People Share What Technology They Think is Lagging

Technology seems to change daily. I swear the “next’ iPhone is out weeks after the last one released! Tech consumers are hungry for more, but have you ever wondered why some items never seem to advance? Like solar power? Sure there are some ways it’s available, but at a high cost!

u/worldtraveler100 proposed to AskReddit, “What technology are you shocked has not advanced yet?” and the comments are incredible and a little out there.

25. Why we only have an option for veneers?

That we can’t put enamel back on teeth.

24. Why is recycling still not offered in more areas?

Waste disposal.

We still bury most of it in the ground.

23. To all the girls out there

Bras.

You’d think that we wouldn’t still be wearing the metal death traps of our grandmothers suffering, but nope. You see ’the new bra’ every few years but it never catches on.

My back hurts.

22. The internet in general

In my country its the Internet

21. This is clever

Elevators.

Why can we not unpress a button that has been clicked?

20. She’s passionate about a printer upgrade. We relate.

Printers. Don’t even get me started on the ones at my lab.

Paper in the load tray are perfectly fine? Time for the printer to crumple a tiny edge and then scream “PAPER JAM” and halting everything else until you take that one piece of paper out. It’s all good though, that’ll buy you about 5 minutes before it repeats itself.

Someone forgot to load paper before starting the day and the printer happens to run out? Surprise, the printer has just locked down all tests on the machine and requires that paper be loaded AND THEN the machine itself needs to be rebooted and reloaded for an extra 20 minutes before proceeding.

This one printer is going to be the sole reason for me having an aneurism one of these days.

19. More love for the poptart

Frost the whole f**king pop tart already.

18. Please silence the microwave

Microwave doors.

There is no such thing as a quiet microwave door yet we can know what chemicals are in space thousands of light years away

17. A cure for allergies

Allergy control.

How are there no permanent cures for allergies yet? I’ll never know how awesome it must be to own a german shepherd, and so many people wont ever know how good peanut butter is

16. This is a “huge” but unnecessary idea

Around twenty years ago, I was promised a cloned woolly mammoth. Then, I read about a plan to reverse engineer elephants back into mammoths. Look, I don’t need to know the ins-and-outs, just make the damn mammoth!

15. I can hear a lot of men cheering

I’m still shocked that with all our medical research we haven’t found any cure or reliable treatment for baldness.

14. AMEN!

The entire DMV process.

13. Why are security camera still blurry?

CCTV footage still looking like it was recorded by a potato.

12. Too many passwords and security threats

Passwords.

Especially entering them with an onscreen alphabet selector like its a 1986 Nintendo game. There are so many better ways to secure things than this and all the hassles that go with forgetting them, resetting them etc.

11. “Meet George Jetson…”

I want my flying car I was promised.

10. To all the teenagers out there…

Curing acne

9. Nuclear fusion

Nuclear fusion.

Funding for the single thing that will eventually solve all the energy needs on the planet is practically non-existent, and they’re still making progress.

Why? Because the uneducated masses hear ‘nuclear’ and are unable to think of anything other than Chernobyl.

8. Better battery life

Batteries.

It’s probably one of the most important technologies today, yet batteries haven’t substantially changed since their invention.

And yes, I know, there are graphene batteries in development, but they’re far from being ready

7. Who hates folding clothes? *raises hand*

Laundry.

Sure, laundry machines can make clothes a lot cleaner than they used to. But a real breakthrough would be to have laundry completely automatic without the washer/dryer turnover and having your clothes folded for you.

6. Birth control equality for all

A better and safer birth control.

Also, male birth control.

5. Your rear end will thank you

Toilet paper – I’m shocked it has not advanced to the three sea shell system yet.

But really there hasn’t been any advancement besides adding plys or softness, I’m shocked we have discovered a better way.

Or take more advantage of the bidet.

4. Better airline communication

Technology to localize missing planes.

We can stream Netflix during a flight but when the plane crashes we can’t reach the black box unless we fish it out from the ocean

3. Does the epidural not count?

Giving birth.

Surely with all today’s science and research, why in the world do we still have to suffer through painful hours of giving birth to a baby when it could be done without suffering, quick and easy without sweat and tears.

2. Stop the ticket scalpers

Concert tickets.

Blows my mind that in 2020 there is no better way to get tickets into the hands of actual fans without the overwhelming majority going to resellers.

1. This should be totally be looked at…

Voting Systems

While some of these are odd, most of these are great thoughts on advancement.

What do you think? Should these items go to the top of the list?

Weigh in below!

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What Would You Do If You Had 20 Minutes to Live? 30 People Answer.

You’ve heard this problem before: “If you were stranded on an island and could bring one thing with you, what would it be?” It’s a question meant to spark your personality traits, behaviors and more.

