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Sometimes, the smallest things can make or break your day. A hangnail that hangs loose for an entire day until you come back home. An ignorant driver causing a jam and making you late to work. Or a plane passenger putting up their bare feet next to your armrest for a 10-hour flight.
While the first two were hypotheticals, that last one actually comes from this list of slight annoyances people have captured in photos. Bored Panda has another compilation from the blood pressure-raising community “Mildly Infuriating.” While none of these will probably make you pop a vein, they might still cause you to exclaim “Really?!” in exasperation.
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#1
Your Rules Do Not Apply To Me
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#2
I've Told My Wife Not To Put Washing Up Liquid In The Dishwasher Because This Happens. She Didn't Believe Me
#3
Amazing
Anger is an interesting emotion — something as small as a badly cut cake can cause us mild fury. We feel anger in different ways and at different times, but psychologists can still draw some general conclusions about people and anger. Experts say the average adult gets angry roughly once a day and deals with annoyance or mild irritation around three times a day.
For many, anger has negative connotations. We think of it as destructive, disruptive, and confrontational. We also associate it with violence and loss of control. However, psychologists remind people that anger is a basic human emotion, just like happiness, fear, sadness, and joy.
#4
My Neighbor Keeps Parking Her Car On Top Of My Garden Area Instead Of Her Driveway Because She's Too Lazy To Pull Her Trash Cans In
#5
One Of The Houses That I House Keep Have A German Roach Infestation, They Love The Oven Clock
#6
Blocking The Last Charging Spot
As Ryan Martin, a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, explains, anger is important to our survival in an evolutionary sense. "It helps alert us to the fact that we’ve been wronged. It’s our fight or flight response, kicking in to energize us to confront injustice."
What's more, as clinical psychologist Jade Wu, Ph.D., writes for Psychology Today, anger is not a behavior — it's an emotion. She urges us to detach anger from associations with violence, hostility, and aggression: those are actions, while anger is a feeling.
"While anger can activate aggressive behavior, it doesn’t always and doesn’t have to," Wu writes. "You can feel mad that someone cut you in line for show tickets without flipping them the finger."
#7
Someone Blocking The Aisle So They Can Have Their Own Section
#8
My Seat At Green Day Concert Tonight!
#9
My Local Gas Station Only Tells You How Much Something Costs If You Bring It To The Register
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
I would accidentally make the poor clerks' lives hell by running things up to the counter and then back to the shelf if I didn't like the price. That is if I went there more than once. People are going to take it out on the poor clerks.
What's the first thing you do when you get angry, Pandas? How do you try to quell your anger? If you think saying your irritations out loud is a good way to get rid of anger, you might be mistaken. Experts say that we shouldn't hold it in, but venting isn't the most effective tool when dealing with frustration.
#10
This Is Way Too Common
#11
Trying To Watch A Movie On The Airplane
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
For those of you who have had this happen when they have been on a plane - if you ask the person, do they move their hair or do you generally need to get a flight attendant involved?
Some people say that we need to feel our emotions fully to get rid of them, but research points to something different. A 2024 study found that the most effective way to manage your anger is to cool down — take some deep breaths, enter a meditative state, and just generally relax as much as possible.
#13
Amazon Left My Entire Apartment Building Packages Outside Yesterday
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
Well at least porch thieves don't have to try to be clever to steal these.
#14
Domino's Now Defaults To Adding 30% Tip On Your Delivery Order. Delivering A Pizza Has Somehow Become Equivalent To Stellar Waitstaff Experience At A Fancy Restaurant
Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 1 day ago
Tips should be for exceptional service only. How can you be expected to tip before you have even taken delivery of your food?
#15
This Passenger Put Her Bare Foot In Between My Armrests During A 10 Hr Flight! I Noticed When I Felt Her Toenails On My Arm. Ew
Co-author of the study, professor of communication at The Ohio State University, Brad Bushman, said that getting things off your chest doesn't help manage anger as much as lowering your physiological arousal. "Venting anger might sound like a good idea, but there’s not a shred of scientific evidence to support catharsis theory."
#16
Asking For Tip For Delivering My Amazon Package
Chich the witch 1 day ago
Yes feeling very generous today so here is a 40% tip and I'm also giving myself a 40% tip for being a customer and providing employment for you. Hey look at that! It evens out. :P
#17
My Bill From The Ambulance I Didn't Need
#18
I Hate This
“Despite what popular wisdom may suggest, even going for a run is not an effective strategy because it increases arousal levels and ends up being counterproductive," Bushman went on. Sure, physical activity like swimming, biking, or going for a run can take your mind off of things, but as long as your heart is working overtime, it's not really effective against lowering your anger.
