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A Man Brought an ‘Emotional Support Clown’ to a Meeting Where He Knew He Was Gonna Get Fired

This might be the best story of 2019 so far.

The emotional support animal craze has officially gone from “weird” to “terrifying”.

A man in New Zealand brought a professional clown to a layoff meeting at work, claiming that it was his emotional support person.

Joshua Thompson worked at an advertising company in Auckland. He was recently called in for a serious meeting with his bosses. Sensing bad news, he opted to bring a clown to, uh, brighten up the event.

Employees in New Zealand are allowed by law to bring a support person to layoff meetings, but a clown is surely a first!

“I thought it’s best to bring in a professional and so I paid $200 and hired a clown,” Joshua told MediaWorks. “I mean I did get fired, but apart from that it was all smooth running.”

A while ago, I got a job. A short while later, I lost it. For anyone who hasn’t been fired, what happens is they…

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During the meeting, the clown blew up balloons and folded them into animals, including a unicorn and a poodle. He even mimed crying when Joshua got his paperwork.

“It was rather noisy him making balloon animals so we had to tell him to be quiet from time to time,” he said.

Joshua paid $200 for the clown, who is reportedly one of the best in the city. He says the presence of the clown didn’t jeopardize the meeting at all.

“They were getting a free service, they were also getting the entertainment from Joe the Clown,” he said.

The adman has spoken about what unfolded when he took a professional clown – as a support person – to his restructuring meeting. ?

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Joshua has now gone viral for this cheeky move.

And in a classic maneuver, since losing his job, he’s obtained another job in advertising in Australia—possibly with the assistance of his new viral fame.

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This Year’s Annual Running of the Wieners Was a Huge Hit

I need to do this next year.

The Oktoberfest celebration in Cincinnati, Ohio – Oktoberfest Zinzinnati – is one of the biggest Oktoberfest celebrations outside of Germany. More than 500,000 people attend the three-day event, and around 100 of them bring their dachshunds along for the ride.

Every year, the “Running of the Wieners” kicks off the event – it’s 100 dachshunds dressed in hot dog costumes running to compete to see who’s the fastest wiener dog in the Midwest.

The dogs compete in 10 heats that all last 75 feet (or about 5 seconds) apiece. The winner of each heat advances to the final round and then runs in a final heat to determine the overall winner.

But let’s be honest – anyone who gets to see this in person is a winner.

This year Maple, a one-year-old dachshund with long hair took the crown.

Leo and Bucky placed second and third.

Maple’s owner told the local news that Maple is just one of 5 dachshunds in the family, and he learned to run fast by chasing the others around the yard.

If you head to Cincinnati next year to witness this amazing spectacle for yourself, you can also stick around and treat yourself to the World’s Largest Chicken Dance.

I honestly can’t think of a better place (outside Bavaria, of course) to spend your Oktoberfest days.

Can you?

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Scientists Believe Drinking IPAs Could Negatively Impact Male Virility

Guys, listen up.

If you prefer more hops in your beer and you’re a dude, well…there may be some side effects that go along with enjoying your favorite brew.

And no, it’s not just the extra calories.

India Pale Ales have a signature, bitter flavor that comes from hops, and hops contain a plant-based form of estrogen called phytoestrogen.

And scientists believe that phytoestrogen could cause men to develop man boobs and also (oops) erectile dysfunction.

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Review 1992 – Even More Cowbell – Lervig / Amundsen – India Pale Ale – ABV 7.5% – Can from Systembolaget – "The most hops per litre ever used in Scandinavia. 50 gr/litre". This first statement could very much be true, I have no idea, but the main question is if it's even good with that crazy amount of hops? I may be a bit colored in my review, but I am a sucker for hops, it's as simple as that. Aroma is pretty light and malty despite the hops used here. Also citrus, grapefruits and pineapple spring to mind. I feared a massive hop burn in the taste, but that isn't the case. It does carry a light, hars note and a touch of salmiac, but it's still fruity and tropical sweet. Quite "milky" and murky in the taste, but fruity and tasty overall. There is a slight harsher sting in the end, but I think it doesn't go overboard. Interesting but maybe not worth the money in that sense? 50 gr per litre also mean the same amount in price increase. 4.0/5.0 #lervig #amundsen #evenmorecowbell #indiapaleale #hopexplosion #norwegiancraftbeer #craftcans #casksweden #thebeernation #hopmaestro #drinkitlikeyoumeanit

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They’re calling it “Brewer’s Droop,” which…I’m not sure that’s going to stick.

