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A “Karen” Tried to Scam a Free Meal Until She Realized Who the Owner Was

In case you haven’t heard, a “Karen” is an entitled, usually middle-aged woman who complains to authority figures about others’ behavior.

This particular Karen decided that her complaint to the manager would get her a free meal. She couldn’t have been more off-base in her assumption, specifically as it concerned the owner.

A friend of his begins the story:

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With help from his dad, the man was able to open the restaurant in the perfect location, and it was a smashing success right out of the gate. Everything was going well, until Karen showed up with her husband.

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Right away, the owner, who was also the server, knew she was going to be a problem—the complaints began as soon as she sat down. Initially, he played along .

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He knew he couldn’t keep his composure for long—so did she and, sensing a potential free meal, increased her demands.

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She asked for the manager, as Karens often do. He brought someone over to take on the role.

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She could have won an Academy Award for the story she told.

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The “owner” and the server couldn’t keep up the ruse for long. They broke character.

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The real owner came clean, and Karen was finally speechless.

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Redditors who work in restaurants loved how this story ended, and the person who told it also had a bit of an update.

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They deal with customers who try to scam free meals all the time and say restaurant owners are usually oblivious to this behavior because they’re not on the floor.

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Workers shared that this also occurs in fast food places. Even though they’re a lot cheaper, free is free to some people.

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Are you a resturant worker? Share your stories of terrible customers below!

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Here are the ‘Do’s and Don’t’s’ From the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

We’ve been here before as far as pandemics go—exactly 100 years ago. But have we learned anything since then?

From 1918 to early 1920, the world was held captive by a virus known as H1N1, or the Spanish Flu. Like COVID-19, it spread across the globe within a matter of months. When it was all said and done, 500 million people—about a third of the world’s population—had been infected, and approximately 50 million people died.

COVID-19 is a different virus, but the story of its spread is quite similar; people even had the same arguments about wearing masks and social distancing that we have today. The evidence is in this “Do’s and Don’t’s” lists from the 1918 pandemic that appeared on Twitter and immediately went viral.

The most important things on the list—wearing a mask, washing your hands, and avoiding crowds—are things we’re supposed to be doing today. But even 100 years ago, we had to plead with people to heed this advice and listen to scientists.

Most people complied, but a lot didn’t; there were four waves of the disease before the pandemic ended in April 1920.

Had they done what they were supposed to do, there’s no doubt that the infection and death tolls would have been lower, and the pandemic would have ended earlier.

We’re still relatively new to COVID-19, and we can still mitigate the damage. While there’s no way of eradicating COVID-19, we can pay attention to science and keep ourselves and others safe.

You know what they say: “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”

Are you doing all you can to keep yourself and others healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic? Let us know in the comments below!

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People Recall the Worst Pain They’ve Ever Felt

Many of us can answer this question immediately – childbirth, kidney stones, physical trauma – the worst pain of your life can flood back with a memory like you wouldn’t believe.

That said, until you read these 15 people’s stories, you probably thought your worst was pretty bad…but that might not be the case.

15. I would still like the drugs, please.

I split my toe open to the bone and the doc said it would take longer for the anesthetic to take effect than it would to stitch the toe up.

So, lots of screeching from me.

14. Sounds like a nightmare.

I broke my femur in a car accident, all I felt was pure adrenaline like I had never felt before and no pain. They got me to the hospital fairly quickly and hit me with 2 shots of morphine ASAP.

Next thing I know they were drilling a hole through my calf with a power drill so they could set the leg with a pin and I was wide awake with no pain due to the drugs. It was the other drivers 6th DUI offense

13. This person is a WRITER.

I missed a step one morning and I folded my foot over so much that my big toe touched my heel.

I made a noise I had never made before.

It was like a dying rabbit who was into Finnish death metal.

12. How do you get through it?

Trigeminal neuralgia (also called the suicide disease).

I’m one of the lucky ones though, that it improved with treatment so I only had it for about a year.

Basically felt like someone was slamming an ice pick into my ear, jaw, and face.

Even brushing my teeth hurt.

11. How does this happen?

A 5 foot section of my small intestine became strangulated and died.

20 times more painful than an 8mm kidney stone.

10. At least it’s easily remedied.

I slipped on steps one winter fell on my back had my wind knocked out, cracked 2 ribs and dislocated shoulder.

