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A guide to good manners at the retail counter this holiday season [ [link removed] ]
Any good holiday meltdown stories? I worked at a Walmart on Black Friday once. We got double pay so it was worth it, and it was extremely entertaining
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I’m just as shocked as the rest of you to learn that quicksand is actually a legitimate thing after all
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World’s Rich Own Triple the Wealth of Poorest Half, Study Finds [ [link removed] ] - I remember back in 2019 all of us were making jokes about the Roaring 20’s… that doesn’t seem so ridiculous now
4-Year-Old Girl Lights Up When the Grinch Surprises Her by Speaking Fluent Spanish in Viral Video [ [link removed] ] - The Grinch speaks the language of all children
Thief Said He Was “Teleported” Into Stolen BMW [ [link removed] ] - I mean… how are you going to prove that isn’t what actually happened?
Boy Sent to Christmas Nativity Show as Elvis Instead of Elf After Family Mix-up [ [link removed] ] - He’ll have a blue, blue Christmas
Massive Great White Sharks Tracked Off East Coast [ [link removed] ] - Mayor Vaughn wants people to know the beaches are open and “Amity” means “Friendship”
Woman Gives Birth in Waymo Car in San Francisco [ [link removed] ] - Probably would have been a little easier if there was a driver
Dark Chocolate Compound Linked To Slower Aging [ [link removed] ] - Yeah, but you still have to taste dark chocolate. You call that living?
McDonald’s Pulls AI-Generated Christmas Advert Following Backlash [ [link removed] ] - Bring back Michael Jordan
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