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15 Cleverly Converted Buildings

I love seeing repurposed buildings and structures. I used to live down the street from a Walgreens (#8 on this list) that was previously a bank, and they kept some very cool touches from the original structure.

Take a look at these clever conversions. I think you’ll be impressed.

1. A little different now…

My college used to be a shopping mall from mildlyinteresting

2. That is very cool.

My apartment building used to be a school. from mildlyinteresting

3. Pump iron where the tellers used to work.

This gym that used to be a bank from mildlyinteresting

4. I’d love to live in a place like that.

My house used to be a police station and my bathroom is an old jail cell, the original window is still in place from mildlyinteresting

5. Feel the history come alive.

Supermarket in Venice used to be a theatre from mildlyinteresting

6. Love the floors.

This thrift store used to be a bowling alley. from mildlyinteresting

7. Leave the bucket up!

This Jamba used used to be a KFC so they painted over the bucket from mildlyinteresting

8. Walked by here many times.

This Walgreens in Chicago used to be a bank, and now it has a vitamin vault from mildlyinteresting

9. Have a seat inside the vault.

The Subway I went to today used to be a bank. Instead of removing the vault they just added more seating inside from mildlyinteresting

10. Spooooooooky, isn’t it?

My apartment used to be a prison from mildlyinteresting

11. This is amazing!

This grocery store used to be a hockey stadium from mildlyinteresting

12. Just go ahead and repurpose that.

Local Mexican restaurant used to be a Chinese restaurant. Instead of painting over a mural, they just put sombreros on the pandas. from mildlyinteresting

13. Love that marquee.

This gym used to be a movie theater from mildlyinteresting

14. Another great awning.

This Walgreens built on an old movie theatre from mildlyinteresting

15. Drive on through!

My local Dunkin’ Donuts used to be a car wash so the drive thru is inside the building. from mildlyinteresting

Do you have any cool converted buildings in your town?

Tell us about them and share some photos in the comments, please!

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Nikolai Pavlenko, a Soviet forger…

Nikolai Pavlenko, a Soviet forger, ran a real but unauthorized construction organization in USSR. Since it was more efficient than the state ones, he was charged with undermining USSR by running an efficient organization.

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Victoria Woodhull, the traveling psychic…

Victoria Woodhull, the traveling psychic, gave American tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt advice on investing in the gold market. Following her advice, Vanderbilt made a profit of $1.3 million, withdrawing just before the gold market crash of Black Friday on September 24, 1869.

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Mountain Dew Will Launch a Peach-Flavored Drink Called ‘Happy Dew Year’

Some people absolutely love Mountain Dew…and then there are those who think it’s kind of revolting.

Love it or hate it, a new Mountain Dew flavor is headed your way very soon…a peach-flavored soda called ‘Happy Dew Year.’ The new flavor will launch on December 16, 2019.

According to the Mountain Dew Fandom wiki,

“Happy Dew Year is an upcoming Mountain Dew flavor that will be officially released in stores on December 16th, 2019 and until at the end of 2019 or in early 2020, in the United States as a limited edition flavor for the New Year’s season 2019-2020. It was first leaked via a Reddit conversation which was talked about being some kind of an upcoming soda.”

This news comes shortly after the announcement about Mtn Dew VooDew, a creepy mystery flavor.

People on Reddit seem to be pretty stoked on the new peachy flavor:

“If this is real, I’m gonna have a new favorite dew.”

“Nice to see them dewing more holidays. From Dew.S.A to Dew Year. For Valentines day, instead of Cupid it could be Dewpid. Or, Will U Dew Me?

Will certainly shake this up like a champagne bottle and pour it in a champagne glass. And store some for 20 or so years, let it age…”

Mountain Dew is clearly not messing around – they’re trying to keep their fans engaged with some new, exciting products.

People are still anxiously awaiting official news and details from Mountain Dew about this new concoction, so, for now, you’ll just have to sit tight and wait for that big announcement. Something to look forward to, right?!?!

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This Company Sells a Mini Jacuzzi Just for Your Testicles

Dad, this one’s for you…

I can’t wait to see the look on his face as he beams with pride, sensing that I finally understand him as a human being. It will be a beautiful bonding moment that we’ll both remember forever. Perhaps we can even enjoy this unique activity together at the kitchen table…sitting side by side…

Okay, that’s not gonna happen, but you have to admit the idea of the Testicuzzi is certainly intriguing…and kind of hilarious. Yes, it is a mini jacuzzi that is just for your testicles.

The company website describes how this unique product was born:

“There are many conversations that inspire ideas in people. There are also many conversations about testicles and other things that inspire people to laugh. The conceiving of the Testicuzzi is no different. Just over a year ago, a few friends were hanging out on a houseboat in beautiful lake powell.

