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12+ Lucky People Reveal How They Almost Got Caught in the Wrong Place at the Wrong Time

Life can change in an instant. One moment you’re having a grand old time, then, next thing you know, you’re in the middle of something real bad.

In this article, AskReddit users share their personal experiences about being in the wrong place at the wrong time but living to tell about it.

1. Robbery

“When I was 12, me, my mom, and my sister went to a dollar store late at night after a school play she had. Right when we went in, a car pulled up in the parking lot and my mom got paranoid and rushed us in and out to get candy and a soda. Right when we left, two men got out of the car and speed-walked into the store. The next morning we saw on the news that the store was robbed by them. I guess they waited for us to leave before they did it.”

2. Car wreck

“In my sophomore year of high school my older cousin was getting married. I’d originally talked my mum into letting me stay home that weekend instead of travelling the 7hrs to the event. I was going to go with some friends to a basketball game for something to do on Friday night.

But on Thursday my mum decided I couldn’t miss the wedding and made me go with the family Friday after school. Friday night after we got to the hotel I got a phone call. My friends that I was going to ride with to the basketball game were in a bad car accident. 2 died. It took years of survivor’s guilt to get over that because those 2 would have driven in a different car if I’d been there.”

3. Close call

“Almost forgot to wear my helmet before taking the scooter out for a ride in the country. I hit a deer that day. EMTs and Shock Trauma hospital doctors agreed that I’d be dead, had I not worn that helmet.”

4. Scary

“I was doing orientation videos at the company I had just been hired at. I had gotten enough done for the day, but still had some time left, so I decided to do just a couple more. In the time that I was doing that, someone had bought a kitchen knife and asked the clerk to remove the zip ties (you know, the ones that you have to take a knife or scissors to). She thought it was a little strange, but complied.

He then walked out the door, and started stabbing random folks in front of the store, talking about how “You took my people’s land!” Anyhow, a regular there, real road warrior looking guy, always carried a bowie knife and, apparently, a permitted concealed handgun, he drops his groceries he’s bagging in self-checkout, walks outside and pulls his gun and tells the guy to get on the ground. I walk out and find the door I’d usually exit through taped off and find out about the whole thing a few minutes later.”

5. Good thing you didn’t go

“My friends wanted to hang out but I didn’t like them anymore because they were druggies so I made an excuse.

By “hang out” they meant beat a jogger to death with hammers.

They all got life in prison.

I sometimes think if I would have been able to stop them.”

6. Disfigured

“When I was about 13, I came home from playing outside, entering the house into the kitchen through a side door. I walked through the kitchen and into the front of the house, and started up the stairs. Halfway up the stairs, I heard a crazy loud metallic clanging, like pots and pans were falling… and falling and falling.

I came running downstairs to find that the pressure cooker top had popped off, shooting into the ceiling and the pressure release propelled the cooker into the living room, smashing into a wall and rolled to a stop in front of my dad on the couch. The whole time it was spewing boiling chicken grease, as my mom was making chicken soup.

Had I come in 10 seconds later, I would have probably been disfigured from grease burns and maybe been hit by the flying cooker itself.”

7. The route home

“There had been a couple of armed robberies around my route home from work, which I usually walked. One of my coworkers, who lived in the same apartment building as me, was nervous about going home after dark, so I agreed to switch shifts with her so that she could get off in the afternoon and I’d take closing.

I found out the next day that she’d been mugged and shot after her shift. She didn’t die, thank God, but the fact that I should have been the one walking that same route freaked me out for a while.”

8. Drunk driver

“Going back home from the bakery with my aunt, for some reason she decided to cross the street, which was unnecessary cause my house was on that same sidewalk. As soon as we crossed the street, a car crashed at that very same place we were, breaking into a house. The driver was absolutely drunk. I was like 6 or 7 when it happened.”

