“I Asked Him Whether He Was Tired Of Living”: 61 People Who Surprised Others With Their Lack Of Common Sense
Interview With ExpertCommon sense is free of charge. You don’t need to spend a single cent on making practical judgments, nor do you need to acquire them using special knowledge.
Yet, some people would still choose to go through life using zero basic logic, seemingly uncaring whether they put themselves or others in a compromising position. These photos are examples of that, most of which may leave you shaking your head in disappointment while letting out a chuckle or two.
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The Lack Of Common Sense
Dan Quayle as Vice President (R) publicly made the same ASSumption.
Quayle was a rocket scientist compared the the current VP.
Load More Replies...Nobody said that she was a professor. There are a lot of people who work at universities who are not ridiculously overeducated like I am.
If her subject was astrophysics it’s irrelevant anyway
Load More Replies...My college history professor was absolutely so dumb she didn't know who Harriet Tubman was
Every time I corrected my boss' grammar, he would excuse himself by saying that he never went to grammar school...as if that was all we were taught.
My Dad Says, “Google Is Doing This Stupid Thing Where The Blur The Top Left Part Of The Results. Facebook Is Doing It Too Actually”
He melted the top left corner of his screen.
Yes. There is a little gremlin hiding in the website that lights a candle on your computer to blur naughty words.
Load More Replies...Scented candles will cover the smell of melting laptops... ;)
Load More Replies...This Person Left Their Merc In The Wrong Place
For context, here when the tide is low there is a small road and a place to park, but when the tide gets high the road fully disappears. This happens at least 10 times a year; you would think that people would be cautious, bearing in mind that there are literally 30 signs, like the one in the image, stating that the whole thing floods. Some people just lack common sense, I guess.
This really needs someone cruising past in a beater AmphiCar, pointing and laughing.
I'm really curious why anyone would build a road and parking strip in a tidal flat.
So they can launch and retrieve boats at low tide.
Load More Replies...too many people don't bother to believe the signs thinking 'it doesn't apply to me' - hence the signs they've had to add saying 'turn around, don't drown'...
Some experts may disagree with the notion of “common sense.” One typical argument is that it isn’t universal, where one’s environment growing up differs from another, and therefore, shapes varying forms of logic.
“Why do so many people misspell 'lose' as 'loose’? Why do so many people say 'literally' when they mean 'figuratively'? 'Common' isn't a good enough criterion to make something true,” author and researcher Dr. Christopher Dwyer wrote in an article for Psychology Today.
My Wife Said Measure The Door, I Told Her All Doors Are The Same Size
Same thing happened to me. I told my husband to measure the corner our fridge goes in and he's like "They're all pretty standard."....nope.
Load More Replies...It's the same in Canada. It's not a issue. No one can see anything but your feet. I found the toilet stalls in London claustrophobic.
Load More Replies...Be careful with windows,too. Most people don't know air conditioners come in sizes.
Hanging a door is surprising more difficult than you would think, seriously.
Agreed! Which makes it even more surprising that he didn't notice until it was hung...
Load More Replies...There is a standard door height of 6'6", but not all doors are that size, particularly in older houses. I don't believe there is a standard width. I could be wrong.
The standard height for doors in the US is 6'8". There are several standard widths. 36" is most common for exterior doors and 32" for interior doors, but there are others. (I spent a few years working as a carpenter building homes, and I worked in a lumber yard before that.)
Load More Replies...And this is why it's not safe to assume men are always better than women when it comes to home reno 😂
Yup,cuz we all know what happens when we ASSUME RIGHT!!??
Load More Replies...She (Red) Commented This On A Post About 2 Year Old Girl Currently Battling With Super Rare Cancer
I don't appreciate those; to each their own I guess...until they get Polio!!!!
Load More Replies...they're chosen the very peak of stupid hills to die on.
Load More Replies...TBF my oncologist (I'm ok now) told me to cut as much sugar from my diet as possible because cancer loves sugar. I've heard conflicting evidence since, but I did manage to lose a couple pounds.
Exactly. "Chemotherapy" is chemicals, "radiation therapy" is radiation. I can provide a useful mnemonic if it is hard for you to remember.
Load More Replies...🤦🏻♂️ffs Eliminating sugar and administering CBD oil is pointless without first applying Thoughts and Prayers... /s
Excuse me they're so confused "would not do chemo" and "blasting radiation" radiation and chemotherapy are not interchangeable. You only get to make the choice not to do chemo for yourself and you can keep your opinions on sugar to yourself
15 Idiots Decided To Park On A Frozen Lake During 45 Degree Weather
Thank you for translating it into proper temperatures. ;)
Load More Replies...Lake Geneva Wisconsin. They should have known better. Incidentally, a super rad little town if you want a really relaxing getaway. I recommend staying at The Abbey on the Fontana side. Late June is fantastic. Rent a sunfish, or a little motor boat if you don't feel like doing all the sailing work.
I recognized the picture. You'd think people anywhere near this part of US would know better. Monkey see monkey do. Lake Geneva is super cute! Also recommend!
Load More Replies...One car parks there and the rest think, “it must be safe if he’s parking there.”
Load More Replies...I grew up very close to Lake Geneva and spent a lot of time there during spring through early fall. It was a long time ago and the lake froze enough to drive anywhere on it, there were ice houses, and little ice sailing rigs (I have no idea what those are called). My father was a grade A ąsshōle and thought it was hilarious that I was afraid of the ice breaking. It’s a shame that the lake doesn’t freeze like it did for decades or centuries. - - Also, for all you people who live nearby Lake Geneva- take advantage of it. It’s a beautiful lake and has underwater springs that keep it clean. I haven’t been there in ages but every summer I get a craving to go swimming there.
Does the water ever get warm enough to swim without getting super cold?
Load More Replies...Duh, wonder if the insurance paid out. If they did sure it was cancelled after.
However, as you will notice while scrolling through, the context in this case revolves around common sense regarding the basic definitions of courtesy. We all frown upon actions that may cause friction with another person, whether it be showing disrespect or acting in a way that could put people in potential danger.
This Guys Asking The Important Questions
Never assume any sort of compatibility when Bill Gates is involved.
He hadn't been involved with anything Windows for decades. He's busy making the World a more livable place.
Load More Replies......and somewhere there is a Micro-soft evil engineer desperately trying to make it only comparable if you've upgraded to their latest version.
same for the new apple sock. I bet you there some apple morons out there asking if its compatible with their apple brick
I hate it if they do not answer the question. The answer is "Yes". Now buy the d**n thing.
Mouse pads aren't actually necessary with optical mice - you just need a flat surface rather than the ridged one that mouse balls needed.
If the table top is any kind of reflective and/or white, they won't work so well though. Spotty movement and occasionally freezing.
Load More Replies...Safety Expert
A hanged "handyman" is not something you want to come home to as a homeowner...
"Honey I TOLD you to take down the Halloween decorations already!"
Load More Replies...I know. I actually had to think about it because it was just so...so...
Load More Replies...Just when u honestly think people can’t shock you anymore we get THIS BRAINLESS LUNATIC 😱😱😱😱”shakes head in disbelief “
It was a typo. They advertised for a Hangyman. Honest mistake, could happen to anyone.
Lockdown Renovations Look So Easy On The Internet
Why the heck is exe.cu.tion a banned word?
Load More Replies...Why the hell do you immediately jump to it being the parents' fault? STFU for once and realize that not everyone can do everything perfectly. Except you, of course, in the fantasy world you live in.
Load More Replies...A study by the University of Oxford found that people generally tend to favor someone who adheres to common-sense morality. Specifically, findings revealed that a person who refuses to eliminate a single individual to save the lives of many others is considered more trustworthy compared to someone who would go the opposite route.
According to Cornell University professor David Pizarro, one of the experts who worked on the study, “(It’s) not because they are sticklers for the letter of the law, but because the rules themselves tend to emphasize the absolute importance of respecting the wishes and desires of others.”
Like Deer Can Read
Where else are the deers supposed to cross? It's a deer crossing sign.
She said it would be safer to have the deer cross elsewhere. Telling the deer they could cross there was too dangerous. Yes, she thought the signs were for the deer.
Load More Replies...I've heard the phone call and it wasn't a 4-lane, it was a twisty forest road. She wanted to know why the sign hadn't been placed in the middle of a long straight about a mile away where drivers had plenty of time to see the deer rather than right on a sharp bend. No matter how hard the presenter tried explaining it she couldn't get her head around the idea that the sign was to warn drivers and was not telling deer where to cross.
Which radio station? On the whole I avoid phone ins because they are k*****g my brain cells, but that sounds hilarious.
Load More Replies..."honey, why do they put words on that sign? deer can't read." "no, but they do recognize pictures of themselves. here's your sign." bill engval
I heard this on I think you tube The girl was so clueless it was funny to hear
Oh, God - I heard that call. I still can't wrap my head around how stupid some people can be. Now, every time my husband & I are out driving and come across a deer/elk crossing sign one of us will say, "They should probably move that sign. This doesn't seem like a safe place for them to cross".
No Common Sense
I went to college and the first day in the halls someone put a tin of food in the microwave. I guess it’s entirely possible to have gotten to an adult age but never cooked for yourself.
In my first year in a shared house at uni, I had to show two housemates how to use the washing machine.
Load More Replies...It's terrifying how many young people were never taught to cook or do the laundry
But this isn't really about knowing how to cook. If you burn a simple scrambled egg because all you know is that you should pour eggs into a pan and turn on the stove, that's sort of fair, you didn't learn better. But not knowing that A, stuff like canned beans will fall off of a flat surface if you flip that surface on its side and B, pouring wet stuff into a toaster is not a good idea, then you're not inexperienced in cooking, you lack very basic reasoning skills.
