7 Scientific Ways to Win an Argument Every Time

Whether you love to debate or hate conflict in all forms, sometimes you just can’t avoid an argument. That’s why the tips below will help hone your argument skills and will help you be more convincing and ultimately win your argument, whatever it’s about.

Read on, and get ready to debate and argue!

1. Know your opponent’s personality type

If you know your opponent’s personality, use it to your advantage. Most people fall into two categories: reactive or analytical. Use techniques that appeal to their personality. If they are more thoughtful, appeal to their analytical side.

2. Use empathy in your argument

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You should use specific examples about people rather than generalizing to make a point. Most people tend to relate to an individual rather than a group. Also, get a little more detailed about a person to make them seem more familiar to the person you’re arguing with.

3. Know your opponent’s moral identity

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Different people view the world in various ways, which is why it’s important to know exactly who you’re up against. For instance, liberal people might be more swayed by compassion and fairness, while a more conservative person might be swayed by loyalty and authority. If you know what your opponent values in life, it will help frame your questions and delivery.

4. Remain calm

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This one is a lot easier for some people than others, but it is a crucial part of a victory strategy. Remain calm, talk slowly, listen, and keep your emotions under control. A raving lunatic never looks good during an argument.

5. Practice your delivery

The more you practice, the better you get. This is true for anything, including arguing and debating. Work on your delivery so it becomes second nature and you don’t second guess yourself. The more put together your delivery is, the more convincing you will be.

6. Be a storyteller

Instead of bogging down your argument with statistics and figures, compile all your knowledge and facts and create a compelling story. Narrative-driven delivery styles are often hard to beat.

7. Use physical cues

Body language is extremely important when arguing/debating with someone. One way to try to connect with a person is to mimic their movements, such as crossing your legs if they do or folding your arms. Maintaining direct eye contact with your opponent while they speak may influence them and cause them to have reduced confidence in their own argument. Also, eye contact will make you appear stronger.

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Bert and Ernie are a ‘Loving Couple’ Says ‘Sesame Street’ Writer

Sesame Street fans have long wondered about the relationship status of Bert and Ernie, but it’s never been confirmed by anyone connected to the TV series…until now. A former Sesame Street writer, Mark Saltzman, calls the duo a “loving couple”.

Saltzman said, “I remember one time that a column from The San Francisco Chronicle, a preschooler in the city turned to mom and asked ‘are Bert & Ernie lovers?’ And that got passed around, and everyone had their chuckle and went back to it. And I always felt that without a huge agenda, when I was writing Bert & Ernie, they were. I didn’t have any other way to contextualize them. The other thing was, more than one person referred to Arnie [Saltzman’s partner at the time] & I as “Bert & Ernie.”

Saltzman also talked about how his own same-sex relationship became a model for the two puppets. He said, “And Arnie as a film editor—if you thought of Bert with a job in the world, wouldn’t that be perfect? Bert with his paper clips and organization? And I was the jokester. So it was the Bert & Ernie relationship, and I was already with Arnie when I came to Sesame Street. So I don’t think I’d know how else to write them, but as a loving couple. I wrote sketches … Arnie’s OCD would create friction with how chaotic I was. And that’s the Bert & Ernie dynamic.”

But not everyone sees it that way. Sesame Workshop, which produces the show, released a statement saying Bert and Ernie “do not have a sexual orientation.” Frank Oz, film director and one of Sesame Street‘s original puppeteers, weighed in on Twitter:

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Other people, however, were happy about the development and offered their thoughts.

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Looks like that question has been settled…sort of.

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18+ ‘Unpopular Opinions’ From Twitter That’ll Have Steam Coming Out of Your Ears

The world doesn’t take kindly to contrarians, and these Twitter users are the definition of the word.

Be warned: some of these piss you off just a lil’ bit. It all started with this and then snowballed from there.

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The 15 Talented Performers Who Have Won EGOTs

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony…these are the four coveted awards that make up the even more coveted title of “EGOT.” Only a handful of performers have acquired all four over the course of their careers. That said, three more were added just this year, so maybe we’ll see the list begin grow more quickly as crossing lines and boundaries in the arts becomes more normal.