9. Red light

“In the car with my father-in-law, husband, and baby boy. FIL was driving us to lunch. We were the first car at a red light. The light turns green but he hesitated to go for about a second and a half, for absolutely no reason. A car ran the red light and would likely have killed my FIL and husband at the speed it was going, and since it was on a hill, we likely would have rolled too.

Highway patrol just getting off the interstate saw the entire thing and pulled the driver over immediately.”

10. Flower pot

“Typical cartoon scene of a flower pot flying off a balcony. It fell right where I was standing one minute earlier. I had since moved a couple of steps, but another guy was in that spot, it grazed his shoulder and would have been really dangerous if it hit him on the head.

We called the cops on the guy since we saw other vases on his balcony. Dude was very pissed but took them in.”

11. Bomb

“My family vacationed in Paris for a week in the mid ’90s. I was about 10 years old. My mom and stepfather were planning to go to the Arc de Triomphe on a certain day, but I wanted to go to the Eiffel Tower. When I was told we would see the Eiffel Tower another day, I threw a fit. Don’t know why it was so important to see the Eiffel Tower that day and not two days later. It became a whole argument between me, my stepfather, and my mom.

My mom caved (to probably just shut me up) and we went to the Eiffel tower that day, and my stepfather was pissed the rest of the day for my mom caving. We got back to the hotel and saw that a pipe bomb had gone off near the Arc de Triomphe and a bunch of people got hurt. The last we spoke to any other (step) family was before the fight and my stepfather told them we were going to the Arc de Triomphe that day and they were frantically calling the hotel to try and get a hold of us. So my brattiness might of saved us from a pipe bombing.”

12. Gang related

“I just got off a bus stop near my home. My mom worked up the block wher my stop was. I called her and she said that she was gonna pick me up. As I waited outside the stop by a 7/11, I noticed a few guys outside the 7/11 who seemed off. 5 minutes later much more showed up. I assumed gang members so I kept my distance. My mom picked me up and we left for home. As soon as I got in, I saw another group of guys walking up to the 7/11. We pulled away. Next morning we turn on our local news and saw there was a gang related shooting at that 7/11.”

13. Sandwiched

“Yesterday the metal awning on the food truck I was approaching collapsed to the wind and slammed into the sidewalk.

I almost got sandwiched while trying to get a sandwich.”

14. Tragedy averted

“Was in Branson last week on vacation with my wife, had a thought about riding a Duck boat on Thursday. Decided to play mini golf instead. The boat capsized killing 17 people, 9 from one family.”

15. Shooting

“In high school my friend was supposed to go to a party with his best friend. He decided he was to tired and wanted to stay home and sleep. The next morning his mom wakes him up to tell him his best friend was shot and died.”

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Here’s What It Was Really Like to Be a Nickelodeon Game Show Contestant

If you grew up in the ’90s, then you know that Nickelodeon’s Double Dare was 100%, absolutely, undeniably, the sh*t. It was every kid’s dream to get to appear on that show, or any of the other awesome game shows Nick offered up.

People on AskReddit who happened to appear on some of Nickelodeon’s game shows sounded off about what their experiences were like.

1. Cold hard cash

“I was on Double Dare in 1987. Back when it was on Fox before it moved to Nickelodeon. It was awesome. Our whole class and the other teams class were the audience members. My parents had to chaperone the school trip to go there (Philly) and they had to sit on a different set (Finders Keepers) so they would not interfere. My team won but I messed up the obstacle course on the fifth obstacle. We split $320 cash and then each won a phone/tape answering machine, a gumball and dog treat machine, $200 to Kaybee toy store and a remote controlled car. Dave, Robin, Harvey and Marc were all extremely friendly. I went home with slime (icing) in my underwear.”

2. DD

“I was on double dare when I was a kid. The way it worked for us is that we went to the taping and prior to the show they picked out families to do games which would determine who would be on the show. I think they were looking for people who could follow directions and people who tested well for the camera. We got picked to try out only because during the last chance to be picked I physically grabbed the guy selecting people (again, I was a kid and this was the 90’s) and yelled “please pick us” at the top of my lungs. Anyways we got picked and did a cake making challenge with the large styrofoam “cakes”. You would pass them down and stack them while one person added slime to help hold them together. We won that and were selected for the show.

