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People Share the Phrase That Annoys Them like Crazy

Below, 15 people dish on the one phrase that drives them absolutely mad. While some may not bother you, others might be as bad as hearing nails on a chalkboard.

Let’s find out which ones!

#15. It still annoys me

“I‘m german. Whenever the ISS is mentioned on the TV the moderator says „Die internationale Raumstation ISS“ which translates to „the international space station ISS“ which means: „the international space station international space station“.

Yes, they probably do that because not everone knows what the ISS is but it still annoys me, especially when I was younger.”

#14. Doesn’t mean you get a free pass

“But she’s your moooooooother, but faaaaaaaaaamly, or something similar.

Just because we’re related by blood doesn’t mean you get a free pass to be ass.”

#13. Not right

“That triggers my OCD”

#12. Shut up

“Work Hard play hard. Sorry 1 trip paintballing a year doesn’t make up for 12 hour shifts as a slave in a collar.”

#11. Don’t even get me started

“You’re so domesticated” when I mention cleaning something or doing housework.

No you sexist turd I’m a grown fucking man, I have my own house and I can look after myself.”

#10. Your issue, not mine

“I am who I am and if you don’t like it, that’s your issue, not mine.” Variations of this is ALWAYS (in my experience at least) said by toxic people who seek to justify their shittiness with self-proclaimed individuality.”

#9. No

“Am I the only one … ?”

No. You are never the only one.”

#8. Being a father

“Are you babysitting today?”

“No, I call it being a father.”

#7. You have no idea

“I’m friends with dudes because they don’t start dramaaa.”

Yes we do. Yes we fucking do. You have no idea how petty and extra teenage boys are.”

#6. Stupid questions

“Me: “I can’t find my glasses”

Dad: “Where did you put it?”

Me: “IF I CAN REMEMBER WHERE I PUT IT, IT WOULDN’T BE LOST!!!””

#5. Fax my food

“There are starving kids in Africa”

Hang on let me just fax my food to them”

#4. It’s just not that simple

“Get over it.”

Sometimes it’s just not that simple, dammit.”

#3. This bratty little girl

‘ladies first’ because of a time in kindergarden where I didn’t get do anything because this bratty little girl was using it to skip my turn each time”

#2. Lord yes

“As a library worker… Library pronounced as libary.”

#1. On being sad

“People are dying and youre sad about this ?” Well yeah karen, Just because something is sadder doesnt mean I cant be sad about something else. Being sad is not something you fucking earn.”

I don’t know about you, but now I’ve got a few more to add to my own list!

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Rare Pennies Are Circulating out There Worth up to $200,000

Did you know that Americans throw away about $62 million each year by tossing coins in the trash, and pennies are the most frequently discarded coins of them all? A lot of people just don’t see pennies as valuable, and mostly they’re right. But some specific types of pennies are worth up to $200,000.

Coin collectors are willing to spend many thousands of dollars for coins that are precious in some way or another. For pennies, the value all depends on the coin’s quality and its rarity.

Pennies that are prized enough to fetch $200,000 are rare (obviously), but they’re out there, which means they could be in your pocket or change jar.

The 1943 bronze Lincoln cent, for example, is an extremely rare error coin that is easily worth $150,000 to $200,000 – or even more. Only a handful of these pennies have ever been found, and the most valuable one sold in 2010 for $1.7 million.

The 1969-S Doubled Die Obverse is another error coin in which the images and words were mistakenly doubled on the coin. They have sold for $35,000 to $75,000, depending on the condition.

The 1992 Close AM is a bit easier to find. These coins are unique because the A and M in the word “America” are touching, whereas usually there is a space between them. There were likely 250,000 pennies produced with this anomaly, and they can sell for anywhere from $2000 to over $20,000.

Other pennies that are easier to find, and therefore worth less, include the 1972 Doubled Die Obverse ($100-$500), 1995 Doubled Die Obverse (up to $45), the 1999 Wide AM (up to $500), and the 1983 Double Die Reverse (up to $200).

