3 Basic Hair Styling Tips for Men
June 27, 2022
Looking for a little help when it comes to styling your hair? Check out these three basic tips that are perfect for men of all ages. These tips will help you achieve a polished, put-together look without spending too much time or money (the ideal combination!).
Choose Your Hairstyle Carefully
Firstly, ensure that your hairstyle matches your lifestyle. If you’re constantly on the go, opt for a low-maintenance style that doesn’t require too much upkeep. On the other hand, if you have a bit more time on your hands, you can afford to experiment with different styles. It’s all about finding a look that works for you and your lifestyle.
Not only do low-maintenance styles not take long on those manic Monday mornings, but you also don’t need to spend a lot of money on hair products. Good quality shampoo and conditioner will do the trick, along with a styling product like wax or gel to keep your hair in place all day long.
Team Up with Your Barber
Often, people see their barber as somebody who cuts their hair…but why end the relationship there? Instead of simply handing money across each time you get a haircut in Denver, why not ask for their advice on styling and maintaining your hair? After all, they are the experts.
Your barber will be more than happy to offer advice on what products to use, how to style your hair, and even give you a few pointers on how to keep it healthy. If you’re really stuck for ideas, they may even be able to show you a few styles that would suit your lifestyle and look.
Use the Right Products
As well as shampoos, conditioners, waxes, and gels, we’re also talking about combs and other products. Different hair types will require different combs – for example, those with thicker hair might need a wide-toothed comb to avoid breakage, while those with thinner hair can get away with using a fine-toothed option.
Similarly, the products you use should be tailored to your hair type. If you have oily skin, for example, you might want to use a gel that helps to control oil production. If you have dandruff, you’ll need to use a shampoo that’s specifically designed to tackle it.
Your hair is one of the things that you can change daily, so don’t be afraid to experiment every so often. Try out different products, styles, and looks until you find something that works for you. Remember, if all else fails, you can always just go for the classic short back and sides. This is a timeless look that can be easily achieved with minimal effort. For those days when you want to put in a little more time and effort, you can explore new styles.
Ultimately, don’t forget that your hair is an extension of your overall style. If you take care of your hair and ensure that it’s well-kept, it will look after you in return. Keep in mind that styling often starts with clean hair – if you don’t look after your hair with the right shampoos and conditioners, styling becomes much harder.
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30 Facts From The ’70s And ’80s That Seem Unbelievable Now, Shared In This Online Thread
June 7, 2022
Kids in the ’70s and ’80s had a different experience when growing up. No wonder your auntie Betsie never misses a chance to tell the same old story of her 10-year-old self walking 5 km to school in freezing winter. “These days kids, they don’t know!” she mumbles.
But she must be right. This illuminating thread shared by Dan Wuori, the senior director of early learning at The Hunt Institute, shed light on what kids in the past experienced in their daily lives and most of it is simply hard to imagine.
“My high school had a smoking area. For the kids,” Wuori tweeted before asking everyone to share “What’s something you experienced as a kid that would blow your children’s minds?” Below we selected some of the most interesting posts that reveal just how much times have changed.
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Childhood memories are something most of us cherish throughout our lives. Prof. Krystine Batcho, a scholar in science of nostalgia and licensed psychologist, has developed a tool to measure our emotions towards the past using the Nostalgia Inventory Test. The tool shows how strongly and how often people feel nostalgic.
In a previous in-depth interview with Prof. Batcho, Bored Panda asked the professor about the role our childhood memories play in our lives. According to the professor, childhood memories can influence our adult lives in a number of ways. “They can contribute to our overall sense of happiness in life.”
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Moreover, Batcho argues that social experiences we had when little are crucial to our development and adult lives. “Positive childhood social events, such as family get-togethers during the holidays or parties to celebrate birthdays or achievements, help establish good self-esteem and healthy social skills in adulthood,” she told us.
Prof. Batcho’s life-long research suggested that “positive childhood memories are associated with more adaptive coping skills in adulthood.” For example, people with happier memories of childhood were less likely to turn to counterproductive ways of dealing with stressful situations, such as substance abuse or escapist behavior.
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That means that healthy coping is not something we’re born with, but rather “it is learned during childhood by role modeling trusted adults, and memories of how respected adults coped with adversity,” the professor explained.