A team of researchers from Columbia and Spain wrote about the condition in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

“It does not seem to be just a temporary problem, because erectile ability was still affected after a year and, according to the results, did not seem likely to improve just with alcohol abstinence.”

Stephen Herrod Buhner, herbalist and author, warned in Vice that too much phytoestrogen in men can cause hormonal imbalances that could cause a condition called gynecomastia (enlarged breasts).

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Jaipur IPA от @thornbridge – пиво, обросшее признанием и наградами. По культовости сравнимо, пожалуй, с Punk IPA. Кстати, впервые оно было сварено в 2005 году сооснователем Brewdog Мартином Дики, который в то время работал на пивоварне Thornbridge. На тапке ни одного чекина от френдов и общая оценка 3,66. Тот случай, когда на невысокий рейтинг не обращаешь внимания, хочется же прикоснуться к истории:) . Это пиво из прошлого, каноничный американский IPA. Сейчас оно удивляет разве что очень светлым соломенным цветом. Хороший хмелевой букет из старых-добрых Chinook, Centennial, Ahtanum, Simcoe, Columbus и Cascade, достойная для 5,9% плотность, уверенная горечь, цитрусы, сосна, мед, пряности. Сбалансированное, легко пьющееся пиво, являющее собой лайт-версию современных мощных, ярких ипашек. 14 лет назад на заре крафтовой революции в Великобритании оно, вероятно, было откровением. Сейчас же какая-нибудь условная Прачка рвет его в клочья. Баночка подуставшая, майская. Ценник 170 р. в Пив&Ко на Вайнера. #thornbridge #jaipur #ipa #jaipuripa #indiapaleale #ипа #americanipa

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“From long-term exposure to the estrogenic properties of hops, they eventually have difficulty sustaining an erection.”

On the upside, hops also contain a substance called xanthohumol, which some believe has antiviral, anti-clotting, anti-inflammatory, and anti-tumor properties (according to Dr. Andrew Weil). Hops have been used since ancient times to promote sleep, too, and if you’re a woman (especially over a certain age), a little extra estrogen could be just what the doctor ordered.

There are pros and cons when it comes to most things in life, and I mean, man boobs never hurt anyone.

What I’m saying is that if you love hops, well, enjoy your beer.

You like what you like, right?

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A Woman Kept Her Personal and Professional Lives Completely Separate, but Years Later Wonders If She Was Wrong

A lot of us prefer to keep a good line between work and home, if only to keep ourselves sane and to be able to focus on one without the other creeping in.

That said, it’s a bit odd to work somewhere for nine years and never reveal anything personal to the people you work with every day.

It’s also a bit weird if, when they learn you’ve been holding out on them and go cold, you feel as though you’ve lost friends.

AITA for hiding my personal life at work? from AmItheAsshole

Because if you were so intent on being extremely private, why would you believe you had friends at work?

Anyway.

Comment from discussion Shogunx82’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

This woman’s personal life was outed by a new (nosy, by her account) employee, and now she’s wondering if she was wrong, since her co-workers are miffed.

Most people fall either in the NAH (No A**holes Here) or YTA (You’re the A**hole) camps and I have to say I agree.

Comment from discussion SSU1451’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

You aren’t the asshole!

Comment from discussion Evadahling’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

But… she’s KIND of the asshole…

Comment from discussion beka13’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

It’s complicated…

Comment from discussion Yonkit’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

Her coworkers definitely aren’t in the wrong feeling slighted (aside from the snoopy one, but that’s really a different question).

Comment from discussion Marguerite67’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

Melinda! Stay in your lane!

Comment from discussion Wehavecrashed’s comment from discussion "AITA for hiding my personal life at work?".

