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It can be quite a challenge to tell what’s true and what’s lies whether you’re talking to someone in real-life or surfing the internet. It’s easy to brag but harder to verify. Or to put it differently, it takes far more effort to refute lies than to spread them. And though many stories actually do sound way too outlandish to be real, fact can often be stranger than fiction.
There’s one subreddit that took this idea and ran with it. The small online community shares screenshots that end up confirming the ridiculous stories that people have told their family and friends. It’s the kind of stuff that makes you wonder whether all the wild things your pals boasted about were more than mere bragging… We've also collected some of the most fake-sounding but genuinely real headlines from the extremely popular r/nottheonion subreddit for your enjoyment. Check out the best posts and upvote your faves!
Bored Panda wanted to learn more about spotting potential red flags that a news story might be fake or biased, so we reached out to Lisa McLendon, Ph.D., the William Allen White Professor of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Bremner Editing Center Coordinator at the University of Kansas. She was kind enough to shed some light on this, as well as on how to distinguish between reliable and unreliable sources.
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Ross “Sarcastic Dad” 2 years ago
It goes from great to legendary because of the "get f****d" at the end, lololol.
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ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago
When people are blatantly doubtful of anecdotal posts like these, I first think who really cares if it’s probable or not. Then, I think one of two things: they’re either cynical & skeptical to the point of missing all the beauty of life or they’re so young & inexperienced with the world they’ve been trapped in a very tiny bubble. Both are really sad! And as those of us who’ve lived many decades and/or explored the planet, we’ve seen the most unlikely of things. Things completely unbelievable.
Nupraptor 2 years ago
I seriously get tired of all of the people clambering to call everything "Fake!" Like, yeah some stuff is absolutely ridiculous. But also, sometimes ridiculous things happen.
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Lori Sandoval 2 years ago
God, I wish my family would be this creative (and brief) when going around the table at Thanksgiving saying what they are thankful for before the food goes cold.
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#2
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
Life might not be very good without, but it would be better without Meta'stasis.
Kristiina 2 years ago
No don't take my Facebook! I have like a 1000 cat friends which I follow regularly. No people, I don't care about them. So I'm waiting for the release of Catbook. Any news?
PurpleUnicorn🇮🇪 2 years ago
All Meta has to do is comply with GDPR: if they don't want to play by the rules, they shouldn't get to play at all.
Sonja 2 years ago
The thing they didn't understand is that they have no share in Europe's economy. No one will feel if they go away. No one will miss them. People I know so far mostly use it in the way it was originally intended, to share stuff with people they know. Also all of those platforms and YouTube too pay out much less revenue for creators in Europe so no one can live off of being an influencer here. So no one cares. Also, most content is English and the vast majority of people in Europe may be able to speak English but it's not necessary to them and they prefer their own languages, so it's not as interesting as it is in countries where English is the first language or at least one of the official languages like USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand etc. which also happen to be big enough to provide a huge user base that would rage if they lost access. While the rest of the world uses advertising at Google Maps more and doesn't need those as much to advertise their businesses.
#3
Loverboy 2 years ago
lmao they had to teach a few kids at most, imagine having to teach 25 at a time. The number should be a lot higher than 77%
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
When I taught 5th grade....35 students. When I changed schools and started teaching special ed (reading and math classes in primary), I had an average of 120 students cycle through my classroom each day. I taught for five years and those years were the ONLY time I was ever late on rent because I didn't have the funds because of the low salary and needing to put my own money into buying classroom supplies (or often even food because I worked in a low income school and there was NO WAY "my" kiddos were going through their day hungry). I'd do would still be a broke-àss teacher but it's turned into a political circus rather than a child's knowledge factory.
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TheAmericanAmerican 2 years ago
I'd be fine with teachers getting paid starting at $70,000 and I DON'T have any kids! Take my tax dollars!!
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
Agree, and I think most people who are hard working everyday people would.... BUT The people with the real money - they don't want to - they will send their kids to private schools to be groomed into the perfect little dictators we have come to expect. I want intelligent neighbors.
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Id row 2 years ago
I also think school tax should only be paid by those who have kids and it should be a percentage based on the number of kids you have. I've paid about 100k in school taxes since I've lived here and have no kids. Haven't been on vacation since '07 and drive an '06 car, but those school taxes get paid every quarter.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
So you aren’t looking to need absolutely any body for the rest of your life? The educations you fund today are tomorrows doctors, lawyers, mechanics, plumbers, etc. Education benefits everybody in the long run
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Professor McLendon, from the University of Kansas, explained that anyone looking for red flags in news stories ought to start by reading the headline. "Does it make outlandish claims? Does it use language intended to make a reader angry or scared?" she told Bored Panda via email.
Next, the readers should take in the beginning of the story. "Does it attribute information to reliable sources, that is, experts, officials, eyewitnesses, people who would actually know such things? Does it walk back whatever was claimed in the headline? Does it link to reliable sources?"
