People Share What They Think Is GOOD About the United States

I’ve been lucky to travel a lot in my life and I’ve been overseas a few times.

I totally understand why there is anti-American sentiment around the world (and here at home) because of some of our policies and our terrible leaders, but I really do believe that we live in a great country and there are many positives about the U.S.

We just have a lot of work to do and we’re gonna get there together!

Here’s what people on AskReddit had to say regarding what’s good about the United States.

1. From an international student.

“I’m an International student in the USA from a 3rd world country. It’s basically a different universe. Everything is so cheap when you earn in dollars.

Large convenience stores like Target or Walmart are (as the name suggests) incredibly convenient. Electricity is dirt cheap. Amazon packages can arrive in 2 days. High school system (from what I gathered talking to friends) facilitates students pursuing specific interests, while higher education also gives enough flexibility to do a complete 180.

Public transport (where it exists) is great. People are incredibly diverse. Idk, the USA has a lot going for it.”

2. It’s HUGE.

“The size of the US is what makes it so diverse . I’ve lived in the Deep South (AL, MS) and the total opposite northwest areas (Colorado ,Washington state)

If anyone has visited multiple regions it’s so easy to realize how night & day the cultures and customs can be. Yet we are all Americans.

And people wonder why all of America can’t agree on anything (politics, etc.) It’s all perspective…”

3. Welcome!

“As someone who has visited both the northwest and southeast, you Americans sure know your hospitality and how to make tourists feel welcome.

Your rollercoasters and theme parks are great, your love for bubble gum and cinnamon flavored treats is endearing, and your forests, mountains and national conservation areas are magnificent!

Oh, and despite them being unfashionable gas gulpers, I have a weak spot for classic American muscle cars.”

4. Well, that’s good.

“Years ago I stayed a few nights in a relative’s house on Long Island New York.

In their back yard they had a long low fridge. Inside this fridge were loads of cans of beer.

There was no lock on this fridge. Nobody hopped the fence and stole it.

They also had a scarecrow and various other Halloween things out the front of the house.

Nobody stole or destroyed this stuff!

Having lived all over Dublin I was shocked.”

5. So much shit…

“The US has so much shit. Great National parks, good music in all tastes, video games, technology, food.

Many cities that could be the capital in most countries. All those skyscrapers, all sorts of neighbourhood’s.

The US can literally define a generation. People in other countries use US definitions. E.g. Baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Z. Count yourselves lucky because other regions have next to nothing (economically).”

6. Very true…

“There are not many countries out there where you can openly mock the president and criticize their every move and not have the slightest fear of reprisal.”

7. Neighbors to the north.

“My experience as a Canadian is that Americans are generally chill, friendly people and are very approachable. I have long felt more comfortable talking to strangers there than in my own country.

Canadians can be very passive aggressive and reserved, while Americans as a generalization like to chat with strangers. I’ve seen that no matter what state I’ve visited. Customer service is also a million times better in the US than in Canada, whether it be at a restaurant or even Walmart.

I get tired of fellow Canadians dumping on the US just because they don’t like the current president. The country is the sum of all its people and not who’s in the White House at this moment.

I’m looking forward to visiting your country again once Coronavirus slows down. I had hoped to do some US travel this year; at least I got one trip in before the pandemic got bad and our land border closed.

Also, you guys produced Seinfeld.”

8. Interesting.

“The fact that as a woman of color, while I do experience racism, the bulk of people stand up when they see something wrong or unjust.

I may not be this lucky in a lot of other places.”

9. Be optimistic!

“I love my European bothers and sisters dearly, but you are a cynical bunch.

American optimism may not be based completely in reality but I believe to my core it has contributed to success in life.”

10. Our principles.

“I love that that one of our founding principles (life liberty and pursuit of happiness) are still our goals as a people. We still haven’t figured out how to do it right, but damn if everyone doesn’t fight for those rights every chance they get.

Our nationality is a concept, not a race. I guess that’s true of other countries in a way, but it feels so much more here. You could have a someone, say, with Sioux heritage, someone with Chinese heritage, someone with Dominican heritage, and someone with British heritage standing next to each other and they’re all American. And they all want to be treated with respect and dignity and believe that this country should stand for that.

We have a really awful history of not following up on our founding principles, but I think every population within the US fights for those principles and agrees on them as a concept. We differ on the exact interpretation, sure, but generally – we agree that America is a place where people should be free, respected, and able to build the life they want for themselves. I’m not saying it always happens, but I am saying that’s what holds us together.

While we don’t have our shit figured out with how we treat one another, we’re all in this country and we all are demanding to be treated justly and fairly like scrappy little revolutionaries.

11. The ultimate melting pot.

“It’s such an INCREDIBLY diverse place.

So many people from all walks of life, but I also love the thought of places like Chinatown, where you can get a real taste of a different culture and you don’t even need to get on a plane.”

12. An ongoing experiment.

“Nature, national parks and their protections

All kinds of music, including jazz, pop, … all one big continuous experiment. It’s nice.”

13. Fairly stable.

“Strong input in the arts. Americans, or their corporations, make high or old culture accessible for the masses.

Disney has adapted many old stories, legends and fairy tales to modern times. The US comic book culture has created new heroes that are loved almost universally (Spider-Man, Superman, Batman).

You have a fairly stable constitution of the country. In the almost 250 years you exist you have seen one Civil War. Compare this to the rest of the world in the same time frame and your Civil War looks like a bar fight.”

