Rewarding people with cash has generally been a good way to motivate them to do things they are otherwise not obligated to do, but a new study claims that when you offer folks money for writing online reviews, it can backfire and result in fewer overall reviews. [More]
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Do Not Try To Parkour Across A Bruegger’s Rooftop To Impress Your Date
By 8.23.16
Emergency responders had to work for hours overnight to free a Pittsburgh-area man trapped between two buildings. He was not there due to some accident of architecture or building collapse, though; he was there because he’d tried to execute a rooftop maneuver he shouldn’t have been doing, and failed. Badly. [More]
Scribbling 9/11 Joke On To-Go Container Is A Good Way To Get Fired
By 9.13.11
A bartender at a Houston-area restaurant is without a job today because he apparently thought it was giggle-worthy to leave a “Happy Sep” message — complete with cartoon plane about to hit the Twin Towers — on the to-go container of a Muslim customer. [More]
Man Chugs Entire Bottle Of Vodka Rather Than Turn It Over To Airport Security
By 12.12.07
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