’d think their barcode scanners would be smarter than that.
Me and my guys got these Long John Silver coupons for a free meal and I photoshopped the expiration date and printed out more. We ate free the entire summer. #LoveMyBros
— Will Entangle For PS5 (@JayGrayer) August 31, 2020
Well done.
Bought a £25 mascara and got a £20 voucher with my receipt. Returned the mascara, bought it again with my £20 voucher
— Eliza (@elizarosewatson) September 1, 2020
Walmart will pretty much take anything back, they don’t care.
I bought tools at Wal-Mart to change the battery out of my car, changed the battery, then returned the tools.
— Tyrone Dudley, BCaBA (@TheOnlyTyronly) August 31, 2020
Pretty hard to feel sympathy for either Amazon or the textbook industry.
I rented my textbooks from amazon and kept forgetting to return them, they were about to take the cost of the books out of my account so I took my card info off my account and deleted the account. I also sold the books lmao
— yt lives dont matter (@kyngkey__) August 31, 2020
You gotta wonder how often people do this.
Ordered UberEats, opened my driver app, waited outside the restaurant, received my own order & got paid to deliver it to myself.
— . (@iiHeartPolitics) August 31, 2020
Seems kind of sad and ridiculous that they wouldn’t just give their employees a free sandwich on their lunch break anyway.
I used to work at Chic-fil-A and every few receipts print out with an offer to complete the survey and get a free sandwich. I would pocket those receipts, do the survey on the clock, then eat free lunch everyday
— gorilla grip tiff (@TypicalTweeter) August 31, 2020
Didn’t they have some way to like, check your order though?
Called restaurants ive never been to and said they messed up my order but I didn’t have the receipt…….. Free food. It worked every time. I am since delivert. Case closed. pic.twitter.com/EAm74jystV
— Louie Cruitton
(@ElleBackwoods) August 31, 2020
We’re not saying we endorse any of these methods. We’re not saying we don’t, either. WE AIN’T SAYIN’ NOTHIN’, YA HEAR?
Do you have a method like this?
Tell us in the comments. We won’t judge.
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The Internet and social media have completely revolutionized how we do almost everything in our lives.
The way we interact with each other, the way we do business…all of it has been impacted by this technology that was not available to us about three decades ago.
And, as you already know, the atmosphere online can be toxic, offensive, and troublesome, especially to kids.
So is it up to parents to shield their kids from this kind of material? Or do individuals have a responsibility to keep it clean and civil online?
Here’s what AskReddit user had to say about this.
“It’s the parents’ responsibility to protect their children from the Internet.
I say a lot of f*cked up sh*t while gaming and if you don’t block voice chat on games that your eight year old plays, that is your fault not mine.’
“I agree to an extent.
Being on twitch, and most internet places, at 12 and under is usually against TOS. If the parent is already doing the streaming or they are internet savvy and know the ins and outs, then I feel it could be ok to stream as long as the parent and child are doing it together.
With the parent very strictly monitoring all communication first. And teaching the kid what is acceptable/unacceptable on the internet.
But I do also agree adults should not have to worry about censoring themselves in online interactions. As long as they aren’t harassing or engaging in illegal content, adults should not be compelled to cater to children.
Which is why I think it’s absolutely stupid that YouTube has been marking vids as unfriendly for advertisers if they have cuss words.”
“My son wants to stream and do tournaments and stuff with me cuz both me and my partner play. We told him no.
Also he isn’t very good at it yet but he has potential. And the last and probably biggest reason is he’s f*cking annoying and people will tell him.
You’re right it is my job to monitor his sh*t not your job to watch what you say and I have had f*cking kids tell him they’ll murder me not realizing I’m in the party chat playing too.”
“Parents shouldn’t assume the internet is kid friendly and should vet what their kids are allowed to do online, especially online games where other gamers are over 18 and can say whatever they want.
That said, for kid friendly websites or direct message chats to an underage person, the overage person is responsible.”
“I grew up in the 2000s with the internet.
The internet was and never will be kid friendly, up to parents to implement parental controls.”
“I always thought this was obvious till my kids were playing among us.
Sure they have the words bleeped out but they can still be exposed to nasty stuff.
I guess I still feel this way but want them to be able to experience fun online games without the smut.”
