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We all know very well that things in this world tend to backfire. Call it a law of nature, a frequent twist of fate, or destiny. “Look who’s laughing now” is a phenomenon that has happened to virtually every one of us, and no matter what you do, it repeats again and again, and again.

The Reddit community “There Was An Attempt” is dedicated to precisely the comic absurdity of all the attempts in life that went against the plan, or turned in the wrong direction. Created in August 2015, the subreddit now has 1.9m members that are not immune to the funny attempts that “were there.”

“People enjoy the slapstick comedy of it. At the end of the day, everyone is laughing,” the subreddit’s moderator told Bored Panda in the interview that you can read in full below. And now we leave the stage to the ensued hilarity.

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Bored Panda spoke to redditor u/F4T4-M0RG4N4, the moderator of the r/ThereWasAnAttempt subreddit, who said that the community has evolved a lot since it was created 5 years ago.

“When I first joined the team, it was mostly a screenshot sub. A few months back, there was some drama about how there were only three mods who ran the subreddit (which at the time had around a million members).” As a result, they invited more people to join the moderator team and removed the screenshot posts.

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For those who’re wondering what, precisely, “there was an attempt” refers to, u/F4T4-M0RG4N4 explained that it’s basically about “someone attempting something but ultimately failing.”

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Conceptually, it’s similar to “if someone tried jumping off a trampoline into a pool but when they tried to jump, the trampoline tore. In that case, you could say, 'Well... there was an attempt, at least' and that’s where our subreddit comes into play.”

The posts are mainly about “some people having a dumb idea, trying out that idea, and failing.” This misery is what makes it so funny. 

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is just adorable 🤣 Also: why would you think a cat would get out of a box?

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Today, the moderator team only allows video submissions and cross-posts, “which are posts that were in one subreddit but were reposted to another (kind of like retweeting.” This format works better for r/ThereWasAnAttempt, since screenshots can more easily become reposts, for one.

Especially when there’s one similar subreddit that’s specifically for social media clapbacks and comebacks, but its content mainly features screenshots.When it comes to their 1.9 million member count, the moderator said that “I don’t think we have the exact same post frequency as, say, a meme subreddit.”

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Partly, it’s because it isn’t easy to repost something from r/ThereWasAnAttempt. “I could probably look at the new section for r/memes and see quite a few frequent reposts.”

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

'Having Voldemort trying to kill him at every opportunity finally took its toll on Harry Potter'

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“Of course, if you really want to make something good, nothing beats a good old Louisiana Back-bay Bayou Bunny Bordelaise, a la Antoine.”

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kjorn
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i'd rather someone who go hunting for food than for trophy

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Deer seem like the best meat option for those who oppose animal cruelty. They live in the wild. No hormones, cages, dirty conditions. The population is also skyrocketing due to lack of apex predators. I guess I'm bias since I know so many hunters. But I'd rather people hunt deer and feral pigs than wolves, bears, etc.

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earringnut
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We are often the only apex predators left in their food chain. Over population leads to mass starvation. It might be counter intuitive but it's actually more humane to hunt them than to not.

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Elaine Mattingly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I joked a lot but on a serious note, deer meat has the highest protein and actually helped my son stay out of hospital due to illness. The men ONLY killed what was eaten and used even the hide and bones. Did not waste one part and praised the Lord for allowing us such a blessing.

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Elaine Mattingly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You down voted me, would you not serve a deer if it helped to prevent damage your child's life?

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Jenifer Riggs
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not a fan of hunting but I will say that if you are hunting as your only means for survival or some ancient cultural practice I hold no offense. Its only when people hunt for sport and trophies, that I feel it is very wrong.

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Grumble O'Pug
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's funny how people shooting a human habituated animal call hunting a sport. Most losers fall off their sofa onto their ATV and pretend they are doing something.

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Bob Belcher
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God has a place for all animals, right next to the mashed potatoes.

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Patricia Kasprowski
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Would never eat a deer. Prefer to enjoy them in their natural environment. Lived in the mountains of Eastern Washington for 18 years and put out salt licks every year.

