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notalwaysright_feedRead Ignorance Of Explosive Proportions
Student #1: "USA should be the only country that's allowed to have nukes! That way all the other countries will have to stay in line."
Student #2: "And why would any other country agree to that? And how would it be enforced?"
Student #1: "It'd be enforced WITH the nukes, idiot!"
notalwaysright_feedRead Scratching The Surface Of Memory
Vet: *Having noticed itchy red spots, on the phone with his mom.* "Hey Mom, did I ever have chickenpox?"
Vet's Mom: "Yes, your brother brought it home from his kindergarten class, and you kids all got it then."
Vet: "Kindergarten?"
notalwaysright_feed(Since my uncle lives with us, we have since learned a few of his sayings. Now the rest of us has picked them up. Here are a few he usually says.) Me: Uncle (name), music is off. Uncle: Well Some-beach! *another* Uncle: Hey did you check the mail? Me: Huh? Uncle: Aw hell pay attention! […]
notalwaysright_feedI’m a tax accountant. There’s a form called the Schedule A which contains your Itemized Deductions. If they are higher than your Standard Deduction it is a good idea to claim them. If they are lower than your Standard Deduction, then it is a bad idea to claim them because claiming them reduces your deduction. […]
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As I was finishing, he looked at the root beer he’d just bought.
Customer: "Diet? I didn’t want diet. You know what, forget it. I don’t want any of this s*** anymore. Just take it all back."
I was struggling to figure out why this was 1.) my fault, and 2.) why he couldn’t just swap the soda for the regular one.
marcicatfail_feedSome people draft a resignation letter to their boss every week, always on the verge of quitting and never looking back. I even know a few people who keep a physical resignation letter in their office desk drawer just in case they really can't take it anymore and have to get out of the office as soon as possible.
But how many people actually abruptly quit their jobs without so much as an explanation?
Becoming an adult often means owning up to your actions, and yes, even providing an explanation for your decisions from time to time. Sure, you can quit your job and ghost your boss until they leave you alone, but that is not really the "adult" way of handling things. If you want to quit, a conversation with your boss about it is the least you can do, even if you don't tell them exactly the reasoning behind the decision.
bbcnewsworld_feedbbcnewsworld_feedfail_feedThere is no line in the world that people don't try to cut in one way or another–in grocery stores, banks, theme parks, and even in traffic jams. People will always try to avoid the waiting of it all. They are too busy, too important, to wait like the rest of us, the peasants who follow the rules.
The question is, when you see someone cutting in line, what do you do? Do you keep quiet and let them get away with it, or do you confront them and put them in their place (which is hopefully in the back of the line, where they should be)?
The dad in the story below initially kept quiet and allowed a group of three teenagers to cut him and his family in line for a Disney ride. After all, they were meeting their friends there, which could have been excusable. But when another part of that group of teenagers cut the line right at the front of the ride, this dad was no longer willing to let that slide.
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bbcnewsworld_feednotalwaysright_feedWith so much news happening right now, thought I’d share something hopeful. I work at a nonprofit of about 250 people. Our team director has been problematic from the start – she was in way over her head and constantly used slights and subtle insults to assert her authority. She would find your weakness and […]
bbcnewsworld_feedbbcnewsworld_feednotalwaysright_feedRead We Are George Washing-done With That Argument
Customer: "I’m pretty sure it’s illegal to not take cash on these things."
Me: "It’s actually not, sir."
Customer: "Says right on the dollar bill: 'This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private.'"
Me: "Correct! Note the word debt. That means if you already owe someone money, they must accept it. But here, you’re doing a transaction. No debt involved."
fail_feedThere are givers and there are takers. Let's see if you can distinguish who is who in this riveting family drama…This controlling dad decides to throw out his 19-year-old son with no real argument, chucking his things in trash bags on the side of the road. After 5 years of the son, couch surfing and working extremely hard, by age 24 he has created a home and a successful career for himself…and as you can expect, his father coincidently comes running back after him, requesting him move back home and contribute to the rent during his father's period of financial strain…have you got your answer yet?
Of course, he refuses. He abandoned him at 19, and even stated that he was no longer 'his problem,' and now he expects him to hug and make up and offer up all his hard-earned income for a man who couldn't even look at him 5 years prior. What makes this whole situation even more frustrating is that his sister is actually defending their father, telling her brother he should leave everything in the past…and open the door to forgiveness…If this couldn't be an episode of Days of Our Lives, we're not sure what could!
fail_feedDivorce is bound to put strain on anyone: emotionally, financially, or all of the above. Naturally, during such vulnerable times, it's expected to lean on family and friends for support. However, there should be a line between accepting help and taking it for granted. This woman recently moved out of her family home with her children and is now looking for a temporary place to stay. Knowing her sister owns an RV, she figured it would be the perfect solution and could save her a lot in rent. At first, the idea seemed ideal, until her sister refused to let her move in without paying any rent.
Was it entitled of her to overlook all the living expenses that would come with moving in, and simply expect her sister to cover everything, even to the point of canceling all her family's planned RV trips for the next several months? Maybe this 'perfect' plan has taken a sour turn, but is it really worth cutting off contact with her sister, who gave valid reasons for asking her to contribute?
amalthia_tumblr_feedRight now my thoughts are with the family of Melissa Hortman, a democrat from Minnesota who was assassinated along with her husband and her dog in the dead of night. Senator Mike Lee (from Utah) made a joke about it. There was no moment of silence, no national response. MAGA extremism kills people.
amalthia_tumblr_feedScience fiction is full of first contact stories, but is there a such thing as LAST contact? Decide exactly what that means, and write about it.
It was too late, when the humans came. They were a young species, still exploring outwards, vital and thriving.
We… were not.
War had ravaged us, and sickness, and war once again, until our population dwindled beyond the point of recovery. We struggled against that, of course… we used genetic manipulation, and cloning, and even more desperate measures. None succeeded. When the humans came, we were sinking into apathy, only a few tens of us left. We had begun to discuss whether we should commit a mass suicide, or simply wait to fade away.
And then the young species came, in their clumsy ships, and they asked us why we were so few.
“We are becoming extinct,” we told them. “We have passed the point of recovery.”
It is custom to avoid the races that are dying – once a species reaches the point of inevitable extinction, even war is suspended, and the fiercest enemy pulls back. The custom was born of plagues and poisons that could be carried forth from a dying world to afflict a healthy one, but it has the implacable weight of tradition now. After we are gone, after they have waited for the prescribed period of quarantine, there will be a fight for our world. Habitable worlds are few, and this is a good one, with plenty of free groundwater and thriving vegetation. It is a bitter thing to be grateful for the custom that allows us to die in peace, but we are grateful.
But the humans don’t know that custom, and they do not leave. They seem distraught, when we tell them we are dying, and try to offer their aid - but their technology is behind ours, and it is too late. When they realize that they can’t save us, though, they do something that bewilders us.
timeasmymeasure