Reddit user u/Colonal-Sanders took this question and surpassed it. They asked, “You have 20 minutes left to live. What do you do?” Yikes! What would you do? Here are the best answers from the community.

30. How considerate, you know, so they won’t be understaffed…

Call-in to work, I guess…

29. He’s thinking ahead!

Talk to my family and friends. Say thanks. Say that they shouldn’t grief too much.

And fucking erase the porn from my hard drive, of course.

28. Never die hungry

et my dog out, leave a message on Facebook, Call my Mom, leave a note, heat up some ramen noodles and watch the end of Return of the King

27. TRUTH!

Probably get diarrhea and sweat a bunch

26. Don’t forget about the doggo

hug my cat

25. A well thought out plan

Get in my car and drive to my local hospital. Take the remaining 5 mins to call my wife and tell her I love her. Then explain to her why I wasted 15 mins driving to the hospital when I’m dying.

I explain that I don’t want to taint the house we worked so hard to own. If I died in it and she had to find my body in it then it would ruin it for her and possibly impact re-sale value.

Also if I die at the hospital they can just take care of the body there and no kid or whatever has to find me in a park etc.

24. Messages beyond the grave

Record video messages for my children, husband and close family. I’d let my children know I’m proud of them and I love them and to always try and do their best in life and be kind and loving to others.

23. Never leave things unsaid

Call my closest friend and ex for one last conversation, she’s a great friend. I would rather not leave her wondering why I ghosted her.

22. Accept it and chill

Roll a blunt and write a leaving notice, I mean if I can’t live any longer I just chill and accept it

21. Putting the “fun” in funeral

Record a goodbye video for my friends and family.

I figure thats the best way to get to say everything I want to say to everyone instead of panic calling and potentially missing someone. I will also use the video to stipulate the terms of my funeral, which shall go like this:

There will be an epic scavenger hunt leading to the location of my funeral. The first to arrive get to call dibs on something from my estate, so find it fast for the best stuff, like my 158 sweater collection or my Nazi German shepherd puppet from the TV show Danger 5. Once everyone is there, the celebration kicks off because my funeral is going to be a party with lots of booze, good food, and live music.

20. The literal thinker

I’d wait 20 minutes

19. Remember the good things in life

I’d tell the most important people in my life truly what they mean to me. I’d think of my grandparents and look back fondly on my memories and then I’d hold my dog and just pet him until the end came.

18. No regrets

Speak my mind, for once in my life.

17. Comfort food and love

I would tell my crush how much I like him, eat hashbrowns, talk with my mother (in that order)

16. Meta

beat the universe: let me explain. if I am guaranteed to die in 20 minutes (not less) then I will be invincible for 20 minutes.

15. Agreed, wholeheartedly

Probably 20 minutes of existential crisis.

14. Do your chores

Finish cleaning up the apartment and not be on Reddit. Wife would bring me back from dead to kill me again.

13. Keep ’em guessing

Write a letter: “You find my hidden money in-” and die.

12. Making time for play

Make an epic race with my hot wheels collection

11. “Stairway to Heaven”, maybe?

I accept my fate and start playing heavy metal.

10. Yep

Drink

9. Let’s hope the update will be done in 20 minutes

Install all those windows updates I’ve been postponing.

8. Dying happy?

Get laid. Die mid orgasm.

7. Sharing the wealth

Max out all my cards, and give that money to family or charity

6. Thoughtful

Get up and leave the house. Don’t want one of my loved ones to find me.

Get on my bike and ride to the hospital (I live 15 minutes and traffic won’t be a concern). If they revive me, I’ve technically died, but I live on.

5. Attention everyone!

Stand in the middle of the room I’m in at work. Loudly claim that I’ve become a target for assassination by *insert government/corporation here* and that I could die at any second.

Keep their attention until I eventually drop down dead in front of them all.

4. Sleep before the big sleep

Have a nap.

3. Choices, choices

Have sex I guess. Actually I’d probably call my parents. But not both. Probably.

2. Do you, man. Do you.

Eat my left toe. I always wondered what that sucker tasted like.

1. Best answer!

Depends on circumstances. If it’s a zombie apocalypse I’m going down swinging.

It’s safe to say, most people would call their loved ones, while others will play, dance, or nap. There are no wrong answers when faced with this decision.

For me? I’m not sure what I could get done in 20 minutes!  I suppose I’d call my loved ones too…and nap.

How about you? Comment below!

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Women Share the Creepiest Things That Men Have Said to Them

I’m willing to bet that almost every single woman on Earth has had to deal with a creepy guy invading her space and saying gross and inappropriate things to her at one point or another.

On behalf of all the decent fellas out there, I apologize for these total creeps.

The ladies of AskReddit opened up about the creepiest things that men have ever said to them in public.

Gross!

1. That’s perfect!

“I was 11 in a street market in Italy.

A vendor came up and started trying to convince me to marry his son. My dad ran up and was like dude she’s 11.