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Luuta
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This all goes to what animals we value over others. There's actually no moral difference between a deer and a snake, or a rabbit and a praying mantis. They should all be seen as equally precious. But we tend to value animals we consider "cute" over others and we have little respect for animals we breed to eat, even though cows, pigs and chickens are just as capable of feeling love, joy and trust as any other animals. There are only ethical reasons that separate one species from another, and these are (a) little or no waste (b) animal care, welfare and husbandry (from treating them humanely when making them ready for market, slaughtering them humanely, and making sure they're fit for human consumption). It's immoral to kill any animal and waste most of it. Life is to precious to treat the animals we eat with so little respect. Killing to contain disease or overpopulation are other reasons, although there's an argument that it's humans encroaching on their territory than they on ours.

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Karen Klinck
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too, most of our farm animals have been bred for lack of intelligence--they're easier to handle that way.

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Chris Challis
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

blood sports, killing defenseless animals because you can.. should be ashamed to be human.

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Iapetos
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How dare the bastard call for empathy in humanity? Do they not know humanity is a pile of s**t?

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Donna Leske
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In soya marinade; 1/2 c. dark soy sauce, 1 c. red wine, 1T. minced garlic, 1 t. fresh oregano leaves. Mix marinade ingredients well, submerge meat, refrigerate 24 hours. Cook meat with or without marinade, in oven or in microwave. Serve with steamed rice. 1972 Recipe from my nana Mary Duarte from Portugal.

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MonicaChicagoGal
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am a meat eater but just reminds me of Bambi or Rudolph these are NOPES😥

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Christel Nellemann
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder - why is free deer nopes, they have had a nice life , farmed animals are mostly grown in huge factorylike enviroments and suffer thorough their lives. Honest question. (I am vegetarian myself ) and are less healthy to eat too.

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Kerry Ericksson
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have never hunted and I am against it .Let animals live their lives in Freedom.Hunters are cruel....

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Leo Domitrix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm a vegetarian and even I said, "WTF?".... Get hungry, you hunt, you eat...

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Leo Domitrix
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whoever downvoted me, if I get hungry, yes, I'll break my vegetarianism to survive. I've been where it's one loaf of bread and a little can of peanuts to last a person two weeks. WEEKS. I hunted even when I had gone vegetarian, b/c my family needed food.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fun fact: they can (and will) kill you with their sharp hooves - or by kamikaze type road obstruction. Do not underestimate how dangerous these fur folks are. Not kidding.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When in doubt, ask Freddie. "Mama, just killed a man. Put a gun against his head. Pulled my trigger, now he's dead." Thanks, Freddie.

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Elaine Mattingly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was a crule thing to say knowing that it does happen. Human murder and providing food are billions of miles apart.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In a stew, or a sausage, roasted, burger...mmm, venison burger...

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My ex and his dad hunt for the meat. I always refused to eat it because I'm kind a weird about food. (Can't eat eggs if I picture the chicken while eating kind of weird.) Then my ex made tacos one night best tacos ever. Found out afterward that they were deer tacos. Now I love deer meat.

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backatya
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Usually with a stove or barbecue pit. Cows are precious too. They give us milk, juicy steak and hamburgers

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Caroline Overill
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just as an unrelated aside here, if ants knew how humans were messing up the planet and had the knowledge we have they could wipe out the entire human race within an hour.

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Heather Hayllar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't understand hunters these days. No need in most places. Hand in you despicable weapon

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Christel Nellemann
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder - why is free deer nopes for some of you, they have had a nice life , farmed animals are mostly grown in huge factorylike enviroments and suffer thorough their lives. Honest question. (I am vegetarian myself ) and are less healthy to eat too.

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Amanda Hunter
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And what about fluffly little lambs, baby calves, cute piggies eh, eh.

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Azziza
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah, nothing fancy. You just can't beat a country fried steak with sawmill gravy. That's the way!

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BusLady
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🤔😥 My father in law hunted, but I just couldn't bring myself to eat the meat.

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Cadmar Orion
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love deer, I have a pet deer, doesn't stop me from eating an elk or deer though. (correction, I have a pet dog named deer)

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Kim Lorton
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow. To have a food source so natural and not have fillers, thank you my Father in heaven!