And worst part is that it was like 3 steps…

9. This made me actually cringe.

I was ice skating and going through a major growth spurt when I was 13. The skates were too tight. I hit a crack in the ice and did a maneuver to stop from falling on my face. Well CRACK! SNAP! I shattered my tibia from just bellow the knee all the way down to the ankle, in a spiral fracture.

Because the skates were so tight in fact that when I hobbled and limped off of the ice and had them removed my leg did not immediately swell up. I knew my bone was broken. I could feel and hear the various shards of shin bone grinding up against one another and the muscles. Yet, people assumed at most I maybe bruised my bone.

I went home. Limping and in the worst physical pain. My father said I was ok. But after about 12 hours and the pain just getting worse I finally was taken to the ER – where I learned I fractured my leg in 8 different spots on the tibia.

I had to get metal pins put in, and was in various casts for 4 straight months and a boot for two.

8. I did not need to read this.

My appendix exploded like a water balloon while inside me.

7. Another one of these and no thanks.

Trigeminal neuralgia. It’s called “the suicide disease” for a very good reason. It felt like my jaw was being crushed in a vice. The pain is beyond description, an episode would last for 8-10 hours, and no painkiller touched it. I would hit my head on things trying to knock myself out.

For comparison, I was getting an x-ray for a “bad backache”, and when I gave the urine sample you have to give first, the tech saw that I had stones in it. Kidney stones. My “bad backache” was fucking kidney stones. TN really recalibrates your pain meter. Nothing goes past a six anymore.

I had brain surgery nine years ago to fix it and it’s the best damn decision I ever made. I’m nervous because it’s often not a permanent fix, and I’m afraid it will come back, but I’m so thankful to be pain-free for now.

6. You’ve gotta keep up with those pain meds.

This is the worst pain I’ve ever seen someone feel. My sister had open heart surgery at 23 to repair a murmur. Several days later when she first got home the nerve block in her side started to wear off.

She managed to fall asleep at the beginning but she woke up screaming like a banshee. I’ll never forget it. I got her to stand up but she looked at me and went white as a sheet and passed out.

5. That’s gotta hurt.

Probably the time I jumped onto the seat of my bike, and actually just sat on my testicle.

4. Were his doctors into pain??

I shot a 3.5″ spiral nail into my finger

The doctor pulled it out with pliers, no freezing or pain killers. I had 3 nurses holding me down.

I’ve broken many bones and it doesn’t even come close to comparing

3. This kind of back pain is the worst.

I sat up to leave after a meeting at work and my entire back seized up. It was all I could do to make it home. I had to lay on the couch in a weird position just to experience no pain. The slightest movement (even lifting a fork) and my back would seize up again.

I finally forced myself that night to go to the ER because my mind was racing with what it could be. X-rays showed nothing so I don’t know to this day what happened. It was about a week before I could fully move. Worst pain I’ve ever felt!

2. A miserable description.

Gout. The foot swelled up massively, it was bright red and hot to the touch.

Touch was the LAST thing I wanted, just having enough air movement to shift the hairs on my foot was excruciating.

Unbelievable pain that I couldn’t escape from.

I swelled so much that when it finally went back to normal, the skin sloughed off like I had had a massive sunburn.

I could feel EVERY heartbeat, painfully, in my foot.

1. I’m glad this is never a thing that will happen to me.

Epididimitis, inflammation of the testicle cord, described as a feeling akin to testicular torsion

At one point it hurt so bad I couldn’t sit up straight in class, took a whole week to get a doctors appointment and at least 2 more days for the meds to really make the pain die down

That was 6 years ago and even to this day that cord is so sensitive that it hurts if I sit wrong and occasionally has mini inflammation episodes

Icing on the cake, pretty sure I was told it could lead to impotence at a younger age than most men

I honestly cannot even (and do not want to) imagine most of these!

Share your answers to this question with us in the comments.

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This Employee Technically Complied With Employer’s Selectively Enforced Rules

Nothing is as frustrating as employers who have rules that seem totally arbitrary, or that are applied so selectively it can be impossible to get a handle on how you’re supposed to behave on the job.

Luckily, there are always those employees who will maliciously comply with what they’re told to do, giving employers the chance to see just how stupid those rules were in the first place.

