16 Walmart Employees on Their Absolute Weirdest Customer Interaction
We all recognize, of course, that dealing with weird customers at Walmart is probably something of a sliding scale, right? Like, the people who work there probably deal with strangeness all the dang time, and so in order to stick out, things have to get really strange. Which…I think these 16 stories definitely qualify. Please enjoy. 16....
15 Heavy Sleepers Describe the Wild Events They Snoozed Right Through
I used to be a heavy sleeper, before I had kids. After years of sleeping next to a baby monitor, every last subconscious nerve on alert, not so much anymore. There are people who sleep so deep it would take a Mack truck driving through the house to wake them up…though if these 15 people...
14 White Lies That Snowballed Into an Avalanche
Most people would agree that white lies are harmless – or at least, that they’re meant to be. They’re things you say when you’re trying to avoid something, when you’re trying not to hurt someone’s feelings, and they’re meant to make things better, not worse. Sometimes, though, we don’t realize how things are going to...
16 Moments When People Realized They’d Become “The Man”
When you’re young, it’s easy to say “damn the man!” but listen – the older you get, the more responsibilities you take on, it can be hard to remember why you thought the man was so bad. Or, like these 16 people, you might not even realize you’ve crossed over to the dark side until...
16 Things People Do Not Love About Being an Adult
There are good things about being an adult, just like there are good things about being a kid – but there are also prices to pay for growing up, something children never really realize until it’s too late. Here are 16 unexpectedly tough things about growing up – lessons you don’t learn until it’s too...
13 of the Most Ridiculous Examples of People Trying to Prove They’re Tough
When you’re a kid, other kids do dumb stuff in the name of reputation and vanity all the time. As most of us age through high school and beyond, those instances before fewer and far between…but not for everyone. These 13 people have witnessed some pretty crazy moments of stupidity, all in the name of...
15 Homewreckers Tell Their Side Of The Story
When it comes to relationships, marriages, and cheating, the people who break up the marriage or relationship are rarely the ones outside of it – though they usually get more than their fair share of the blame. Of course, if people were happy in their relationship, they wouldn’t be cheating. If things were fine to...
16 Maintenance Workers Share The Weirdest Stuff They’ve Found In An Elevator Shaft
There are people who do all kinds of maintenance work out there, and the thing about working in any kind of business that brings you into contact with others – or into spaces other humans occupy – is bound to have some funny stories. Lucky for all of us, these 16 elevator maintenance workers are...
These Friends Split the Powerball Jackpot Just Like They’d Agreed to 30 Years Ago
Have you ever made a promise to one of your friends – a totally serious promise, one you would definitely keep if it came down to it, but one you never expected to have to keep because it seemed too farfetched? Now, let me ask you this. If that promise included sharing millions of dollars based...
14 Movie Characters Whose Names Have Meanings You Probably Never Guessed
As an author, I can promise you that most people who write fiction – any kind of fiction – take naming their characters very seriously. You’ll rarely meet a writer of any walk who will shrug and say they just picked a name because they liked it. The names don’t always have a deeper or...
Here’s Why Your Cat Always Seems to Be Snoozing
Have you ever looked at your cat, snoozing on the sofa or lolling in the sun like they’ve got not a single care in the world? If so, you’ve probably thought to yourself at least once that, if you get a vote in what you’d like to live another life as, a cat just might...
Here’s Why People Scratch Their Heads When They’re Thinking
You’ve probably never spent quite so much time thinking about how often you touch your face until recently, but the truth is, most people do it more than we ever realized. We scrub our faces, we play with our hair, we pick at our lips, we rub our eyes, and yes, we scratch our heads all...
The Racist Truth Behind ‘Eeny Meeny Miny Mo’ and 5 Other Nursery Rhymes
You might think that children’s nursery rhymes are about as innocent as it gets, but as with pretty much anything created after the rise of the concept of racism in the 1400s, that’s not the case. We’re not born racist; it’s something that’s taught. And if you have a vested interest in perpetuating the myths,...
This Student Proposed an Ingenious, Paradox-Free Theory of Time Travel
Those of us who love stories and theories about time travel know one thing is true – if we want to enjoy them, you have to accept that if you think too hard about anything time travel, it’s going to fall apart. We accept that, as must as we love to parse and consider and dream about...
This Seal Celebrated His Birthday With a Giant Fish Cake
Birthdays are milestones to be celebrated, and celebrated with cake and ice cream. Yes, even if you’re a seal – maybe especially if you’re a seal – though then, it would seem that the ice cream and cake are best if combined. Note: the ice cream and cake are best if combined according to by...