14. Abundance.

“We have an absolutely incredible amount of living space that just sits there unused, and we’ve had one of the luckiest startup locations in human history.

Abundance is very American. We can afford it.”

15. It’s true.

“At the end of the day. It is still one of the best places to have an opportunity for success. People like to shit in the US, meanwhile people waiting for their visas and looking for ways to migrate.

And the food. LA, NY, SF. Whatever kind of food you’re craving for, there’s a good restaurant out there.”

Okay, let’s hear from all of you.

Tell us what you think is good and positive about the U.S.

Talk to us in the comments!

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Use These Codes to Watch All Kinds of Television Series on Netflix

We’re still stuck inside, so we’re gonna need to be entertained, right?

Lucky for us, Netflix is so loaded with great TV shows and they have them broken down into categories that you can tap into when you use the codes we’re about to show you.

To access each of these individual categories, sign into Netflix and replace the “xxx” in this web address (www.netflix.com/browse/genre/xxx) with the corresponding code number below OR just click directly on the links we provided.

Let’s take a look at all the great TV shows that Netflix has to offer!

1. British TV Shows (52117)

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Unless you’ve been spending time living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that there are A TON of great British TV shows right now.

Use this special code and you can watch such shows as Peaky Blinders, Marcella, and Broadchurch.

2. Crime TV Shows (26146)

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Crime programs are everywhere these days! There’s no doubt about it.

When you tap into this code, you can watch such crime TV shows as Ozark, Reckoning, Dark, and the always-popular Forensic Files.

3. Cult TV Shows (74652)

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Let’s get weird using this Netflix code!

You can watch such cult shows as The Twilight Zone, Supernatural, and many others. when you take advantage of this code.

4. Food & Travel TV (72436)

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Travel the world and try out different cuisine when you use this code.

You can watch programs like Dark Tourist, Somebody Feed Phil, and a host of others.

5. Kids’ TV (27346)

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Just because it’s labeled as Kids’ TV doesn’t mean that people of all ages can’t enjoy it.

Use this code to watch shows like What’s New, Scooby Doo?, Liv and Maddie, and Goosebumps.

6. Korean TV Shows (67879)

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Korean film and TV are hot right now and Netflix has a lot to offer.

This special code lets you watch such shows as It’s Okay to Not be Okay, Kingdom, and My Sister.

7. Miniseries (4814)

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Miniseries abound on Netflix!

And when you punch in this code you can watch such critically acclaimed series as Waco, Becoming Champions, and others.

8. Military TV Shows (25804)

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Take a deep dive into history when you use this code.

You can watch military-themed shows like Turn: Washington’s Spies, The Tudors, and many others.

9. Science & Nature TV (52780)

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How about we actually learn some stuff, huh? Doesn’t that sound good?

This category allows you to watch such science and nature shows like Ancient Aliens, Our Planet, and Exhibit A.

10. TV Action & Adventure (10673)

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If it’s action and adventure you seek, then you shall receive.

Use this code to watch Narcos, Black Summer, Hell on Wheels, and many others.

11. TV Comedies (10375)

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I don’t know about you, but I need some good laughs!

A lot of good laughs!

Use this Netflix code to watch TV comedies like Trailer Park Boys, Dead To Me, and Toast of London.

12. TV Documentaries (10105)

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If you haven’t seen Tiger King yet, then what are you waiting for?

You can watch that crazy documentary and others such as The Devil Next, The Staircase, and many others. when you use this code.

13. TV Dramas (11714)

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Netflix really does have all the drama TV shows you can handle, which is great!

Tap into this special category as you can watch series such as The Woods, Bates Motel, and The Valhalla Murders.

14. TV Horror (83059)

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Are you ready to get creeped out? Me, too!

Take advantage of this code and watch horror shows like The Haunting of Hill House, Hannibal, and Penny Dreadful.

15. TV Mysteries (4366)

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Netflix has so many mystery shows that it can be hard to keep up!

Use this special code and you can view such mystery series as Bordertown, Safe, The Sinner, and Hinterland.

16. TV Sci-Fi & Fantasy (1372)

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Do you like your TV series to be in the science fiction and fantasy world?

Check out this code and you can watch such programs as Black Mirror, Dark, The Order, and Outlander.

17. Reality TV (9833)

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Reality TV is still a huge hit after all these years.

Some of the ones you can watch when you use these Netflix codes include Floor Is Lava, The Great British Baking Show, and Selling Sunset.

I think it’s safe to say that these shows will keep all of us busy for quite a while, don’t you think?

Now we want to hear from you.

In the comments, tell us which shows have been your favorite in the past year or so! Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

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Enjoy All the Anime Movies and Shows You Can Handle With These Codes From Netflix

I’m pretty unfamiliar with the world of anime, so these codes from Netflix have been a big help in getting acclimated to all the different types of movies the genre has to offer.

And now we want you to enjoy them, as well.

To access each of these individual categories, sign into Netflix and replace the “xxx” in this web address (www.netflix.com/browse/genre/xxx) with the corresponding code number below OR just click directly on the links we provided.

Are you ready to get your animation on?

Let’s take a look!

1. Adult Animation (11881)

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Adult animation is great!

Use this code and you can enjoy such R-Rated animation programs as F is For Family, Big Mouth, and Paradise PD.

2. Anime Action (2653)

Is anime action more your speed? Well, step right up!

Use this code and you can watch titles like Hunter X HunterB: The Beginning, Saint Seiya, and others.