Load More Replies...When my parents were out, I tried to make poached eggs, which I'd seen my mum do...except I hadn't seen the part where she put water in the poacher. Got some interesting shaped eggs from the melted cups...and proved that they can just be cooked with heat, thereby inventing the air fryer. Possibly.
Was teaching a friend to cook. Told her to add to tablespoons of water, She asked "level or heaped?". Mind you, we were 12 at the time.
I was surprised by how inept many of my classmates were first year. Very little actual life skills.
At my first year at uni some guys cooked sausages in the tea kettle. The tea tasted weird, one of the guys were dumbfounded that we could taste it. He wad told never to cook sausages in the kettle again. The next day we caught him cooking eggs in the kettle...
I have a nephew who put peanut butter and jelly on bread before putting it in the toaster. Of course, he was 5 years old.
Never Stick Your Head In A Hole On A Tree To "Just See What’s In It"
I agree .I am godsmacked that his eyes have been spared.
Load More Replies...Guaranteed there is an uncle/brother/cousin/friend who will be teasing him about this for many many years to come.
He got to see a porcupine. Porcupines are cute. So I would say overall it was worth it.
Maybe a false "Botox effect" of getting a forehead full of quills...
Load More Replies...Friend of a friend got a bunch of porcupine quills in his hand. Decided to go home for the night, went to bed. Went to a veterinarian the next morning, who told him he was a moron and needed to go to the ER. The surgeon who removed then was very surprised he regained full use of his hand.
London-based psychologist Dr. Jane McCartney shared her definition of common sense. As she stated in an interview with The Independent, it’s “the ability to imagine the consequences of something you do.”
Given that definition, evolutionary psychologist Bruce Charlston concluded in a study that people with higher IQ tend to struggle more with common sense because they “over-use general intelligence in problem-solving” and subsequently “override instinctive and spontaneous forms of evolved behavior” often associated with basic logic.
My Physics Teacher Gave A Whole Lecture On Colors And Said We Could Make White Paint By Mixing All Colors, The More You Mix, The Closer To White It Gets
Back in school, we were painting as part of class. And one classmate asked me what colors to mix to get blue, since she ran out. I told her that blue was one of the basic colors and that it couldn't be mixed. And another classmate then objected that I'm wrong, that if she mixed yellow and green, she'll get blue. Her logic: If blue and yellow make green, then mixing green and yellow will give blue. To this day I'm dumbfounded. XD
She was close. Just forgot that when you move something to the other side of an equation you need to switch - & + signs. B+Y=G therefore B=G-Y So if you run out of blue, the answer is to get some green, extract all of its yellowness, and you'll be left with blue! Simples!
Load More Replies...The physics teacher is correct as he was talking about light, not paint. (Edited to say that I missed the word "Paint" in the title because I'm an idiot. I saw it in the actual post, but thought the title didn't specify.)
Sure, and she wanted to buy light.
Load More Replies..."White" in physics isn't the same as paint. White light from our sun has every colour in it and some we can't even see. But you mix all the paints together and you got muddy brownish grey.
Exactly, color light works different than color pigment.
Load More Replies...The physics thing the poster misunderstood - if you combine the colours of visible light you get white. To demonstrate, take a circle of cardboard and paint it in equal sections in the colours of the rainbow, then spin it. (in school we put a pencil thru the centre and spun it like a spinning top). Spin it fast enough, and it looks white (or close to white, depending on the precise colours of your paint).
That's ADDITIVE LIGHT. That only works with things that EMIT light in a certain spectrum, NOT with reflected light such as comes from pigments, dyes and structures on objects.
Best To Just Give Him A Demonstration
Some People Just Wanna Watch The World Burn. Literally
If I see this I'm turning 360 degrees and moonwalk out of there.
"You've reached the AmeriGas 24-hour emergency service line, how can I help?" "Yeah hi, one of our customers just got vaporized like Sarah Connor in T2."
"When it comes to solving social problems, the most intelligent people are more likely than those of average intelligence to have novel but silly ideas, and therefore to believe and behave maladaptively,” Charleston said in his study.
Excuse Me MA'am... That's Not How That Works
Had two customers do that in my store. But in defense of the first one, there was only one basket in the thing at the time AND he was old as dirt. He did appear to be a bit senile and his daughter, who accompanied him, apologised profusely once she saw what was up. The second one was a somewhat snobby woman in her 50s, who really should've known better and had the gall to be a bit miffed once I interfered.
Probably annoyed that she'll have to either carry it or bend aaaaalllllll the way down to the floor.
Load More Replies...We have baskets like this in the UK anyway. A short handle to carry it, and a longer handle to pull it on the built in wheels.
Load More Replies...In my local Korean grocery store the baskets have an extendable handle and are really tall, might be a simple mistake.
It's alright, me and Mother have done that before. We were told thats not how u use it, we apologized and we put it back, everyone goes back to doing whatever they were doing
Well The More You Learn
I used the whole liter of milk in this recepe, even though the recepe inly called for 1 dl. But could not waste the other 9 dl down the drain...
I have never seen decilitres used in the wild. Bravo sir. Even cl are rare here; we usually skip straight to ml.
Load More Replies...All else apart a whole pot at home would still cost less than a single coffee at starbucks. And taste better too .
When I have leftover coffee, I pour it into a jar with a little splash of milk and save it in the fridge for iced coffee.
I always thought this about those super expensive "boil just one cup" kettles - why not just put in one cup of water to start with? ... Haven't seen one in a while, maybe everyone else thought the same as me?
It's A 4 Digit Number. How Do People Not Remember A 4 Digit Number?
I've read that a smart thing to do is writing a wrong code on the card. Thieves will try it a couple of times. The third attempt causes the ATM to keep it inside. So you are quite safe and sure there will be no more attempts. The bank will contact you to recover it.
I know my entire 16 digit card number off by heart. And my old BT Chargecard from 1995. And my ICQ number (50485377 - I don't use it anymore). I guess I'm good at remembering numbers.
I'm good at remembering my bank balance. Unfortunately, it's not 16 digits.
Load More Replies...Ok, so writing the # on the back was a bad idea. But the title of this one is kind of shítty. I worked with a lady that suffered a TBI - she literally couldn't remember 4 numbers in a row. You'd otherwise never know as she was whip smart in every other way.
Hell, I have pretty severe dyscalculia and I can't handle/read a string of numbers if you try to give me more than 4 at a time. XD I'm okay at memorizing 4-digit PINs and (for some reason) can handle a couple of phone numbers (ex, sister, mother, house landline we've had since my childhood) but cannot really hold on to more than that, numberwise. So it's not just TBIs that can cause number issues - but dang, at least obfuscate it somewhere else and NOT right on the card itself XD
Load More Replies...Rather than taking a chance forgetting my PINs, I enter them as part of a fake telephone number under a fake contact in my phone.
My wife's credit card got stolen but I haven't reported it to the police because the thief spins less money than she does.
That doesn't mean you'll be able to remember it
Load More Replies...When my wife and I first married, ATM cards were kinda new (1980). She was so proud of herself she was bursting, as she also wrote the PIN of the card back so we couldn't forget it. As a new bride, she burst into tears when I explained her error. What can you say, we were young!
To quote a "Mongrels" song, 🎵 keep your PIN number simple, like 1 2 3 4. I have mine tattooed on my paw🎵.
There appears to be a notion that young people today lack common sense. Many from older generations have shared this complaint. But according to experts like licensed therapist and California Behavioral Health medical director Melissa Legere, it’s more likely that young people are more focused on adapting to a fast-paced world.
“They have to deal with changes in technology, social norms, and ways of communication that are radically distinct from previous generations,” Legere told Bored Panda. “This change in focus and attention shifts what is commonly regarded as common sense.”
A Friend Sent Me This Picture Today
Wife went to get the Christmas tree from the attic. Told her not to step on the drywall. She later admitted she didn't know what drywall was.
Hey, they make Safety Flip-Flops? Wish my dad was wearing those the day of his accident, but he'd put on his Stupid Flip-Flops instead XD (it's okay. It was a long time ago. I can joke about it now, lol.)
Load More Replies...Maybe telling them to walk on the wooden beams and not in the gaps would have helped?
You should have said, do not step on dryroof of course? That's not a wall.. 🤦♂️
Even that wouldn't have worked. It would be dryfloor up in the attic.
Load More Replies...As someone who lives in a country with regulations and stuff, it's crazy to me that there even IS a part of the attic floor that can't support your weight. Like, maybe don't make the floor a dangerous game and just make sure that all of the floor is able to be walked upon?
I mean, I don't think you're really intended to use attics that are unfinished like that but idk
Load More Replies...See, in the UK we just call it "plasterboard". Confusion avoided.
Would she have known what "plasterboard" was? I'm skeptical.
Load More Replies...My dad did this once. He knew what drywall is but slipped. They lived in a Victorian house with wallpapered ceilings and he busted right through it. It was an expensive mistake - there aren't many people who know how to repair Victorian wall (ceiling) paper.
Really hope there was an old projector and a mink stole up there to keep her occupied.
My Brother Put A Chopping Board Under The Pizza To Catch The Stuff It Drops
You should put an pan under, to catch the dropping cutting board, also.. 🤦♂️
And a pan below that, to catch bits of the first pan. In fact, it's pans all the way down.
Load More Replies...I don't care what the pizza box says, putting a pizza directly on the oven rack is a stupid idea. Use a metal pizza pan and guess what? No problems!
Yes, thank you! I can't believe the boxes still say that. Seems insane to me
Load More Replies...It's amazing how many people do this. Does this not smell horrible and set off smoke detectors? Occasionally just deglazing a pan will set mine off.