It's very helpful if the readers then take the time to look at other sources and how they present the information. "Even when a news outlet 'scoops' everyone else, pretty soon, if it’s a legitimate story, other news outlets will check it and publish it too," McLendon said.
#4
Loverboy 2 years ago
I like how he doesn't seem too upset about it. Just "Yep, that's what happened."
BlackestDawn 2 years ago
I think it' comes from a "what's the point of being upset" mindset.
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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
My dad was in the Shriners, and marched in many parades. At one, in another state, the local politician rolled down the street, with his name on a banner on the car. At the picnic after the parade, the politician was working the crowd. Mom and I were carrying our chairs, cooler, etc al, looking to meet up with Dad and the Shriners. We saw the politician, and Mom remembered his name from the banner, so she acted like she knew him. She asked how he was, how was the family. He was trying so hard to figure out where he knew her from. We were at the picnic for a couple hours, and saw the politician again as we were leaving. Mom let the poor fellow off the hook. He promised her that he would never forget her.
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
I almost expected him to apologise :) Watson is ex-mayor of Ottawa, the capital of Canada.
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
Ofc Canada, we would rarely see this in the US
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Huddo's sister 2 years ago
My mum used to make each of our names as pancakes when I had friends sleep over. 20ish years ago and my friends still remember it!
#6
Iridian 2 years ago
Well, who can blame him? At a high altitude, you just might fall for any old scam! /s
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Yep, lack of oxygen makes us have stupid brains. 🤣
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Agfox 2 years ago
This is up there with the Turkish guy who joined a search for a missing person when he was the person who was thought to be missing https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58746703
glowworm2 2 years ago (edited)
There's a similar story with a woman who did the exact same thing in Iceland. https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/08/30/tourist-joins-search-party-realizes-everyone-was-looking-for-her/
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Big Chungus 2 years ago
Definitely a millennial...if there are two things I know about being a millennial is that we all have IBS and we do not answer the phone
Susan Bosse 2 years ago
I have wanted to say "how stupid" since first reading this when it happened but I don't even answer the phone for people I know. I do, however, wonder why HE didn't call anyone since he obvi had service. Lol
James016 2 years ago
Maybe in his mind he wasn't lost and he wanted some me time
Load More Replies... BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
Something I would do. I usually don't take calls from unknown numbers. If I was lost on mountain I am sure it was intentional.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
If he had cell service, he could have called someone he knew and they could have told him “hey, people are gonna call you and try to find you so answer the phone.”
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
Sorry, but I would do this as well. Lost or not, I’m not answering unknown numbers!
It's usually very time-intensive for readers to double-check every claim that an article makes, so a better approach is to gauge the (un)reliability of the source. Bored Panda was curious about how readers could go about distinguishing between trustworthy sources, as well as those that are best left untouched.
"Legitimate news sources follow a code of ethics and standards for journalism that include not publishing rumors, verifying information, correcting errors, and so on," Professor McLendon told us.
"The New York Times, BBC, Reuters, Associated Press (AP), etc. are examples of this, and established local newspapers are too. One way to tell is whether other news outlets cite them. For example, AP picks up and distributes content from its members, and only legitimate news outlets are members of AP," she said.
"But there are 'pink slime' news outlets that have popped up in the U.S. that look similar to legitimate newspapers but push highly biased and even incorrect information," McLendon urged readers to check who's funding the outlets and who's in charge of them. "Are they even located in your community? Are they trying to push a particular agenda while trying to appear that they aren’t? For health information, make sure it comes from a hospital or doctor who does not have a vested interest in selling you something."
#7
Andy Frobig 2 years ago
I don't know what they paid him, but I bet he was fascinated by the check because he would have done it for free
Rayne Eilers 2 years ago
Apparently Jeff Goldblum played the alien in Asteroid City. How he played a claymation alien with no lines, I have no idea
Kristin 2 years ago
Because hes the best actor in the entire world... and the universe!
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#8
Ian Webling 2 years ago
Translation: "Guys, he's right! it was much easier."
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Monday 2 years ago
Same! That way I can follow the story even if I'm crunching on some crisps or the neighbour kid is having another meltdown.
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Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
I would prefer to read subtitles than listen to any English dubbed anything. Squid Game's dubbing was horrific and sometimes made very little sense due to how it was translated.
Lesley Christie 2 years ago
I have found watching films with subtitles is a lot easier than you think it's going to be. After a few minutes my brain just assimilates both sets of information and when I think back to the scenes of the film, I remember it as if the characters are saying the lines that I read in my language.
Tähtikarhu (he/him) 🇫🇮 2 years ago (edited)
In Finland (as well as the other Nordic countries, and Estonia because they wanna be like Finland) only little children's stuff gets dubbed. Are other people illiterate?
Phero 2 years ago
Yes. Exactly. Here in Denmark, it is only cartoons and other things, where the main target is (small) children, that gets dubbed. The rest has subtitles.