There was a little talk and paperwork before the show, mostly handled by my Dad. The talk we got was to encourage us to listen closely to the rules and to be enthusiastic for the camera. We were team “Ah, real monsters!!” which excited me because that show was dope. During the show we did a couple of physical challenges. I remember we did one where you flipped frogs into the other player’s pants using a small catapult. We ended up winning the main show and got to do the obstacle course. I was picked to do, I believe, obstacles 4 and 8. 4 was the human gumball machine and 8 was the blimp. I remember being disappointed because my brother got to do “pick it” and that shit was my jam. The gumball machine was really cool though. You jump in and basically disappear into black for a few seconds while all you can hear are tons of plastic ball pit balls shifting. Then you suddenly see the stage lights again when you exit.

The blimp was very straight forward. I was told I could not engage it until the whole family was under it. When they were in place I pulled a cord and we all got slimed. I got the flag and we won. After the show we were covered in slime, which tastes very good surprisingly. The crew gave us Ah, Real Monsters!! T-shirts that had glow in the dark parts. On a side note, I wore that shirt until it was so full of holes that my Mom threw it away. Back to the story though, my family didn’t expect to get picked so we ended up having to find cardboard to lay down on the seats of the van so we could ride home without ruining the seats. It was an interesting ride back sitting around in my undershorts on a piece of cardboard trying not to touch anything.

For prizes we got Mountain Bikes, a Sega Genesis with Maximum Carnage, a Mario Paint game with the drawing board, a Nickelodeon flash screen, and random other things I’m forgetting. My parents paid taxes on all the prizes and they took a long time to arrive. I think it was several months before we got the first ones and about six months until we had everything. It was a great experience overall though.”

3. Slimed!

“When I was at Universal Nickelodeon I got called up to be a contestant on some test show. Got slimed, it was basically apple sauce. Got to meet the All That cast who were my age. Funny to see some of them around on TV and stuff.”

4. More slime

“I was on Slime Time Live back when they taped at Universal Studios in Orlando. They had a bunch of us kids line up outside by the slime geyser where the producers could see how enthusiastic we would be for television. My sister and I got on the show thanks in part to my dad splitting us up so the producers wouldn’t know we were related.

Anyways, once were chosen, we hung out in the green room at the old Nickelodeon Studios. They had a TV playing re-runs and couch… nothing too fancy. We did get to see where the slime was made, the prop room, and a couple of the sound stages. Sadly, the inside of the studio was largely deserted and a far cry from it’s heyday due to its impending closure.

We geared up in jump suits and when they were ready to go live, we went outside to tape the show. I lost the first game, but my sister wound up going on to getting slimed and winning a kick scooter.”

5. Legends

“Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was a long day but we had endless pizza and soda (mid 90s). Every recent gaming system was available to play between shoots. There was a live audience that would get shuffled in and out. The host interviewed us all individually and it was a bit uncomfortable. Red Jaguars 4 life.”

6. Used to brag about it

“My brother and I, while at universal Orlando in early 2000 or maybe 2001 , got chosen from the park to be on a short GUTS show/commercial break game or something where we were going to shoot free throws on their driveway/garage looking studio inside Nickelodeon. We go inside and see some awesome sets for the live shows and then get taken to the waiting room, which was basically a pimped out 90’s Nickelodeon dreamland. Video games and whacky decor.

Can’t remember a whole lot, but they didn’t let me wear the shirt I had on and took me into the enormous wardrobe room and gave me a baggy plain red shirt. I Felt like an idiot, I must’ve been 9 or 10. We go into the set and they tell me that I was too young to play so my brother played some free throws game with 3 other kids and I got to be the kid who rebounded the balls and passed them back. We didn’t win anything but later we both got letters from Nickelodeon with our names on them that I bragged about until I grew up and didn’t watch Nickelodeon anymore.”

