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Some seemingly innocent things can be surprisingly bothersome, as anyone who’s ever seen a KitKat bar being bitten into or a pizza being sliced in a weird way can attest. These are just a couple of examples of what can cause the vein on people’s foreheads to pop or at least make them want to fix whatever it is that’s bothering them.
An abundance of such ‘Mildly Annoying’ things can be found on the subreddit titled exactly that. With nearly three thousand members, it is home to a vast collection of images covering all sorts of irritating things and situations. Scroll down to find them, but view them at your own risk, as they might make you quite annoyed just by looking at them.
To learn more about what annoys us and why, Bored Panda turned to a neuroscientist and senior lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Alicia A. Walf, Ph.D., who was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. You will find our interview in the text below.
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#1
I Just Wanted A Piece Of Tape
Libstak 2 years ago
If it's like that at the start of the roll, it stays like that every time you try for another piece to the end of the roll.
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Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
This happens to me all the time. I thought it was just the knock-off brands. But no, buy the expensive brands, the same thing will happen.
Tee Rat 2 years ago
The 3M Scotch brand we use at work is always difficult to start, and they come with a non-sticky lead "for easy use". Their machines just tape over that part.
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Barbara Kelly 2 years ago
I use a plastic bread tag on the end of the tape, after starting a new roll of tape.
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Sue Denham 2 years ago
This! Absolutely this. And you can never find the edge of the tape after this happens.
In over a decade of its existence—since 2012, to be exact—the ‘Mildly Annoying’ community has covered nearly every and any annoying situation there is. They might seem like minor inconveniences to some, but they can get on people’s nerves nevertheless. Moreover, what doesn't seem the slightest bit frustrating to some might make others’ blood boil.
“There are many individual differences in what presses our buttons enough to annoy us,” a neuroscientist and senior lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Alicia Walf, told Bored Panda in a recent interview. “In general, annoyances are unpleasant stimuli that are unpredictable and uncontrollable and persist for some time. There is context-dependency on what annoys us as well, making annoyance a volatile and hard to anticipate emotion.
“Unlike anger, in which the same things or situations are likely to produce it time and again, the same thing can be simply unpleasant one day, but then be extremely annoying the next.”
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#2
Mistaking A Hearing Aid For Fake AirPods
Lunaofthenest (She/they) 2 years ago
And why is anyone investigating the branding of someone's chosen ear bud? How little do you have going on that this is a concern to you?
Marleina Hershberg 2 years ago
Haven't you heard? Everything bothers everybody now. It's the new normal.
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Benita Valdez 2 years ago
Back in my freshman year of college, a girl was constantly asked why she always had to have her beeper on her and why not try switching to a cellphone (2001). It was an insulin pump and people really had a hard time accepting it wasn't a beeper
over it already 2 years ago
Last year I had a coworker whose son had type 1 diabetes & an insulin pump that synched with a device that looked like a cell phone & would notify his mom when his #s were way out of control (happened regularly.) He had a teacher who thought it was a phone and wouldn't listen to him yank the whole shebang off/out of him. I admire that mom's restraint when, um, educating the teacher on her mistake.
Load More Replies... Bad Alchemy 2 years ago
"What are you, the AirPod police?" would have been an appropriate response.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Maybe because it's cheapr than forking out $250 for the real ones, Karen.
Array Index Out of Bounds 2 years ago
American here. Why do people judge each other on their tech choices. Like, if someone asks me why I have an Android phone instead of an Apple. I retort with, "I'm a computer programmer. I don't like the limitations of freedom on Apple (ios) systems. You can totally tweek Android, if you know how!".
over it already 2 years ago
American as well. It's not just tech. I remember being questioned on my brand of jeans all the way back in middle school. I've never understood. You do you, I'll do me. I either blank stare & slow blink to things like this or turn on my condescending parent voice and explain that I will take care of me and they can take care of themselves and how great it is that they don't have to worry about my choices because someone is already taking care of that.
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StitchIsCuteAndFluffy 2 years ago
It does! My Cochlear Implants (not the same as hearing aids, but serve the same purpose) allow me to listen to music on my phone. All I have to do is turn on Bluetooth. They’re like forever AirPods on my ears!
Load More Replies... Amanda Hunter 2 years ago
Air pods look like ear drains to me, like tubes have been inserted into the ear.
Reenzy Bennington 2 years ago
Same people will buy extention cords for their AirPods forgetting about regular earphones.
#3
Either Let It Finish, Or Hit "Clear," You Mouthbreathers
DEW 2 years ago
My son leaves the light blinking all the time. It drives me very nuts. I have to press clear or go insane.
Let’s roll 2 years ago
I’m guilty! I’m guilty! I’m sorry, I didn’t think it was that big a deal. Sometimes I think the “DING” is going to disturb others. I have also stopped caring about wearing the same colour socks on both feet. It’s a real time saver when I’m doing my laundry. Am I becoming more and more disappointing each and every day.
Vasana Phong 2 years ago
Guilty, mine’s doesn’t blink, but I like leaving it on the seconds so when I warm something up I just hit the start and extra minutes button
Nice Beast Ludo 2 years ago
Me too. But everyone in my household knows about my issue with odd numbers so its always left on even or increments of 15.
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Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Back in the early days of our marriage, VCRs, and later DVD players, still had clocks on them. My husband would leave those f*****g clocks blinking forfuckingever! I would always get fed up with the goddamned blinking, I would make a point of setting the clocks when we got new p,Ayer’s/devices. Still do, because he would still leave them blinking. Small pet peeve.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
I know OCD gets thrown around a lot, but that seems to trigger mine and apparently everyone else's too.
Stephanie Cunningham 2 years ago
I don't understand these people AT ALL. What do they get out of never letting the microwave finish?