The guy said “My son’s only 26. It’s perfect!””

2. Call 9-1-1.

“You don’t look 13, I want your number.”

3. Get outta there!

“I was in Paris at a Christmas market and a guy came up to me and told me I was very beautiful. Before I could say anything back, he said, “You know, I’ve been following you for awhile and saw your friends walk away from you. I could kidnap you so quick, they would never see you again.”

Then he laughs, and my friend, who was only like eight feet away and heard this exchange, pulls my arm and we start fast-walking away. We cut down so many alleys, popped in and out of shops, and got on different trains since it was nearly impossible to know if he was still following us.”

4. How do you do it?

“This was a guy who had found my Facebook in about half a second (I have no idea how, people I want to give it to can’t find it without my help): “so uh how does sex work for you? Does it hurt you? How do you do it?”

He’d found out I was disabled and decided this was an excellent and appropriate conversation piece.”

5. Ugh, what a scumbag.

“I was wearing my horse back riding clothes.

He held the door for me and said “You can ride me!” when I kept walking into the store ignoring him he screamed after me “Hey Bitch! I SAID YOU COULD RIDE ME”.

This is why we can’t have nice things people.”

6. Stay out of Walmart.

“I was in Walmart and some creepy guy came up to me and my sister and pointed at his junk in sweatpants (clearly not wearing underwear) and asked if we wanted to touch it.

Now I refuse to go to Walmart.”

7. Truck stop creeper.

“I worked at a truck stop and needed a driver to sign something, but didn’t have a pen. He was a super gross old fat guy, missing quite a bit of teeth. He said that I could borrow his pen, but then I’d have to get in his truck with him.

He was going to lock the doors and I wasn’t allowed to get out. I recoiled in horror as he gave me the most disturbing smile. The thought of raping me and telling me about the fantasy truly made his day.”

8. Was it Dwight Schrute?

“Man in a club came up to me and said, “just thought I should let you know that you have great birthing hips.””

9. One of his requirements.

“”You have all your teeth. I like that.”

I was waiting for the bus.”

10. Freaked out.

“I was 14, out shopping at an Aeropostale when these two dudes approached me. They had to be in their mid to late twenties. They followed me around the store and kept asking me to try on the mini skirt I had picked out, asked me where I lived, my name, and just generally kept following and harassing me.

I was super freaked out, hoping that my mom and brother would come back to the store soon to get me out of there.”

11. Run for it.

“Oh no, when I was 13, a guy grabbed me by by the wrist and he said “Hey sexy, wanna come with me so I can show you something? I love bad girls like you.”

I was so stupid that I was still worried about being rude and apologized to him for saying no but when he tried to fully grab my arm I just ran.”

12. Take a hint, dude.

“Not so much what was said at first, but the insistence (and continuing to walk with me on my route for like 20 minutes) that I must save his email address.

Words alone are creepy on occasion, but it’s the absolute worst when there’s an element of being trapped.”

13. A couple stories.

“I was in 6th grade and had three boys discuss my breasts in front of me like I wasn’t there. The first boy said I stuffed my bra, the second one came up and explained to him how he could know that I didn’t. The third joined in in the explanation of real vs fake like they were looking at a painting on a wall while I sat there flabbergasted at being noticed in that way.

I was 17 and cleaning a window at work(on one knee). Guy, in front of his ~8 yo son- “you like being on your knees?”

It happens a lot more the younger women are, creepy guys know that the older we are the less likely we are to stand for that shit. So if you’re young- who gives a shit about being polite? Give them a curled lip, raised eyebrow and a well placed “ew” and watch their faces fall.”

14. Threatened.

“Once I was threatened with physical violence because I didn’t smile when a guy told me to and didn’t go out of my way to be nice to him when he sat down next to me.

I was also called jailbait by a few customers when I was 15 working at a local sub shop, which my manager and coworkers thought was hilarious. ?

So many more anecdotes could come to mind if I sat longer and thought about it but those stick out.”

15. Very classy.

“A homeless guy once told me he wanted to throw me in a bathtub full of Jell-O and make love to me.”

16. Should’ve smacked him.

““Merry Christmas, baby” while grabbing my ass in Times Square.

It was the summer.”

17. Older creeper.

““You’re gonna get a spanking” in a sing song tone. I was working at a mom and pop burger joint and made a silly mistake.

I was 19 at the time, the dude in question was 60/70.

When I got embarrassed he acted proud of himself and stated “look how red she’s turning!””

18. That is disgusting.

“I had rainbow colored hair as a teenager.

One time at work a 60+ year old customer said to me, “Does the carpet match the drapes? Never mind, you probably don’t have any down there.”

I’ve never been so uncomfortable.”

Way to go, guys! You’re basically creeping out every woman on the planet!

Ladies, now it’s your turn to answer this question in the comments!

