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Our planet is home to billions of people with unique quirks and traits – and every single one of us holds different opinions. 

Is eating breakfast for dinner acceptable? How essential is a college education? Is social media creating a toxic culture or helping us stay connected? Is Shrek the best-animated movie ever? The list could go on and on, but you get the gist.

Some might argue that being overly opinionated is somewhat frowned upon – however, everybody perceives life in their own way. Distinct opinions foster debate – and debate is great, as you get the opportunity to view the world through someone else's eyes:

What is the smallest, pettiest hill you'll still die on?” – this web user turned to one of Reddit’s most thought-provoking communities, wondering what seemingly unimportant beliefs people are willing to defend, no matter what it costs them. The thread has managed to receive over 14K upvotes in just a matter of days, as well as 14.5K worth of comments and intriguing examples. 

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#1

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What No one wants to hear your phone conversations in public. NO ONE.

psykokittie , Susanne Nilsson Report

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Jihana
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Some years ago a woman on the train was discussing her vaginal yeast infection with someone on the phone. Why would you think that's a good idea?

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Beyonce is overhyped

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree. Don't understand the big deal about this over over over produced woman. She's made a few danceable numbers, but that's the extent of it in my book.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What If today is Monday, then the upcoming Saturday is considered “this Saturday” not “next Saturday”. “Next” would be two Saturdays from now.

Fight me.

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Katie Fink
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Upvoted for the 'fight me' comment. No fight. Just bow of respect

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#4

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What It’s common courtesy to wait for someone to come off the elevator before entering.

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#5

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Put your goddamn shopping cart/trolley in the corral

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Kookamunga
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, don't be a bum. Don't be lazy. Don't say it's someone else's job. Just do the considerate thing and put the damn cart back.

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#6

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Adding 's at the end of a word does not make it plural.

I've seen it in ads. I've seen it on signs. I've even seen it on a flyer someone wrote advertising their services as a writer.

People walk around like it's normal! Out in the street! Saying that they have 14 chicken's! Like monsters!

I will die on this hill over and over until my assembled corpses make it into a slightly bigger hill.

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corrected it "I will die on this hill over and over until my assembled corpse's make it into a slightly bigger hill."

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#7

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Throwing your cigarette butts is littering.

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Memere
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is absolutely NOT PETTY! Birds have been found to be picking up cigarette butts & trying to feed them to their young, or using them as nesting material.

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#8

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What When a kid has a birthday, only HE gets to blow out the candles! It INFURIATES me to my very soul when I see other kids try to blow them out. The only thing worse is when adults LET THEM.

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#9

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What I don't care how you pronounce them, but it's written "could/would/should/might HAVE", not "could of".

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#10

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What The toilet paper roll goes over not under!!!

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#11

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What It’s “I couldn’t care less”
“I could care less” doesn’t even make sense.

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#12

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Being late, making others wait, or any other method of wasting another’s time, is stealing the most valuable, non-retrievable, irreplaceable thing in their life.

Usual_Mayhem , Evan Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

THIS. As I’ve gotten older and watched the previous generation start to shuffle off this mortal coil, have beaten the big C in my late 20s and began to lose a few friends too early, I resolved that my time is the most valuable thing in my life. I semi-jokingly tell people that disrespect my or others’ time that I value it at a minimum of $60/hr. Stealing other peoples time is the worst. Not appreciating them when they gift you their time is entitled & inconsiderate.

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#13

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What It is possible to look at something on a grocery store shelf without blocking the whole aisle. Looking at you, shoppers in a certain Aldi this afternoon …

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April Caron
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I’ll never forget this… once I was trying to pass a man and woman with their cart at the end of a very long aisle. They were in the very middle. I couldn’t go around on either side of them. I said, “Excuse me.” No one budged. I thought perhaps they didn’t hear me. I said it again a little louder. The man looked at me and went to move the cart, but the woman grabbed it and said to him, “When I’m done.” That’s when I became “done.” I walked over to their cart, shoving it aside and pointing to the man with her, I said, “He may have to wait until you’re ‘done,’ but I don’t! I’m ‘done’ being polite. Move it!” She stared at me dumbfounded, while he told her, “You deserved that.” She looked at him and said, “Shut up.” And I continued shopping.

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#14

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Don't talk with your mouth full of food.

Maybe it's just me, but I don't want to see partially chewed food in your mouth.

