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There are some of us going to great lengths to reduce the amount of plastic we consume, the crap we buy and then throw out, distances travelled on our behalf.

And then there are these people. Sending a pregnancy test to their grandma. What a hoot!

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Sometimes it's a curse to think. My friend group years ago started "Secret Santa" at Christmas and I quickly realised it wasn't about giving useful or even entertaining gifts, it was just about the joke of the item itself. The more useless or stupid the better! I didn't realise this and chose a gift I thought would be appreciated but they were super disappointed that they weren't part of the joke. I've boycotted Secret Santa ever since.

Jokes are one of the good parts of human existence, so - while I see your side of the story - there is another side.

Yes, that's why I said it's a curse.

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