7. Apple sauce

“I was on slime time live in the early 2000s. We all lined up in a row to play one game. The winner of the game got Ice Age on dvd. Basically there were these teams of two and you were either a kid with the balloon on your head or the kid with a nail file. You popped the balloon and you either got red slime or green. Green meant you won the prize and red meant you just got slimed. It was apple sauce cause I tasted it after I lost but I was still on Nickelodeon and you can bet I bragged about it to my friends I was on national tv.”

8. Had to pee

“I got to climb the crag on the roadshow thing they did. I was with my mom who got the tickets from her boss and the family next to us only had 1 child so I went on stage with them. It started with a dance competition and being the super rad 8 year old that I was, I pulled a Marty McFly and kind slid along the stage on my back. Needless to say we won. So we were part of the finale. Each family member had to do an individual stage.

Like a weird hybrid of double dare and GUTS. Mine was the crag. I was legit nervous and the second they clipped my harness in I had to pee. Like squeeze it to not pee yourself kinda pee. We lost, because my fly dance moves didn’t get me up the mountain any quicker. The family I went on stage with was super cool and they called my mom when they got the runners up prizes and let me have Ren and Stimpy for SNES.”

9. Chug a lug

“I was on the Double Dare Live Tour circa 1992. My parents and I were pulled from the audience to do a new challenge from the (new at the time) show What Would You Do. My parents had to do a chug a lug contest with a giant mug of milk. Marc Summers handed me a pie to smash in the losers face.

My mom thought she had this in the bag, because my dad is severely lactose intolerant. My dad doesn’t like to lose. He won, but spent the rest of the day in the bathroom. I pied my mom in the face. 10/10 would do again.”

10. Competitive

“Back when I was 12 or 13 (10-11 years ago) my family tried out for GUTS in Universal Orlando, at a pop up obstacle course, had to sign papers to okay footage and waivers and whatever. My team was myself (played lacrosse and soccer), my cousin whom is a month younger ( played basketball and football), my aunt (fresh out of the army) and my uncle (was a track runner), and we are all very competitive, VERY, competitive.

We crushed it, we were consistently in the top 3 out of 20 families, it took hours. The way it seemed they tried to make it fair was the higher your score the earlier you went on the new obstacle or task, so the worse you did the more you could see and plan. Again we weren’t afforded that luxury, but we took it in stride with the other 2 families that we were neck and neck with.

After all was said and done we finished first, really we did, I promise, but they pulled us to the side, gave us a gift card to like the Cheesecake Factory and said we did great, but we weren’t what they were looking for. We preformed the best athletically we just didn’t perform the best for the camera, we were too involved in competition, that we did stop to be caricatures, pretty much. So we didn’t continue.

Basically, my family competed for GUTS (MY FAMILY GOT GUTS!!) we excelled athletically, but performed poorly as showmen/cartoon characters. We didn’t make the cut, but got a gift card to a hardly decent establishment.”

11. Disaster

“My family tried out for Family Double Dare in Philadelphia. It was a disaster, as my parents were divorced, my brother was a sullen teen who was mortified to be there. I was the only one obsessed with the show, so I guess the rest of the family was there for me (which I still appreciate to this day).

We had to do family team type games, and I guess act like we thought a “real” family acts like (or at least one they would put on TV). I remember feeling like we weren’t convincing anyone. When we did trivia, I blurted our answers over everyone else (not demonstrating being a team player). Needless to say we didn’t get a call back.”

12. Cross the moat

“I was on LotHT. I was on the very young end of the 11-14 range, having just turned 11 a few months prior. The puberty gap was huge and some of these kids were much stronger than me.

I watched the show religiously to prepare and then I got handed the most difficult moat crossing I’d ever seen. Fell in multiple times, the fog made it kind of hard to breath. It took a really long time for one of the last 3 teams to get across the moat (which they reduced significantly in editing).