Let us know! We’d love to hear from you!

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People Talk About What They Think Are the Necessary Skills for Future Jobs in America

America’s workforce is changing fast and the skills that many workers had 50, 20, or maybe even 10 years ago just don’t translate to today’s automated and highly technological workplace.

What will the future hold? What skills should younger people be focusing on?

AskReddit users talked about what they think the most-needed skills are for the next generation of workers in America.

1. Still the same.

“When I was in high school waaaay back in the late 70s my curmudgeonly history teacher tried to beat it into our heads that learning a foreign language and management skills would be needed in our future, as most US production jobs were disappearing and the best jobs would be in managing foreign workers, at home or abroad.

He was right, at least in this case. I see no change in that prediction.”

2. This is crucial.

“Being adaptable.

Things move and change so fast nowadays and being able to keep up and adapt is a very crucial skill.”

3. Gotta keep up.

“The skill of learning new skills is super important. At least it’s something machine learning isn’t too good at (yet).”

4. Good point.

“Everyone is talking programing, I feel the most needed set of skills are going to be related to piping, laying datalines and fixing infrastructure.”

5. The trades are very important.

“Trade skills. There is already a massive shortage of competent people willing to do manual labor jobs like welding, painting, mechanics, construction, etc.

If you are even vaguely competent and willing to do manual labor, you can get a $20/hr job with benefits instantly nearly anywhere in the United States.

Source: my actual life, covered in work but have no workers.”

6. Change and improve.

“The ability to recognize that just because that’s “how we’ve always done it” doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be changed.

You should always be changing and improving.”

7. A key component to getting things done.

“Communication.

Work gets done so much faster when you communicate properly with others.”

8. Some good advice.

“I really hate saying this, because it makes me sound like some angry old man, but based on my experience as a 20-something:

Professional personality, but not annoyingly-so. Employers don’t like stuck-up workers who ONLY care about work, they want someone who will speak out against bullshit and keep rationality in mind, but they also want someone who remains professional throughout.

Physical strength. Tell me why LiftBot 3000 shouldn’t replace you, go.

Research skills. You have the internet at your fingertips, use it. Don’t just go to college and pretend to be an expert in everything, learn.”

9. This will never go out of style.

“Do all you can to build your interpersonal skills.

Being able to communicate well and having self confidence will help in almost every situation.”

10. From the mouth of Andrew Yang.

“According to Andrew Yang, skill sets will be redundant in a few decades.

He needs to be secretary of something related to industry treasury or economics; he is the only candidate I’ve seen who has a grasp on how AI and automation will effect society.”

11. Read and listen.

“As someone who works at an IT help desk, I can say it is the ability to read, and listen.

Almost every job (at least in the US) requires that you use a computer. The people who have the most trouble are the ones who don’t read the notifications or listen to the experts.”

12. They’ll always be needed.

“Engineering. They’re needed literally everywhere for everything and there aren’t enough of them.

Also doctors and nurses.”

13. This is long, but important.

“Automation engineering and supporting fields. Automation is going to happen, get ahead of the curve, or get rolled over it. That includes robotics engineering, programming of the systems used to automate, or maintenance of the systems set up.

Any of the Medical fields, with the caveat that the working conditions are really abysmal right now. I suspect there will be some pretty big changes to the medical field simply because the current situation is no longer viable, but what those changes are is pretty up in the air.

Any career option in the financial industry should remain perfectly viable. Same with real estate.

Any of the R&D fields should be… well… as viable as they always have been. Don’t expect to get rich doing it, but you’ll have good steady pay if you can find a company to work for instead of wildcatting.

Data management. This is only going to continue to explode, and for obvious reasons.

Tradeskill jobs. Electrician, plumber, HVAC… people will still have these utilities and will still need them to be maintained by professionals.

Careers to avoid:

Almost any minimum-wage job including but not limited to:

Running a register. They’re already getting replaced with ‘self serve’ kiosks, expect this trend to continue

Stocking shelves. As Amazon has already shown, this can be more heavily automated. Expect to see these jobs fully automated in the next decade or two

Any customer-facing minimum wage position not already covered by the previous two. About the only customer-facing jobs that will be left are either going to be straight commission based sales like car sales or high-end boutiques who use actual people in their stores as a selling point and whose products are profitable enough to afford the higher overhead.

Jobs in the Coal or Oil industry. These resources are rapidly becoming obsolete, and thus so will the jobs associated with them.

Manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing is going to become completely automated, there won’t be any lines to work on anymore going forward.

In short, there will be almost no need for unskilled labor anywhere in the US within a generation, as it will all be fully automated. However, people will still get sick, things will still break down and need to be repaired, home utilities will still need maintenance, therefore anything which supports human life support is going to still be needed. Being able to support the automation will be a good gig if you can get it, but keep in mind that there will be fewer positions available, so you’re going to have to hustle.

