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Ben Weiss

Ben Weiss is a New York-based writer/editor for the FAIL Blog team at Cheezburger. He holds an MFA from NYU Tisch and a BA from Northwestern University. His favorite topics to write about at Cheezburger are workplace drama, neighborhood feuds, celebrity news, and his greatest love of all, movies & television. Ben has also contributed to "Puppet Regime," a weekly political sketch comedy segment that airs on GZERO World with Ian Bremmer on PBS, for which he won a Telly Award for Best Online Comedy Series as part of the writing team. In his free time, Ben moonlights as a screenwriter and filmmaker. He was a semifinalist for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship and a finalist for the Humanitas Comedy Fellowship. He worships at the altar of Nicole Kidman.
24-year-old calls out entitled roommate for letting her unemployed sister move in without clearing it with her: 'Now you expect me to pay her rent too? Absolutely not!'

24-year-old calls out entitled roommate for letting her unemployed sister move in without clearing it with her: 'Now you expect me to pay her rent too? Absolutely not!'

Boss goes against painter's advice, orders painter to use corrosive paint, now costs a fortune to fix: 'When I say it's not going to work, it won't!'

Boss goes against painter's advice, orders painter to use corrosive paint, now costs a fortune to fix: 'When I say it's not going to work, it won't!'

'Park better. Pass it on!': 20+ petty notes calling out entitled drivers for their inconsiderate parking jobs

'Park better. Pass it on!': 20+ petty notes calling out entitled drivers for their inconsiderate parking jobs

19-year-old's entitled mom skips her daughter's graduation and goes to the salon instead, daughter finds out via social media: 'I'm done!'

19-year-old's entitled mom skips her daughter's graduation and goes to the salon instead, daughter finds out via social media: 'I'm done!'

Employee creates itemized closing checklist to stop lazy coworker from getting out of closing duties: 'I got a little petty in the most professional way'

Employee creates itemized closing checklist to stop lazy coworker from getting out of closing duties: 'I got a little petty in the most professional way'

18-year-old call center worker reprimanded for deviating from the script, maliciously complies to prove her point: 'You told me to stick to the script!'

18-year-old call center worker reprimanded for deviating from the script, maliciously complies to prove her point: 'You told me to stick to the script!'

College student gets even with messy roommate by letting his milk spoil: 'He returned from his vacation to a humid and hot bedroom that reeked of spoiled milk and nasty bacteria'

College student gets even with messy roommate by letting his milk spoil: 'He returned from his vacation to a humid and hot bedroom that reeked of spoiled milk and nasty bacteria'

Entitled neighbor demands resident to install fence surrounding front wall to selfishly protect her own garden:, resident refuses 'I don't want to!'

Entitled neighbor demands resident to install fence surrounding front wall to selfishly protect her own garden:, resident refuses 'I don't want to!'

Worker with 4 jobs and 5 roommates gets sick but managers force him to come in anyway: 'Now everyone has it including [my] managers'

Worker with 4 jobs and 5 roommates gets sick but managers force him to come in anyway: 'Now everyone has it including [my] managers'

Engaged couple enforces 'no kids' rule at wedding, brother of the groom crashes with his 7-year-old stepdaughter: 'No children are allowed!'

Engaged couple enforces 'no kids' rule at wedding, brother of the groom crashes with his 7-year-old stepdaughter: 'No children are allowed!'