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Brad Dickson

Managing Editor of Cheezburger
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 member of the site, contributing to Fail Blog since 2016. After studying internet culture and memes while distracted from university lectures, I joined Cheezburger, first running Geek Universe and then Memebase before finally settling on Fail Blog. At that point, Fail Blog was all about classic “fails,” but I’ve tried to shape the section and the site into covering more about how the internet intersects with our everyday lives at home, out and about, and in the workplace. I enjoy keeping up with the current landscape of employment issues, both in the United States and globally, and I enjoy writing about how the landscape of the internet and pop culture are shaped by current employment, economic, and workplace issues.

I have an interest in and approximate knowledge of many things, but have a particular love for nature and the outdoors. This is great for getting outside and touching grass after spending the majority of the week online and hooked into the comings and goings of trending internet discourse. I also love music and have an obsessive appreciation for both progressive rock and the melodic and progressive genres of house and techno. When I’m not writing or outside, I spend most of my free time pursuing musical interests. My favorite author is, and remains, J.R.R. Tolkien—unoriginally and unapologetically.
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Parents demand adult son pick them up from the airport early when their flight lands before scheduled, tell him off for being "late": 'I didn't think it was a big deal, but apparently they were stewing'

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Woman decides she is no longer hosting Christmas for her extended family of 15+ people, leading her family to declare that she is being a "Grinch": 'The whole family is acting like I have cancelled Christmas.'

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Adult daughter refuses to bring $100 minimum plate for family Thanksgiving to match the cost of $300 turkey, decides not to attend instead to make a point: 'The way it was presented and the fact that it wasn't agreed to beforehand makes me upset'

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Employee gets fired 2 weeks after her wedding because her company doesn't want to add her spouse to her insurance: 'Friday morning, my performance was fantastic, I was getting praised, how would I suddenly be fired for my performance on Monday afternoon?'

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Retail worker accused by their boss of stealing for simply taking their lunch break: 'I told her if it’s unpaid, that time is mine'

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Dad pulls 15-year-old daughter out of gymnastics against his wife's wishes in order to protect her when he discovers why she wants to leave the sport: 'She is a sophomore in High school and wants to stop competing'

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Mother refuses to give adult daughter her own birth certificate and passport sparking a family disagreement about their ownership: 'She said that they aren't mine legally [but] they are'

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Entitled tenant tries to claim ownership of the place she has been renting for 20 years, despite having no agreement for such a thing: 'I pay rent, so I own this house'

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Father and stepmother-to-be demand that 15-year-old sign a "family contract" to "accept" and be a part of their new blended family: 'Dad is creating a new family, just not my new family'

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Sole remaining engineer resigns leaving no one on the project when he is denied a $40k raise for increased responsibility his coworker and friend is forced to resign to care for their father: 'I cost my ex-employer $500,000 and two years of productivity'