I expect the first employee-free McDonald’s to open within the decade, whose only staff is a janitor, an engineer to fix things, and a couple of managers. And even then, I’m betting if they can replace the janitor with some degree of automation, or just tell the manager to clean up after himself, they’ll probably do that instead.

Most fast food chains will follow suit. Wal-Mart won’t be far behind, deploying the same tech that Amazon uses to fully automate warehouses to automate stocking of shelves and such. It’ll take longer, due to the need for additional infrastructure, but within say twenty years, the first employee-free Wal-Mart will be deployed. Don’t depend on these types of jobs to get you through college, they won’t be available.”

14. Advice from a foreigner.

“I’m not from America but professional skills are the same all over the world. You didn’t say which skills (soft or technical). From my experience so far, what I think that will be some mandatory/must-haves are:

Technical jobs will never dissappear (programming or anything else related), they will just shift towards new trends.

Softskills, what we had since the begining of time, those will still be there. It depends on what you personally expect to achieve in your career. Self management skills are always a good addition to anyone.

A shift that I have seen for a couple of years, it seems the ability to work as independently as possible (in a team or solo) as in to not rely on anyone, because you will most likely have all the resources available.

Jobs that are present today in most companies that require data manipulation or calculus to be done manually, those will be the first to dissapear in the next 20-something years due to automation (RPA or whatnot). The market seems to shift in that direction so I would not reccomend anyone to pursue a career in this direction (it’s up to you).

Outsourcing is becoming a big thing, at least in Europe so I guess the same thing is happening or will happen in US as well. To be fair, it doesn’t make too much of a difference if you are being outsourced to a different company. Work is still work.”

15. Learn some languages.

“I’m in an MBA program and one of my professors said that being bilingual is the most attractive thing on an undergrad resume.”

This is definitely an interesting subject to think about and debate, that’s for sure.

What do you think?

What do younger Americans need to focus on to make their future as bright as possible?

Sound off in the comments, we’d love to hear from you!

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People Share Quotes That Have Always Stuck With Them

Have you ever heard something that you remembered for the rest of your life? Or maybe you read a quote in a book that always stuck in your mind?

I know I definitely have a few of those floating around in my head.

People on AskReddit shared the quotes that are near and dear to their hearts.

1. Dad knows best.

“My dad always told me “If you don’t do it right the first time, someone else is going to have to do it.” Mainly implied to me cleaning around the house as a teenager. I think about it at my jobs a lot now in my mid twenties.”

2. Choose your words.

“My dad used to say “if you don’t have the balls to say it twice, don’t say it once”.”

3. Always improving.

“Now that I know better, I do better.”

4. Words to live by.

“Hire good people and get out of their way.”

5. Keep moving forward.

“It’s never too late to be who you might have been” ~ George Elliot.

6. Just go for it!

“If you wait until you’re ready, you’ll be waiting for the rest of your life.”

7. Don’t miss out.

“If you were waiting for the opportune moment, that was it.”

8. Don’t spend your time worrying.

“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but doesn’t get you anywhere.”

9. The next step.

“What is the most important step a man can take? Not the first, but the next one. Always the next one”

10. Change is good.

“Sometimes a hypocrite is nothing more than a man in the process of changing.”

11. Life is hard.

“Life breaks us. Then we fill the cracks with something stronger.”

12. Remember this one.

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” –Winnie the Pooh

13. Don’t even do it.

“Comparison is the thief of joy.”

14. Get out there!

“A ship is safe at dock, but that is not what it’s built for.”

15. You appreciate it now.

“My grandmother used to say “Enough is as much as a feast.” I hated it when I was a kid, but grew to appreciate it.”

16. You’ll sleep well.

“A clear conscience is a good pillow” – My Maternal Grandmother.”

17. A way with words.

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking up at the stars.” – Oscar Wilde

18. Some good motivation.

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; The second best time is now.”

19. Be nice to people.

“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.”

20. Words to live by.

“If the women dont find ya handsome, they should at least find you handy,”

21. Trying is the hardest part.

“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.” –JFK.

22. Very important stuff.

“Ah yes, the past can hurt. But the way I see it you can either run from it, or learn from it.” -The Lion King

I really enjoyed a lot of those. I can see why they stuck with people for so long.

What about you? What are some quotes that you’ve always remembered?

Share them with us in the comments!

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Hilarious Dad Jokes That Are Right on the Money

Dad jokes are the same no matter where you’re from. Believe it! Something happens to a man when he has kids and it turns him into a corny, cheesy, never-ending barrel of laughs!

You know what I’m talking about!

Let’s dig into these classic dad jokes.

1. Shocked by this one.

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2. She did it on purpose.

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3. Good point.

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4. Wonder why he told me to do that…?

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5. Full of puns.

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6. Hey o!