Mike Fitzpatrick 2 years ago
I worked with a guy who did this EVERY time he used the nuke box. I'd toss in my lunch and the oven wouldn't take the program because JOE (yeah, I'm calling you out) wouldn't let it finish or clear it. I hope all of your socks get holes in them!!
“It is perplexing when seemingly insignificant things produce annoyance in us,” Dr. Walf pointed out. “As a general rule, we focus on the bad. Given the limited attention we have to process everything going on inside us and in our complex and dynamic environments, our brain’s default is to focus on what might be harmful or even out of place, a mistake that we frustratingly cannot fix.
“When we are stressed, our attention is quickly refocused on what is causing the stress because it may be something that can seriously harm us. It might be a similar process for annoyance. We can’t help but notice that thing that is unpleasant so we focus our attention on it. Annoyance can come from this because we cannot change the situation and we do not see an end in sight.”
#4
Nooooooo
Roger9er 2 years ago
You know, that statue down there on the right? He used to look up, but now he looks in his book so he doesn't have to see those stupid cables.
Mr.G86 2 years ago
Even the angel above him is sick of looking at those cables 🤣
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WindySwede 2 years ago
This happens when no reference is taken, and go with the cheapest contractor.
Load More Replies... Insert name here 2 years ago
The people who know the alternative is far more destructive.
Load More Replies... Downunderdude 2 years ago
'So there's no other way to route the cables?' 'No, sorry' 'Oh, well, OK then. Biut can you make it discreet?' 'Sure can. You won't even notice it. Trust me'
David Cameron 2 years ago
There isn't any other way to route cables in construction as old as that. Those walls are probably solid brick or stone.
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Rizzo 2 years ago
Contractor: "This is my offer!" Church: "Is it possible do make it a little bit cheaper?" Contractor: "Yes!"
Terran 2 years ago
Oh, the barbarians usually admired the classical art and architecture. This wasn't just a barbaric act, is was a cultureless, ignorant, violent, uneducated act of lowest barbarism!
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David 2 years ago
Even just any basic conduit or foam covering painted the same color as the walls would make this monstrosity 10 x better
Insert name here 2 years ago
While most of the criticism of this is ignorant, you are absolutely right.
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David Cameron 2 years ago
This is going to be an unpopular opinion, but this is probably the best solution depending on when this work was done. Those walls were built in a time when running communication infrastructure through them wasn't a consideration. You can't run wiring through solid brick and stone -- you have to punch through and run wires along the outer surfaces. If you look, you can see that they took consideration not to put the holes through the carvings -- only on the flat surfaces, which are easier to restore. Also they ran the new cables through the holes from older work (looks to be telephone). If I were to redo this now, I would consolidate all that old cable into a single optical connection which would be less of an eyesore.
Insert name here 2 years ago
I've worked jobs like this, you are 100% correct.
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#5
Can't Remove This Label
JB 2 years ago
imagine the amount of stick required for a sticker to stick to a non-stick pan. stupifying
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
As much as the wood that Chuck the woodchuck can possibly chuck
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Alexandra Davis 2 years ago
This photo is so old it should be in a museum! Tesco haven't used this branding or their basics range naming for years and years!
33Possums 2 years ago
They've probably been trying to remove the label for years and years.
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StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
Always have to soak new frying pans because of this. Many retailers tend to do this on unpackaged stuff. It'd be better to add tags with ties that need cutting off instead, or wrapping them, grr.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Some really hot water or some rubbing alcohol will take that right off. But kinda dumb that it wasn't just a piece of cardboard or paper that could be removed without so much effort.
Steven Meyer 2 years ago
So much for nonstick! If the label won’t peel off in the store, then neither will your cooked food.
Prof. Walf emphasized that it’s difficult to predict what annoys most people and why, but there are ideas of potential reasons for these individual differences. “Some of it may be due to personality—some people are more prone to react with negative emotions like anger and annoyance. Some of it may be due to present emotional states; for example, individuals feeling irritable (maybe because of lack of sleep) are more prone to annoyance.”
#6
So Close
Seymour Heiney 2 years ago
This Circle K’s address is 711. It’s in Sedona, AZ. IMG_0594-6...8-jpeg.jpg 
#7
My The Time I Got This Packaging Open I Also Needed A Xanax. One Little Pill!!!
nini 2 years ago
Maybe the idea is to avoid it being stolen/lost? But they could just put more of them in there
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StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
The number of tablets should be a crime, too. Stupid money nowadays for something needed. The UK minimum (box) pack is 7 (average price £4.49).
RRP 2 years ago
on amazon.com its 365 tablets for $12.89 - price being charged above $2.35 per tablet works out at $857.75 for the same amount
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Historyharlot93 2 years ago
My migraine medicine is packaged like this. Opening the stupid package will give you a migraine!
Roan The Demon Kitty 2 years ago
the fact they even sell singular pills is just as annoying as the amount of packaging...
Andy Saputo 2 years ago
Typically these are sold in packs of 12 or 24 (in the US) but these singles ones are the kind found at convenience stores or vending machines so you pay the premium for convenience.
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Andy Saputo 2 years ago
I remember years ago being told by our economics professor that most food products are like this. The cost of the packaging far outweighs the cost of the product. For example, a can of Coke will have almost no value in liquid and all the production cost in the can. Same for cookies, crackers, cereals, biscuits, etc.
Load More Replies... AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
It reminds me of those Russian dolls that get smaller as you open them
Sean 2 years ago
The weirdest thing is the combination of the plastic pouch and the blister pack. Most medications I’ve seen packaged like this are just in the pouch directly.
Andy Saputo 2 years ago
The blister pack is for child safety and mandatory for hazardous medication.
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Barbara Cochrane 2 years ago
I hate the packaging industry. May they all rot in hell where they all have migraines but only have those stupid packages and no scissors to open them with!