To be fair, there are plenty of talented actors who are missing only the Grammy, of course, but we’re not here to talk about them.

I should mention that there are also a handful of people who have technically earned an EGOT, but one or more of the awards is honorary, so they don’t totally count. In this category, you’ll find some expected names – Barbara Streisand, Liza Minnelli, James Earl Jones, Alan Menken, Harry Belafonte, and Quincy Jones.

But here are the 15 names you came here to find, plus some details about how they nailed the difficult feat.

#15. Richard Rogers (composer)

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Emmy: Winston Churchill: The Valiant Years
Grammy: The Sound of Music
Oscar: “It Might As Well Be Spring” from State Fair
Tony: South Pacific

Half of the duo Rogers and Hammerstein, he is still one of the most famous names in musical theatre. It’s worth noting that South Pacific also earned him a Pulitzer. Overachiever.

#14. Mike Nichols (Director and performer)

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Emmy:  Wit
Grammy: An Evening With Mike Nichols and Elaine May
Oscar: The Graduate
Tony: Barefoot in the Park

#13. Rita Moreno

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Emmy: The Muppet Show
Grammy: The Electric Company
Oscar: Westside Story
Tony: The Ritz

#12. John Gielgud

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Emmy: Summer’s Lease
Grammy: Ages of Man
Oscar: Arthur
Tony: The Importance of Being Earnest

#11. Audrey Hepburn

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Emmy: Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn
Grammy: Audrey Hepburn’s Enchanted Tales
Oscar: Roman Holiday
Tony: Ondine

#10. Marvin Hamlisch (composer)

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Emmy: Barbara: A Concert
Grammy: “The Way We Were”
Oscar: The Way We Were
Tony: A Chorus Line

#9. Jonathan Tunick (composer/conductor)

Emmy: Night of 100 Stars
Grammy: Titanic
Oscar: A Little Night Music
Tony: “No One is Alone”

#8. Mel Brooks

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Emmy: Mad About You
Grammy: The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000
Oscar: The Producers
Tony: The Producers

#7. Helen Hayes

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Emmy: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Grammy: Great American Documents
Oscar: The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Tony: Happy Birthday

#6. Whoopi Goldberg

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Emmy: Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life Of Hattie McDaniel
Grammy: Whoopi Goldberg – Original Broadway Show Recording
Oscar: Ghost
Tony: Thoroughly Modern Millie

#5. Scott Rudin (producer)

Emmy: He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin’
Grammy: Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Oscar: No Country for Old Men
Tony: Passion

#4. Robert Lopez (songwriter)

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Emmy: Wonder Pets
Grammy: Book of Mormon: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Oscar: “Let it Go” (Frozen)
Tony: Avenue Q

#3. Andrew Lloyd Webber

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Emmy: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Grammy: Evita
Oscar: “You Must Love Me” (Evita)
Tony: Evita

#2. Tim Rice

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Emmy: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Grammy: Jesus Christ Superstar
Oscar:  “You Must Love Me” (Evita)
Tony: Evita

#1. John Legend

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Emmy: Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert
Grammy: Get Lifted
Oscar: “Glory” (Selma)
Tony: Jitney

 

The majority of these people have won multiple times in the category that fits with their primary talent – Legend, for example, has won 15 Grammies. Just in case you need something more to aspire to.

Keep looking up!

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These 20 Photos Show That Depression Doesn’t Have a Face or Mood

You may have seen the hashtag #faceofdepression recently. It’s prompting people to share their own photos and to prove that depression doesn’t have one face or outward appearance. September is National Suicide Prevention Month, so it’s time to check in on your friends and family and look for possible warning signs that someone may be unhappy, or even despondent. Depression manifests itself differently in every person, which is why it’s important to talk to your loved ones about their feelings, even if they seem outwardly normal and happy.

If you or someone you know needs to talk to someone, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is open 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255. You can also live chat with a counselor on their website, suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Here are 20 photos that people shared on social media to reinforce the idea that depression doesn’t have one face.