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Black Rabbit 2 years ago
I would prefer not have to read subtitles if there’s an option for the audio to be in the languages I speak, but I will watch any movie with a good story and good acting.
#9
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Agreed. Other animals in the kingdom getting some revenge on the worst animal of all, humans.
Load More Replies... Spocks's Mom 2 years ago (edited)
No. The reason she fell on him was because someone else shot her while she was holding the guy in her trunk. The elephants were trying to protect themselves. Here's the link to the story 😔: https://www.news24.com/News24/hunter-dies-after-shot-elephant-falls-on-him-20170521
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The subreddit, which was founded in October 2018, has fewer than 6k members. However, the idea behind the niche online group is fascinating. Instead of just collecting all the times that people bragged online only to be called out for their lies, they flipped the script and decided to do the opposite. Namely, showing that bizarre stories can have a solid kernel of truth. The moderator team running the sub asks their community members to keep the posts relevant and also include proof that a particular claim was real.
Meanwhile the r/nottheonion sub, created all the way back in 2008, currently boasts a whopping 22.5 million followers who share true stories that sound like they could easily be satirical pieces from 'The Onion.'
It can feel extremely unpleasant if your friends don’t believe what you’re telling them. This lack of trust in you can even make you second guess how deep the roots of your friendship actually go. There are a few reasons why someone might not believe your super amazing story about how you met a local celebrity or accidentally hugged the mayor.
#10
María Hermida 2 years ago
If it's considered a "baby" since the moment it's conceived, she's not wrong
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
I’m glad you see the fundamental logic in the whole situation. :)
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Issac (he/him) 2 years ago
high-occupancy vehicle! It's a lane reserved for emergency vehicles or vehicles with more than one person in them, like carpools.
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#11
James016 2 years ago
Asking someone to confirm or deny something is not the best way to have them not reply.
Em 2 years ago
Asking (presumably) a celebrity to confirm or deny a very minor event that happened 3 years previously is a pretty solid one, though. I'm more amused by the fact that his response indicates that he knew his buddy was right all along.
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#12
ॐBoyGanesh 2 years ago
The “Protestant Work Ethic” is a lie! And it’s manipulative, abusive, gaslighting & myopic.
Jared Robinson 2 years ago
I have worked hard since I was fourteen years old. It has gotten me nothing.
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Me too, but I DID get something out of it. A brokedown a*s old lady body at 42. So in 20 some years when I can retire and end the daily misery, I'll keel over dead.
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Nikolaj Christensen 2 years ago
"Oh really? are you REALLY saying that a lot of poor people in the US actually IS working 2 jobs, and almost never get any free time, without them having ANY chance of EVER changing their economic situation? goss darn socialist communist lie!!! Murican capitalism is da s**t, dont like it MOVE!" -MANY stupid americans i have discussed politics with before...
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Working hard can lead to a better life. But making good choices paired with hard work is far more successful.
Pink Princess 2 years ago
Yeah it doesn't. It might lead to a better life and it also might make no difference at all
Kat Hague 2 years ago
Well, I’m sure there are people who think school Bus Driver’s don’t work very hard because they don’t work over eight hours a day. But let me tell you we definitely do if we’ve got more than three people out somebody’s doing extra runs and it’s not just one person always doing that, all of us will step up and do somebody else’s run when and if we have to we have emergency field trips quite a bit and we have people who will step up and do them at the last minute. When we all work as a team and we get the job done, which is getting all of our students to school safely. And then getting our students home safely is really the only thing that matters at the end of the day, every school bus driver I know loves their kids we see them every day and we see them as they grow and graduate and then web see their children on our buses one day🥹
First of all, your story might be extremely bizarre in and of itself. Life is rarely as exciting and dramatic as a movie script, so if something utterly awesome happens to you, it might not resonate with other people’s experiences. The devil is in the details, so a lot depends on how you tell the story.
Secondly, there might genuinely be an issue with trust in your social circle. If you have a reputation for exaggerating stories, boasting about your achievements, and humble-bragging, even your best buddies might take what you say with a few grains of salt. If you’re known for lying, then don’t expect others to rush to believe you. In this case, it’s worth considering how you communicate with others in the future, and whether your pride and the image you’re trying to create are more important to you than the truth and a reputation for honesty.
#13
Jaya 2 years ago
I think we're looking at this the wrong way. Those 5.5 million aren't really about the donation, their point in spending those 5.5 isn't that they really want people to know about the charity, they simply want a big advertisement campaign to get more customers. The donation is only done so they can have a positive sounding thing to say about their company in their advertisements, but the charity isn't the point of the advertisement, the point of the advertisement is to make more money as a company. If they hadn't given that money to charity, they would have still spent 5.5 million on advertisement, they just would have used some different positive-sounding thing about their company in their advertisements. So it may sound ridiculous, but it's no different than any other company that spends millions on advertisement.
Lexekon 2 years ago
They are correct here. It is disingenuous to downvote something like this, because that is how the big corps work. Like it or not, we should at least be grateful that anything went to a charity at all. It is highly probable they would have animated dancing animals instead. Remember, big corps are designed to not be altruistic.