My mother likes to dry things like cutting boards, large knives, bowls, and hand towels in the oven. I don't know why she can't just lay down a drying mat and dry them on the countertops, but okay. The issue is she then forgets the towels/bowls/Tupperware/what-have-you is IN the oven, and she doesn't CHECK the oven before she goes to preheat it to bake something the next day. We have had many, many melted Tupperware and utensils and an ungodly number of burned/scorched hand towels. And yes, it always smells horrific, but by the time you catch the smell, plastic has already reached the "oh dear god no" point XD
Load More Replies...Maybe not because that plastics gonna have fumes right up into the Pizza
Load More Replies...It took me a while to realise, because most cutting boards I'm familiar with are made of wood.
The plastic ones make me nervous. They can harbor a lot of bacteria in the scratches/cuts that the knives inevitably make. I know one could just replace the plastic ones, but wooden ones are actually safer in that regard and more resistant to harboring bacteria.
Load More Replies...I've seen so many of these "pizza on a plastic cutting board" pics, I 'm thinking it has to be, maybe 1-3 of them out there that are getting reused from 2010, over and over again. There can't be THAT many stupid people out there, are there? O, wait...look who we have presently in the White House who is SUPPOSED to represent the US. Dam!
I wonder if they get confused with the heat safe silicon products?
Load More Replies...Odd Choice
I disagree. You can shop when youre sick (depending on the illness or injury) and it really depends on the type of store
i got written up once for calling in sick and then going to the store I worked at to shop... it was a pharmacy/convenience store haha
i mean, its weird, but thats an unfitting metaphor.
Calling in relates to the 'calling', calling out relates to being 'out' of work. Different emphasis, same idea.
Load More Replies...Likewise, licensed psychologist Clary Tepper refuses to subscribe to the idea that common sense is lost among young people. She noted that common sense itself varies across generations and used the example of many older folks falling for phishing scams simply because they lived in a different time.
“Young people tend to be very good at solving problems when technology is involved,” Tepper pointed out, adding that most of them grew up in a time when abstract reasoning and digital literacy were emphasized over hands-on practical skills.
Check Out This Gem
Yeah, we know. And unfortunately have pets🤦🏻♀️
Load More Replies...Honey, I think it's time your cats learned how to make their own meals bc you're too dangerous to be in a kitchen.
I am not smart enough for so many people to be this much dumber than me lol.
Seriously, I think I was taught this as a VERY young child XD
Load More Replies...The fact that microwaves' users manuals now include not to pit live animals in them is strangely reassuring upon reading this.
The microwaved hamster from NES game Maniac Mansion says "hi"
Load More Replies...This Person Parking Wrong And Occupying 2 Disabled Parking Spots
Looks as if they think the chequered bit is the space, if they've never used disabled parking. Everyone else is against them so thought I'd be different.
Sounds Like A Perfect Dad Joke Though
To be fair, "common sense" could easily be the name of a computer program
Made by the same developers as Elbow Grease.
Load More Replies...Coworker was cleaning and told our boss it just needed some; elbow grease ', as English was not the bosses first language, she asked where she could get some - American English is fraught with strange idioms.
TBF, it is the name of a real product.
Load More Replies...There is an updated version of common sense available, and I dig it!
At least he realized his mistake. I have had moments like that, however, I have a lesion in my brain that causes issues with words sometimes. I have to describe what I am talking about and someone usually gets it. lol.
Scope there for a word game on TV perhaps. If you need another clue you win less money
Load More Replies...For Los Angeles-based psychologist Dr. Rita Eichenstein, the digital environment shapes a young person’s approach to the world. As she explained, growing up in a highly structured, screen-based world where answers are instant gives people fewer chances for trial-and-error learning that builds judgment.
“Society has shifted from hands-on interaction to digital immersion, and practical reasoning hasn’t had equal room to develop. Kids are over-educated in some ways but are seriously under-educated in life,” Dr. Eichenstein said.
Bright Headlights Almost Caused Me To Get In An Accident
This person's headlights, with the power of a thousand suns, caused a ring to form around my car, so I could not see anything. The road curves a little bit, but because I was driving blind, I almost hit the car to my right. But I’m so glad this person feels so safe being able to see so far ahead and clearly at the expense of my safety. How is this legal?
Everyone drives with these super bright LED light now. I always thought people were driving with their brights on and would flash my brights at them until I realized they were LED lights. I've almost gotten to the point where I might drive with my high beams on. Seriously - I checked. My highs are no dimmer than these LED lights.
I think the damm things should be BANNED, or at least regulated to the amt of brightness they can omit... I know EXCATLY what you mean about them appearing like Brights - It's SO INFURIATING!! I've been temporarily blinded by the stupid things more times than I can COUNT. Should NOT be legal! They're SO dangerous.
Load More Replies...Could be low beam with LED headlights if the car coming towards you is on a slight upslope. They drive over bumps and look like they are flashing their lights at you. Hate them with a passion. They are as bad behind as they are in front.
Load More Replies...It's not. At least in my country, you MUST NOT, use high beams when there are cars in front of you. And if you have something heavy in the back and your car tilts up, you must tilt your lights down accordingly.
Car beams are getting ridiculous. They are dangerously bright but, for some reason, insurance companies haven't put a stop to them.
I have this done to me also. I usually slow way down, sometimes nearly a complete stop until the other car passes me.
That sounds unsafe too. If it's that bad you should pull off the road or see your ophthalmologist for suggestions.
Load More Replies...We have a car. When trucks come in our direction those horrible LED headlights are focused directly into my/our eyes. SO VERY NICE the car companies were thoughtful enough to make sure drivers can see a quarter-mile down the road, but BLIND any oncoming traffic. What einsteen even thought these headlights were a good thing? And every car now has them.
Spotted At My University. How This Person Even Got Into Uni Is Beyond Me
A teacher friend keeps me updated on how they basically smuggle complete buffoons to graduation just to be rid of them and their enabling parents. University students who can hardly read are no surprise anymore.
I had a CIO once that not only couldn't write a correct sentence, she couldn't spell worth a d**n either. She was the chief information officer of a large health care system. She didn't last all that long
Load More Replies...How they got into Uni? By bicycle of course. Now, how they're going to get back out, that's the question.
I'll give them a plus for putting the lock through the wheel spokes though.
A different sort of intelligence. We used to have milk in glass bottles which were rinsed out and collected for re-use. My brother (university graduate) used to put the empty bottles back in the fridge.
Deer Antlers Actually Do Fall Off Their Heads Every Year
I'm assuming that this family doesn't serve alcohol at Christmas dinner. Imagine falling into this "Christmas tree" while tipsy on mulled wine/eggnog/cider. Afterwards, a completely different kind of Christmas lights twinkles in the yard as the floor turns Christmas red.
You know, most people go their entire lives without ever once even coming close to #"falling into a Christmas tree". If this is a normal thing for you then I politely suggest you should avoid going out in public.
Load More Replies...Deer antlers, hopefully the ones which fall naturally, make great chewing items for dogs. They are sold in chunks, don't contain additives and last a lot of time
Actually, I've heard many vets suggest never to give antlers (from any species) to your dogs. Antlers can easily shatter dogs' teeth, resulting in the need for surgery. Antlers can also splinter, and they DO NOT break down in the digestive tract the way raw bone does, so they can result in blockages or even perforations. I have a Belgian Malinois and he loves antlers, but I don't risk giving them to him any more. A canine's teeth are meant for shearing raw bone, which is actually fairly soft and "spongy" compared to something as hard as antler.
Load More Replies...Except for pronghorns. They have a horn core, like bison, but they grow and shed annually a horn sheath. They're the only surviving member of the family Antilocapridae.
Load More Replies...Spoken like a true city slicker. Deer, elk, and moose naturally shed their antlers annually after breeding season when testosterone level drop. Now, City Slicker would have a valid argument against foraging antlers bc it stresses the area wildlife that have to conserve energy when food sources are low.
They're not "horns," either, btw. Antlers are a whole different animal. (smirk- I'll show myself out now.)
... which is why Santa's reindeer were actually female despite their male names lol.
I saw a tree like that at 'The Lodge at Bel Square' in Bellevue, WA. It was gorgeous. PS: I have found antlers while hiking and I can assure the idiot above that YES, they do just fall out painlessly.
Went to an auction of elk antlers in Jackson, Wyoming a few years ago. Scouts collect the antlers from the nearby elk refuge and sell them to raise money. Some of the bigger matched pairs brought in hundreds of dollars. I bought a couple broken antlers at a very reasonable price. Still haven't decided what to do with them.
The perception of common sense may vary, but we all know what actions could potentially put others and ourselves at risk. Calling out a person who behaves in a way that violates that general notion would be necessary, according to Legere. However, the conversation must begin with empathy and understanding.
“The intended behaviors should be described and the potential consequences of such actions discussed,” she said.
It's The Recipe's Fault That I Have No Common Sense
The fact that this person is experienced enough with cooking to know what sous vide is but not experienced enough to know that heating up a plastic bag in hot oil is a bad idea is mind-boggling.
i think he sou vide the lamb and then went to finish it off / give a bit of colour in a pan and just put the bag straight into oil
Load More Replies...You say "experienced enough to know what sous vide is", but I have a stepson who uses all sorts of words he doesn't know the meaning of, particularly where the kitchen is concerned. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
This person may have a vague understanding of the meaning of sous vide (literal translation is just 'under vacuum'), but no one that really uses the sous vide method is using snap lock/zip lock bags.
Plenty of people do instead of buying a vacuum sealer and vacuum bags. Hell, I’ve done it in my Anova a couple of times
Load More Replies...Who the héll is out there deep frying lamb? That's what I want to know.
I thought one used water to cook in for soup vide. Also, I think plastic bags are likely to melt in boiling water too
Sous vide* and yes, it is food in a vacuum sealed bag put in boiling water. Vacuum seal bags are a lot sturdier than just a regular plastic bag, so i don't think those are recommended.