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Ever Wondered Why Suit Pockets Are Sewn Shut When You Buy Them?

Pockets are one of the greatest inventions in clothing history, so why are they sewn shut when you purchase a new suit? Isn’t the point to, you know, hold stuff?

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The reason is actually pretty simple: It’s aesthetic. When people try on suits, they stretch them out, especially when they put their hands in the pockets. The more people that try them, the more dilapidated the suit starts to look.

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Manufacturers sew the pockets shut to keep the suit looking fresh. They are usually sewn shut with a single thread, so after you buy a suit you can just snip and pull, and you should be good to go.

But remember, some pockets are purely for decoration, so you might end up with a small hole in your jacket or pants if you cut those…so better check before you start cutting away. Now get out there and dress to impress!

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18+ Tumblr Posts That’ll Make You Grin from Ear to Ear

Whatever you are doing, stop it right now and be prepared to laugh.

Because that’s exactly what these Tumblr posts are all about.

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These 20 Tumblr Posts Are Sure to Make You Laugh out Loud

Tumblr can really bring the laughs when it wants to, huh?

You know it can, and that’s why I’m here to give you 20 sidesplitting Tumblr posts.

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15 People Share the Best Instant Karma Stories They’ve Ever Witnessed

Whether you believe in karma or not, it’s tough to ignore all the evidence in its favor. Treat people well and the world usually goes in your favor. Treat people badly…and you’ll get yours.

Folks on AskReddit offered up the best times they’ve ever seen instant karma in action.

1. Seagulls FTW

“Was buying some drinks at a circle K one day while visiting someone in Florida and these old tourists cut us in line, all the while complaining and yelling loudly about everything, how expensive everything is, how crowded the beach is, it’s too hot, etc. they are also really rude to the cashier and take forever arguing about the price of the hot dogs they were buying or something. They leave and as we walk out we witness a seagull come and snatch the guy’s hot dog right out of his hand. His wife then shrieks and proceeds to drop hers out of surprise.

I know it isn’t that big of a deal but it was so hilarious watching that happening that I still remember it 5 years later.”

2. What a weird coincidence

“Happened while visiting NY. I watched someone bend down to pick up a wallet someone ahead of them had just dropped. All of this was going down in the crosswalk and I was in the passenger seat with my dad driving. Guy A who picked up the wallet began run it to Guy B who was already across the street and while doing so, his wallet fell out of his pocket and on the sidewalk/crosswalk area.

Some dude in the bike lane rode up a little ways ahead, bent down, and picked it up and just started heading off. Just grabbed it and began to ride away like a bunch of cars hadn’t just watched him. My dad was about to say something when a cop car adjacent to us swerved in front of cycler and made him give it back. Cycler bumped into the cop car and was trying to go around when he was tackled. I think they might’ve arrested him but he light changed so we couldn’t stick around.

Coolest instant karma I’ve ever seen.”

3. Road rage

“Saw some lady road raging hard at slow traffic going over a dangerous mountain pass. She was trying to run people off the road trying to get around them. I’ve never seen anything like it, she could’ve killed someone. Saw her getting forcefully arrested by like 6 cops at the bottom of the mountain on the other side. Face-pinned to hood and screaming.”

4. That’s what you get

“My wife was jogging, and a man starts driving slow and cat calling her. Doesn’t realize it’s a red light and rear-ends a truck, totally destroying his Prius. Cop was stopped at the same red light and saw the whole situation. Cop laughed and asked my wife to fill out a witness statement.

it was a busy street, so when I say “driving slow,” I mean he slowed down while passing her, probably hit the lady in the truck doing about 35 in a 50.”

5. The warm fuzzies

“We were driving home late from work one night, (both bartenders, maybe midnight). We live in a small community, and we were at the 1/4 mile section that goes from 55, to 45, to 35, to 25.

A giant lifted truck decided that he wanted to continue going 55, he was UP OUR A**, brights on, so close you couldn’t even see his bumper. It was like his lights were in our car.