This guy, who went from loving his job to not, is a perfect example.

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He kept getting more and more responsibility due to layoffs, but no more money to go along with it.

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Things came to a head after new management arrived, and some of their more dubious policies possibly contributed to this guy’s collapsed lung.

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They were after him to quit, pulling out all of the stops along the way.

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In response, he went on a mission to make their plant the very safest one in the history of ever.

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He went back to doing the one job he was hired for.

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He would refuse to do things based on the “rules,” which he was following “to the letter,” just as they were. He waited to see whether they would blink first, because he wasn’t going to.

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He went around with OSHA rules, generally making their lives difficult, until one day, a manager took the bait.

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The employee was delighted. The manager, not so much.

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The guy did finally move on, but loved hearing that they had to hire 5 people to do what he had been doing previously, and it still wasn’t getting done well.

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This is why you treat people like human beings, managers.

They will happily go above and beyond, money be damned, if you do.

If you don’t, well…you could end up getting the short end of the stick in every way possible.

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Daily Tasks That Are Difficult for Lefties

Only 10 percent of the world’s population is left-hand dominant.

Naturally, the other 90 percent don’t really understand the daily struggles that southpaws face.

Here are 11 daily tasks that are difficult for lefties. Some of them may surprise you.

1. Using scissors

Simply cutting a piece of paper for a project can be a nightmare for a left-handed person.

Scissors are typically designed for right-handed people, so a lefty may have to hold them upside down just to be able to cut.

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2. Eating with other people

If you’re part of the 90 percent and have dined next to a lefty, you should know all too well about the difficulty of this task.

Lefties can have a difficult time dining comfortably because they will be invading their neighbor’s space.

Maybe sitting across the table is the best bet after all.

3. Painting your fingernails

Painting your own nails can be a challenge no matter if you’re a lefty or a righty.

For southpaws, trying to paint their left hand with their right can be an absolute mess.

Sometimes it’s best to just pay the extra money and let the professionals handle it.

4. Banking

Banks love to protect their pens. But did you ever notice that most banks have their pens chained in a position that’s advantageous for right-handed people?

That can make endorsing a check an uncomfortable task for a lefty.

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5. Walking

You may not notice it, but we tend to lean toward our dominant side when walking.

So if you’re passing a left-handed person, it can be an awkward ordeal if they are leaning into your path.

Just blame genetics.

6. Getting dressed

Even getting dressed can be a tough task for left-handers thanks to zippers.

Buttons and zippers typically are designed for right-handed people to open and close.

Maybe it’s time to offer a new line of clothing just for lefties.

7. Measuring ingredients

Cooking is already hard enough for many people, but for lefties, it can be even more challenging.

Glass and plastic measuring cups typically have the serving amount printed on the left of the handle.

That means left-handers often come face-to-face with the metric system side, which is another challenge in itself.

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8. Using a can opener

A can opener is a useful kitchen tool…unless you’re a lefty.

Manual can openers are designed to favor right-handers. Luckily, modern-day devices can do the job for you no matter what hand you prefer to use.

9. Using a cell phone

Even our phones are optimally designed for the 90 percent of the population that calls their right hand the dominant one.

Apple is the prime culprit when it comes to lefties and their cell phone struggles. At times, your left hand can block the antenna and lead to poor reception.

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10. Using a car cup holder

It’s already a challenge to try and use the gear shift with your non-dominant hand.

Now imagine trying to grab a drink from a cup holder while driving.

Talk about a nightmare.

11. Writing

Let’s just say notebooks aren’t a lefty’s best friend.

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Left-handers have trouble writing because their own hand can smudge or smear their work.

Maybe typing your next assignment is the better option.

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Are you a lefty? What tasks do you find more difficult than your right-handed friends and family members?

Tell us more in the comments below!

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Add Some Spice to Your Life With Totino’s Takis Fuego Mini Snack Bites

Break out the fire extinguisher—Totino’s is creating another late-afternoon snack legend in a collab with Takis to make Takis Fuego Mini Snack Bites.

Similar to the binge-worthy pizza rolls that you remember, these also bite-sized and are an ideal snack any time of day. However, these have added extra kick—they are coated in Takis Fuego seasoning with creamy mozzarella cheese on the inside, which oozes out once they’re cooked.

Needless to say, people are excited.