I went back to the dressing room and they were prepping the next 4 teams with the story for the Steps of Knowledge. I think they heard it at least 3x read to them and get a copy to internalize. Leaving this scene was surreal and I was already struggling to deal with it. I didn’t yet realize the huge letdown experience was going to lead me into a bit of a depression.

I remember arguing with the kid from the Red Jaguars about whether O.J. was guilty, changing out of my wet clothes, visiting the biggest McDonalds in Orlando and then driving home with my parents.

I got a $50 savings bond in the mail maybe 3 months later and I never redeemed it. My episode aired and we taped it, but now the YouTube version of the episode is actually higher quality – it just doesn’t have the commercials from the original era.”

13. The British version

“My cousin was on a British Nickelodeon game show (forget what its name was) wherein several pairs of kids competed for a room full of candy. Standard stuff, except the winning group would be voted on by the public.

Nearly everything about the show was fabricated. The producers made it look like the kids were sleeping in log cabins in the woods, but they were actually staying at a hotel in a nearby town. They filmed all of the groups “winning” the room full of candy but just used the footage of whoever ended up being voted in by the public. Although apparently it was real candy in that room, and they were given boxes and/or jars of it afterwards.”

14. The lottery

“When the National Lottery started in the UK, Nickelodeon gave away “lottery tickets” with numbers on and they would do daily prize draws. I didn’t win anything from the draws but about 2 weeks after it finished, we got a knock on the door from the postman and it was a package for me! This was early 90s so getting a package was a big deal especially as a child, opened it up and there was a Megadrive inside and a note from Nickelodeon saying “have a good game on us”.

I was so excited but my dad had to ring them first to make sure it was really for me before I could keep it. Turns out they raffled off all the unclaimed prizes. Only time I’ve won anything decent!”

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15 Fictional Couples Who Should Have Never Gotten Together

Everyone loves a good fictional romance. Television shows will string out a romance over several seasons just for that “will they, won’t they” tension that viewers can’t resist. But have you ever stopped to question whether or not these characters are even a good fit for each other?

These AskReddit users opened up to reveal what fictional couples they think should never have gotten together.

1. Right on the money

“Kermit and Miss Piggy. He has depth and is kind and observant and she’s a superficial, abusive narcissist. And they’re interspecies so reproduction is impossible/ high stakes.”

2. ’70s

“Jackie and Fez. So f*cking awkward! She should have stayed with Hyde.”

3. Not a good match

“Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan.”

4. Sad face…

“Romeo and Juliet… Stupid kids.”

5. Okay…

“Zeus and most of the animals he ends up banging.”

6. Gettin’ historical

“Paris and Helen of Troy!”

7. GOT

“The Lannisters.”

8. These two…

“Bird Person and Tammy.

It was a huge mistake. F*ck Tammy.”

9. Hey o!

“Oedipus and his mom.”

10. Toxic

“House and Cuddy.”

11. Not a good combo

“Dexter and Deb.”

12. Uh uh

“Buffy and Riley. Ugh.”

13. Strange…

“Jonathan and Nancy from Stranger Things. I was happy they didn’t force the ”pretty girl leaves supposed douchebag boyfriend for the socially awkward boy” trope during the first season but they f*cked it up in the subsequent season.

Steve is the man.”

14. An interesting choice

“Anakin and Padme.”

15. Cringeworthy

“Carrie and Mr. Big.”

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Ease the Stress of Moving With These 4 Helpful Tips

Moving into a new place is always more stressful than you think it is going to be. And if you’re moving into a new city? Good luck…

Since moving is something most of us won’t be able to avoid, you’re going to want to keep these tips handy!

#4. Plan for the financial strain.

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There are many times people move before they’ve found a job, or a forced to make a big move without adequate savings, and all of this can add up to a lot of stress. Even if you have planned for your move, expenses are bound to crop up – it helps to know this ahead of time, realize you can’t control all of it, but plan for it as best as you can.

One way to keep expenses down is to leave behind the belongings you don’t love or don’t know that you’ll need in your new space. It can save you money and give you a sense of starting fresh that’s worth more than money.