If you think you’ve found one of these pennies, consult a professional to evaluate it and help guide you through the selling process.

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A Fan Who Threw a 96 Mph Fastball in a Speed Challenge Signed with the Oakland A’s

You never know when your moment to be discovered might arrive. And that’s exactly what happened when a fan rose to the occasion at a speed challenge contest at a baseball game.

23-year-old Nathan Patterson went to a Colorado Rockies game on July 15 with his brother Christian to kick back and relax – but fate intervened when Patterson decided to step into the speed pitch challenge at the stadium…and he threw a 96 mph fastball.

Let’s get him signed, indeed.

Two weeks later, Nathan Patterson was signed by the Oakland A’s.

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“How can you not be romantic about baseball” -Billy Beane Words cannot describe this feeling and I cannot thank everyone enough who has been part of this journey so far! My family has given me nothing but constant love and support throughout the last 9 months as I pursue a dream of mine that I’ve had since I was a little kid. It’s been a roller coaster to get here with many challenges and overcoming adversity. I’m grateful for all the trainers, coaches, friends, @rsrbaseball and everyone else who has supported me thus far! And for those who tell you that you can’t achieve your dreams, use that as fuel to work even harder. Because those people are the ones that settle. I’m grateful for the @athletics organization for giving me this opportunity! This story is not over. It is not the beginning. I am writing the next chapters and excited for this journey! Time to focus even more, work even harder, and it all starts with your mindset. Go after your dreams and make them a reality!

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Patterson hadn’t played baseball for a few years and last year he surprised himself by throwing a 96 mph fastball at a pitching booth at a minor-league baseball game in Nashville. After that night, he began training. Patterson experienced a setback when he hurt his non-throwing arm in a car accident and had to wear a cast. But he continued to train in the meantime. Here’s a video from January 2019 when Patterson was still wearing his cast.

Patterson began talking with the Oakland A’s back in February, and he got a call from the organization a few days after his brother’s Twitter videos of him throwing fastballs in Colorado went viral.

Let this be a lesson to all of us: when you are given an opportunity, grab it! It’ll be interesting to see how Nathan Patterson’s story evolves. Let’s hope we see him on the mound in Oakland sooner than later.

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Check out These Behind the Scenes Secrets of “Jeopardy”

You a Jeopardy fan? Then listen up, friends.

These secrets are brought to you by Terri Pous, a two-time champ and winner of about $39k. Before taxes.

#14. The show doesn’t pay for your flight, hotel, or hair.

Even though second and third place contestants get a stipend that could cover most expenses, Sony doesn’t bankroll everyone’s trips.

They do pay for makeup but not for hair or wardrobe, so those are all things you’ll need to consider.

#13. It can be exhausting.

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Terri says that the nerves conspired to make it hard to sleep or eat a good breakfast, which can lead to physical and mental exhaustion. The first episode, then, was her freshest – but as her adrenaline wore off and her nerves emerged, the second and third episodes were full of mistakes that wouldn’t have been made earlier in the day.

#12. You’ll beat yourself up afterward, no matter how many answers you got right.

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Like most things in life, you’ll remember the two things you did wrong and forget the 100 things you did right.

#11. You’re putting yourself out there, for better and for worse.

Terri is younger than the majority of contestants but even so, she wasn’t prepared for the creepers she would encounter online after the show aired.

“I was amused at first, but then I sort of wanted to scream. I worked my butt off to compete on one of the nerdiest TV shows that exists, and all you can focus on is what’s under my (high-necked, billowy) shirt? What does it take to rise above virtual catcalls? It didn’t taint the experience, by any means, but it was a side effect of putting myself on national TV that I didn’t expect.”

#10. There’s a 2-step audition process.

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You have to take an online test (it’s only available once a year) and answer 50 questions in 15 minutes. They never reveal your score, but if you land above a certain percentage (people think 80-85%) you’re put into a pool. Names are drawn from the pool to complete the second step, which is an in-person audition.

#9. The show is all taped in one day.