Load More Replies...Using a cooking term isn't the same as knowing what it means. This clown didn't put the bagged lamb in a water bath.
When They Make The Power For The Security Camera Exposed
Some systems have a second, much less conspicuous, camera to watch the other. A guy who worked at my gym was caught in the act of stealing a cctv camera thanks to the hidden one. Was fired the next day
It could be a security trick. You have wireless wifi whatever cameras with fake wires so the criminals cut it, think it's dead, get careless, jail.
Well you have to plug them in somewhere. Thieves can always cover the camera or cut wires. But it's connected to wifi/blu tooth it will still record them walking up and around and any cars pulling up. Plus I got a camera on our patio mainly for watching the wildlife.
"watching the wildlife" and the lọwlife. David Attenborough voice on: "Here we see a typical Wiltshire scofflaw scoping out a potential..."
Load More Replies...This Is The Same Mindset That Insists Indigenous Americans Get Massive Freebies From The Federal Government. And They Choose To Live Poor
Never argue with MAGA. Waste of time and effort. They are too thick to listen.
“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.” ― Mark Twain
Load More Replies...Oh my god. They heard "immigration" and "visa" and they thought it was about credit cards!? That's as dumb as hearing "assylum seeker" and thinking that other countries were emptying their mental institutions into the United States. Surely no one could be that stupid!
I got into a quarrel with some old SOB in a YouTube comment section who actually thinks that native Americans get special hand-outs to the tune of THOUSANDS of dollars per person per year and that they choose to live in homes without electricity. What a fvcking moron.
I'm sure my coworker wouldn't be working here if that were true.... w*f is wrong with people.
Load More Replies...Here in Italy we have lots of immigrants that land here after desperate travels by sea on small boats (there's a lot of human trafficking and organized international crime involved). North African coast is quite close to Sicily but very often they drown all the same, hundreds if not thousands of lives are lost every year. Those who make it are collected in temporary places to stay; if they have refugee status they can stay, otherwise they are sent back to their Country. This means giving them a bed, food, health care and a few euros to charge their phones. Of course all this costs money to the government, about 100 euros per person per day. Many italians are still convinced that immigrants receive that money personally...
Don't worry, soon soon they will leave Italy and travel on the the UK, where they DO give them money and put them up in hotels. Free health care, too.
Load More Replies...Some organizations do provide free housing to refugees, but free cars and credit cards is not gonna happen.
In the US refugees can't legally work, which is very frustrating
Load More Replies...I live in a neighborhood that's primarily immigrants. Not a one of them got any perks via the government, yet they work like fools and pay taxes.
Immigrants are a different category to migrants and refugees/asylum seekers...
For Tepper, it all boils down to nurturing. She urges parents to encourage their children to think critically and to get them used to arriving at their own answers. At the same time, she also advises modeling practical reasoning and decision-making.
“Kids need to see that we all need to consider the impact our behavior has on others,” Tepper said.
Found This In Ask Reddit
"Friday the 13th comes on a Thursday this month. That's too close for me!" - Alfred the alligator in "Pogo"
Nice to know somebody else remembers that great comic strip. Let's sing "Deck the Halls With Boston Charlie".
Load More Replies...im pretty sure this is a thought someone had after smoking the weed lol (yes thats written like that for the joke pls dont respond correcting my grammar...)
I mean, if I wanted to be really pedantic, it's just a supposition. They're just throwing out a "what if", which, by definition, usually isn't banded by logic or facts - see "What if aliens took over the earth?" It COULD be the opening for a discussion/sharing of ideas, even if they aren't logical, rational, or factual XD
Load More Replies...My excitedly said once in high school 'my birthday is on Friday the 13th this year'. Her birthday is on the 14th!
Perhaps the gentle soul has a perception problem, such as disle...dysllec...can't read.
The letters you need for that word are: d a i l y s e x
Load More Replies...Impossible, unless you d!ed or it was Armageddon and we ALL d!ed... so I guess the simple answer would be de@th... or dyslexia? 31... 13?
It's an easy transposition to make, 13 instead of 31, esp. if you've never seen a calendar before.
Maybe Common Sense Deminishes With Old Age
We have this mosquito bat thing that electrocutes mosquitoes, and one day it stopped working. That day, to test it, my dad tried to insert a knife into the mesh.
One of my earliest memories was finding a paper clip somewhere and thinking it was the exact right size to stick in the socket. I remember my mom coming around the corner and seeing me and I don't remember her reaction, but I remember the incident because it was clearly a big deal to her and I then understood it was dangerous. I believe I was at most 3.
I don't know. If you jam a screwdriver in the Earth socket, I'm sure you could manage it....
Load More Replies...I hope he didn’t suffer any lasting damage or loss of his life.
Load More Replies...70 doesn't mean senile, he was probably just as stupid back when he was 35.
The Way This Person Parked Next To Me
"Oh dear, you seem to have 4 flat tyres", I say as I leave in my white, compact
If OP's car is the white one, then OP parked awful close to the car on the right. So maybe OP deserved it.
No, the car on the left obviously is the jerk here. 🙄
Load More Replies...I once had to enter my legally parked car via the hatch bc an ahole did this to me. Once I pulled my car out, I used needle nose pliers and a knife I had in the glove box to remove all four valve stems. Adios, dipsh1t.
Could just buy a valve stem remover, couple bucks at an auto store. You know, for any future incidents. lol.
Load More Replies...Climb in through the hatch, move car and let air out of at least 2 tyres...
Meanwhile, Dr. Eichenstein also pointed out the potential dangers of the lack of common sense, such as crossing the street while texting. For that, she offered a “simple and doable” solution:
“More real-world engagement, more human interaction, and structured opportunities for practice. Common sense grows where real experience lives.”
This Person Used Tape To Make A Fake Headlight
hey, i dig it. cheaper than getting repairs. cops might not fall for it though
If you are going to make a fake headlight, this kind of works. The problem is the decision to make it.
Varying Degrees Of A Lack Of Common Sense
True story. When I worked in a restaurant a guy asked me for an iced coffee. Of course I told him we didn't have iced coffee. He waited a few beats and said, *slowly*, "Do you have coffee?" Another pause and again, *slowly*, "Do you have ice?" I went into the drink station and banged my head against the wall at my stupidity. LOL.
In your defense I would have assumed he wanted a Tim Hortons type iced coffee that comes with so much sugar and cream it's basically coffee flavoured ice cream
Load More Replies...Whoever said there are no dumb questions clearly never worked with people
In this case I’d say “there are no stupid questions but there are stupid trainers”. Wow, so some kid grew up in a family where people didn’t tend to make coffee to drink. What a stupid baby making that choice. Or maybe he was asking the correct way to use the coffee machine. TBH, having grown up in a world where you went into a cafe and asked for ‘a coffee’ I sympathise. Do I press the espresso button and top up with hot water? Does an Americano taste the same as a basic black coffee? We have a button called ‘milk drinks’ (I have no idea why) that dispenses shots of coffee for various uses, do you use that? The days of a kettle and a jar of instant are long gone.
When I worked in a café, our new trainee didn't know you had to change the coffee grounds after each use (it was a drip coffee machine). He also never bothered to ask anyone and we found out when a customer came to show their "coffee" was about the shade of green tea.
That’s a pretty poor training programme that doesn’t include the very basics. I’m not blaming the newbie one iota.
Load More Replies...I don't know how to make a black coffee. I dont drink coffee, so I don't know how to make it. Yes, obviously I get the basic idea, but I dont know the specifics
I wouldnt consider that a bad question. There are certain set of rules that some places follow in terms of quantity, specific cups to use for a black coffee, or if it is a specific machine (how to prep the machine). I wouldnt just assume that this question is a lack of common sense but maybe should have been asked like "what are the steps you follow when doing a black coffee"
I had a few of these kind of things from staff whilst working in hospitality. I was always so gobsmacked all I could do for a solid 5 seconds was blink.
We Shouldn't Need Warnings Like This
We don't, actually. The world would be a better place if people who would eat the packet would not reproduce.
Load More Replies...There's that instruction for the sous vide person above! 😆
"" We Shouldn't Need Warnings Like This "" .... for a country which elected a fasc1st ped0 pig, TWICE, yeah sorry, you need it ..... yeah i know, cringe
People were eating tide pods. and putting gorilla glue in their hair .. common sense isn't really common
When you realize there is a lawsuit behind every one of those 'warnings'
Men Are Missing A Rib, Just Google It
I hate to say I didn't know this one wasn't true for far too long, at least high school. I never researched it, I was told it and didn't think to question it. I didn't really believe at that point, but I assumed the whole "God took a rib from Adam to make Eve" thing was made up to explain why men have one less rib, like how many myths came to be to explain things before science could. Of course when I was corrected, I knew the other person was right because, duh.
Load More Replies...What has never made sense to me, is that god can mould Adam from earth, but requires a rib to make Eve. Did no one who wrote the bible think that through?
Probably some biblical "alpha male" saying that without man there would not be woman, since she was born of man, but it's really the other way around.
Load More Replies..."its In ThE BiBLe" if the Bible is a science book, then is the Lord of the Rings a history anthology?
I met a girl my first year in college who believed this. She was shocked when I told her it wasn't true.
Contrary to what held misconception males and females, have the same number of ribs. Women were not made from a man’s ribs
This Person Riding A Cow Though The McDonald's Drive Thru
Is she a Customer? This is McDonald's, she's certainly not an ingredient.
Load More Replies...When I was very young I was surprised to discover that cowboys rode horses
Load More Replies...So My Sister Was Complaining There's No Toothpaste Left, She Has No Common Sense I Swear
Oh, I hate these people. Made my ex get his own tube of toothpaste after mutilating mine.