Personally, I think it’s her business how she wants to conduct herself at work, but she can’t expect people to be friendly if she’s clearly demonstrated not wanting to be friends.

Just sayin.

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Furry Nails Are a Very Awkward Beauty Trend

Prepare to avert your eyes from these photos. You can take a peek, but don’t stare too long. You might damage your eyes permanently, like looking directly into the sun.

So, without further ado, I present to you, furry nails!

PS: I’m very sorry.

1. Very festive! Just in time for Halloween!

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#4 Brisa and Beyond Gel Nails ** go vote for me link is in bio!! LAST CHANCE FOR VOTING! This set I was most excited about, Brisa Gel came out in the early 2000’s and that is my era, so I had lots of thoughts for these nails. We were asked to take a crystal ball look into the future. I know there is no way to tell the future but there is a pattern in the fashion world that everything comes back around in a new invented way. So I really anted to sit back and take a look at the early 2000’s and think about what was most iconic about this time. My experience is Nsync, TLC, Missy Elliot, Furr hooded jackets, cool sunglasses, Bratz dolls, low ride jeans, random Mandarin character tattoos and who could forget the nail trends. The nail trends that stuck out to me and yes my friends were getting this in middle school, was square nails, french tips and airbrushed dolphins and playboy bunny’s, because for some reason every Nail salon had those same stencils. It was also a time when cellphones were starting to become easily accessible so of corse everyone had corded phones and landlines. I wanted to take all these inspirations and put my own modern twist on them to predict the future with this set. I wanted to include some glass i saved from a car accident i was in to use to this project to represent my future of moving on from the past. @nailsmagazine @cndworld #cnd #cndbrisagel #gelnails #noacrylic #brisagel #shellac #phonenails #phonecord #furrynails #furrnails

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2. Looks like a dead animal.

3. Are you playing a werewolf?

4. Pom pom-style.

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#furrynails dont care!!

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5. How can you get anything done, though?

6. A total freak show.

7. This is actually pretty disturbing.

8. She’s covering her face with her new paws.

9. Troll fingers, perhaps?

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Pom-Pom NAILZZZZ! ???

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10. Okay, one more…very odd…

Woo! That was quite an experience, wasn’t it?

What are some other weird/awkward beauty trends that people need to know about?

Fill us in!

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Apparently, Cemetery Selfies Are Quite Popular

I kind of understand how the world works: trends come and go. Some are good, some are bad, some are absolutely cringeworthy. Let’s go ahead and put this one in the last category.

Cemetery selfies are quite odd, aren’t they? It’s one thing to pay your respects to a deceased loved one, but it’s quite another to take a selfie in a cemetery trying to look FABULOUS.

It’s just plain weird…but it’s also popular. As you’re about to see.

1. She’s enjoying herself.

2. Think he brought a photographer or used a timer?

3. The #fun hashtag is interesting.

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Cemetery selfie #cemeteryselfie #fun #wedding

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4. A stroll among the dead.

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#cemeteryselfie ???

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5. Some duck lips never hurt anyone.

6. We’re loving it!

7. Look deep into his eyes.

8. You’ve reached the Underworld.

9. His happy place…

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My Pine Grove <3 #myhappyplace #cemeteryselfie

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10. Deuces wild, y’all!

People sure are strange, aren’t they? Or maybe I’m the weird one, I don’t know.

Share your thoughts with us about cemetery selfies in the comments!

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There’s a “Ghost-Detecting” Stone for Sale That Claims to Sense Visits from the Beyond

October is right around the corner, which means those of us who revel in all of the Halloween goodness are about to have their month in the sun (or the darkness).

If that means doing a little ghost hunting, well, you could always pick up this Baketan Reiseki from Amazon.

The stone, which allegedly detects the presence of ghosts via “crystals” and colorful lights, could be the perfect addition to your holiday decorations – and it just might let you know why it always sounds like someone’s knocking on the walls at night!

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According to a press release, the ghost detector became “a big hit in the sub-culture market” in Japan, with people everywhere sending in “ghost reports” after having the little device in their homes.

They sold more than 200,000 of the Baketan Reiseki in Japan before trying their luck on Amazon.

