Tag: 1970s

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

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