#19
God Forbid They Get A Scratch On That Beautiful Brodozer
Alexa Saltz 1 day ago
Some parking lots are huge. If someone feels the need to take up more than one space and does so in an area out of the way, no big deal. It is when the parking lot space is limited or this is done up front or near handicapped spaces that flat tires seem to spontaneously occur.
#20
I Spelt Out My Name (Jeremy) 4 Times For The Girl At Carvel And She Still Managed To Spell It Wrong
#21
I Have No Words -.-
Researchers recommend calm activities like deep breathing, slow flow yoga, muscle relaxation, diaphragmatic breathing, meditation, and similar low-intensity efforts. Co-author of the study, Sophie Kjærvik, observed that similar techniques help reduce stress. "Obviously in today’s society, we’re all dealing with a lot of stress, and we need ways of coping with that, too. Showing that the same strategies that work for stress actually also work for anger is beneficial."
#22
Ruler Has An Additional Mm Between 1cm And 2cm
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
Developed by someone trying to show that they had more mms than they really had.
#23
The Smoke Detector In My Hotel Room Is Covered With A Garbage Bag
#24
Brought This Pie To An Office Potluck. My Coworker Sliced It Like This And Took From The Middle
Auntriarch 21 hours ago
I rather approve, not everyone wants the same size piece, and I'm particularly fond of the crust
Which pic on this list made you the most (albeit mildly) infuriated, Pandas? Share your favorites with us in the comments! And if you'd like to slow your heart rate and regain some calmness, check out some beautiful pictures of animals who were too pure for this world and some heartwarming posts from the safest and kindest corner of the Internet.
#25
Friend Ordered A Poster That Came Folded 3 Times Over Instead Of Being Rolled Up In A Cylindrical Package... Even Worse Is That The Shipping Cost Him Just As Much As The Poster Itself
#26
Nooooo! My Wife Sat A Warm Plate On Her Notes And The Erasable Ink Disappeared!
#27
Ahh Yes, Just Another 44+ Years To Go
#28
On Dating App “Just In Case”
#29
Just Bought A Gaming Desktop I've Been Dreaming About For Years, It's Never Gone On Sale But After I Worked All Summer To Have Enough Money I Buy It. 3 Days Later It Goes On Sale
#30
The Tear Away Seams On My Entire Roll Of Toilet Paper Only Go Halfway Every Single Square
#31
People Too Lazy To Put Their Carts Back
#32
My Fortune Cookie Had An Ad Inside It
#33
Ordered A Laptop And Received 2 Pairs Of Oven Gloves
#34
Just Moved In, Can't Wait To Hook Up My Router!
#35
Youtube’s Response To The Dislike Button
#36
Last January, They Gave Us A 4 Month Notice Of A Rent Increase. Today, They Gave Us A 30 Day Notice Right Over The Holidays
#37
A Very Sweaty Session At The Gym
#38
I Cleaned This Up At Work
#39
Instead Of Using A Knife To Cut Butter My Wife Sometimes Mashes It Off With Her Fingers
#40
How Is It Legal To Give Someone A 780% Interest Rate? Was Going Through Junk Mail
#41
Good News, My Chickens Laid Their First Ever Egg! Bad News, I Accidentally Broke It
#42
Got A Kitkat Today With No Crisp Just Chocolate
#43
Why?
#44
My Parents Are Visiting From Out Of Town And I Let My Mom Drive My Car. This Is How I Got It Back Today
#45
Showed This House. Client Loved It Until We Saw This
#46
Annoying Youtube Bug Keeps Putting Videos As Watched When I Haven’t Watched Them
olivejuicedrinker (she/her) 1 day ago
i think this one is a joke. could be wrong, i suck at telling if smth is a joke or not
#47
I Have A Small Bakery That’s Not Even Officially Open And Someone Already Paid With A Counterfeit 100. She Apparently Bought Cheapest Thing On The Menu
BeagleGranny 1 day ago
Don't accept $100 bills. Also get a money checking pen. You draw a line on the bill and the color tells you if the bill is real or counterfeit.
#48
Jeez
This is how they are selling Yeezy GAP.
The sales associate said Ye got mad when he saw they had it on hangers and this is how he wanted it. They won't help you find ur size too, you just have to just dig through everything
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
Why would any decent human buy anything produced by Kanye West?
