Tag: 1970s

February 4, 2026 at 2:49 am

About One In Five Beds Sold In The 1980’s Was A Waterbed, But Most Young Adults Today Have Never Even Heard Of Them

Who knew you could still get waterbeds today?

January 16, 2026 at 11:55 pm

Postman Was Told To Tie Up His Long Hair At Work, So He Wore Pink-Ribbon Pigtails And Never Got Complaints Again

Now this is malicious compliance perfectly executed.

December 6, 2025 at 4:35 pm

Biology Students Were Told To Copy Ten Textbook Pages, So They Used Photocopies To Outsmart Their Teacher And Get Out Of Any Real Work

After that day, the teacher never used the word “copy” quite so loosely again.

June 1, 2025 at 3:47 am

Automotive Factory Demanded Higher Output, But One Inspector Protested When Quality Control Was Tossed Aside

Accuracy doesn’t scale on command.

March 15, 2025 at 7:49 pm

Bank Denied A Simple Transfer, So Frustrated Customer Closed His Account, Paid Off His Mortgage, And Deprived The Bank Of Years Interest Payments

He didn’t just settle his mortgage — he outsmarted the system

March 7, 2025 at 1:48 am

Customer Attempted To Return Extra Change To The Cashier, But They Refused To Admit Their Mistake And A Weird Policy Let Him Keep The Cash Instead

Source: Canva/Helgy, Getty/ TrongNguyen, Reddit/MaliciousCompliance

Turns out pride isn’t very profitable!

January 26, 2025 at 2:14 pm

Bosses Cheaped Out On A Dedicated Groundskeeper’s Raise And Gave It To A Nepotism Hire. So To Retaliate, Groundskeeper Broke Mower’s Engine And Cost Their Bosses A Fortune.

Source: Canva/Welcomia, Reddit/PettyRevenge

A few extra dollars today can save you a fortune tomorrow.

June 24, 2022 at 5:38 pm

You May Remember These Things if You Grew Up in the 70s

Take a look back at the 1970s!

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About One In Five Beds Sold In The 1980’s Was A Waterbed, But Most Young Adults Today Have Never Even Heard Of Them

Postman Was Told To Tie Up His Long Hair At Work, So He Wore Pink-Ribbon Pigtails And Never Got Complaints Again

Biology Students Were Told To Copy Ten Textbook Pages, So They Used Photocopies To Outsmart Their Teacher And Get Out Of Any Real Work

Automotive Factory Demanded Higher Output, But One Inspector Protested When Quality Control Was Tossed Aside

Bank Denied A Simple Transfer, So Frustrated Customer Closed His Account, Paid Off His Mortgage, And Deprived The Bank Of Years Interest Payments

Customer Attempted To Return Extra Change To The Cashier, But They Refused To Admit Their Mistake And A Weird Policy Let Him Keep The Cash Instead

Bosses Cheaped Out On A Dedicated Groundskeeper’s Raise And Gave It To A Nepotism Hire. So To Retaliate, Groundskeeper Broke Mower’s Engine And Cost Their Bosses A Fortune.

You May Remember These Things if You Grew Up in the 70s

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A Daughter Was Left An Inheritance By Her Late Father, But She Feels Guilty About Taking The Money

Employee Took His First Call After Training, But He Was Shocked When The Customer Started Cursing At Him Even Before He Said His Opening Line

A Dog Made Sure To Look Twice When His Owner Came To Pick Him Up At Daycare

Apartment Tenant Asked Neighbor To Stop Taking His Deliveries After He Opened A Prescription Package, But The Neighbor Got Upset And Said He Is Ungrateful For The Package Protection

College Student Got Stuck At Her “Safety” School, But When Her Siblings Turned Her Campus Into A Family Reunion, She Considered Transferring

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HOA Subdivision Is Built Next To Land The Owner Uses For Hunting, So The New Residents Have Multiple Complaints

About One In Five Beds Sold In The 1980’s Was A Waterbed, But Most Young Adults Today Have Never Even Heard Of Them

Worker’s Boss Accused Her Of Taking Too Much PTO, But When HR Reviewed Her Contract, They Found She Was Owed Even More Time Off

Contractor Is Told She’s Required To Be Compensated For Working Overtime, But Human Resources Keeps Changing The Rules

Computer Repair Shop Owner Repeatedly Tried To Return A Customer’s High-End Gaming PC, But After Months Of Phone Calls And No Shows, He Legally Took Ownership Of It

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