If you deeply cherish your childhood memories and carry them throughout your life, you’re not the only one, Batcho argues. The professor explained that this phenomenon is called “rosy retrospection,” and it refers to a tendency to remember the past as better than it really was.
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“There might be an evolutionary reason for it, because a favorable focus on the past helps most people remain healthy and happy despite the practical and emotional challenges of adult life,” prof. Batcho explained. Having said that, it’s also important to note that memory retrieval and the way we feel about them is directly influenced by a person’s current mood and state of mind. It turns out that when we are sad or depressed, we are more likely to remember negative events in our past and remember past experiences less favorably.
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40 Homes That Feel Too Dreamy To Be Real, As Shared On The ‘Somewhere I Would Like To Live’ Instagram Account
May 7, 2022
If you live big city life, you probably know what it feels like to rent an overpriced studio, share an apartment with fellow grown-ups or cram yourself into a cupboard-sized flat that means lie-ins are simply impossible. No wonder more and more people on Earth find themselves living in tiny spaces, known as tiny apartments that can be as small as 10 square meters. Tokyo, anyone?
So if you are starting to feel a little claustrophobic in this busy world, this Instagram account comes as a breath of fresh air. Welcome to “Somewhere I Would Like To Live,” an account that offers a beautiful collection of mesmerizing places that truly exist somewhere. Curated by Ruben Ortiz and Katty Schiebeck, the founders of Katty Schiebeck interior design studio, the account is a real treat for interior design fans and anyone who appreciates aesthetically pleasing things.
Scroll down through the most beautiful posts shared on the page and hit upvote on the ones you’d like to live in!
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94-years-old Agnes Kasparkova turns a small village in her art gallery in Czech Republic.
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Our planet Earth is so full of breathtaking places, you would probably need a whole lifetime to travel them all. But let’s say you just decided to do just that. Where to start? How to plan it? What to do and more importantly, not to? These are some of the questions you should consider before buying a one-way flight ticket.
Meanwhile, Big 7 Travel announced the list of the world’s top 50 bucket list destinations that shouldn’t surprise us. “White sandy beaches are still a must-visit for many, with vibrant cities also making an appearance on a lot of people’s bucket lists,” says Clayton-Lea, the head of the content at Big 7 Travel. In fact, countries with naturally beautiful scenery and world-famous landmarks came out on top: 22% of the destinations on the list have white sandy beaches, while 52% are iconic cities.
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While Bali topped the list of the 50 most popular bucket list destinations on Earth, some travel picks were less expected. “The top 10 list has a lot of the expected dream destinations, but there are a few surprises on the list: Paro Valley in Bhutan, for example, or Virunga National Park in the Congo,” Clayton-Lea commented. “I think this shows a great appetite for a need to get off the grid and can only assume that social media (and Netflix, in the case of Virunga!) is responsible for spreading the word of these amazing places.”
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Bored Panda reached out to Jolene and Andrzej Ejmont, the serial travelers and creators of family travel blog “Wanderlust Storytellers” to find out some tips that you will find useful in case you set out on a mission to visit any of these places.“It’s no secret that often things go against the plan while traveling. But the best way to ensure that your mood stays good, even when things go not according to plan, is to pre-plan the ‘buffer time’ for when you are at a particular destination,” the Ejmont family told us. “For example: if you are going to Rome for three days exploring, book four days to be safe. And if that doesn’t help, there’s always cocktails, chocolate and ice cream.”
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Moreover, little details count when you travel and hiring a car without a GPS is such an easy mistake to make, but it can surely make your travel go sour. “It is so much better to rely on the GPS than your personal phone’s maps. It doesn’t matter then if you happen to have no reception on your mobile phone,” Andrzej said.
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When asked whether, in their opinion, people are generally more experienced at traveling these days, the Ejmont family said that’s definitely the case. “People are slowly venturing out to more and more of less-travelled destinations and experiencing travels like never before.”
“This, of course, creates more understanding for travel and as a side effect, enriches more and more souls with tolerance, humility and compassion,” Andrzej told us.
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“‘The Scola Tower’ Built in the 17th century, It stands over 42 feet tall in the sea by La Spezia, #Italy The tower was originally designed, as part of a defensive system for the Senate of the Republic of Genoa”
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When asked about solo traveling, which seems to be tending lately, Andrzej said that solo travels are filled with adventures like no other. “To lose yourself in passion for travel and be open-minded to whatever comes your way, whomever you meet… definitely an adventure in itself.”
