My favorite from my time working in the news industry:
Neighbor puts toilets in their yard facing other neighbors house. That neighbor builds a fence so they don’t have to look at the toilets. Original neighbor then hangs toilets from the tree so it is visible over the fence. Cue complaints to get toilets removed by city/county.
I believe the original dispute had to do with tearing out a shared bush and parking on lawn, but I don’t recall the details.
Oh fun. $330k for a 500sqft shack that is partially collapsed. The only info on the listing states the lot will need to be scraped, so basically that is the cost of an empty lot.
Going out a bit further, you can find a couple of houses around $350k that are liveable. They are 700-900 sqft and 0-2 bedrooms.
This is pretty niche, but I’m in a casual curling league and nearly everyone is over 40. Everyone there is super welcoming and friendly.
Asking where you are from is pretty normal conversation, especially if you have a noticeable accent. Asking where your parents/grandparents/etc are from is less common. Are you by chance not-white? Sometimes these sorts of questions have a race element to them
We took the dogs to run around at a park before the festivities. We were definitely the only people there.
If you don’t know much about investments, there should be a target date fund that is a mix of stocks and bonds. Pick the date that is closest to your expected retirement date (eg if you’re 25 and aiming for retirement at 65 you’ll pick the 2065 fund), and invest in that one.
A good thing to ask about is the expense ratio. This is how much the fund will cost you in fees, and can seriously impact your returns. If the fees are 1% or higher then seriously reconsider that fund.
John Oliver did a piece on 401ks a while back that was very informative.
Ikea sells cloudberry jam, or at least they used to a few years ago when we impulse bought it.
I can see all posts and comments when I go to my profile, in order from most recent to oldest. There is an option to select just posts or just comments as well.
Lol, like that would stop the spam.
I’ve found whenever you get a new number, it was probably abandoned by someone with credit issues and/or stalkers.
I think the only thing you can do is put your phone on silent for everything except whitelisted numbers and have it go directly to voicemail for everyone else.
I had a professor in college who intentionally got infected by a bot fly to see what it was like. That’s dedication.
Lasik. Being able to wake up in the morning and just see things with zero effort was life changing.
The same way I always do. Ignore as much of it as I can until I get my ballot.
Research people/issues as I fill out the ballot.
Check the results the next day to see how the results shake out. Repeat for the next election.
Most people I know with taxidermy are hunters. So it is more “Let me relax in a space full of the creatures I’ve murdered.”
I’ve found that I can’t post images from a front-end, but I can if I do it directly on the instance from the browser.
As an American, this is 100% my favorite TV show. I’m so happy they got the rights to release every episode on YouTube the day after it airs.
Also, if you enjoy the UK panel show vibe, I really enjoy Would I Lie to You and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown
I once knew someone who refused to tell anyone the name they chose before the baby was born (absolutely valid choice, IMO). The grandpa-to-be chose to exclusively refer to the fetus as Beelzebub.
Local library for entertainment - free ebooks, free streaming of movies, passes to museums/state parks etc.
Eat at home, cook in bulk and eat leftovers to save time/money.
Ad block for watching YouTube/network tv without annoying ad breaks
Bodyweight fitness, walking, and at home yoga for exercise - no need for a gym membership
Use Facebook marketplace to get free/cheap furniture
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I used to watch this YouTube channel ~5 years ago, called Lets Chat, where a guy would go to different places and have conversations with people about their beliefs.
Digging through my history, it looks like the technique is called Street Epistemology. It’s basically a way to understand deeply held beliefs without coming across rudely. Here’s a site I found that explains the process well
Adam Savage