As many drunk conversations go, the conversation turned to college trends and what’s going on in the world of sexuality. Turns out, some people enjoy placing their testicles into a cup of water and letting someone blow bubbles in the water with a straw. The visual was too funny to pass up and the idea of the testicle jacuzzi (Testicuzzi) was born. After a few weeks of initial idea drawing and 3D printing the first iteration of the hot tub for your testicles was developed and produced.

Since then, there have been several variations of the hot tub for your nuts, but the essence of the Testicuzzi has remained the same and after many prototypes and a lot of 3D printing. The final Testicuzzi was born into this beautiful world.”

The world is definitely a better place with this product…

Posted by Testicuzzi on Friday, August 9, 2019

The mini jacuzzis will cost you $39.95, and they come in black or white – so you do you, okay?

I’m not trying to tell you how to live your life, but you might want to get these as stocking stuffers for all the males in your life for Christmas this year. This one’s for you, dad…

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In 1984 water beds were a $2…

In 1984 water beds were a $2 billion business with 3.4 million sold in the United States alone. At the time, 75 percent of all stores that sold water beds also offered a selection of water bed cribs.

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15 Times Starbucks Really Blew It

Starbucks does many things well, but getting people’s names right is NOT one of them.

They constantly mess them up, but hey, we can overlook that because the drinks sure are tasty, aren’t they?

But we’re still going laugh at these mistakes.

Let’s do it!

1. Like a genie in a bottle.

2. That was a nice try.

3. Not sure what happened here…

4. C’mon, you messed that up?!?!

5. Wow. Impressive.

6. That’s not nice.

7. Like an airline pilot?

8. Hahaha, not even close.

9. Hmmmmm…no.

10. That is outrageous.

11. Hanida in the house!

12. That’s interesting.

13. Kind of like the Mad Hadder?

14. That is very creative.

15. Bye, Felicia…

Has this ever happened to you? If so, share a screenshot in the comments so we can laugh together!

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Chick-fil-A’s First Restaurant in the U.K. Is Already Closing

This is some bad news for popular chicken chain Chick-fil-A: less than a month after the fast food company opened its first location in the United Kingdom, it is already closing down.

The British shopping center where the restaurant has its only UK location has been pressured by an LGBTQ rights group called Reading Pride to rethink their decision to allow Chick-fil-A on the premises. And it looks like people behind the Oracle Shopping Center listened.

Chick-fil-A is known for its anti-LGBTQ attitudes, and it looks like some folks in Reading did not want to welcome the franchise to town. To show their feelings, groups protested outside the Oracle Shopping Center in Reading.

In 2017, Chick-fil-A donated over $1 million to anti-LGBTQ groups. The protests caused the shopping center to reverse course and not renew the lease for the restaurant after it had only been in business for a week.

A statement from the shopping center read as follows: “We always look to introduce new concepts for our customers, however, we have decided on this occasion that the right thing to do is to only allow Chick-fil-A to trade with us for the initial six-month pilot period, and not to extend the lease any further.”

Chick-fil-A has about 2,400 locations in the United States. In 2012,  said, “We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are married to our first wives. We give God thanks for that … We want to do anything we possibly can to strengthen families.”

So there’s no mystery where Chick-fil-A stands on this issue, in case you were wondering.

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An Instagram Influencer Gave a Bad Yelp Review to a Restaurant That Wouldn’t Accept “Likes” as Payment

This “influencer” culture is really pretty confusing, and I’m not sure I understand it completely.

Or that I want to understand it.

And here’s another perfect example of why I feel that way (and maybe why you do, too).

A Yelp reviewer who claims to have over 11,000 Instagram followers (is that even impressive?) wrote a negative restaurant review because the establishment wouldn’t give them free food or drinks.

Yelper is mad because restaurant didn’t them free meal in exchange for potential IG exposure from trashy

Does that sound like an entitled person, or am I completely crazy and living in an alternate universe?

The person said in the review that they thought the food and the service was great but ultimately a 1-star review was warranted because, “I thought she would be greatful [sic] for the free advertising but when the check came there was literally no discount at all. I thought at least one of the entrees would be taken off but they didn’t even take off the calamari or even the drinks!”

Photo Credit: Pixabay

The review was posted on Reddit (it looks like it’s been taken down from Yelp) and other Redditors offered up their own stories in response.

“I work at a hotel near Disneyworld, where rooms can reach 300+/night. It shames me how much we comp and how much ass we kiss for bloggers, “influencers” (whatever the fuck that is), social media personalities, etc., only to have the same losers condescend and treat like shit the employees of the hotel. They are a blight.”

“I also work at a hotel where the rates are 300+/night. We tell self-described “influencers” to get fucked.”

“Just so you know, big thing now is to try to pass yourself as an influencer to get discounts and free stuff. You don’t even really need to be one; you just need to tell people you are. Mikey Chen from Strictly Dumpling admits that even before he became a blogger, he’d hound hotels and airlines to get a discount and exploit his status as an influencer.”

Yikes. Not cool.

Do you have any personal stories similar to this while dealing with a so-called “influencer”? If so, please share them in the comments so we can all vent together.

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