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Deborah Harris
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

or smacking your mouth when eating ..makes me want to physically throttle someone .....

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#15

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What When I have time approved off from work and something goes wrong, no it is not my responsibility to log back on and take care of it.

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#16

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What That you need to let people off the f*****g subway before you get on. My guy, you will get on - let me off first!

croix_v , Paul Robertson Report

#17

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Big groups who won't make way on the sidewalk. If you wont move I will walk right into you.

marcellabitch , Jaysin Trevino Report

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will refuse to move and will be the one who walks right into the middle of the flock .

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#18

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Cologne (and perfume) should be discovered, not announced.

Stop weaponising that s**t by bathing in it.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Got a terrible migraine tonight, took a lot of medication so the headache was gone in the morning. I still felt like throwing up, but I did not want to stay home. In the hallway at work a woman walked in front of me who absolutely REEKED of sone terribly sweet perfume. That did not help with my already upset stomach...

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#19

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Use the left lane for passing and then get back into the doggone right lane. Grew up in Germany where that's enforced on the Autobahn. American left lane hogs drive me nuts, especially when they go five miles under the speed limit. What's the friggin' point?

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Erik Ivan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In Sweden there is a fine if you hug the left lane. Only problem iis that there is no one to enforce trafic laws.

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#20

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Bank of America charged me $2 for a miscellaneous charge, in 1997. I called to ask what it was for because there was no reason. The lady on the phone said, well, I can't tell you because it is miscellaneous. I asked her to then please reverse it and she refused.

I pulled all three of my accounts from them and moved them to a credit union and ever since, full stop refuse to have a damn thing with that company.

Handbag_Lady , Markus Report

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April Caron
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had my debit card declined at a gas station on a pay day, when my check was auto-deposited. Bank of America was right next door, so I popped inside. The teller very loudly berated me, saying my account had a hold put on it because I’d been “depositing” checks I’d written… immediately taking cash out of my account, knowing the checks were no good. The bank was giving me the cash, assuming the checks would clear. And I’d amassed more than $4000 this way. And the bank was going to press charges. By then, every customer in the lobby was staring at me, like I was scum of the Earth. Thoroughly embarrassed, I told the clerk to check again. Check MY account again. To look for those supposed deposit/withdrawals. Her face said it all. And in a low voice, that no one else could hear, she said, “I’m sorry. There’s obviously a mistake.” Loudly, I repeated, “YOU SAY YOU’RE MISTAKEN? IT’S NOT ME DOING THESE THINGS?” I withdrew all my money. Closed my account. And will not do business with them.

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#21

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Scrolling through TikTok/Reels/whatever with your volume up in public or semi-public places (transit, waiting room, restaurant).

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hate this behavior. And what's up with walking around with the phone on speaker having a conversation? NO ONE cares what you are saying. Just put the phone to your ear like a normal civilized person.

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#22

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Piqued my interest.
It’s not “peaked”

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Memere
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used piqued once in a conversation with a co-worker. Mind you, she had a college degree & I don't, but the woman had no idea what that word means! I had to rephrase my remark to "it caught my interest" before she understood.

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#23

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Fish is meat.

I had one friend who would not let it go and argued that it was not and it was ‘just fish’ so much that it became a running joke.

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Danni
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It should be very simple, if it was alive and is now dead, it is meat, eating it means you are not vegetarian. no buts ands or ifs.

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#24

You “lose” a bet. You don’t “loose” a bet

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am so glad this is listed. It is my absolute number one pet peeve. Why is it so often wrong?!

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#25

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Don’t wave me through the 4 way stop to “be nice”, just take your goddamn turn.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This, I dislike it when people give me the right of way when I don't have it. It confuses me and other road-users. I do not expect it, I expect I have to wait my turn, and then someone waves at me that I can go first, and I get confused and feel like I should hurry, and then if I go, I pay less attention to other stuff (like someone crossing the road next to me). There are exceptions - when it is really busy and you're on a side road, and there is no gap in sight to turn on the road as well. But not when there is no real need.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What If you open the microwave before it's done clear the timer so the next person doesn't have to try figure out why it's not starting.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I caved and finally created a BP account just so I could up vote this one.

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#27

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What The meteorological phenomenon is "lightning", NOT "lightening"

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#28

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What When you're inside it's the floor, when you are outside it's the ground.

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#29

Saying “irregardless”, despite the fact it’s in the dictionary (albeit, as a “nonstandard”), makes you look and sound like a f*****g moron.

