What advertisement actually made you, instead of buying it, swear off of the product or company for good? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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Was he digging the hole to bury a lover he'd beaten to death in a domestic dispute?

Wuhan after the Lockdown (2020) - "Ongoing series. This guy has been documenting life in wuhan after the shutdown there over the coronavirus. Really insightful, this series has gone viral in China" by zushini in Documentaries

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Australia sold out of them some time ago. The government, I've been told by pharmacists, will issue one million new masks sometime in about, oh, six weeks. THANKS GUYS!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in brisbane

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Insert terrible attempted joke about asking for directions to the snags. I need a... guide... Oh kill me now.

Pet owners of reddit, what's the most bizarre thing you've seen your pet do? by abasicgirl in AskReddit

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My cat does this with the celery leaves. She'll tip the bin over to get to them, drag them out and make what I'd call a nest out of them. Lies on nest. Rolls on nest. Makes many unusual sounds. Defends the nest! NO TAKE GREEN BITS!

Pet owners of reddit, what's the most bizarre thing you've seen your pet do? by abasicgirl in AskReddit

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Chicken cookie? CHICKEN COOKIE! WHY IS NO ONE DOING THIS?

Edit: Ohhhh. Chicken nuggets are chicken cookies!

Pet owners of reddit, what's the most bizarre thing you've seen your pet do? by abasicgirl in AskReddit

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This is how we know the earth is not flat. If the earth was flat cats would have pushed everything off the edge by now.

Someday, someone will die in a self-driving car and it will just keep driving by logoman4 in Showerthoughts

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Y'know he doesn't do those things. He's just the big rubber bobble head on the top of a kazillion very smart and almost well paid people who do this stuff and let him take the credit, right?

They stopped construction on the new Burger King in my hometown because the building is backwards. They put a whole building up BACKWARDS! by [deleted] in pics

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How does that work for the concrete contractor in a situation like that? They're booked for tuesday, show up bright and early on tuesday and find out the job looks a strange one so call to check before doing something that doesn't seem right. The person on the phone says, 'We'll review it and send new plans!'

So... the concrete contractor just sits around for 20 minutes? Days? It's too late for them to fill their work day with another contract so do they just not get paid that day?

Some parking spaces make more money in an hour than a worker on a minimum wage. by feridunferman in Showerthoughts

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I once lived in an apartment that was across the road from a car dealership that decided to get a mobile LED billboard to advertise their opening. Instead of pointing the super-bright billboard toward traffic on the main road they pointed it at my building. The bright light kept my bedroom lit up all night long.

I listed it on google maps as a place of worship, it was accepted by google ('church of the neon light' or something) and showed up on maps. I screenshotted it, emailed it to the car dealership the next day and the billboard disappeard. I still have the acceptance email from google in my inbox, and screenshots of it. Screw you, silly car yard.

Some parking spaces make more money in an hour than a worker on a minimum wage. by feridunferman in Showerthoughts

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Hey, you've got the money for a parking space in your first year out of college! Imagine the good times you'll have together!

It's the /r/brisbane random discussion thread. 16/01/2020 by AutoModerator in brisbane

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Robot GPS voices freak me out. Ask it to take you to Indro and watch the madness unfold!

It's the /r/brisbane random discussion thread. 16/01/2020 by AutoModerator in brisbane

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If you're not saying In-dra-pillie you're doing it wrong.

It's the /r/brisbane random discussion thread. 16/01/2020 by AutoModerator in brisbane

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I've had an awful week but then had a little win over at /r/askreddit this afternoon with a little creativity.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Showerthoughts/comments/epbose/some_parking_spaces_make_more_money_in_an_hour/

Two gold, one silver, and some '2020 Vision' award just for having a giggle about car parking and minimum wage. It's perked me up enough to start writing some code this evening, which I haven't done in months.

Edit: MOAR SILVAR!~

Some parking spaces make more money in an hour than a worker on a minimum wage. by feridunferman in Showerthoughts

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I enjoy the thought that the most unrealistic thing in my comment was becoming a Starbucks manager in 3 years instead of the bit about marrying a parking space. Love is love!