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WonderWoman 2 years ago
Most organizations spend more money boasting about themselves than they do on helping others
#14
Loverboy 2 years ago
Tbf I would normally say the same, I can't believe it. lmao the way she's looking at the cereal
Jon Mock 2 years ago
She looks like she knows she has a problem, but is just not ready to deal with it yet.
Load More Replies... Fish Fingers 2 years ago
Who are these people who hear someone say 'Today I'm wearing shoes' and immediately have to dispute it? What's the point?
Em 2 years ago
This is...nonsensical, though. Even if you really disliked the bagged cereal (which, for the record, tastes exactly the same as name brand), why on earth would you buy 15 boxes at once? I saw this in the wild years ago and definitely raised an eyebrow at it. Somehow the picture makes me believe it less.
Load More Replies... R Dennis 2 years ago
My wife always bought skim milk for my stepkids. If I took them grocery shopping, they whined about it. I never drank a glass of milk in my life as I was allergic as a kid (outgrew it) and always considered it gross to the point I rarely ate cereal more than once every few years... so the milk didn't really matter to me. I then had a bowl with whole milk I bought once because my stepkids asked me to at least try it. I immediately apologized to them and told my wife I would never buy skim milk again. She asked if I could at least buy 2% as I did most of the grocery shopping... I never came home with low fat milk. The kids were all a healthy weight and didn't need to suffer like that. The same thing happened with store brand peanut butter.
Beans 2 years ago
I personally just like skim milk though. I don't enjoy a thick fat feeling coating my tongue. I just get my own small one while the rest of the house drinks full. Win win.
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Jeremy Bolanos 2 years ago
Ugh, can't eat Trix. The marshmallow's texture is all wrong and hurts my teeth.
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Loverboy 2 years ago (edited)
Seeing how angry and upset they get over any opinion or fact that goes against their own opinion, not a surprise.
Hugh Cookson 2 years ago
Please don't tar us all with the same brush ok ? There are arseholes in every generation.
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Suzy Creamcheese 2 years ago
There's enough projection in this comment section to open a chain of movie theaters.
Agfox 2 years ago
As a Boomer I disagree with this & if anyone posts a nasty response I will go & sulk in bed with my stuffed, toy fox - so there!!
Vermonta 2 years ago
Maybe its because they are older and aren't going to put up with stupid stuff anymore. One does reach an aw hell no age
Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
I love this - I am not old - I am at the hell no age. I don't get mad, I just laugh and call them idiots. BTW it is not the "boomers" that have f'd up our situation - look past the age and look at the source - Corporate Greed
Load More Replies... JenniB 2 years ago
It's a good thing Gen X'ers aren't so sensitive because we get over looked a lot...lol
Lucille 2 2 years ago
My white cis Gen X mom was the one who taught me tolerance and compassion. I didn’t even know homophobia was a thing until I was like 7 or 8, I thought it was normal to just like whoever you liked. The first time I heard a rap song as a kid and tried to say the N word, she sat me down and had a long educational conversation about the history of that word and why it’s not cool for us to use it. Gen X is super underrated honestly ❤️
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Wysteria_Rose 2 years ago
After several years of retail service, I never had anyone but boomers get upset when they tried using an expired coupon. Everyone who was very young would go, "Ope, sorry about that, never mind" but older folks acted as if I just decided to not take it.
Jakob Steengaard 2 years ago
I guess this study hasn’t been peer-reviewed. It might as well say, that You become more sensitive as You get older no matter what generation You are.
Third of all, your friends might not believe you because they themselves have trust issues that have nothing to do with you. They might be surrounded by people who exaggerate everything and brag non-stop about doing this and meeting someone of importance. And though you might be telling the truth, your pals’ prior experience makes them extremely skeptical. Imagine their faces when they get the proof that you were being honest the entire time!
#16
BetterBitterButter 2 years ago (edited)
I remember reading this news. The boy was from Bangladesh and ended up in Malaysia!
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
His essay on how he spent his summer vacation will be the best in class.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 2 years ago
My Dad hopped on a train in Buckley, WA and ended up in Portland, OR before he was found. He was 9.
#17
Fat Harry 2 years ago
Even I, at 40, stopped using Facebook because it's full of old people moaning.
Beans 2 years ago
All social media goes this way though. Remember MySpace? Live Journal? Insta will go this way, Twitter is self imploding. After tiktok there will be some other hyped thing by the next gen. I'm going to call the next Gen after Z, Gen A. The A is for apocalypse.
Duckie Measles 2 years ago
Gen Alpha is actually what kids born after 2012 are being called. So you're sort of right by calling them gen A!