Auntriarch 2 years ago
Because the scissors are in packaging that you need a pair of scissors to open
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Postman Gives A Zero F**ks
Karl 2 years ago (edited)
US post boxes are clearly not designed for formal certificate storage
Andy Saputo 2 years ago
I doubt there are many big enough anywhere. Those envelopes are very large.
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Kobe (she) 2 years ago
Why blame the postman when you don't install proper mailboxes that can handle normal envelop-sized mail? You install those rounded things - you get folded or bended mail - plain simple....
Bobby 2 years ago
This is the size of box recommended by the US post office. If they are recommending it, they should have procedures in place for oversized packages(and do, this postal worker ignored them). So yes, I do think the postman should be blamed
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Black Rabbit 2 years ago
That's a tiny mailbox. But also the mailman/mailwoman was a bit of a douche for not looking at the instructions on the package.
Marcellus II 2 years ago
"How about crumpling, where do you stand on crumpling? Chewing? I can do mashing too!"
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Stephanie Fay 2 years ago
I would totally take a picture and put it in the mailbox with a note that says, "Dude..."
“Another major contributor is stress,” the neuroscientist continued. “Stress refocuses our attention on our environment, which may include something annoying. With stress, the modulation of the limbic and threat regions by the frontal cortex breaks down and our reactions are more driven by the threat and limbic systems than by the higher-level cognitive processing of the frontal cortex.
“Given that there is a relationship between stress and annoyance, feeling annoyed at even minor things might be due to greater activation in these threat and limbic regions without this oversight from the frontal cortex that is typical. Just as much as stress can amplify annoyances, studies have shown that exposure to annoyances also causes stress.”
#9
People Who Do This
Red PANda (she/they) 2 years ago
Whoa, you’re the first wombat I’ve met on here, how do you do?
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Betsy Ray 2 years ago
I think it's also a way to show they don't go by the rules of decent society.
Load More Replies... Scout Finch 2 years ago
People that do this should have the item(s) they didn't throw away thrown at them, but wait a week so it's really gross.
Let’s roll 2 years ago (edited)
If there was a purge type thing. I’d come after these mf’s. Nothing grinds my gears more than people just failing to follow the simplest rules or codes of conduct. Throwing rubbish in the bin is so easy. Not being a mf is so much easier than being a mf. Isn’t it? Or have I not lived?
Weasel Wise 2 years ago (edited)
These types of people need to go in the trash along with their garbage. Can they be more lazy and inconsiderate of their environment and the kind person who IS going to pick up their trash?!?!
Leoninus Fate 2 years ago
i used to be told by my mom that I shouldn't clean up cups like this when I was waiting/bored cause ill never know if it got drugs in it..., never been mad since but I had a fear of loud voices, and didn't like her " I said NO" voice {she never yelled at me, this was due to trauma from others when I was young} so I didn't...... need to mention I was like in my 20's {i was with her a while due to being very very sick, and I know she really meant it could get me sick but come on drugs?}
Jan Bowyer 2 years ago
If each person cleaned up after themselves, this would be a non-issue. *sigh*
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Thomas Ewing 2 years ago
Lying, cheating, stealing, cursing, and littering are as low as a person can get without major prison time. Shame.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
If only it weren't considered assault (and possibly more littering) to find the culprit and chuck this at them like a fastball.
#10
This Isn't How You Use A Bookcase!
Pandamanda 2 years ago
To be fair, you CAN fit more books this way. But at least turn them so you can see the title/author on each spine!
Leoninus Fate 2 years ago
you get more books on the bookcase like this, I have a room just like a library in my place that is filled like this, but spines out so you can see them
ThatBlackNightingale 2 years ago
What How Why At least show the titles, my bookworm self is dying
#11
That Is My Package. That Is Not My House
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
Amazon's new hide and seek package program
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Clearly sunny 2 years ago
I had a parcel for my neighbour 2 doors up, so I brought it to there door and my parcel was sitting on their coffee table! Don't reckon they were thinking of giving it to me!🙄
Pie 2 years ago
We have a big steel delivery box. Says deliveries. Protects from rain and bears and the fact that we live on a very busy rural street with lots of tourists.... didnt have a problem for ages but in the last few months EVERY SINGLE PACKAGE is being left ON TOP of the box Even in the pouring rain. Had to leave a note for Fex-Ex and suddenly Ups started doing it. I fly into a rage every Wednesday.
Orion Red 2 years ago
Had a neighborhood Facebook post asking if anyone had their package. They included the picture from the driver. I noticed something fishy: no labels on the box at all. Found the picture on a stock photo site. Driver was running a huge scam.
K Z 2 years ago
I can’t speak for how Amazon works, but that’s not possible through FedEx, you can’t upload a stock picture through the scanner
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Robert T 2 years ago
I had two different parcels delivered by the Post Office last week. First one, postman rang intercom, asked him to leave it at the bottom of the stairs and he was still there when I got down and had a nice (brief) chat with him. Second one, rings intecom, doesn't speak. I say I'll come down. He comes in anyway (either forced the door or it had been left open) and leaves my parcel on a neighbour's doorstep. Took me a little while to realise that is what he had done. Even better, there was already a parcel for the same neighbour at the bottom of the stairs. Idiot!
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
We have that issue with the house two doors down from us, because their house number and ours are the same except the middle two numbers are reversed. Think 32789 and 32879 (not the actual house numbers). We’re always walking packages to each others’ houses.
Penny Kemper 2 years ago
Google maps always tells me two to three houses early that I'm there when I do delivery. So helpful advise.... if you get deliveries make sure you house number is easy too see.... at night turn you outside lights on. Be aware that tress can block you house number. I like when it's painted on the curb. Also mailboxes with numbers not name. I'm looking for the number
Apatheist Account2 2 years ago
Milton Jones: I ordered a book called How to Have Absolutely Nothing to Do with Your Neighbours. Unfortunately, I was out when it was delivered...
