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A job interview or a job offer that made me uncomfortable

Valentina @valherma00 (3828) • Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska) 21 Jan

It was unusual from the beginning. Usually, principals call me on a interview, when is a teaching job and, this time, i was called by a teacher who i am supposed to replace. Okay. I showed up and i met her first,then second...

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My Sister's House Was Fried

Jim Bauer @porwest (112874) • United States 22 Sep

There are things in life that happen when you literally, and confidently say, "You can't make this up." We had a storm a few days ago and apparently my sister's house suffered a massive lightning strike. It fried her house and...

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Wednesday Addams is back ….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11304) • United Kingdom 9 Sep

For some strange reason when the second series of ‘ Wednesday ‘ came on Netflix, they decided to show it in two parts. The first few episodes were on in August sometime , but we had to wait til the beginning of September for the...

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Some strange development in life

ultraman cosmos @id_peace (17036) • Singapore 4 Aug

Life is really strange for me right now. The organisation I interviewed for like me and wanted me to be with the firm but the bad news is that they do not have an additional headcount due to their decision to expand the team on...

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Look Folks, It's a Hippotato

Jim Bauer @porwest (112874) • United States 8 Apr 25

From time to time, I see a post around here of strange looking veggies and fruits. I have shared a few of my own over the years, such as a tomato I grew some years back that looked kind of like a snowman shape that I drew a face...

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I Finally Gave Up

Jim Bauer @porwest (112874) • United States 30 Mar 25

Sometimes weird things happen that just make no sense. Like my number pad on my computer suddenly going kaput one by one. Granted, I do a LOT of calculations on my computer researching stocks, accounting for the money, and...

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What is This?

Jo Ann @akalinus (44366) • United States 26 Mar 25

I took a photo at a pond or small lake. There is something caught in a tree. I did not see it when I took the picture. Do you know what this could be? Could it be a car, a boat, or a UFO? What do you think? Did you ever see...

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Strange behaviour

Fleur @Fleura (34989) • United Kingdom 12 Mar 25

@DaddyEvil talking of hoarding just made me think of other people I knew and their strange behaviour. Once upon a time, a long time ago, two of my student friends shared a house with another young man they knew. As he was the...

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If I were to say something like...

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 28 Feb 25

A couple of years ago I was responding to something, I think on YouTube. I really now have no idea what it was about, what I do remember is a part of what I said and the response I got. I said something like: "My wife was...

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Weird Vacation Opportunities: Part 1

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 27 Feb 25

If you know me at all, you know I love all things strange, weird, and unusual. So when I saw Jimmy Fallon joking about this cruise, I couldn't help but laugh—it’s definitely one of those quirky ideas! Carnival Cruise Lines (I...

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It's Time to Share Some Funny, Interesting, and Weird Animal Facts...

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 8 Jan 25

Do you know any unique facts about animals you can share? If so, please enlighten, if not, here are four animals who have some unusual facts about them I can share with you: DOLPHINS -We all probably know how intelligent these...

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Did You Know: Fun Facts About the Human Body- Part 2

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 31 Oct 24

Here are some interesting facts I came across to share which relate to our anatomy. ***SALIVARY GLANDS -Your body produces a lot of "spit" during your lifetime. 40,000 liters or enough to fill 5 bathtubs. I wonder if athletes...

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The Incredible World of Shelf Stable Food: Part 7

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 9 Oct 24

Here we are, at another crossroads where to continue the journey you have to read the description of a strange, odd and unusual canned or boxed food and share with the class if you would smash it or trash it, eat it or beat...

the incredible world of shelf stable food

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Did You Know: Fun Facts About the Human Body

DB @dgobucks226 (37621) 27 Sep 24

The human body sure has some fascinating mysteries. You can find something unique about each part. Here are some interesting facts I came across to share which relate to our anatomy. ***HUMAN TEETH -It's the only part of our...

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I swear, Some Days I Have to Wonder

Jim Bauer @porwest (112874) • United States 30 Jun 24

If you can picture this, I park my riding lawn mower facing forward to back out in the garage on the left side, toward the overhead door. Behind that goes my self-propelled push mower. I usually back the push mower in, pull up the...

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Some people!

Fleur @Fleura (34989) • United Kingdom 17 May 24

I joined the local ‘toad patrol’ (helping to save migrating toads from getting squashed on the road when they migrate to their breeding ponds in spring) seven years ago, and for the past six years I have organised a yearly social...

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Something strange happened with my elder son.

Anindita Sengupta @aninditasen (18198) • Raurkela, India 26 Mar 24

My son was preparing for his certification exams and it was just two days to go. A parrot came flying into his apartment balcony calling him by his pet name, " Tutun". The parrot stayed in his flat for two days calling his name...

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People are odd

Fleur @Fleura (34989) • United Kingdom 11 Oct 23

I know I must have said this many times before… Just a couple of hundred yards down our road there is a sweet chestnut tree by the entrance to one house, and every year chestnuts fall into the road. For the first few years there...

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People are strange

Fleur @Fleura (34989) • United Kingdom 26 Jun 23

During the Covid lockdown period, when no-one was allowed to go to the tip or to a charity shop with unwanted items, people in the village started to leave unwanted things outside their houses so that anyone passing on the daily...

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What makes an acceptable name?

Fleur @Fleura (34989) • United Kingdom 12 May 23

A post by @JimBo452020 and the ensuing discussion has just brought this to mind again. I have often thought how funny/odd it is that within certain categories, some nouns are considered acceptable as children’s names, and some...

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