“If it’s a game marketed to kids and not like Fortnite but like specifically for kids then I hold you responsible.
Because in that case the parents did their research and you just played the wrong game.”
“I simply don’t let my kids play adult oriented games or any games with voice chat because I know some people kids AND adults can be toxic over chat.
It totally sucks for the kids who just want to chat and have fun. Toxic folks kinda ruin it for everyone and themselves.”
“Why do you feel not responsible for what others hear you saying?
Sounds like a cowardly excuse to me.
I mean sure, you are indeed not responsible for other peoples parenting to protect their child from toxic areas on the internet.
But it is still you “saying f*cked up sh*t” degrading everyones else experience. It is your responsibility keeping those places toxic.
I am not a kid. I still love to play online. I love anonymous team play interactions with strangers. But I am grossed out by the general low standards of communication in most games putting me off.”
“If I hear a kid, I’ll just mute them most probably and mute myself too cuz I f*cking hate children’s voices while gaming.
It just doesn’t go well with me but ik others who could just swear or say profane things while the kids is there.
I don’t give a f*ck, there’s a reason the games are rated a certain rating y’know. + Toxicity should be a well known thing nowadays.”
“Ultimately, parents need to take more responsibility for what their children see, hear and do.
When I was 13, I had already spent the last couple of years begging my parents to let me play WoW after watching them run around playing vanilla, but they always said not until I was older. When they finally caved, I got the biggest “people on the internet are weird” kind of talk.
A lot of the current generation of kids would have parents that spoke in chat rooms, on msn messenger, had a myspace account and probably stalked something fierce on omegle. So how are there so many parent oblivious to the imminent chaos found on any kind of online game?”
“Here’s an unpopular opinion for ya…
You could also TRY to be a better person?”
“I am in a PC builders group on facebook. The amount of parents that will join and ask:
“What is a good mic and headset for my son? He is 8 years old and plays Fortnite. He is really good so I want to help him start streaming. He wants a separate mic and headset but I’m not sure what that means.”
ITS INSANE.
And every time I try to say something like:
“I don’t mean to tell you how to parent, but I’m 32 and I don’t even want to get into streaming because it can be a pretty toxic environment. And recently there has been a lot of issues with younger kids being groomed by weird older and more popular streamers.
I highly suggest holding off on letting an 8 year old stream. The internet is very vast and you don’t know who they will start talking to and ultimately “entertaining”. They can see your son, tell your son to do things, and you son might do the things if he thinks he will get money or tricked by other means.
I highly highly suggest looking into what is involved in streaming. If it were my son I would not let them stream at 8 years old… if they were 16 I would consider it but it would have to be where I can monitor it… even at like 16.”
And that always gets a negative response about how they know all about streaming and what it is… yeah then why couldn’t you ask a streamer what mic to buy your son?
Clowns raising clowns.”
What do you think about this issue?
Please share your thoughts with us in the comments.
Thanks in advance!
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Travis Scott’s song “BUTTERFLY EFFECT” might make for a great title, but it doesn’t offer the best theoretical explanation.
That’s right, the butterfly effect is a real vessel of chaos theory, but it doesn’t entail what you might think.
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The idea suggests that seemingly insignificant events can eventually lead to much more impactful consequences. For example, something as small as a butterfly flapping its wings in Russia might lead to a catastrophic tornado in Kansas – hence the theory’s name.
So, Travis Scott song actually gets the butterfly effect completely wrong. Scott seems to insist “For this life, I cannot change,” but the entire theory is based on constant change.
The theory was actually developed in the 1960s by meteorology professor Edward Lorenz while he was teaching at MIT. Lorenz created a model that showed how two points near each other could end up with vastly different weather conditions within hours.
Previously, meteorologists believed that weather could be predicted by looking at historical records. Lorenz’s discovery proved that it was essentially impossible to predict weather in this way. His model showed that there were too many variables to rely on past data.
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Therefore, our common understanding of the butterfly effect is skewed.
Though we might think that the theory means small changes can lead to big results, in actuality, Lorenz’s theory insists that tracking these changes and their effects is impossible. The reach of the butterfly effect spans far beyond weather; it also touches upon when you get your groceries, the people you make small talk with, or even what route you decide to take to work. Every small action we do has the potential to change our lives.