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Jeopardy! tapes 5 episodes in a day two days in a row, then takes a two-week break. Contestants spend the early morning filling out paperwork, getting your makeup done, and practicing your “fun facts” while casing the other contestants and doing practice rounds.

If you win the first episode you’re on, you have about 10 minutes to change your clothes and touch up your makeup before taping episode number two.

So yes, you need to pack more than one outfit.

#8. Studying how to wager will go a long way.

You’ll want to brush up on more than your category answers – it’s important to think about your wagering strategy as well.

Terri’s wager on this Double Jeopardy haunts her still (the video is below), so she recommends checking out a site like The Final Wager beforehand to avoid making mistakes that have been made.

#7. You don’t get much one-on-one time with Alex Trebek.

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Terri says he is “the benevolent, all-knowing sage you want him to be” but that her interactions with him her quite limited.

#6. It’s as fun as you think it is.

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If you’re thinking about taking the online test just to see, Terri says go ahead!

“I stepped out of my box, got to share a special life event with my parents, and went home with a sick Jeopardy! baseball cap. …It was a thrilling rollercoaster that, in some ways, I still feel like I’m riding.”

#5. You out yourself with your own “fun facts.”

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Contestants fill out a huge form asking for personal information – vacation stories, how you met your significant other, etc and then producers probe deeper in search of the gem that might make you stand out.

“I felt like my stories were pretty mundane. During the audition, I remember people talking about owning pig farms, meeting spouses on airplanes, and having bizarre landscaping fails (Alex Trebek loves home improvement stories) and feeling thoroughly unimpressive in comparison.”

#4. You don’t know the questions or categories in advance.

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There’s a false rumor that contestants are told in the greenroom what categories to expect, but Terri says that’s not true.

“Those babies are under lock and key –  writers create six sets of questions for each week of shows, and then an outside company comes in to choose a question set at random before each episode airs.”

#3. It’s totally harder to play in person than at home on your couch.

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The nerves make a lot of difference, and being on set doesn’t compare to answering every question right in your living room without an audience or Alex Trebek staring you down.

“You’re supposed to buzz in during the sweet spot after Alex Trebek finishes reading a clue, but before lights on the side of the game board flash. But actively trying to do that while thinking of the correct answer and remembering to phrase it as a question is a tricky little game in itself. Add in the glare of the studio lights and the invisible pressure of your family in the audience? Forget about it.”

#2. You’ll be amazed at the facts lodged in your brain.

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Terri didn’t revisit topics she felt confident about while prepping, choosing instead to “learn about operas, ancient gods, and poets” but in the moment, none of the unfamiliar topics came up.

“In the heat of the moment, what you actually remember is random shit you’ve unconsciously had stored away for years.”

#1. You don’t want to forget to file your taxes.

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You’ll need to file taxes in two states after winning (unless you live in California) which is time-consuming and frustrating (unless it’s your field of expertise). And, winning costs you.

“I got my winnings check three months after my episode aired, and that was already missing the 7% state of California withholding. Federal taxes took another 30% of the winnings. Again, not complaining, but it’s worth knowing if you think winning a million dollars means you can accurately call yourself a millionaire.”

I’d still take my chances for some extra cash – how about you?

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People Give Advice on What NOT to Do in a Fight

Even if you believe you can handle your business, you’ll probably make some mistakes if you actually get into a fight.

In the interest of surviving the coming apocalypse (zombie or otherwise), here are some things that rookies often do wrong – just in case you find yourself facing fisticuffs in the future.

15. Have a strategy.

From what I’ve noticed most people that have not had any training just throw as many punches as fast as they can hoping some of them will connect instead of having any sort of strategy

14. Keep your hands up.

Every fight video I see people are just throwing haymakers and it looks like their arms are noodles. Keeping your hands up and throwing a few quick jabs usually takes care of those idiots.

13. Most people think they can.

Think that they can fight.

Most people think they can — they can’t.

12. An amateur would fail every time.

Do something fancy they saw on last night’s MMA fight. If even trained fighters have trouble landing that cool looking spinning back kick or flying triangle every time without fail, then an amateur would fail every time. Also, remember to keep your chin down, hands up to protect your head and remember that you have hips and legs.