#3. Stay in touch, but don’t forget to put yourself out there in your new home.

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That said, while staying in touch and giving yourself time is important, do your best to find your niches in your new place. If you go to church, find a new one. If you like volunteering, sign up. If you’re a gym rat, join a new one and start talking to people. The more willing and proactive you are about creating a welcoming environment for yourself in your new home, the faster it will feel like somewhere you belong.

#2. Expect a sense of loss.

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Our identities are often inextricably linked with the places we live and the people who move dependably in and our of our daily lives. Moving disrupts not only our routines but our sense of self, and it’s okay to feel like a fish out of water as you explore your new habitat and find ways to fit yourself into it.

Remind yourself of that, and give yourself time to adjust.

#1. Remember all the positives about moving.

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Moving can help you grow and change as a person in exciting ways. Change isn’t easy, but many of us move in search of better opportunities and to achieve big dreams of the future. Don’t lose sight of all of the positive things that forced you out of your comfort zone in the first place, and do your best to embrace them as you move forward.

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Check Out These 8 Interesting Facts About Bears

There are a bunch of different types of bears in this world, and we’ve got all kinds of facts about ’em! Polar, grizzly, brown, you name it…we’ve got you covered!

Read on to learn 8 facts about these beautiful creatures.

1. Left-handed?

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2. Don’t play dead

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3. Clear bears

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4. Gotta get clean

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5. Wrap your head around that

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6. BFFs

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7. That’ll stop any beast

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8.Warmth

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11 Facts About Poop…Yep, Just Poop

Poop. We all do it, so why not talk about it a little more?

I mean, maybe don’t bring it up at the dinner table, but there 11 facts about poop are pretty dang interesting.

1. A great business

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2. That ain’t gonna help

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3. It’s very useful

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4. Good ol’ Elvis

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5. Sneaky…

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6. Yuck

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7. Bullsh*t

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8. That’s why they do it

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9. Classy sh*t

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10. First!

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11. Take care of yo’self

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15 People Reveal Something They Don’t Know, But Now It’s Too Late to Ask

We all have little knowledge gaps in our minds. Whether it’s something complicated like how to drive a stick shift or something simple like how to tie your shoes, these things can be embarrassing to ask about if you didn’t learn them at the right age.

You know what I mean? These people do:

#15. How can you stay?

“What its like to be in a serious relationship with someone who you don’t see a future with. Guys either didn’t make it past a casual relationship with me, or they (he) were extremely serious and we’d plan our life together.

How can you stay with someone that you don’t want to spend the rest of your life with?”

#14. Hot or cold?

“Do I actually have to do separate loads of laundry for hot and cold wash, or can I just keep washing everything on cold?

Edit: wow this blew up. Thank you everyone for your replies! I now know more about laundry than I ever thought I would!”

#13. Hot farts.

“Why do ‘hot’ farts stink so much more than the cool ones? Is the temperature of the fart higher, making it feel hot? Or is it something having to do with the blood vessels in your ass? And why would hot ones stink so badly?”

#12. Sexting

“How to dirty text. I can’t tell where the appropriate line is between ‘hot naughty things’ and ‘thats disgusting’.”

#11. The math gods.

“Physics. I passed physics 101 by the skin of my teeth. Literally by 2 points.

I still don’t understand how I managed to pass that class. I assume the math gods finally took pity on me.”

#10. You’re not alone, my friend.

“After all these years still cant understand how Bitcoin works for the life of me.”

#9. George Costanza?

“Numerous aspects of my job.”

#8. The awkward feeling.

“So, eh, how do i make friends if i’m not in school anymore? Do i just barge into an existing group (say .. in a local whatever-sports-club) and ignore the awkward feeling of being an intruder long enough that i somehow belong too?”

#7. For three years.

“I have a double light switch on the kitchen wall by my garage and dining room entrances. I still flip both of them to figure out which controls what lights. I’ve lived there for 3 years.”

