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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

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Anna Good

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Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

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“We were the only Black people there”: Wedding guest says she was asked to leave mid-ceremony after being told she was only invited to the reception

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“Need a bib just to drink coffee”: Woman issues PSA after lip flip gives her awkward side effects

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Elon Musk just launched “Grokipedia.” Users say it’s a biased Wikipedia clone

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“If it even just crosses your mind for one second”: Justin Bieber shared his definition of cheating, and not everyone agrees with it

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“Oh, hell no”: Community outraged at HOA’s letter about banning “outsider” trick-or-treaters for Halloween

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“Charge her”: Ring cam catches woman gleefully punching Halloween witches. The internet is taking sides

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“The audacity”: Couple surprised to see their Honeyfund registry asks wedding guests for a tip

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