3. Anime Comedies (9302)

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Let’s get our laugh on! Anime style!

When you use this Netflix code, you can check out series like K-On!, Aggretsuko, and Pop Team Epic.

4. Anime Dramas (452)

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Now you can get dramatic in animated fashion.

When you tap into this Netflix code, you can watch movies like A Whisker Away, A Silent Voice, and In This Corner of the World.

5. Anime Sci-Fi (2729)

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There are quite a few science fiction films in the animated category that you can check out.

Use this special code to enjoy titles like Sword Art Online, 7 Seeds, and many others.

6. Anime Horror (10695)

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Now we’re talking!

Horror is great in any form, including when it’s animated!

In this category, you can watch Devilman Crybaby, Vampire Knight, and all kinds of others!

7. Anime Fantasy (11146)

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If you need your animated fantasy fix, Netflix has you covered.

When you utilize this code, you can watch such series as Attack on Titan, Beastars, Black Butler, and others.

A lot of great movies and shows to watch in that category, no doubt about it.

Do you have any other recommendations for animated movies or TV shows?

If so, please share them with us in the comments!

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10 of the Internet’s Most Epic Burns

Y’all ready for this?

The internet will always have an abundance of at least three things:
• Cats
• Uninformed opinions
• Sick burns

Certain corners of the internet are basically just the whole world roasting itself and frankly, we’re here for it. It’s entertaining as hell. Which is why we think you’ll enjoy these 10 insults, clap backs, and and general bits of supa hot fire.

10. Soul mates

If you can’t take the heat, get out of the internet.

9. Cool as ice

No disrespect, Tupac, this is just funny.

8. Rated PG

Tony Hawk’s new career is just people not knowing who he is at airports.

7.  No offense

I’ve been told this and I don’t even have the advantage of BEING him.

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6. Transparent

I, too, have invisible friends.

5. Game STOP

They didn’t have to do that, but they did it.

4. Swift justice

This is mostly just a reminder that we pay pro athletes way too much money.

3. Smoke ’em if you got ’em

His dignity disappeared in a puff of joke.

2. Growing pains

For real, you’re perfectly attractive, but stop it with this nonsense.

1. Biology

Don’t think he’ll be making any bonds tonight.

Damn! I need to head to the freezer and see if I can find an ice pack to recover from all those burns. Remember kids, if you get burned on the internet, it lasts forever, so stay careful out there.

What’s the best burn you’ve been witness to lately?

Tell us in the comments.

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Funny Dad Joke Memes for All the Fellas Out There

I’ve said it before but it’s time to say it once more: dad jokes are UNIVERSAL.

You could’ve been the wildest, baddest, craziest dude in your group of friends, but then you have a child and BAM!, you’ve now transformed into a total cheeseball who likes to tell the corniest jokes on the planet.

But don’t worry about it! Because even though they are super corny, most people think those jokes are also pretty hilarious.

In a dad kind of way, if you know what I mean…

So let’s dive into some funny memes about dad jokes that we’ll all enjoy, but that the guys out there will really love.

And hey, it’ll give you some new material to work with!

1. That’s not good!

But he sure got ya with a zinger!

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2. Hahahaha. Wooo!

A new classic.

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3. I see what you did there!

Web designer? Are you kidding me?!?!

4. Wrong answer!

It works every single time.

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5. Yes, your son.

You might want to avoid jokes at a time like this.

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6. Dissing the pear.

That wasn’t very nice.

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7. It only takes one time.

And, well, you know the rest of the story.

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8. You don’t see that very often.

I love getting out into nature!

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9. That’s what you wanted, right?

He’s in big trouble now…

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10. Your only options are…

Yes or No!

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11. No, this car doesn’t go to space.

Next question?

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12. He showed him.

Don’t ask a question like that unless you’re looking for this kind of answer.

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13. The dog has been spending a lot of time with Dad.

And it shows!

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14. This one might freak some people out.

You probably shouldn’t say it out loud.

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15. This one is actually pretty true.

But dads can use it, too!

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Okay, now we want to hear from all the readers out there!

In the comments, please humor us and tell us the cheesiest dad joke that you know.

Please and thank you!

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These Dad Joke Memes Are Sure to Make You Smile…And Probably Roll Your Eyes

Dads are known for many things: taking care of us, being positive role models, encouraging us throughout life.

Oh, and for their incredibly cheesy and corny jokes!

You can’t deny that, no matter who your dad is.

For some reason, it becomes embedded in their DNA that they’re gonna turn into total cornballs as soon as they become fathers.

Hey, we’re not complaining! We love it!

And we think you will, too…but you’ll also roll your eyes, as all kids do at their dads.

Let’s take a look at these memes about dad jokes!

1. Let’s not fight, people.

Those are fightin’ words!

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2. Either one will work.

Which song would you prefer that I sing?

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3. You just can’t deny the power of this one.

A modern classic.

4. What’s up, stairs?

Oh, I get it!

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5. Yes, those kinds of turtles!

She’s a great employee.

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6. This is good.

Joking with the cops is a really good idea most of the time.

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7. She’s young, give her a break.

That was a rude question.

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8. Oh, I know you!

We’re old friends!

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9. Zing! Good one!

Your wife probably loved that joke at a time like this.

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10. Lighten up the mood a little bit.

Dad would be so proud.

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11. Definitely time to move it into the bedroom.

I hope it fits through the door.