Pretty much 2 seconds after one of us said, “Where’s a cop when you need one?”, a deputy passed us going the opposite direction and immediately flipped a b**ch and pulled him over.

Still gives me the warm fuzzies. F that guy.”

6. Drunk

“Drunk guy at the bar started yelling at the bartender for cutting him off. Called her B and whore multiple times and then tried to scoot his bar stool back. Instead it caught on the carpet and he fell backwards like a tree falling. It made a very audible thud and of course, everyone stops what they’re doing to look. He laid there for a minute, got up and stumbled to the door as everyone continued to stare at him. Definitely never saw him again.”

7. Hope it bit him, too

“A guy kicked a dog and ran full speed into a brick wall as the dog chased him.”

8. Bad boys, bad boys, what you gonna do…

“I was waiting at a red light to cross the main street of my town. My light goes green, so I start driving, at the same time a truck to my right starts going. I hit my brakes to avoid hitting him, and this kid is looking at me like I’m the a**hole.

As soon as he’s clear, I finish crossing, and I see lights starts flashing. He ran the red while being directly in front of a cop.”

9. Traffic karma

“Saw a guy yelling at another guy in traffic, the guy that was yelling continued to speed off and got pulled over by a under cover cop car on the side of the road.”

10. Jerk

“Watched an entitled angry man abuse and belittle his server to the point of tears. Then he hitched up his belt and looked pleased with himself as he swaggered off the restaurant deck, tripped on the stairs, and face planted in the sand on the beach. (This was a vacation in Fla.) My wife looked mortified as I laughed right out loud at the guy. He got up, saw everyone staring and at least one person openly laughing, and quickstepped off down the beach.”

11. Mall cop revenge

“I work at a movie theater. One afternoon I was selling tickets at the box office when an older lady came up and asked me a question about our app (it’s a Cinemark app).

I, however, wasn’t sure about the answer and told her that. She proceeded to say, very rudely, “isn’t is your job to know??? Are you stupid or something?”

Then, she turned around and noticed the mall cop was writing her a ticket for parking in a handicap spot when she did not have a handicap plate or placard. She took off running screaming “wait stop! That’s my car!”

I couldn’t keep the huge grin off my face for the rest of the day.”

12. Broken down

“One day a few years ago I was grabbing McDonalds near work to eat something last second before my shift. It was one of those two lane microphone deals. I blatantly finish ordering before the other lane before he stomps on the gas to cut me off.

His car breaks down right there, and I get to take my rightful turn in line.”

13. Laid off

“See, I work for a staffing agency. I’m a recruiter. Pretty small team and this was actually another recruiter on my team that this happened to.

My co-worker was working with this guy who was pretty sharp. He was a programmer. His company was doing layoffs but he was told he wouldn’t be affected. My co-worker contacted him, chatted about the situation and he said he would be interested in looking around. We just had a new client give us a position to help on that fit his background. We lined up an interview pretty quickly, he interviewed and got the position! Great. It was even a little salary bump. Straight direct hire, no contract stuff. He goes in, works his first week. All is great, all smiles.

Well, that next Monday shows up and he isn’t there. The company calls us asking where he is, so my co-worker calls him. He answers the phone and my co-worker asks “hey, is everything okay? You no call no showed today over at XYZ company.” And the guy proceeds to tell us “Yeah, I never actually quit my job. I just took vacation for the week to see if I liked the place. It was okay but I’ll just stay here.” My co-worker responds “Man, is there anything I can do? This puts us in a tight spot, this is a brand new customer of ours, can I do anything” and the guy tells us “Quite frankly I don’t give a shit what kind of position it puts you in nor do I care if they are a new customer. I’m staying, don’t call me again.” And hangs up the phone.

He got laid off the next week.”

14. Don’t cheat

“The washers and dryers in my apartment building are run through Bluetooth and an app you download on your phone. I figured out that if I put my phone on airplane mode while simultaneously pressing the start button on the machine, the washer would start but I wouldn’t get charged. I was so proud, tried the same thing on the dryer and it worked. Went to get my clothes out of the dryer an hour later and everything was covered in melted Hershey kisses.”