11. Mostly.

Mostly the “in a fight” part. But also the lesser-known “The other guy knew a fight had begun, but somehow I did not until I was already knocked out” method. And then there’s the timeless classic: “I mean I never threw a punch in my life, but I lift a little and look how buff I am, where this other kid’s small and wiry af. Easy win” maneuver.

10. It ain’t even close.

I was a bouncer for roughly five years during my college and law school days.

The number one biggest mistake people make, and it ain’t even close, is getting liquored up first. Reaction time is everything and those tenths of a second (or more) you’re losing are catastrophic.

9. Fight on the grass.

Usually one, clean, solid punch to the jaw will end the fight very quickly. It would be recommended if you both are staying on grass or something because knocking out the other guy and him hitting his head on concrete and dying is not something you want to do.

8. A decent hit to the throat.

The guy is going to be throwing haymakers so you need to avoid being hit in important areas like the head, throat and gut. While he’s flailing around you just need to give him a few good jabs up the middle because his arms are flailing to the sides and leaving his middle wide open. A decent hit to the throat will end the fight quicker than you think.

7. You’ll get gassed.

Control breathing. You’d be surprised how quickly you’ll get gassed. Solid way to get yourself ko’d

6. You never know.

Underestimate their opponent by just looking at their size. Look at Johnny vs Daniel-son. Or look at skinny mma fighters and see them in Street clothes. You never know what kind of experience/training they have under the hood.

5. Don’t go crazy.

Try to go crazy and expend lots of energy when not needed to.

4. Lethal street fighting.

Just watch Bas Rutten’s video “Lethal Street Fighting.” It’s outrageously funny, and some of the things he teaches are not wrong. It covers pretty much everything mentioned here, plus a few weird ones like bouncing a guy’s head off the “ambiance” (tables, chairs, walls) and playing “hide the hot sauce bottle” once your opponent is unconscious.

But there’s also serious stuff.

3. Wait for commitment.

90% of the moves I was taught in the dojo begin with the opponent taking a lunging punch. There is so much more to do with a person if they fully commit to a punch than if they throw conservative jabs while keeping their guard up.

2. It’s hard for me to say that’s wrong.

I’ve seen a lot of fights, and been in more than a few. The loser almost always loses because they don’t actually want to hurt the other person, though it’s real hard for me to say that’s wrong.

1. The worst:

Throw hammer fist slap punches

Not lock the wrist properly

Connect with the pinky side of the fist instead of the pointer

hold their arms outstretched at their sides while talking nonsense

Stick their chin out while talking nonsense

Fail to use their elbows, knees, and kicks

Not keep an eye out for secondary threats

Not remain in control of their emotions

Stop before the threat is stopped

watch the opponents eyes as opposed to their hands

Talk to the police without a lawyer present afterwards

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Edit: Since this is getting some attention:

Fail to use their hips and their legs to power their punches

Understand basic human anatomy and target the weak points (neck, knees, throat, temple, and etc)

remain stationary as opposed to moving around

only throw punches and disregard chops, strikes, and pressure points

have no understanding of greco-roman wresting or bjj if the fight goes to the ground

not improvise any available object as a weapon for reasons of honor or fairness

reason with an inebriated or enraged attacker

turn their back to an active threat

ask bystanders for help (google bystander effect)

escalate to attempt to establish dominance/social standing

NOT EXITING THE SECOND THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTS ITSELF

CONTINUING AFTER A FIGHT IS OVER

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edit II:

I want to be clear that avoiding a fight is the best policy, and every comment above and below me that stated such deserves your upvotes. I may have answered the question best in technical terms, but they are far more correct.

Godspeed, my friends.

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A Man Tested Petco’s ‘All Leashed Animals Welcome’ Policy with a 1,600-Pound Bull

You know that exhilarating feeling you get when you walk into a Target? Petco is just like that, but for our pets. The store has a generous “all leashed pets are welcome” policy, so any and all creatures can enjoy its endless selection of toys and sprays and water bowls. Including, apparently, enormous bulls.