While these have more of a kick than the pizza rolls do, they are infused with lime, so you won’t completely scald your month to the point you can’t taste anything. If you can’t handle the spice, you can also dip the Bites in ranch or blue cheese as you would hot wings.

Takis Fuego Mini Snack Bites are a breeze to make. Just pop them in the microwave for a minute and a half or, if you want extra crunch, in a 425-degree oven.

If you already love Totino’s Pizza Bites and Takis Fuegos, then you’re in for a real treat. Not only will they satisfy your pizza cravings, but they’ve got you covered for all your spicy snack needs.

They are available at mainstream retailers everywhere and come in packs of 60 for about $5. That’s a lot of bites for a low price, and spicy snack lovers everywhere are rejoicing!

Have you tried Takis Fuego Mini Bites yet? Let us know in the comments below!

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10 Ways To Avoid Germs on Your Next Flight

While the current pandemic has left most people burrowed indoors in order to maintain social distancing, others have to spread their wings and take flight.

Whether it is for business or for a much-needed vacation, it’s important to consider your health and safety the next time you travel.

Here are 10 ways to avoid germs on your next flight so you can boost your chances of arriving to your destination in good health.

1. Use online check-in

Keep your face-to-face interactions to a minimum by utilizing the online check-in option.

This feature allows passengers to check-in up to 24 hours before a flight departs. At the same time, it helps you steer clear of germs on the self-service kiosks at airports.

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2. Disinfect high-touch surfaces at your seat

Airlines may have upped their cleaning game, but it’s easy to miss a spot or two. And in that case, you could expose yourself to germs.

Take the time to disinfect high-touch surfaces such as the armrest, tray table, seatbelt buckle, and screen controls. You never know what has been left behind by a previous passenger.

3. Pick a window seat

Did you know that where you sit on the plane could influence your exposure to germs?

With some airlines leaving middle seats empty in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, that gives you two seat options. A window seat is your safest bet because it gets exposed to the fewest people during an average flight.

4. Don’t forget sanitizer and wipes

You can never have too much hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.

These items are especially essential when traveling given your exposure to many people and surfaces.

You can bring bottles of hand sanitizer that measure 12 ounces or less as a carry-on in the United States.

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5. Make cashless transactions

Our money can be a festering ground for germs.

Instead of relying on cash at Starbucks or wherever else you prefer to purchase your pre-flight snacks, opt for the cashless method to reduce the chances of contamination.

6. Try not to touch your face

Did you know that one behavioral study from 2015 revealed that a person touches his or her face about 23 times per hour?

You definitely don’t want to do that at an airport or on a plane considering how much exposure you have to germs by touching public surfaces.

7. Keep items stored inside your bag at security checkpoints

Most people throw their personal items into the plastic bins at security checkpoints. Don’t follow that trend.

Instead, keep your phone, wallet, and other items inside your bag to prevent exposing them to germs.

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8. Turn on the overhead air vent

This may seem simple, but turning on the overhead air vent can provide an extra layer of protection against germs and viruses.

How does this happen?

An airplane’s filtration system can neutralize potentially harmful particles and keep you safe.

9. Avoid crowds

Do you seriously need a lesson in what social distancing means?

Maintain a six-foot gap between people in security checkpoint lines or luggage pick-up areas.

You may even want to board last so you don’t have to be stuck waiting in the walkway with a bunch of other passengers.

10. Wear a face mask

This should be a standard no matter if you’re traveling abroad or taking a trip to your local grocery story.

Wear a mask not only for your own protection but for everyone else’s, too.

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Have you traveled on an airplane since the COVID-19 pandemic hit?

What changes did you make to your traveling routine?

Tell us your experience in the comments below!

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Make-A-Wish Employees Share the Weirdest Requests They’ve Received

I’m so glad there are people out there who do this job, because I think it would be way too depressing. Kids who are sick and unable to live a normal life deserve some happiness and smiles, though, so it’s awesome that people take it on.

That said, I’ve always wondered whether or not they get requests so strange they’re not able to answer them – so thank goodness for these 16 people who are willing to wish and tell.

16. This kid had the right idea.

Nephew had terminal brain cancer at 8. His make a wish was to see lions. Small community so he got mass funding.

Ended up sending him to Africa for a bunch of Safaris and bunch of helicopter rides. Had time of his life.