15. Made a believer out of him

“I hit my girlfriend in the forehead with a spinning fidget spinner. She chased me, I jumped on my bed, and my ceiling fan smacked the living **** out of me.

She was on the floor laughing for a solid 5 minutes.

I am a firm believer in karma now… or maybe just idiocy on my part.”

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10 Parents Dish on the Biggest Losers Their Kids Have Dated

Parents care so much for their children and their safety, so it makes sense that they’d never want to see their kids date anyone who they deem less than spectacular. But the reality is, your kids are gonna date all kinds of losers/weirdos/freaks, etc. It’s just the way the world works.

And if you’re feeling bad about your kids’ dating choices, maybe these stories from AskReddit users will make you feel a little better.

1. Drop out

“My little sister dated a guy who kept trying to convince her to drop out of a UC school and move into his mom’s garage.

It took way too much effort on my dad and my part to get her to put the kibosh on that relationship, mostly because the guy’s mom thought my sister was good for him and tried to fight us on it.”

2. Sounds like a keeper

“My daughter dated a guy who was a crappy, lying, lazy, abusive, gaslighting a**hole. Besides that, he 1) dropped out of high school at 14; 2) never attempted to get a GED/diploma equivalency; 3) had more than one conviction for public intoxication/underage drinking/drunk driving, which left him 4) “unable” to get a job for approximately 18 months of the about 2 years they were together; 5) got fired from Walmart after only working two weeks, for missing work because his kid supposedly was victim of an abduction attempt (turns out the kid made it up); 6) smoked weed in her apartment bathroom, knowing that if my daughter failed a drug screen her career would be ruined; 7) had his two kids every other weekend, but spent the entire time with headphones on, gaming, meaning my daughter had to watch his kids or they’d destroy her apartment;

8) would only eat corn or potatoes, hamburgers or chicken fingers, or pizza, but fast food was A-ok; 9) never picked up after himself, so every horizontal surface was covered in half-drunk pop cans, fast food wrappers, cups and bags, dirty plates, moldy food (daughter is an RN and worked 12-hour shifts, which is sort of an excuse); 10) punched a hole in her apartment wall; 11) held a gun to his own head, then laughed at her for taking him seriously; 12) constantly accused her of cheating, so she had to unfriend all males on her Facebook, including her father; 13) threatened to leave when her anxiety and depression had her sleeping anytime she wasn’t at work; and 14) when she finally took him up on his bluff it was during a terrifying food-throwing, soda-hurling, furniture-smashing temper tantrum that had her grab her cats from under the bed and come to my house 50 miles away.

I could go on, but remembering all that is turning my stomach. In cleaning her apartment afterward, we had to wash the walls from where he had done a Hollywood-style sweep of the coffee table top, spraying Dr. Pepper all over the carpet, TV and stand, wall, and canvas art, all the way to the ceiling. Then for good measure he smashed the coffee table.

He was a complete tool and with the help of a therapist she is finally getting back to the funny, intelligent, confident girl she was before he messed her head up. I am thrilled I don’t have to dread that phone call…you know the one, where she was calling to say he’d beaten her (there would have been a long line of people wanting to pull his ballstrings up through his throat, believe me), or worse, one from a coroner.”

3. Dumbass

“My sister dated a guy who lied about being a Navy Seal. Apparently there is like a whole community of people who do that, just go around unemployed living on ??? telling their SOs when they disappear for weeks at a time that they were “deployed.” It never made any sense to us, and she broke up with him for other reasons and gets really pissed off if anyone mentions the relationship happened.

He was a creepy dude who took advantage of her trusting nature and that she was at a low point in her life, and I regret not doing more to call him out on his obvious bull. He’s still in the area doing God knows what, probably trotting out the same crap to new women. I hope one day he gets his ass beat by a real Navy Seal!”