It’s arguably safe to say that we all have pet peeves, and they seemingly get even more bothersome when we’re already stressed. Survey Monkey revealed what are some of the most common pet peeves when it comes to sharing a home and working in the office. The most annoying thing in the former environment is leaving common spaces messy, with as much as 63% believing so. Others include not taking out the trash, talking loudly on the phone, or taking food without permission with 45%, 30%, and 24% respectively admitting to being aggravated by such situations.
When it comes to work, people are seemingly most annoyed about colleagues complaining about their work or fellow co-workers (53%). It is followed closely by managers who don’t give credit where credit is due (50%), colleagues who are late to meetings (33%) or who fail to recognize your contributions (31%).
#12
Door Opens Outwards
Scout Finch 2 years ago
Either test your reflex and grab skills or walk around the house. Thanks JJ's meal and exercise included!
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
I like your way of thinking, Scout! You still get what you want and you don't attempt to make someone else's life more difficult for simple human errors. We need more thoughtful humans like you! ❤️
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Lara Verne 2 years ago
I know it's not the point, but delivery people here always ring doorbell and wait for people to take food. Putting your food on the ground, even if it's safely packaged, seems just ... wrong.
James016 2 years ago
We had this during the pandemic, Deliveroo drivers would put things in front of the door. If I caught them quickly enough I could ask them to move it. This is despite instructions not to leave directly in front of the door as it opens outward or they could leave the items in the porch.
Trophy Husband 2 years ago
There have been times it took a lot of effort to open my front door. If I weren't home, my wife would have had to go out the back and walk around.
mooshoflove 2 years ago
Ok just hear me out... after I finished my rant about the very same, my friend told me she used to work for GrubHub and doordash -- based on her experience, they're required to leave the delivery right at the door. Made me a little mess tiffed 🤷♀️
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
You know, spending $20 on Jimmy Johns to be delivered to your house is great and all, but you could also spend $12 on a small plastic table to stand outside your door and just tell people to put it there instead. Plus it keeps it of the ground so animals/bugs don't get to it as easily.
#13
This
Tiffany Wilson 2 years ago
Or when just the paper part comes off but the plastic is still covering the hole.
Black Rabbit 2 years ago
Odd tear. But hey, handy narrow spout with a better seal when you put the lid back on.
JANICE JANICED 2 years ago
Silly question, but if it does this every time, why don't you use a knife.
#14
This Security Question
Downunderdude 2 years ago
You could always put Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino (that's what FIAT stands for:(Turin Italian Car factory)
Ray Perkins 2 years ago
Wife had a client whose last name was Ng. The travel booking system required the last name to be at least three characters.
Edgar Rops 2 years ago
Mine was a BMW. Of course, I can spell it Bayerische Motorenwerke, but good luck getting that on right on the first attempt.
Paul Aguilera 2 years ago
I just add exclamation marks. The number of exclamation marks represent the level of frustration at the letter limit.
Andrew Keir 2 years ago
Oooh, you swore! ... and got away with it ... ... grudging respect ...
Load More Replies...Loud chewers and sources of similar sounds are also among popular pet peeves that could drive a person completely nuts. Someone enjoying their sandwich with intense lip smacking or repetitive clacking of the tongue is as close to torture as one gets to certain people. Especially those with misophonia—a disorder which entails having a decreased tolerance to certain sounds and sensations related to them.
According to researchers from King’s College London and University of Oxford, nearly one-fifth—18.4% to be exact—of people in the UK find everyday sounds, such as chewing or loud sniffing, difficult to bear.
#15
There’s No Exit In The Maze Just Look Closer
Kurichfield 2 years ago
same here butter...I'm bitter but with your post....better
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#16
These Lights Are Not Lined Up
Verena 2 years ago (edited)
They can't, they are supposed to be in the middle of the table and tables at the back are shorter
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
They are lined up. They are over the center of the booths. The ones at the back are that way because if you look at the wall, it is farther out than the ones in the front.
Betsy Ray 2 years ago
My mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts.
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Richard Michael 2 years ago
They are lined up with the center of the tables. Notice how the wall juts out and the booths are smaller.
Xenia Harley 2 years ago
But the tables aren't either, so the lights ARE centered over the tables!
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Yeah, because you're looking at 2 separate rooms. The closer one is larger left to right, and its 2 lights are lined up with each other. The far room (with the ceiling beams) is smaller, and its 4 lights are also lined up with one another.
Karen Grace 2 years ago
They aren't in line with each other because they are positioned in line with the wall and the tables. They move over where the wall juts in. It looks like they are centered over the tables.
#17
The Worst Cork Material... Ever!
DonnerDinnerParty 2 years ago
I've had this happen more than once and it is infuriating! I ended up screwing in a screw then used pliers to pull up the screw and eventually the cork 😅
Justin Thyme 2 years ago
Since there's been a shortage of natural cork, these lousy compacted fillers are being used-- note to wine industry-- they don't work, ruin the wine, and beer is still better
Mary 2 years ago
Strange. Cork has been one of the most sustainable trees ever, next to bamboo but it now has the claim to fame as a nuisance. Cork is used for everything. Too bad about that.
Load More Replies... TrippyBanana 2 years ago
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ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
Had a cork disintegrate once, slow pour through a clean coffee filter
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Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Looks like this person tried to open a magnum bottle (1.5L) for which a basic wine key cannot open. If you don't wanna destroy the cork, I recommend a two prong wine opener.
Sans Serif 2 years ago
"a two prong wine opener" is always the better approach...
Load More Replies...NPR correspondent Joe Palca pointed out that in order for things to be annoying they have to tick three boxes: they have to be unpleasant without being physically harming, unpredictable and intermittent, and persist for an uncertain period of time. All of these combined ought to make whatever ticks the boxes quite aggravating for sure. (It’s pretty safe to say that a loud chewer sitting at a nearby table would checkmark them all.)