A man in Texas decided to test the limits of Petco’s leashed animal policy by leashing his 1,600-pound steer and taking him into the store for a visit.

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Vincent Browning says he thought the policy was a “bluff.” But he brought his enormous African Watusi steer, Oliver, into the store, and guess what? The policy IS NOT A BLUFF. The Petco employees were delighted to greet and pet Oliver, despite his 9 and a half foot horns (!!!).

“They welcomed Oliver the African Watusi with open arms,” Vincent said on Facebook.

“People couldn’t believe it. The whole staff there was really nice about it and excited,” he told USA Today.

The whole encounter was captured on video, and it’s pretty stunning. The Petco employees are so calm and happy to see this giant creature, and Oliver is totally chill about the adventure!

He somehow managed to maneuver his massive horns into the store without knocking a single thing over. He deserves 500 treats for that alone.

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15 People Share Things That They Know Are Not as Easy as They Seem

We all have our preconceived notions…about everything.

There are probably more than a few things in the world that people think is easy (waiting tables and writing books both come to mind) that are significantly harder when you decide to attempt them for yourself, but the 15 people below have been attempted and confirmed.

15. Horses.

Horseback riding. Because “it’s literally just sitting on a horse, and the horse is doing all the work”.

Turns out it’s pretty difficult and physically demanding to get the horse to do what you want it to do.

14. Much harder.

Dropping everything in your life to go back to college at the age of 29.

School isn’t what’s difficult, it’s the fact that I’m broke again that makes it much harder. Hooray for student debt!

13. Off-key and out of tune.

Singing. Not professional or even in front of people but just singing along to a song. I was just cleaning the house on day and had YouTube playing music vids. “Sweet Child o’ Mine” came up with lyrics. I’ve “sung” this song hundreds of times but I stopped and was reading the lyrics as I sang and, Holy Hell, I freaking suck! I know the words but I was LISTENING to myself sing them. Off key, out of tune, bad phrasing, you name it, I did it BAD.

Took me 53 years to realize this.

12. Not happening.

Quitting sugar.

11. Years and years of practice.

Skateboarding.

I thought jumping on a skateboard “Ollie” will literally take a couple of hours to learn, yet it took many days to do it while moving and it still looked fucking awful.
Flipping a skate in the air while it does 360 took me 2 years to learn..
Then there’s a stance called Switch, which is basically doing the same trick but in uncomfortable stance for you, different leg front.
Learning to Switch 360 Flip and grind/slide on rails in that stance will take years and years of practice.

10. Forget it.

Surfing. Really thought my 20 years of skate and snowboarding would help me out. Nope. I got exhausted just putting on the wetsuit. Then trying to paddle and pop up? Forget it.

9. There’s a difference.

Playing drums.

Or I should say playing drums well.

8. Not all it’s cracked up to be.

Taking care of my aging parents.

They say that there is a time when you need to “parent your parents,” but I don’t think that’s a good analogy. I thought I would visit them more, make some doctors appointment, hire house cleaners and aides when necessary or maybe find a nice assisted living facility for them. No way, they didn’t want any of that at all. It wasn’t like parenting a child at all, more like needing to beg, plead, demand, or yell for them to allow me to do even minimal things that will keep their lives from totally falling apart and taking mine with it. (And that still didn’t work, writing you here from the broken life I saw coming a mile away.)

Not everyone’s elderly parents are like this, and mine were the most relaxed, empathic, organized people I ever knew growing up. Old age made them difficult and irrational, and they just weren’t able to see things logically or from my perspective anymore, so deep were they in the anxiety, fear, and stress of just dealing with their life.

7. Pistol squats.

Sqautting with one leg in the air and then getting back up.

6. When you’re a natural night owl.

waking up early. like just an hour earlier than my usual time and I’m a fucking zombie

5. Harder than it looks.

Not giving a shit.

I kept sort of giving a shit.

4. The dream.

Finding a better job once I had a few years experience in the field.