Many toothpastes contain other ingredients that help fight bacteria, plaque, and strengthen the enamel of teeth. So it's not just about the abrasive action of that delicious "chalk grit".
Load More Replies...Common Sense
It's like taking the stairs instead of the escalator: never waste an opportunity to work out.
Load More Replies...When you are cheerleader fit any opportunity to practice is an endorphin rush. Not many people know that because... well...
While it was extremely derpy to do this, they have the spotter- the girl in the back holding her ankles, and her two bases lifting her. She's not in a full extension, so it's unlikely they would attempt to bring her down via a cradle (that's a sort of drop thing you see a lot). So in theory, she's not in a ton of trouble per se.
maybe she feels more steady having her friends boost her
I Thought The Sun Was Round And Yellow?
Fun fact: Sun is actually white. We say it's yellow because our atmoshere is tinting the light yellow-red as it sets or rises. If it was truly yellow, then if you came out with a sheet of paper, it'd be yellow too.
Fun fact: the sun is classified as a yellow dwarf, because it is rather small and... yellow. Please inform yourself before talking out of your аrse.
Load More Replies...To say this person has been living under a rock would be an utterly grievous understatement.
that harvard PhD Avi Loeb can explain why this is NOT the sun, it's from outside our solar system, and why it's "probably up to no good"
And how many people thought the lens flare was something paranormal?!!
This Seemed Safe
I guess, watch your speed when making turns and hope your journey doesn't involve a hill at any point?
Or just don't because it is not properly tied down and nothing $20 worth of ratchet tie downs from Walmart or Home Depot wouldn't fix.
Load More Replies..."Nah, man.do, like,....three more rounds of plastic wrap and she'll be good".
Same wavelength. When our first thought is Final Destination, something is very wrong.
Load More Replies...Whoever took this photo was way to close to this nitwit in the event it does fall off.
Went To See The Deftones Last Night
Got seats in the nosebleed section, and this guy is the only one in my entire section standing up. The glow around him is the stage. I was tempted so many times to tell him to sit down, but I'm not sure what the "rule" is on this. I guess he's "allowed" to stand up, but I feel like this is just common sense. It's different if everyone is standing, but he is the only one standing.
Halfway through the show he turns around and says, "You guys don't mind if I'm standing, do you?" I reply with, "I can't see, but you do you." He kind of froze for a few seconds and said, "OK, boss," and sat down. He stayed seated until they played Change, and that's when everyone, including the nosebleed sections, stood up, and of course I'm fine with that.
Instead of “telling” someone what to do, try explaining your problem. Then it’s a ‘you and me together’ situation. Doesn’t work every time, of course, but completely avoids putting someone’s nose out of joint unnecessarily. I might throw in a joke as well: “I’m so sorry, when you stand up I can’t see any of the stage. I think it might be your manly shoulders. Could we come to some sort of arrangement where we can both see?"
For a rock concert, standing up is one of those rules that definitely falls into a very gray area.
Just fúcking talk to people. He even asked. And don't get sitting down tickets for Deftones 😆
Oh hell no! With the price of tickets these days, I definitely say something when somebody does something stupid like this1
Tems wearing an enormous headpiece at the 2023 Oscars didn't use common sense.
Why do you get to decide how other people should enjoy a show? Some people enjoy it more while sitting down. And not everybody is able to stand for a long period of time.
Load More Replies...I Wish Common Sense Was Common
I love you, Windy. (Platonically!) I don't know what I'd do without your comments sometimes XD
Load More Replies...Fly on it? When the fasteners/ropes give up??? (One English word I CANNOT remember right now...)
Load More Replies...You should see the pickup trucks returning to Mexico with stuff acquired inexpensively in the US as they drive through Arizona. It is frankly amazing (and they are generally pulling another vehicle.)
person behind them gonna get the nap of a lifetime!
preparing for the grand opening of the "no tell motel" on JFK boulevard.
This Person Completely Blocking Access To My Driveway
Came to say I'm really getting fed up with the internet trend of swapping the words 'car' and 'cat'.... Then I saw the cat sitting there in the driveway. (as they say, 'never mind...')
Load More Replies...I had someone do this to me. Called the city and they had a traffic officer come out. He called a tow truck to come. As the car was being lifted, the owner shows up. He said it didn't have to be towed because he left enough room to drive through. It was about 2ft. He also said I should have asked to have it moved. I went off on the a$$h0le, telling him I had no idea where he was, and I had a sick child in the house. If I needed to go to the hospital, there was no way I could fit. His car got towed, and he left dejected.
And you don't owe anyone who blocks your driveway anything. This 💩 about "you could have said something" is just that, 💩. The offending moron could have parked their @ss somewhere legal too!
Load More Replies...There was a fire in a recycling centre a few years ago. The woman there calmly got everybody to leave and called the firemen. They came, and there was a car in the way, something like a mid-sized family car (in European terms, so think of a Citroen C3 or something like that). Who does this car belong to? Hello? We need this car moved! It was blocking the lower level access to the centre, it's the one the pickup trucks us so it is normally closed (but signposted FIRE ACCESS DO NOT BLOCK), but it would allow the firemen to get closer to the part actually now on fire. Nobody stepped forward so we all watched in amusement as he said the obligatory "Putain!" and then simply drove into it, pushed it about twenty metres to the back of the recycling centre and out of the way, then backed up a bit and went around to deal with the fire. I'd bet THAT was an interesting discussion with the insurers when the owner returned.
It takes talent to park in a manner that offends the resident cat.
someone's birthday party. they weren't expecting to stay that long . . .
Yep. Cats are so arrogrant that they think they can park ANYWHERE.
But He Interviewed So Well
I don't see the problem here... clearly this is a hardware issue. :D
there are hardware people and there are software people and rarely do the two meet. give me parts and gears and ill build you a robot all day but give me a coputer with python or java and ill stab you. i hate coding. No matter how many times ive tried my brain refuses to learn and it blanks right out of my head.
Load More Replies...maybe the mouse has more than 2 buttons. Some "people" tend to be lost when there is more than 2 buttons. And maybe the keyboard wasnt a chiclet one ..... 6 buttons, no chiclet, thats a lot to take for some "people". xD
::quietly hides her Logitech G502 mouse that technically has 11 programmable buttons:: >_>
Load More Replies...I've been in IT, in various positions, since the 70's NEVER trust software people with hardware. Don'teven trust them. With unfamiliar software.
Well At Least She Realized
No, because she finally understood the problem.
Load More Replies...You have to give some people the benefit of the doubt. I imagine this friend was extremely excited to go to art school and she was blinded by that love.
I can forgive her for not knowing that "sponsored results" are companies that pay Google and other search engines extra to have their websites listed first. These are grouped together. Everything after the words "Hide sponsored results" did not pay extra for the ranking, so I presume they are listed as best match. That doesn't mean they are the best school, though.
This Person Is Driving In The Rain While Holding An Umbrella
Perfectly normal behaviour. I drive a car of a similar vintage. Putting the roof up involves getting out, erecting the "tent poles", clipping the back of the roof into the two silver things you see just behind the cockpit, clipping the front to the windscreen frame, getting the sidescreens out and clipping them to the doors, then getting back in, soaking wet, as it takes so long. Umbrella is only needed whilst stationary. Once moving, airflow over the windscreen keeps most of the rain off.
No. 6 drove a Lotus 7, kit built, in British Racing Green with a yellow nose and red upholstery, plate KAR-120C. It also had a slight tendency to overheat. Apropos of nothing, I was fortunate enough to visit 'The Village' in June 1980. I had the presence of mind go in dressed as No. 2, and so managed to depart. Got to explore the Stone Boat, see the Green Dome, eat at the cafe, and visit a few of the underground passages.
Load More Replies...The roof is missing or damaged. Happens alot with classic convertibles. Most people just leave them in the garage. 🤨
Even with newer cars it happens a lot. I used to work in used cars at dealerships and would occasionally transport vehicles to others for warranty work or local auction. Usually we got convertibles less than 10 years old with issues. I got to go pick up an Audi convertible about 15/20 miles away all highway. i wanted to drop the top but did not want to risk that. Because I did 90 mph 144/kmph some of the way where there wasn't traffic and the road was smooth. The Manager asked why I didn't 😂 I'm actually a pretty careful driver, usually 😊
Load More Replies...many vintage british cars no longer have working cloth tops. owners still love to drive them, despite the probability of rain on any random day in the UK
Saw a guy on the freeway in a convertible, holding his cowboy hat on his head in one hand and driving with the other.
Scrolling Through Facebook And I Couldn't Believe What I Saw
God would have made dinosaurs. They just didn't mention it. We know animals like muskrats exist, but they aren't mentioned in the Bible.
Load More Replies...This is double stupid, because even in Christian terms the Earth is *drumroll* 6000(!) years old. Bro forgot about the old testament.
Actually not true. Genesis says God made the heavens and the earth etc but doesn't say WHEN he made them. It also says he made Adam and Eve but again it doesn't say how long they were in heaven before being cast to earth.
Load More Replies...Am I the only one who appreciated the irony of "I'm starting to question what u guys be learning in schools"?
Well, he wrote that reply in the commenter's dialect to give them a better chance to understand it, you see.
Load More Replies...I feel for people who seem like they’ve never been in a history class before. Ever.
I feel terrible for not paying attention in History in Jr and Sr High but I remember 2 teachers were not the kind that inspired you. One did and I did well. I was the "she's smart but doesn't apply herself." also my parents never checked my homework. I love history now. I feel bad for kids now. I loved reading on my own, newspapers and history books🤷🏻♀️
Load More Replies...Well you should read the story (that strangely wasn't chosen by the committee to be included in the Bible) about the child Jesus and the dragons..
