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10 Dumb Urban Legends

Like most irrational beliefs in the world, urban legends take root during our childhood when we’re at our dumbest. Some urban legends are laughably harmless but some can cause a rift between parents and kids that can last a life time. If it wasn’t for the Internet I’d still resent my parents because of the Back to the Future hoverboard urban legend. 

You’d think the Internet (being the ultimate fact checking resource that it is) would kill any urban legend before it had a chance to spread but it’s actually makes it worse. Most of the persistent urban legends are from the pre-Internet days but there are newer ones like the subscription based Facebook urban legend that keeps annoyingly popping up on our newsfeeds from time to time. Read more …

16 Of The Dumbest Anti-Sexual Harassment Stock Photos

No means no. Sexual harassment in the workplace is wrong, and some companies use pictures to illustrate what constitutes inappropriate behavior on the job. Unfortunately, when you search for “sexual harassment” in any stock photo website, some images take it to a new level — one that makes you feel like the photo is sexually harassing YOU. Here are a few of our favorite examples. Read more …

The Dumbest Things Hipster Parents Do

OK, hipster parents, I get that you’re all WAY TOO ABOVE IT ALL to actually acknowledge being a dorky bunch of Moms and Dads, but I’m about to let you in on a little secret: you’re all a bunch of dorky Moms and Dads now. That’s what Moms and Dads ARE. You aren’t a young upstart anymore, you’re THE MAN. That’s not to say you can’t embrace that role and have some fun with it, but the more you act like you’re NOT a parent, the more horrible and weird a parent you become. Here are eight of the dumbest things hipster parents do. Read more…

10 Dumb Celebrities Who, Surprisingly, Don’t Have Sex Tapes

Ahh … the Celebrity Sex Tape. It even has its own Wikipedia page. This pornographic platform is partially responsible for shooting people like Paris Hilton into superstardom, so why don’t more fame junkies have these highly coveted films floating around? Tons of stars will stop at nothing to remain relevant, even if it means sacrificing their dignity. On film. For the masses. The latest star to succumb to a sex tape leak is “OMG” crooner, Usher. So Snooki, Britney, Charlie… where they at? We’ve come up with 10 superstars who are (or once were) so desperate for cheap acclaim, it’s a miracle we haven’t seen their naughty bits in a dirty, uncut video. Read more…

The 10 Dumbest Places To Meet The Love Of Your Life

If you’re single and ready to mingle, it’s important to know where you can meet other people who are similarly single and ready to mingle. For example, there’s the bar scene, the nightclub dance floor, or the sleepwear section at Wal-Mart. Of course, there are places it’s not so good to meet the love of your life. After all, you may have to recount this story at your wedding with your parents, your true love’s parents, and your 98-year-old grandmother looking on. With that in mind, we’ve got the 10 places you really don’t want to meet someone you may end up shackling yourself to for the rest of your life. Read more…

11 Reasons Why Weddings Are Dumb

There is a big difference between a wedding and a marriage. A marriage is what happens when two adults in a loving relationship pledge to torture each other until they’re old and wrinkly. It’s romantic, especially if you believe in “the one,” which is the idea that there is one special person out there who will put up with your crap. But a wedding is something entirely different. There are millions of women and men who throw lavish, self-indulgent weddings and then wake up the morning after stuck in a marriage. A marriage is about commitment, patience and forgiving that person who steals all the covers for being a flawed human being. A wedding is a funeral that’s not as entertaining. Read more…

The Dumbest Things People Do When They Have A Crush

Have you ever had a crush on someone? It’s wonderful … in the same way being kicked repeatedly in the stomach by a horse while you have diarrhea. Okay, it’s sort of like that, but there’s also love? Kinda? Mostly it makes you feel bad and act weird. Here are the dumbest things people do when they have a crush. Read more…

14 Celebs Looking Miserable While Enjoying The Lap Of Luxury

Look, if someone took a photo of me while I was getting my hair cut, I doubt I’d be smiling constantly but the looks on these celebs faces closely resembles the faces I make while waiting in line at the DMV.

You’re getting a manicure! It’s a non-essential pampering service!

Now I know, I know. You probably do this every 2-3 days and speaking to or making eye contact with the lesser beings who are performing this task that has you booooored out of your mind is a tall order indeed, but lighten up. You could be working in fast food. Or construction. Or at the DMV, where I’d be making these same faces at you. Read more…

10 Dumb Spring Break Mistakes

Spring Break is that special time of year when young adults all over America get their first taste of total freedom, and the alcohol poisoning that goes with it.

During Spring Break, students seem to leave their brain in their dorms because making mistakes is half the fun! Just be sure not to post photographic evidence of it all over your Facebook wall. While it may be cool to you and your bros, a potential boss may not be so amused by it. Read more…

Things That Happen In ’90s Teen Movies That Never Happen In Real Life

Even if you didn’t grow up in the 1990s, chances are you spent a solid amount of time in the movie theater taking in countless teen comedies because that’s just what people DID then. How do I know? Because people cannot stop talking about how much they love the 1990s and how “iconic” these fairly mediocre yet oftentimes entertaining films were. Read more…