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Brad Dickson

Editor, Writer, and Content Producer with a mixed upbringing in the grand ol' Pacific Northwest and New Zealand—of all places. Managing Editor of Cheezburger and long-time contributor to Fail Blog. After studying internet culture and memes while distracted from university lectures, I joined Cheezburger, first running Geek Universe and then Memebase before finally setting on Fail Blog. Other than a keen interest in internet culture I have an interest in and approximate knowledge of many things but have a particular love for nature and the outdoors… which is great for getting outside touching grass after spending most of the week online. I have a near-obsessive appreciation of progressive rock and the melodic and progressive genres of House and Techno, and I produce music when I'm not writing about the internet. My favorite author is, and remains, JRR Tolkien—unoriginally and unapologetically.
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15-year-old gets blamed and grounded for 12-year-old cousin's behavior while they were babysitting him: 'He lied that I had friends over'

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Woman doesn't want to continue to be responsible for 18-year-old sister-in-law's pet snake mistake: 'I plan to give her the $200 she paid and re-home the snake permanently'

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16-year old pressured by parents to give them his savings to support his younger siblings: 'My parents are bad with money'

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Entitled mother confronts tech retail worker at the supermarket who helped her and her son earlier: 'This happened about a week ago and I still think about it because of how absurd this lady was...'

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New manager falls afoul of own strict working rules: '[He] had to [reschedule] his holiday by one day [...] while his family left as [scheduled]'

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Woman tells roommate she's going to charge him for any future IT help due to his "learned incompetence": '[He] just sits there and wait[s] for someone else to fix it'

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Pushy step-grandma insists that 14-year-old call her “grandma," despite teen not wanting to do so: 'I don't want to call her grandma'

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Manager yells at teen worker in front of customers, customers complain and he gets fired: 'I later found out he lost his job'

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Food-stealing roommate accuses roommates of "ruining the vibe" after they put a lock on the fridge to keep her out: 'She even tried to rally our other roommates against me'

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Stressful wedding planning gets between bride and 25-year-old sister when bride demands significant financial contribution: 'My entire life revolves around her wedding'