Was “remote learning” a thing before the pandemic? Who thought there would ever be so many children learning from home? Certainly not their parents who are now facing the daunting task of making sure their kids are in their seats, paying attention to their teachers, and completing their work. The pandemic has created an entire …
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Your Weekly Oddee Horoscope: October 5th
The Celestial Events for October 5 to October 11 Monday Comet Howell is passing through Scorpio and Sagittarius tonight before the moon rises. It’s the perfect time to throw yourself into a new hobby you’ll abandon within two weeks. You’ll shove all evidence of it into your hall closet or beneath your bed, and it’ll …
10 Slang Phrases from Around the World
Ever said “fanny pack” around someone from the UK? Chances are you were met with chortles or surprise. Language is one of the most significant divisions between cultures around the world. Actual communication is so much more than just memorizing words out of a dictionary. It involves tone, body language, facial expression, and slang. If …
10 Expensive Things Kids Ruined
The chasm between the childless and the child-rearing grew during the quarantine. Those without kids dealt with boredom, financial stress, and a general sense of impending doom. Those with kids coped with the above while homeschooling and helping their kids adjust to living through a pandemic. It’s a lot. There’s not a parent out there …
Craziest Blackjack Wins That Cannot Be True
We present an array of tales of wins at the blackjack tables. Some of them are apocryphal. There are no name and no places. The stories have been narrated by blackjack dealers or onlookers. But they are now regarded as blackjack legend and are recounted whenever the topic of crazy wins comes up. Others are …
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Now You Can Dine Out with Dummies
Some American states are reopening this month, with adaptations to stop the spread of COVID-19 in communities. While “Safer at Home” is the new slogan, restaurants are desperate for dine-in customers to return. Millions of restaurant employees have been out of work since March, when the virus’ devastation first became apparent. Though eager to reopen, …
7 Times Ellen, a “Nice” Person, Was Mean
So far, 2020 has given us all time to slow down and pause for self-examination. Or, a much more enjoyable past-time, examining the behavior of others. One person not withstanding scrutiny is Ellen, beloved talk show host with a brand built on niceness. The tricky thing about that; you have to be nice to other …
Celebrities Just Like Us, Elijah Wood/Animal Crossing Edition
We’re yet to experience the long-term effects of the pandemic. In the short term, the spread of the coronavirus operated as a great equalizer between celebrities and everyone else. Perhaps not in terms of testing and access to health care. As far as quarantine goes, they fill their mansions with the exact same amount of …
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CES Policy Changes Spell Great News for Adult Toys Industry
Every year, people from all walks of life and from around the world head to Las Vegas to attend or exhibit at the world-famous and hugely popular Consumer Electronics Show or CES. This show has been running for more than half a century and takes place over the course of a week every January in …
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Top 10 Weirdest Ads
Streaming services are destroying traditional television, and our attention spans are dwindling to nothing, so television ads need to step it up to grab our focus. These are the top 10 weirdest ads ever made, including a throw-back to the weirdest toy of the seventies. Here’s hoping that the advertising geniuses behind these marketing fever-dreams …