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago
I mainly use Facebook just so I can get in touch via Messenger with my parents who are nearing 80. Works well for that tho
RaroaRaroa 2 years ago
I'm sick of the Temu ads trying to sell things I can't even recognise, or the ads for menstrual cups. But I think community pages are great. The number of people who lose something (a cat, a wallet, their keys) and someone else is posting that they found them. Without facebook, they'd probably never get that stuff back. A recent one was someone having trouble with their shower door coming off the tracks. Another member of the neighbourhood went and fixed it for them. That's the useful side of it. If I have a "friend" whose posts annoy me, I just block or mute them or unfriend them.
Beans 2 years ago
Temu is dumb. It's just Wish/AliExpress etc. I agree that the groups are ok but in my fandom the FB group replaced a huge forum and it still makes me sad. It's just not the same.
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Mojo Flizash 2 years ago
I stopped Facebook because I realized I knew far too many people that are closed minded and easily manipulated.
A B C the Third 2 years ago
You... you stopped facebook? 😱 I hope you don't delete the internet! ;)
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Praea Kitten 2 years ago
I'll be honest, I started using facialbook to monitor my kids like in the early 2010's, but yeah, it's just family being ashholes to each other so I dropped it in 2015 and never looked back
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Younger people use things like Snapchat and TikTok until they get older and can’t react as fast or pay attention as much. Then they migrate to Facebook where everything is much slower
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
I got tired of comparing lives with other people. Facebook is a waste of electrons.
Erik Biesemeier 2 years ago
I'm still on it for a couple groups, but the garbage their algorithm is sending my way, sure seems like they want me to leave.
#18
Bob Brooce 2 years ago
The first step/requirement for a trademark is to use it in commerce, and a good rule of thumb is that the first one to use it gets first chance at registering it. That said, I'm inclined to think the US government doesn't feel a need to trademark the name of military branch. Under the law no government entity can trademark a flag, seal, or insignia.
xczechr 2 years ago
Indeed. It's why anyone can make a show about the FBI, CIA, POTUS or whatever other department/agency of the government and use their insignia.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Why don’t we just drop the Space Force b******t, and just go with the obvious. Call it The United Federation of Planets, and invite the aliens from Area 51 to come out and join us. Bring their friends and families and join the “Come As You Are” Mixer!
SPQRBob 2 years ago
I'm pretty sure it would be less "Star Trek" and more "Starship Troopers".
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It can be exhausting to deal with serial braggarts because they tend to talk only about themselves and their (alleged) accomplishments. However, you can shut them down in a few overt and subtle ways. Andrea F. Polard, Psy.D., explains on Psychology Today that you could switch the subject when the other person starts bragging excessively. Or you could mention that it’s hard to impress you and ask to talk about something else.
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Jaya 2 years ago
Nothing wrong with shifting your priorities or changing as a human, you don't have to stay the same kind of person your whole life. But, I read her book and she seemed so incredibly detailed and over the top tidy, that I wouldn't be surprised that if she calls her home messy, it'd still be tidier than my home will ever be.
David 2 years ago
It was always going to be a fad anyway. Her catch phrase about if it doesn't spark joy sounds good but doesn't live up to practical application. The vast majority of my possessions do not spark joy. They are just practical things related to owning a house and getting on with life.
Patricia Steward 2 years ago
I tried to read her book, but the constant repetition of the word "tidying" drove me nuts.
Alvia Vseobecna 2 years ago
I adopted closet organisation from her and that worked for me even in my worst depression episodes. I liked that :)
Lemme get the lemons 2 years ago
For anyone wondering this is the 'thos brings joy' 'this does not bring joy'
Sonja 2 years ago
I read her statement of when she gave up and it was heartwarming. She said that she still liked tidying up and a tidy environment, but she loved her family more, so she readily embraced some mess in her life because sticking to her strict routines would take away quality time with her family and might deprive her of some knick-knacks that did bring more joy than she thought they would. So she didn't give up on tidying up, she just had her priorities straight and I think that's admirable.
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
You can't hear? Now you won't be able to read as well! Also happy deaf awareness week. Sometimes these companies need logical awareness classes.
Monday 2 years ago
This was the worst Youtube update for me. I love Japanese music and my favourite bands always allowed crowd-sourced captions on their stuff so everyone could enjoy it. Within a day of a new upload we had rough subs and within a week we had beautifully refined ones. Now their stuff from over a year ago still has no CC. I don't understand what Youtube gained by removing it, especially since creators could opt in or out of the feature.
Todd Doering 2 years ago
I mean, they falsely claimed they did it to protect us from inaccurate captions. But the fact that they and other companies offer to create captions for a subscription fee might be related.
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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
Is that why CC stopped working on YouTube? I NEEDED that!
Load More Replies... Jeremy Bolanos 2 years ago
This is the same company that will give your original work to any old random that wants your ad dollars and then allow them to say no when you try to get it back.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
And there are people who think BigTech isn’t a problem with too much power to control our lives..
Frank Ropen 2 years ago
Google is evil, https://vivaldi.com/blog/googles-new-dangerous-web-environment-integrity-spec/
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Thanks for that article. Had a read and it's interesting. I can see both benefits and downsides. But the downsides seem more damaging that the problems they're trying to prevent. Like most things though, if it does come to fruition just how bad it'd be will hinge on how companies choose to implement it.