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“Barcelona’s Liceu opera audience was made up of 2292 plants. A string quartet performed Puccini to the potted plants before they were donated to 2292 health workers”
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‘Aged Like Milk’: 35 Things That Aged So Badly, They Went Sour (New Posts)
March 7, 2022
People say that it’s easy to be right but even easier to be wrong. More often than not, people forget to be careful about what they say online. Quickly typing a few nonsense sentences and pressing “share” might seem like a great idea at the time, but the truth is, they might stay on the internet forever.
The online community called Aged Like Milk is here to remind you of that. As the moderators write in their description, it’s “a subreddit dedicated to all those things in media and elsewhere that didn’t stand the test of time, at all.” More than 795k members are on a mission to find and document ridiculous posts that quickly turned sour.
Take a look at some of the worst takes Bored Panda has collected from this group and upvote your favorite ones. Also, if you’re hungry for more examples of how people’s opinions came back to bite them, be sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.
#1 Warned A Person Considering Traveling To Chernobyl To Check Travel Advisories Got Called A Troll
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#2 This Did Not Age American At All
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According to Know Your Meme, “aged like milk” is a catchphrase that mainly describes social media posts that have grown increasingly troublesome since their inception. When people throw their opinions left and right, some of them are bound to be wrong. Well, they might look fine at the time, but time truly shows which beliefs aged poorly by completely breaking modern social norms.
While the origin of the phrase is unknown, the earliest usage comes from a 2006 comedy special Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself. A puppet called Walter said “She’s aging like milk!” in one part of the dialog. Since then, the clip received more than 4.2M views on YouTube and quickly spread to other platforms, forums, and threads.
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#7 A Daily Mail Article From December, 2000 (Reupload)
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If you ever felt slightly embarrassed about something you shared online, don’t worry. After all, social media is the place for us to vent about politics, culture, sports, our personal lives, and more, so you’re definitely not the only person to ever have a bad take. In fact, more than half of Americans (57 percent) say they have social media regrets. One in six routinely rue their decision to post at least once a week, with Millennials being the most regular offenders.
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These numbers come from YouGov Omnibus’ survey where they asked U.S. citizens about posting or texting something they regret. Many people admitted they were less anxious about sounding silly compared to a few years back. However, they are more worried about damaging their reputation at work — 22 percent said they are concerned that a questionable post might affect their career.
Results also showed that 14 percent of participants feared they may hurt relationships with family members or partners by sharing misguided images or messages. Plus, women were slightly more likely to feel troubled about social media blunders damaging their close relationships than men.
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If you’re wondering how to make sure your social media posts won’t come back to bite you, always think twice before sharing something online. Ask yourself if there’s anything in this particular post or comment that could potentially hurt you in the future. Think about whether it might defame a specific view or lifestyle. Also, determine whether your words will actually contribute to the conversation or whether they will only create more noise.
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Also, it’s always good to self-reflect and review your older media posts. It’s recommended to delete inactive accounts, provocative or controversial topics and discussions, and anything that might make you look overly cynical or mean. You have a larger audience than you think, so it’s quite easy to overshare and sacrifice your privacy. And just remember, if you ever end up posting something extremely cringe-worthy, there’s a big chance the members of the Aged Like Milk group will pick it up and will make sure to share it with the whole community.
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How To Choose A Local SEO Company For Your Online Business?
February 8, 2022
Whenever you work for your business, you are always the best. But on the other hand, when your competitor gets the spoken advantage, it becomes very frustrating, and sometimes you want to change it.
This is why choosing the best search engine optimization company is the reliable option to make your business reach global heights. But sometimes, it’s very tough to select a good and local SEO company such as the SEO agency West Palm beach for your business and take care of it. Here are some of the facts to consider, such as:
Your Guide To Choosing The Ideal Local SEO Company
- Proper Google Search:
One should always make a proper Google search before choosing the right Search Engine Optimization company like SEO agency West Palm beach. If the rankings are better, you can adequately judge the company with its past experiences and the customers’ ratings.
Ensure that you know about the company’s records with some proven examples and the agency’s performance.
- Expertise in Industry:
If you are looking for something specific, you will want your agency to look for that specific purpose. Suppose you are a medium restaurant; you can choose an agency for the particular restaurant.
