Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Computer errors are annoying, sure, but has one ever cost your company about $8 million and resulted in your headquarters being literally bombed? No? Well, that’s what happened – and more – when Pepsi accidentally announced a winning number in their Number Fever promotion back in May of 1992. Every day, residents of the Philippines checked...

HPV is a sexually transmitted disease that, for the most part, has few or no symptoms. While that sounds like a good thing, in reality that leads to a large part of the population being infected – and able to transmit the virus – without being aware of what’s happening. In the long run, those...

Give me everything Harry Potter. Everything. But especially give me items that will hold booze, and that goes double for ones that get swear words into the mix. I mean, I guess some people would argue that these have no place because Harry Potter is a children’s series, but let’s get real – the generation...

We all have that one person that gets on our last nerve – at work, at home, in our kids’ playgroup, you name it. We might not hate them enough to risk Azkaban, but if there was just a way to make sure their days would be a little more difficult, well… These 15 people...

It’s not a big secret that, by the time we reach our 40s or 50s, there are things we would have done differently in our past had we had the same knowledge then. But learning takes time – and understanding takes even longer – so it’s natural to reach middle age with at least a...

Yes, yes, everyone makes mistakes. For that reason, most people are more than willing to look past them when a person admits they were wrong and asks for forgiveness. But some things just aren’t forgivable, y’all. And then people start to get fired. See below. #14. I don’t think anyone double-checked this. #13. Those are...

Riddles are a fun way to test your problem solving skills and keep your brain clicking and humming along like it’s supposed to! Here are 5 good ones that will get your mind-juices flowing, no matter what time of day. #5. A ribbon cutting. Continue reading when you’re ready for the answer!

We all know that McDonald’s isn’t the healthiest choice, when it comes to the food we put in our bodies. That said, it’s cheap, it’s easy, and most of us are going to end up there every once in a while, good intentions be damned. So why not scroll through this list of ways to...

Even though early childcare educators – the people who staff childcare and preschools across the country – barely make more than the national average minimum wage ($11-$15/hr), the cost of childcare for one child tops $10,000 a year nationwide. It’s easy to get angry about how much it costs to leave your child with someone...

Hey, poor and middle class people aren’t the only ones with problems, y’all – it’s just that rich people problems might look a bit different. Below are 15 problems that might not look like problems if you aren’t swimming in your dough like Scrooge McDuck. But hey. We’ve all got our crosses to bear. #15....

If you’re a person of a certain age (or were raised by a person of a certain age) then It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown was likely one of the Halloween staples in your house, too. Despite the facts that I never really got into Peanuts and kind of think most of the kids are...

Whether in first run or re-runs on TBS, generations of television viewers have watched and loved (or hated) Friends. We discuss it, we reference it in pop culture, and whether you enjoyed it or not – or thought you did until you realized Ross is the worst kind of man – there’s no way to...

An unforgiving alarm clock? An explosion? Shrieking kids? Barfing, shrieking kids? No doubt you have some ideas of your own, but once you read through these 15 examples, you’ll realize what you’re dealing with might not be so bad after all. #15. Old school horror “The old alarms we all had in college. The little...

Spelling is hard, and honestly, being good or bad at it isn’t necessarily a sign of intelligence. In fact, some of the most famous historical figures were pretty terrible. Many actually made their living as writers, and yet likely failed a spelling bee or two. Here’s a look at 7 infamously bad spellers who might...

It’s no secret that cultures and norms are different across the globe, and that can translate into visitors and travelers unintentionally offending people along the way. If being accidentally offensive is something you worry about, well, we’ve got you covered! Or at least, the 15 people below have your back when it comes to their...