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12. Can we speak Polish, please?

Oh, good, you’re fluent in it…

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13. Dad was the victim in this one!

Nice work!

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14. Works on so many levels…

Feel free to use it!

Oh, Dad, you did it again!

Okay, now it’s your turn!

In the comments, please tell us about the hilarious and ridiculous jokes that your dad likes to make.

We can’t wait to hear from you!

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A Tumblr Writing Prompt About Monsters Provoked an Interesting Short Story

Getting an interesting prompt can really jumpstart your creativity if you’re a writer. You never know where it’s going to take you, and generally speaking, if you give the same prompt to a hundred writers, they would all come up with a totally different story.

Tumblr does regular writing prompts, but this one, about a kid who had sent all of the monsters assigned to lurk under her bed back crying, really inspired some (tragic) genius.

In it, a supervisor at the scary monster facility tells us about a little girl, Charlotte, who has vexed every monster that was sent to frighten her.

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She describes a few of the monsters who failed, and then realizes that she’s the only monster left in the bag of tricks.

She goes herself, slithering under the bed and tipping her hat to the monsters lurking under Charlotte’s brother Daniel’s crib.

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The monster tries to scare Charlotte, but she says she’s not afraid.

But as she starts to tremble, the monster realizes she is afraid…and that’s when they hear a man come home.

He’s loud, he’s stinky, he yells.

And as he stomps up the stairs, Charlotte climbs under the bed with the monster.

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The man tries to grab Charlotte, but as the monster realizes what the little girl fears more than monsters under the bed, she slithers out to confront him herself.

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She threatens the man, who runs off crapping his pants, and promises to return every night to keep Charlotte safe.

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You never know what sort of stories you’re going to get when you assign a prompt. This one probably inspired some tales that were similar to Monsters, Inc.

This one, though, is terrifying and sad and poignant all at once – a real tribute to the power of stories to change the way we see things!

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People Share the Absolute Creepiest Things They’ve Seen While Driving at Night

I’ve always been creeped out by scary movies and true crime books and articles that revolve around driving at night in a lonely place.

Maybe it’s on a remote stretch of highway, or maybe it’s an old country road where there isn’t another person around for miles.

Either way, it’s scary stuff and it makes you think about what you’d do if you saw something strange on the road or you encountered a terrifying situation.

And those creepy things really DO happen out there on the highways and byways.

Here are some interesting stories from folks on AskReddit.

1. Road kill.

“A fucking owl standing on the carcass of a large buck in the mountains at 3-5am.

All you see as you approach are two glowing red orbs, then slowly a becomes huge dark form standing on the edge of the road with eyes of fire. Then you get close enough and this massive fucking owl just gives you the death stare as you go past. You realize it was just a large ass owl standing on the remains of fresh road kill.

Freaked me out for the rest of the dark part of the drive.”

2. Bad accident.

“I was following a grey Toyota Tundra in a massive blizzard through Montana on McDonald pass. He was going pretty quick most of the way but must have been unfamiliar with how steep the final few miles are.

He got away from me as I slowed down to about 35. Not 5 min later I passed his tire marks in the fresh snow that went off the side of the mountain. Pulled over and looked down to see his truck upside down and on fire about 300 yards down.

Called 911. He didn’t die but was burnt up pretty bad. Sad and scary and don’t go 50 in the snow just because you have a truck or 4wd!!!”

3. Scooters.

“I had just finished driving for Uber and was driving down the access road to my home around 3am when I saw a body lying completely lifeless next to one of those motorized scooters.

I pulled over and flagged down his buddies who were drunk and kept going without realizing their friend was lying on the ground. Ambulance arrived and took the kid away, but I never came to find out if he made it.

F*ck those scooters man.”

4. Freak out!

“Not me but a friend.

After dropping me off at my house around 2 am, my friend calls me and tells me to pick my doors. He said he saw a man standing in the middle of the road and that as he passed him the man kept staring through him. Not at him really, but like their was something behind him in his back seat. He also said he could barely make out anything about the man other than his large eyes and trench coat.

What really terrified me is that this happened on a street that only my family lives on and no one would have been out that night. Also we’re a solid mile and a half from the nearest neighbor. Freaked me the hell out.”

5. Poor animal.

“A dead, butchered horse laying in the road. Someone had completely skinned and butchered a horse, took the choice pieces of meat, and just dumped it on the highway.

I almost crashed into it.”

6. Don’t pick him up.

“3am on a lonely road and I was the passenger. An old man only wearing a bra, panties and high heals was casually walking down the road.

My friend who was driving didn’t believe me and went back around. Sure enough, he saw him and we were like WTF.”

7. Better safe than sorry.

“I was on I-70 in Colorado going towards Utah, pulled over at a gas station at 8pm. Fueling up I noticed a couple of attractive women pumping gas, on the other side of the pump was the man in his late 40s, just staring at these young women without notice of anything else going on around him.

I walk inside to go grab some food for the next few hours of driving, when I come out I see both the younger women’s car and the older man’s truck are gone. I decided to hang out at the gas station for the next hour to catch a little sleep before hitting the road again.

After driving for a few hours (I was speeding heavy) I pull over at yet another gas station, the young women are there getting gas and eating some food on a picnic table. Looked like they had been there for a while. I didn’t see any sign or the man in the truck but can’t say I was looking very hard for it. Well here is where it got creepy as hell….

