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The Daily Dot

<p>Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.</p>


Susan LaMarca

Woman crying looking into camera about her student loans

“I owe more than I started with”: Woman’s despair over 17% student loan interest is resonating with millions

Left: Man pointing at Ben and Jerry's pints in the freezer aisle at the grocery store. Right: Man pointing at Blue Bell ice cream pints in the freezer aisle at the grocery store. Tweet text overlay reads "Former ben&jerrys girl and currently a breyers girl and he was absolutely spot on for both"

“He was spot on”: Guy breaks down different types of girls based on the ice cream they eat

3 panel: Jasmine, an ultrasound tech and wellness creator known as @jazzzyyy13, in an orange striped shirt and medical gloves giving self-advocacy tips.

“This is worth its weight in gold”: Healthcare worker shares 5 “insider tips” for advocating for yourself at the doctor

Left: Piece of plywood from TikTok screenshot, caption overlay reads, "This is where a past owner passed away and melted into the floor. They cut him out but forgot his arm and hand print." Right: Worker removing old damaged parquet using crowbar tool

“He melted into the floor”: Realtor pulls up old carpet while renovating. Then she shows the stain left behind

Woman in a blue shirt looking into the camera while sitting in her car.

A server shared her top 3 customer “icks.” Then diners fired back with their own

Left: White house seen between large trees on a green lawn. Right: Man in his garage in a white cap, caption overlay reads, "Can't afford it anymore?"

“Gutted half the place”: Homeowner says he poured $120k into fixing up his house—only to face tripled taxes after reassessment

Woman eating In-N-Out burger in her car with her father. Caption overlay reads, "Telling my dad who is trying In-N-Out for the first time that it is vegan to see how he reacts." Middle: A man enters a Redwood City location on the In-N-Out fast food restaurant chain.

“Let’s go to McDonald’s”: Dad throws tantrum after daughter tricks him into thinking In-N-Out burger is vegan

man looking mad next to a garbage can with a stream of bright blue liquid trailing behind it

Garbage man shares exactly why you shouldn’t throw away paint cans in the trash

Pediatrician talking into the camera holding a wooden bear

Pediatrician saves daughter from choking, says “parents need to know” these 3 steps

Left: Man messaging other women while at dinner with his wife, sitting across from him. Right: screenshot of text conversation, text reads "I sent the video to my mom this morning it's 12:40pm here."

Husband caught messaging women during dinner with his wife. Then her daughter finds the viral TikTok

Handwritten note on lined paper in all capitals reading, "Hey. Its day 1 for you and you've already interrupted ALL of your neighbor's lives."

“Install a Ring cam ASAP”: New renters stunned by threatening letter taped to their door hours after moving in

Left: Woman looking into camera telling a story. Caption overlay reads: "The date that made me swear off dating in New York (story time)." RIght: Woman speaking into the camera, caption overlay reads "so he asked the server to get a separate table for him and I."

“Acting like that at 43 is the hugest red flag”: NYC woman’s “worst first date” with “egomaniac” goes viral for all the wrong reasons

Two panel image: Woman with a septum piercing doing air quotes, caption overlay reads "Nose ring theory."

Culture

Mocked for the “nose ring theory,” woman doubles down: “If I’m not for you—good”

“Nearly decapitated myself”: Influencer urges caution after her outfit nearly killed her

Left: Woman sitting in her car dipping Olive Garden breadsticks into a gallon soup bucket. Middle: Olive Garden storefront. Right: Woman in her living room holding gallon bucket of Olive Garden soup.