“Regardless” does the job. It means “without regard”. So adding the prefix “ir-“ is goddamned redundant.

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Nathaniel
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Irregardless of your point, irregardless is still a correct term and can still be used irregardless of your feelings.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Sidewalk and hallway traffic should move like road traffic. Stick to the side of the sidewalk or hallway based on the direction you are going. I will not move out of my way for you if you are walking on the wrong side.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also make note of the part of the world you are in! We don't all drive on the right side!

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Jeff
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Totally agree, Even in the UK on a trip I kept working w/ my kids to stay on the "wrong" side of the sidewalk. Should be like basic traffic flow

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Marigen Beltran
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't care which way your are walking just as long as you don't block the sidewalk or hallway.

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Brent Kaufman
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm scared to drive in the UK and other countries that drive in the left lane because driving is so automatic (no pun intended) and subconsciously that I'm afraid I'd switch without thinking. Four way traffic intersections square the poop out of me, just thinking about it.

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KAREN
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The wrong or right person will move you if you don't move so be careful 🤔🤕😵☹️😮

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Herb Coleman
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Does that depend on the country you are from or in. BTW aren't there such things as one-way streets? Do have to cross the street to be on the right side to flow with "traffic"?

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Bob Poropatich
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Correct. In most Western Cultures, traffic travels in the right lane, not the left. So why not just walk this way to avoid all bumps and walk arounds and move overs! I also stop dead in my tracks if someone is walking towards me in my lane.

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Craig Mansell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We drive in the right side, and the right side is the left. Obviously.

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Den Ver
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

During the first months of Covid, people who had more time on their hands than usual discovered walkways/bicycle paths. I was amused at first by the way they held their arms out a little wider than normal when they walked, like they were on a balance beam. I assume these were people who never walked anywhere because they left the "box" they called home in the morning and got into their car-box and drove to their work-box and reversed this in the evening. On weekends, maybe they went to restaurant or theatre "boxes". . . . . . . . . . . Later I became annoyed when I saw what hazards they were. They acted like Idiots Out Wandering Around. They would get in the way of the normal path users who walked fast, or jogged, or cycled, by either walking side by side, or, on the wrong side of the path, or, were clueless that someone might pass from behind and would just randomly move sideways. Things are much better now. They either learned society's rules for harmony, or have gone back inside.

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phil blanque
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah...but I find other pedestrians are confused with my hand signals.

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Cory Tollman
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I work in a hospital with some narrow hallways I tend to stay in the middle because people come quickly out of rooms from either side of the hallway and I don't want them running into me.

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Freddy H
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, no, no. No law says what side of the sidewalk I have to walk on. I will walk on whichever side is convenient, no matter how many bozos decide they can dictate otherwise.

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CG
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like with how stupid some people have been walking since COVID restrictions/guidelines have been lightening up, we should at least include the signs with the directions in shopping malls and stores. More often then not, there is some maskless idiot walking in my direction when the rest of the people are going the same way, and almost runs into me.

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Michael Largey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Those going up the stairs, walk on the right side of the stairs. Those going down, walk on the left side of the stairs."

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Breezy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Finally someone said it, this drives me crazy every time I go to a busy shop! (looking at you Walmart)

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Simply tell them "we are not in Hong Kong. Walk right". Then take it to the mat if necessary.

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K
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I saw a guy scream something similar to that at an asian post office worker walking on the left side in SoHo and three guys at the restaurant next to him jumped over the barrier of our restaurant to get in his face. Incredibly satisfying to see that blow up so quickly.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like to play chicken with people who are walking on the wrong side of the path. I refuse to budge and make it clear they need to move. Haha

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Pittsburgh rare
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was taught in school that you have the right of way when you're walking on the right next to the wall.

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Pittsburgh rare
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously? Downvoted me for saying what l was taught? 🤣🤣 Dude, you obviously have bigger problems so good luck.

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Samantha
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree wholeheartedly, but... What if you're in England? Right-side drivers already struggle driving on the wrong side, we'd mess up sidewalk even more (if that's possible).

