Death

All aboard the feels trip express. This heartfelt and deeply moving story centers on a kid discovering his deceased dad's notebook. Sometimes life invites you to find some beauty through the pain. Such seems to be the case for this guy. 

For most people, dating is about being suave and trying to subtly insinuate how much money you make. But for the rest of us, it's all about how many bone-shatteringly clever and stupid puns you can shoehorn into a short conversation. And if someone mentions that they have an out-of-the-ordinary job? All aboard the pun train, choo choo. Tinder is known to get some cheesy and stupid moments, but hey man everyone's doing their best. For fans of wordplay and cleverness, here are technically accurate moments that aren't exactly wrong.

This thread asks the question, why would any God of Death every really need to be a bad guy? Why feel the need to speed things up if it's guaranteed to win in the end? These Tumblr users flesh out the idea of a death who's not that bad of a person. For some more creative tumblr musings on life and death and gods, here's a story about a selfless farmer with a heart of gold, as well as a tumblr thread on demons bonding over sandwiches.

Careful, this post hits hard in the feelsplex. We get to hear some thoughts about life from a 24-year-old who was diagnosed with cancer, and too late for any good chance at survival. A definite big takeaway is don't sweat the small stuff. Make decisions from a place of courage, love, and positivity, and shape a beautiful life from there. 

@Sixthformpoet had a story that went viral on Twitter, and it's no wonder. It has a bit of something for everyone. Definitely still a better love story than Twilight. It's gritty and adorable and outright ridiculous. A solid rollercoaster. 

Sometimes the internet is actually a good resource for people to engage with their grief over a loved one. In this case, this person's question was answered succinctly and impressively by someone who knows a thing or two about cats. Having some insight into their nature puts this person's situation in a much more meaningful perspective.

Someone on AskReddit asked people to share the things they don't talk about in their family. The resulting stories are pretty grim. We recommend buckling up and bracing yourself. 

Ah, the old days. Back when life was simple. You could take candy from strangers, no one wore seatbelts and teachers could hit kids. Why did things ever change.

On any given day, we're exposed to a number of pretty common hazards, and the signs that come with them. For example, the ubiquitous "watch your step." The further away you get from daily life, the more specific the danger becomes, and the more vague and weird their warning signs. Here are signs that are either on purpose or accidentally very scary, and doing a great job at keeping people away. For more, check out these scary signs that mean business.

Get ready to give up your dreams of stardom and take up new dreams of being assaulted by a toilet! Here are some surprising, and somewhat disappointing numbers on the likelihood of something happening to you. Sure, you can increase or decrease your odds by taking acting classes or getting drunk on the toilet more, but these are your ballpark numbers. Check this out for a list of incredibly unlikely things that actually happened,

Whether it's the vagueness, the real looming threat, or even the placement of the sign, these warnings do their job extra hard. Something about them really makes you want to not do what you were thinking of doing, stay in the car, and turn back. Here are some more warning signs that mean business.

Yeah, we googled em. Pretty legit. We're as surprised as you. It kind of makes sense, if you consider how long people have been around, and all the things we've done, that someone would've thought to enlist a bear in the military or that multiple people would have died in a literal whiskey flood. History is crazy.

We're not sure what compels people to seek out abandoned mental hospitals and creepy places of all sorts, but we're glad to hear their report when (if) they make it back. If you wanna freak yourself out some more, here's some creepy stuff people had happen closer to home.

Sometimes a well-timed inappropriate thing said at a funeral can actually improve the mood and make the experience more meaningful. Other times it's family members almost coming to blows over who gets their grandpa's estate. Pretty wide swing of the pendulum, for sure. For crazy wedding stories, check this out.

This oddly satisfying Tumblr post is centered on one badass story, inspired by a writing prompt about Death offering you the chance to play one game for your life. In this case, we follow the character's decision to play D&D against death. Queue the suspense and satisfying drama. 

You hear about moments like these all the time. Something just doesn't seem quite right, so you hesitate, prepare, or get the hell outta there. These people had especially vivid moments where their instincts kicked in and they made a decision that ended up saving their skin. Here's more times someone dodged a huge bullet.