Load More Replies...I remember arguing with a Christian zealot who was whinging that the heathen atheists were destroying all the holidays. I said, well, they haven't taken over New Years yet, and it went right over his head.
a friend of mine was convinced that the earth was flat because two youtubers she watched said so
Bad Infrastructure, No Common Sense Among Drivers And Unlimited Honking
That looks like a police box there. Probably has an traffic cop guiding during the day, but not at night.
Unless it's in the UK, where police boxes seem to be occupied by doctors.
Load More Replies...Looks like just another junction in Bangalore, India. 🤦♀️ It's an everyday occurence on every road here. 😬
I read somewhere that cities came up with traffic laws and traffic cops because drivers were so polite that they kept offering the other people the right of way ("No, no, after YOU, sir).
3 Kids At A Gas Station Not Knowing How To Pump Gas, Pulled In Backwards Angled At The Wrong Side And Began Shaking The Line
Or deliberately trying to cause trouble/chaos/damage/a nuisance... [please strike out those which do not apply]
Load More Replies...Part of getting your driver's license should include how to refuel your vehicle, apparently.
I had to teach my mom how to pump gas when I was a teenager. Because our state got rid of the last full service pumps, and that's all she'd ever used in her life. 🤷♀️
these dudes are like 16 years old. this isnt a failure on the kids its a failure on who taught them to drive. posts like these are stupid because everyone and their dog piles on in the comments "these kids are dumb" "this is the generation thats supposed to save the world?" "stolen Vehicle?" like shut the actual f**k up. next time you have to do some s**t nobody ever taught you how to do im gonna be there to call you a f*****g moron the whole time.
In fairness to these guys, it's says BJs on the pump. It's a store you pay a membership fee to shop at and can get cheaper gas at the store as well. We just got a membership a few months ago and the gas pump area at our store is one way and has signs all over the place saying to pull up because the pump lines are extra long so they will reach either side! So being a busy place when we went we waited in line and the next open pump was the wrong side for our car but we believed the signs. My god did we feel so f*****g stupid when the pump lines was not in fact long enough to actually reach the other side of our SUV. So I am sure these dudes feel just as dumb as we all think they are because they also believed the b******t signs.
Costco is like that, but their hoses are actually long enough to reach
Load More Replies...Or, instead of being an a*s and taking a picture, of most likely minors from the looks of it, to post online to shame them, maybe offer to help how them how? Maybe they didn't have anyone to teach them. Or just mind your own d**n business.
Nothing wrong with backing in, neither with pulling the hose round the car. But you have to make sure you're close enough!
This is BJs that has large signs stating the hoses are long enough for either side and you should pull up even if your tank is on the opposite side, so this is only partially as dumb as it looks. Spoiler alert: I tried this ONCE and discovered the hose is NOT in fact long enough to reach the other side for all makes, at least not comfortably.
Underage Guys Show Up Drunk To Bail Out Underage Drunk Friend
I was in college in the 1980s. At our university, you could bring alcohol in as long as you were of age. The legal age to drink beer at the time was 19 (Ohio, USA). One night, I was working in our dorm office, and four guys came in together and one was carrying a case of beer (24 bottles). We checked the IDs of all they guys because it was after hours and all IDs were checked. Three of the four guys were 19, but the one actually carrying the beer was 18. Since he was underage, dorm policy was that they had to pour out the beer. The kicker was that they had each taken a turn carrying the beer from the store. It just so happened that it was the youngest one who actually brought it into the building. If any of the other guys had brought it in there would have been no issue and they could have gone up to their dorm room and had a great party. Whomp, whomp.
I remember those days. I was 16 in 1986 so all the seniors were able to buy beer but I wasn't a drinker. And then it ended but I looked old enough to buy cigarettes for friends who smoked even though I didn't. People don't understand ohio drive throughs 😂
Load More Replies...Truly, there is no Minimum Intelligence Requirement to be a Frat Bro.
I don't think being drunk underage would be a crime by itself unless they: still had alcohol in their possession, drove there, or were so drunk that they presented a danger or public nuisance.
Decaf Is An Ingredient
I'm going to save my braincells and presume he meant a decaffinated coffee into a coffee machine.
That's kind of you, but deep down you know that's not what they meant.
Load More Replies...Its actually quite a process to put enough decaf in to counteract the caffeine.
Well genious show me how its done . Hold on let me get my popcorn....
Never Try Someone Else’s Rings
I wore my college ring for 20+ years and I couldn't get it over my grown knuckle and so I asked a dude to cut it off for me. I was working on a construction site with five guys from TX. Ya got a flush cutter? Yep. Job done.
Load More Replies...If you can't get the ring on all the way without any problems, don't force the ring on. This is whsat happens.
Good trick in this situation, use string, wrap it around your finger below the ring (where the excess skin tissue is swelling/blocking the ring), and you wrap it around until you reach the ring, then using tweezers or something you slip the end of the string under/through the ring, and then you can slip the ring off (you may have to pull on the string end to force the ring foward). Basically you are using the string as a finger "corset". You can Google this for a better idea of what I'm talking about.
Load More Replies...Soak your hand in ice water as long as you can tolerate it. Should come off easily then...
If it's stainless steel, call a jeweler or someone who can cut through the metal. I really like stainless steel jewelry, it doesn't stain my fingers like silver does and it never changes color. The only flaw is if it gets stuck on a finger it has to be cut off (the ring, not the finger). The jeweler was really firm about that.
Roommate Put Dish Soap In The Dishwasher
I remember at work one of the scientists did this. Apparently the more brilliant you are, the more you are likely to be too deep in thought to be paying attention to what you are doing
I must be an Einstein because I am so not paying attention that I will be walking up the hallway and look down at the potato I am carrying and have no idea why I am carrying it, only to realise eventually that I was supposed to be picking up my cup of coffee to take up to my office.
Load More Replies...I did this the first time I used a dishwasher, I grew up poor we didn't have a dishwasher, so I didn't know there was a difference.
My mom did this once. The tv show Home Improvement was really popular at that time, so she said she pulled a Tim Taylor
My mom has done this a few times (Alzheimer's) trick is, stop ASAP, get out as much excess as you can, pour in 1/2 Cup white vinegar and 1/4 cup vegetable/canola oil into main compartment and re-run cycle. Basically make dishwasher salad dressing!
My middle sister did this, filled up my parent's kitchen. At the time she was an elementary school teacher. She got the older brother ration of s**t for it.
I did this as a kid once. Since then I've learned if you put a cup oil in the machine and finish the cycle.
My friend's kid did this. They were getting ready to host a party and kiddo decided he wanted to help by starting the dishwasher. We arrived to an impromptu--but very fun--foam party in the kitchen.
I Mean, It's Not Rocket Science. Which Is Probably Why They Struggled
Musk named his kid wf;oabjvknelbij. I wouldn't consider rocket scientists THAT high
Musk is NOT a rocket scientist, that's why he has to hire them. He has a BA in physics and a BS in economics.
Load More Replies...Well, it's easy. Put bread in pan. Chuck some cheese on top. Slide under booster. Run a test burn.
It's called a 'static fire', but I still laughed wholeheartedly.
Load More Replies...As someone who works with literal rocket scientists - seriously, the more niche your specialty the more general knowledge and sense you lose. While you might be an expert in your field, you no longer have the ability to function outside said field. Clearly that is a generalization, but I know a lot of PhDs that can’t seem to figure out how a manual toothbrush works.
Considering how often their rockets explode, maybe that tells us something...
HUGE difference between book smart and common sense/street smart. I may be horrible at math, but I'm not stupid like some of these idiots on the list.
I once saw a video of pro chef Gordon Ramsay fail to make a grilled cheese.
I personally think he is overrated. He seems like a good chef on TV, but I have heard horrible things about his restaurants.
Load More Replies...Whole Bus Is Empty And This Person Sits Right Next To Me? I Don't Like Taking Photos Of Strangers , So They Are The Black Bookbag To My Right
OMG. This happens to me so often it makes me cry. In a theater, I sit in the middle of the row four rows from the front because that's where I like to sit. Some guy with a kid comes in, sits the kid next to me and then sits next to the kid like we're a three some. And except for some people in the back, the theater is completely empty. I moved. Taking the ferry to Seattle at 6am. Ferry is almost totally empty. I pick a booth to sit in and maybe nap in for the hour trip. Family picks the booth directly behind me while the rest of the area is completely deserted. Their one-year-old kid is standing on the seat behind me, practically drooling on my neck. I move. I drove my car to a lookout with 30 parking spaces and I park all the way to the end so I can eat my breakfast and enjoy the scenery. I'm the only one there. The next car pulls in and parks right next to me and the kids pour out of the car screaming and yelling. I pull out and go to the other end. Parents give me dirty looks. WHY???
I think a lot of people don't really feel they exist unless they annoy the c**p out of someone else.
Load More Replies...I would stop them before they could sit and SUGGEST they sit elsewhere. This measure can prevent the spread of disease; pickpocketting; pervs; and a host of other ills.
Time to move. There's no reason for this besides the guy being a predator.
I read somewhere that in some Asian cultures, it's considered insulting NOT to sit next to a lone person on public transport.
The Amount Of Likes Is Scary
Yeah. Texas speaks yeehaw and racism. No offense to "blue Texans"
Load More Replies...To be fair, the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) *is* a fairly complicated entity, as regards countries, nations, etc.
The four countries making up the sovereign state of the UK is pretty straight forward, I think. Where it does get complicated is with overseas territories and crown dependencies.
Load More Replies...It's not that easy to define what is a country. There is a GREAT episode of Map Men about that: "There are NOT 195 countries".