The name of the device has a literal meaning: Baketan = to search for a monster, Reiseki = stone. So it’s a stone that searches for ghosts.

If you’re looking to check your immediate surroundings for paranormal visitors, the stone uses a color-coded light system to do just that. It lights up green when there’s nothing unusual around, turns blue if there’s an “angel” present, and flashes red if a “ghost” enters the area.

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You can also operate your stone in three different modes. The first is “search mode,” activated by pressing a button, for when you want to manually check the area around you. Next is “automatic search mode,” which means the stone scans the area every ten minutes and flashes the appropriate color afterward. Lastly, you can run it in “barrier mode,” which claims to protect you from spirits (no word on how).

The makers of the Baketan Reiseki claim its power comes from a center made from cracked quartz (the most abundant mineral on Earth), which many believe harbors supernatural healing powers.

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Website Energy Muse states that quartz is “versatile and multidimensional,” functioning as “a stone of amplification, clarity, and focus.”

Cracked quartz, however, represents “the life lessons, barriers, and obstacles.”

So, you know…it might work. Or it might not do anything. But even if the latter is true, it’s still a fun thing to keep on your coffee table during the month of October.

And if it turns red, well, then you might need to invest in some sage and learn how to use it.

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14 Interesting Facts About Food That Might Surprise You

Digging into the history of any topic can unearth interesting facts. Don’t believe me? The proof is in the pudding (and maybe in facts about pudding!), and these 14 tidbits have fun and interesting in spades!

Fair warning, though – the images and information below are bound to make you hungry, so please, make sure your mixer is in working order before digging in.

14. The famous Tollhouse Cookies weren’t exactly planned.

In 1930, Ruth Wakefield ran the Toll House Inn in Massachusetts. She was baking cookies and decided to add semi-sweet chocolates, expecting them to melt and make the cookies chocolate.

It didn’t, and people loved the chocolate chunks in the cookies; Wakefield eventually sold the recipe and rights to Nestle.

13. Graham crackers are meant to reduce sexual urges.

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In the 1800s, graham cracker inventor Reverence Sylvester Graham preached that a bland diet could quiet those pesky sexual urges.

12. All of your favorite vegetables come from the same plant.

Brussels sprouts, kale, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and kohlarabi all come from the Brassica oleracea plant, which has been selectively bred over the past century to give us yummy vegetables.

11. Chocolate cake used to be mahogany cake.

The first chocolate cake in America dates back to the 1800s, and early versions used ermine frosting, a popular whipped buttercream.

Try it for yourself, here.

10. No one meant to invent popsicles.

In 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson left his cup of soda – complete with a stir stick – on his back porch overnight.

He (and his friends) loved it, and later in life he patented the Popsicle.

9. Boston once suffered a molasses flood.

In 1919, a storage tank that held more than 2 million gallons of molasses exploded and flooded the Boston streets, crushing buildings, killing 21 people, and injuring around 150 more.

8. Vogue wanted you to diet eating only wine and eggs in the 1970s.

You definitely should not try this wine-and-eggs diet.

It encouraged women to eat nothing but eggs, white wine, steak, and black coffee for three days straight.

Basically, fuck you 70s Vogue. Jeezus…

7. The first meal on the moon included a side of bacon.

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Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin ate bacon, peaches, sugar cookie cubes, pineapple grapefruit drink, and coffee in 1969.

6. McDonald’s gave onion nuggets a try before chicken ones took over the menu.

In the late 1970s, Onion Nuggets were tested in a few markets, but weren’t popular enough to make the nationwide menu.

A few years later, they found a winner with chicken nuggets.

5. Pez were invented to help people stop smoking.

The tiny candies were marketed as anti-smoking mints – Pez is a shortened version of the German word Pfefferminz, or Peppermint, and the original flavor was mint.

4. This omelet was concocted during the Gold Rush.

One of the earliest examples of native California cuisine was the Hangtown fry – an omelet made of eggs, oysters, and bacon – that was concocted during the gold rush.