3. Worth it, though.

Learning a different language.

2. Over estimate.

Drywall and general home repairs. I am riding a single room. Remodeling from plaster and lathe. My advice; always buy at least one extra of anything you need from the hardware store,and estimate an extra 2-3hours of labor. Truth is, if you’ve never done a project before you need time to screw it up once then go back and fix it.

1. A sloppy mess.

Painting. Professionals make it look incredibly easy but it just becomes a sloppy mess when I try.

Consider yourself warned!

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15 People Come Clean About the Details of How They Got Scammed

Scammers are everywhere. So beware.

Many of us have been unfortunate enough to end up on the wrong side of a scam at one point or another. Since knowledge is power and all of that, you might want to read through these 15 stories so what happened to these people doesn’t happen to you.

15. Totally fake.

The scam that almost got me is actually brilliant:

I was selling a car on craigslist and got a call from this guy who seemed super interested. He followed up by text asking if it had a clean history. Next text, he sends me a link to what appeared to be an alternative to carfax, asking me to get a history report for $30 before he drives out.

I was literally putting in my credit card info before I paused to think the website might be fake. Turns out it was only registered with ICANN that day. Totally fake.

14. My staff even helped.

Someone tried to scam me by creating a craigslist ad giving away things that I left outside my business. He even got some of my staff to help him load it onto a trailer by showing them the ad.

13. Needless to say.

Not me, but a customer at Best Buy.

A customer came in, demanding to speak with a manager, regarding a TV he had ordered. The manager he asked for was “Tammy”, and we had no managers by that name, nor pick up orders for this customer in our system.

I asked for more details. The customer had responded to a craigslist ad for an unbelievable price on a TV. The seller claimed to be a manager at our store, and instructed him to make payment by purchasing gift cards for the asking price, then send pics of the back of the gift cards to the seller. The customer did all this, then was advised the TV would be ready for pickup at our store.

Needless to say, there was no TV for him. He demanded to speak to an actual manager, who kindly informed him that he was out of luck.

12. Sorry, man.

Younger guy in a shirt and tie next to me at the gas station. He asked me for a few bucks for gas as he was on his way to a job interview. Said he’d been unemployed for a few months and this was sort of a dream job opportunity I ended up filling up his entire tank and wished him luck on the interview.

I saw him there twice a week for the next three months, always in a shirt and tie and always talking to other patrons. He eventually tried to scam me again a few months later, and I reminded him that he had already got me on that line and asked I if he had anymore. He said he could tell me about his dying grandmother he was trying to go see on the other side of town or about how he left his wallet at his office because he rushed out when his daughter’s school called and told him he need to pick her up because she was sick and throwing up everywhere. Then he paused and said, “sorry man” and got in his car and drove away. Never saw him again, but I assume he just moved to the next gas station down the street.

11. 15 minutes ahead.

I was 15 minutes ahead of an ex-GF getting to the bank to lock up my accounts. She came in and tried to clean them out. The bank stopped her and called the police. She talked her way out of it.

10. The old switcheroo.

short story from my childhood, someone tried to steal my working NES.​

late 80s, i was about 9 or something. had a “friend” call me up, invited me to his house so he could clean my NES. Thought it was strange, but he was very insistent and i didnt want to argue. Brought it over, he started cleaning the NES, asked me to get something from the kitchen (a butter knife i think). I went, found it after a few seconds of searching, brought it back. He said he was finished, left the NES on top of his TV, and left the room to get something.​

My NES looked very different. Stared at it a bit, it was missing a crack that had always been there. Looked on the floor where his NES was, it had the crack. Fucker tried the ol’ switcheroo. I tensed up, didnt want to argue with the kid, confrontation wasn’t my strong point. I just switched them back as quickly as i could. He was gone for a while, actually had a lot of time. After he came back, told him I had to go, thanked him for the cleaning, went home.​

After about 30 mins, he called my house again. He asked me which NES did i take home. told him i took mine. he asked again “yeah, but did you take the one on the TV or the one on the floor?” just told him again, i took mine. he sounded defeated as he said “alright, bye.”