#18
I Guess It's A Pattern?
Mimi La Souris 2 years ago
even if I try to rearrange the slabs, I can’t make a coherent pattern
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Whoa. I just had a flashback to those childish mini-games in hidden object games. "Click each tile to rotate it to complete the correct pattern."
The Phantom Stranger 2 years ago
I must be a lot older than you, because I was thinking of one of those plastic sliding number puzzles with the interlocking tiles you have to move around to put the numbers in sequence or make the picture. Pre-Rubik's Cube days.
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#19
This Guys Headphone Situation
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Right there with you. I would be staring that kid down the whole trip.
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Monday 2 years ago
Tangled is their natural state. I swear they'll find a way to tangle themselves up even if we hang them on a wall.
Load More Replies... Leoninus Fate 2 years ago
i have tied my jacks up like that so I could listen to music with out them dangling all over, I have like 10 pairs
Stolas 2 years ago
why is the "they" in quotes? mine is because i’m saying a word as a noun.
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#20
So I've Been Ordering Pizza At This Small Local Place For Years, They Got A New Guy Last Week
Nikki Sevven 2 years ago
Those pizza wheel cutters can be tough to steer. I prefer my gigantic rocker knife. It sort of looks like an upside down Klingon bat'leth.
whaaaaaaaaaa 2 years ago
Honestly there's just that one cut that's wrong, the rest are good, not that much of a big deal if you ask me, c'mon
Joe Palca also emphasized that there is no universal theory when it comes to annoyance, as the things that irritate people vary from person to person; they are also so oddly specific, there can be a million different ones.
Some of the correspondent’s personal favorite ones, which he revealed to the American Psychological Association, included people getting annoyed by someone picking lint off their clothes and people not counting the change into a person’s palm.
#21
The Tube Cap Lacks The Puncture Spike For This Glue
Will Cable 2 years ago
For me it is when you take the top off the glue and it starts oozing out and you haven't even applied pressure to the tube, so then you get blobs of glue, you wipe the extra off and then get the string effect .
Bart 2 years ago
I live in the Alps at 1500m (5000ft) altitude and it happens with literally everything because of the pressure difference. Toothpaste? Get ready to catch a massive glob Fancy a beer? Better have a glass ready or loose 50% in foam Even bags of crisps sometimes pop diving up the mountain...
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#22
The Way These Windows Were Installed
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago
Looks more like he used a picture of a house his kid drew in kindergarten.
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2x4b523p 2 years ago
Our house is like that! I always thought we are alone, now I see it has twin brother somewhere in the world, this makes me happy. We love our wonky house. It looks a bit silly from the outside but you can’t tell anything is off on the inside.
panDAheART 2 years ago
Windows designed for what works best for the interior rooms, not for the exterior. Makes a certain amount of sense.
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Disgruntled Pelican 2 years ago
That looks like someone made a house in The Sims then tried to replicate it in reality. Maybe it was a dare?
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Alan Christensen 2 years ago
It depends upon whether you want windows to look nice from the outside or to serve your purposes from the inside.
Insert name here 2 years ago
Also depends on the structural framework of the house.
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Bought A New Pen, Only Had A Couple Pages Worth Of Ink In It
David 2 years ago
Probably not deceitful. More likely a mistake at the factory when some ink inserting machine needed to be refilled or a misfire as the plastic tubes zipped through. The cost of the ink is miniscule compared to lost business from a brand name being trashed. I've seen super cheap pens that still gave more ink than that but they had a really short ink tube.
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Mariele Scherzinger 2 years ago
I recently invested in a fountain pen. Lovely. My handwriting has improved, too. And I love doing the refills. Also, all these colour choices you have when choosing an inkpot.
Ace 2 years ago
I was forced to use fountain pens for five years at school. Did absolutely nothing for my handwriting, which if anything was even worse than with a ballpoint or the roller-balls that became popular at that time. And ink-fights were everyday occurrences...
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Kay Kelly 2 years ago
Last time I did that the company sent me 5 lbs of a variety of their pens. Gave them away by the handful!
Load More Replies... cerinamroth 2 years ago
Maybe you picked up the test pen that everyone had already doodled with?
GB 2 years ago
Is that a Zebra pen? I think that's the same kind that I buy by the dozen. I used to love them, but now they're breaking really easily. Must have cheapened the materials ☹️
Brittany Howard 2 years ago
I thought it looked like a Zebra, too. I used to love those, very reliable and a good size. I'm sad to hear about the quality now.
Load More Replies... ️ ️lefty libra️ (she/her) 2 years ago
ugh happened to me too. had this cute pen in foam and second day of writing? gone
Whether it’s someone’s loud breathing or a picture of tiles so uneven, they must be destroyed, pet peeves and similar annoyances can have a negative effect on a person. They typically cause negative emotions or even stress, which is known to have an adverse effect on one’s physical and mental health.
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#24
The Varying Lengths Of These Lines
S. E. in Indiana 2 years ago
That is because whoever was painting was too lazy to stretch a string across the ends so they would all be the same. I used to stripe parking lots for the city. This is just somebody not caring about their work.
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
It doesn't make the picture any less annoying, which is the actual point of the list.
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Delta Dawn 2 years ago
What? What size car is longer on one side than the other? 💀 This is just sloppy painting
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Robert T 2 years ago
I'm more surprised at the length of those spaces. Ours are only just longer than a standard saloon.
Sean 2 years ago
Parking spaces tend to be rather large in the US due to our obsession with big vehicles. To put it in perspective: The best selling passenger vehicle over here is the Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Load More Replies... Nimitz 2 years ago
Did line painting for a summer out of highschool. If you're working alone, there's no one to help you chalk the lines. Also, if the lines aren't totally faded, the work is so mindless you just go over the fading ones and apply fresh paint and don't realize they're all different lengths till it's too late
#25
I Just Wanted Some Coke
Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
"Nooo! Now my Coke is trapped forever! Shows what YOU know, Marge."
