Tag: 1970s

April 5, 2026 at 4:55 am

A Man Showed Off The Unique 1970s Couch He Bought

You’ve probably never seen a couch quite like this one before…

April 2, 2026 at 7:47 am

Frugal College Graduate Refused To Pay A Surprise Diploma Fee, So The School Practically Begged Him To Take It Seven Years Later

If they wanted $150 for a piece of paper, he was happy to let it collect dust!

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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A Man Showed Off The Unique 1970s Couch He Bought

Frugal College Graduate Refused To Pay A Surprise Diploma Fee, So The School Practically Begged Him To Take It Seven Years Later

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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The Owner’s Son Texted An Employee Who Was Vacation Saying He Had To Come In To Cover A Shift, So The Employee Said No And The Manager Fired Him

Woman Refused To Sell Concert Tickets Bought Months Ago, But Her Husband Insisted They Skip It For His Cousin’s Graduation Party Instead

CEO Asks Employee To Do An Extra Task On Top Of Her Regular Work, So She’s Thinking About Checking To See If She’ll Get Paid For Working Overtime

Man Is Impatient While Waiting For A Driver To Pull Out Of A Parking Spot, So The Driver Makes Sure The Man Doesn’t Get The Parking Spot

Almost 50 Years On, Voyager 1 Is Still Transmitting From Interstellar Space – And Amateur Astronomers From The Netherlands Just Picked Up Its Signals

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Legal Guardians Learned Their Disabled Niece’s SSI Payments Were Diverted Into College Funds For Her Sisters, But Suing To Recover Them Threatened To Cause Unwanted Collateral Damage

HOA Fines Homeowner For Having An RV In His Driveway, So He Hires A Lawyer While His Wife Works On Dissolving The HOA

Supervisor Tells Employee To Repair Computers Not Shelves, But The Shelves Are Broken And Can’t Hold The Weight Of The Computers

Employee Is Told Not To Work Overtime, So He Walks Out The Door After Exactly 8 Hours Even When He’s In The Middle Of An Important Task

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