#6. Bunny ears ftw.

“The “loop, swoop and pull” method of tying shoes. Been using bunny years since I can remember and even tried learning the other way once. At this point I don’t even care.”

#5. Every Monday.

“Every Monday morning for the last 6 months a guy I work with walks up to me and says, “Monday”, with the tone you would use to say, “Morning”, as a greeting. I think it’s a movie quote, because he always laughs like it’s a joke. I’ve smiled and laughed along this entire time and now it’s too late to ask him what he’s referencing. I do my best to hide from him every Monday now.

I’d love any insight.”

#4. Which term would be acceptable?

“I’m interning with a judge, let’s call him Bob Roberts. I got the position through his son, and have been doing this for two months. The catch: in the last two months I have never called him by his name. I don’t understand which term would be acceptable. Bob, because he’s my friend’s dad? Mr. Roberts, because he’s an adult and I’m a teenager? Judge Roberts, because he’s a judge?

I compromised with myself by never saying his name, which is also kinda awkward. And because I was afraid to clarify at the start, I’ve been stuck in this quagmire for the whole summer. Help.”

#3. On paper.

“I just got an A in calculus 3 and I don’t know how to long divide on paper.”

#2. Swimming.

“How to swim…”

#1. Dude, it’s too late.

“World of Warcraft. I missed the popular days, and everybody just tell me “Dude, it’s too late..”

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12+ Interviewers Reveal the Greatest Response They’ve Ever Gotten to the Question, ‘Is There Anything You’d Like to Ask Us?’

If you’ve ever been in an interview then you have heard that dreaded final question: “Is there anything you’d like to ask us?”

There’s no right answer to this question! You either make up a random question just to ask something or you say nothing at all…which somehow seems worse.

If you’re facing an interview, take heed – here are 15 employers willing to share the best response they ever heard.

#15. There were a couple.

“He asked “Were there any questions that I didn’t answer fully or you wanted me to elaborate upon further?”

As a matter of fact, there were a couple I wanted to revisit.”

#14. A good match.

“I’m not an employer, but I strongly feel that this is the one question in an interview where you shouldn’t just try to tell the interviewer what you think they want to hear. You need to interview the company as much as they need to interview you to find out if it’s a good match. Good employers will be perfectly fine with this because they want happy and productive employees who WANT to work there. So if being forced to work lots of overtime is a complete non-starter for you, ask them about their work/life balance policies. If you’re going for a desk job and you hate working in a cubicle, ask what their work environment looks like.”

#13. Some insight.

“I like asking the interviewers why they like working at the company. Gives them a chance to talk about themselves and also gives me some insight into what it’s like to work at that company.”

#12. Full disclosure.

“I have my septum pierced and a full sleeve tattoo. Both are always flipped up/covered during interviews. I always make sure to tell them that I have both and ask what their policies are on it while making it clear both can be hidden no problem. I always get a thank you for disclosing the information before starting at the job so they aren’t surprised or caught off guard. They always seem to appreciate that I go out of my way to hide it for professional reasons but still share that information with them.”

#11. Progression and opportunities.

“Normally ask who their longest serving employee is, gives you an indication on their turnover and if people enjoy staying with the company.

Also ask the interviewer what role they started off as in the company, it tells you if there is progression and opportunities.”

#10. Completely different answers.

“Young grad straight out of uni, getting into her first “proper” job

“What do you like most about working here”

It was also cool how my colleague and I had completely different answers.

(We hired her)”

#9. Show genuine interest.

“Anything about the company or position. You need to show genuine interest and that you prepared for the interview. Writing down a few things you’re unsure they’ll go over ahead of time is always a good move.”

#8. An average work day.

“Could you describe an average work day for this position?”

I do lots of interviewing and I want people to ask us about what we do. It might not be what they expect and I want them to be as informed as possible.”

#7. The benefits.