Full of Giggles 2 years ago
I had this happen to me when I had a severe migraine and desperately needed caffeine.
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago (edited)
I haven't seen that kind of tab base before. Although I've never properly looked at it without the tab, I assumed it was a closed circle.
#26
It's Supposed To Be The Same Item But The Photos Have Different Numbers Of Shelves
Cuppa tea? 2 years ago
Ha. Once I went to buy similar looking stand - pictures on internet gave no indication of its size. In reality, it was aroun one meter tall, won't hold any plant with more than 4 leaves.
Dr. Walf suggested that one of the most helpful ways to deal with such annoyances is stopping the stress-annoyance cycle. “Repeated stress and unchecked and persistent negative emotions that come with it like irritation and annoyances can minimize well-being. It may be very useful to reach out to mental health professionals if stress or these annoyances over minor and major situations are negatively impacting you regularly.”
“Additional approaches to take are to reduce stress using whatever you have in your well-being toolbox: deep and focused breathing, mindful techniques to refocus attention away from what is causing stress or annoyance, reaching out to someone else. Distractions and reappraisal of how intense or negative the situation may be can help temper those feelings of annoyance. Reminding yourself that, as annoying as the situation may be, ‘this too shall pass’,” she added.
#27
This Temperature Control On My Slow Cooker
Bill Swallow 2 years ago
If I had to guess, and this is only a guess, I'd say it may be built with two heating elements, a bigger one for medium heat and a smaller one for low heat. 'High' engages both elements, 'Low' engages only the smaller one, and 'Medium' engages only the larger element. Maybe there's an engineering reason to arrange the switch that way that would make sense if you could see the inside of the switch, but I can't imagine it off the top of my head.
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Gabriela Cink 2 years ago
I guess, it is because you switch from high to low as to keep food warm for a while. I don't even have medium on mine :D
Gwyndall 2 years ago
I have never seen a fan that doesn't have Medium in between Low and High
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Kimberly Reetz 2 years ago
My floor fan is the same way. From off to violent wind tunnel in one click.
Sandra Sheehan 2 years ago
Looks like manufacturer was like dang we forgot Medium...just put it here.
#28
The Toilet In The Local Brewery
Bobby 2 years ago
Somebody replaced the broken toilet seat with the cheapest one they could find at the hardware store
Debby Keir 2 years ago
If you buy a 'cheap' toilet (UK), then virtually any loo seat will fit - ie, it's standard. If you buy a more expensive one, only 'their' brand will fit, and cost 10 times more. Thus plenty of toilets have the 'wrong' seat. (same in my bathroom - the toilet fitted by the previous owner was £80 to to replace the seat)
Jods 2 years ago
This is more common than you think. Once upon a time there was a standardised shape for toilets and the seats and lids. Need a replacement? No problem. Go to any DIY shop and get a bog-standard (ooh, I punned!) replacement. These days there are so many different sizes and shapes and if no store has the correct replacement seat you either sit on cold porcelain until more stock reappears or make do with a slightly ill-fitting one.
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
The downvote fairy got loose again. Here’s an upvote for you and one for the post above you
Load More Replies... JANICE JANICED 2 years ago
Well, they could have used a barrel lid. Some people are never satisfied. (lol)
Bridgit Gilmore 2 years ago
Yup. My home toilet does this! Ones that 'fit' dont actually fit. My toilet/whole house is 140 years old and (lol) I wouldn't be surprised if the toilet is the first one put in the house. When I remodelled the bathroom I couldn't replace the toilet as the pipes are different, and unavailable, now. So, anyway, odd shaped toilet and no seats fit properly. So, cheap and cheerful it is. At least I don't fly off sideways when the seat goes when I lift my butt to do 'the paperwork'!
Thomas Schwarting 2 years ago
Or just didn't realize the toilet was elongated. It's an honest mistake.
#29
This Shelf Gives Me Anxiety
Roger9er 2 years ago
Isn't that very easy to solve by making an extra knot in the front two strings?
Kelly Lee 2 years ago
What are you? A problem solver? Be careful with that; it's a superpower of enormous strength! (Seriously, though, I can't believe the owner has thought of that yet.
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Jeremy James 2 years ago
The irony is that those appear to be woodworking tools, and yet "shelf" eludes them. It's like when the cobbler's son has no shoes.
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#30
My Box Of Tissues Hasn't Been Cut Properly, Meaning That I Either Carefully Pull Apart Each Tissue (Using Both Hands), Or End Up With A Handful Of Confetti
Troy Parr 2 years ago
with TP it's usually that one ply has one more wrap then the other. So you can easily correct it by unwinding one ply just one turn.
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#31
Can I Be Bothered Bending Down To Swap Them? Had To In The End. Couldn’t Stand It
Vic 2 years ago (edited)
Those are not your socks, they are for the person standing in of you..
Load More Replies... Downunderdude 2 years ago
Just curious - who has their socks labelled L and R? Hell, some days my socks aren't even a pair.
Andy Saputo 2 years ago
This style of sock is actually shaped differently for left and right feet. I have a few pair and they are the most comfortable socks ever.
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Natalia Linnik 2 years ago
I have low cut sport socks that are labeled L and R. There are small cushion pads on the back of the heals and their position is different for the left and right foot, hence the labeling.
Karen Grace 2 years ago
Right! The sock on the right foot looks a couple sizes smaller. It's not even coming all the way over the heel!
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Luttjetrut 2 years ago
Take them to the theatre! You sould be fine, wearing them on the stage right (left) and stage left (right) sides of the stage.
#32
Yum! Sourdough... Hole?
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
Someone—-or their machine—-didn’t punch down the dough and knead it properly to get the bigger air pockets out after either of the risings.