However, we have no way of knowing which choices caused what changes.
We’re basically moving through one giant ripple effect that we can’t even see.
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
So, it looks like we have even less control over our lives than we thought! That’s so horrifying that I want to forget that I ever learned it. T
ime to obsessively repress that information while we all get on with the rest of our day! Or maybe we’ll dwell on it and spiral.
What’s your experience with the butterfly effect?
Share with us in the comments!
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I’ve worked on film sets and I know probably better than most people that every cool image you see had a lot of work put into making it happen.
Often that work is not at all glamorous. Sometimes it’s downright weird, or even demeaning. Occasionally it’s dangerous. You very much enter a mindset of “hey, whatever gets the job done” and you just start grabbing anything you can that might be helpful.
If you’re working without budget (and without permission) things can get especially strange. And that’s never more evident than in the world of amatuer photogs trying to bolster their social media presence.
That’s a public street, yo.
I’m actually very curious to see how that shot turned out.
Nobody’s gonna be looking, right?
Or, hit, as the case may be.
Not really the place, honey.
Everybody huddle together now, we don’t want to miss catching this.
“Sir you’re really supposed to wear a shirt in here.”
This is gonna be quite a story for the memorial service.
When nature just won’t do her part.
Meanwhile I’m getting tickets for rolling to a stop at the sign.
I understand the need to get the shot, but for the love of God, be careful, and be considerate.
What’s the greatest length you’ve gone to in order to snap a picture?
Tell us in the comments.
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There are plenty of rich people who were born with a lot of money, but there are others who have worked and scraped their own way to the top.
Regardless of what sort of rich person you’re dealing with, there are some things they’ll never say – and below are 6 items you’ll never hear.
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A treat here and there is one thing, but careless spending can turn into a bad habit that’s hard to break. Most financial coaches will train their clients to ask whether or not a purchase will really improve their lives before they pull the trigger.
One, Bob Finley of Virtual Asset Management, says “most of my clients don’t splurge on investments. Despite being able to afford first class, most of my clients always fly coach because they know the cost of first class is multiple round trips in coach.”
Just as an example.
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It’s money you’re not actively spending, but aside from that, the two things aren’t alike at all.
Wes Moss, a certified financial planner, explains:
“The wealthy understand that their savings has to be invested in order to have the potential for compound growth. Savers have a fear mentality, stash their money away in the bank, and never really get momentum from their assets. Investors, on the other hand, have their assets invested in areas that over time have produced high single-digit or low double-digit annual returns.”
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Being “good with money” is a skill, and it can be learned like any other. People who have money don’t like to rely on others to tell them things about their own funds and investments – they like to understand things themselves.
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While it’s true that rich people can afford most things, but the better – and related – question is “is it in the budget?”
If you can pay for it in cash and not take a hit later, ok.
If not, you should probably pass.
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Life is all about priorities, and if an opportunity arises that will help advance your financial goals, you should make time for it.
No questions asked, no chance for opportunities.
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Lou Haverty, CFA, says that wealthy people tend to describe any shortcomings as temporary issues out of their control, and ascribe successes to their own influence.
“So a bad sales presentation was due to a wrong fit with the audience rather than due to a bad sales pitch. A successful sales presentation was directly due to a well-presented pitch.”
And there’s a reason for it, too.
“Over time this type of positive thinking becomes ingrained in the person’s view of themself and they’re able to more easily bounce back from setbacks and enjoy longer successful streaks.”
The power of positive thinking, y’all.
It’s not like following these will make you rich, but it can’t hurt, right?
Mind over matter and all of that.
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Almost everybody I know is looking for ways to save a buck here and there. But some of us go to extremes.
Like Rubba Band Grant on Twitter here:
What’s the cheapest shit y’all ever did? One time I went and got a rental car of my exact make and model, manually swapped all 4 tires from my car to the rental, then took it back. Had a whole new set of tires for bout $75
— Rubba Band Grant (@RubbaBand_Grant) August 31, 2020
Now, we’re pretty sure that’s just theft…though maybe he was joking? Whatever, we’re not the cops. We’re just invested weirdos who went on to scroll endlessly through the replies and find a bunch of other surprising ways that people *ahem* saved money.
Some of them truly were just “being cheap,” but others…well, again. We’re not the cops.
So let’s just look at the tweets.