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7. Wait a second…

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8. Reliving a nightmare.

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9. They have no idea.

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10. I can just feel it.

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11. Can’t break those rules.

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12. This is actually funny.

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13. Get it?!?!

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14. Not on my watch.

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15. That’s a little different.

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Hey o! Zing!

Do these jokes remind you of something your own dad would say?

Let us know in the comments!

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10 Sticky Sweet Facts About Marijuana

I recently went to a marijuana dispensary for the first time in California and let me tell you, it was delightful!

It was organized nicely, the people were helpful, I was very impressed.

As you’ve probably noticed, weed is becoming legal across the country and the stigma is (mostly) being erased as time goes by.

Here are 10 interesting facts about that sticky icky icky!

1. Could it be the key?

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2. Hollyweed, bro!

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3. Paging Dr. Murray.

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4. Never happened.

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5. The couple that smokes together…

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6. Looking for a career change?

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7. NOT a gateway drug.

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8. Nuns having fun.

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9. Brilliant marketing!

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Some damn good pot facts right there!

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People Talk About the Stupid Traditions From Their Country

We all have traditions from our native lands that we think are…less than spectacular.

Maybe it has something to do with politics, maybe it’s sports, maybe it’s just something that’s so ingrained in your society that it’s part of the national fabric…but you still don’t like it.

AskReddit users weighed in with their opinions.

1. Not the British way.

“Glaring at people who jump queues but saying nothing because confrontation isn’t the British way.

Was horrified when my American friend came over and yelled at some kids for pushing in a rollercoaster ride queue.

Then they went to the back. It was great.

We need to channel that ability to challenge people.”

2. From the Philippines.

“Filipino time. Everybody knows that the meeting is at 9AM, but some people purposely come in, late. Or they actually leave their house at 9AM.

When people tell you that you gain weight everytime you meet up.

When a family member or relative asks you when you’re going to get married. If married , when you are going to have a child. When you already have a child, when are you going to have another one. And so on.

Also, just because you’re a relative. It doesn’t mean, you have a free pass to live at their house. Especially on short notice.”

3. That is bizarre.

“When I lived in Wales there was a tradition where a person wearing a dead horse skull would come to your house and if you didn’t say a poem he/she would steal your booze and it was legal.”

4. Not having it.

“Most of office culture. “In our world, people judge you if you leave before 6pm!”

Fuck that. I’m not going to apologize for being an efficient hard worker. If I’m done by 4, I’m fucking leaving at 4.”

5. Strong feelings on this one.

“Caste system in India is so fucked up, that it could suck my dick.”

6. Enough with the funerals.

“Going to too many funerals.

Fine for relations, friends, someone you actually knew. But in Ireland people go to the funerals of anyone they ever even said hello to.

Any relation (no matter how distant) of anyone they ever knew or worked with, anyone they ever lived within a 20 mile radius of, or anyone who ever served them a drink.”

7. In Ghana.

“Before marriage, you have to present a drink to her family members (knocking), prepare a traditional wedding (engagement) before you walk down the aisle in a church (the real wedding).

This is in Ghana. Sucks.”

8. Creepy and weird.

“Child marriages can fuck off from Malaysia. It’s always some lowly scum who preys on his niece or neighbour’s daughter.

When a grown, middle aged man of 40 is marrying a 10-14 year old girl, there is definitely an abuse of power/trust.”

9. Better time management.

“I’m Portuguese. I wish that people would show up on time.

And not be bewildered when I’m mildly annoyed for waiting.

Every. Single. Time.”

10. Keeping idiots happy.

“The customer is always right” in US business culture.

This has led to numerous exceptionally entitled assholes, retail fraud, return fraud, and businesses losing too much time and money trying to keep idiots happy.”

11. Czech Easter.

“Easter. More specifically Czech Easter. On the Eastern Monday, boys are visiting every house in the neighbourhood and are whipping girls with a willow stick and ribbons and reciting an Easter poem. Girls are supposed to give them usually sweets, eggs or alcohol. Google it.

As a girl, I have to say it’s not that scary as it sounds. It’s not even painful (if someone isn’t an absolute idiot). But it’s a really awkward social interaction. And I hate it.”

12. You owe me…

“Using kids as a retirement plan and making them “owe” you for giving birth to them, so said kids have to give you a cut of their monthly salary and take care of you when you’re old and sick.”

13. Crab mentality.

“We call it Crab Mentality.

Basically, when you’re trying to move up in the world, people are gonna talk shit about you and drag you down and ruin you just so that they can move themselves up and take that thing you wanted.

It’s practically “tradition” in the workplace but it can fuck off this universe forever.”

14. Indian marriages.

“Indian marriages are glorified but I hate them, especially the noise. They just have a band of people with drums and trumpets to announce to everyone in the city that they have a marriage in the family. Also what’s with fireworks to mark any celebration(not just here), it just causes noise and air pollution.