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Dane Wheat
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They are a huge problem in Michigan. Constantly wrecking cars and killing people. They need to have population control. Hunting season is too short

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Philly Bob Squires
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're cold, they are cold too... bring them in and warm them up... usually at about 350 or so...

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Oskar vanZandt
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm not a big meat eater, but I did eat some very tasty venison sausages a few years back...

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Queen fhk
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder why people don't have a bit of sense, it's part of food chain we are omnivores it's our instincts ,being a vegan not bad but seriously can't help eating meat it's part of us!! Lol

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It’s almost as if the things your eating were living, thinking and feeling creatures and your ugly ass isn’t the only one who wants to keep living.

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Elaine Mattingly
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On our way to church a deer jumped into the side of my Dad's truck so hard it did damage. The men behind us saw it , knew Dad was in his eighties and not able to do something so they called it in , got permission , cleaned the deer and donated it to the hungry ( a place you call so the deer didn't die without being used for the good to them that love the Lord) We were grateful it didn't go to waste and grateful we weren't injured in the accident.

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F**k that’s just horrible, not even sarcastically funny. And always the same brain dead men thinking their comeback is hilarious without realizing they’re the 10028482928 person this month to try the same bad jokes at animal rights activists. I’m just saying, you’re super unoriginal and embarrassing and you can never hit an animal rights activist where it hurts because they’re so used to people like you they just roll their eyes and move on. Laughing at you, behind your old farmer hunter grumpy ass back.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those of us with a sense of humor and a taste for what we’re meant to eat find it funny. Also, animal “rights” activists are the worst. Animals need welfare, not rights. Anyone who claims to be for “animal rights” needs to reevaluate everything they believe and also never ever ever support PETA.

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PS Kill it first and take the fur off. That was a mean thing for me to say but I was upset that some people don't try to learn the truth. Medically some people have to eat protein and were so gratefull when my husband & his brother made sure to get the first one for them. You are also alowed only a certain amount of tags hence they shorted themselves sometimes. Bless their hearts.

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YES! With potatoes, carrots, and biscuits. Know why, because then I have something to eat because I rarely eat meat.

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This is evil, cruel and nasty. And I can´t stop laughing, giggling and cackling at this comment.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least he realised it. If you can't laugh at yourself, you're doomed.😁

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To Convince People To Be Pro-Life

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you got a tiny Voldemort in your womb, abortion might not be the worst idea.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am proudly a Muslim just like a Christian proudly a Christian and also like an atheist who is proudly an atheist!!!!!!! It's our believe when people think about freedom of speech, they forget about hurting other people's religion, but when we stand for our rights we are themed as paranoid. Just leave us alone, stop looking for trouble which you wouldn't get and exercise Human Rights fairly not partially degrading other people's religion. I quote everyone is different yet you try to make everyone the same religion, race, tribe all " Differences matters, yet that makes us who we are, denying our differences is denying the truth " I am A PROUD MUSLIM, it's me not you allow me to practice my religion in peace and stop popnosing on my affairs, everyone deserves right to religion just as u think!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Flawless! And you should be able to make a audio contact with other people in real time so you can tell them, instead of typing a message for them.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But actually this is a technique I used in customer service. For example when you put a customer on hold to go get more info, you ask them if they’re happy to wait. When you get back you thank them for waiting. If you say “sorry for the wait” it suggests you did something wrong, when really you were just doing your job. It leaves a different impression on the customer and genuinely impacts satisfaction.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I never realized that there is a level of messed up that someone would want to get an Anne Frank tattoo on your damn FACE

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Considering that there are no plus sized mannequins, I think its good improv. (I'm on the larger size myself, and I'm nowhere near offended)

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Welcome to the Internet, where you can be offended by literally everything,

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t know how it’s in other countries, but here in NL apparently it’s one of the best paid low-education jobs available. A friend of mine did it as a student job while in university and apart from the smell he was quite happy with it.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

All that's gonna do is make more people drive drunk. If Uber is so concerned about people throwing up in their cars or being violent (which is understandable) they should charge a deposit and/or allow the drivers to have pepper spray or something to defend themselves if necessary (not guns!).

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