Yeah, state and country are interchangeable terms. It often helps putting 'sovereign' in front of the word. There are 193 sovereign UN member states, 2 observer states. A lot of these countries are not internationally recognized by all other member states. There are loads of other countries in addition to these, both internationally recognized as legal entities and not. So yeah, there are not just 195 countries in the world.
Load More Replies...Texas is something unto itself and the world is still trying to figure out exactly what it is!
Wales also has its own government; unlike England which “technically” means England is not a country.
Centuries ago, Wales was counted as part of England. At least by the English 🙄
It legally was. Between 1535 and 1542 it was incorporated into the Kingdom of England by the Laws of Wales Acts.
Load More Replies...wales is not a member of the united nations. it is "represented" by the United Kingdom, which "owns" it. having your own language is not proof of nationhood. papua new guinea has 800 languages.
"English Is Only Spoken Because Of America"
To be fair, asking 'Why does it called English' isn't helping Green's case.
If the Americans I was conversing with in a previous article, who insisted that the reason they're always getting dragged online was because they're a powerful and influential country, are reading this. This is why! I challenge you to find me a claim similar to this by someone in any other english speaking country. Just one. Meanwhile, I could find dozens of Americans saying ridiculous s**t like this in a few short minutes. Once again I feel the need to mention that there are many bright and intelligent Americans out there, and I realize that these people are a minority. But this is why people keep picking on you.
It was dragged into a back alley and brutally sl@ughtered decades ago.
Load More Replies...Says a product of the ungrateful illegitimate child of the British Empire
I don't get all these "Speak American" people. That is nowhere in our education. Every single USA adult had English class, used English Grammar textbooks in school. Nowhere in our education do we call the language we speak "American" it's English as soon as we start getting taught how to write and speak it. No one ever talks about good/bad grades in "American" class.
I'm interested to know the name of the language skills class in the OP's schools, like, did they not have English class?
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They're probably a younger person, when I was 11 with my dads old phone, I c*****d it and thought it would show up on the screenshot I sent to him
omg first time getting censored on bp guys
Load More Replies...She took a screenshot thinking it would include the cracI<ed screen cover
Load More Replies...The ammount of poeple I personally know that actually would do this is alarming.
Just Scoot The Over. Another Prime Example Of No Common Sense. Thanks Dude For Being Considerate
Yeah, sure. By the looks of it he is at least 6’ 2”, probably closer to 6’ 4”. But yeah, he’s doing it on purpose to be a jerk
yeah this is something i deal with regularly. i had a woman once loudly accuse me of "manspreading" in order to "assert my power over her" and i said "oh okay let me fix it" so i brought my knees together and nearly tipped the poor old fella out of the seat in front of me because im six and a half feet tall and the seats on public transport are made for people a full foot shorter than me. i asked if that was better and she said "you dont have to be such a jerk about it" im sorry what? i was sitting here first, you sat next to me and complained about how i was sitting, and called me a jerk for showing why i had to sit like that. get the actual f**k over yourself lady.
Load More Replies...If possible, put your right foot on your left thigh and rub the sole of your shoe on his right thigh. Accidentally, of course.
Not a problem I've ever had but I think the legs are too long to fit behind the seat in front of him.
I did a social experiment on a wide spreader one time: I leaned fully on him. The uncomfortableness of a stranger just leaning their body on yours will likely get you to move.
dudes legs are 4 inches too long to fit behind the seat but yeah lets blame him for it. i hate people.
It looks like he's slouching. If he sat up straight, he could probably fit. My 6'2" husband fits. Not comfortably, but he still fits. If this guy is actually taller than 6'2", then he should have booked a seat that has more legroom or ask the flight attendant if he could move to a seat that doesn't have a direct neighbor so he could stretch out, not infringe upon the already tiny space his neighbor has.
Load More Replies...Being old woman has advantages, now I tell them to move it. When younger, wouldn't have had the "balls" to be b***h.
The Person Who Painted This Has Clearly Never Seen A Trombone In Real Life
This Is A Gym Trash Can, Not Your Personal Shelf
This Person Replaced Their Bumper With A Log. They Even Wired License Plate Lights Through It
I tried to use math to make this look silly, but it kind of works. Assuming a replacement bumper costs $250, the Dodge Dakota gets a combined 20 mpg city+highway, we lose 3% of that for a 200 lb log, the price of gas in Connecticut is $3/gal, and they drive the US average of 13,500 mi/year... You could drive for nearly 4 years before replacing the bumper would be cheaper.
I think I’m right that Americans don’t have to prove their vehicles are roadworthy? There’s nothing like an annual MOT
It's state-specific. 14 states have an annual or bi-annual safety inspection and 25 states have some form of emissions testing required.
Load More Replies...In the war, bumpers were replaced with wood to use the metal, so why not?
So the sensible answer is that panel deformation in an accident is a complex science and designed in such a way to protect multiple groups not just the occupants of the car. I would guess for example that might increase the risk of a small car to go under the truck in a rear end smash. However with it being a pickup in (I’m guessing by the plate) the USA I don’t think the same laws apply as to cars so this might not be taken into account.
Load More Replies...My View For The Entire Doja Cat Concert
This 6+ foot tall dude (probably 6’4-5) was standing for almost the entire concert. I’m all for dancing and having fun at a concert, but have some common sense; if everyone is sitting down and you’re that tall, read the room. When he was sitting down, he leaned back, and his head was almost resting on my knee.
And it's not like if he sat down the person in front of him would be blocking his view.
Ever heard of the words "Down in Front?" They're used all the time in football and baseball stadiums.
I don't understand why people don't speak up in these situations... Clueless @sshats need to be called out on their @ssh0lery.
Confronting people is uncomfortable and in some places dangerous.
Load More Replies...It's a concert, not the ballet. Stand up and rock out, or dance, or whatever....It's a concert!
That doesn't justify blocking the view for the people behind you.
Load More Replies...This Person Reading On Their iPad With The Brightness All The Way Up On A 6-Hour Red-Eye Flight
Not knowing what their medical situation is, judgment is - as usual - unwarranted. Just saying.
To everyone saying wear an eye mask, some people can't due to sensory issues and other stuff. How about not being an a-hole and having the brightness all the way up. No way that is needed.
The Way This Person Wraps His Ear Around His Phone To Hear His Call Better
I think I'd have to know what was going on around him first.
Load More Replies...I suppose it's an alternative to cupping your hand around your ear, but does look odd.
Barefoot Airline Seat Mate Even Went To Bathroom Twice With No Shoes
Knowing that someone who has the lack of brainpower to even act this way won’t likely be open to polite conversation, I don’t take it upon myself to ask them not to. So I had asked my flight attendant for help, and he said that there was nothing they could do—so clearly they don’t even know that stipulations exist within the contract for the carrier, and it would’ve likely empowered them as well because they expressed frustration at how often they see this kind of thing and more. I travel enough to get frustrated by this kind of thing. I can’t imagine how they feel on an almost daily basis. They did tell me things have gotten much worse with how people behave.
Not only did my seatmate keep his disgusting feet on the bulkhead wall almost our entire trip from Chicago to Sacramento, but he also got up twice to use the bathroom while barefoot.
I don't mind them sitting or even walking around barefoot, although I would question their decision when going to the toilet, but putting their feet up like that is just a little too much. Worse would be if it were onto someone else's seat - at least where they are is not going to be sat on by anyone else.
Your seatmate is now a walking biohazard. As is the seatback in front of him.
when i am on a long haul flight i wear slippers with the heavier soles
So what?? I don’t get this obsession with other people’s feet. I’ll tell you right now that his, and your, hands are carrying way more bacteria. And if just seeing other people’s feet distresses you that much then you need to see a psychologist because that isn’t normal.
Hands may carry more bacteria on average, but feet are equally unhygienic. Consider: one's feet are generally swaddled in socks/nylons and shoes for 8+ hours a day. This causes feet to sweat. This can cause the feet to have fungal infections such as athlete's foot, or plantar warts (caused by the HPV virus) which can both EASILY be passed to other people if the infected person tromps around barefoot - it doesn't even have to be a surface that someone's hands will touch. If they walk barefoot on a surface and contaminate it with bacteria, fungus, or viruses, and then someone rolls their suitcase across that surface, the person may later pick up their suitcase to load it into the trunk of a car, and their hands will come in contact with the bacteria/fungus/viruses/etc. Going barefoot in an inappropriate place (such as a plane) and pressing your feet against the plane's WALL are unhygienic and disgusting behaviors.
Load More Replies...This Kid Was Running Up And Down The Aisle And Using The Seats As His Own Personal Jungle Gym
At this point I'd ask pilot to make some. XD
Load More Replies...What somebody needs to do is as he is running stick a leg out as he is going by and anyone complains say "I was just stretching my leg out if he tripped over my foot/leg I can't help that. Maybe he shouldn't be running up and down the aisle way."
WGWC Parking A 28’ Uhaul On A Steep Driveway
I've done moves with trucks like that. These kind of situations are a genuine nightmare. Especially when you have to park it in an apartment house parking lot to unload. NEVER AGAIN! Ten years of pain and sacrifice to buy our Forever Home was worth it!
I know it doesn't make much difference but that's a 26' Supermover u haul.
I Jog 3 Miles Every Day At The Public Library And There Is A Trashcan 100 Feet From Where This Person Threw Trash Out Of Their Car
"100 feet"? I once saw someone sitting on a bench drop some litter... then get up and walk past a litter bin right next to the bench!
or the bag of dog p**p leaning on the garbage bin
Load More Replies...I was driving down a highway behind a large truck when someone in the truck threw a lunch bag out onto the pavement. The truck belonged to Waste Management.
Parking Masters
This happened to me in an "overflow" lot at a movie theater. When we got inside, the movie was sold out, so we headed back to the car to find the mess you see above. Went back into the theater to speak to someone, of course there was nothing they could do except give us free movie passes and apologize. BTW, it happened in the freakin' 90's!