P.S. if you actually do get the chance to go to an Indian wedding, do try as many dishes as possible. The food is the only good thing about them.”

15. More options would be nice.

“The two party system.”

16. So dumb…

“Black Friday and Cyber Monday.”

17. Not a cultural event.

“Bullfighting.

And being able to advertise it and get funding as a “cultural event” is just madness.”

18. No kissing, please.

“Not sure if it count as a tradition but, kissing people to say hello.

It’s so fucking annoying, if you arrive last at a family dinner you have to kiss 15 people in a row.”

19. Politics in Africa.

“African politics full of corruption and lies but what doesn’t make sense people still vote for the same corrupt parties.”

20. How about a living wage?

“Canadian here. Tipping.

Just pay the service industry a livable wage. Also I often see a default tipping option when picking things up from a restaurant. No service, no tip.

Not quite so annoying is that tax isn’t included on the price tag. Just help me out and add it by default so I don’t have to do the math.”

Those are pretty interesting! I hadn’t thought about some of them before.

What do you think? What are the traditions in your country that you wish would just go away?

Please share with us in the comments!

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Important Advice for Dads Who Are Wondering If They’re Doing OK

If you’re out there looking for advice on how to be a better dad, you’re already a pretty darn good one.

That said, we can all use a little pick-me-up sometimes, and a different perspective on parenting can be priceless when we’re lost for where to go next.

If you’re a dad looking for some advice on connecting to or parenting your kids, here are 12 things we think are spot-on.

12. The little things make kids so happy.

“And make sure they hear about it.

It’s nice to hear something directly from mom or dad, but it made my day as a kid to hear my mom or dad’s friends say they’d heard about something awesome I’d done. My dad told me recently that he used to do it deliberately. He’d tell my aunts and uncles that I got a good grade, or hit a home run, and sort of nudge them to mention it to me. When they did, I was always like, ‘How’d you hear that?!’

They’d say my dad told them, and tell me how big he smiled.”

Cameron, 33, Pennsylvania

11. Sharing is nice, but it’s also okay to think of yourself sometimes.

“I learned to share, but I also learned not to share.

When I was about 7 or 8, my dad told me that it was nice to share my toys, but it wasn’t necessary. That it would make other people happy, but that it was okay to protect my things. I try to preach that to my kids, too. They’re so naturally generous that I want to make sure they know that it’s okay to keep things for themselves. Especially things they’ve worked for, or earned.

It didn’t make me selfish, just better at creating healthy boundaries.”

Stephen, 37, Washington, D.C.

10. Teaching respect is hard, but necessary.

“My grandfather never, ever let us disrespect him. Even if we were just playing around.

When I asked him why, he asked me if I loved him. I told him I did, very much. He said, ‘If you disrespect someone you love, what will keep you from doing it to anyone else?’ He was a Marine, so he commanded respect.

And he knew how important it was to being a good person.”

Jim, 42, New York

9. They’ll do as you do, so do it right.

“As a kid, emotions are scary because they’re so unfamiliar. You know the basics — happy, sad, scared, etc.

But, when you start having more complex emotions, you really struggle to identify them. Being a parent, if you can use words like ‘confused’, ‘aggravated’, and ‘overwhelmed’ in front of your kids to describe your emotions, they’ll become better at doing it themselves. I’m a parent, but I’m also a teacher, so I credit one of my college professors with that nugget.

It’s absolutely true.”

Ian, 34, Arizona

8. Teach them how to listen, not how to wait to talk.

“I learned this from a movie, actually.

It basically means that the best way to make yourself interesting is to become interested in someone else. Listen to their story. Ask questions. Make them feel important. The best thing I’ve done as a parent is to become actively interested in my kids’ lives. And it’s genuine, too. I want to know what they like, what they don’t like, what they think is funny, what stresses them out…everything. The movie was Loser with that kid from American Pie.

Easily the most random pearl of wisdom I’ve ever collected.”

Chris, 37, Ohio

7. Remember that they’ve never done anything in this world like clean a room before now!

“Don’t just say, ‘Your room is messy!’ You have to be specific.

Tell your kids about the dirty clothes on the floor, the empty water bottles all over, and the unmade bed. Messy is such a subjective word. What’s messy to you might not be messy to your kids, your spouse, or anyone else. So you have to articulate exactly what is unacceptable, and why. When I was a kid, I didn’t mind doing chores because my mom was so specific. I always knew exactly what had to be done.

She said doing it that way helped keep her sane, too.”

Adam, 36, New York

6. Never miss a chance.

“Just don’t waste a single chance to tell your kids they love you. Even if it embarrasses them.

And even if it’s a thousand times a day. It’s terrifying and morbid to say, but you never know if you might be speaking to someone for the last time. You just never know. So, no matter what, no matter if we’re or angry, or exhausted from laughing, we always end every conversation with ‘I love you’.

