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Someone on AskReddit asked for food workers to divulge their tips for what menu items customers would be served well to avoid. Apparently the baked cod at Long John Silvers is a whole steaming mess of bad news. 

The general themes here seem to be: bring up something you have in common, actually listen to them, compliment them, talk about shared interests, give them food and offer to show them pictures of animals. Also don't ask them where they live right off the bat. Here are some pickup lines that actually worked for people.

Someone on AskReddit asked for people that got married or entered into a relationship, to share when they knew it was a mistake. Maybe keep an eye out for these warning signs, if you feel like you and your loved one have been off as of late. 

This guy asked the people of Reddit if he was in the wrong for telling his girlfriend to steer clear of what he believes is a sex cult. Maybe things just aren't meant to be between these two. 

This is one of those surreal posts that we just hope can't be real life. Is this guy in fact a grown man, asking the people of Reddit what to do after his father-in-law "grounded him." My dude. It is time to take the reins in that wild little thing you call your life, and either stop throwing up BS posts like this; or if you really did just get grounded by your stepdad...move the hell out! 

Yes, you done messed up big time with this one. As far as "Am I The Asshole?" threads go, this one was just glaringly obvious. You're going to bail on your boyfriend in arguably one of the toughest times of his life for a vacation with the family; and then have the audacity to ask whether or not you're an asshole for doing so? You are quite lost. Quite lost, indeed.

That being said, if you're looking for some more juicy "Am I The Asshole" drama we recommend you check out a recent post about a bald bridesmaid asking the internet if she was a jerk for not wearing a wig to a particularly unruly bridezilla's wedding.

These free legal tips shouldn't come as a surprise. Honestly, if these bits of advice are anything but funny to you, there's a decent chance you're gonna find yourself in jail for a dumb reason. Sure there are dumb laws that get enforced from time to time, but lawyers see tons of crazy and dumb stuff that no right-minded person should ever find themselves experiencing.

Being forced into a situation where he's expected to take care of and spend money on a baby two levels removed from him, this guy wonders if he's an asshole for totally removing himself with the situation. Some people like kids and go the extra mile to help out other folks, other people don't like kids and are within their rights to not have to deal with ones that just fell into their lives. Sometimes people choose to ask the internet whether or not they're being a jerk in their given situation.

All great stuff here from Reddit's life pro tips section. Things like always assuming that when you're on hold that the other person can hear you, might keep you out of some very avoidable, and uncomfortable situations. They say that we gain experience through living, but some of us need that hard-earned wisdom or common sense more than others. 

When faced with a tough decision, it's helpful to get another opinion. This guy wanted to know if he was wrong to not want to adopt his stepdaughters, and people had a lot of well-thought out opinions on the matter. The internet has tough questions, like this guy who asked if he was a jerk for disowning his sister for marrying his childhood bully.

What a powerful and hilarious way to handle the paralyzing nuisance of a wave of intrusive thoughts. Nobody likes to hear that voice in the back of their head telling them to check the garage door or stove for the third, fourth, eh fifth time, cause you can never be too sure. In this case, the Tumblr thread works to assign funny personalities to those troubling intrusive thoughts. Seems like a pretty effective way to handle the situation. 

With all the good life hacks can do, there are still a lot of terrible life hacks out there. A few of these actually look like clever time saving strategies that make your life more convenient. Some of the other ones in here might be more trouble than their worth.

Married couples of Reddit are sharing the advice they'd give to engaged couples. You might want to consider giving this a read if you're looking to tie the knot off with anyone in the near future. A little advice from people who are doing the damn thing might keep you out of a world of trouble on down the road. 

Consider the following list a bunch of red flags for when people offer you "career advice" that could actually be anything but helpful in you accomplishing what you want. Just cause it's advice doesn't mean it's good advice. 

If you're afraid of being buried alive, this post isn't for you. Just thinking about this brings on anxiety. 

The disrespectful grandma in this scenario absolutely got put in her place. She really brought this one on herself. Props to the advice columnist for doing her job and not beating around the bush with how this situation could've been handled better.