Make a wish is now the organization I donate to the most now.

15. Some kiddos just know what they like.

Former junior genie. The vast majority of wishes are pretty common: Disney, wwe, trip to Paris or Japan. Because MAW is locally funded (your donations go to your community), depending on your region, you can get some pretty fancy wishes.

So I wouldn’t say this wish was weird, only that it was different. A kid was obsessed with dukes of Hazzard and the car was going to be at a fair along with some stars. We threw everything at him and still stayed way within budget. He got limo to and from, a bunch of ride tickets and tokens for games, we got him special guest seating and one on one time with the stars.

I’m sure he had the time of his life. But altogether, it was a few hundred dollars and a couple of favors. If the fairs attitude when working with us was anything to go by, he was treated like an absolute king. I remember that case fondly.

It doesn’t have to be MAW but I strongly advise everyone to spend some time working with an organization that gives back. They’re some of the best memories. It’s very humbling and inspiring work.

14. Something only a kid would wish for.

The cutest one that’s been requested is a trip to New York to ride the subway along the entire subway line and buy all of the model subways at the store.

When the dad heard, he rolled his eyes and said that they’d just gone to New York recently and said he expected either that or a visit to the zoo to feed the penguins. They were by far my favorite family to work with and a very loving, goofy one at that.

We haven’t done their wish send offs yet due to covid, so it’ll be nice to see them again once this is all over. I hope when he goes on his trip he’ll be treated really well by the subway conductors.

13. Bless his heart.

Oh my god. This dredged up a long forgotten memory. I don’t remember the details all too well but I’ll do my best.

So, a friend of mine did some work experience a while back. I’m not sure if it was make a wish, but it was a similar organisation anyway. They got a request from some kid that wanted to marry his favourite anime waifu. I’m serious.

The people in charge of this (I’m not sure what they’re called) were completely clueless and had no idea what a waifu was so they just went along with it. They ended up getting in contact with the game developers of said waifu and tried to make something happen. They wanted some sort of video or message from the anime girl addressed to the kid. The developers refused and said that would not be possible. In the end they had to get him a different wish.

Man that was a strange one.

12. No pressure, Mickey…

Not a wish granter, but a parent of a MAW kid.

When we went to the MAW house for my son’s star raising, they had a board with kids photos and their wish. One that made me laugh was the little girl that wanted to “hear Mickey Mouse burp.”

11. This definitely qualifies as weird.

Make-A-Wish Worker’s son here. One time my dad had one of the kids he worked with request that they get feet pictures from some popular twitch streamer.

Obviously he had to turn it down, but offered the kid the ability to meet said streamer but he turned it down. Only cared about the feet. Weird.

10. Being a sweetheart pays dividends.

Friend’s young son asked for a spider costume. Not Spider-Man. Spider.

No one could find one. Next day was Halloween. A volunteer spent the night making him a spider costume. He loved it. A few months later they asked him what he wanted and he said he already got his wish.

They were so touched that he or his parents didn’t ask for anything else that they sent them to Disney for a week, he got to spend a game day with his favorite baseball team with his own locker and uniform (even had to see the trainer to get taped up), same thing for his favorite football and hockey teams, flew an airplane, all access water park. Met his favorite “celebrities.”

One was actually what most people would consider a celebrity. If they find out anything he likes or is interested in they hook him up.

9. Can you really blame them?

I used to intern at Make-a-Wish Foundation in Pakistan. It usually caters to kids who are really poor. The most common requests I’d see were tractors, air conditioners and refrigerators. It just dawned on me that those requests were made by their parents.

I don’t recall any legitimate requests since they were very few and far between. I guess the farmers saw this as a rare opportunity to get access to nicer goods and I don’t really blame them because they would break their bones working for a 5$/day wage (at a stretch).

8. Ugh why are some parents?

Former Wish Granter here!

A big part of the job is helping the child decide on their wish. The final wish has to be feasible of course so you’re there to make sure it isn’t too outlandish, but, in my experience, kids often don’t initially think “big enough.”

It was not uncommon at all for a kid to request something super small like going to Chucky Cheese, and we’d have to build the wish out from there.

Also we had to make sure parents didn’t try to influence the child’s decision, which I saw many times

7. So wholesome ugh.

Pretty tame but my mother was a wish volunteer and had a kid in the late 80’s who wanted to meet Lassie and Timmy.

