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Sibling photoshops family photo tricking younger sibling into thinking for 14 years that they met "Harry Potter" when they were 6-years-old: '

Memories are a funny thing in that each memory is shaped and reformed every time you recall it, making them easily susceptible to suggestion. Essentially, every time you recall a memory, you destabilize it and partially “destroy” it with your brain, then completing a process called reconsolidation to re-store it with your current thoughts and emotions added. As a brief tangent, this one one of the reasons why witness testimony is so problematic. This fluidity and fallibility of memory and abili…
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Entitled truck driver honks at car in front of him for going slightly above the speed limit, cue malicious compliance: 'We both enjoyed the last 80% [of the drive] at the exact speed limit'

Entitled truck driver honks at car in front of him for going slightly above the speed limit, cue malicious compliance: 'We both enjoyed the last 80% [of the drive] at the exact speed limit'

There are some drivers out there who just enjoy honking at the person in front of them for essentially existing. We understand that everyone has bad days, but taking one's frustrations out on the road is never a good idea, and it can backfire in a plethora of ways. For this Redditor , he was driving slightly above the speed limit in a quiet, empty residential area where his speed was the unofficial norm. The truck driver behind him, however, clearly had an issue with his speed and started honki…
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30-year-old Karen coworker throws tantrum when manager 18-year-old employee go home early: 'She was acting like this is the biggest deal in the world'

30-year-old Karen coworker throws tantrum when manager 18-year-old employee go home early: 'She was acting like this is the biggest deal in the world'

Any employee who is only allowed to leave work early with managerial approval knows how great it is when that approval to dip out is granted. Yet somehow, there is always something or someone that gets in the way when those rare blissful moments do happen in the workplace. Here, we have an entitled Karen coworker who was 12 years older than this Redditor and who had a completely different job in the kitchen where they worked. In fact, the Redditor points out that this Karen left early from work…
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Micromanager boss insists reliable employee finish urgent project by ‘strictly adher[ing]’ to company manual, so the employee take his sweet time and flops on deadline

Micromanager boss insists reliable employee finish urgent project by ‘strictly adher[ing]’ to company manual, so the employee takes his sweet time and purposefully flops on deadline

"Normally, I’d do it my usual way—efficiently and with a bit of common sense."
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27--year-old CFO gets mistreated by CEO's 50-year-old administrative assistant, CFO gets even by letting assistant mess up report: 'I can hire a competent assistant now'

27-year-old CFO gets mistreated by CEO's 50-year-old administrative assistant, CFO gets even by letting assistant mess up report: 'I can hire a competent assistant now'

The audacity of this assistant is insane and maybe a little iconic. Charlotte was a 50-year-old administrative assistant who reported to the CEO of a small company. The CFO was a 27-year-old, and Charlotte was clearly threatened by the age difference. When she was tasked with creating the organizational structure chart, she refused to acknowledge that the 27-year-old, who shared this Reddit thread, was senior to her. Apparently, the CEO refused to back the CFO when this hierarchical conundrum b…
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22-year-old retail employee walks out mid-shift to go to the movies, maliciously complying with strict OT policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

22-year-old retail employee walks out mid-shift to go to the movies, maliciously complying with strict OT policy: 'I had hit 40 hours and had to leave'

It's always funny when managers decide to be strict about their overtime policies. If they want employees to abide by a “no overtime without managerial approval” rule,
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Mom gives away 16-year-old daughter's favorite limited-edition t-shirt, sparking confrontation between the two: 'My mom says that I shouldn't be upset because [she] bought it'

Regardless of whether or not you've achieved immaterial enlightenment or are neck deep in the current iteration of the social-media-fueled consumerist frenzy, it's more than likely that you possess things that are your favorite. Chances are these items have some sort of sentimental value—a keepsake from a loved one or photographs that are irreplaceable despite having no measurable value. They may have some monetary value, too, regardless of whether or not you'd ever want to sell them. Heck, may…
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Karen forces son-in-law to finish food he can't eat, he gets even next time mother-in-law visits: 'You should have told me you didn't eat steak'

Karen forces son-in-law to finish food he can't eat, he gets even next time mother-in-law visits: 'You should have told me you didn't eat steak'