Sometimes, you can give them accurate data of your business like case studies, analyzed performance reviews, and reports. Get proper strategy and review processes to ensure you get the appropriate guidance always.
- Good Transparency:
You should always be careful with the agency’s biodata and ensure that they are always transparent in their work. Your business and the agency must have a mutual understanding.
It is very tough to look for a company that values transparency and is totally transparent in digital marketing. Still, it is always the key to a successful relationship, and your business should be aware of it.
- Understanding of Keyword Research:
You should make sure that the agency can understand your keyword research because keyword research is the most important for your business and writing content.
The client sets a proper keyword optimization, and you have to ensure that the agency uses the proper keyword allotted to your business. Understanding the keyword and finding out about it thoroughly is the agency’s main focus, and you have to make sure that they do their work correctly.
- Relevant Experience:
Your business is important, so you have to ensure that the agency you are choosing should have appropriately experienced staff. You can choose the best-experienced staff from the persons working there. They should be able to manage your account correctly.
But sometimes, you can be uncomfortable because, in most of the agencies, interns and freelancers work, so you can have a proper conversation with them and make use of their experience individually.
- Fair Pricing:
You have to ensure that the agency follows a trend of fair pricing. For this, you can contact their past customers and discuss it. Each client has a specific price range, and you have to make sure that you choose the best service for the best keyword and the agency. It makes sure that the agency is appropriately giving service to your company and you are convinced of it.
Bottom Line
You should always make sure that you choose the proper agency and save your company from downfall. Always considering your company’s needs and values, you should select an adequate search engine optimization company, just like SEO agency West Palm beach.
50 Times People Had Such Wholesome Coworkers, They Just Had To Share It Online
January 7, 2022
People say that how we live our days is how we live our life. For many of us, a significant amount of time is spent at work. While we search for the ideal work-life balance by making big and small changes in our daily routine, we might not realize that the biggest morale booster is sitting right in front of us.
Of course, there are countless stories about office bullies and ruthless bosses who can make our days bitter. Yet, we might end up complaining too much and forgetting that our jobs can actually be nice. Especially if we’re surrounded by like-minded and lovely people.
We have compiled a list of some of the most wholesome coworkers many would be delighted to work with. Continue scrolling and upvote the pictures that made you smile the widest! After you’re done with this list, make sure to check out our previous posts to get a full picture of the working experience right here, here and here.
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#2 My 88-Year-Old Coworker Showed Me His Binder Of Love Poems He Writes. 2 Months Of Work And I Got My Coworker Published And Delivered His First Book
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Having great relationships with the people you work with can positively impact your emotional well-being and professional success. Whether it’s venting about your manager or chit-chatting about the weekend plans, close bonds alleviate the stress you might be feeling in your current position.
Bored Panda has reached out to Sharlyn Lauby, a human resources professional, speaker, and the voice behind HR Bartender, a blog dedicated to talking about different workplace issues. The site has been recognized as one of the “Top 5 Blogs HR Pros Love to Read” by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
She was kind enough to share her thoughts and insights about workplace relationships and what part they play in the office. According to Lauby, having good bonds with the people you work with is very important.
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“Gallup [a global analytics and advice firm based in the United States] has some classic research that says there’s a correlation between having friends at work and employee engagement,” she told us. “It makes sense. No one really wants to spend the kind of time we do working with people that they don’t like being around.”
However, Lauby does feel the need to discuss what makes for a good working relationship. “This doesn’t mean that there won’t be challenges. All relationships have tough moments,” she added. “That’s one of the reasons building good working relationships is important. When you have a good working relationship, you can work through those challenging times a little easier.”
#5 The President Of Our Company Is A Giant Kid, So For His Birthday We Made His Office Into A Ball Pit
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#6 Today’s My Birthday. When The Clock Hit Midnight, The Security Guy Who I Barely Know And The Only Other Person On Site Turned The Corner And Surprised Me With This
I work 3rd shift monitoring the machines at a tourist attraction.
A great start to what could have been a lonely day.
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The desire to feel connected to others is a basic human need. The positive social interactions we have with each other can boost our mental and physical health. Besides the fact that getting along with your coworkers helps you get through difficult obstacles, it also makes the work environment more pleasant.
“Another benefit ties back to the definition of a good working relationship,” Lauby continued. “Hopefully, you can be yourself. When you build good relationships, this should allow you to feel safe and comfortable being your authentic self. It’s great for you as an individual and it’s great for the teams that you’re working with.”