So what's off here? idk if I'm dumb or smth but I just cant see it
Took me a little bit, but the lower "row" contains "columns" of four cars, making it impossible for the cars in the center of it to depart.
Load More Replies...I call this Bruce Cockburn parking. 'Cause I'm wondrin' where the lines are.
I always marvel at these large parking spots like on the U.S. Here, you’re lucky if you can find a spot in the itty bitty space that fits about ten cars.
It is because so many of us like to drive gigantic vehicles for absolutely no viable reason XD (I'm one to talk, I drive a huge brick of a van, an '01 Volkswagen Eurovan, but at least I inherited it and didn't choose a huge van, lol. And it is actually of value to me as a vehicle since I have two large-breed dogs!)
Load More Replies...Instructions Didn't Say To Use Pan
Many pizzas say to put directly on the rack. I don't, for fear of this exact scenario, but the instructions on many pizzas do indeed tell you you can do this.
And I still think it's incredibly stupid advice.
Load More Replies...TBF if you've only ever heated up frozen pizzas then this might be understandable.
I've made pizza on the grate with homemade dough and not had this problem. It's recipe dependant.
Load More Replies...My frozen pizza instructions actually recommend putting the pie right on the rack for "best results." I suspect they're in league with oven cleaner supply companies.
This Person Flagging Their Dog’s [Drops] In The Backyard
So am I to understand they took time to go into the back yard, plant flags next to pooo, when they could have just picked up the pooo?
I'm guessing that they 'employ' someone else to pick up pooh, probably at minimum wage or less.
Load More Replies...I once saw something slightly similar in Switzerland, possibly the most passiv-aggressive thing ever. There was a dog t**d on a grass verge. Now that is a crime most Swiss people would argue should be punishable by death. Anyway, someone had planted a little sign with an arrow right next to it, reading "Dass ist Scheiss". The same double meaning as in English can be inferred. It stayed there for months until it had completely dissolved away. No more turds were evident during that time.
This Person Repaired Their Bumper With A Lot Of Zip Ties
Not stupid. They're not "bumpers" any more anyway, but are designed to break with only a slight impact, so this isn't compromising safety or anything. I think it looks pretty cool as well, as it happens.
Looks better than the duct tape most people would use. I did this to my mother's car the last time she was in an accident until she could get it fixed within a couple of weeks.
I recently saw a video where someone did a similar repair in a crisscross pattern. It didn't look bad.
Yeah, that's a bumper cover, not a bumper. Purely cosmetic. Gives it a nice sort of 'Frankenstein' look.
I had my bumper cover taped on for a bit because I backed into the concrete wall trying to get out of my parking space. Blue car, so I used painters tape. Then I did it again and it kinda sagged. Luckily, I have a friend who is good with that so he took out the rear light and riveted it back together. Can't even tell.
I use white duct tape to tape my bumper on where it's come apart. Classy, because my car is white. Passed the exact type and colour of car, but with silver tape in the same place. I looked at him smugly 😎
Load More Replies...I Sometimes Wonder Where Common Sense Is In This Family. Yes, This Is Plastic, And It Was Left On A Stove
At first I thought those were some molten matches before it clicked in my brain. XD
I have to admit it's actually quite awesome-looking XD
Load More Replies...When People Don't Destack Their Weights At The Gym. Every Single Machine I Used This Morning Had Weights Left On It. I Suspect The Same Person
Needs sign "if you are too weak to carry the weights back, please ask a staff member to help!"
What kind of Fred Flintstone gym do you go to? Those weights look prehistoric!
And I Thought I Had A Lack Of Common Sense
I can see the logic, leave the paper wrapper on the spare one to ensure the older one gets used first, otherwise it might get past its expiry date and need to be thrown out. /j
Not me thinking "TP expires...?" for a few seconds there.
Load More Replies...This is just weaponised incompetence or extreme laziness, or both.
Comments Under A Reel
Do you know what's the hardest thing on being a vegan? Keeping it to yourself.
that's not how you spell Christian
Load More Replies...every time my son is told by someone they are a vegetarian he replies with "I am a meatatarium"
Seen many of the stories about E. coli and listeria in lettuces recently? A study done by the CDC researching foodborne illnesses (study comprised of the time period between 1998 - 2008) showed that 46% of all foodborne illnesses were attributed to produce, NOT meat. "A combination of six plant food categories accounted for nearly half of all illnesses – fruits and nuts, fungi vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, sprout vegetables, and vine-stalk vegetables." Meat and poultry only contributed 22% of all foodborne illnesses in that same study. So, you are completely incorrect.
Load More Replies...He Had One Task. Does Anyone Have Common Sense Anymore?
Common Sense is on backorder. The supply chain was disrupted when Trump applied a 1000% tariff, and people cheered because it would bring prices down.
Make Sure To Check Your Food From Fast Food Places. Seems Like Common Sense, But I Never Expected This. And Yes, I Took A Bite
Turn Your Bag People. Just Look At How Others Are Doing It. Awareness Is Not Common Sense Apparently
So if you have to fit your bag up there too you just lean down and say “I’m just turning your bag so I can fit mine on as well”. What is the matter with people. I’d probably make a joke like “I didn’t want you to think I was having a rifle” or otherwise compliment it and ask where they got it from. What is this mind set of “I don’t want to resolve things!!! I want to be angry with someone!!!”?
What makes you think the person taking this photo didn't do just that after taking this picture? How do you know what their mindset was?
Load More Replies...My Family’s Mess Before 6pm And Me Cleaning Everything Because I’m The Only One With Common Sense
Their common sense is to leave the mess because you'll clean it up... Crafty.
Leave it. The work gets done by the one doing it. Does not have to be you.
Look At Them Blocking Free Left. No Common Sense
Are they referring to the helmet being carried on that passenger's arm? Not uncommon. Safety precautions, just like traffic rules, are viewed as optional in India.
India drives on the left side of the road like the UK so my guess is they mean that all the scooters want to go straight on, but they’re blocking the ability to turn left even though it’s clear on the junction
Load More Replies...My common sense story. Me exited to go wandering on the mud flats on the north sea coast. Also me changing into a bathing suit to go swimming while I wander the mud flats. I arrive at the shore and see no water for miles - just the, well, mud flats up to the far horizon. And slowly the knowledge that if you can take long walks on the sea bottom, you probably cant swim in the same place at the same time, starts loading into my brain.
Please don't ever wander on mud flats alone, even if you think you know the area well. Always have somebody above the high tide line watching you and keeping an eye on the tide, and make sure you know the tide times and give yourself plenty of time to get clear. Not only is there a real risk of stepping into quicksand and getting stuck, but because the land is so flat, when the tide turns the water comes in faster than a person can run - and you are on the sea floor, remember. In 2004, at least 23 people were drowned while cockle picking one evening on the mudflats at Morecambe Bay, England, because the tide turned and overran them. I said 'at least' 23 because they were illegal Chinese immigrants working for a boss who had no idea how many pickers were out there, and although 23 bodies were found, more may have washed out to sea.
Load More Replies...Good stuff. I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but these people make me feel like a genius.
I hate the phrase, "common sense." Especially when lawmakers use it. Everything is learned, and just because YOU learned it, doesn't mean someone else did. The phrase is just a way to make you feel superior to someone that didn't learn whatever it is they did wrong.
Working with general public taught me that common sense isn't (common that is)
Load More Replies...I refer you to a song in the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown". Lucy sings it. It's called "Little Known Facts".
Is it normal to set off for the day looking for something to be annoyed about, photograph, and post online? What a miserable way through life. I’ll always speak up, with a smile, a joke, and a “I’m so sorry to disturb you, but could you help me?” In my experience it is very rare for the other person to just say no, I can only think of two examples. And in one case I phoned the manager and said that I’d want to know if I was the manager, so I thought I’d let her know how one of her members of staff behaved. Ha.
My common sense story. Me exited to go wandering on the mud flats on the north sea coast. Also me changing into a bathing suit to go swimming while I wander the mud flats. I arrive at the shore and see no water for miles - just the, well, mud flats up to the far horizon. And slowly the knowledge that if you can take long walks on the sea bottom, you probably cant swim in the same place at the same time, starts loading into my brain.
Please don't ever wander on mud flats alone, even if you think you know the area well. Always have somebody above the high tide line watching you and keeping an eye on the tide, and make sure you know the tide times and give yourself plenty of time to get clear. Not only is there a real risk of stepping into quicksand and getting stuck, but because the land is so flat, when the tide turns the water comes in faster than a person can run - and you are on the sea floor, remember. In 2004, at least 23 people were drowned while cockle picking one evening on the mudflats at Morecambe Bay, England, because the tide turned and overran them. I said 'at least' 23 because they were illegal Chinese immigrants working for a boss who had no idea how many pickers were out there, and although 23 bodies were found, more may have washed out to sea.
Load More Replies...Good stuff. I know I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but these people make me feel like a genius.
I hate the phrase, "common sense." Especially when lawmakers use it. Everything is learned, and just because YOU learned it, doesn't mean someone else did. The phrase is just a way to make you feel superior to someone that didn't learn whatever it is they did wrong.
Working with general public taught me that common sense isn't (common that is)
Load More Replies...I refer you to a song in the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown". Lucy sings it. It's called "Little Known Facts".
Is it normal to set off for the day looking for something to be annoyed about, photograph, and post online? What a miserable way through life. I’ll always speak up, with a smile, a joke, and a “I’m so sorry to disturb you, but could you help me?” In my experience it is very rare for the other person to just say no, I can only think of two examples. And in one case I phoned the manager and said that I’d want to know if I was the manager, so I thought I’d let her know how one of her members of staff behaved. Ha.