Can’t say I didn’t stare at them a bit, I mean they were good looking women. As I am watching them leave I see in the next parking lot over some headlights turn on and it’s the same man as before…. He leaves when the women leave once again.

Okay that’s a bit weird but could just be a coincidence as there weren’t many places to pull over. I leave a few minutes later and catch up to them…now this guy is riding there ass with his high beams on.

I decided to slow down and stay a distance behind the truck. 10 minutes or so later the women pull over once again to most likely get this guy off their ass…

With a sign of relief the truck keeps going and I continue on my way. About 1 mile down the road the guy just pulls off to the side of the highway…. So I pull off a mile or so down the road again.

Sure enough the women drive by and the guy is still following them. At this point we are out in the middle of nowhere and too many coincidences have happened. I called the cops to alert them and about 15 minutes the cops pulled the guy over.

I could have just seen too many horror movies that started like this and over reacted but ya never know. Better safe than sorry.”

8. That’s terrifying.

“Driving down a 2 lane divided highway. I came up to a couple semi sand went into the left lane to pass. I did a shoulder check to get back into the right lane when I saw headlights in front of me.. in my lane. The car was going the wrong way.

I managed to swerve into the ditch, felt like i was mere centimeters from death. Thought my wife’s scream would be the last thing I ever hear… And I never want to hear it again. The semis I passed all pulled to the shoulder to come check on us. Didn’t see the car anywhere.. I think they just kept going.

Had to pull into a gas station after and collect myself.”

9. On a dark road…

“A hitchhiker almost leaping out in front of my car on a dark forest road late at night. The woman literally popped out of nowhere. Had to drift into the oncoming lane. Read a police report that she ended up getting hit  minutes after I drove by. She was intoxicated and running  from the police. Pretty f*cking creepy.

I hope she’s alright. I can’t imagine what the driver that hit her was thinking.”

10. OH MY GOD!

“When I first started learning to drive I was working for my dad, and one day after work he asked if I wanted to drive home, I was like alright! So I got on the highway headed for home, and while driving, I looked in the rearview and a guy on a crotchrocket was coming up behind me, I thought nothing of it I was sure he would pass or slow down.

I look ahead again and a few moments later I hear this sound, like metal scraping against the ground. I look around and then look back into the rear view, and the bike was on its side, spinning down the highway, and behind it I could see the biker on his back, legs and arms flailing kind of like a baby on its back in a crib, then I watched as he dissapeared under the vehicle behind him.

I was so freaked out driving after that I didn’t want to drive for weeks following the incident. Then eventually got over it. Still I can see the guy in my mind just sliding along the ground flailing about then being swallowed under another car.”

11. Scary stuff.

“I was driving on the expressway around 2am and a semi hit a car and it went into the median. The car basically folded into itself and was beyond smashed. I can’t imagine that person survived.

It was incredibly sad and terrifying to see.”

12. About to get jacked.

“I was a very young woman driving home after clubbing, about 2 am through Hollywood. I was pulling up to a stop sign on Cahuenga, about 3 blocks from Hollywood Blvd., when a bunch of guys begin to casually stroll onto the crosswalk, coming from both sides.

I hit the gas and ran the stop sign without even thinking. They cursed and ran after me, but those boys were ready to jack me. My instincts took over before I even realized what was happening.”

13. Close call.

“Driving home one night from my fiancé’s house, normal night on the Florida highway.

It’s pretty dark, not too many lights, cruising at around 75 headed over a slight hill, just big enough that you can’t see the other side.

Get to the top and start making my way down the hill, and very suddenly in my headlight view I get a giant construction vehicle with all of its lights TURNED OFF, AND PARKED IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY.

I really, seriously, pray to god that no one hit that parked construction vehicle (it was one of the ones that digs up dirt I think?) on the highway that day. I very, VERY narrowly avoided smacking right into the back of that thing.

I don’t know how the Cherokee I was driving at the time handled the sharp turn I made into the right lane to avoid the vehicle. Needless to say I was very nearly dead.

Immediately called Florida highway patrol and told them about it. I hope they got to it before someone got hurt, and I REALLY hope someone at that construction company lost their job. Because they could have killed multiple people.”

14. Funny/scary.

“Scariest and funniest at the same time.

I was working at a restaurant as a cook. We did full menu till 11:00 PM, then apps and burgers till 1:00 AM. I tended to pull the solo night shift, because I would walk out the door at 1:05 AM and the kitchen was stocked, clean, and perfect.

It was a long night. Stupid FoH kept sending back food orders after 1:00 AM, I didn’t leave till 2:00 AM. 30 minute drive home, and I was exceptionally tired.

I lived in the boonies of Wisconsin, at the time. A good 5km outside of town, which was 500 people, 2 churches, and 9 bars. I hit the little 24/7 truckstop just at the edge of that town for some munchies and smokes, and made the final trek home.

Encountering deer was not uncommon out there, so I was going slow. When what appeared before me, to my tired eyes, was a monster.

It had a huge, round body. This crazy long neck, a pointy head, and only 2 legs. Right in the middle of the road. Scared the ever loving fuck out of me in that state.

Thankfully, it stood there for a second. Brain re-engaged. It’s an ostrich. Ok, not a monster, heh, just… an…

What the fuck is an ostrich doing wandering around in Central Wisconsin?!?

I looked at it, it looked at me. I blinked. Nope, still there. Pretty sure it’s real. Finally, it trundled off into the forest.

What.

I grabbed my cellphone, and called the tiny little police station in town (non-emergency number).

