I would bet that the vast majority of tipped + lowered min. wage employees don’t make what you do. Changing tipping culture would help the single mom working the lunch shift at no-name diner in BFE who is being taken advantage of by her boss. Higher end restaurants and happening bars in high-cost locations that rely…

Your cat turns the faucet off after using it?!? I know plenty of cats that could turn a faucet on, but I’ve never seen a cat realize it should turn it off...or maybe they do and just don’t care enough to.

Your cat turns the faucet off after using it?!? I know plenty of cats that could turn a faucet on, but I’ve never…

I agree with you and I’m an American. I’d much rather watch a low-scoring, but exciting game played by well-matched opponents than a high-scoring rout where the whole thing is pretty much determined in the first fifteen minutes. I prefer ones like the France/Germany match.

Don’t forget the people who just have to constantly check their phones during shows/movies. Thanks for shining that bright blue light at everyone sitting next to and behind you. That’s not distracting at all!

Ugh, I don’t understand why people think it’s okay to subject other people to their singing, especially in places where you’re meant to be reasonably quiet and respectful to others. I went to a regional theater production of Mary Poppins that took place in an amphitheater. A drunk group of women next to me decided…

I feel you. I was on a late night flight during the holidays. This one little girl broke out in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It was super offkey, but cute and a bunch of people aww’ed and clapped. But then, the little girl continued to sing at the top of her lungs throughout the flight. I guess her parents thought,…

I wish my problem was that I was cold all the time. Then, at least I could do something about it, like wear warmer clothes or bring a blanket. I run hot all the time. There's only so many items of clothing I can remove without risking arrest.

And some older, smaller theaters may not even have full-time projectionists. When I worked at one, projections was just one of my duties and I definitely didn’t have time to do much more than start the films.

The first few minutes wouldn’t necessarily tell you it’s the wrong movie though since there are so many ads and might even have some common previews.

I actually did this once. (My story is somewhere in the grays.) I could not believe how long it took for someone to come out and complain, especially since the correct movie was animated and the incorrect one was not. I guess they thought it was another preview, but we actually had a bumper that said something like…

I actually once did the same thing when I worked at a movie theater. The place I worked was a small, four-screen multi-plex. We didn’t have a projectionist all the time, so the assistant managers had to run the projectors during certain shifts. Back then, the films were actually film and they were fed into the…

Okay, now I’m wildly curious what society he’s from and why it oppresses him/would oppress her. Is he from some rigid, old-fashioned monarchy and has to marry nobility to protect the bloodline, despite having fallen in love with a plucky, American commoner? I think I’ve seen this movie.

There must be something magical about the bathroom. Kids cannot handle you disappearing in there. You know what else can’t handle it? Cats. My last cat would try to get squeeze her entire body under the door, but she could only get one waving paw through. She would cry the whole time. I just gave up and left the door…

We had a junior high graduation, but it made more sense since we were actually leaving that school and were being routed to different high schools. Celebrating “graduating” from one floor to the next just seems like overkill. Also, when I was growing up, kindergarten graduations weren’t a thing, at least in my area.…

Yes, now that I’m older and wiser, I would clarify what was exactly expected of me before agreeing to be in another wedding party. I grew up poor. The only one I had been in at the time had super inexpensive dresses, a potluck shower, and a simple Bachelorette night at the local bar. I had no idea how different the…

Every time I think I can’t possibly get more disappointed in my fellow man....

I quoted two of your posts in their entirety. I was trying to give you a fair shake at context. You specifically ridicule the idea of not being able to afford $20 for the shower gift and $50 for a wedding gift, imply that the guests somehow owe the couple something since the couple is paying for their food and drink,…

The one with her hands on his shoulders is his wife, so that’s nine and two of the nine are actually stepkids it seems. Your point stands though. Seven bio kids should be about time to get that snipped.

Especially considering two of them are his step kids, so that’s six. Six between two marriages isn’t outlandish. Is that his wife/ex wife in the picture was well?

“Oh, also, FIVE people were injured? That’s a lot! How can the bride possibly care more about her piece of paper from the government saying she’s legally bound to someone else (which she could have gotten from city freaking hall) more than the well being of people she allegedly cares about enough to invite to her…