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“Mildly Annoying”: 45 Things That Made People’s Days Worse
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
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#2
Mistaking A Hearing Aid For Fake AirPods
Lunaofthenest (She/they) 3 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?
#3
Either Let It Finish, Or Hit "Clear," You Mouthbreathers
#4
Nooooooo
#5
Can't Remove This Label
#7
My The Time I Got This Packaging Open I Also Needed A Xanax. One Little Pill!!!
#8
Postman Gives A Zero F**ks
#9
People Who Do This
#10
This Isn't How You Use A Bookcase!
#11
That Is My Package. That Is Not My House
#12
Door Opens Outwards
#15
There’s No Exit In The Maze Just Look Closer
#16
These Lights Are Not Lined Up
#17
The Worst Cork Material... Ever!
DonnerDinnerParty 3 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 😅
#18
I Guess It's A Pattern?
#19
This Guys Headphone Situation
#20
So I've Been Ordering Pizza At This Small Local Place For Years, They Got A New Guy Last Week
#21
The Tube Cap Lacks The Puncture Spike For This Glue
Will Cable 3 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 .
#22
The Way These Windows Were Installed
#23
Bought A New Pen, Only Had A Couple Pages Worth Of Ink In It
#24
The Varying Lengths Of These Lines
S. E. in Indiana 3 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.
#25
I Just Wanted Some Coke
#26
It's Supposed To Be The Same Item But The Photos Have Different Numbers Of Shelves
#27
This Temperature Control On My Slow Cooker
#28
The Toilet In The Local Brewery
#29
This Shelf Gives Me Anxiety
#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
#31
Can I Be Bothered Bending Down To Swap Them? Had To In The End. Couldn’t Stand It
#32
Yum! Sourdough... Hole?
#33
The 6's Are Not The Same
#34
Opened Up A Pack Of Skittles And Saw This
#35
The Way The Levels Of Spicy Heat Are Arranged
#36
Opened My Cabinet To Find My Favorite Bowl Randomly Split In Half
#37
The Silver Foil Didn't Come Off The Milk Thing
#38
Someone Scratched Of The WiFi Sticker In The Cafe To The Point Where U Can Barely Read It
#39
Bird Poop On The Garden Hose Nozzle
Downunderdude 3 years ago
Conceptually the same as scissors in one of those damned blister packs.
#40
Who Are These People Targeting? Who The Hell Has $500 In Subscriptions They Just Aren't Using?
DEW 3 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!!
#41
Cannot Unsee In The Bathroom At Work. Spot The Tile!
#42
The Tiles From My Wall To My Floor
#43
It's Not A Square
#44
The Larger The Pack, The More Expensive It Gets
StumblingThroughLife 3 years ago
Condescending retailers don't expect customers to be able to work it out.
#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
#48
Kinda Hard To Drink Out Of A Sealed Straw
#49
Politicians In Indiana Can’t Even Get On The Same Page When It Comes To Time Zones
StumblingThroughLife 3 years ago
That must be a vast state. UK to Spain is approx 1,423.2 miles (via A28) - one-hour time difference.
#50
This Post Was Agonisingly Close To The Centre Of The Tree!
#51
My TV Remote Has An Ad Moulded Into The Plastic
#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
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What do you think ?
Terran 3 years ago (edited)
Maybe the website refuses them to be posted for the millionth time this year?
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Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 3 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 3 years ago
"Mildly annoying" is in quotation marks in the title. It maybe more or less to different people.
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Terran 3 years ago (edited)
Maybe the website refuses them to be posted for the millionth time this year?
Load More Replies... Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 3 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 3 years ago
"Mildly annoying" is in quotation marks in the title. It maybe more or less to different people.
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