Kinda unusual thing for a kid to be into by that point

6. That’s my kind of kid.

My aunt works for make a wish and told me a kid wanted to meet Voldemort.

Apparently the kid was of the opinion that since his cancer was terminal he should join the death eaters.

5. Well now I hate that guy.

My friend’s daughter requested to met Dog the Bounty hunter, but he declined.

4. I love when people are into it.

My favorite one I’ve seen was when someone wanted to go on hermitcraft and meet everyone, and they actually did it.

I mean, ofc hermitcraft would say yes, half the fundraising they do is for feeding america and MAW.

3. That’s a good dad right there.

My brother works for a beer distributor and kid’s dad came in and requested some beers for his son, who was 16 and might last another 6 months, if that, and the kid just wanted to get drunk before he died.

Make A Wish wouldn’t grant that wish so his dad had to do it. He even paid full price, though my brother gave him a discount.

He wasn’t going to do it, figured it was a scam to get free beer, when someone called from Make A Wish and told him the situation and that they couldn’t give an underage kid beer, even if it was his last wish.

2. Is it weird or super cool?!?

I think my favorite one is one where a young boy around 10 wanted to shoot a car with an RPG and watch it blow up.

They set him up with squad of real marines and a ballistics team in the LA desert and he absolutely got to blow up cars with an RPG for a day. His picture was him in his specially made marine camo uniform and helmet posing with the RPG.

I honestly don’t know how they got away with it but that kid knew what he wanted and he got it.

1. Probably still not the kid’s idea.

I am a Make a Wish mom (my son had his wish in 2006) and I volunteer as a wish grantor. I work mostly with the emergency or quick turn around kids. Kids who can’t wait for their wishes. The weirdest request we got was from a father who wanted to travel to Mecca.

There was no way for his toddler son with a brain tumor to go there or anywhere at that point. We had to delicately explain that this needed to be a wish for the son. We ended up getting a nice TV/video/audio system for their living room where the boy spent his last days.

I don’t even know what the proper response is to some of these. My goodness!

How would you have reacted in this situation? I want to know in the comments!

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People Share the Weird Things Their Bodies Do That Kind of Seems Normal Now

Once we get to a certain age, I feel like nobody’s body really works quite right anymore. Things ache, you can tweak them without trying, and honestly, it never really feels good to move from a sitting position ever again.

What’s funny is how we just accept that’s how life is now – like these 14 people, who barely even notice the weird things happening in their own bodies anymore.

14. There’s an app for that.

I don’t feel dehydrated even though I am. When I was a kid, I’ve gone whole days without drinking anything.

I’ve just learnt to force myself to drink water every hour. Until I developed this routine, I never understood how my lips were supposed to feel like as they were always dry.

13. Fingers crossed on the synthetic insulin issues, though.

My pancreas just refuses to produce insulin.

It’s really annoying but what can you do? ??‍♂️

12. This happens to me, too!

 will just randomly get a huge chill which looks like a mini seizure.

People always ask what’s wrong.

11. This sounds a lot dirtier than it is.

“Voluntarily Piloerection” or to put it more cooler, I can raise my hair i.e. Have goosebumps at will.

It’s apparently rare but seeing the amount of people saying they have it too, you should get in contact with James Heather who is researching about the same

10. Lie down and close your eyes.

I get ocular migraines sometimes.

They’re not terribly frequent, though maybe once in a while they’ll be persistent for a week or so. It’s a strange experience. No pain, no headache, but an actual blind spot develops in my vision, that ‘appears’ sort of like a lightning bolt, it hovers there for about 20-30 minutes then gradually subsides. I’ll tend to feel a bit weird for maybe an hour or two afterward but then back to normal.

They seem to be triggered by a combination of poor sleep, dehydration and (maybe) caffeine + stress. Have had them off-and-on for about 10 years probably. Consulted with a couple doctors about it and they’ve said it’s probably nothing to be too worried about unless it starts happening more frequently/intensely.

9. This makes me sad.

I have spinal stenosis, basically my vertebra are thickening and pressing against my spinal cord in my upper neck and lower spine.

It causes numbness in my extremities and I have to do special stretches to help relieve the pressure but man sometimes I’ll sit for a little bit too long and it’s like my feet don’t exist. I’ll try to walk but it’s like walking on stumps.