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Ael
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you're walking on the right side of the sidewalk, you mess it up for us Brits already. I live in a touristy city, and we hardly know where to walk. It's stressful. It's also safer to walk on the sidewalk as the traffic goes, because that way the people walking on the traffic side of the sidewalk can see what's coming on the street (especially useful if you want to pass one of the big-group-blocking-the-whole-sidewalk idiots described above :D )

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Laura Ketteridge
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, stay to the side that traffic normally moves on. If you live in a place where traffic drives on the right, then stay to the right. If you live in a left moving place, then stay to the left. If you live in a place where it's bedlam on the roads, then perhaps don't have too high hopes for the pedestrians.

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Kenneth McCartney
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I often carry a heavy bucket of tools. Whatever hand I'm holding the bucket will decide which side of the path I will walk so my bucket does not touch you.

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Deborah Harris
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Then I hope we never meet in a street good sir ... challenge accepted :D

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Nameless_User
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Makes sense, although there is currently no "wrong side" that one could be on.

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#31

It is a PIN, not a PIN number. PIN stands for personal identification number.

Just like it is an ATM, not an ATM machine.

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#32

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What "6 a.m. in the morning."

No. Just no.

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Debbie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just use 24hr clock. 06:00 = 6 am. When talking, it's 6 in the morning or 6 in the evening. (and when writing, we write 18:00 but say 6)

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#33

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Before placing a ziploc bag in the refrigerator or freezer, squeeze the air out of the bag. I don't know why my wife doesn't, and one day I'll have to make a choice.

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#34

45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What Do not ask questions you know the answer to. "Are you crying?" no sharon I am just sweating through my eyes, that's why I look so upset.

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J Baker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One very notable exception: for "will you marry me?" you should already know the answer and don't have much business asking it if you don't.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What An apology should be used when you are genuinely sorry, not as absolution; it should also not be expected to be forgiven, either.

Edit: As a Canadian, I'll concede that I do use "sorry" several times a day in the most seemingly mundane of situations, but trust me; I am sorry I am in your way.

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#36

Don't reach over and honk the horn while I am driving.

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kathryn stretton
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Stop the car and kick them out. A passenger road raging on 'your behalf' is stupid and dangerous.

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#37

The checkout at the store should read "10 items or **fewer**"

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What So many people, movies and TV shows misuse the phrase “divide and conquer”.

It doesn’t mean “to split up and attack on multiple fronts”, which is a horrible idea for military strategy on the grand scale of armies.

It means to divide your enemy, and conquer them one by one.

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J Baker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Keep your enemy fighting amongst themselves so you can defeat them. Classic British colonial strategy.

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Cereal then milk. What kind of heathen would do it the other way around.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The only time I put the milk in first is when I don't have much left, it's easier to judge how much cereal the milk will hold.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What I can't stand every movie/game title or band/artist name being acronymized these days. What the hell is TLAT? SWTROS? When you say BTS are you talking about the musical group or behind the scenes of something? Its like learning a new language.

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What If the earth was flat why don’t they have penthouses on the borders

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If the Earth was flat there would be nothing at the border/edges because cats would have pushed it all off

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45 Of The Pettiest Beliefs People In This Online Group Would Stand By, No Matter What In the business of dangling someone with a rope around their neck until they die, it's "hanged," not "hung."

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But what if the hang man (or hang woman, hang person?) did a good job of hanging the criminal, the criminal would be well hung?

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#44

"Begs the question" does not mean "raises the question" or "brings up the question," even though it's recently been used that way often.

It's a specific term for a logical fallacy (basically, circular reasoning) -- because rather than arguing the question, you are begging that it be conceded. "You're begging the question," means you're using the point you're trying to prove as an argument to prove that very same point.

Edit: Folks, I get it. "Raises the question," is now a common usage, language is determined by use, it's not prescriptive, etc etc. Please, let me refer to you to the title of this thread and ask you why you didn't *expect* shallow pedantry. If we can still get pissed about 'irregardless', we can still be annoyed by this.

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#45

Rudolph is not a core member of Santa's reindeer team. The song specifically says "then ONE foggy Christmas Eve... Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh TONIGHT."

why would Santa risk being noticed with a red light of a nose if he didn't need to? Rudolph is like the brights on your car, you only need them when you need to.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was just the beginning. Rudolph was with them after that point every Christmas Eve, because Santa's no dummy. I don't need fog at night to put my headlights on. It just has to be dark. Then Rudolph and Clarice had kids and a couple of them had the same birth defect, so today Rudy Jr. is guiding the sleigh. Duh. rudolph-an...fca4ed.jpg rudolph-and-clarice-62f3d5afca4ed.jpg

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