#33
The 6's Are Not The Same
Richard Sawyer 2 years ago
I live in Florida. I'd be smiling at that temperature too 😁
Load More Replies... Marcellus II 2 years ago
and ignores *just* missing the Temperature of the Beast, 66.6F
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Robert T 2 years ago
That's not the only thing that's wrong. Archaic units and 12 hour clock. I couldn't live with it.
The Phantom Stranger 2 years ago
Those units have a function that let you switch between Farenheit and Celsius, as well as 24- hour time. And I think the crossbar is odd because the first 6 becomes an E if the unit losses contact with the remote sensor.
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#34
Opened Up A Pack Of Skittles And Saw This
Vasana Phong 2 years ago
What are the chances that he took out all the green ones and put in the front then took the pic, I’m seeing an orange one lurking on bottom right
RaroaRaroa 2 years ago
Or the production line dumps them in by colour and green went in last. The pack just hasn't been shaken up much before purchase.
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CrunChewy McSandybutt 2 years ago
This may have been staged. I seen an orange one behind one of the green ones.
#35
The Way The Levels Of Spicy Heat Are Arranged
Bobby 2 years ago
The only logic I could find here is they are sorted by string length
Load More Replies... ThreeAngryLlamas 2 years ago
Our best local Mexican restaurant has the spice levels mild, medium, and regular, which I find hilarious. Not pandering to Canadian palates, if you want regular, you get regular for a Mexican spice tolerance. Tastiest Mexican food in town.
Angela C 2 years ago
No, if it was it'd go mild, medium, hot, extra hot... which as I typed it out I realized would also be in order of least to most spicy
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Opened My Cabinet To Find My Favorite Bowl Randomly Split In Half
WindySwede 2 years ago
Break it to assert dominans in the porcelain cabinet... /s (please don't, lots of energy needed to burn porcelain)
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Red Lotus 🪷 2 years ago
Totally unrelated but I adore the colour and pattern of all the bowls in the picture 🩵
les 2 years ago
were they washed in a dishwasher then put away still hot? if so thats the cause, the bowls expanded from the heat and when you stacked them they started to cool down leading to the bottom bowl splitting as it is not strong when being pushed from the inside while the upper bowl is being compressed so is much stronger
liam newton-harding 2 years ago
Pressure crack. You can get small foam discs to prevent this, even a paper napkin helps.
Lily Mae Kitty 2 years ago
don't buy crappy made in china dishes from target/home goods, etc. Hit up an estate sale or thrift store and buy some vintage china. China is way stronger than this porcelain or stoneware. Just be sure to get something with no gold or platinum rims as they can't go in the micro or dishwasher. It's also usually lighter in weight which is a nice plus.
#37
The Silver Foil Didn't Come Off The Milk Thing
ladybug (She/her) 2 years ago
was i the only one as a kid who took these and drank them as shots?
Ranger Kanootsen 2 years ago
No, I did this too. And I still do, come to think of it!
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#38
Someone Scratched Of The WiFi Sticker In The Cafe To The Point Where U Can Barely Read It
Leoninus Fate 2 years ago
it's mostly from people that can't keep there hands from fighting, my mom/aunt used to work at Smiths and frys back when I was still with my mother and she told me how a lot of people don't realize there actively destroying it cause there just thinking and leave there hands fidgeting
A Nelson 2 years ago
Same. People don't even realize they are pulling stickers and adhesive. Like the crazy evil dead hand with its own mind lol
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#39
Bird Poop On The Garden Hose Nozzle
Downunderdude 2 years ago
Conceptually the same as scissors in one of those damned blister packs.
Frances Mooney 2 years ago
The bird may have been demonstrating his skill for others to admire....
#40
Who Are These People Targeting? Who The Hell Has $500 In Subscriptions They Just Aren't Using?
DEW 2 years ago
When I would go grocery shopping an employee was walking around with a clipboard getting folks to sign up for a Visa card for the store. He is always so nice and we would talk whenever we saw him. So one day he comes up to us and asks again. I asked Do you have one?? He got sheepish and said No. I said when you get yours then I will get one. LOL!!
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
I'm so confused how your story is applicable to this post. And did you ever consider that maybe he can't afford to use a credit card? It's not entirely impossible that he's irresponsible with gus spending so he doesn't have a credit card on purpose? Or that simply cuz someone is selling a product doesn't necessarily mean they own/use what they're selling?!? People selling cars are supposed to own every car they sell. If someone works at a makeup counter, they must own or use all the products they're hired to promote? Your logic is....not logical.
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Isatdab 2 years ago
Sign up for a few trials and you’ll easily have $500 in annual costs if you don’t pay attention. Real question is how do people lose track of where they are spending their money
Colleen Glim 2 years ago
Because it’s really easy to sign up for something that is only $15 or so a month and completely forget about them if you don’t check your account regularly
Load More Replies... RaroaRaroa 2 years ago
Yeah. That's only a few subscriptions. Not impossible if someone has a few Netflix-type subscriptions. Or even those and something like Spotify.
Load More Replies... Trophy Husband 2 years ago
If I cancel just Netflix I will eventually save over $500... It doesn't say over what time period!
Isaac Harvey 2 years ago
Plot twist: the Truebill subscription is $500/month, and they just cancelled their Truebill subscription.
TrippyBanana 2 years ago
Subscriptions easily add up. I've seen people in my budgeting group have more subscriptions than actual bills.
Weasel Wise 2 years ago
Does anyone really have that much free time that they can actually use $500 in apps?
#41
Cannot Unsee In The Bathroom At Work. Spot The Tile!
Halestorm 2 years ago
Third green spot from the top, bottom left of that spot, there’s an extra green :)
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Dustin Alcaraz 2 years ago
Mildly annoying is... trying to find the one out of all of these tiles that is wrong...!