It’s a tradition my mother and father taught me when I was a kid, and it’s a good one.”

Hayden, 36, Toronto

5. Disagree later, in private.

My mother used to get so upset when she would be disciplining us and my dad would walk in and interrupt.

She taught me that parents have to be a united front. If you don’t agree with something your spouse is saying, that’s okay. But deal with it after he or she has set the rules with the kids. Of course, this doesn’t apply to anything harmful or dangerous toward your child. But a new parenting style, or discipline policy can be discussed in private. My parents told me that they made a point to never let us see them argue. Instead, they’d tell us they had an argument, and then explain how they worked it out.

It impressed the importance of communication on me at an early age.”

Charles, 35, California

4. Natural consequences are your friend.

“It’s like the difference between telling your kids not to put their hands on a hot stove, and them learning how much it hurts by actually doing it.

My sister is a teacher — and a mother — and she told me this when my son started getting a little older. ‘Natural consequences’ are like breaking your hand if you punch a wall, or burning your mouth if you eat pizza right out of the oven. Obviously, you don’t encourage your kids to do stuff like that just for the sake of learning what hot pizza feels like.

It’s more of a ‘What did you think was going to happen?’ teachable moment.”

James, 37, New York

3. Pick your battles is a classic for a reason.

“This is another way of saying ‘pick your battles’. You just have to.

My wife taught me this one. It’s sort of her mantra, even beyond raising kids. You’re going to have stress in life. That’s obvious. Some stress is primary — your kid gets sick, you lose your job, and stuff like that. But other stress is usually secondary, and you don’t need to deal with it right away. Sometimes not at all.

If you can choose which situations you actually allow to stress you, you can do a much better job managing being a parent.”

Joel, 30, North Carolina

2. Remember that you’re on the same team.

“If you punish a child without teaching them a real lesson, you’ve done nothing to help them grow.

A friend of mine told me that when I became a dad. He had a son who was about 10, and he expressed the importance of making discipline and punishment into two separate things. Discipline is the act of exploring what someone did wrong, and punishment is the consequence for that action.

You can’t just ground a kid and expect him or her to grow.”

Chuck, 29, California

1. A happy marriage makes your kids feel safe and secure.

“My mom and dad were very affectionate. And I remember it fondly.

I remember my dad sneaking kisses here and there, and my mom hugging my dad whenever she got the chance. Even when they weren’t at their best, it was clear that they were so in love. And that always made me feel safe as a kid. Like things would always be okay, thanks to the power of love. I brought it up once, and my dad almost didn’t even realize he did it. He just said, ‘I love your mother so much.

I’m not embarrassed to show it.’”

Marcus, 36, Texas

Parenting is so hard; it’s nice to know that we’re not alone in our thoughts and struggles!

What’s the best piece of advice anyone ever gave you about fatherhood, or parenting in general? Please share it with us in the comments!

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Fridababy’s New Product Is for Dads, and It’s Meant to Protect the Family Jewels

Fridababy is best known for their NoseFrida, a product we all never expected to use but do actually, and to suck snot out of our baby’s nose WITH OUR OWN MOUTH, nonetheless. As gross as it is, there’s no comparing it to the effectiveness of those stupid squeeze bulbs, I know.

Now, they’ve come out with a product meant to assist dads with a significantly less disgusting but still important issue that comes part-and-parcel with parenting – getting kicked in the nethers by a clueless and well-meaning child.

Kids, of course, will beat the sh*t out of all of your body parts (the nose is my personal least favorite, though cheekbones and direct hits to a soft underbelly suck, too), but of course, everyone has a reason to protect those family jewels.

“The scrotum and testes are pretty much a nerve bundle,” confirms Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt to Men’s Health. So you know…they’re not exaggerating about the pain. This time.

So as moms may not be done having wee ones, and dads, well, I’m assuming they’re not into bouts of brief, unexpected pain.

Enter the Fridaballs, underwear with built in baby protection!

“Having kids is great – but being a dad can be a contact spot,” says the news release.

Indeed. Color me intrigued.

The underwear, styled as boxer-briefs, have a built-in flexible foam that protects against head butts, swinging heels, leaps into bed, or a forceful welcome-home hug. The company also promises Fridaballs are comfortable, breathable, made from natural fibers, and is available in sizes S-XL for just $28.

The promotional video on their website ends with “Protect your legacy. Yes, this is real,” which shows the company realizes how silly all of this sounds, but also knows that dads out there need such a thing – and that’s exactly the sort of idea that put them on the map with the NoseFrida.

So I mean, if history is any guide, these are definitely going to hit the market like a whirlwind.

Are you going to nab a pair for the dads-of-youngsters in your life?

I have to say, after watching my husband the past three years, these might make the perfect gift!

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