Back to the stretches and within 10 minutes the feeling returns. I use to do 100 mile bicycle rides, now I’m lucky if I can walk three blocks without tripping and falling.

8. I think I need a video.

I can control my pinky toes separate from the rest of my foot.

Never thought it was weird until my mom was like what the fuck and apparently most people can’t do that.

7. This needs a new name.

I have Exploding Head Syndrome, which is a lot scarier sounding than it actually is– a sleep phase disorder.

Basically, when I’m falling asleep I occasionally hear random phantom noises that startle me back awake.

For me, I most commonly hear someone shouting my name, an unintelligible brief yell, knocking on the door, or the doorbell.

I’ve noticed over the years that it tends to happen mostly when I’m overtired and/or anxious, and I may not have one for months and then have them every other day for a week.

6. It seems like this would be extremely inconvenient.

I get sharp intense pains on the left bottom side of my ribs randomly. I just suck in air and hope my rib didn’t puncture my lung. Sometimes its when I’m working out, but sometimes I’m literally just standing there and whoops popped a lung.

I’m 18, and have been experiencing these since I was 15. Happens whether I breathe in or out. Hurts like hell for a minute and then passes, I mainly breathe in more air to stop myself from screaming.

I’ve never seen a doctor for it because I saw a post online saying that most teenagers experience this pain because “our ribs are growing”. Don’t know the medical truth of that but whatever it calmed my tits and made it easier to live with.

5. Middle school me called this “gleeking.”

Sometimes when I yawn saliva literally squirts out of my mouth.

No idea why, it’s kinda weird.

4. Only if it’s a really good stretch.

When I yawn and stretch I become blind for a few seconds, don’t know if thats normal

3. Brain stuff totally freaks me out.

I have neurological issues that make me have “phantom” feelings.

For instance the last two days I’ve had a burning sensation, like if I‘d rested a hot soup bowl on my thigh, but there’s nothing there.

It can feel like little bug bites, scratches or “streaky” burns. It’s never severe, mostly just weird to feel a distinct sensation for no reason.

Sometimes I’ll ask a family member to check for marks.

The other day I pulled up my shirt, turned around and asked my mom if there was anything on my back.

She was like, “Oh my goodness! There is! Looks like one of the cats got you!”

And we were both so weirdly delighted I’d actually been mauled. lol

2. I guess it would seem normal by now.

I was born with a disorder that makes crossover motion between both sides of my body more challenging. Riding a bike took me a year to master, for context.

The hardest thing for me to do autopilot is stairs, though. If I don’t think about it, my body automatically goes one at a time with both feet rather than alternating.

1. It is what it is.

I’m white and pale AF.

Normally avoid sun exposure due to not tolerating heat well and skin cancer running in the family.

But earlier this summer I spent quite a bit of time in the desert. I got several shades darker, except for a bunch of random spots that are still white.

They weren’t covered and had the same amount of sun exposure as the rest of me, but just no color change at all. Biggest spot is on my bicep but there are random spots everywhere.

I’ve always had a streak like that along my hairline (hair also grows in white there too) that my mom said was a birth mark. I’m guessing these “new” spots have always been there too but never apparent because I avoid sun exposure.

No one warned me it would be like this, y’all – why does my back hurt?

What does your body do that you’ve just written off with a shrug? Tell us in the comments!

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People Share the Worst Pain They’ve Ever Felt

For a lot of us, the answer to this question is probably fairly basic. Things like childbirth, kidney stones, and broken bones are all up there, and many of us will have those experiences to compare during our lifetimes.

These 13 people had some expected experiences, but they also had some that I definitely never hope I have – I don’t need to find out for myself!

13. I flinched just reading this.

When I was a kid I was standing on the corners of a wooden box balancing myself when I fell and slammed my lady bits right on the edge of the box.

Falling on it actually wasn’t the worst part. It was trying to pee afterwards. It felt like I was pissing glass.

12. There’s no escaping it.

The worst thing about ball pain no matter how it happens is that it’s radiant. You have the pain, but it also makes you sick to your stomach, upsets your bowels, and just creates this dull achey vomity feeling throughout your entire person.

Much like having really bad diarrhea, but with major ball tenderness as well.

11. And neither thing worked.

Migraine.