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Lesley Christie 2 years ago
Brain injuries can do many scary things, including foreign accent syndrome. It's terrifying. I think alien hand syndrome must be the scariest I've heard of.
Chewie Baron 2 years ago
I read a case of this a few years ago about a woman in the US, Georgia if I’m not mistaken had I think a stroke and the recovered but had an English accent.
Michelle C 2 years ago
It’s entirely possible to wake up speaking another language after brain surgery, or a similar surgery! If you’ve never heard of Foreign Language Syndrome, look it up and enjoy your reading!
Pamela Christie 2 years ago
I've heard of this phenomenon. People with brain injuries can end up speaking with foreign accents too, which is problematic if the accent is associated with an ethnic group of which they are clearly not a member, like a Nordic type speaking with a Bengali accent. People think they're being racist every time they open their mouths.
A subtle way to correct a braggart’s ways is to brag about yourself and then correct yourself. You could boast a bit and then chastise yourself for doing so. Alternatively, Polard suggests explaining how you’d prefer it if another person, who isn’t participating in the conversation, wouldn’t brag so much. If all else fails, simply… let it go, walk away, and enjoy your day.
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and_a_touch_of_the_’tism 2 years ago
The things cops get away with here is disgusting. My city cops are decent but the county and sheriff’s office are terrible.
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NY Redneck 2 years ago
"Once Again Shows"!? SERIOUSLY?!?! Was anyone confused the first time? You had to double check? Come here a sec and let me throat punch you while my buddies taze you. Bet it only takes the one time to decide that was a bad idea too.
Gracie Mae 2 years ago
ummm, isn't that common sense??? who are these freakin' 'experts' anyway?!
#23
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago
I bet you can't guess who was in office when this was stated.
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Richard Michael 2 years ago
Yup: https://americanindependent.com/white-house-threatens-to-fire-anyone-who-tries-to-quit/
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Richard Michael 2 years ago
it was: https://americanindependent.com/white-house-threatens-to-fire-anyone-who-tries-to-quit/
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Wait that sounds like a good deal! If they fire you they have to pay severance don't they? Fail at quitting! Fail at quitting!
Michele Garrard 2 years ago
Not if you violated the terms of employment. You'll be denied U/E
Load More Replies... bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
Jared wants to know if the same policy applies to the family
Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 2 years ago
*stubborn jedi-in-training noises*
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Marco Richter 2 years ago
That would be great in germany. If your company fires you, they have to pay you a severance pay you wouldn't get if you quit on your own.
GV Martinez-Williams 2 years ago
Here, in the USA, they have to pay unemployment benefits as well.
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Erica Ventura 2 years ago
That's in Santa Rosa, my hometown, same place PG&E keeps trying to burn down every summer.
Meanwhile, Richard B. Joelson, DSW, LCSW, points out on Psychology Today that there is a vast difference between bragging and being able to express oneself freely. The former is something that many folks object to while the latter is an example of a healthy sense of pride in oneself.
In short, boasting is all about excessive pride and glorifying oneself. “We tend to think of people who boast as arrogant, self-preoccupied, or, perhaps, insecure, which may be why they need to boast in the first place,” Joelson notes.
#25
Ty Stratton-Quirk 2 years ago
And if he told you to storm the Capitol, would y... okay, that was a bad example.
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Bob Brezniak 2 years ago
I don't agree with giving them warnings. This is a clear example of Darwinism....
David 2 years ago
Snorting it is right out as well. Just because bleach can come powdered doesn't mean....
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
The FDA is full of morons. Lord Trump knows how to keep us safe with his bigly brains.
#26
Betsy Ray 2 years ago
It's undoubtedly the nicest thing that's happened in that courtroom in, well, forever.
Michele Garrard 2 years ago
You wouldn't say that if you were a crime victim and the defendant got convicted!
Load More Replies... R Dennis 2 years ago
I really hate to be the doubter guy... but this just says they spent a day on jury duty. Downvote away.
Blue Chambers 2 years ago
He then proceeded to show no evidence whatsoever. I have a document showing I was a juror also. Doesn't mean I gave the judge a strip tease to get out of it.
Kiss Army 2 years ago
When my (retired-police officer) dad was called for jury duty, they asked if he had any bias regarding the case and he replied "yes" they asked him what they were and he said he would rather not say but the defense attorney insisted so my dad said "Of course I think he's guilty, otherwise my son wouldn't have arrested him!" Apparently, the look on the attorney's face was priceless and he was immediately dismissed from jury duty. (They guy was guilty - there was so much physical evidence against him, he gave up and took a plea deal before the end of the trial.)
R Dennis 2 years ago
When I sat for jury duty, they asked if anyone had a connection to the case. One guy piped up that he did with one of the officers on the docket - it was his girlfriend's dad. The judge asked "When did you last see him?" The guy responded "Two days ago when I helped him move a refrigerator." He was released.