#7 My Office Has Been Working From Home For Weeks. I Had Sent Out An Email Asking That Anyone Who Has To Drop By The Office To Feed My Fish
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#8 My Cousin Worked At McDonald’s In Northern Ontario For Most Of His Life And Was A Manager There For The Majority Of His Career. He Passed Away Suddenly Last Monday
The 3 McDonald’s restaurants in that area flew their flags at half-mast in his honor. Such a beautiful gesture.
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If you want to improve the way you communicate with your colleagues and make the bonds even stronger, there are some things you should keep in mind. Lauby emphasized that credibility is one of the first things she thinks of when it comes to being a good coworker.
“Do what you say you’re going to do. Deliver on time. Be that person others count on,” she elaborated. “And if for whatever reason you can’t, go to your colleague or team and let them know. Hopefully, before they figure it out. You can ask to renegotiate your commitment.”
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#10 A Coworker Of Mine With Down Syndrome Makes Me A Card Every Christmas
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On a final note, being a person of your word goes a long way in building relationships. Sharlyn Lauby wants to remind you that all of the things we discussed—strengthening personal bonds, being credible—are important for both in-person and virtual working relationships.
#11 My Sister Is Fighting Cancer & It’s Been Absolutely Brutal. It’s Really Taken A Toll On Me & My Work Performance Has Dropped Significantly, I Feared I’d Get Fired
Instead, my coworkers presented me with this care package to comfort my sister through chemo, a hand-painted card & a $750 donation.
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#12 My Hometown PD Threw This Brave Officer A Birthday Party. Happy Birthday, Max
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#13 My Wonderful Colleague Is Having A Baby, So I Made Her A Zookeepers Baby Blanket
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#14 Happy Retirement To My Coworker That Always Brought Us Candy. Thanks For Always Being Awesome, Mark
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#15 I Took Care Of My Colleague’s Snail While She Was Gone And It Unexpectedly Had Babies. I Threw A Baby Shower For Her To Come Back To. Congrats, Loki
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#16 I Work At A Small Family Owned Italian Restaurant And My Boss Let’s Me Study When We’re Slow So He Brought Me A Small Pizza And Said “Snack While You Study”
I worked a 12-hour shift today and he fed me three times and made me a sandwich to take home. He’s an angel walking among us.
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#18 New Friend/Coworker Of Mine Couldn’t Afford A New Computer. I Built A New One And Gave Him My Old One For Free. He Was So Happy He Asked Me To Take His Picture
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#19 Today Is My Birthday. My Coworkers Know I’m On A Diet But I Told Them They Were More Than Welcome To Still Get A Cake For Themselves To Enjoy
Instead, this was waiting for me when I got to work. Truly made my day and was quite delicious!
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#20 A Note From A Coworker During A Dark Time. It’s Been 3 Years And I Still Look At It When I Need A Pick-Me-Up
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#21 Tomorrow Is My Last Day At My Current Job And My Coworkers Knew I Liked Anime So One Of The Older Ladies Made Me An “Anime” Quilt
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#22 My Mama Retired As An Emergency Room Nurse Yesterday And Her Coworkers Threw Her A Huge Party
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#23 My Wife Made This Last Night For A Coworker That Had Her 10-Year-Old Chihuahua, Lucy, Passed Away Unexpectedly Of Heart Failure
Apparently, she seemed completely fine on Sunday, but Monday she was gone. As anyone who has experienced the loss of a beloved pet knows, it can be traumatizing, especially when you have no time to prepare for it. She missed work on Monday (I would’ve taken it off too) and then told my wife about it yesterday.
My wife being the sweet person she is came home later that day and told me the sad news, then got out our iPad and started working on the picture above. She claims she has no art talent, but I think she did a pretty great job. The ears on the top are an outline of Lucy’s ears.
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#24 I’m A Nice Colleague
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#25 I Have The Best Coworkers In The World. Down With Lymphoma For A Bit And They Just Made Day
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#26 The Restaurant I Work For Is Closing Until Further Notice. My Manager Gave Me A Gift
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#27 I’ve Been Snapping Selfies On Unattended Phones At Work. Today My Coworkers Gave Me Photo Albums Of The Selfies They Found On Their Phones
One of the most heartfelt birthday gifts I’ve ever gotten.
