Gon Freecss
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Ooh yuh, get it ig
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JustAnoutherGeek reply
For a while, seat belts, because auto executives thought it implied the car was unsafe.
SecretPotatoChip reply
Removable batteries on smartphones. People couldn't handle the "cHeAp PlAsTiC" on a phone they were putting a case on anyway. As a result, we can't change the batteries in smartphones anymore.
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There was a lottery ticket scratch off that had a temperature listed on it. You would scratch off to reveal your own temperature, and if it was colder than the listed one, you win. Pretty simple, right? It failed because people don’t understand negative numbers. People called in claiming that they “won” because -6 is “colder” than -8. It is not. The ticket was ultimately discontinued.
Wanted To Share Some Of The Adorable Little Teeny Tiny Hand Painted 3D Resin Bee Pendants I Create. I Use The Proceeds From These To Donate To Bee Conservation
This Was My Great Grandmas Ring Which Made Its Way To Me. Its Blue Topaz And Diamond. Has Anyone Ever Seen A Gemstone Cut Like This?
Solid Sterling Silver With Resin And Glow Pigment So The Pieces Charge Naturally By Absorbing Light To Emit Light. Made By Me
My Custom Made Solar System Necklace! I’m A Space Nerd And Came Here For A Little Extra Appreciation For This Work Of Art
For Wishing Happy Holidays
_Happy holidays_ successfully triggered an entire demographic. I'm still amazed by it.
Because A Foreign Word Was Too Similar To A Racial Slur In English
>Professor Greg Patton at the University of Southern California (USC) was telling students in a communications lecture last month about filler, or pause words, such as 'err', 'umm' or 'you know' in English. > >Footage of his lecture, which has now gone viral, shows Prof Patton saying: "In China, the common pause word is 'that, that, that'. So in China, it might be na-ge, na-ge, na-ge." > >Enunciated, na-ge sounds like the N-word, which led several of the professor's students to complain to the university. Responding to the complaint, the dean of the university, Geoffrey Garrett, told students that Prof Patton would no longer be teaching the course. > >"It is simply unacceptable for the faculty to use words in class that can marginalize, hurt and harm the psychological safety of our students," he said. > >The university says that Prof Patton "volunteered to step away" from his role amid the investigation into complaints made against him. This is the stupidest thing to get offended over that I've seen in quite a while. And damaging to actual cases of racist terminology being used inappropriately.
Because They Called Their Brother 'Bro'
Had someone get offended by me calling my brother "bro". They insisted that I was racist and that white people can't be related to Mexicans. Like seriously lady. That's not how genetics work. We are 100% related and are a mix of white and Native American. Its not that unheard of for one biological sibling to come out lighter or darker than the other. And even if we weren't related... Seriously? I'm racist for calling someone close to me my bro despite being different skin tones? Seriously? Thank you for coming to my rant session. Have a good day.
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JustAnoutherGeek reply
For a while, seat belts, because auto executives thought it implied the car was unsafe.Squishiimuffin reply
There was a lottery ticket scratch off that had a temperature listed on it. You would scratch off to reveal your own temperature, and if it was colder than the listed one, you win. Pretty simple, right? It failed because people don’t understand negative numbers. People called in claiming that they “won” because -6 is “colder” than -8. It is not. The ticket was ultimately discontinued.SecretPotatoChip reply
Removable batteries on smartphones. People couldn't handle the "cHeAp PlAsTiC" on a phone they were putting a case on anyway. As a result, we can't change the batteries in smartphones anymore.
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