It's about that time of year when visiting one's in-laws is just around the corner. This means bracing yourself for the occasional passive-aggressive remark or awkward encounter. It also means preparing to find excuses to have some alone time and to draw boundaries. You simply cannot be “on” all the time with anyone, especially with family. This entitled Karen , however, was far more intense than your average mother-in-law. She frequently forced her son-in-law to eat food that he couldn't eat,…
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Foster family decides 16-year-old adoptee's name is too short, tries to rename him: 'They don't like calling me Nico. So they call me Nicholas'

It really should go without saying that you can't just go around renaming people just because you don't like their name for some reason. Even if—no, especially if—that person is a foster kid under your care. Some things like this are so outrageously laughable and out-of-pocket that they would be silly if they weren't so cruel… This 16-year-old foster child found himself facing hostility from his new foster family's extended family, who apparently came to the decision that his name, “Nico,” was…
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'My boss is stealing money from my 401k': Employee seeks legal action after discovering his boss has been secretly withdrawing contributions to his retirement account

'My boss is stealing money from my 401k': Employee seeks legal action after discovering his boss has been secretly withdrawing contributions to his retirement account

We expect our employers to act in good faith. That being said, instilling all of your trust in your boss without making sure to protect yourself is a recipe for disaster, as this employee unfortunately has recently learned the hard way. He had been consistently depositing money into his retirement account for the last few years. However, when he checked his account most recently, he soon discovered that his boss had been “withdrawing money from his paystubs” yet had not contributed that money t…
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Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

Boss pressures employee to respond to clients while on paternity leave, employee refuses, boss forced to leave: 'I didn't check my email for seven weeks'

It's not easy saying no to your employer, but every so often, it's more than necessary to stand your ground. This is crucial for several reasons, but most of all, one needs to make sure one's employer understands the limitations of their so-called “control" and jurisdiction. It's one thing to draw mental boundaries between work and life, but it's even more challenging to make those essential boundaries known to your boss. This employee was leaving the company for seven weeks for paternity leave…
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29-year-old woman refuses to share late parents' inheritance with her estranged, ’rebellious’ younger brother, resulting in a heated sibling feud: ‘He’d had years to reach out’

29-year-old woman refuses to share late parents' inheritance with her estranged, ’rebellious’ younger brother, resulting in a heated sibling feud: ‘He’d had years to reach out’

They left her everything for a reason.
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19-year-old Dungeons and Dragons player feuds with friends over her flirtatious characters

No one is going to agree on everything, and when it comes to a game where almost everything is in part determined by imagination, what you imagine might not be in line with everyone else at the table. As with anything in life, inevitably, personalities, ideas, and preferences will clash, and it's all down to tolerance and an ability and willingness to go with the flow. Not being set in your own ways and ideas just makes everything easier, even if everything isn't exactly the way you want it. Th…
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20 of the Best Dad Jokes of the Week (November 23, 2024)

20 of the Best Dad Jokes of the Week (November 23, 2024)

Now that Thanksgiving is around the corner, it's time to prepare yourself for some dad jokes. Perhaps your father is inclined to make the cheesiest, most cringeworthy remarks around the dinner table every year. If that's the case, then you need to start bracing yourselves now (mentally, emotionally, and spiritually). Or perhaps you're the Dad in this situation, and you're looking for some new jokes you found online to recite as your own to your kids with the hopes of earning even the slightest…
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Dad lets 7-year-old daughter stay up late to teach her the importance of sleep, sparking disagreement with his wife: 'I thought the mission was a success but my wife questioned my parenting technique'

As a kid, bedtime is one of the ultimate constraints; being forced to go to bed right at an exact time every night feels like authoritarian oppression, almost symbolic of the limitations being imposed upon you. Of course, when you're seven years old, your bedtime is really for your own good, it's not really like you can be trusted to make your own decisions at that point for whether or not you're tired. But still, who among us didn't “cheat” our bedtimes, playing in our rooms long after our par…
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29-year-old sparks family feud after refusing to attend Thanksgiving this year over having to do the dishes: 'I’m just sick of being the only one expected to help'

29-year-old sparks family feud after refusing to attend Thanksgiving this year over having to do the dishes: 'I’m just sick of being the only one expected to help'

For many of us, next week, we will be sitting around a large dinner table exchanging passive-aggressive remarks with family members before the tryptophan makes us all fall asleep before 9:00 pm. This is, of course, the most ideal scenario for Thanksgiving. We all know that in practice, something always goes wrong. These wrong outcomes can range from family members bickering over how to get all the dishes prepared and cooked in time to siblings letting old wounds out in the open. Anything can ha…
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