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#28 The Janitor At My Mom’s Work Bought Her A Fancy Christmas Ornament With This Written On The Box
He is a very sweet elderly man. Since he and my mom are such good friends, he made her this.
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#29 My Wife Had To Cancel Her Baby Shower Due To Corona, So Her Co-Workers Threw Her A Surprise Mini One In The Break Room
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#30 Me As A Boy In 1965 With Newly Completed Model Airplane Minutes Before Destroying It On Maiden Flight. Also Me 56 Years Later With Surprise Christmas Gift From Coworker Of Identical Replica
Additional info: It’s a control line plane, it flies in a big circle, it’s not a remote control. You have a handle and two steel cables to control the elevator, pull the top of the handle back the plane goes up, push it down it goes down, do it wrong it crashes violently.
Yes, I work at a wonderful place with some terrific people and consider most of them dear friends.
He mentioned that he was building planes with his kids, and I showed him a lo-res version of that old picture I had received from my daughter. He contacted my daughter, got the hi-res, then acquired all the parts necessary to build the plane over several months (the propeller came from Uzbekistan). Then, surprise!
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#31 The 66-Year-Old Receptionist Where I Work Prints Out Memes On Paper And Puts Them On The Wall
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#32 His Wife Called In To Sing Happy Birthday Over Video Chat
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#33 A Co-Worker Makes These Boxes For Charity On His Lunch Break, And He Needed Leather So I Asked If He’d Like My Departed Dad’s Jacket, And He Came Up With This For Me Today
I work with this amazing gentleman that spends his breaks and lunches making these beautiful boxes for charity auctions (I know – so sweet!) He took me aside to show me his first box of 2020, and I asked him if he’d be interested in my dad’s old leather coat since I’m having a hard time getting rid of his stuff. Well, today he brought me this black walnut box made with the leather from my dad’s favorite jacket. It brightened up the office and all of us were so touched. What a sweet man!! This is such a cherished thing for me. Yes, I am definitely making him an authentic British shepherds pie and some English treats to thank him (he’s English, but we live in Canada). I hope this cheers you all up during this dreary and frightening time! Good people exist everywhere!
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#34 This Was My Face Of Pure Happiness When A Coworker Brought Two Kittens By The Office Yesterday. Sat There For An Hour While They Cuddled On My Lap
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#35 My 72-Year-Old Grandma Not Only Cleans Schools, But Cleans Schools Better Than Everyone She Works With. Her Teachers Always Make Sure She Knows
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#36 Today Was My Boyfriend’s Last Day At His “Big Box Mart” Job. The Company Itself Did Not Acknowledge His Last Day, But A Coworker In The Bakery Made Him This
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#37 My Girlfriend’s Boss Makes Her Healthy Lunches Because She Has Fainting Spells
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#38 Told My Coworker A Story About My Brother Eating All The Charms Out Of The Cereal Box Before I Got To Them Growing Up
I literally thought you had to be lucky to get charms. He dropped these in my office today.
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#39 Boss Is A Marvel Fan And Recently Had Open-Heart Surgery, So A Co-Worker And I Got Him A MK 1 Arc Reactor
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#40 The Other Day I Slipped And Fell At Work As I Was Wearing Old Worn Out Shoes, So My Coworker Gave Me A Fresh Pair Of Non Slips When She Found Out About The Incident
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#41 Coworker’s Wife Spent 10 Hours Making This For Me After My Cat Passed Away
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#42 We Were Surprised By My Coworker Who Put Together This Dinner Date Table For Us, Complete With A Personalized Menu And Three Course Meal
Was supposed to be celebrating my honeymoon with my wife in Italy this week. Extremely thankful!
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#43 Couldn’t Afford New Work Boots, These Were On My Workbench This Morning
They got my size and everything. $179 I just could not afford at the moment.
Everyone wears them in the company. Also, they are the best!
I’ve been struggling with my old pair and just had a week off with a planter wart in my heel. It was removed but I’ve been unable to fully walk properly for a while.
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#44 My Coworker Blessed Me With A Christmas Miracle. $500 Cash
The card says: “Hey Boo! Okay, so I might have felt awful when you told me that you would walk all the way home from work, so I set up a GoFundMe (don’t worry, I didn’t use exact names). I managed to raise a bunch of money, hoping you could set it aside for a car, but now maybe it can help fix yours now. Merry Christmas!”
