The Swiss government has determined coffee is “not essential to life,” prompting them to plan to discontinue storing it for emergency purposes. I know what you’re probably thinking, and NO, this one is NOT satire. According to BBC, Switzerland has been stockpiling coffee in case of emergency since between World Wars I and II to […]
Family Finds Hidden Camera Filming Them in Airbnb and That’s a No, Thanks from Us
A family from New Zealand traveling to Ireland had quite the surprise when they arrived at their Airbnb in Cork. It appears the property owner had installed a hidden camera in the living room and was livestreaming the activities of guests. Family member Andrew Barker, an IT security worker, scanned the rental property’s Wi-Fi shortly […]
This Comment Thread with Questions for White People Is Internet Gold
We all have things we’ve always wanted to know about other people but were either too afraid to ask or positive that asking would not only be inappropriate, but also the worst possible thing we could do. So we sit with these questions, maybe do a little research, maybe talk about them with close friends […]
Guy Wants Wife to Pay for Formula Herself, Asks If *He’s* the A-Hole
In “thank the Lord this isn’t your husband” news, a guy posted to the Reddit sub-thread titled “Am I the Asshole” asking if he’s in the wrong for making his wife, who wants to be done with breastfeeding, pay for formula out of her own spending money, and the internet heaved a collective “FUCK YES.” The post, which […]
Is This a Recipe for Chicken or How to Please a Woman?
Blame it on my immaturity, or maybe on the 13 yo boy version of my multiple personalities, but I see penises and vaginas everywhere. Even in cooking recipes. And apparently I’m not alone. Take this Chefclub Network’s Cordon Bleu Deluxe recipe, for example: This recipe for chicken cordon bleu, “tenderly split down the middle,” looks […]
Are You Paying Your Babysitter Enough? Here Are the Going Rates
As a parent, you have those moments when you just HAVE to get out of the house for an adults-only event. A brief respite from booger-wiping and crumb-sweeping. A dinner alone, just the two of you, where nobody has to get up to use the potty right as the food comes and nobody has to […]
Kentucky School’s ‘Adulting Conference’ Teaches Students Basic Life Skills
There’s no doubt that our school system needs an overhaul. As someone who teaches in an American public high school, I can definitively say that for everything we’re doing right — and believe me, there is a lot that we are doing right — there are many more things we could be doing to make […]
How I Gained Control Over Laundry (and You Can, Too, with These Laundry Hacks)
Laundry is the real Neverending Story. Especially if you have a big family. With two adults and three kids in the house, it seems like there is always a mountain of it somewhere, rotting in a corner and pleading to be cleaned. I honestly don’t know how people with bigger families manage. Truth be told, […]