“So… I’m really tired, so please laugh at me and tell me to go home and sleep and ignore the call… but I’m pretty sure I just saw an ostrich on Highway xx just outside $town.”

She started laughing hysterically, then assured me that:

No, I’m not hallucinating.

There’s an ostrich and emu farm on the other side of town, guy raises them for the kitch places in town for meat.

Some drunk driver felt that “turns are for pussies”, went up, over the berm, through the fence, and through most of the barn.

There’s still 4 animals, including the one I just spotted, unaccounted for.

Where are you exactly, and which way did it go so we can round it up?

I gave her the info, finished the last few miles home, and died in bed. Wild night, man.”

15. This is crazy and sad.

“Someone I knew locally came across a jeep that had just crashed into the ditch on a highway at night, flipped on it’s top, wheels still turning kind of thing.

He was the first on scene so called 911 and ran down into the ditch. The driver, who was badly mangled, had been tossed from the car and was dying. This guy held him and the driver died in his arms.

The weirdest part of it all was that he found out the next day that it was his cousin, but he hadn’t been able to recognize him.”

Shudder…

Now we want to hear your stories!

In the comments, please tell us about the creepy stuff you’ve seen when you’ve been driving at night.

Thanks in advance!

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People Share the Absolute Creepiest Things They’ve Seen While Driving at Night

I’ve always been creeped out by scary movies and true crime books and articles that revolve around driving at night in a lonely place.

Maybe it’s on a remote stretch of highway, or maybe it’s an old country road where there isn’t another person around for miles.

Either way, it’s scary stuff and it makes you think about what you’d do if you saw something strange on the road or you encountered a terrifying situation.

And those creepy things really DO happen out there on the highways and byways.

Here are some interesting stories from folks on AskReddit.

1. Road kill.

“A fucking owl standing on the carcass of a large buck in the mountains at 3-5am.

All you see as you approach are two glowing red orbs, then slowly a becomes huge dark form standing on the edge of the road with eyes of fire. Then you get close enough and this massive fucking owl just gives you the death stare as you go past. You realize it was just a large ass owl standing on the remains of fresh road kill.

Freaked me out for the rest of the dark part of the drive.”

2. Bad accident.

“I was following a grey Toyota Tundra in a massive blizzard through Montana on McDonald pass. He was going pretty quick most of the way but must have been unfamiliar with how steep the final few miles are.

He got away from me as I slowed down to about 35. Not 5 min later I passed his tire marks in the fresh snow that went off the side of the mountain. Pulled over and looked down to see his truck upside down and on fire about 300 yards down.

Called 911. He didn’t die but was burnt up pretty bad. Sad and scary and don’t go 50 in the snow just because you have a truck or 4wd!!!”

3. Scooters.

“I had just finished driving for Uber and was driving down the access road to my home around 3am when I saw a body lying completely lifeless next to one of those motorized scooters.

I pulled over and flagged down his buddies who were drunk and kept going without realizing their friend was lying on the ground. Ambulance arrived and took the kid away, but I never came to find out if he made it.

F*ck those scooters man.”

4. Freak out!

“Not me but a friend.

After dropping me off at my house around 2 am, my friend calls me and tells me to pick my doors. He said he saw a man standing in the middle of the road and that as he passed him the man kept staring through him. Not at him really, but like their was something behind him in his back seat. He also said he could barely make out anything about the man other than his large eyes and trench coat.

What really terrified me is that this happened on a street that only my family lives on and no one would have been out that night. Also we’re a solid mile and a half from the nearest neighbor. Freaked me the hell out.”

5. Poor animal.

“A dead, butchered horse laying in the road. Someone had completely skinned and butchered a horse, took the choice pieces of meat, and just dumped it on the highway.

I almost crashed into it.”

6. Don’t pick him up.

“3am on a lonely road and I was the passenger. An old man only wearing a bra, panties and high heals was casually walking down the road.

My friend who was driving didn’t believe me and went back around. Sure enough, he saw him and we were like WTF.”

7. Better safe than sorry.

“I was on I-70 in Colorado going towards Utah, pulled over at a gas station at 8pm. Fueling up I noticed a couple of attractive women pumping gas, on the other side of the pump was the man in his late 40s, just staring at these young women without notice of anything else going on around him.

I walk inside to go grab some food for the next few hours of driving, when I come out I see both the younger women’s car and the older man’s truck are gone. I decided to hang out at the gas station for the next hour to catch a little sleep before hitting the road again.

After driving for a few hours (I was speeding heavy) I pull over at yet another gas station, the young women are there getting gas and eating some food on a picnic table. Looked like they had been there for a while. I didn’t see any sign or the man in the truck but can’t say I was looking very hard for it. Well here is where it got creepy as hell….

Can’t say I didn’t stare at them a bit, I mean they were good looking women. As I am watching them leave I see in the next parking lot over some headlights turn on and it’s the same man as before…. He leaves when the women leave once again.

Okay that’s a bit weird but could just be a coincidence as there weren’t many places to pull over. I leave a few minutes later and catch up to them…now this guy is riding there ass with his high beams on.

I decided to slow down and stay a distance behind the truck. 10 minutes or so later the women pull over once again to most likely get this guy off their ass…

With a sign of relief the truck keeps going and I continue on my way. About 1 mile down the road the guy just pulls off to the side of the highway…. So I pull off a mile or so down the road again.