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#45 My Coworker’s Photo Of Her Dog On Her Desk And My Christmas Present To Her
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#46 My Mom Is A Nurse And She Spent All Of Today Making Facemasks For Her Coworkers
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#47 Co-Worker Checking In Due To Having The Weekend Away From My GF And Feeling A Bit More Of Top Of My Depression
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#48 I Draw Little Pictures Daily For My Coworkers To Find In The Morning After I Leave Third Shift
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#49 My Coworker Is Having A Hysterectomy. So The Department Had A Food Day
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#50 Wife Just Made Over 100 Truffles For Her Coworkers. Now She Gets To Go On The Train Into Boston With These. She’s The Best
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How to Keep Your Windows Computer Free of Virus Attacks
December 27, 2021
Every item that is connected to the internet can be at risk of viruses. From mobile phones to computers and beyond, these virus attacks can occur frequently or may only occur rarely, but they put your personal information and your identity at risk. It is important to shield your information from any virus, and this includes using security programs, avoiding following any links or even opening suspicious emails when possible, and being careful about where you provide your information.
Buy A Computer Security System
Purchasing a good computer security system, including an antivirus program and having it run constantly, is vital to the safety of your computer and information. There are many programs available and most can be used on more than one device, allowing you to protect both your home computer and your mobile devices any time you are connected to the internet. These will scan all incoming information, including emails, websites, and files to ensure that there is no virus present before passing along the information to you. They will block emails and websites that are determined to be unsafe and not open them in order to protect your computer from any virus. They are also able to scan the device regularly or constantly to find any potential problems within your computer, to determine if any virus has gotten through their original safety protocols, and to alert you to their presence. It will then ask if you wish to proceed with removing the file or program that has caused the concern.
When using a new website, do not offer personal information until you are sure that it is safe. Each website will be registered and provide their own certificates of safety, a virus protection or computer security program will scan them to see if they are considered safe to use or if they are a risky website and recommend you avoid those that are not well trusted. This will help to keep your computer safe from viruses and virus attacks, as well as protect you from incoming emails.
Each email will offer information about the sender, including the email address of the sender. It is important, even with a protection program on your computer system, to ensure that you are opening safe emails and avoiding those that are unsafe, as well as only following links from trusted senders or those that you have specifically asked for. When information is requested or accounts need to be updated, it can be completed directly from the website itself and does not require you to follow a link to get there. By being proactive and checking email sources before proceeding, you can protect your computer from hidden threats and ensure your security program can complete its task by using the best Managed IT Services West Palm Beach.
Using your own ability to avoid false email addresses, suspicious emails and to choose only safe places to provide your own information, in addition to a computer system risk assessment and virus security system, you can keep your Windows computer safe from virus attacks.
How Can I Find an Affordable Nonprofit Consulting Firm?
December 22, 2021
Fundraising consultants assist organizations in multiple sectors of expertise, and a few even have specialties on board. For instance, some may practice marketing tactics or web development. At the same time, some support a tiny bit of everything.
If you have ever visited a nonprofit parley, you’ve must have witnessed a wide assortment of fundraising consultant agencies eager to support your critical mission.
When locating the best yet affordable consulting services for nonprofit organizations, remember to consider these considerations.
Tips To Help You Find Affordable Non-profit Consulting Firm!
1. Ensure you can trust them
Regardless of your relationship type, it is presumed that trust is an inevitable part of a relationship. And your vendor relationship will be no different. Whatever ensures a firm proffers should be recorded down in agreements.
Also, your bond with the other business person is not just concerning trade means and deals. You should hold a solid bond with your fundraising consultant and thereby correspond with you! Vendors who serve mainly with nonprofits have invested in social welfare. Nevertheless, you must ensure that they “walk the walk” when managing all of their customers well and with honor.
2. Ensure your conditions are clear
You don’t necessarily need to declare a complete, precise RFP. Yet, you should be capable of creating a draft of what assistance you’re searching for. If you don’t apprehend or consider the technical clarifications, ensure you possess a precisely determined goal or measure progress when the scheme is completed. This will assist you with making your work easy.
3. Review on customer service norms
The most prevalent grievance we discover from nonprofits who have had difficulties with former vendors is that the vendor “disappeared” while they required them.
Ensure you concede your fundraising consultants’ way of communication. Moreover, make sure that you have transparent, distinct alternatives for approaching and conversing with a committed person when necessitated.