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David 2 years ago
That wording. "Attendance fee" makes it sound like you have to pay them like if you were attending a conference or something. You guys are high rollers. I just checked my county's jury pay. Still $15 same as it was years ago when it wasn't much then. Also - WOOT! I just read that because I'm over 60 I can choose to opt out of jury duty if I get called again.
Randy Klefbeck 2 years ago
I was directing a stage play and was excused from jury duty as well. Never a time of day when you aren't completely busy, and other people are completely dependent on you for something.....the show must go on.
#27
James016 2 years ago
Did they really not see that coming? Though whoever was behind the announcement that insulin would be free will forever be a legend
Sierra (any/all) 2 years ago
funny thing is, due to that fake tweet, the company’s stock went down and they lost millions of dollars. karma is such a good little soul
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“Pride, on the other hand, is generally defined as a feeling of self-respect and personal worth or a feeling of satisfaction with one’s own (or another’s) achievements. Most would agree that pride is a vital part of an individual’s sense of self and an important component of healthy, positive self-esteem," the expert said.
#28
Jaya 2 years ago
I looked it up, the idea was to find out how long it takes to come out, so that if a kid swallowed something, their worried parents would be spared from “needless gross hours of searching through poop.” The average was 1.7 days. Is this information interesting to have? Yes. Was it worth reading through a gazillion toilet-related puns in the news article? Nope.
MaggieMay85 2 years ago
But they used the FART score, it was all for science. 😂
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Benita Valdez 2 years ago
I'll say pretty much any stupid act I do drunk is for science 🤪
Load More Replies... Remi (He/Him) 2 years ago
Hopefully someone has added this study to the Ig nobel candidates list
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
I have no doubt that some parents are terrified that if their kids eat a lego it'll stay inside them forever, or it'll be digested and poison them, or that it'll somehow clog the digestive tract. Seems likely this little test proved that it always passes through undigested with no harmful effects.
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#29
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
No, if we do that he may die a martyr. Which may spawn more protests and riots. We don’t know if he actually will break and eat “‘non-organic” food
Load More Replies... Gardener of Weeden 2 years ago
This will be buried but - He was given his special diet - he is out already - and he said he would do it again! glad we taught him a lesson. SO in 2024 if the magas don't win - how many people will die?
Saint Tim the Godless 2 years ago
On the other hand, if the magats do win, how many of the rest of us will die?
Load More Replies... Hugh Cookson 2 years ago
Easy way round this ; feed him 'normal' food and tell him it's organic. If he asks to see the food labels tell him it came in paper bags fresh from the market. Man's a fcking idiot anyway and wouldn't have the wit or brains to question this line of answering. Failing that, let him starve.
Pickles, Pennies, & Ponies 2 years ago
Wow, he storms the Capitol and then expects special treatment.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Jakey, your preferred diet is not a religious thing or due to a medical condition, so suck it up. You’re in prison. It’s SUPPOSED to be uncomfortable.
Nikole 2 years ago
This comment has NOTHING to do with that chode, but someone’s chosen diet shouldn’t be declared illegitimate just because it’s not based on a religious belief.
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Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Another moron who doesn't understand what organic means. It's not processed and it's found in nature, it's organic. The ego-stroking green "organic" label is snake oil but I'm not here to tell people how to waste their hard earned moolah.
Verena 2 years ago
That's "paleo". Organic = no artificial fertilizers and pesticides. Bio = respect and welfare for nature and animals. Three entirely different diets
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#30
Java Addict 2 years ago
A glitch in the Robinhood app caused a young man to throw himself in front of a train a few years ago. The app said he owed them massive amounts of money, he thought he'd ruined his and his family's lives and ended it.
It’s important to strike a balance between confidence and being proud of our accomplishments without overindulging in our awesomeness. At the same time, we shouldn’t feel like we have to apologize for our successes either: it’s important to celebrate these accomplishments with our nearest and dearest.
#31
BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
As a non-American I am learning things about Mississippi against my will. So far it seems like Mississippi needs a makeover.
Tiramisu 2 years ago
Only a few years ago did they stop using a Confederate-inspired flag
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Crazy Dog Lady 2 years ago
I call complete BS on the PD. I've had to participate in several different restraint training for my job and every single one says if the person says they can't breathe you release the restraint.
Monday 2 years ago
Err on the side of caution yes. Maybe they're lying or being dramatic, but the consequences of indulging a liar aren't nearly as bad as the consequences of a person in genuine distress.
Load More Replies... Loverboy 2 years ago
I remember this so clearly. What the f**k is wrong with America and the law enforcement?
Jaya 2 years ago
There's a time and place for everything. When someone just died by the hands of police, that is not the time to have a semantic discussion about whether people should say "I can't breathe" or "I can barely breathe".