Sure enough the women drive by and the guy is still following them. At this point we are out in the middle of nowhere and too many coincidences have happened. I called the cops to alert them and about 15 minutes the cops pulled the guy over.

I could have just seen too many horror movies that started like this and over reacted but ya never know. Better safe than sorry.”

8. That’s terrifying.

“Driving down a 2 lane divided highway. I came up to a couple semi sand went into the left lane to pass. I did a shoulder check to get back into the right lane when I saw headlights in front of me.. in my lane. The car was going the wrong way.

I managed to swerve into the ditch, felt like i was mere centimeters from death. Thought my wife’s scream would be the last thing I ever hear… And I never want to hear it again. The semis I passed all pulled to the shoulder to come check on us. Didn’t see the car anywhere.. I think they just kept going.

Had to pull into a gas station after and collect myself.”

9. On a dark road…

“A hitchhiker almost leaping out in front of my car on a dark forest road late at night. The woman literally popped out of nowhere. Had to drift into the oncoming lane. Read a police report that she ended up getting hit  minutes after I drove by. She was intoxicated and running  from the police. Pretty f*cking creepy.

I hope she’s alright. I can’t imagine what the driver that hit her was thinking.”

10. OH MY GOD!

“When I first started learning to drive I was working for my dad, and one day after work he asked if I wanted to drive home, I was like alright! So I got on the highway headed for home, and while driving, I looked in the rearview and a guy on a crotchrocket was coming up behind me, I thought nothing of it I was sure he would pass or slow down.

I look ahead again and a few moments later I hear this sound, like metal scraping against the ground. I look around and then look back into the rear view, and the bike was on its side, spinning down the highway, and behind it I could see the biker on his back, legs and arms flailing kind of like a baby on its back in a crib, then I watched as he dissapeared under the vehicle behind him.

I was so freaked out driving after that I didn’t want to drive for weeks following the incident. Then eventually got over it. Still I can see the guy in my mind just sliding along the ground flailing about then being swallowed under another car.”

11. Scary stuff.

“I was driving on the expressway around 2am and a semi hit a car and it went into the median. The car basically folded into itself and was beyond smashed. I can’t imagine that person survived.

It was incredibly sad and terrifying to see.”

12. About to get jacked.

“I was a very young woman driving home after clubbing, about 2 am through Hollywood. I was pulling up to a stop sign on Cahuenga, about 3 blocks from Hollywood Blvd., when a bunch of guys begin to casually stroll onto the crosswalk, coming from both sides.

I hit the gas and ran the stop sign without even thinking. They cursed and ran after me, but those boys were ready to jack me. My instincts took over before I even realized what was happening.”

13. Close call.

“Driving home one night from my fiancé’s house, normal night on the Florida highway.

It’s pretty dark, not too many lights, cruising at around 75 headed over a slight hill, just big enough that you can’t see the other side.

Get to the top and start making my way down the hill, and very suddenly in my headlight view I get a giant construction vehicle with all of its lights TURNED OFF, AND PARKED IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE HIGHWAY.

I really, seriously, pray to god that no one hit that parked construction vehicle (it was one of the ones that digs up dirt I think?) on the highway that day. I very, VERY narrowly avoided smacking right into the back of that thing.

I don’t know how the Cherokee I was driving at the time handled the sharp turn I made into the right lane to avoid the vehicle. Needless to say I was very nearly dead.

Immediately called Florida highway patrol and told them about it. I hope they got to it before someone got hurt, and I REALLY hope someone at that construction company lost their job. Because they could have killed multiple people.”

14. Funny/scary.

“Scariest and funniest at the same time.

I was working at a restaurant as a cook. We did full menu till 11:00 PM, then apps and burgers till 1:00 AM. I tended to pull the solo night shift, because I would walk out the door at 1:05 AM and the kitchen was stocked, clean, and perfect.

It was a long night. Stupid FoH kept sending back food orders after 1:00 AM, I didn’t leave till 2:00 AM. 30 minute drive home, and I was exceptionally tired.

I lived in the boonies of Wisconsin, at the time. A good 5km outside of town, which was 500 people, 2 churches, and 9 bars. I hit the little 24/7 truckstop just at the edge of that town for some munchies and smokes, and made the final trek home.

Encountering deer was not uncommon out there, so I was going slow. When what appeared before me, to my tired eyes, was a monster.

It had a huge, round body. This crazy long neck, a pointy head, and only 2 legs. Right in the middle of the road. Scared the ever loving fuck out of me in that state.

Thankfully, it stood there for a second. Brain re-engaged. It’s an ostrich. Ok, not a monster, heh, just… an…

What the fuck is an ostrich doing wandering around in Central Wisconsin?!?

I looked at it, it looked at me. I blinked. Nope, still there. Pretty sure it’s real. Finally, it trundled off into the forest.

What.

I grabbed my cellphone, and called the tiny little police station in town (non-emergency number).

“So… I’m really tired, so please laugh at me and tell me to go home and sleep and ignore the call… but I’m pretty sure I just saw an ostrich on Highway xx just outside $town.”

She started laughing hysterically, then assured me that:

No, I’m not hallucinating.

There’s an ostrich and emu farm on the other side of town, guy raises them for the kitch places in town for meat.

Some drunk driver felt that “turns are for pussies”, went up, over the berm, through the fence, and through most of the barn.

There’s still 4 animals, including the one I just spotted, unaccounted for.

Where are you exactly, and which way did it go so we can round it up?