“After him reading my CV of a 14 years chef as a career and me answering all his questions, I then asked him what this business could do for me? He was taken back a little as no one had ever asked that. He then proceeded to tell me about all the benefits that come with the job, staff meals, Staff drinks, laundry washed etc. I got the job.”

#6. A long term deal.

“I said, I expect this to be a long term deal. How long have you all been here? And can I expect to move up within the company in a timely basis? There were about 4 people in the room and their mouths dropped. They’ve never had anyone ask questions like that before. I did get the job, and I’m still here.”

#5. Both times.

“What do you think it would take for a person to do really well at this job?”

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Both times I’ve used this question, I’ve been hired.”

#4. May I ask…

“May i ask how this position became available?”

#3. References.

“As a carpenter, I ask what their status is with their suppliers and subcontractors. I’ve even go as far as asking them for references. The last time I changed jobs, I wanted it to be my last job and the economy was really strong in my area. So there were a lot of people looking for lead carpenters and supervisors. I had multiple offers and in order to decide, called their sub contractors (roofers, drywallers, painters) and asked how they liked working with them. I asked them and their material suppliers if they paid their bills on time and if they worked with them consistently.

I recommend anyone who is serious about a long term job to do the same. Especially if you aren’t desperate for any job and are interviewing with multiple companies. And sometimes you can turn it around and make them feel like they are hoping you’ll work for them instead of the other way around.”

#2. Turnover.

“High turnover is rarely an employee problem, and almost always a management problem. I ask about turnover in every single interview. If that nixes me from the hiring process, I’m more than ok with that.”

#1. A good fit.

“I guess for this I expect something that demonstrates you’re actually engaged and that you couldn’t have found out in 5 minutes on the Internet before coming in.

My interviews tend to be very freeform. There are some stock questions I have to ask, but I dislike them as much as the interviewee dislikes answering them precisely because there’s an expectation, or an expectation of an expectation, that one or both parties are trying to outmaneuver the other.

I want to know if we’ll be a good fit for each other. If you can’t help us, or we can’t provide an environment that you’ll want to stick around in, I want to know that so we’re not wasting both of our time. So I really prefer to go off script, and I ask a lot of questions where there isn’t a correct answer.”

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Bruno the Cat Found His Forever Home And They’re As Extra As He Is

Anyone who has ever adopted a pet knows how rewarding the experience can be, but also how much work it can be to get to know your new pet – their personality, their quirks, the issues they need to work through and the ways they enjoy affection. It can be hard to know when you’re wandering around what exactly you’re getting into, but anyone who walks by Bruno is going to have a pretty good idea.

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Bruno was surrendered when he couldn’t get along with his family’s children, so that’s also something helpful to know. Here he is, perusing adoption applications and weeding out the people who have children he’s too heavy to quickly escape from.

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He’s extra AF.

With his extra toes, his rocking bod, and the way he catches the camera, it’s no wonder that his (fabulous) Facebook post has garnered quite a bit of attention. It lists his quirky traits, like standing on his hind legs and wanting to be petted while he eats, and his positive qualities abound:

As you can see by the updates on the Facebook post above, Bruno has found his forever family. And since there was no way this cat was going to settle into home life without a few extras, the shelter made sure his new momma was as much as he is:

She definitely deserves him.

h/t: ScaryMommy

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Goats Are Drawn to Happy People, According to Research

Good news, goat lovers. If goats are drawn to you, that means you are a happy person. That’s an obviously self-fulfilling statement, but it also may be scientifically true that goats prefer you because you’re happy.

At least that’s what a recent study says.

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The study says that goats prefer “positive human emotional facial expressions.” In other words, if you’re smiling, goats are more drawn to you. In the study, goats roamed and explored an area that had two black and white photos at goat-eye level. One was of a smiling human face, the other an angry face.

The goats preferred to approach the smiling face. This suggests that goats have the ability to read human facial expressions. Companion animals such as dogs are recognized as able to read human emotions, but this is the first research to show that goats might have that same ability. So get out into the country today and go smile at some of these adorable fluffers!

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