Tiny Dancer 2 years ago
Sadly, I can now confirm this for real. After seeing a problem and asking him, "Is everything okay?", my husband's last words were a strained, "I ... don't ... think ... so." He was dead within about two minutes, choked to death on a bite of damn pizza.
Brad Blackwell 2 years ago
Me: can't breathe, no air to breathe...so I can't say that I can't breathe. Mayor/PD: "Well....He never said he couldn't breathe!"
#32
![You Expect Us To Believe You Own A Book? [xpost R/Nothingeverhappens]](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/64bf8e2728324_rj1Lgzj__700.jpg "You Expect Us To Believe You Own A Book? [xpost R/Nothingeverhappens]")
xczechr 2 years ago
Who in the hell doubts that someone owns a book? Well, people who don't read, I suppose.
Danish Susanne 2 years ago (edited)
I have read maybe thousands of books, that I never owned. With books ownership is not important availability is (from friends or public libraries).
Pamela Christie 2 years ago
Apollo the African Grey parrot can identify wood, metal AND plastic!
#33
René Sauer 2 years ago
I dunno who that is, And I doubt Teslas are that smart, but overall I agree with him. I will never trust self driving cars.
Ken Beattie 2 years ago
Part of the tv show Upload hinges on a person dying in a self driving car crash. The show is mostly a comedy but on some things it's kinda prescient.
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#34
MisterE 2 years ago
The election wasn't until the first Tuesday in November. Just questioning the Biden presidency tab at the top.
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My “in my head” Voice 2 years ago
Biden didn't take office until January 2021.
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Danish Susanne 2 years ago
Once in Denmark a politician apparently seriously claimed the lovely summer weather was the doing of the government.
#35
Caroline Nagel 2 years ago
Am I reading this right? You win working ten extra hours? This is Dystopia!
Spocks's Mom 2 years ago
I am hoping it's 10 hours of pay, but I don't doubt it.
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I_am_a_dinosaur 2 years ago
Suzanne Collins was right. We’re slowly becoming Panem. Next thing we know all the important people will be shipped to the Rockies and everyone else will get dumped in gladiator rings
#36
Ron Baza 2 years ago
Imagine being a cheapskate company which thought saving 40 bucks was worth the bad publicity.
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#37
Loverboy 2 years ago (edited)
I hate BuzzFeed with a passion, 99% of it is garbage. Might be a good idea though, we'll see.
Seabeast 2 years ago
This is from April 2020. Given that Buzzfeed has gone down the tubes since then, I guess it wasn't a very smart idea. ___ "On April 20, 2023, Peretti announced that BuzzFeed Media would be shuttering BuzzFeed News and focusing its news efforts into The Huffington Post, laying off about 180 workers."
Beans 2 years ago
That's just the news section of BF though. They never had AI content.
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It's just the News section that was discontinued I thought.
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#38
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
Menthol cigarettes are way more harmful than normal ones cuz it numbs your throat so you smoke more :P
bottomless.abyss.of.bordem 2 years ago
It frees your mind, Tuck. It's Friday, you ain't got no job, and you ain't got s**t to do!
Caroline Nagel 2 years ago (edited)
If you want to see Tucker Carlson get angry watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_nFI2Zb7qE - Rutger Bregman is a Dutch historian who told the moneygrabbers at Davos to start paying their taxes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9odkjbkwvWs
#39
Magnion 2 years ago
I actually agree with him on this one. Probably the only time I’ll say that I agree with him. Naming at the Pelosi acting stupid though, since people on both sides of the aisle, trade stocks with insider information.
David H 2 years ago
Pelosi has one of the worse abuse records for it, especially with so many suspicious trades. And she's face of the Democrats in Congress, which makes her a political target
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MagicJacket 2 years ago
She isn't speaker anymore, so that kind of makes sense. She will not seek re-election. Now if only Feinstein would follow suit.
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Tucker Cahooter 2 years ago
For non Oz readers, "The Chaser" is a satirical group of guys and ScoMo is the nickname we gave former Prime Minister Scott Morrison (think antipodean Boris Johnson) who embraced fossil fuels (even brandishing a lump of coal in Parliament for some reason)
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A B C the Third 2 years ago
BULLSHÌT - GET FÙCKED - FÙCK YOU - just writing all the censored words down so hopefully at some point BP come to their fúcking senses, pull that huge stick out their árses and stop this cráp.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Actually, those words aren't typically written in all capitals. I grew up in a time when was uncommon to see or hear these words in public, and not only do I feel that they are unnecessary and just base, I also think that too much use just reduces their effect. With the size of the English vocabulary, I would rather read something much more creative and individual.
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BULLSHÌT - GET FÙCKED - FÙCK YOU - just writing all the censored words down so hopefully at some point BP come to their fúcking senses, pull that huge stick out their árses and stop this cráp.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Actually, those words aren't typically written in all capitals. I grew up in a time when was uncommon to see or hear these words in public, and not only do I feel that they are unnecessary and just base, I also think that too much use just reduces their effect. With the size of the English vocabulary, I would rather read something much more creative and individual.
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