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Ambiguity is inevitable. So when people run into it in everyday life, they often rely on their own assumptions, prior experience, or personal biases to fill in the gaps.

Found an anonymous "Thank You" note on the fridge? It's probably your partner expressing gratitude for the lunch you prepped them and not the ghost living under the bed. Noticed an abandoned umbrella in the park? Probably some absent-minded romantic left it there, and not Mary Poppins.

But too few cues can lead to confusion, a notion that the Facebook group 'Please, may I have a Crumb of Context?' successfully illustrates again and again, as its members share random pictures that raise more questions than they provide answers.

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

    As a curse, it’s original.

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    NapQueen
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They tried to buy eggs and flour under the age of 18, and now the police are quacking down on antisocial behaviour.

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    Full of Giggles
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m guessing Wales is being plagued by feral teenagers egging houses.

    Lauren S
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or maybe those naughty hooligans are baking cakes without permission! J/

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    arthbach
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The context is Hallowe'en. There are a number of places that will not sell eggs and flour to children in the run up to Hallowe'en. Some teenagers have taken to egging (throwing eggs) or flour bombing properties as part of the 'Trick or Treat' concept'

    Robert T
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well it is known to lead to a salt and battery.

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

    This is over the Halloween period. Flour and egging someone or something is a big problem in some areas. Looks like North Wales has an issue with it throughout the year.

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

    I'm Australian and my first thought was "muck-up day". There is a day when the final year high school students are finishing forever and they trash the school, throw stuff at people. It's freaking horrible.

    Huddo's sister
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was getting on the school bus around muck up day one year and some kids from another school came to egg us. One of their eggs hit the bus driver in the face! I think they ended up getting another bus driver for us, because he couldn't see. I already hated egging, but this shone a light on exactly how cruel it could be.

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    cugel.
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Youfs flagrantly making cakes

    Louise B
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, definitely a cake making operation .Sponge is the gateway drug to harder cakes like fruitcake

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

    Same in most places in uk when its mischief night / Halloween. They just use bricks now which is also more inclusive for vegan / vegetarians

    Ffion Jones
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I got egged and floured after school once on my birthday

    Awkward lady
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's about Halloween, youths going around trick or treating, throwing eggs and flour if you don't give them anything.

    Elizabeth Lloyd
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Usually around Halloween. Trick or treat.

    Phyllis Panda
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Because only people over 18 are well behaved.

    Id row
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More tiktok bullsh*t? I so hate that platform.

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

    Pancake race ban. It's those kids late at night racing with their frying pans; the noise keeping the locals up at night. (If you're American a pancake race is a thing at Easter in the UK And kids race their cars at night pissing off residents. Phew. it was not worth explaining or even typing)

    Caroline Driver
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Probably pre Halloween at a supermarket

    Comedy Clumbers
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In my area (Pacific NW, US) it'd be TP. There's occasionally egging, but haven't heard of flouring.

    Lady Vader
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My car got egged once, in the hot sunshine, it was not pleasant.

    JessieJ&LilyLovebug
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a yearly Highland Games where I live, in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains, and it it very popular (seriously VIP parking is $500...to park on a grassy hill) and it does draw a lot of Scottish people. The have been known to tell us all the things they can't buy in stores that we can, and I have no idea if they are joking or serious, like rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, and bunch of cough and cold stuff...

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

    If it wasn't in English l'd think it's my hometown the day local festivities start. The "dirty firecrackers" is teenagers throwing eggs and flour at each other for a couple hours in the town hall square.

    Karen Philpott
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What a waste, teens. Cook those eggs up. Make pavlova, or quiche, don't waste those eggs!

    Martin Weier
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah because the Welsh Rugby team is feared because their egging and flower bombs

    C.O. Shea
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never did get all the dámned egg off our UHaul van.

    April Dancer
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an end of term thing. Some pupils pelt others with eggs and flour which is horrible to get off and leaves a slippery mess on the pavements so local shops stop making it easy for them to get hold of these items. There are often crackdowns on oooking oil as 'boy racers' like to pour it in the road and do handbrake turns. You can imagine how dangerous this is on roade, but they're having fun, so who cares, eh?

    Valek Fermiga
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eggcelent sign, I bet the youths are baking with fear ( where's the door....?? )

    Katie Leonard
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Back in the 90s you'd get egg and flour thrown over you on your birthday

    WJW _
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So toilet paper and plastic forks are a go.

    Lara Verne
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Something sus about these eggs.

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

    NHS is taking the war on diabetes to a whole new level. On a serious note what is stopping the teens from stockpiling or getting these eggs thru an older hooligan?

    N G
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the welsh cake louts have been at it again and the GBO have had enough of it

    ammara
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    1 year ago

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    Bill Swallow
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They will not tolerate those happy slappy hoodies with ASBOs and Ringtones.

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

    Eggcellent news, more for me to cause havoc with

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

    Antiquing is throwing flour in someone's face.

    Tiggy Darling
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's for times when they think young people are going to throw eggs and flour at people.

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    MaximumKarmaSaint
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since the bottom part of the pun that isn't the pun says "anti-social behavior", eggs and flour are probably bought regularly, and they want people to show proof and possibly make conversation. But that's just a theory (A FOOD THEORY-). (Edit: So apparently that's all wrong since it turns out it's because of teens>)

    Isaac Harvey
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is it similar to how whipped cream cans were misused?

    Tee Rat
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    1 year ago

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    It's only antisocial if the majority agrees.

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    Ovata Acronicta
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually why the children are not allowed to buy eggs.

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    Little Wonder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like something someone with a truck full of overnight baguettes would say.

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    Poorpenny
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Misconstrued reference to an 80's anti-drug ad, in an attempt to be sarcastic.

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    Serial pacifist
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are heavily jerking that bar up as a collective.

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

    Anyone care to calculate how many s**t particles there are per square centimeter of fruit?

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    Mihran Hovnanian
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    would be interesting if there was also a trampoline on the ceiling

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

    "Tomber dans les pommes" which translates from French into English as "falling in the apples"....basically it means to faint :) I think this bird is demonstrating that 😂

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

    Chinese head trap is a new thing apparently.

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

    Per Ozzy Osbourne, I thought it was "You gotta hear this f****** guy!" He was referring to a 9 y.o. Japanese kid play the guitar on Crazy Train.

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

    "YES WE ARE" (sung to the tune of Bob the Builder)

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

    "The best part of waking up, is finding that drunk tattoo on your butt"

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

    It’s a dare. You twist the fire hydrant open, the $20 is inside

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    Mrs Irish Mom
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder does he have a boat to escape on incase of emergency

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    Little Wonder
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How am I supposed to know if I can carry my coffee on my butt if I don't have the angles??

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

    I know how this driver feels, not only is there the loud noise, but some of us are sensitive to the pressure change. This has total context to myself.

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

    dont be lazy or delay, hydrate your buildings foundations today!

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    NapQueen
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    1 year ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are wearing jumpers with their first initial on. Crumb of context provided. You're welcome 😂

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