9. I turned it over to the FBI.

Almost scammed. A friend of mine from college emailed me like he usually does asking how I am, mentions offhand that his firm is handling an angel investor round for a certain technology startup. I had invested through his employer before with no issue, so I asked him to send me information for me to research. He sends it, it all looks legit, I think it’s worth a shot and I ask how much. He sends me the payment information and it looks fishy, like he sends me a physical address for an office tower in Atlanta that I know his firm is not located in and he also cites a P.O. Box address in that building. I call the building and they say no name of his firm is registered to that building. I pick up the phone and call his cell phone. He doesn’t call back. I swing by his house the next day and he has no idea what I am talking about, he says his laptop, phone and wallet were stolen and that he’s been frantically closing accounts and getting replacements. Apparently, the scammer went through his contacts, figured out what he did for a living and was trying to bilk all his professional contacts. All of the information he sent me was copied and pasted or straight up forged based on template documents already on the computer. I turned everything I had over to the FBI and my friend’s attorneys. Everyone one of the guy’s contacts were solicited and a handful actually wired cash to the guy, who was eventually caught and convicted of wire fraud. I had to testify during his trial. He’s still in prison atm. Wild.

[EDIT] This all went down ~10 years ago.

8. A whole dollar.

In the 90’s my friend got all of these letterS saying he was a part of a contest, and he just had to keep mailing letters in to enter the “drawing.”

The wording they put in the later letters was something like “You’ve made it to the final round,” and “Congratulations, we are now prepared to write you a check for $10,000!”

All he had to do was call a 1-900 number that charged $2 a minute. It took him about 10 minutes to navigate the automated menus once they told him he was a winner and it ended with “And you have won… (drum roll)… ONE DOLLAR!”

7. Never owned or played the game.

One time I woke up to 10 $100 charges in micro-transactions for a mobile base building game. Never owned or played the game, and was overdrafted $600+ while the bank tried getting the money back.

6. Still pretty salty.

Best Buy employee convinced me I needed one of their $60 HDMI cables if I wanted Xbox games and action movies to look good on my TV. This was probably 10 years ago and I didn’t know much about electronics back then. I’m still pretty salty about it.

5. He was busted right there.

I bought $300+ tickets to see Knicks at MSG from Craigslist (dumb I know) that turned out to be fake. I got so pissed I walked into an nyc precinct and told them i want to file a complaint.

The detective at the time said they’re busting a lot of people in these fake ticket rings and we could bust him if we set up another sale. The next day I contacted the same guy from another number and we set up to meet him; the detective was dressed casually and I pretended to be his gf. He gave us the tickets by Dylan’s Candy bar and was busted right there. It was fun.

4. They call me all the time.

Yeah, I was on vacation and didnt have my phone on. The scammers called my house and my sister was house sitting for my wife and I. They told her I was going to be tried for an undisclosed criminal charge if I didnt pay them something like 900 dollars for the case to be dismissed or I would be arrested or served the next day. She tried calling me and I didnt answer as I was on vacation.

I left her one of my bank cards so she could buy food and stuff since she was doing me a favor. She payed them with it as she thought it was real and I am not a saint, so it was believable at the time and this was a while ago before these scammer tactics were well known. I was so mad as I noticed the charge when I checked my online banking while still away.

Worst thing is now I guess I am on a list of people who have fallen for this and they call me all the time.

3. They started being super pissy.

Was looking for a job and got a call for an interview and went in and it was some mlm for like vitamin juice or something. I was sitting in the front and was polite so I sat through the the video and then started to walk out and that’s when they started being super pissy. I said I don’t spend a lot of money without talking it over with my wife and the lady said “well I guess we cant do anything if your not the man of the house and your wife wears the pants”.

2. I felt a bit suspicious.

The worst one is probably when I was desperately applying for jobs after graduating.

