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Dylan

As I was washing my hands I noticed the lack of urinals along the wall and realized I had made this mistake twice in the same day.

tags: humor bathroom mistake oops [add]

2008-04-15 10:06:10 / Rating: 167.5 /

rollergirl

My 86-year-old grandmother told me she'd always wanted to "blaze up a fat one."

tags: humor weed shocking grandmother [add]

2008-04-18 10:17:03 / Rating: 166.25 /

Larissa

It took me two years to realize that I'd sacrificed way too much to keep him happy, and I can't believe what finally sent me over the edge was him telling me "I think I'm a werewolf."

tags: humor relationships [add]

2008-04-18 10:19:15 / Rating: 130.25 /

m

It's a heartbreaking moment when your alarm clock goes off and you haven't been to bed yet.

tags: all-nighter grad school paper writing [add]

2008-05-01 14:31:58 / Rating: 126 /

Facebook informed me that I'm not actually as important to my best friend as I thought.

tags: facebook friend [add]

2008-04-25 13:57:33 / Rating: 123.75 /

BusyBee

In January we got married, in February we bought a house, in March we took in a 14-year-old boy, and in May I'll turn 22.

tags: life marriage fast [add]

2008-04-21 13:55:55 / Rating: 108 /

Dusty

My parents believed that black and white people were equal until I started dating a black man.

tags: ironic sad [add]

2008-04-23 14:54:12 / Rating: 106.75 /

Chad

Today I've identified 15 objects on my desk that could kill a person.

tags: work murder frustration [add]

2008-04-25 10:37:37 / Rating: 106.75 /

Poppy

Yesterday my four-year-old married his "girlfriend" and they shared a fruit muffin as their wedding cake.

tags: humor childhood wedding [add]

2008-05-01 14:27:14 / Rating: 99.25 /

futura yellow

She hung herself with the purse I gave her for Christmas.

tags: suicide guilt loss forgiveness closet best friend [add]

2008-04-28 12:11:33 / Rating: 99 /

Joy

I hate the jerk who left the Post-It note on my door saying: "Your boyfriend called, he wants to break-up."

tags: rude break-up post-it note sad [add]

2008-04-18 10:20:05 / Rating: 97.5 /

CRACK

When they left me alone with your body, my fist came down so hard I heard your ribs crack.

tags: grief loss [add]

2008-04-23 14:55:16 / Rating: 97 /

Anselmus

After a month of data entry work involving the customers of a Polish bank, I had to replace the 'c', 'w' and 'z' keys on my keyboard.

tags: Polish keyboards data entry [add]

2008-04-22 12:12:46 / Rating: 91.5 /

January

I'm so proud of my public urination ticket, I hung it on my wall.

tags: urination tickets pride decorating [add]

2008-04-23 14:57:02 / Rating: 90 /

kt

The most romantic moment of my life ended with the word "boner."

tags: love humor kiss romance [add]

2008-04-30 14:52:26 / Rating: 89 /

Principessa

Being "friends" with an ex on Facebook is just as bad an idea as being friends with an ex in "real life."

tags: social networking college boyfriend four years later [add]

2008-04-15 22:59:36 / Rating: 86.5 /

espo

He sent me flowers on my eighteenth birthday with a note that said "Glad you're legal."

tags: birthday flowers legal [add]

2008-04-23 14:56:56 / Rating: 80.75 /

Out Of It

As I sat in the waiting room, calling relatives about our brand new daughter, I heard "Code blue, maternity ward, recovery room" announced over the PA system.

tags: wife baby emergency [add]

2008-04-22 12:12:16 / Rating: 77.25 /

Johnson

As I gave him the last 35 cents in my pocket, I realized that the homeless man was now wealthier than I was.

tags: money homeless poor [add]

2008-04-21 13:56:50 / Rating: 77 /

lassoprecise

In order to feel as if he had some sort of control over his cancer, my father would search the streets for a dollar in change before each chemo session.

tags: father dad cancer control fear [add]

2008-04-21 13:59:16 / Rating: 76.75 /

Lola

In response to how her Spring Break was: "Well, we were jumped by hookers."

tags: fights spring break vacation good story [add]

2008-04-15 22:59:05 / Rating: 70.75 /

Greg

I always said I hated this city and now that I'm leaving, I'm trying to taste the air for the first time.

tags: city [add]

2008-04-15 10:04:20 / Rating: 67.25 /

jekylandhydeinone

Part of me wants help, but that part is so small the only thing I'm willing to do is be anonymously cryptic on a website none of my family visits.

tags: help disorder hurt [add]

2008-04-30 15:03:45 / Rating: 67.25 /

AmericanGirl

When I woke up late one Saturday morning in a hotel room in Jerusalem with an Israeli soldier next to me, I knew I was finally living the dream.

tags: humor vacation fling Israel soldier [add]

2008-04-15 23:02:31 / Rating: 65.25 /

Perplexious

I used to think a futon was a cross between a crouton and a wonton, and would always get weird looks from the waitstaff when I'd try to order one at an Asian restaurant.

tags: humor dining food [add]

2008-04-28 10:27:35 / Rating: 63 /