4. Calibrate affability
Affability is critical in any plan or vendor. Your specialist must calibrate their practice to your necessities and desires. If they state they will but eventually end up diverting from their words, you might be in trouble. Thus make sure the fundraising consultant you are willing to work with has the calibrate matching your requirements.
5. Analyze expenses
Request for estimations and charges from various agencies, if attainable. Make sure you are analyzing amounts to obtain the best rates. Also, make sure you agree on what you receive with those charges.
Some consultants might offer you an affordable hourly charge, but if it takes them to double as long to accomplish a job, that’s not progressing to conserve you any funds! Of course, the cost is a significant concern for nonprofit regulations.
Bottom Line
Consulting firms typically administer diverse assistance for nonprofits. Depending on your necessities, they can control anything from web maps to capital drives. Since the number of service providers is vast, we recommend considering the above tips to find one appropriate fundraising consultant, one that looks after your organization’s needs.
“Bored Panda Best Comment Awards”: 50 Funny Times The Comments Made Our Posts So Much Better (New Pics)
February 7, 2022
Ah, the comment section—it’s full of life. Sometimes, people there spark conversations about a variety of social issues. Other times, they’re going livid over someone else’s opinion. Or maybe they’re simply enjoying a spicy argument and, of course, grabbing a box of metaphorical popcorn along the way. And when the comments tend to go from plain insulting to inspiring in mere seconds, we’re sure glad they’re there.
Our readers have proven time and again how curious, funny, and wholesome they can be. Some of you commenters offer even better content than the picture itself. To celebrate your creativity and wit, we have compiled a list of some of the best and most upvoted comments we found floating around our page.
We here at Bored Panda love clever humor, and we know that you do too. So continue scrolling, see if yours made the list, and share even more hilarious wisdom under the pics below! Also, be sure to check out Part 1 of this post right here.
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To learn more about witty comments and how to improve our comedy skills, we spoke to Abigail Paul, a standup comedian, improviser, and actress with an irreverent and original comedy brain. Having performed improvisation, standup comedy, and theatre in venues all over Germany, the US, and the EU, she was kind enough to share her thoughts on why people leave comments in the first place.
“Today’s reader has the advantage over their predecessor that they feel part of the action,” she said. “In comedy, we are always looking to create content that an audience member will relate to, so when someone leaves a fantastic comment on an article or picture, it helps us feel connected, a little less alone.”
“It shows us that someone else, maybe many people, think the same way we do,” Abigail mentioned. “We take great comfort in not being alone on our ideas.”
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The standup comedian revealed that the secret to a successful comment is probably equal parts true and surprising. An unexpected remark “that just has shock value isn’t as highly regarded as one that is embedded in truth.”
“In comedy terms, your picture or article you are commenting on is your setup. Your witty comment is the punchline,” she explained. “There are lots of ways to be funny, but a great punchline will usually have excellent use of wordplay, exaggeration, or make an analogy to something else so the reader can maybe see the topic in a new light.”
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“The most important thing is usually an element of surprise. Good comedy writers use misdirect as well as a magician does. We think we see you going to one place and you go somewhere unexpected. Audiences love a twist,” Abigail said, providing true crime podcasts as an example.
According to her, leaving a comment and letting out a few chuckles helps us bond with others. “Comedy is the most fun thing humans can share (besides pizza),” she said. “The pandemic has forced a lot of comedy experiences online. It hurt live comedy a lot, but new spaces have thrived online because people need to connect and laugh. The upside is you can find ways to be funny at home in your PJs.”
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If you want to improve at writing clever comments online, you need to practice. “Comedy is a skill,” Abigail told us. “The more you write, the better you usually get.” But it’s important “not to get too precious about your work. Notice which clever comments you are writing get lots of likes or replies, and see if you can dissect why that comment is working.”
“If something isn’t working, don’t worry too much about why. A lot of good writing is throwing spaghetti at the wall and seeing what sticks.” She advised you to focus on what works and try to replicate your own formula. “Also – edit. Are there any words you can take out, but the comment is still really funny? Then do. The more concise you are, the better it is for your reader.”
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Abigail is now busy with her new organization in Frankfurt called English Comedy Frankfurt, aiming to bring fun shows with diverse audiences and comedians. So if you want some tips on writing for standup, be sure to check out her website and follow her work on Twitter.
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