The Phantom Stranger 2 years ago
In Native American artwork (especially beading), it is a common practice to include a small flaw like this to avoid offending the gods with an attempt at perfection.
Ray Perkins 2 years ago
It's like the stupid click-bait "Only a genius can spot the difference in five seconds" games.
Nicola Castleman 1 year ago
I found it really quick by letting my eyes go blurry and seeing the green snowflake shapes where one wasn't a snowflake. Now I have a headache. Thanks a lot BP!
#42
The Tiles From My Wall To My Floor
Unpopular opinions 2 years ago
How do you expect 2 different size tiles to line up on the edges?
#43
It's Not A Square
DEW 2 years ago
The name talks about the chocolate and not the package. Are there 2 squares in there or one rectangle? If you go by the package then the package isn't dark chocolate at all.
Karen Grace 2 years ago
Right. You'd think it would be obvious since it says squares...plural, not square.
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#44
The Larger The Pack, The More Expensive It Gets
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
Condescending retailers don't expect customers to be able to work it out.
April 2 years ago
They make it as hard as possible to compare between brands, at least walmart does online. Juice for example, instead of breaking everything down at price per ounce, they'll list one at price per ounce, one at price per gallon, and another at price per quart. And you really do have to check because there are lots of things that are more expensive for the larger versions.
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Hugh Cookson 2 years ago
No cloth of this sort is flushable !!! dispose of them in landfill, then they will degrade, you flush 'em your pipes will back up eventually !!!
MobiusV 2 years ago
I figured that one out the other day buying laundry pods. The refill bag had 15% FEWER PODS and cost 25% MORE than buying a new tub container. The cajones on these manufacturers and retailers is astonishing! They use a consumers desire to be environmentally conscientious and find a way to grossly profiteer from it.
Reenzy Bennington 2 years ago
These are also not flushable. Don't flush anything that says flushable (except regular tp of course).
#45
Lifesaver Without The One Thing It’s Supposed To Have
#46
The 8 In My Math Test
#47
I Was In The Process Of Renting A Movie When I Noticed This. There Is No Other Quality Options Available
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
My son rented a film on my Amazon Prime - and then, a month later, rented it again: £8.99 a pop. We had words.
Lew k 2 years ago
I work somewhat in this field. Most content comes to us (the distributors) only in 1080 these days in some cases 4k. We can stream it out at 720 but that tends to make it look worse than native 720. No one records anything professional at 720 or lower now so there are no lower quality copies for us to stream. On our platform you can still rent older movies at 720 but anything new is basically HD only. It’s more expensive because it’s basically double the bandwidth.
#48
Kinda Hard To Drink Out Of A Sealed Straw
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
And its plastic! Two strikes. All ours (UK) are now cardboard (like the old days - yep, I'm old enough to recall, lol).
RamiRudolph 2 years ago
Cardboard straws are terrible. If you don't finish your drink in 5 minutes, they get all soft and soggy. Ew.
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roziutazik 2 years ago
why does anyone need a straw at all, except you are lying in the bed in a hospital?
#49
Politicians In Indiana Can’t Even Get On The Same Page When It Comes To Time Zones
StumblingThroughLife 2 years ago
That must be a vast state. UK to Spain is approx 1,423.2 miles (via A28) - one-hour time difference.
Andy Saputo 2 years ago
It's not large but their western border lines up with a timezone line. The red at the top is to stay on the same time as Chicago, right across the border which is a very large city and many people from Indiana drive there for work. Those communities decided to match Chicago time to avoid losing/gaining an hour every time they drive to work.
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Kim Kermes 2 years ago
The northern time zone is to coordinate with Chicago. You can look up a map to find out the city near the southern zone.
Michael Largey 2 years ago
The yellow part of Indiana used to be on EST all twelve months of the year. Part of the year we were on the same time as New York, and part of the year we were on the same time as Chicago. This was to accommodate the drive-in theater lobby, which did not like Daylight Savings Time because it delayed when they cauld start the movie.
#50
This Post Was Agonisingly Close To The Centre Of The Tree!
#51
My TV Remote Has An Ad Moulded Into The Plastic
Gabriela Cink 2 years ago (edited)
Like remotes now have literally streaming service dedicated buttons. Netflix, Disney, Rakuten ... it is not different
#52
This Restaurant’s Takeout “Chips” Are Literally Half Tacos. Not Even Broken Up Like Proper Chips. I Can’t Fit This Is My Big Mouth
AxolotlViolet (they/them) 2 years ago
Gives me an excuse to take half the bowl of guac at once
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Terran 2 years ago (edited)
Maybe the website refuses them to be posted for the millionth time this year?
Load More Replies... Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Does anyone ever read the headline before commencing to comment on every picture? Regardless of the issue or why or how to fix it, the pictures are still mildly annoying. _That_ is the point.
Lindy Mac 2 years ago
"Mildly annoying" is in quotation marks in the title. It maybe more or less to different people.
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Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
These weren't problems, they were just mildly annoying pictures.
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David Paterson 2 years ago
I have a publisher brother-in-law, whose books are notoriously full of misprints. For example the last book has author Upfield. Throughout the book it appears as Upfield, except in one place where he appears as Mr Upheld.
Terran 2 years ago (edited)
Maybe the website refuses them to be posted for the millionth time this year?
Load More Replies... Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Does anyone ever read the headline before commencing to comment on every picture? Regardless of the issue or why or how to fix it, the pictures are still mildly annoying. _That_ is the point.
Lindy Mac 2 years ago
"Mildly annoying" is in quotation marks in the title. It maybe more or less to different people.
Load More Replies... Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
These weren't problems, they were just mildly annoying pictures.
Load More Replies... David Paterson 2 years ago
I have a publisher brother-in-law, whose books are notoriously full of misprints. For example the last book has author Upfield. Throughout the book it appears as Upfield, except in one place where he appears as Mr Upheld.
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