4. A**hole

“My sister is currently married to a controlling a**hole. He leaves jobs and accepts others out of state without consulting her, forcing her to leave medical practices on short notice. She is now working for the Feds and he has just done it again. She has been trying to get a transfer but he’s telling her to quit now. Her career is in shambles because of her poor job history of leaving places on short notice. Plus she’s gained about 200lbs and this guys legs are purple and about to fall off because he doesn’t believe in diets. She wants kids and he has one already and is refusing to have another (Thank goodness) but she is depressed and unhappy. She refuses to leave him, citing her age as an excuse.

He has insulted my family in front of me and has tried to bully my husband and I. When that didn’t work, after I yelled at him, he told her she wasn’t allowed to talk to us anymore. He has cussed out my mother over the phone, and ridiculed every last one of my family members. I don’t currently speak to her, because I cannot stand to hear all of the shitty things he does. My mother has very little contact with her as well, I’m not 100% on the exact reason but I suspect its not far from mine. I have told her she is welcomed to stay with my husband and I if she ever wants to leave him. No matter what time day or night I will book the plane ticket and replace anything that she cannot bring with her.”

5. Loser

“My sister dated a guy, lets call him Tom, who worked under my dad at the business he owns and runs. Now I’m not saying Tom was a loser because worked for our family, my sister and I both work in similar positions and thats how they met. But there were a number of instances that just shouted “Hey whats up I’m Tom and I’m a loser.” For example, Tom seemed to never have any money, usually blaming things like his rent being to high or his car needing to be worked on.

Due to this my sister ended up having to pay for the majority of the dates and dinners that they went on. In reality, he had spent most of his money on unnecessary toys like Dirt bikes, guns, and modifications for his 1999 Honda civic. His spending habits got so bad that his landlord threatened him with eviction, this tore my sister up, not because he was getting evicted but because she knew that he was making enough money to never be in that type of situation.

Anyway, Tom got the bright idea to ask her and my father for the rent money ($650) while they were out to dinner. My dad ended up helping him out so he wouldn’t go homeless, but what he didn’t know was that Tom had asked him for more money than what his rent was so he could go out and spend it on other things other than my sister. So yeah he was a loser and I didn’t like him much.”

6. Not too bright

“My really quite intelligent daughter once dated a lad who didn’t know the difference between the sun and the moon. Not joking. Ages – My daughter was 18 and the lad was 20

He thought the moon glowed because it was the same as the sun, ie a ball of nuclear fire. Although I imagine he knew it wasn’t as hot. He had no idea at all that the moon was reflecting light.

He came from a family of people who saw very little point in education. His mother had never worked, none of his family worked, he didn’t work.

He was actually a nice lad, but difficult to converse with due to his very low level of education.”

7. Con man

“My sister dated them all! My favorite was a guy who convinced her to have joint bank accounts and stole 6 months worth of pay from her. We didn’t know until after the relationship. The dude was a major con man salesman type that had like 4 different get rich quick schemes while they dated.”

8. Well, that’s over

“My sister dated this d**khead that would make her cry about once every 2 months. He posted something to Facebook that had a picture of a notebook and something like “If you come home and expect your husband to work around the house, your going to have a bad marriage.” Inside the book. She broke up with him just a month ago.”

9. Poor dog

“Not my kid, but my brother. He dated this crazy possessive chick who once buried one of his shirts because another girl complemented him on it in front of her. She also totaled his car after lying and saying she had gotten her licence back. She gave $400 to a fake iPhone scammer website Western Union because, “they are a legit company, I saw pictures of their warehouse and everything.”

I googled warehouse, the picture on their site was the first one that came up. She even paid $100 more to “expedite through customs” when the delivery didn’t arrive when expected. And the pièce de résistance she killed his dog, she left Excedrin PM on the coffee table and he chewed up the bottle. By some miracle no pills got out and crisis averted, it was explained to her that the pills would be fatal to the dog. She bought another bottle and left it on the coffee table again this time dog ate half the bottle and his kidneys failed, sucks because he was the sweetest/ smartest dog I’ve ever known.

TLDR: Bro dated a girl that killed his car and dog”

10. Scary

“My sister is married to a guy who has two swastikas tattooed on his back… nuff said.

Edit: He got them while in prison when he joined the aryan brotherhood. He definitely isn’t Buddhist.”

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