3. The first St. Louis gooey butter cake was a mistake.

If you haven’t been to St. Louis and tried their gooey butter cake, well…you need to rectify that. The favorite can be traced back to the 1930s, and emerged when a local baker mistakenly added too much butter to his coffee cake recipe.

A happy accident!

You can make it at home if you don’t want to travel.

2. Carrots are meant to be purple.

Our carrots are only orange because Dutch growers have been cultivating mutated versions of the purple carrot since the late 17th century.

1. George Washington feasted on carrot cake to celebrate winning the war.

As the British were leaving the former colonies with their tailcoats between their legs, General Washington was nomming some carrot cake (sans frosting) at the still-standing Fraunces Tavern in NYC.

I don’t know about you, but I feel smarter (and hungrier) already!

Did you learn anything new? Did we miss something amazing? Tell us about it in the comments!

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Women Open up and Share Their Thoughts on ‘What Men Don’t Know About Women’

In the spirit of all of us learning something new today, we bring you #WhatMenDontKnowAboutWomen – a hashtag meant to enlighten men on all manner of things they might think they know about women but totally don’t.

Be prepared – some of these are graphic but you know.

So is life.

15. Treat women like people. How novel!

14. This made me laugh but also it’s true.

13. The law of the getting laid land.

12. Just because your shampoo costs $5…

11. The more you know.

10. This list is a good place to start.

9. It’s shocking, right?

8. Flowers die in a few days, after all.

7. Gifts are low on some women’s love language lists.

6. It’s a simple thing but it would make us so happy.

5. Also we watch a lot of murder shows.

4. Why is this such a hard thing to understand?

3. “Don’t do it.” Boom.

2. I mean if you care about those things.

1. Yeah we’re not buying your innocent act.

 

I love each and every one of these truths and I hope men everywhere are scrolling!

What would you add, ladies? Men, did any of these surprise you?

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A Study Says You Can Tell If Someone Is Rich or Poor Just by Looking at Them

It’s said that people can tell a lot about you from looking you in the face, but until recently, no one suspected your gross average income could be one of those things.

A new study was published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and it claims that you can tell whether someone is rich or poor simply by studying their face.

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Co-author of the study, grad student Thora Bjornsdottir, explains.

“The relationship between well-being and social class has been demonstrated by previous research. In general, people with money tend to live happier, less anxious lives compared to those struggling to make ends meet, and these well-being differences are actually reflected in people’s faces.”

For the study, Bjornsdottir and a psychology professor, Nicholas O. Rule, had their subjects look at black-and-white photographs of 80 males and 80 females without any identifying markers like tattoos or piercings. Half of the photos were of people who made over $150k a year and the other half made less than $35k.

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The subjects, who were from various ethnic backgrounds, then guessed the class of the people in the photos – and they were correct around 68% of the time.

That is, in case you’re wondering, significantly higher than random chance.

Dr. Rule told The Cut they were surprised themselves.

“I didn’t think the effects would be quite as strong, especially given how subtle the differences are in the faces. That’s the most surprising part of the study to me.”

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“People are not really aware of what cues they are using when they make these judgments,” adds Bjornsdottir. “If you ask them why, they don’t know. They are not aware of how they are doing this.”

Interestingly, the subjects were also able to guess correctly when they were able to look just at the eyes, or just at the mouth, though not quite as often.

Bjornsdottir believes the effect is “due to emotion patterns becoming etched into their faces over time,” because the chronic contraction of certain muscles can lead to changes in the actual structure of your face.

When the subjects were shown pictures of people smiling, they were unable to discern the socioeconomic status of the people in the images with any reliability.

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The researchers believe their results are important because first impressions come into play in the real world – a fact they proved when they asked the subjects to choose who they would hire as an accountant based on the images alone.

They chose the people who appeared to be high-earners, which means employers could be doing the same thing.

“Face-based perceptions of social class may have important downstream consequences. People talk about the cycle of poverty, and this is potentially one contributor to that,” they conclude.

So, even though “don’t judge a book by its cover” is one of the world’s more famous sayings, it turns out we’re all doing exactly that every day without even realizing it.

Kind of makes me rethink my decision to not wear makeup most days.

How about you?

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