Hadn’t found a job for months in the finance sector and just applied to be an admin assistant at a small local exchange. Looked up their website and everything looked legit, the hiring manager spoke fairly fluent English. They said they were interested in hiring me for a position that leveraged more of my education. I was stoked – almost 1.5x the pay and the workload was much more my style.

They wanted some identifying information like my driver’s license and passport. Didn’t think too much about it. Scanned it off and sent it to them. They told me everything looked good and they wanted to do a phone interview. I asked them why not in person, and they told me I wasn’t at that stage yet.

For some reason I felt a bit suspicious, so I looked like the address on their letterhead which was a legit business park in my area. Called them and the phone lines were dead. Called the building owner and they told me that the property was vacant, and had been for almost a year now.

At this point I knew identity theft would be possible, so I just went into a full blown panic getting everything exchanged. Learned a valuable lesson that day. Didn’t lose anything but fuck if my personal information is floating around somewhere.

1. They’re being crafty about it.

Pretty sure someone’s trying to scam me on eBay right now with an item I purchased.

EDIT to add situation:

They’re being crafty about it, but I got a little suspicious and found out their game after a little research. The scam they’re trying to pull is that they sent me a “small gift” in appreciation of my purchase, which in this case was a bag of candy. This gift was not mentioned in the listing, but in a message sent after I bought the item. If I go to eBay’s resolution center and say I didn’t receive the item, they’ll put the tracking number in for the candy and eBay will take their side since it will be marked as delivered. I now know that when I file my complaint I’ve got to put it as “Item not as described.” I’ll give it until Wednesday before I file a complaint though.

Buyer beware!

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10 Facts to Sharpen Your Intellect

Let’s get smart! Now!

With facts!

And not just any facts…these 10 quality facts!

1. Not sure if I want to know that

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2. Badass

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3. Fascinating

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4. Faker!

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5. Yikes

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6. Choose your friends wisely

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7. Hmmmm

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8. A happy accident

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9. Freaky-deaky

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10. Shunned!

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I feel smarter already…

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This Is What Would Happen If You Actually Broke into Area 51

Area 51 seems to be all the rage right now.

Talk of storming Area 51 in order to find out the truth once and for all – and also because “they can’t stop all of us” – has captivated the internet recently.

Mostly because we all love laughing emojis.

Aside from the fact that the government has tanks and also nuclear weapons and could, if they wanted to, definitely stop all of us, the idea has spawned endlessly amusing memes and internet jokes.

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That said, if you’re an alien-believer and know the truth is out there…you might be wondering what might happen if people really did push for a peek inside the storied government facility.

First off, the area belongs to the US military, and the Air Force has publicly warned that anyone approaching the area would be discouraged from “trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces.”

US law forbids trespassing on military bases (Section 1382 of Title 18) and says that anyone found breaking the law could be subject to six months in prison, a $500 fine, or both.

Area 51 is part of Edwards Air Force Base, which means it falls into the category protected by said law, and the signs posted around Area 51 suggest the government takes trespassing there seriously. They state that the area is restricted, that trespassing is illegal, and that “use of deadly force authorized.”

Which seems to indicate that you’re taking some pretty grave chances should you decide to storm the place.

An assumption backed up by the fact that, in 2017, the US military opened fire on a man who tried to break into a Royal Air Force base in the UK.

And that was just for a quiet base in the English countryside. It’s safe to say that Area 51 would be at least as rigorously defended.

In 2016, a television crew filming the BBC show “Conspiracy Road Trip” were arrested at gunpoint for approaching the restricted area, made to lie face-down on the ground, and forced to remain there for 3 hours while they passed security checks. They were eventually fined and let go.

Two years before that a tour bus inadvertently (they claimed) drove through the warning signs. The tour was pulled over by military armed with M-16s.

These attempts were deemed harmless and treated as such, but earlier this year, at least one man “with a cylindrical object in-hand” was shot dead near the Nevada National Security Site after failing to stop at a security gate.

If you decide you can afford the fine and want to go ahead with it, well…I guess try not to look too threatening. Maybe don’t carry any cylindrical objects?

Or just don’t. That’s probably the better idea.

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