I used to suffer them so often that I beat my head to the wall from the pain and have my brother (80kg) sit on my head.

10. I’m glad I don’t have to choose.

Tough one between kidney stones and a burst appendix

9. This sounds like a literal nightmare.

I had an abscess on my taint, like smack dab between my balls and asshole. 3 days in i went to the hospital because i was in unbearable pain. He said he didn’t think it was an abscess but gave me antibiotics just in case.

By day 9 i couldn’t walk anymore to go to the bathroom and it was getting worse and was the size of a softball, and started leaking the worst smelling fluid ive ever smelled in my life. At that point it was the worst pain id ever felt, but oh boy did it get worse.

I went to a different hospital and the doctor went “whoever saw you at the other place is an idiot. This needs drained literally right now. I’ll be right back”. So, they drained it, which honestly was relieving as hell at first although it did hurt, seeing as how she’s massaging blood and pus out of an area i couldn’t even bear to touch without wanting to die.

But apparently their was a blood clot they couldn’t get out, so this doctor without warning shoves a scalpel inside my taint and just starts swirling it around hard as fuck. It took everything I had not to squirm around so she could just finish it. It took maybe 2 minutes in total and by the time it was over I was drenched in sweat and just kept going “fuuuuuuuuuuck”.

I went through like 25 baby wipes cleaning all the pus and blood off of myself. When the nurse that was assisting the doctor came back to discharge me, i asked her if i overreacted. She said verbatim “oh hell no. Usually you can hear the screaming on the other side of the hospital when we do that. You did really good actually.”

By far the absolute worst pain I’ve ever felt, a scalpel blade deep in my taint swirling around an already unbearably painful area. I still feel where it was because I’m terrified I’ll get another. Also i had to wear pads for a week, and had to take warm baths so it could keep draining. So my taint was a bloody mess for like a week afterwards lol. That was fun.

8. The worst is when it ruins food.

Gallstone attack.

Fucking hell that hurt.

Was eating dumplings at the time, still can’t taste them without gagging on the memory.

7. Tooth stuff is the worst.

Infected tooth.

Lasted months before my dentist was willing to treat it after giving me the diagnosis.

No pain killers either because they’re lived at ground zero of the opioid crisis.

6. When they just don’t let up.

Not only is the pain the gallbladder can inflict on you bad, but it can be long lasting. I once had an attack that lasted overnight, probably about 10 hours in total.

No sleep, no comfort, no pain relief; just curled up in a fetal position, tossing and turning to try and find some relief, and occasionally having to rush to the sink.

5. The worst part is it’s usually “nothing.”

I sat up to leave after a meeting at work and my entire back seized up. It was all I could do to make it home. I had to lay on the couch in a weird position just to experience no pain. The slightest movement (even lifting a fork) and my back would seize up again.

I finally forced myself that night to go to the ER because my mind was racing with what it could be. X-rays showed nothing so I don’t know to this day what happened. It was about a week before I could fully move. Worst pain I’ve ever felt!

4. I hope to never experience this one, for sure.

My kidney shut down due to an infection from a kidney stone.

I’ve had a lot of kidney stones.

Pain was 10x worse when the kidney shut down.

3. Why did it take so long to get an appointment?

Epididymitis, inflammation of the testicle cord, described as a feeling akin to testicular torsion

At one point it hurt so bad I couldn’t sit up straight in class, took a whole week to get a doctors appointment and at least 2 more days for the meds to really make the pain die down

That was 6 years ago and even to this day that cord is so sensitive that it hurts if I sit wrong and occasionally has mini inflammation episodes

Icing on the cake, pretty sure I was told it could lead to impotence at a younger age than most men

2. I bet the urchin wasn’t all that happy, either.

Stepped on a sea urchin.

Bloody agony, as was having it removed with tweezers.

1. That sounds terrifying.

I accidentally put hydrogen peroxide in my contact before i stick it in my eye thinking it was contact solution.

that 10 seconds where i was rolling on the ground blind screaming at the top of my lungs felt like 10 minutes before i managed to force my eye open and take the contact out.

It was another hour or two of constant red eye pain, but i was drunk a little so i guess that helped numb a bit of pain!

I’m sitting here trying to decide whether kidney stones are worse than labor, but I think they are.

Nobody offers you an epidural for a kidney stone, after all!

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