‘[My family] is not a Chinese takeaway’: Dad gets revenge on a local Chinese restaurant after they refuse to take his family’s phone number off of their menus

Remember the good ol’ days before caller ID and before everyone had a cell phone? We all had landlines with a 20ft cord that left a trail to whomever was hogging the family phone. If your older sister wasn’t clogging up the line with gossipy phone calls, your landline phone was likely sitting on its …
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‘I just wasted as much of their time as I could’: Pesky debtors face petty revenge for blowing up dude’s work phone

I don’t think I know a single person under the age of 40 who will answer every call they get without question. The main reason for this is that these days, there is a significant chance whoever is on the other end of the line is an annoying stranger who we don’t want to hear …
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‘Not even a computer from the 2000s has this many viruses’: People despair at how Boomers use technology

It’s got to have been difficult being an older person when computers and cell phones went mainstream. You spend your whole life doing things analog and then all of a sudden you have to catch up with a world that sends text messages and watches TikToks. My grandma always used to boast that she knew …
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‘Do you mind?’ Girl gets popcorn thrown at her face after refusing to put her phone down during movie at theater

Should people be allowed to use their phones in movie theaters? Let us discuss. On one hand, the idea of prohibiting phones in movie theaters does sound a bit extreme. People should have access to their phones in case of emergencies, or even in more serious situations, like when they need to turn on the …
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Overprotective Mother Shows Up at Daughter’s Workplace in Tears After She Declines Her Calls and Refuses to Install Tracker on Phone

You’d think that when you become an adult, your parents wouldn’t be as involved in your whereabouts. Back in the good old days, my strict parents made sure they knew where I was at all times. Tracker on phone? Check. But once I turned 18, they didn’t have that power over me anymore. And honestly, …
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‘I thought this was normal too, but I’m single now’: Woman’s boyfriend of 2 years catches heat for watching football on their restaurant date

One of the biggest challenges of a committed romantic relationship is keeping the spark alive. The not-so-happily coupled up love nothing more than taunting fresh lovebirds about when the so-called honeymoon period is going to end. While there is a debate to be had about the validity of that concept, there is no denying that …
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‘Some people shouldn’t be allowed outside’: Woman brings light up charger on red-eye flight, enrages internet

Flight etiquette is a delicate thing, especially if you’re flying in economy. It’s no mean feat to spend several hours crammed like sardines at 40,000 feet and remain on civil terms with the people sat around you. Air rage is very real, and there are varying degrees of validity to whatever might set it off. …
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‘Someone is recording them recording’: Family Gets Called Out For Filming New Mom and Baby on Phones, Sparks Debate About Recording Special Moments

Making memories is one of those Hallmark catchphrases that is genuinely very important. We wouldn’t love our family and friends like we do if we didn’t have the experiences to back it up. As a result, many people want to take photos on special occasions. The catch is that these days that goes hand in …
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Snarky iPhone Memes With a Charger Sold Separately

Apple really did a good job of getting every upper-class nincompoop on the hook to buy the latest iPhone. By singling out Android users, they managed to make it completely uncool to NOT have an iPhone. They weaponized FOMO in order to sell more phones– and it worked! God forbid you’re ever the loser in …
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The Cringiest Parenting Texts of the Week (August 22, 2023)

Happy Tuesday, people with parents! This week, we’ve collected the absolute peak of unhinged parental texts for you. It’s not quite fun or funny, but for anyone with awful parents, this collection is a little too relatable. Not to dump on any individual reading this article, but I’m not in contact with either of my …
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