I know I've told this one before, but I had a manager at a 3 shift waitressing job tell me, "I saveD you from being raped last night." I (a sexual violence survivor) was shocked and horrified, and asked, "What? Who?" To which this charmer replied, "Yeah, I didn't follow you home."

that's a great idea! thanks!

I've been a city/suburbs girl all my life, but With A Little luck, my family will be moving to a small farm outside of town within the next year. It's been abandoned for several years, so it's going to take some work, but the plan is to have a flock of chickens and ducks, a few goats, and a couple of cows, as well as…

We havE 6 people in our house, and we spend about 7500/year on food (roughly $700 a month in food stamps, with a few extra things here and there). Husband works full time and he brings home about $22K/year. If it wasn't for the SNAP proGram, I have no idea how we'd do it.

There was an old Greek guy (Again, breaking Stereotypes!) who left me $20 for a cup of soup and a coffee on Christmas Eve. I'd have kissed him if he hadn't been gone already.

A coworker once took the 2 pennies these 2 old biddies had left her after running her ragged for several hours, threw them after the women, and yelled, "the only animal that leaves it's (s)cents is a skunk!"

I jusT said almost the exact same thing!

I once goT a huge amount of berries, so I figured I'd make berry jam. Yeah... I wasn't paying attention, the pot boiled over, and there was purpley-red, incredibly sticky goo all over the stove, down the front and side of the stove, and even on the floor.

I love Roasted squash seeds!

You know that last one's going to become popularly known as "Burger Dick's...

I found a piece of hard rubber tubing in a fancy organic chocolate bar, once. I sent it in, along with the unfinished chocolate, and got completely ignored.

Actually getting my first period was no big deal. It was a Monday night, right before Girl Scouts, just days after my 11th birthday. I more or less knew what was going on and how to deal with it (some minor confusion because one of the books my mom had given me talked about the belt and clips or pins for the pad. it…

Holy shit. That's awful. I'm so sorry that happened to you!

I'm really disappointed that he would respond this way. I get that maybe he was having a bad day/was embarrassed for being called out/genuinely didn't know or understand the problems with that word/whatever... but really? To respond by calling names and suggesting "a bath and a razor"? I've always been a big fan of…

Ugh. Even if well-intentioned, that's gross. You don't touch first and ask second.

Your stOry reminded me of the manager at another restaurant who called me into the office, and then stood in front of the door Kindly and gently insisting that I let Him have sex with me before he would unlock and open the door. The creepiest part is that the kind and gentle thing is real, he was talking to me about…

I started waiting tables at 16. I was out of school and working 3 jobs, and I did not have time for this sort of bullshit. I started wearing a plain gold band On my left ring finger because I realized that smiling, shaking my head, and holding up my hand stopped a lot of guys cold. Also, it seemed more polite than…

I've alwaYs been considered a tasty dish by mosquitoes, and this article explains why! I'm rather larger, female, and O+. When I was a kid, my mom had to coat me in Deep WooDs Off just so I could Be outside for 5 minutes. I get fewer bites these days, which I attribute to the clove of raw garlic I eat every day, and…

Wow! I love this idea! I am so filing this away for future reference. Hell, I might even do this in my downstairs hallway...

I would totally try these. No lie. But then, I actually like Spam. It's salty, greasy, and delicious.