This is like a really low key sequel to Ocean’s 11.
A customer left behind Ray-bans & never claimed them so I took them, went to the Sunglass Hut kiosk & told them I lost the case. The guy gave me one for free & even cleaned the glasses. Then I took em to Nordstrom, exchanged them and got a receipt. I returned those & got $200
— ????? Ⓥ (@dailycupofjoee) August 31, 2020
Um…yeah this is just theft. Like, three times over.
Stole some shit out of target and returned it a hour later, got a store credit for $130 and used the store credit to get groceries. Mind you I was grocery shopping as a favor for someone and they were goin to pay me back, so 2 days later I got $130
— Belestooo (@GrapeKoolaid__) August 31, 2020
I wish I had those kinds of skills.
I photoshopped a meter ticket to prove I had paid the meter. I got out of a PPA ticket. Any Philly people here … you know that’s peak Philly. Beating the PPA is life goals.
— βαρβάρα λεμονίτσα (@VarahLynette) September 1, 2020
How devilishly clever.
Me & my mom bought a tv put our old broken tv in the box sealed it with duck tape and returned it with the new receipt
— .:*☆patience the g string queen☆*:. (@ziggystarcrustt) September 1, 2020
Eh, who’s gonna know?
Show up to eat breakfast at a hotel even tho I wasn’t staying at the hotel
— Hidan (@lidz7490) August 31, 2020
I’m sure you looked lovely.
I didn’t feel like paying for luggage on a flight so I wore like 8 bras and like 4 oversized t-shirts then stuffed my laptop bag with underwear and other clothes. It was an 8 hour flight with a layover
— Ashley Nicole. | Tha lovebruja.
(@xjigglyashpuff) August 31, 2020
If I’m reading this right, I’m pretty sure you’re just describing blackmail.
Next door couple was cool we kick it time for time lost my job last min her man was cheating tough hustle kick in I record him smashing two different chicks sent him pic/vid off my cousin phone need $3,500 of wife get it. Cousin got 950 my rent paid.
Everybody happy. Lol pic.twitter.com/lSVFq5SrbW
— Tawan long (@Tawanlong1) August 31, 2020
Hope nobody got fired.
I took this girl out for ice cream and I didn’t have enough money to pay for it. So there was dead fly at our table and I scooped it in my cup and showed them and got both our ice creams for free
— BallOutJake (@bog_ceo) August 31, 2020
Again, sure hope nobody got fired.
In high school I order about $50 worth of Pizza Hut and drinks from Uber eats called Pizza Hut and said our pizza was wrong got my money back and did the same with Uber eats just claimed they never came. then called my banks and claim fraud for Pizza Hut and Uber eats. Free 99
—
(@Afrohan_) September 1, 2020
That’s a short con I can get behind.
I worked @ hamburger shack called Short Stop & we were giving out the punch cards 4 anytime you buy over 10$ worth of food u would get a punch, so I use to punch like 10 cards and give them to my bf so when I got off he would go to the other short stops in the area & get us food. pic.twitter.com/kprgQw6mkw
— Have you Met Bryan!? (@bryanxtomas) September 1, 2020
So remember, if you gotta save money, maybe try to like…avoid jail in the process.
Do you have a story like this?
Tell us in the comments.
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I’m not big into Instagram or having much of a presence or a “brand” on social media, it’s not something I work to cultivate or think about a whole lot. But for some people, it seems like it’s a way of life. You gotta get the shot, no matter what.
And since necessity is the mother of invention, people get pretty creative – and pretty risky – in their pursuit of grabbing that perfect snap. Love it or hate it, it’s a real part of our world, and the behind the scenes results can be hilarious.
Just check out some of the things you may need to be willing to do in order to truly up your social media game.
It’s so predictable but it’s still so satisfying to watch.
I think while we’re still having to follow mask protocols and aisle directions, this should be straight up illegal.
You really gotta work as a team.
Excuse me…ma’am? I need to get to the bus stop. Ma’am!
This would be a super cool way to die.
How did you even get that thing, bro?
Who wants to see this and why?
Again, predictable and satisfying.
IT JUST NEVER FAILS!
We get it, you vape.
Hey man, ya gotta shoot your shot.
How much do you care about your Instagram presence?
Tell us in the comments.
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