25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (February 18, 2024)

Have you ever had that dumb human moment when you independently invent something that already exists? I’ll give you an example. I once thought to myself «I wish they made pockets that you could wear with any outfit. Maybe it would have a strap and you would wear it on the outside of your clothes.» …
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25 Baffling Design Choices Found in the Wild (February 11, 2024)

In grade school, I used to have a writing teacher who would offer extra credit to you if you spotted a typo in the real world, took a picture of it, and sent it to her. It was a great idea all around. I had fun checking signs for bad grammar, and I was also …
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30 Shower Thoughts for the Ponderous Populous to Chew On

There’s something about the white noise of the shower water splashing the porcelain tub that makes your brain light up. Maybe it’s because you’ve been moderately brain-dead all day and the bucket of water to the face is waking you up, but the gentle thrum of the spray and the heat of the steam gets …
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Bold and Risky Statements That Eventually Aged Like Milk

Everybody is wrong sometimes. Yes, even those of us who are chronically in denial about the fact that we sometimes don’t have all the facts. If we didn’t have opinions and predictions that we later looked back on as kind of whack, we would never grow as people.  At the same time, it is often …
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Harrowing Stories of People Ruining Their Life in One Day

Life can change in an instant. Sometimes, you see tragic things coming from miles away. If a loved one is slowly succumbing to an illness, it might not hurt so much when they die because at least you had time to prepare for the inevitable emotionally. But when a death or a tragedy comes out …
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Dumb & Awkward Things That Aged Terribly

Most of us aren’t fortune tellers. One thing we have to come to accept over time is that we won’t always have the right answer to everything, and a decision that seemed like a good idea back then may well come back to haunt us with the cringe in the here and now.  It’s human …
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A Collection Of Amusing Images From People Who Just Gave Up

Let’s be honest, none of us try as hard as we should all the time. Everyone has bad days, and sometimes, we don’t even have that excuse. Mistakes happen, it’s just lucky that sometimes they are actually funny. At least that way, your boss is less likely to get mad.  

People Dunk On Terribly Designed Loft Apartment

It’s a rite of passage of moving into anywhere new. You unpack everything, get settled in and then realize that there are several annoying features to your new home that the real estate agents conveniently swept under the carpet. Whether you’re barely scraping rent or money is not an object, all of us have suffered …
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Distasteful Design Choices That Boggle The Mind And Rattle The Soul

Filled with miserable happenings, upsetting design choices and annoying people, the world can be a profoundly ugly place. While a lot of the time it is preferable to try and forget about this fact, sometimes we need an infuriating reminder or two in order to keep us grounded. Not everything is sunshine and rainbows, not …
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