#49
Found In My Mcdonald’s Drink
#50
Airport Crab Sandwich Contains So Little Crab You Can’t Taste It
#51
When A Banana Peels Like This
#52
2160p Resolution Is Now Premium Feature On Youtube
martymcmatrix 17 hours ago
There haven't been any unskippable ads on YouTube for the past two years, either in the browser or in the app I use, and I haven't signed up for any subscriptions or made any other payments either...👀 🤫
#53
The Paper Straws That Come With Capri-Suns Bend Before You Can Poke A Hole In Them
#54
This Chump That Got A Ticket For Parking Like A Jerk And Then Posted It To R/Mildlyinfuriating Looking For Sympathy
Kabuki Kitsune 1 day ago
"Parking like a jerk..." Honestly, I'd fight that ticket too. Part of the issue, the comments say "both tires over the line, but it looks like both are ON one line, and one just barely.
#55
Pac-Man On My Temperature Activated Cup Is In A Position He Couldn’t Possibly Be In During A Game
#56
This Worksheet From My 3rd Grader
#57
This Envelope That Explodes Padding Everywhere
#58
Out Of All These Empty Seats, You Have To Sit In The Seat Right Next To Me……
#59
My City Rolled Out A Yearly EMS Subscription
#60
Somehow Some Chewed Gum Ended Up On The Back Of My Pants Leg. Its Smells Heavily Of Mint
#61
Woman Can't Afford "Food"
Multa Nocte (she/her 8647) 1 day ago
About half of this could be replaced with food that isn't c**p and would pay for a much larger haul. When almost half of your purchase is chips, cookies, and soft drinks, you aren't really looking to save money or provide nutritious food for your family.
#62
The Amount Of Icing Used To Inflate The Size Of This Cake
#63
I Won Mgk Tickets, But…
#64
But Why? I’m 21 And Have Been Diagnosed…
Kira Okah 1 day ago
Because of sinus arrhythmia in younger people, which is normal, so the app might give inaccurate alerts to younger people due to this. Just an explanation as to why the app says this, with a proper diagnosis you could just change the birthdate, espcially if the app was recommended by a doc.
#65
Made Myself A Sunny Side Up Egg. Pepper Top Wasn’t Fully On I Guess
Kelly H. Wilder 1 day ago
While I absolutely acknowledge that similar situations happen frequently, I am cynically going to declare this as staged because the sifter lid doesn't even appear to be lifted and the "spill" is too perfectly laid. It seems that OP chose to dump.
#66
Landlords Be Like:
#67
Ubereats’ “Taxes, Delivery And Other Fees”
Nizumi 17 hours ago
I honestly need to know what the heck is going on with people ordering stuff like this? Are you sick? Mobility issues? Not walking distance to the Mcdonald's? some form of mental issue that keeps you from planning for food throughout a week? Were you stôned and absolutely needed that McMuffin for the muchies? Like - I honestly do not understand this concept of ordering one single tiny thing for THAT price to begin with, and then having to pay for the deivery of it. Order a pizza FFS - at least then you've got something to put in the fridge for later. Or is this a Terry Pratchett's leather boots situation? When are they bringing home economics back to schools 'cos it seems that people have no concept about food and basic finance. Wow - I'm sounding very karen-y. Sorry! But I am genuinely curious.
#68
Nashville Signature Shakes. Insane Prices. No You Can't Keep The Cute Jar
#69
These Messages My Wife Received Yesterday
#70
My Door Dash Slushie From McDonald's
#71
Banned For Asking A Question Then Muted When I Tried To Get More Info, The Picture I Commented On Was Clearly Shopped But I Made No Comment On The Picture
Alexa Saltz 23 hours ago
Happened to me. Not a group I would want to be associated with once their stupidity was made clear.
#72
Biking On The Pike
#73
Not Being Able To Charge My Laptop At The Library
#74
Dropped My Lunch
#75
My Wife Always Leaves The Price Tag Holder On Clothes. I Was Folding Her Laundry And Found This One On Her Shirt. We Haven’t Been To Seven Springs Since July
#76
Left Is The Taco Bell App. Right Is Door Dash. They Upcharge All Items From Restaurants On Top Of All Their Fees
#77
This Is How My Friend Eats His Wings
#78
Picked Up This Thomas & Friends Alphabet Book For My 2-Year-Old. Can You Guess What T Stands For?
#79
When Reddit Gives Me A Notif Every Upvote I Get
#80
No. No. No. That’s Not How It Works
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Jay Scales 16 hours ago
I didn't get to the end of these.... It was like all the irritating things I encounter in a year all being compressed into 20 minutes.....I could feel my blood pressure gradually rising.
monsieur mabel 15 hours ago
....me neither, because most of them seemed like simple fixes but the ops wanted to post and whine.........
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Jay Scales 16 hours ago
I didn't get to the end of these.... It was like all the irritating things I encounter in a year all being compressed into 20 minutes.....I could feel my blood pressure gradually rising.
monsieur mabel 15 hours ago
....me neither, because most of them seemed like simple fixes but the ops wanted to post and whine.........
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