The price of public transit

Something's fishy

This service provider tried a lot of different ways, but they couldn't convince one customer that she was wrong . As case worker at an internet service provider, this person had to work with all types of customers. If you've worked in a customer service role for even a day, you'll know that people are not always kind to the person on the other end of the phone. In fact, some people are under the impression that the louder they talk, the better their results will be. This person, u/JimmyRecard,…

It was only a matter of time for this traffic cone-obsessed elephant seal to become a meme.

It goes deeper than taste

Also: Jay Z settles the dinner debate.

Working in logistics is an underappreciated job — this person's work wasn't appreciated until everything started going off the rails. When roles switch around in a company, things around bound to slip between the cracks. Especially when there are bosses like this guy, the deputy project manager on an Australian pipeline project. As he stepped in to replace the regular project manager , he didn't quite know who was responsible for which tasks. The OP of this story writes that their regular proje…

After moving to a new country, this dude kept getting phone calls from random callers . These days, most of us get a few random calls a day, but our phone often lets us know they're robo calls. That way, we don't have to answer them and talk to a robot or someone trying to steal our life savings. However, this person had a more complex situation on their hands. They got a new phone number , but the previous person who'd had that number didn't bother to tell his clients about the number change.…

The luckiest man in the world

We're just a bunch of daggy kids doing our thing, no? Australian culture has always fascinated me. From the first time I saw The Wiggles on my TV screen, I knew this was an incredible country. I've been staining Courtney Act since I was a teenager, and I will not stop anytime soon. Xanadu is one of the greatest musicals ever written, and the fact that they had to write around Olivia Newton-John's accent only adds to the film. To this day, the story of Steven Bradbury winning the gold at the 200…

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When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the idea of traveling to North Korea. This was obviously before the case of Otto Warmbier, whose death led to the ban on Americans traveling to the country. This was more in the era of The Interview and the widespread fear of Seth Rogan leading to nuclear war. There were so many VICE documentaries that explained North Korean culture, and I watched all of them. I logically knew that traveling to North Korea was not the brightest idea, but I was 14 years old…

Karens infiltrate slowly into virtuous neighborhoods with a heavy sense of entitlement, ignoring HOA bylaws, under the assumption that they are divinely above it all. In this case, OP had a couple of parking spots that were legally his, that were occasionally empty. Whether they were occupied or not, OP's new neighbors took advantage of the Australian law which was lacking in the car parking department, and decidedly parked their own cars in those spots. They also began inviting family, friends…

Getting things for free doesn't mean that you're not paying for it in some way. That is especially true when it comes to rental cars. They always claim that you're getting “free miles” or “comped gas" or an “upgrade at no cost”, but somewhere in your contract, and somewhere on your bill, you're probably paying for it anyways.

A restaurant being closed has never stopped this woman from demanding pizza . I have never understood why customers will insist on being served at establishments that are closed for the day. You can say to them, “Hey we're actually closed,” and they'll cut you off mid-sentence to start the order. It's like they didn't even hear you! They've come for their food, and they can't imagine leaving without it. When I worked in fast food, this happened every time I closed. As we shut the lights off ins…

I think that “ whimsical ” is one of the weirdest adjectives to self-identify as. Like, imagine just walking around describing yourself as a whimsical adult to unsuspecting strangers. Like what? It’s one of those qualities that are weird to advertise yourself as, but there are definitely people who are a little whimsical. They are the kinds of adults who are obsessed with dark Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan merchandise for some reason. They take the Renaissance fair more seriously than anyon…