I gave her the info, finished the last few miles home, and died in bed. Wild night, man.”

15. This is crazy and sad.

“Someone I knew locally came across a jeep that had just crashed into the ditch on a highway at night, flipped on it’s top, wheels still turning kind of thing.

He was the first on scene so called 911 and ran down into the ditch. The driver, who was badly mangled, had been tossed from the car and was dying. This guy held him and the driver died in his arms.

The weirdest part of it all was that he found out the next day that it was his cousin, but he hadn’t been able to recognize him.”

Shudder…

Now we want to hear your stories!

In the comments, please tell us about the creepy stuff you’ve seen when you’ve been driving at night.

Thanks in advance!

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People Discuss Advice They Disregarded as Useless Until They Actually Gave It a Shot

Imagine that! Actually listening to peoples’ advice and trying it out!

Who would’ve thought?

I have to admit that I’m guilty of letting advice from people go in one ear and out the other sometimes, but I’m working on it, okay? So get off my back!

AskReddit users shared their own stories about advice that they ignored for a long time but were pleasantly surprised to discover actually works.

1. It’ll be fine.

“This too shall pass.

On those days when I just feel like I can’t take it I think of that, and I know tomorrow will be different.

Someone once told me, “tomorrow may not be better, but at least it’ll be different.”

In a strange way that too is comforting.”

2. It worked!

“My therapist told me the next time I’m going to have a panic attack to just give in and tell myself it was ok to have one.

I told him he was crazy. After a couple tries it started working to my amazement. I haven’t had a panic attack in 3 years.”

3. It’s good for you.

“Keeping my shoulders back.

It was a suggestion I saw for preventing panic/anxiety. Idk what it is, but when your shoulders are in that position it gives some strange feeling of control.

I also read somewhere that during panic attacks the body basically wants to curl into fetal position for protection, so I feel like focusing on keeping your arms down and shoulders back is a conscious way to go against that and stay grounded in reality.

Works for me, could work for you too.”

4. A good idea.

“TheForest app.

It grows a tree for up to 2 hours and during that time, you can’t access any apps you think will distract you. If you wanna open a distracting app, you’d have to kill your tree. All your trees, dead or alive, appear in a little forest.

I have always had trouble motivating myself to focus on homework and not look at Reddit/YouTube, but this app is just enough guilt to not open them. I haven’t killed anything yet and I’m surprised at how much I can care about a small virtual tree.

People told me about it and I just completely assumed that I’d never use it or it wouldn’t work for me considering how distractible I am, but it works wonders.”

5. Father knows best.

“My dad always told me ‘Ask anyway, the worst they can say is no’ when buying something or when I needed something from another person.

Seemed stupid to ask if I was sure they would say no but I was also a socially anxious kid. Turns out that advice has helped me with school, with raises, with people in general, with plans with new friends…”

6. Listen up.

“”There’s what you need, there’s what you want, and there’s what you can’t afford.”

My Dad says this all the time, and I never though of it as useless–I just never used it. Now I have, and my money is far easier to manage.”

7. I’m gonna try this!

“Putting cold water on freshly shaved skin will make it so you don’t get ingrown hairs.

Some of the best advice I’ve ever received.”

8. Just get started.

“Once begun is half done.

I am a terrible procrastinator by nature. I have totally done the “well now it 5:02 so I have to wait until 6:00 to start cleaning” and I like making things seem like so much work that I can’t possibly do them unless I take time off of work.

In reality if you just start a project without thinking about it you can get everything done in like fifteen minutes  a day and it’s never really that bad.”

9. Get flossing!

“”Your gums bleed when you floss because you don’t floss enough”

Turns out if you floss enough, your gums won’t be inflamed so they don’t bleed when you floss.”

10. Stop “what if’ing.”

“Don’t suffer future pain.

In other words, worrying about all the stuff that could happen stops you from doing things and worse, turns potential pain into actual worry and mental pain.”

11. Works wonders.

“Exercising helping with depression and anxiety.

It’s not a cure all and I needed to be on meds to get to the point where I could do it, but it really does help me. I’ve been off my meds now for over a year (under doctors supervision don’t stop taking your meds unless you run it by your doctor) and when I can’t exercise for a few days, I can feel the depression and anxiety coming back.

Now instead of going through a million things I did wrong in my head, I run for 3 miles or lift some heavy shit.”

12. Always!

“Cleaning your house before leaving for more than 5 days.

Nothing is better than coming to a clean house.”

13. Lo and behold…

“Fans on my old MacBook died. Saw a YouTube video that said to simply take your fist and bang on the part of the computer that housed the fans.

Thinking it was a troll, I gave it a shot out of pure frustration, and lo and behold, they purred back to life and I never had another issue with them for the rest of the time that I owned that computer.”

14. Relieve that tension.

“Unclench your jaw, open your hands, drop your shoulders, and breathe in.”

15. Bribe yourself.

“Bribe yourself with fun things to do the not so fun things.

Today I was tired after work but got a little care package in the mail, so I made myself go on the 2.5 mile run I didn’t want to do before I could open the package.

Now I’m refreshed and happy that I did the thing I was pseudo dreading, and I have a fun care package to open.”

16. Put that thing away for a while.

“Not taking your cellphone into bed with you.

After awhile you will sleep much easier without the distraction and blue light shining straight into your eyes before bed.”

Now it’s your turn.

In the comments, tell us about some advice that turned out to be good once you actually followed it.

Please and thank you!

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